Hope ends — My First Month as a YouTuber

Описание: Some reflection on my first month as a YouTuber; less as a highlight, but as a lived stretch and a record of time where a lot happened, both externally and internally.

In one month, I crossed three different countries.
I filmed, edited, uploaded, doubted, and kept going.
I found myself in Romania, where I reunited with my brother after eight years.
I went from 16 subscribers to 100.
I received my first copyright strike, which stalled one of my videos and forced me to slow down and deal with the reality of the platform.

This episode isn’t about growth hacks or motivation.
It’s about what happens after the initial hope fades, and the doubt, insecurity and anxiety becomes your constant companion.

The first weeks are easy, excitement does most of the work.
But then the hype ends.
The inspiration quiets down.
And the real question appears: do you continue anyway?

I talk about what so many people who eventually had achieved their dreams have in common — they outlive hope.
They stop relying on excitement and start relying on action.
Because life doesn’t react to dreams.
It reacts to what you do. Life doesn't come at you, it comes FROM you!

Even when creativity isn’t loud.
Even when inspiration isn’t present.
Even when the results are invisible.

This video is also about how lonely it can feel to chase a dream that doesn’t look like a job, doesn’t pay instantly, and doesn’t make sense to most people around you — sometimes not even to friends or family. A dream that exists mostly in your head, until it doesn’t.

I started this journey after the most difficult year of my life; as I still battle with waves of depression, existential crises and queries.
Right now, creating and showing up here is my anchor.
It’s fragile. It’s uncertain. But it’s real.

This is not a success story.
It’s a continuation.

If you are someone who:
– is building something without guarantees
– feels misunderstood while chasing a dream
– is learning to work even when hope runs out
– believes consistency matters more than motivation
– enjoys honest, reflective storytelling

then this episode might resonate with you.

I don’t know where this goes yet.
But I know I’m not stopping.

#youtubejourney
#creativeprocess
#chasingdreams

Small human truth.
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Thanks for watching!