PewDiePie's Top 10 Rules For Success (@pewdiepie)

Follow your own goddamn dreams. Not what your mom wants you to do. Not what your dad wants you to do. I didn't enjoy what I was doing, and it felt like it didn't have a purpose of me doing it. So the future for me was something really like, "Ah." I didn't even want to think about it. How bad of a situation you're in or how much the world seems to be against you, you're not gonna be like that forever.

He's a Swedish-based comedian and video producer best known for his video series on YouTube. He dropped out of university to focus on his YouTube channel, much to the dismay of his parents. It worked out though, and since 2013, he has become the number 1 most subscribed to YouTuber on the platform. He's PewDiePie, and here's my take on his top 10 rules of success. Rule number 1 is my personal favorite, and I'm super curious to figure out which one you guys like the best. Also, as you're watching the clips, if you hear something that really resonates with you, please leave it down in the comments below and put quotes around it so other people can be inspired as well. When you write something down, it's much more likely to stick with you too. Enjoy.

Even if I wasn't making videos now, I've learned that you should really follow your heart and you should do what you want to do and what you are passionate about. I really— it's hard for me to talk about this, but I really wasn't happy before because it felt like I didn't enjoy what I was doing and it felt like it didn't have a purpose of me doing it. So the future for me was something really like, ah, I didn't even want to think about it. And I've learned— I learned a lot from this YouTube, even about myself, and that I always, no matter what, I want to do what I love to do and what I'm passionate about. And I hope I can carry that message on to you, bros, that I'm not saying fuck school or anything like that, but you should definitely follow what you want to do. Absolutely. Life is too short for doing things that you don't like. Money is a topic that I purposely try to avoid for the 5 years that I've been making videos because I just— I just feel like it's not important to anyone, and I just want to make entertaining videos. Don't get me wrong though, I don't hate money. I'm not gonna pretend like it doesn't matter to me because it matters to everyone. But when I started doing YouTube, I was in college. I was on a student loan. I couldn't even afford a proper computer that I could record gameplay on. Uh, so I was lucky. I managed to sell some artwork that I made online, and that's how I was able to get started. Some of you know this story, but shortly after, I quit college, and so I had to get a job, and I took whatever job I could get, which was to work in a hot dog stand. And a lot of people like to take this story as something negative, or like, "Oh, he did that," or "I can't believe he used to sell hot dogs." 'Now look at him making big bucks.' It wasn't like that at all for me. I was the happiest I was at that time because I was finally, for the first time in many, many years, doing what I wanted to do. And the fact that I could make videos was so much more important to me that I had to spend a few hours a day doing a job that wasn't that prestigious. I didn't know you could be big at— well, I know people who were big at other type of videos, but there was no one big at gaming, and I didn't know you could make money out of it. So it was never like a career that I just quit college to pursue. It's just something I just love to do, and here we are 5 years later, and it's— it's exploded. And what people, I guess, don't really think about until it's in their face is that I have 9 billion views, and that translates to something. There's ads on my videos. I make money out of those. So whenever it comes out how much I made a certain year, people just get so shocked. And a lot of people also, which I saw, were very, very angry. They thought it was unfair. They thought I just sit on my ass all day and I just yell at the screen over here, which is true, but There's so much more to it than that, and I understand that people just— haters gonna hate, right? But I don't know, I really think that money doesn't make you happy. I am just as happy as I am now as I was 5 years ago. I'm very happy that I don't have to worry about paying rent because that was a huge issue when Marzia came over to Sweden. We could barely afford it, so I'm happy about that, but other than that, it doesn't change much. Everything happens for a reason. I don't believe that, that would be stupid, but it's a really great way to look at things, and it helps you keep a positive attitude when you're in a bad situation, which is really hard. And I know a lot of people seem to think of problems as this just horrible thing that should never happen, and if anything bad happens, your life is over, but really, Think of how boring anyone would be if they never had to deal with any kind of problem. What kind of boring person would that make you? Problems help us grow, it helps us become better people because we learn from them, just like mistakes. But I also want to remind you that it's totally okay to be sad sometimes. It's totally okay to break apart a little bit. Being happy all the time is just not realistic and It's— it might actually be a good thing. Just remind you, things will always get better. Everything is gonna be fine. I don't care how bad of a situation you're in or how much the world seems to be against you. You're not gonna be like that forever. And if you fight through it, which I know you can, it will be worth it. You just need time. Everything's gonna be all right. Treat others Treat otters? Treat others like you want to be treated yourself. It might seem weird how helping others will make yourself feel better, but it's been scientifically proven that it does. And keeping a positive energy or thought around others will keep— will keep out your own negative thoughts. I've gotten more out of YouTube than I ever could have possibly even dreamed about. I would say try out different things. That's how I started off, because I started off doing Call of Duty stuff. Not a lot of people know that. It's a fun game. But all of a sudden I was like, I want to try something else. So I tried playing this horror game, and that's where I think then my initial boom started from trying something else. So see how many spoons you can balance on your face. What's the point of this? My job is so It's so easy, I can literally do what I feel like, and it's kind of amazing just the fact that I can play video games for a living. When I realized that for the first time, I was almost getting teary-eyed, like my dream has come true. <LYRICS>All this time I've been finding myself, and I didn't know how I was lost.</LYRICS> I would be happy not to be number one. I'm just a nerd who plays video games. I didn't seek the spotlight. How you look at yourself. I get a lot of messages from you bros saying you're not happy with who you are, how you look like, if you're overweight, I don't know. And to be honest, it's not something I know how to help with because I don't really struggle with it. I feel content with who I am and I want you to feel the same way. By any means, I'm not flawless, so it's not about that. It's just about being happy with who you are. People point out my flaws all the time, especially since I'm on the internet. Things that I didn't even know was a problem until people told me, like my forehead is too big, I have a giant mole here which you might not be able to see, my nose is too wide, my chin is too wide, like long, I have a Leno chin. Uh, not muscular enough. All these things people tell me, and it maybe doesn't make me happier, but thing is, fuck what anyone has to say about you and how you look. No one has a goddamn right to point out anything about your appearance, which gives you every single right not to give a fuck. What anyone else has to say about it. Your parents will tell you you can be whatever you want to be in life, which is true. But what a lot of times they don't tell you is that you have to work really hard to get there. And another thing, maybe more importantly, is that you have to take risks. You have to venture into the unknown, and you might not know what's gonna happen, and that's scary. But I think it's always better to try than not trying. No matter what. Except meth. Not even once. I'm going— like, I could get an editor and I could get some help with different production and stuff like that, but I'm still the one doing everything by myself and I wanted to keep it that way. And I want that to be kind of like an inspiration for you bros, maybe. I wanted you bros to feel like, hey, if Pewds can do it, I can do it! So if you have any dream or hopes out there, you can just be like, well, if Pibbs can do it, I can do it. Because I don't know, I like to be more proud of myself than being proud what I got help doing, I guess. I don't know. Follow your own goddamn dreams. Not what your mom wants you to do, not what your dad wants you to do. Not what you think you should be doing, but doing what you want to do more than anything. It's, uh, it's, it's been said so many times before, but really, if you don't make your own decisions in life, someone else is gonna make them for you, and by the end of it, you won't be happy. So you might as well do what it is you want to do. I think in general, people probably see YouTube as some— it's very simple, anyone can do it, and I think that's really cool, but it is a a lot of work for it, and I worked a lot to get to where I am, so I don't want people to just go into it and just think they can do it right away, 'cause you can do anything you want if you work hard. You gotta be a little lucky too, and I think I've been as well. Look at that bridge, it fell. Maybe you wanna quit when things fail, but you can't just fail when things quit. First, I would love nothing. Well, that smells so burning stream in the world. What the fuck am I doing? I feel so— oh, sorry. What the fuck? Oh God, this is— no, why? I didn't know it was this.

