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4/23/18 it's time, it's time, I say again, it's time I can't keep playing around the people seem unhappy, there's little money around here and barely any reason to stop by this particular destination on the map. everyone that comes here (my experience of meeting people with more money from the north and those out of state or from other countries) sees this place as just not somewhere they'd want to reside in and I honestly can't blame them. there's no energy here, there's so much nonsense and small crimes occurring on a regular basis, there's very little to do and not much money around here. I want to change this, I see the potential in everything and man; I have the energy within I know I do. I can feel it inside that with the opportunity I would bring that warmth and appreciation that people need to feel more comfortable and together we would change this place. you don't see people doing pranks for YouTube around here; you're ris...

4/1/2018 it's Easter Sunday, a good Sunday but I have to study for that test tomorrow so here's what I'm gonna do for today's post here's everything I know and what I'm getting involved with regarding this business: content creation digital products content videos on YouTube photos marketing & remarketing social media email digital facebook google AdWords affiliate marketing network marketing services teaching webinars courses freelance work Fiverr etc consulting e-commerce dropshipping Shopify or my own website Amazon FBA reselling & arbitrage that's my line of work, I eventually want to have all of these incorporated into my business and be profiting from them. for now I'm profiting only from online surveys, my typical part time job, services (stringing rackets and hitting as a hitting partner), and on occasions I teach tennis. In the summer I will have a 9-5 Monday through Friday teaching ...

3/12/2018 people. the world we live in, the things we have, the current shape of our world is due to people. we as humans have the desire to be social in our DNA. we need each other both figuratively and literally to survive. it's all so interesting to me there's very many roles needed within our world. there's very many roles needed within our societies.    we need doctors, we need people that can cook, we need people to be in charge, and we need people that can build/get things done our lives whether we want to accept it or not revolve around money. we have the choice to not live for the money but to some degree the choices we have and things we do in our lives has something to do with how much money we have or don't have. "someone has to do it," then becomes a common thought we need garbage men, we need someone to just do that job so the grand idea of life is centered around what "job" you have when we talk to 18 year old's...

3/7/2018 welp, another long day at the internship, but we made it. I managed to pull off 15 hours exactly for this week, 3 hours then 2 hours then 10 full hours today. thankfully this means I'm not only about 35 hours behind where I need to be but my plan is to essentially force myself into finishing this internship quickly. I thankfully was able to speak with the marketing director for the club today and that for sure benefited me on my journey. I feel so noobish and weak when speaking to people who are happy and successful in life, I feel as if I'm so far behind, which I am. as I always mention, I don't live with any regrets nor am I truly unhappy but I am unhappy with where I am and with my current situation, I want more in life. this unhappiness and desire for more only motivates me to keep working harder. I keep being reminded of my age and to remember to enjoy life but honestly I don't want to do anything other than work right now. and this feeling honestly ...

3/5/2018 ugh, this internship experience, college in general, sucks. my supervisor is human of course, so even he will sometimes be too busy to reply to text messages, but this completely through off my day. well, kinda. I didn't want to and honestly didn't fully plan to do things as I wanted to but long story short I spent only about 3 hours there today despite my intentions to spend a good 5-10 hours there. oh well as much as I want to go out and film something it's just so chilly here in my area. instead I'm gonna work here from home and possibly play some video games. I'm feeling great and motivated it just sucks that things are the way that they are right now but honestly, it's motivation for me to work harder. I have to work harder if I wanna get out of this situation. ugh, this weather is also bothering my immune system a bit. I've been waking up with cold like symptoms pretty much every day but I'm pretty sure I am not sick, yet. sooo... I...

3/4/2018 another good Sunday, boy oh boy am I getting old lol well I'm officially on my "break" and to be honest this week needs to be worse than normal. I really need to just spend my entire life over at my internship to catch up on my hours especially considering my goal of finishing my hours before it gets too close to the end of the semester. I also need to catch up and make progress with my other classes while I have time. I have a major project in my nutrition class that I plan to make progress with and honestly finish before going back to classes next week. Thankfully it's still Sunday, in fact... coffee time (I'll be back) about an hour later.. I've got my coffee, finished my dinner and am ready to roll 😎 it's about 7pm right now, haven't heard from my supervisor in spite of the fact that I have already planned to and no matter what will be spending some time with him tomorrow. but it's about 7pm right now on my last day of the weeke...

3/2/2018 I'm on spring break! Finally. unfortunately I have not had my coffee and due to the current weather conditions here our power went out and I now cannot make my coffee :( despite running on little sleep I'm gonna make the best of today all starting with this post. I went to my classes and that as of course was a good start but now I'm finally doing what I actually want to be doing. hopefully you guys watched my newest video that I uploaded late last night, I'm hoping to upload another video over the weekend. I'm working hard guys, I'm working very hard. with recent personal issues I now value my time more than ever. right now, this moment, is all that matters to me. I want to be able to provide for myself and my family, to be able to do things that they honestly don't even think about and probably could not imagine. I have big goals and I'm ready to fight for them. I've been asking of the world for more time to focus on myself, the time ...

