YouTube is here to stay so why not take advantage of the powerful ideas creatives from around the world share every day?
YouTube has millions of creators posting content on a wide range of topics. Anything you care deeply about will be on YouTube.
In this article, we have curated 5 of some of the best YouTube Videos around personal development that can help mold you into a better version of yourself.
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Nas Daily: Why I Don’t Use The Gym
Nas, in this video, explores the concept of getting in shape without ever stepping into a gym.
The exercise structure he employs is as follows:
- One Minute Warm up and Stretch
- Ten 100-meter sprints
- 50 Push Ups
- 50 Squats
- 25 Weigh Presses
- 15 Pull-ups
- 200 Russian Twists and
- 100 Leg Raises
{Repeat three times.}
Although, you might consider this system simple, what makes it incredibly effective is that he performs those actions every single day. Yes. Everyday. That is why he got ripped within two months of using this fitness routine. And he has made it a challenge to do it routinely for 6 months.
If you have been struggling to get fit and don’t know how, try this and you will get closer to those ideas in real life.
Just stay consistent.
Nicolas Cole: How To Write Atomic Essays
An Essay is seemingly to most people unimportant. However, it is one of the most mentally rewarding skills you can ever learn.
According to Jordan Peterson, your ability to write convincing and powerfully persuasive essays can improve every aspect of your life. You are able to write your way to success in your career. You can articulate your ideas when asking for pay increments and even promotions.
Similarly, you can persuade almost anybody by employing the power of the written word.
Back to Nicolas Cole.
His framework is starting as lean as possible.
He teaches the idea of writing at least a 250 to 500-word essay on a chosen topic.
What I want you to get from this video is how much friction you are able to bypass using his framework.
He takes you through the process of selecting a topic, brainstorming ideas, deciding on a title, and finally writing and editing the piece.
Try and experience the idea of prolific writing with Nicolas Cole.
Gabe Bult: 6 Tiny Habits That Changed My Finances
Without adequate finances, it is almost impossible to live a well-rounded life.
Your daily supplies like groceries and your bills need to be taken care of for you to have a good life. The point is if you have enough balance in your account every single month, you can have a good life.
This video explores six simple but effective ideas you can use to positively change your financial situation.
First and foremost, become a copycat and mimic anyone who is successful financially. Obviously, they have walked the walk so thinking about what they might do in your situation can help you make good financial decisions.
According to Gabe, he asks the question “What will Dave Ramsey do?” and if he makes a certain choice, he picks it. Done.
Secondly, he uses the 1:88 rule.
This principle means that if you invest a dollar at age 20, by 6s you will have accumulated $88. That is an incredible idea. If, however, you started at the age of 30, you will only accumulate $33.
Imagine incorporating this idea into every money decision you make. It will profoundly and positively improve your finances.
The next is directing your addictive impulses toward positive habits. Everybody has an addiction. It could be social media, Netflix etc. However, swap those habits for better ones.
For example, you can start becoming addicted to financial ideas which can later help you redesign your mind towards a positive financial life.
Number four, have fun. Having fun is great when you spend time with friends and family. You don’t need to spend huge amounts of money just to cool off steam and muse yourself.
In doing so, you will keep your excitement flowing and your pocket will still be okay.
The next idea is to use what Gabe calls the $60/ hour rule. Choose any number you are comfortable with. However, that number should be more than you make an hour now.
As you start drilling this idea into your mind, your brain will start looking for opportunities to bridge that pay gap. This is one reason you can reasonably set a higher number for yourself.
Better Than Yesterday: Small Daily Actions Leads To Massive Results: Consistency Is Key
We all struggle with staying consistent with our goals.
But, due to how our brains are designed, we get good at something when we do it for a long period of time.
This is the main idea the video explores.
How small actions are done consistently can lead to big positive effects in your life.
Better Than Yesterday: Accomplish Everything With Mini Habits
You can accomplish anything big by scaling it down to its mini version.
That is the core message of this video.
If you want to become a writer and you have the goal of writing a book in 3 months. Don’t focus on writing all your words in a day. Instead, scale it down to the point where you will not feel any mental resistance.
You can choose to write 50 words a day rather than 1000 words which can overwhelm you.
Jim Kwik: 7 Study Tips For Better Memory
Memory is key to any personal development journey.
All the ideas you come across whether in a book or a talk have to be encoded, stored, and retrieved if you need to apply them to your life.
Jim Kwik, Author of Limitless, shares seven of his favorite ideas on how to achieve great memory to reach your goals.
Here are the tips:
- Set goals when you decide to learn any piece of information.
- Make your learning fun because emotion helps you to encode information better.
- Redesign your environment for optimal productivity.
- Reduce or eliminate the number of distractions to your learning.
- Break up your studies into time blocks. You can employ the Pomodoro technique to break up your study time.
- When you encode information, try to retrieve the information from your mind. That is when true learning happens.
- The last is to teach others what you have learned. You remember it better.
These tips are interesting and will help you achieve your learning goals.
Insight Junky: Goals Vs Systems – The Secret To (actually) Achieving Your Goals
Do you want to become a writer?
If so, write every day, instead of thinking about the idea of writing.
Above is the difference between following a system or process and a goal.
We ignore the day-to-day behaviors or habits that can actually help us reach our goals. Most people rather focus on their goals and shun the process needed to help them reach their dreams.
Insight Junky through this video will offer you golden nuggets into why you need a system and not a flashy goal.
Conclusion
These interesting ideas from the YouTube channels above will help you become a better version of yourself.