I get requests for advice from people starting youtube channels. My first piece of advice is “make bad videos”. When you are starting out, don’t aim for good… aim for done. If you make 1 “bad” video a week for 52 weeks… you will make many bad videos, but you will accidentally create a few … Read more
How to begin vlogging on YouTube This is based on my last 8 years of youtubing (now at 470,000 subscribers, over 22M video views) and over 11 years of maintaining a regular blog here at http://www.conorneill.com. My advice to you… point 5 is by far the single most important tip. 8 Tips for Vlogging Success If … Read more
This video is about a book that I read last week that has had a major impact on my approach to life (even if only over the last 7 days…). The Surrender Experiment Check out: The Surrender Experiment, by Michael Singer https://amzn.to/2I0C6DC Read More Great Books If you would like to see my full list … Read more
I share a tool that I have used to become mindful of my daily activities. This video is from the IESE EMBA Intensive week and I share an exercise that I have been doing for the last few months – that has shown me that “feeling in a rush” is one of the big detractors … Read more
This is a wide ranging collaborative video with Rich Mulholland and Seb Lora, two friends and great YouTubers. We talk about making videos, living as a paid speaker, how to become a well paid expert, how to make powerful engaging videos… and enjoy an afternoon hanging out in Barcelona. We spoke about AIDA as a … Read more
Be careful what you wish for… In the Zoo, the animals are safe in their cages, they are fed 3 meals a day, the fence keeps out predators and competition (isn’t that what Trump promised?). We have to be careful what we wish for. Freedom comes with a price, and that price is called responsibility. … Read more
We had some unexpected happenings in 2017. Brexit, Trump’s election as US President and the independence referendum in Spain were unwelcome surprises for me. I reflect on what happened in 2017 and what can go right in 2018. I wish you and yours a wonderful 2018.
Billionaire Ray Dalio is the founder of Bridgewater, one of the world’s largest and best-performing hedge funds. Recently, Ray published his lessons in his book, Principles. Here’s the opening paragraph of Ray Dalio’s book… “Before I begin telling you what I think, I want to establish that I am a “dumb shit” who doesn’t know … Read more
This is an interview that I recorded with Christoph Magnussen during the EO Global Leadership Conference recently. It is part of a series of video blogs that Christoph is producing called: WorkDay Vlog. Christoph has some great videos on his channel Workday Vlog and Worktools – covering the new way of work, cloud tools for … Read more