2/26/2018 I survived :) 2 exams in one day. 2 exams in 2 very different classes; bio-mechanics/anatomy/physiology/musculoskeletal analysis and my other class nutrition 2 rather difficult classes, nutrition being the most outlandish and insane tomorrow I definitely plan to film something and get some work done, I also really need to do a couple hours over at my internship unfortunately but I'm hoping to get things smoothed out over with my internship okay I'm rambling and talking about my problems, yet again I'm very tired. It's been a long Monday unfortunately our university suffered a loss over the weekend, a student from my degree program. it's so sad honestly. a junior whom from what I heard was well involved and going places, was struck by a car while riding his bike in the late hours of Saturday evening and passed away sometime on Sunday. so so horrible. I can't begin to imagine the reactions of his family, it's tough for us as peers of him,...

1/16/2018 I hope you guys enjoyed the post from earlier, I certainly did. It always helps to write down your goals and to set plans for what you hope to accomplish. That GT-R I included is definitely my ideal spec and when the time is appropriate, I'll have one similar to it. It snowed this morning despite not being in the forecast and we apparently will be getting more snow tonight into tomorrow which I'm kinda excited for honestly. It actually has become dull looking and cloudy out as I've started this post which leads me to believe that the snow is on the way. Although I am scheduled to play tennis again tomorrow morning I would be more than happy to miss out on my class as well as my meeting at work. I really want to continue working on my business as I'm becoming more and more focused on one central platform (the new website) and am ready to get to work. I am eager to put in the 8 months and beyond of hard focused work on building my brand and community. For th...

1/16/2018 I somehow managed to not write a post yesterday. It was quite an odd day though to be honest, my first "long" day at my new internship site. The day started with me rushing to get things done for the internship followed by rushing to get there only to then not have to do much. Thankfully my supervisor is pretty relaxed and relatable, he's even offered to allow me to do some work from home for the internship and he'll sign off on those hours. That would've never had happened with my previous internship. Anyways, I don't recall sleeping at all last night, as usual I struggle to sleep when I have to be up early the next day. It was quite an odd Monday, but life in general is about to become more uncomfortable for the next 4 months at least and I'm ready, I hope. So this post will serve as the make-up from yesterday and the actual post for today will be posted later this evening. I am so exciting to be building my online business. Here in this ...

1/14/2018 Start with the mindset; I CAN do this, I WILL do this Remind yourself of how great you are and how great you will be Set goals; for the day and for the next 10 years Come up with actionable plans and tasks to get you there Surround yourself with positive people that support you Level up daily "Level Up Daily" is one of the taglines on the hoodies/shirts in my store for a reason. All we can do is give our best and if you follow that formula above, with a few more details such as taking time off for rest and enjoying the moment, you can achieve anything. I run into hurdles all the time as we all do. But it's how you bounce back that defines your character which ultimately will determine whether you reach your goals or not. You control your future. Mistakes will happen, you will run into people that don't support you and/or are on a path of failure and just cause problems but you can't let this stuff sway you from your path. I follow the advice...

1/13/2018 As optimistic as I want to be I can't believe how quickly time moves. I'll be going into yet another semester of college in a few days and I honestly am just over it. I really could care less about completing my coursework and getting my degree. I love to learn and will always have a thirst for knowledge but some things I value more over others. Things that are more relevant for example, or things that quite frankly are more important to know. Something I've picked up from the most successful people that I believe most people will never truly understand and/or acknowledge as important to know involves the idea of not simply following the crowd. You shouldn't do it just because "everyone's doing it," and honestly you should do in life what you want to do. Everyone is on their own path and there has never been nor will there ever be a right way to do life. And quite honestly I believe that this formal education in college is just not for everyone...

1/8/2018 Alright guys, today's post is just gonna be about me. It's gonna be about my story and how I've gotten where I am today, I will be going out early tomorrow to film a video where I'll be going over this same stuff. Hopefully I'll get that video out by tomorrow what I hope to be able to do is motivate others to make choices for themselves and to be able to not make the same silly mistakes I've made in life. Life is all about choices. We all know this. But not everyone is living their lives making choices for themselves or with themselves in consideration. I simply don't believe that we should have to live our lives making choices based on anyone but ourselves. Just because mom and dad don't see what you see doesn't mean that they're right and you're wrong. It frustrates me to continue living making choices that I honestly don't believe in, I'd rather not have been blessed to be in a position to have had this choice. I wou...

1/7/2018 Today's the first Sunday of the first month of the year. It also turns to be the first Sunday of the year 2018 and just so happens to be my birthday month (12 days away). It's another good day, another great start for another good week. Yesterday we got more views than normal yet again but I gave you guys barely a paragraph in that post so today at least will be different. I'll write 2 paragraphs lol. But seriously today was yet another good day, I didn't go out as I usually don't but despite sitting here all day I feel a lot more motivated than I did the past 2 days and I truly feel ready. I'm ready to make some moves, I'm ready to get to work, I've found my WHY again; not that I ever lost it. But tomorrow I'll be doing my first day at the internship, I'm looking forward to it both to honestly hurry up and get it over with and to get myself used to going. I really want to have a better attitude towards these things I'm involved ...

