Evan Carmichael released a 6-minute motivational video called "Believe" that got over 100,000 views in three weeks, despite a skeptic claiming videos longer than 2 minutes 54 seconds can't succeed on YouTube. The video was translated into 13 languages and generated thousands of comments and shares from viewers thanking him.
Chapters
When little man uses stats against you. I'm working on a new project. I just launched a new video. It's called Believe. It's 6 minutes long and it tells an important story for people to break out of their comfort zone, to try something new, to take risks, to believe in themselves and push for a better life. It's an inspiring video, something that I'm really I'm proud of making, and it's helped a lot of people. Now, little man got a hold of it, and he watched it, and he tells me, "This is 6 minutes long. It's never gonna work." And he comes up with a stat. So this is his stat, this is what he writes. He says, "The average length of the top 50 videos on YouTube was 2 minutes and 54 seconds." So according to him, no video— is it right? No video should be longer than 3 minutes. If you want to have success on YouTube. Like, where does this guy come up with this stuff? It just— it boggles my mind how people actually believe this stuff. I didn't even look into that stat, but it doesn't matter because a lot of the videos that are popular on YouTube are going to be pet tricks, cute kittens, babies crawling around the floor, and the other half are music videos. That's not what I'm trying to make. The stuff I like is more like the TED Talks. Have you guys seen TED Talks? Some of the greatest speeches, most inspirational, most thought-changing speeches are on TED Talks, and none of those are 3 minutes, and they've gotten millions of views. This guy blows my mind. And the problem here, the problem isn't that This is Little Man's belief. The problem is that for the Little Man in your life, his belief, his doubt can hold you back from doing something great. What if I had gone to Little Man before I made the video and said, "Here's my idea," and he told me, "It can't be longer than 3 minutes." What if that killed my dream right there? Now I've gotten to the point in my career where I don't care about what little man has to say. His opinions don't matter to me. But I care about you because you have a little man in your life and you go to them for feedback. And even if they don't know anything about what you're doing, they have no expertise, no credentials, no credibility, their doubt makes you doubt yourself. And that enrages me. How did that video do? Well, we've had 100,000 people in 3 weeks watch the video. It's been translated into 13 languages by people in the community who just love it and say, "I need to make this in a different language." It's had tons of thumbs-ups and comments and shares and feedback, and the most important for me, the most gratifying, are the people who write in to me and say, "Thank you." for making this video. It helped me get through today. That means something to me. That's why I'm in this business. That's why I do this. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, I forgot. It's not 3 minutes long, so therefore it's not gonna work. It's ridiculous. It's ridiculous how little man can believe these things, and more importantly, how sometimes we as entrepreneurs listen to the little man Instead of believing in ourselves, we trust in them more than we trust in ourselves. So start believing. You guys like this video? Give it a thumbs up below. Let me know what you think. Leave a comment underneath. You have a question? Leave it below, I'll make a video response. And if you want to see more videos like this, subscribe to the channel by clicking on my face. Thank you so much, and I'll see you soon.
