54 - EP 54 with Seb Ghiorghiu: The Importance of Family, Life's Perspectives and YouTubing to Global Success

Okay.

All right, I'm here. Boom.

Welcome. Thanks for doing this, man.

Of course. Thanks for having me on. Can you hear me? You can probably hear me better now.

That looks great. Sounds great. I gotta get me one of those. I'm just standing mine up like poverty guy. Oh, you gotta—

you mean one of these microphones?

Yeah, I'm moving around. I need a studio. That's what I need, a whole setup.

Yep. So, uh, across the street, my friend just moved out of his apartment to live here, and we're using his old apartment as a studio. And I cannot wait because we're just— everything in there is going to be like set. Like, we just walk in, all all the cameras, all the lighting, everything. So yeah, yeah, I can't wait for that. It's probably going to be much easier to film content.

It makes a difference. Are you— you don't have a podcast as such, it's just the YouTube that you do mostly, right?

Yeah, so I, I do have a podcast, but, um, I, it's— I don't take it very seriously at all. I have like 3 episodes, but YouTube I'm, I'm grinding on.

Yeah, um, you're probably the best in the game at YouTube right now that I know of. I am looking to get more into it. Obviously it's an issue with my, you know, not showing my face or whatever, but I think I can do it still. But I'm interested in what, in the current climate of YouTube, what you think is, you know, popping, what's really trending, how do you, you know, consistently perform, and what have you experienced in the YouTube world that You know, has it changed over the years? Because I know it, you know, like with all social medias, things change, you know, what gets popular doesn't. But I'm sure you would say consistency and quality of content is the main thing, right? Like with everything.

Yeah, so yeah, yeah, so content is the number one thing no matter what. If you're making really good videos, you're gonna pop off for sure, like, and if you're doing it consistently, um, there's nobody on YouTube that makes really good videos consistently that doesn't eventually blow up. They all do. Yeah. So that's really what it is. And what kind of, what kind of content you do make is up to you. And I mean, in your case, you're quite interesting. I think there's so much content. I think there's so much content you could make for sure. Like you could make content for years. Yeah. So I wouldn't, I wouldn't even look for like trends or anything like that in your case, because I mean, look at, look at your like you have like a cult following, you know?

Yeah.

So if they follow you there, they're gonna love you on YouTube for sure. I think it'd be easy for you if you're trying to get on.

Yeah, I think, um, I need to have a period of my life where I go, you know, Logan mode, like do a vlog every day for just like 3 months. Or he did it for a year, right?

Uh, Logan Paul, he did something like that. Yeah, vlog every day.

Crazy.

But yeah, I mean, his, his videos are also— those vlogs are very good. Like the psychology of those vlogs and the editing and everything about that was really good. So, and I wouldn't necessarily just adopt that mindset. I would just try to make the best videos you could possibly make, right? Even if you're posting once a week, obviously the more you do it the better. But Logan was making amazing videos every single day, but he had like a whole team of people. So yeah, yeah, so yeah, that's what I would focus on, just making the best possible videos.

Yeah, I mean, everything that I write about can be made into a video, just you know, lifestyle can be made into a video, but I think it's definitely— there's a lot of money behind YouTube, not just the ad revenue, but you know, promoting my own supplements and other things, but I think it's like one of the best ways to connect with your audience one-on-one because it's less— as long as you like make the video right, it's kind of just boom, I'm speaking to you face-to-face, or it's less It's more real with YouTube.

Yeah, no dude, YouTube is, is a, is a tree that like a seed that grows into a, into a tree that provides, uh, unlimited fruit, um, in every way possible. Like, yeah, it gives you plenty of money for sure if you do it the right way. Uh, it gives you status, it gives you, um, a network of people. Everybody wants to be friends with YouTubers and it's just like, yeah, the networking alone is, is worth it. And then if you put everything else on top, it's just brownie points.

Cool. Um, how are your travels, man? You've just been kind of globetrotting, huh, dude?

Yes, I'm back home for about 20 days and then I'm gonna be gone for the entire month of June. So I have been traveling a lot. After June, I don't really have any plans. That's it for this year. But I— for now, like, shit always will come up spontaneously. But, um, yeah, I've been traveling. I had a good time in Tulum and I realized that I, I, um I enjoy traveling, so yeah, I don't think anyone doesn't enjoy it.

And everyone's after the pandemic is like, all right, my itch needs to be scratched and just get out of the country and, you know, just experience the world. I think that's when, you know, new environments and new people gives you new ideas, new experiences. And I've been writing about this a little bit recently just because If you do the same thing every day at your job, you know, you can have a 9-to-5 job, but on your days off, in your spare time, do new things and meet interesting people and just be in an environment or live your life in a way that cultivates magic and cultivates serendipitous experiences. But if you do the same things every single day, then yeah, shit ain't gonna change. And travel is kind of, I think, just a default way to hack that becoming like to just experience different things. I'm sure you experienced that as well.

