Will's Personal Development Show for Asian American Men: Success Advice Will Chou: Blogger and Podcaster

Yep, I finally finished Jordan Peterson’s book 12 Rules for Life and figured out why so many young men love him and hype him up.

In this podcast episode, I touch on my initial impressions, why people love him, how he’s so effective with his advice, the reasoning behind his advice, the different layers and fields he uses to back up his points, areas I agree and disagree, additional tips based on my own experiments and learnings, and how you can use it to improve your life. I dive deep into his first “rule” to break down what he truly means and the nuances to it so that you can more effectively use it to improve your life because it can be easy to miss stuff with how dense or thorough his ruminations and ramblings go.



Also, one thing I didn’t mention in my videos that is important is that Jordan mentions the phrase “dominance hierarchies” a few times. One distinction he goes onto make later on in videos that he doesn’t in the book is that “competence hierarchies” are a better way of describing these organizations. That’s because dominance implies bringing others down, taking something away from them, to boost yourself up. However, what we really find is that people with status are generating win-win relationships and being generous with the value they create that boost their status rather than bringing others down.

Another point I want to make is that you don’t need to strive to be exactly like Jordan. His daughter has admitted online that Jordan was rather peculiar and eccentric; he had dozens of types of paint in the house, the house was filled with Soviet paintings, and the dense material of his lectures would be common dinner conversation. Some of his eccentricities probably fuel his curiosity, which lead to his knowledge and communication skill. However, I don’t think that style of life and taste is the only path to success. There’s many flavors of success, and I don’t think you need to emulate that. For example, there’s plenty of successful people who have normal, upbeat dinner conversation.

In this podcast episode, we talk about how to stop shooting yourself in the foot, giving and receiving feedback, and eliminating ego.



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Successful YouTubers make a lot of money doing what they love. That’s obvious and no secret.

So, you may not be surprised to find that a lot of them sell courses on how they did it. Over the years, I’ve bought almost every course, book, or program that’s come out, including ones from people who make YouTube videos about how to make YouTube videos.

Some recent purchases I made include:



* Multiple cohorts of Creator Now

* VidSummit replays

* Matt D’Avella’s course

* Fidias’s course (you had to buy an NFT to buy it haha)

* Lost Leblanc’s Lost Creator Academy

* Derral Eves’s book and companion course

* MKBHD’s and Ninja’s MasterClass course



Other purchases I’ve made since 2014 include:



* a VidSummit VIP package including a lunch

* a live cohort with Tim Schmoyer’s Video Creators classmates



There’s an endless stream of courses and more coming out every year. There’s new entrants and existing flagships, like Pat Flynn’s YouTube course, Leon Hendrix’s upcoming course, ThinkMedia’s courses, Graham Stephan’s course, Colin and Samir’s course, the question is… is it worth it? And is there a point when more courses aren’t going to help? Can any of these courses fulfill the dream promised of a successful YouTube channel or is it mostly on you? Is it worth the cost or can you find it all online for free? Which one’s have good accountability and community? How much of it really relies on a talent x-factor that can’t be transferred through a course?

Find out all that and more in today’s podcast episode. *hint: Depends on the course – Some are definitely worth it, some not so much.



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In this podcast episode, I discuss and document my journeys and experiences reaching the digital nomad lifestyle that allows you to travel while working. Many people dream of this life; “Travel” is often the first world that comes out of people’s mouthes when asked what they could do if money wasn’t an issue. I am no expert who has achieved it all yet, so I will be breaking down my journey, obstacles, experiences, the good and bad. It’s not as easy to accomplish, and it won’t happen as quickly as you want – at least, not for me. I break down the various pathways you can choose to get here, from entrepreneur to freelancer to full time employee. Each had its tradeoffs, such as different lengths of time to get to a financial runway.



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I asked what my email subscribers wanted and a couple of them responded back that they’re curious about the inner workings of my online business. While I’m surprised since I mostly talk about personal development rather than online business, I’m not too surprised since it isn’t the first time I’ve been asked this. I even coached someone for a few months who was interested in growing his following.

This podcast episode covers everything concisely in 45 minutes or less. If you’re interested in a Part 2, I can go into more details about stuff I tried and stuff I am still trying, such as coaching services.

I also do feel there’s a lot of online business gurus out there, so I’m still surprised when I’m asked for help since they have a lot more advice and success, such as Pat Flynn of smartpassiveincome.com.

Be warned! This podcast episode is transparent, so I’ll tell you straight up that my attempts at monetizing haven’t hit their stride yet. I’ve been doing this for several years, and I haven’t given up hope. I believe that if I can just hit that niche, content, and/or product that clicks, I can scale up quickly. You get to see the revenue/profit numbers, the earnings breakdown by category, what’s worked, what’s didn’t, and a lot more.

In today’s podcast episode, I decide to talk about dating for Asian men. It’s been a while since I’ve addressed this topic, and it’s very interesting. That’s because even though there’s been a lot more content, awareness, discussion, and advice over the last decade, I still see hordes of Asian men who fit a nerdy, socially inept, academically-focused stereotype. They often wear glasses and focus on school at the cost of other things in life, and so forth.

In this podcast, I keep it concise (11 minutes!) so that I don’t lose your attention. I touch on why I think this phenomenon still exists, how to take action to break out of it, what’s the “resistance” that holds them back even if they have the knowledge they need, and a shoutout towards all the Asian men I met in school and life who broke the mold. That last one’s really important! There’s Asian men around you in your daily life who are funny, masculine, socially skilled, athletic, popular, or fashionable. They exist, just not in large numbers. It’s useful to study them, befriend them, learn from them, and acknowledge them; not everyone fits a negative stereotype, and more people need to be aware that there is variance across Asian men.



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