How am I supposed to—

oh God, no, no, no, don't look at me! You like it, you like this shit, don't you?

Oh, Edgar, please believe it! That can't—

oh my God!

That can't fuck! I don't know how to fuck!

Ah!

Passion! And make it happen! I can't have it matter the part!

Holy shit, I'm nailing it! Yeah, that's right! Yeah, that's right! Witness dancing history in front of you, bros! Why does she keep touching her body like that? Goddamn sluts in the '90s, man. Okay, if I get a heart attack, tell right on my gravestone that I danced fabulously. Oh God, what is that? I feel awkward enough.

Power mode! Power mode!

Release!

Release the Kraken!

Yes! Nearly! Hope you fucking enjoyed. I'm gonna go lie down for a little bit.

It's good time.

That was a breath. Love you, bye!

Thank you so much for watching. I made this video because Christian Vargas asked me to. So if there's a famous entrepreneur that you want me to profile next, leave it down in the comments below and I'll see what I can do. I'd also love to know what did you learn from PewDiePie today that's going to have the biggest impact on your life, on your business, that you're going to immediately apply? I'd love to hear from you. Please leave it down in the comments below and I'm going to join in the discussion. Finally, I want to give a quick shout out to Deej Martinez. Thank you so much for picking up a copy of my book, Your One Word. It really, really, really means a lot to me, and that picture you took with the mirror is awesome, man.

I love it.

So thank you guys again for watching. I believe in you. I hope you continue to believe in yourself and whatever your one word is. Much love. I'll see you soon.