Yeah, definitely, 100%. Like, just the new experiences, new stimulus, it, um, makes me very happy.

What was your favorite?

Which place is my favorite? Um, well, I'm gonna have to say Tulum as of right now. I haven't traveled too many places, but I'm gonna have to pick Tulum. For the time being.

Would you live there?

Um, I would have a house there, but I wouldn't live there. I wouldn't live there long term. It's not— yeah, it's cool, and the food's good, and, uh, it's the vibe, the energy there is quite interesting. Um, but I need something like, uh, consistent and high quality that, um, like that I can— I know what to expect every day, at least for a home base, which is like Arizona, Colorado, um, that kind of stuff. Maybe Utah, I don't know.

Yeah, that's what I'm realizing is, you know, moving around a lot is of course amazing, grateful for it, but, uh, the real consistent having everything in the right place is really where you make the most positive, um, consistent strides in your your output, really.

You'll make the most progress if you have a routine.

Yeah.

And if you're not distracted.

What is your routine when you're at home?

Yeah, I'll tell you. I'm just— real quick interjection.

Is this—

are we filming the podcast? Is this—

Yes.

The podcast. Okay, cool. I didn't know if we were just like warming up or talking before, but perfect.

Yeah, straight into it, brother.

Awesome. Uh, my routine. So, okay, so it's pretty, it's pretty similar every single day. It changes just very, very slightly, uh, every day so I don't go insane. But, uh, usually, usually wake up around 7 or 8, um, and then I'll work for about an hour, um, after I like stretch and like look at the sun and stuff and whatever.

Good.

Uh, work. I'll drink some coffee, um, because I love caffeine, um, especially now. So I'll drink some of that and then I'll fix my first meal. And then about an hour after my first meal, I'll go and work out. So usually that's around, let's say like 11, 10, 11. Today was at 9, a little earlier, switching it up. Then I'll come back, usually make my second meal, and then I'll work throughout the day, usually until like 4 or 5, get everything done. And then after that it's like free game. So I start hanging out with friends. Or like going and seeing people more, uh, and then working a little bit in between here or there. Uh, that's what happens 80% of the time when I'm home. And then at 9 or 10, like, uh, I finish up anything that needs to be done by the end of the day and then get ready to go to bed, usually around midnight. That's pretty much how it goes every single day.

Midnight, that's pretty late.

Yeah, I go to— I go to bed around midnight. Yeah, around midnight and wake up around 7, 8.

That's— that sounds pretty good. I think, uh, having a balanced day-to-day is, uh, like, really, you're doing what, like, one, you know, close to 8 hours of work a day, maybe a bit less?

Well, yeah, it's probably less than that. I mean, I'm always like— it's always kind of working because, you know, you're like, you're gonna have to wait on somebody for something, and then you're gonna run out and do something that's not work, and then and then, you know, you're going to come back and do like another 30 minutes. So you're always kind of working. But yeah, if you were to compress it all with no skips, I'd probably like 5 hours, 6 hours a day.

That's what I like. People always said to me like, dude, you're so busy, like, how do you do it all? It seems like you're always working. It's like, yeah, kind of like you are always doing something or, you know, waiting on something back from someone else or thinking about something or texting someone, but really like condensed. Like, like you said, you're having your breaks, you're going to the gym, you're cooking your food. So it's not really sitting down and, and being at work for 8 hours straight, which I think leads to the burnout that you get. So like being an entrepreneur or whatever, as long as you're always kind of just pushing the ball along, uh, you don't have to be seated at a desk for 8 hours a day, which I think is a very important distinction and make sure that you don't lead to burnout because no one's, no one's productive if they sit down and it's unhealthy and you know, if you're working like that, what the fuck's the point anyway?

Yeah, 100%. I mean, it's way more enjoyable to like take breaks throughout the day and like let your mind like, you know, like, um, what is it, like restart a little bit, you know, not just burning out like you just said. Yeah, reset.

Uh, the caffeine, are you still doing the Sober, uh, Sober May or just having a break for the next team?

Oh, okay. So I quit. I completely quit nicotine like 13 days ago. So that's not counting. Oh yeah, I have, I have the numbers on my bathroom mirror and I cross them out every day. It's hard, man. I, uh, it's, it's really hard because I've—

it's easy.

I'm— I was really addicted. You're right, it's super easy. I was really addicted to nicotine for a long time, um, and it would get like Worse and better, of course, like up and down. But started in high school, so like 6, 5, 6 years ago. Um, yeah, and it got like— right before I quit, it was pretty bad. Um, I was hitting it constantly, all the time.

I bet, right?

Just like— yeah, yeah. So I went in high school, it was JUULs, and then it was vapes, and then mods. And then I quit all of that because I watched Peaky Blinders. I started smoking cigarettes. I was like, I'm fucking— I said, I'm smoking cigarettes. Vapes are gay. Like, And then I started hand rolling. I started hand rolling my own cigarettes for a year. Okay. Or something like that.

