Hey there. So did you know that Matthew McConaughey… you know, Mr. Alright, Alright, Alright… has a newsletter? Turns out Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey has a newsletter on Kit which is kinda a big deal. I’ve been using Kit for my newsletter, my email, and it’s okay. I do like the free plan – it’s free for up to ten thousand subscribers. There are some limitations on it, but I haven’t really found the limitations have hurt me. Back to Matthew. I thought "okay, that's cool" so I subscribed....
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
"Show up for someone." I don't remember where I heard that but it stuck with me enough to save it. I'm reminded of that when I think of this picture. Years ago, I went with a group on a mission trip to Honduras (beautiful country and people!). During the week, we spent the day at an orphanage tucked away in the mountains. We had been asked if we could hand out Christmas Boxes from Samaritans Purse that had been delayed in customs, so we did. I can't describe the emotion of seeing these...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
This week I was perusing YouTube, as I often do, and I came across a new video from Peter McKinnon. (If you don't know Peter McKinnon, then where you been?) He's an amazing videographer, photographer, and actually started years ago as a magician. He has several businesses other than just being a YouTuber with millions of subscribers. He runs a company called Pirate Life (or something like that), and I think he's even gotten into leather smithing. He's just amazing! In this video, he was...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Hey there. Well, TikTok is banned. No wait, it’s back. Ok, it’s back but maybe not for long? For what it’s worth, I despised the app. (“But Kevin, it has a smart algorithm, people make loads of money, and it’s fun…”) Well for me, it was none of those things. I say “was” because I had a TikTok account. 3 times. And every time, it served me junk and extremely sexual content from day one. For me, the 3rd time wasn’t a charm so I deleted my account and said “later” to it. However you may feel...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hey there. As 2024 heads toward the door, I thought I’d share some cool things from the year, in no particular order. • The DJI Osmo Pocket 3 - WOAH what a cool camera! Did you say “gimbal”? Yep a gimbal too. Honestly if all you have is this and a phone, congrats, you’ve got what you need to create content. • Video Podcasting Made Easy (the book) - wrote and self-published my second book which was co-written by my good friend Ross Brand. Besides hitting best-seller in a lot of countries, it...
2 months ago • 1 min read
I heard Peter McKinnon say something that really stuck with me. “I don’t think you should ever put a limit on your creativity.I don’t think you should ever set rules saying ‘I can only make this.’” My “job”… [side note: while technically what I do is a “job” it often feels more like fun than work…but I digress] …is creating content.More specifically video content. Okay, really more specifically videos on YouTube. Besides that, and this newslette, okay and some podcast episodes, video is what...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hey there. No, the subject line isn’t clickbait, it’s really true. At least from my experience of being a solo content creator, focused on YouTube, and over 60, and still with good hair too! For too long I’ve been thinking about doing a video for anyone over 40 who’s struggling to get into video. Or anyone who’s dabbling but needs to know, if they’re over 40, 50, 60, etc, and they want to create video content on YouTube that they are not alone. Let me make it a tad more personal…you are not...
10 months ago • 1 min read