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6 Things You Need To Be Prepared For If You’re Serious About Wanting Success

4 min readApr 30, 2025

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I’m going to be a YouTuber and a Premier League footballer

That was the little snatch of conversation I overheard the other day from a young lad out for lunch with his grandparents.

And do you know what? Good for him, there’s nothing like a bit of ambition but I can pretty much guarantee you this,

Neither of them will happen.

The kid has clearly got this idea that all a YouTuber does is upload a few videos each week and watches the cash roll in

In the meantime, presumably, he’ll be kicking a ball about with his mates in the Premiership in his spare time.

What a life.

And it would be, if you could simply click your fingers and get there, but there’s a long road to travel before you arrive.

So before you decide to throw your hat into the ring to be another YouTuber or influencer, ask yourself if you’re prepared for any of the following;

Being bored

I hate to say it, but you are going to be bored stupid because most of what you do in the early days, months and years is going to be like watching paint dry while you learn what…

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Glyn Bawden
Glyn Bawden

Written by Glyn Bawden

An ex-teacher, aspiring writer. Trying to be healthy but still loving wine. Love to travel.