Yeah.

And then I, uh, and then I stopped smoking cigarettes. Well, I want to, I want to make a point. When I was smoking cigarettes, I like convinced everyone because like all my friends were like, dude, why are you smoking cigarettes? And I'm like, uh, they're actually better than vapes because this has 1.8 milligrams of nicotine in it. And plus I'm only going to smoke like 3 a day. And that vape, you're like, you're consuming way more smoke carcinogens and nicotine than I am. So it's like, this is better.

Yeah.

And it's like real-ish tobacco.

Yeah, it's like getting organic tobacco. It's like you pick the plant, you dry it. Like, that's got to be 100 times better than the bathtub chemicals that you're sucking on all day with the vape.

100%. Yeah, that's how I explained it to them. And they all kind of like looked and they're like, oh, okay, like, I guess I understand a little bit. But yeah, so I quit. I quit cigarettes, went back to the vape, and then I just smoked like a train. And then finally I felt so, so sick. And then the next morning I was like, fuck this, I'm done. Like, I was, I was, I was angry. I was like being like very edgy and angry all the time and I was like, fuck this, I'm done. I don't want to do anymore. So I just stopped.

Yeah.

So yeah, to bring that back around now, I abuse caffeine instead. My caffeine intake has gone up, but I'm nicotine free. So I mean, I'm going to, I'm going to let this stimulant, I'm going to allow it to happen and then bring it back down over time. Yeah. But right now I'm probably consuming like 300-400 milligrams of caffeine a day. Okay.

That's a tidy amount. Is that coffees or Bangs or what are you having?

So yeah, it's going to be— it's going to be Nespressos, espresso shots, coffees, nitro cold brews, and maybe an energy drink here and there. Right. Yeah.

Yeah. Well, you probably know my thoughts on that, but the— it's, you know, it's baby steps, you know. You get rid of the nicotine, it's a big thing, you've had it for years, and, um, yeah, that's a step in the right direction. But I personally, I haven't been super addicted like to that level, having it all day, but as of about 3 weeks ago now, I just quit everything. I was using it for kind of, you know, relatively mindfully, you know, like when I was writing, I'd have nicotine, have espresso most mornings regardless. But yeah, it was, it was just kind of at a point I've been thinking about it a while and I think that there's a lot of valid— there's a lot of value in being completely sober. And I've only been at it for, you know, close to 3 weeks, so my, my experience in it is not, you know, super in-depth now. And there's people been doing it for years and I'm sure they say the same thing, but Some things I have noticed is that the day just seems longer in general. It's like when you have a stimulant, yes, you are, you know, you could say above baseline, uh, engaged with a task, or, you know, your creative output is, you can concentrate more allegedly, uh, if you rely on it, whatever. But it seems to condense time as well. Like your experience of the day is less because you're Maybe you're more focused on one thing, but you're just like less perceptive and it kind of presses the fast-forward button on a lot of things. Same with nicotine, same with, you know, most stimulants that people use, caffeine and nicotine being the kind of two main ones in society today. But, you know, what else have I found? In general, just like I have energy to do anything up until bedtime and then it's like, boom, I'm tired. Like you don't have any slumps. Physique is better because you're— or my, my appetite has been, you know, higher and more consistent throughout the day. And, you know, digestion has been better, skin's been better. So, and I think like there's a reason the monks don't do anything like that, right? If you want to access the kind of higher spiritual levels of a lot of things, you have to cut out anything that might be polluting your body, you know, for lack of a better word. So Anyone, you know, listening, if, if, if you, you know, when nicotine or caffeine has been abused, it doesn't have to be an addiction to be abused. But if you're having something every day and you need it to function, then it really is something to consider, at least having, you know, a good month off to really ascertain where your level of responsibility and like relationship with these drugs is at. Because I think most people need that reality check.

Yeah, so what I want to— what's your goal with being sober? Like, why do you— why are you, uh, chasing, or I guess pursuing sobriety completely? Is it like just overall health and well-being, or is there something—