1/4/2018 4 days into the New Year, wow. This is just amazing, it truly is amazing. When you really put things into perspective, 26 days from now or so we'll be entering the second month of the year. At least, when you really consider things in a binary form or in it's simplest form as numbers you really see how quickly time moves. random thought lol Anyways I spent my day with a good friend of mine and again as I've mentioned before, I am so thankful for moments like these. It all began with my hesitation to go out as the roads are messy with all the snow/ice (you'd know if you follow me on IG @rva_youtuber) followed by Lamar backing out to go work on our business stuff while at home which I really hope he was actually doing. After telling myself that I was just gonna go out, to enjoy the day with my friend I went out and did just that. We drove around, we froze a little as the high temperature for the day was only around 30 degrees with very high wind gusts, and we...

1/3/2018 Oh my goodness my video turned out so great, in my opinion. I absolutely love it, it didn't turn out perfectly, as nothing ever does, but I truly can't stop watching it. I really like the idea of it only being 5 minutes long also as I really want to begin producing much longer vlog like videos but initially, right now, it's all about capturing people's attention. Longer videos are harder to keep viewer interaction simply, we have way too many distractions to sit down and watch a 20 minute vlog unless we are really really passionate and excited about it. And that is how I want my videos to be described, but it takes time. I'm currently not gaining much attention in any form and although I remain patient as I work to continue creating content and learning, I am making every possible effort to gain viewership or at least I want to be. Okay so we've got a new video up, it took forever to create lol. I honestly give all credit to daily vloggers although ...

1/2/2018 2nd post for today. Gonna have to cut this one short as it's already 12:33am for Wednesday morning and I am scheduled to play tennis at 10am. I've been so busy editing my video, playing a little video games, and other boring stuff so time has just slipped by. I normally would provide a little more knowledge for the second post or that's what I hoped to do at least but my brain is already half asleep and I don't want to either bore you guys or provide random incorrect information. Apparently the actually tech companies behind Bitcoin and Crypto-currencies are what's really about to make the most gains worldwide. I currently have this video up by Bonner & Partners which I saw on my MSN homepage in which this guy who has referenced Silicon Valley and explained his superior knowledge on this stuff, says that people investing in bitcoin are not even close to making the real potential behind these new developments such as Bitcoin. They're not that new...

1/2/2018 Day 2 of the year. I've come so far with my learning on how to start and operate an online business and now it's time to make things happen. I've set myself up to have one of my best years ever but today will hopefully stand out. I have added way too much to my plate and I believe that it'll be best for me to choose one path and follow it through before touching the others. Affiliate Marketing (website) Personal Brand site (derrick) Personal backstory High School scholar student athlete (tennis) skateboarder Interested in making money online during senior year dabbled with surveys (opinion outpost) tennis - tournaments - coaching for city - certified college kid - undeclared major - random degree in exercise science How I make my money (online) blogging, affiliate marketing, websites, Shopify, e-bay reselling, YouTube, branding merch, web hosts, canon powershot sx730 hs, Tube buddy How I create my content YouTube videos, blogs H...

1/1/2018 Part 2, it's technically January 2nd now. Currently 12am EST exactly where I'm at but hey it's still Monday to me. My buddy Lamar and I just finished up a little cruise around the city checking out houses. It was around 14 degrees outside so, probably not our smartest idea lol. But anyways we did and while out there we had a great conversation regarding our businesses. As I've referred to him as before, we are indeed business partners, feeding off of each other's knowledge and energy to make a difference in our lives. I am so glad that I decided to go out tonight, I haven't left the house in a while, only to play tennis once and work last Saturday but tonight made a difference for sure. We had a great conversation where we both exchanged some knowledge and re-instilled some motivation for each other as we both are driven by the same motivators. We have very similar goals in life and are working towards the same platforms to achieve our success. Aff...

1/1/2018 The first day of the year, my goodness. Another whole year to be successful. I hope you all had a good holiday season, Happy New Year everyone. I hope everyone is doing okay, I hope that everyone is happy and has found enough peace to enjoy the day. Happy birthday to all fortunate enough to have been or are born on this day, my birthday is in 18 days. I'll be 23 🌝 I've made yet another new decision, I've decided to make my personal brand/my story my main focus. It's my story, my skills, and my passions that will get me to where I wanna be. Rather than trying to find some category or product that already has popularity to make my success, I'm gonna make my name and who I am that popular thing. I think that this will be the easiest thing for me and perhaps the best thing for me to promote as I believe in helping others and give my best effort to seeing others happy. Business wise I will be daily blogging like crazy. I currently have this blog of course...