Nate O'Brien started putting out YouTube videos in January 2017. Since then, he has built a following of over 1.25 million people while maintaining internal peace. In this conversation, he spoke about his path toward meditation, how he's set up R&D projects, and how he's had to work around his natural introversion.
(0:00) Intro
(0:41) Nate’s firewood business
(1:55) Mowing lawns with grandpa
(3:16) Early days of growing YouTube channel
(6:41) Work smarter, not harder
(7:47) Living in the wild
(8:37) Meditation
(12:21) YouTube comments
(13:45) Fame
(19:45) R&D projects
(21:29) Impactful books
(22:37) Nate on NFTs
(25:31) Why Nate loves accounting
(26:21) “Introverts have to teach themselves how to interact”
(28:31) $500 of Amazon gift cards
(30:33) How to set goals
(31:41) 1.25 million subscribers
(32:56) Lots of messages
(34:01) Who’s doing life the right way?
(35:03) Spending time alone
(37:08) Steve Jobs quote
(41:03) Nate becoming a billionaire?
(43:33) Do people treat Nate differently?
(44:32) Commonalities between people who have achieved massive success?
(45:32) Getting into a flow state
(47:12) Nate’s good trades and bad trades
(50:01) Investing podcasts
(51:07) Nate’s content expansion
(52:13) Minimalism
(54:08) Connecting with Nate
Nate's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NateOBrien
Nate's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nateobrienn/
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