it's, it is that. It's, you know, mentally just being like, well, you know, I have used the nicotine and caffeine as a crux for doing things like this, you know. Oh, the nicotine helps me get into a creative space more, and I can talk and everything. It's like, okay, but all of that creative energy and, you know, God acting through you and whatever you're doing— my writing— it's like, that's always there. You don't necessarily need a particular chemical compound to unlock that in you. So I think part of me was just like, well, what are you like? Are you relying on that? So is it, is it the nicotine that's, that's doing this writing or speaking this podcast? No, it's you. And so part of that was just me. I can I can do this sober, I will do this sober, and I'll try it. And not, you know, I've never had any issue with addiction, shall we say. I was always able to have a week, 2 weeks off, but I think I'm just at a point in my life where I think it would do me good. I'm aiming for, you know, a few months and then we'll see where we're at. I still think that there's a place for these things like espresso and maybe a hand-rolled cigarette or, you know, nicotine pouch every now and then. In crunch times, especially with work. I think as long as you have a positive relationship with those things that they, you know, work out. But there's also, if I want to think about having children in the future, the quality of your sperm is dependent on the chemical composition of your body as well and how healthy your body is. So if you're constantly ingesting cortisol or sorry, not having coffee and nicotine, which raises cortisol, then, which is the stress hormone, obviously, then your sperm quality is going to be, you know, more anxious. And the state of your body when you fertilize the egg with your sperm is dependent on, you know, how day to day you're treating your body. So if you're constantly giving it good nutrition, sleeping well, getting sun, literally the biogenetic epigenetic code that you're delivering your children off through insemination when you're, you know, make a child is going to impact their entire life. So I've been thinking about that for me, and I think, you know, having consistent caffeine, nicotine, THC, whatever it is over the years, that it wouldn't hurt to just go through a slightly longer period of detox if it is— if that is something that I, um, want to do, you know, in the future, which it is. So that was really the motivation behind it at the moment.

Wow, yeah, that's, uh, that's good. That's impressive. Yeah, I understand. It makes sense.

Yeah. You want to have kids soon?

Yeah, dude. I mean, I wouldn't, I wouldn't mind, uh, being married by— what am I, 23? Halfway to 24. I wouldn't mind being married by 25, 26. Probably. Yeah. And having kids like maybe 2 years after then. I wouldn't mind that at all.

Yeah, I reckon.

I think that—

sure.

Yeah, by 30. Yeah, for sure. I would— that'd be totally cool. And even if I had kids throughout my early 30s and had more, because I want to have— I don't want to just have 1 or 2. Um, yeah, the sooner the better, because in my opinion, like, did you watch my podcast with Iman, uh, Gazi?

No. Yeah, but I will.

Okay. You should, you should go check that out. Um, me and Iman agree on a lot of things, but one thing we're completely different on is he wanted kids when he was like late 30s and I wanted in a couple of years, um, if possible. And he had a fear of missing out on like life, um, things that you can't do when you have a family and children. Yeah. Uh, and I had like also a fear of missing out, but in the complete opposite.

Mm-hmm.

So it's like, mm, I wanna have kids younger so that I can see them grow up. And like do all of the things that, um, I enjoyed so much throughout life. Like, you know, the first time you do something, it's really like incredible. And it's, it's an experience, uh, experience that imprints on you. And it's like amazing to witness that in people as well. So like, for example, I'll give you an example, a materialistic one. Like, I got my, my car, my dream car, my R8, and I took it for a drive for the first time and it was incredible. Uh, and then, you know, you keep driving it, you get used to it, but then there's, um, some sort of satisfaction you get when you take other people in that car for the first time and you see them react because you're kind of living through them. They're like, oh my God, this is so crazy. And so you get to like relive it a little bit. I think it's the exact same with kids. You get to relive all of those amazing things through your kids as they grow up, learning, you know, seeing them drive for the first time, seeing them fall in love, seeing them like do all that beautiful stuff. Um, and if you do it young enough then you get to live, uh, through your grandchildren as well. And you get to see your kids do what you did when you were that age.

So you get to do it again. So it's like, yeah, yeah.

But in a different way. So it's, it's the younger, in my opinion, the better. Also the more like healthy you are, the more free you are. Yeah. Um, and plus like I've, I've talked to people that are older and they're, they're all said like that they've talked to people that are older. Uh, and, and one of the biggest regrets people have is not having more kids.

Yeah.

And so, yeah, it's like, it's, it's, it's like one of the biggest investments you can make in your life. Um, you know, you're gonna do it and you're, you know, hopefully those kids will be there when you die and they're gonna continue living on. So it's like, you know, there's, there's nothing quite as important as that, as procreation, like, from a biological, like, uh, natural duty as a human.

Yeah.

But also as like a um, fulfilling, just like happiness seeing them experience that. And then what makes everything even better is if you choose someone carefully and you don't settle, like, and you, and you really can like, uh, practice love well and marriage well, you get to pick someone that's like so cool and then do all of that with them. So it's like, dude, I can't wait. That's like, sounds like the best thing ever. Yeah, so I can't wait for that.

