Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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In this part of the conversation, Evan Carmichael opens up about the long road to becoming comfortable simply being himself. He admits he is still working on it, and Tim Story points out that what Evan is really describing is being an introvert. Early in his journey, Evan assumed success required being a loud, extroverted personality like the ones he saw dominating business media.
He looked at figures like Kevin O'Leary and Mark Cuban on Shark Tank, people who built their brand on being opinionated and outspoken, and realized that was simply not his style. For the first four years of making YouTube videos, he stayed stuck in the thousands of subscribers, unable to break through while trying to force a personality that was not natural to him. The turning point came when he decided to stop imitating other creators and just focus on serving people who felt like he once did.
He describes hating his first 350 public videos, unable to even watch them back, until finally at video 350 he liked one for the first time. The only advantage he had, in his words, was that he simply kept going and kept creating. He was not chasing fame or guaranteed results, he was hoping his content might help even a handful of people who were struggling the way he once struggled.
Tim highlights something people say about Evan behind his back, that he is remarkably kind, almost humanitarian in how he treats people. Evan credits his mother for that trait, recalling her words that if you have the ability, you have the responsibility, and if you can, then you must. For much of his first ten years on YouTube, he spent his time trying to convince talented, wise people that they needed to be creating content too.
That patience eventually paid off, as many of the people he once encouraged are now thriving because they took action early. Evan reflects on meeting Tim years earlier and being amazed by his depth, wishing more people knew about him. The lesson underneath this whole exchange is that finding your own lane, instead of copying someone else's, is often what finally lets your work take off.
#Motivation #Shorts #EvanCarmichael
To join Movement Makers, DM Evan on Instagram at instagram.com/evancarmichael
In this part of the conversation, Evan Carmichael opens up about the long road to becoming comfortable simply being himself. He admits he is still working on it, and Tim Story points out that what Evan is really describing is being an introvert. Early in his journey, Evan assumed success required being a loud, extroverted personality like the ones he saw dominating business media.
He looked at figures like Kevin O'Leary and Mark Cuban on Shark Tank, people who built their brand on being opinionated and outspoken, and realized that was simply not his style. For the first four years of making YouTube videos, he stayed stuck in the thousands of subscribers, unable to break through while trying to force a personality that was not natural to him. The turning point came when he decided to stop imitating other creators and just focus on serving people who felt like he once did.
He describes hating his first 350 public videos, unable to even watch them back, until finally at video 350 he liked one for the first time. The only advantage he had, in his words, was that he simply kept going and kept creating. He was not chasing fame or guaranteed results, he was hoping his content might help even a handful of people who were struggling the way he once struggled.
Tim highlights something people say about Evan behind his back, that he is remarkably kind, almost humanitarian in how he treats people. Evan credits his mother for that trait, recalling her words that if you have the ability, you have the responsibility, and if you can, then you must. For much of his first ten years on YouTube, he spent his time trying to convince talented, wise people that they needed to be creating content too.
That patience eventually paid off, as many of the people he once encouraged are now thriving because they took action early. Evan reflects on meeting Tim years earlier and being amazed by his depth, wishing more people knew about him. The lesson underneath this whole exchange is that finding your own lane, instead of copying someone else's, is often what finally lets your work take off.
#Motivation #Shorts #EvanCarmichael
