#313: Cole Hastings – The Truth About YouTube Stardom

<p>Cole Hastings is a YouTuber.</p> <p>In this conversation, we spoke about how he knew he was going to make it, what makes for a good YouTube video, his most important habits leading to his success, what it was like to write a book, how much he is his real self online, and much more.</p> <p><strong>Sponsored by...</strong></p> <p>Aarthi &amp; Sriram's Good Time Show (<a href="https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC9PvDFHWFdNYLPR5XP4-G6w">&nbsp;@AarthiAndSriram&nbsp;</a>). Listen to conversations with founders, athletes, and technologists who have made it from being outsiders to insiders. Past guests include Elon Musk, Zuckerberg, Naomi Osaka, Gary Vee and more – https://www.youtube.com/@AarthiAndSriram</p> <p>(0:00) Intro</p> <p>(2:39) Early Obsession (Cupstacking)</p> <p>(5:22) Becoming Comfortable With Self</p> <p>(10:50) Friends' Reactions To Cole’s YouTube</p> <p>(14:28) “I Just Knew YouTube Would Work Out”</p> <p>(21:55) Affirmations</p> <p>(25:43) Relationships</p> <p>(30:26) Meditation</p> <p>(36:38) Compounding</p> <p>(39:34) Teaching Others</p> <p>(44:30) Shadow Work</p> <p>(46:28) Hamza Cringe</p> <p>(49:30) YouTube Cole Hastings Vs. Real Life Cole</p> <p>(59:22) What Makes A Good YouTube Video?</p> <p>(1:07:38) Creating For An Audience Above You</p> <p>(1:12:43) Writing A Book</p> <p>(1:20:52) Challenge</p> <p><strong>Cole’s Links</strong></p> <p>YouTube: <a href="https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCwQnoax3HWID1WOzZ4mqLPQ">&nbsp;@ColeHastings&nbsp;</a></p> <p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/colehastings_</p> <p>Website: https://cole-hastings.com</p> <p><strong>My Links</strong></p> <p>✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com</p> <p>🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda</p> <p>🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda</p> <p>🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda</p> <p>📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda</p> <p>🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda</p>