I agree with you 100%. It's, it's really the most monumentous task and most important task that we have, because you're creating versions of yourself and downloading the software into their minds that's going to help them do the best that they can, but also make the most positive impact. It's like when you have a— when you have any, uh, an interaction with someone and it goes really well and you inspire them, or you just help them out with a problem, or you just you know, you make them feel better that day and then they go on to someone else, their family maybe once they're at home and they are in a great mood and they positively impact their family and then all their family members the next day are just happy with life because they had a really great night with their dad last night or something like that. So this is chain reaction that all starts with something that you told them, a bit of advice. Now think about that metric with every single person that your kid interacts with across their whole life because of the life lessons that you instill in them and, you know, the code of ethics, the morals that you give to them. So that kind of project as a parent is the most important thing you're going to do when you have, you know, upwards of— I probably want 6, 8 kids minimum. I think that's a good, a good number. So that kind of Butterfly network spread effect, all the families that they're then going to have. It's incredible. And what does that start with? It starts with you, you know, doing your thing. And what are you really missing out on is the other thing. It's like if you are, you know, a business owner or whatever and you make your own time, which I think everyone should aim to be in some way, shape, or form unless, you know, you have a job that enables you to set your own time and have experiences with your kids without, you know, too much bother. Like, what are you missing out on? Yeah, you can still take trips with your family. You can still go and experience new things. But like you said, you're doing it with these people that are with you for life. They're part of you. And really it's just fulfilling the most inbuilt drive in our DNA. So yeah, I'm all for it as well.

Another thing I wanted to— you kind of touched on something I even brought up in the podcast with Iman, and Iman was like, well, I wanted 7 kids. I was like, he's like, why do you want so many? And I'm like, what else are you going to do? Like, in our shoes, at least, like, I've— okay, so I'm 20, 23 now, and I've already, like, financially figured it out. And, like, by the time I'm ready for kids, like, we'll be sorted for sure. And, and we'll be far, far, far ahead and along. So it's like, what else am I going to do? Like, I have to have a big family. What else am I going to do with my whole life?

Like, my whole time just walking around, I'm not chasing— like, yeah, like Which am I gonna do with this?

So I might as well. Yeah, exactly. Um, there was one other thing I wanted to say. Um, totally forgot what it was. Um, I don't know. I saw my— both my grandparents passed away like 2 years ago, but before they did, we had— it was like my grandfather's 80th birthday, and we all went to this restaurant and rented out the back room. And we're Romanians, so Romanians have a lot of kids. But I remember it was them two sitting in the, in the center, in the back, and then there was tables that went around like this, like a C or horseshoe. And And there must have been like 100 people in there, and it was like kids running around. There was just noise, just noise and screaming and laughter and hugs and people talking, this and that. And I was like, this is crazy.

This is great.

Like, all this came from, from these two people, from this woman. I was like, that's crazy. And then now, you know, I used to take care of, uh, of old people. I used to be like a caregiver. My mom has been doing that. I was a caregiver, and my mom has been a caregiver for a while. And I have personally like gone and taken care of old ladies and old men. And, and like I said, you remember how I told you how my grandparents were sitting at the table and there was like 800 people there that I've taken care of women that were like alone in their house watching TV with like stuff cluttered and cats and stuff. And I've been in that environment and I've seen it. And that feeling was extremely depressing. And I was like, I felt so bad. I was like, oh my, like I felt really bad for this. This woman, I was like, this is not, not how I would want to be in my 80s. Like, if I was a guy, if I was a girl, just—

this is sad.

It's so sad. Versus the other one, the, the feeling I got from being with all my family was like just overwhelming and incredible. And I was like happy. I was like, this isn't crazy, this is insane, all these kids. So yeah, that's just what I said.

Yeah, it's— you're not going to regret doing that. And everyone that I've spoken to, I think you mentioned before, is like, the only regret they do have is not having more kids, or having kids— not having kids sooner. Because obviously the sooner you have it, the more years you do have with your children, and family comes first at the end of the day. So I know that there are some people that maybe their paths in life is not to have children, and the great philosophers, the great monks and spiritual leaders, not all of them had children because their their destiny in this life was not to do that. And there are people that, you know, I respect that as well. But I think for most people listening to this podcast, to like at least the young guys and the young girls who listen, who maybe they've bought into the lifestyle, which is like, you know, grind only, you know, date loosely, like don't worry about it, you'll do it later. Girls especially, like, just get a dog, like, don't want children. They've fallen into the brainwashing of like, oh, you don't want to contribute to global warming, like, it's so selfish to have children, like, these messaging and themes. Yeah, garbage which is pushed by, you know, mainstream media. And there is, if you go deeper into it, like, why is that being done? Because there are people that want less people in the planet. And that's a whole other discussion. But I would implore anyone listening to be like, just really think about what kind of values they want to propagate. And is it really that beneficial to just endlessly party, endlessly, like, you know, sleep around? And at the end of the day, you'll wind up in a house when you're 80 years old, when you're 80 years old with cats. And yeah, that's not a good, good existence.

Definitely.

What do your tats say?

Um, this one says "Drumumel," small, just small right here on the inside. It means, uh, "my road" in Romanian, or like "my path," "my street." Um, just because I'm very different from my family, um, and I've like went left, everyone went right. This one says perspective, um, which is, which is important in my opinion. And your perspective on things, it's everything, is your reality. Um, yeah, you know, you can— two people can see the same exact situation in two different lenses and perceive it differently, and that's life. Yeah, I have this one here, which is, um, this is the symbol of my company. Digital Wealth that I started when I was 17. And I have one more somewhere. Oh yeah, right here.

