Active Duty Military To Full Time YouTuber 1 Year Later Check-In
415A little over a year I made the huge life transition from 10 years active duty military to going full time on YouTube. In this video I will explain how it has been and a couple topics specific to starting a channel if you are in a high intensity job field.
0:00 Intro
1:47 Taxes
4:17 Medical Coverage
6:10 Mental Health and Time Management
8:06 Focus on Internal Happiness Over External Factors
9:30 All Over The Place
9:58 Making a Difference on the Outside
10:48 Joining the Military Was a Great Decision Overall
11:56 Have a Savings Account
12:29 I Love This Job!
13:35 YouTube is Hard Work
14:06 Outro
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