Doubling down on personal branding

I set a goal in 2021 to focus on building my personal brand but have struggled to consistently deliver on this. I think a big reason is not forcing a medium that I don’t enjoy. This past month I think I found an easy repeatable format to help me build the content muscle: I’m starting a…

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Get Ready For The Year of the Entrepreneur (2021)

I am convinced 2021 is the year more companies than ever before will be launched and we have the pandemic and stay-at-home orders to thank for that. But let’s be clear, this wasn’t the governments plan all this. This is resourceful and hungry individuals who now have time to explore their strengths and interests. They…

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Soundtrack Of The Day

I’ve been playing some YouTube videos in the background all morning and figured I’d share my favorites with my loyal audience. (I’m looking at you, mom.) They’re all from live performances at KEXP and all very familiar feeling but distinct in their own way. I’m a fan a dirty/blues/grungy guitars and gravely vocals. St. Paul and…

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Favorite YouTubers

I’ve been addicted to YouTube for the past 4-5 years now. On average, I watch 8 videos a day just keep my subscription box from overflowing. Here’s my YouTube channel to start: http://www.youtube.com/user/nikl91 Below is a quick list of videos I try never to miss and a sample of each: 5 Second Films: http://www.youtube.com/user/5secondfilms Just as…

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