That's Wi-Fi. Nice.

That's my first one. So I, I, um, this one's like, it's like a pretty stupid tattoo. Yeah. But my ex-girlfriend wanted me to get tattoos for like 3 years and I was like, no, I'm never going to do it. Cause I was just, I grew up against them because I'm Pentecostal religion. You're not supposed to, it's a sin.

Yeah.

Um, so I was like, there's no point, rather just have a clean body. And I was driving home from, uh, the warehouse one day where I was working, and I was like, I'm gonna get a fucking tattoo. I just stopped and I got this. Then I walked in and I was like, look, I got a tattoo. No, it's just Wi-Fi, because it's like, that's what, um, enabled you to— yeah, changed the course of my family. Like, my family were— yeah, you know, uh, grew up in— not— I don't know what— I don't know how you define poverty, but very, very, very less than ideal situations in a communist country. And then they immigrated, they escaped, they fled in search of a better life. And then, you know, we grew up poor forever. And then internet, and then now we course-corrected.

So that's great. Was she happy that you got those?

Which one? My ex-girlfriend? Yeah, yeah, she was like, she's like, she's like, oh cool, nice.

Yeah.

And then I got, I got this one with her as well. And then the, we broke up and then I got my leg tattoo next, and then I go.

That's cool, man. The perspective one I've been thinking about a lot recently, um, and how everything is consciousness and your perception. So there's this— whatever this reality is, this physical reality, um, like you said, two different people can walk through the same situation and one can hate it, one can talk down on it, one can just see all like, oh, there's dirt on the floor, what's going on, it's a 'cockroach' there. Or someone can walk through and be like, 'Wow, the walls are so pretty, it's so— it's— the sky is so beautiful.' And, and that then becomes their experience of life. And our experience of life is, uh, consciousness, is reality. So, you know, I don't know why you got the tattoo specifically, but I can imagine it'll be some reminder of your perspective. Just like, oh, you know, your perspective, no matter how bad things are, it is merely a perception and a judgment on the situation, on the nature of what is. And that's a super important lesson to make because it then makes like your experience of life in any situation is like, well, I'm still eating, I'm still, you know, sleeping in a nice bed. And in business especially, like some of the things that happen, like don't go to plan, but then it works out better in the end with a different product or a better supplier or whatever it is, it's because you're able to see rather than just like you have someone that's like, oh, my plan fell apart, this is so horrible. They fixate on the same thing, the lost thing for like months and then they're unable to see any other perspective. And so just kind of like end up not making any progress and that I see a lot of people, I see that happen to a lot of people is they get stuck on a perspective because they're addicted to the emotions that that validates their ego.

Yeah, for sure. They get addicted to that feeling. It's a good point. Do you have any tattoos at all? You won't be getting any, will you? Wait, you're, you're, you're mute, I think. I can't hear you. Negative. There you go, I got you here.

Good, cool. Yeah, yeah, no, I would—

she said no, I'm still clean. Okay, but would you get any?

Um, I've thought about it. When I thought I wanted to be a doctor, uh, I, I hypothesized about how cool it would be to have like the, you know, the like the Sigil of Hermes, which is like the staff with the two snakes going around it, like I was like a jacked doctor and just like popped the bicep and then that was kind of just like on the arm. I thought that would be fucking sweet. Um, you know, I thought about maybe family crests or, uh, other things but never really been that serious about it. I'm not like completely, completely against it, but I think just it's, it's almost counterculture to not have tattoos any these days.

Mm-hmm.

Yeah, it's like I remember seeing a tweet where he was just like musing about why tattoos are, you know, so common. He's like, you see some fat girl with McDonald's tattooed on her arm. It's like, well, what's happening there? Like, why has it become this kind of not rebellious but just like almost like a liberal thing to just tattoo? Like you see in Oregon and places like that. Where, I don't know, everywhere, bro, everywhere.

Yeah, meaning, why do you think people get— why do you think there's such a, like, a bullish trend on tattoos?

I think it's because if you're insecure about yourself and you don't have a real sense of self and values, then you change your external self to try and attain value in that sense. The same, same reason why people like dye their hair. It's like, maybe if I go blonde, other people will like me more, or I'll like myself more, rather than just, you know, this is my natural hair color, I look good, and whatever. It's, it's like you see mentally deranged liberal people, they usually have their hair dyed, or it's cut short, uh, they have earrings, piercings. And I do think it's, it's some level of just like slow demonic transition and like the people that are really fucked up, maybe they've gone to uni and university and just adopted this communist ideology. You can see that they follow the same kind of physical degradation trends, which involves like mutilating your body with piercings and, you know, cutting your hair, shaving your head if you're a girl, and tattooing yourself. I think it's just like this warped sense of self that kind of progresses slowly and slowly into, you know, because you're unhappy with yourself on the inside, and it's something to then point to. It's like, this is my identity, this is this thing, this material thing on the outside of my body, this is me. Whereas that is just like a fucked up perception of what you actually are, which is the self behind all of the definitions, all of the labels, and all the rest of it.

