The Golden One - October 09, 2019


Leading by Example - Why I Cut My Hair


Episode Stats

Length

4 minutes

Words per Minute

163.3213

Word Count

754

Sentence Count

57


Summary


Transcript

00:00:00.000 Greetings, my esteemed subscribers. Today I want to talk a bit about why...
00:00:06.000 What has happened. What has happened with my golden and glorious hair.
00:00:12.000 I have, after a few months of decision-making, decided to cut it off for a few different reasons.
00:00:21.000 And, yeah, as you might imagine, this is not something I did on a whim.
00:00:25.000 It's something I have spent a lot of time thinking about.
00:00:29.000 But the main reason and the first reason that made me do it is that I want to be...
00:00:35.000 I want to present myself in the best possible way for others.
00:00:38.000 I do believe that I am in a position that I can act as a role model for others.
00:00:43.000 Primarily younger guys who perhaps only see weak white men in films, in media, in school, etc.
00:00:51.000 So it's important for me to present myself as an antidote of sorts.
00:00:56.000 So everything I do must be something I want to be mirrored in other guys.
00:01:03.000 So, simply put, I want to live so that others can see this guy does this.
00:01:08.000 I will emulate that because then my life will get better.
00:01:12.000 And I've always said that men should have neat, tidy, short haircuts.
00:01:17.000 Even when I had long hair myself, I said to everyone, this is not the haircut I recommend for you.
00:01:23.000 This is just my aesthetics.
00:01:25.000 But, as it is right now, I have decided to take a step to be even more congruent with my philosophy.
00:01:33.000 So, now no one can look at me and say, oh, the golden one has long hair, so now I can have long hair as well.
00:01:40.000 So that is the first reason.
00:01:42.000 And the second reason is a bit more practical.
00:01:45.000 And that's simply because I've begun to train a bit more Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and MMA.
00:01:49.000 And, as you can imagine, it gets easier and more practical with short hair.
00:01:54.000 But, that is a very secondary reason because I've trained a lot of both, even when I had long hair.
00:02:01.000 Now, you might say it's a bad move on my part because I have a certain appearance, I have a certain aesthetics,
00:02:09.000 I can reach more people if I have a characteristic look.
00:02:11.000 But, let's be real here, I don't know how much more I can grow on YouTube.
00:02:18.000 YouTube has put a glass ceiling on me, so to speak.
00:02:25.000 I am right now 2,500 subscribers away from the grand goal, the grand life goal on YouTube, which is, of course, 100,000 subscribers.
00:02:37.000 I am so close, yet so far away.
00:02:39.000 The only way I can reach it is if some really big channel gives me a shoutout, which I don't think will happen either.
00:02:45.000 So, yeah, imagine my frustration coming that close, but getting shut off.
00:02:50.000 It's, yeah, it is sad.
00:02:53.000 But, I made a separate video on that a few weeks back, so you can watch that.
00:02:58.000 So, I explain a bit how I deal with that.
00:03:01.000 But, yeah, long story short, I focus on other things, such as training, such as Legu Gloria, Jotunheim Nutrition, etc.
00:03:09.000 So, I'm not staring myself blind at the lack of YouTube growth, because it is what it is.
00:03:16.000 It's not all too much I can do.
00:03:17.000 I can continue making videos, and I will do it.
00:03:20.000 I will make plenty of videos over the autumn, so no worries there.
00:03:25.000 It is just a bit demotivating with how YouTube is behaving.
00:03:29.000 But, again, it is what it is. Let's approach this in a stoic manner, and set the pace high anyway.
00:03:34.000 So, I just wanted to share my thoughts behind cutting my hair, since it's been with me for such a long time.
00:03:42.000 I'm trying out new haircuts or new styles of hair right now.
00:03:47.000 Last time I had short hair was back in 2013.
00:03:52.000 So, quite a long time since I had short hair.
00:03:57.000 But, yeah, I will experiment a bit, see what is the most aesthetic.
00:04:00.000 And, yeah, should I, for whatever reason, change my mind, I will simply save it out for a later time.
00:04:07.000 It is hair. After all, it will grow back.
00:04:10.000 So, yeah, that is the update from me.
00:04:16.000 And, as always, check out all the links in the description box if you haven't already read my book.
00:04:23.000 I definitely encourage you to order it and partake in some wisdom.
00:04:29.000 I will guarantee that you will gain some new insights, at least.
00:04:33.000 So, thank you for watching. XOXO, boom!