In this solo vlog recorded on Laguna Beach, Nathan Miller reflects on his rapid rise from a $15‑hour food‑service job to a six‑figure internet e‑commerce business. He contrasts the fleeting excitement of material symbols (cars, watches) with deeper fulfillment found in simple moments—watching dolphins, beach volleyball, and time spent with his girlfriend and family. Miller frames his purpose as a biblical duty to provide for loved ones, describing how his laptop‑driven business now funds trips, gifts, and a future family vacation. He demystifies e‑commerce by outlining the hardest phase (zero‑to‑one product discovery) and the relatively easier scaling phase (one‑to‑ten), noting that consistency and persistence are the only real requirements. Throughout, he emphasizes that anyone—students, workers, or dreamers—can replicate his path with modest daily effort, while also acknowledging his own imperfections (doom‑scrolling, unhealthy eating) to stay relatable. The vlog ends with a call to comment, a promise of future vlogs, and a celebration of his current lifestyle of beachside work and freedom.
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Dude, not even like an hour ago, I saw some dolphins swimming out here. It was the most insane thing. But I know I'm just reflecting right now, just basically on how far I've made it, because a lot of times I get wrapped up in doing more revenue, doing bigger numbers and whatnot, and I forget how far I've made it. And like, I sound like a broken whatever they call it, But I was working in food labor making like $15 an hour not even a couple years ago. And now because of the internet, literally the internet, I get to sit here on Laguna Beach, right, with an insane freaking view, a really nice Airbnb with my girl, and just work next to the beach. We just got done swimming. We were, you know, passing a volleyball around. Um, she was kind of getting upset at me because I like to kick it with my feet because I like to play soccer. Um, but like, life is surreal, bro. Like, life can be so good. And the thing is, it's not really the things like the moments or the flashy stuff like the cars or the clothes or the watches or all that stuff that really makes life worth it or makes you feel like you're living a good life, it's like moments like these. It's like having peace. It's being dialed in. It's having a diet. It's going for runs. It's going on a, you know, a good gym routine and taking care of yourself and taking care of your loved ones. That's the stuff that really makes you feel fulfilled as a man and as someone whose job is to provide. And that is what our job is. You know, that's our biblical job is to provide and to be useful to the ones around us. And that is where I feel the most fulfilled, 100%. I was thinking about it today. Like a lot of times I'll get wrapped up like, oh, I want to have this, I want to look like this. But like, that's not what fulfills me. What fulfills me is actually doing and serving others. And, you know, going out and doing the late nights, working, making this money so I can bring my girlfriend on trips like this, or, or so I can buy my family expensive things and nice, nice gifts, or I can, you know, take them on trips, which I'm so excited to do. That is my dream, bro, because growing up, like, we never really went on vacations. We never got to see, you know, amazing things like this. And so you dang right I'm working towards just making an absolutely crazy trip for my whole family, um, and that's going to be an amazing time, I'm sure. So But it's just crazy how like literally this laptop right here, this laptop, bro, I clicked a few buttons for an extended period of time and those few buttons have made me millions, hundreds of thousands of dollars. Like it just, it makes no sense and it's so surreal. It's like the life I live and you know, it's, it's It seems so normal to me now because I'm surrounded by people who do it. I'm surrounded by Ben, Leon, and all these kids who are doing e-com, even doing crazier numbers than me at like 19 years old. Like, it's insane. And then I forget that like how, like even $10K a month off a laptop is literally life-changing. It is the dream. And for anyone watching this who's, either working a job or like you're, you're sitting at home or you are just dreaming of this. You might be in high school, who knows. Like, dude, it's entirely possible. It is so possible to live a life like this, to literally just make a couple bucks online and go wherever the frick you want, have your peace, have your people, have your friend group, and just spend your time working on yourself, spend your time doing what you want, not having to listen to a boss or having to listen to your parents. Like, there's a life out there that's like that for you, for every single person. So, um, yeah, I'm just like— the thing is like that a lot of people think as well is like when you see people like me who have had success or see people like Ben and Leon or You know, Tanvin, I don't know, the other people who do e-com or even like traders and stuff, you always think that we're like so much different than you. I am a regular person. Like, I am so regular. I do scroll sometimes. Like, I will catch myself doomscrolling on Instagram Reels all the time. I sleep in a lot. I don't always, you know, shower after I go to the gym. Like, sometimes I don't. Sometimes I eat really bad. Like, dude, this past week, these past two weeks, I've had canes, the caniac combo, 8 times in the past 2 weeks. Like, bro, like, I don't know why it's hitting, but it has been literally— I'm starting to become a caniac, like literally a caniac. Like, I am not a perfect person by any means. I just happen to stick to one thing for long enough, right? And so that's all you really need to do. And like, there's ups and downs, especially in e-com with like testing products and stuff like Yeah, it's hard. Like, it's hard. It's not easy going to zero. From zero to one is the hardest thing in ecom, but going from one to ten is even— it's much, much easier. So once you just find that product, however you can do it, once you find that one thing, like, you can take it so far. And so, yeah, I'm really— I'm just blessed, man. Like, I am so fortunate and God put these videos on my For You page and these videos on my YouTube pages so that I could see them, you know, growing up, like Jordan Welch and all that. And I'm so glad that I actually took the chance and actually put in the time and took that year of my life to just suck so that it could all pay off. And now I'm here. So yeah, if you guys have any questions at all, or comments or anything, leave them in the description. But like, it's really possible. I just want you guys to know it's so possible. You don't have to be this David Goggins guy. Like, you could be yourself. You can literally be the same person, just work an extra 4 hours a day on a business or 3 hours a day on a business, and you can make it work, bro. Like, it doesn't take that much effort. Most of the guys you see out here that are doing these crazy numbers are Kayla ripping They literally just rip a product off Calo and it ends up working, ends up scaling. So like, it's really not that complicated and it's not that hard. You just gotta keep shooting. So yeah, love you boys. This is absolutely insane. I'm gonna be probably vlogging tomorrow. So tomorrow we're gonna be doing a bunch of stuff. But like, dude, I love this. Like, I literally get to walk down 30 feet and go to the beach. Like, this is so sick. So love y'all, peace.