So there's ways that you can change your appearance In good— there's good ways and bad ways, right? Um, why do you think people choose the bad ways? Do you think it's because it's easier? Like, for example, if you didn't like the way that you looked, you could eat healthier food and you could go lift weights as a man or a woman, and then you would look better, you know? But look, why, why would people like get fat? And why would people dye their hair? Why would people choose the outlets that are negative instead of like doing something better.

I mean, it's easy. You can go into a hairdresser and come out in an hour's time and you've got dyed hair, um, but you can't go to the gym once and then come out with bigger— I mean, you'll have a pump, so you'll have like literally bigger biceps for half an hour or so, but not to the point where like someone that's really down in the dumps can, can do that. And that's why there aren't many people with impressive physiques. Or maybe just vibrant, radiant health. They don't necessarily have to lift heavy all the time, but just taking care of the body and, you know, getting sunlight, walking around, which just kind of manifests itself in, ah, that person is attractive because they're taking care of their body. And you can see their level of health rather than, you know, yeah, like wanting this quick fix. And yeah, you might look a little bit better with blonde hair, but if you have blonde hair and then your hair kind of gets a bit less healthy and then you're not taking care of yourself the rest of the time. Like, it's kind of in vain in that sense. So it's just like a Band-Aid solution. But you also have at root, I think, people just like not thinking they deserve to look good or not thinking that they can look good. And so it's like this self, self-harm in a way by just like, like uglification. Yeah, yeah, exactly. Like, I believe on some levels there's the physical health, but, um, I don't know if you've ever seen that Roald Dahl snippet from his book, uh, The Witches, where he shows like a picture of this fat old lady, um, but she's looking like smiling, red rosy cheeks, and then like this skinny old lady with like furrowed brow, like super angry, and the the text basically explaining like a good person thinking good thoughts can never look ugly. And you know, even if they're not necessarily like classically attractive, their energy is going to be such that their eyes are bright, they're warm, they feel good to be around, like that's attractive. And they're nice because of thoughts and internal moral compass that they have, um, which radiates out with them, the energy that they're putting out. Whereas if someone is you know, negative, really upset, just pissed off at everything, jealous, all of that, that itself manifests in how the body like moves different muscles. Like you're angry, your brow is going to furrow. If you do that over and over and over and over again for years because you're angry and upset about things, then that's going to literally change the facial muscles in your head. So you generally like when you're 50, it's like, oh, that guy's been angry and upset most of his life. That's not very nice to look at. So you have these several things where emotions, quality of thoughts, and levels of energy are literally physically manifesting in the quality of your, your body, whether it's muscle tone or whatever, but also at an energetic level, which then affects organs, right? If you have liver cancer, for example, there are— the liver deals with anger in, you know, traditional medicine, ancient medicine. So a lot of the times people that have liver problems usually drink a lot, usually angry all the time. Um, you know, alcohol has to be processed by the liver, so you could argue that's, you know, that's why they're getting liver cancer as well. But there's usually some— in any cancer, in any area of the body, uh, there's usually some unresolved emotional issue which is like contributing to that. I'm not saying it's 100%, obviously there are environmental, um, factors that go into this as well, and I don't know the ins and outs of it, but from some reading that I've done, it's, it's like emotions do have at least some role in the health of the body and manifesting in cancers and things. And if you can break up tension, or even like forgiving someone— like if you hold a grudge against someone for years and years and years, that pit of anger or, you know, revenge, that feeling that you hold on to, you can literally like cause you bad health because you're just holding on to it and those emotions are just like fucking up your organs. Pretty interesting.

Yeah, I believe it, dude. I bet, I bet that there's so much shit that we don't know. I think the only thing that I know is that I don't know. I think that anyone that pretends to act like, like, oh, that's not true, like anyone that ever says, oh, that's not true, like, all right, you're an idiot. Like, it's like you don't know. There's so much shit that you don't know. Like And that, that physical manifestation of your thoughts, bro, I've seen that before. I've seen— I, I can see someone and be like, that's a happy person, and that's not a happy person. That person's insecure for sure. I could see it just by the way they walk. Like, you can tell. Yeah, you can like smell it.

Um, smell weakness.

Also, also in my— yeah, also in myself too. Like, during the, the more lower ends, depressed times of my life years ago um, a couple years ago, it, it's different how people talk to you. It's different how people interact with you versus now when, when you're like happier, more vibrant, like people just treat you differently. It's for sure, I've noticed it.

Yeah, for sure.

You drink— you don't, you don't ever— sorry, go ahead.

No, no, drink alcohol.

I was gonna say, do you ever like casually consume alcohol?

