5harathFounding Growth Lead, Willow Voice

The Importance of Action - James Brackin IV

13 Feb 2024 · 1 min

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In this YouTube monologue, James Brackin IV emphasizes that lasting success stems from consistent action rather than attachment to outcomes. He recounts his commitment to producing a weekly episode for three consecutive years, which propelled him into the top 1% of his field and earned over 170 five‑star Apple reviews. He attributes part of this growth to actively asking listeners to rate, review, and share his content after each of the first 100 episodes. Despite these achievements, Brackin reflects that he feels he is still at the very beginning of his journey, highlighting a paradox between external success metrics and personal perception of progress.

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I don't attach myself to the achievement. I attach myself to the action. So I show up, I show up every single week for 3 years straight. Granted, it makes sense that I get to the top 1%. Every single week you're seeing an episode. And I have 170 5-star reviews on Apple or 170+ right now, because for the first 100 episodes, every single time, the first thing that I said was, please leave a rating and review if this resonated. If you got something from this, share this with someone that needs to see it, all of that kind of stuff. And so That was a big part for sure, but I'm just getting started, man. I really feel like I've come so far, but I'm so early in this game and I'm just getting started. So there's not— that's kind of the paradox I see it through.