One Of My YouTube Videos Hit One Thousand Views

Recently one of my YouTube videos hit one thousand views, and I couldn’t be prouder. As a very new YouTuber, this is a HUGE win. The specific video is named “Episode 8 | I’M STOPPING MY CANCER TREATMENTS“. It was one of the harder videos I’ve had to record (and I’m not sure if that is saying much since, as of today, I only have ten videos up). But it was a huge medical decision that I needed to make, and I had decided to share it with my amazing community. I know a video like this is usually bound to get the views, but I am still thankful that it did hit 1,000 views, so I know it will be worth it to share and put my story out there.

YouTube is something I have always wanted to pursue, but I never had the confidence to do it. I had always thought that maybe my face was too oily. Or that I didn’t have a look to “be on camera,” or I wasn’t pretty enough. I thought of literally every reason why I shouldn’t pursue what I wanted to do. It wasn’t until about a year ago when I had finally decided to take the leap and do it.

I had been getting frustrated with family and friends constantly messaging me, and asking how I was doing, answering the same question 5 to 10 times a day. The solution I had come up with for this problem was to make YouTube videos and send links to everyone every time someone asked how I was doing. At it worked great, for the most part. I was extremely nervous behind the camera, considering that I stutter sometimes and have trouble pronouncing words if I am talking too fast. So videos didn’t happen as often as they should have.

What I have learned throughout this journey is that you should pursue your dreams, even if they seem a little crazy. You will never know until you try, and if you don’t try, you will never know. I do not want to live my life without regrets, and I want to inspire people to live their best life no matter what the circumstances are.