Um, I have done. I haven't drunk since Christmas, and even then it was like 2 glasses of wine. Um, just alcohol was like something I used to drink a lot, man. Like Australian college times, it was a bottle of vodka 3 nights a week. Was just like, really? That was like horrible, horrible binge drinking culture. Um, but like, it was like pre-drinks. Yeah, have a bottle of vodka and then I don't need any drinks when I'm out, uh, kind of mindset. And I was like 18, 19. Um, not good, not condoning it, don't think anyone should do that, but that's what I did. I was still like, I would have vodka with soda water and then like an amino acid mix, and like that would be my, my drink of choice. So I still kind of like was relatively healthy while drinking, still gymming, still eating well, and that got me through it. But yeah, I— it's not good. And since those days, I would have the occasional bender if I was on holiday or whatever and have a bit more to drink than I usually would. But for the past few years, it's been like, yeah, 2 glasses of red wine with dinner amongst friends, and that would be the only time that I drink because it's just not worth it. And I prefer being up and alert during the morning.

Yeah, for sure. I want to know, and I agree with that, it's just definitely hard in today's culture. I want to know, like, where did Sol Brah come from? Like, have you always been like this and you're just kind of leaning into it now and really expressing it? Or did it— like, was there like some huge life event that like made you change course or what?

Um, I feel like this has always been in me and it's just been a slow burn with finding the right vehicle to express it. I've always like seeing the things around me, seeing the way people act, and notice like, "Hmm, that doesn't really make sense." Like, why are you— for instance, like, I talk a lot about Stoicism and things. Like, I would always see people getting upset even when I was a kid and be like, "What are you doing?" Like, it's this weird, like, performative dance where, "Oh, I'm angry, I'm upset about things." Like, who are you doing that for? And I would still get upset, but not to the— you know, now I I just don't get upset because I realize it's a false emotion and like I'm reacting to something that I've concocted in my head if I'm getting upset about a situation or I'm losing my cool and that's a skill you can practice. But in the essence of Sol Brah, like being healthy, I was always— as soon as I had the knowledge of something, like I figured out, oh, going to the gym is good for you, then I was always logically attacking life by thinking like as soon as I got the knowledge, and I knew this was bad for me, okay, I'm just not gonna do that anymore. Like straight up, I never had an issue with like motivation or like, oh, I really want those lollies still, like that kind of stuff just wasn't really how I looked at the world. But yeah, just as soon as I accumulated some knowledge, I was able to share with my friends or, you know, my parents, and then it was just like a a pathway of figuring out how do I enable to work and monetize that. Because I always knew like, nah, I wasn't going to do office work. I did office work because that was just like, you know, pay the bills or whatever. But it was never something that I really felt deep inside me that I wanted to do. And I was always like, I always hated myself on some level for giving into that at I was doing like odd jobs to get by, like moving furniture, and I was a security guard and there was that rejection of it. So I was like, yeah, working these less prestigious jobs, but it was still better than the office jobs in my mind. But I think, yeah, just a deep dissatisfaction with the standard modus operandi of life and how you're meant to go through it enabled me to just be dissatisfied enough to be like, okay, well, there's a better way somewhere, and dig into that, learn along the way. And now, thankfully, I have, you know, grateful for this opportunity to share all that stuff with people in this way. And that's where it came from, I guess.

Nice. Um, why do you conceal your face?

Well, you can see me here. I need to give other guys a chance. Right? So it's, it's a level of handsome that the world isn't, isn't prepared for. Um, but no, it's, it's privacy. And like, it doesn't, it doesn't need to be me to be Sol Brah and like to get the message out. So if I can, you know, have a bit more privacy and just do my thing without it, then it doesn't really matter. At least that's how I see it.

It's not like a Batman thing where like you people need like a symbol, not like a person. It's not, it's not you that's the hero.

That's how it functions. Yeah, exactly. And you know, on some level, like, anyone can be Sol Brah, you know? It's right, it's not me as such. And while I do, you know, it is me on a lot of levels, but the, the whole, like, at least the social media side of it's like, this is this apex thing to aspire to. And I don't I'm not Sol Brah every single day, you know, in that sense. But I think taking me out of it, taking the person out of it, enables it to function as a mythos or a hero in some way. Not to, you know, whatever, but I like it better that way.

Yeah, it's cool. Me too. It's dope.

Thanks, man. Listen, I gotta bounce, brother. Um, but thanks so much, man. That was a good chat.

Of course, bro. Yeah, I'm sure we could talk for hours.

Yeah. Well, Seb Giorgio, where can people reach you? What are you working on?

So find me on YouTube. Yeah, find me on YouTube. Digital Wealth if you want Google Ads, but that's probably not most people. If you want to just consume some of my content, I would say probably YouTube and Twitter. So Sebastian Giorgio on YouTube. And Sebastian Georgiou on Twitter or @SebastG. So pretty simple.

Easy. All right, bro, thanks a lot. I'll get this up later. And this has been Solcast.

Thank you, bro. Take care. Have a great day, and I'm sure we'll talk soon.

Ciao.

All right, bye.