How do you achieve everything that you want and become what you would call successful?

如何實現你想要的一切，成為你所謂的成功人士？

Well to be honest, I don't really know yet.

老實說，我還真不知道。

But there's one thing I discovered that has exponentially improved my progress in life, in my work, has quickly helped me realize my potential, and has given me what I consider to be a true purpose.

但是，我發現了一件事，它讓我在生活和工作中的進步成倍增加，迅速幫助我實現了自己的潛能，並給了我一個我認為是真正的目標。

So what was that one thing that I discovered?

那麼，我發現的那件事是什麼呢？

Well I can't tell you that yet, you'll click off the video.

我現在還不能告訴你，你會點擊關閉視頻的。

I still need my retention man.

我還需要我的留守人員

I'll get there, but first I have to take you back.

我會去的，但首先我得帶你回去。

Back to May 28th of 2024, so like literally a few months ago.

時間回到 2024 年 5 月 28 日，也就是幾個月前。

It's 12 a.m. and I'm watching one of my favorite shows, The Bear.

現在是上午 12 點，我正在看我最喜歡的節目之一《熊》。

To provide some context for my situation, I'm currently five months into my YouTube journey.

為了讓大家瞭解我的情況，我的 YouTube 之旅已經開始五個月了。

I've been constantly working on videos, posting at least two per month, trying to make a viral hit, which was totally not motivated by that one video.

我一直在製作視頻，每個月至少發佈兩個，試圖製作一個病毒式的熱門視頻，但這完全不是那一個視頻所能激勵我的。

What the f- Trying to write something that tugs at the heartstrings of thousands of people.

想寫點什麼，讓成千上萬的人心潮澎湃？

Trying to narrate something that hits home for millions of people.

試圖講述一些能打動千百萬人的故事。

Jesus Christ man.

上帝啊

I edit, I color grade, I hit upload.

我編輯、調色，然後上傳。

And to my disappointment, I failed to hit the big scary YouTube algorithm.

但令我失望的是，我沒能通過可怕的 YouTube 算法。

But I'm not one to give up that easily.

但我不會輕易放棄。

So I do it again, and again, and again.

於是，我一而再、再而三地這樣做。

Still nothing.

還是一無所獲。

And that brings us to now.

這就是現在。

Wondering what I'm doing wrong, watching The Bear.

我在想我到底做錯了什麼，竟然在看《熊》。

And then it hits me.

然後我就想到了。

You see, there's a scene in season one where Carmen, who's the main character by the way, who's a chef who once worked in a restaurant with a Michelin star.

你看，在第一季中有這樣一個場景：卡門，順便說一下，她是主角，是一名廚師，曾經在一家米其林星級餐廳工作過。

In other words, Carmen is really good at what he does.

換句話說，卡門真的很在行。

But Carmen literally falls asleep watching a cooking video.

但卡門在看烹飪視頻時真的睡著了。

And then he proceeds to dream about cooking.

然後，他就開始做關於烹飪的夢。

He's constantly taking down notes for recipe ideas, or ingredients, or I don't- I don't know what chefs write down in notebooks.

他經常記下食譜創意或配料，或者我不知道--我不知道廚師在筆記本上都寫些什麼。

I'm not a chef.

我不是廚師

And as the show goes on, something becomes more and more apparent to me.

隨著節目的播出，我越來越明顯地感覺到一些東西。

This dude hardly thinks about anything besides cooking.

除了做飯，這傢伙幾乎什麼都不想。

And that's what did it.

這就是它的作用。

That's what made me realize what I was missing.

這讓我意識到我錯過了什麼。

Obsession.

痴迷。

You see, I was so engulfed in trying to hit the big YouTube algorithm that I forgot why I even do this in the first place.

你看，我太沉迷於嘗試 YouTube 的大算法了，以至於忘記了我最初為什麼要做這件事。

I love doing it.

我喜歡這樣做。

And the only way I can reach this level of relative success that I have in mind for myself, is to dive headfirst into complete obsession over my work.

而要想達到我心目中的相對成功，唯一的辦法就是一頭扎進對工作的完全痴迷中。

Paying attention to every minute detail.

關注每一個微小的細節。

Spending 30 minutes perfecting one camera angle.

花 30 分鐘完善一個拍攝角度。

Trying new editing effects with every project.

在每個項目中嘗試新的編輯效果。

Spending an hour color grading one shot.

花一個小時為一個鏡頭調色。

I'm not kidding, by the way.

順便說一句，我不是在開玩笑。

This shit is brutal.

真他媽殘忍

But it's fun.

但這很有趣。

I think it's fun.

我覺得這很有趣。

Spending hours and hours looking for the perfect music.

花上幾個小時尋找完美的音樂。

But not with Musicbed, baby.

但音樂床就不一樣了，寶貝。

Oh yeah.

哦，是的。

This video is in fact brought to you by Musicbed.

本視頻由 Musicbed 提供。

Listen, I've tried pretty much all the other music websites out there.

聽著，我幾乎試過所有其他音樂網站。

None of them have come close to Musicbed.

他們都沒有接近 Musicbed。

Before I found Musicbed, I struggled so unbelievably much to find the right music for my videos.

在找到 Musicbed 之前，我一直在為我的視頻尋找合適的音樂。

I wasted so much time searching for music that could convey the emotions and tone I envisioned for my project.

我浪費了很多時間去尋找能夠傳達我為項目設想的情感和基調的音樂。

And what did all that searching get me?

我找了這麼多東西，得到了什麼？

The classic that works, I guess.

我想，這才是經典之作。

But not Musicbed.

但不是 Musicbed。

No, no.

不，不

Musicbed is made for filmmakers.

Musicbed 專為電影製作人設計。

For me.

對我來說

They simplify the process of finding the perfect songs with innovative search tools like their AI-powered search by song feature.

他們通過創新的搜索工具（如人工智能驅動的歌曲搜索功能）簡化了尋找完美歌曲的過程。

Like, watch this.

比如，看這個。

I searched up one of my favorite songs by, I don't know, Noah Kahn, and it instantly shows me a bunch of options that are similar to that song.

我搜索了我最喜歡的一首歌，不知道是諾亞-卡恩（Noah Kahn）寫的，它馬上就顯示了一堆與這首歌相似的選項。

With over 60,000 songs, Musicbed has the largest curated collection of music for your projects.

Musicbed 擁有 60,000 多首歌曲，為您的項目提供最豐富的音樂收藏。

Well, on the other hand, these other sites really only offer you cheesy, predictable melodies.

但另一方面，這些其他網站確實只能為你提供俗氣的、可預見的旋律。

I'm telling you right now, Musicbed stuff is actually good.

我現在就告訴你，Musicbed 的東西其實很不錯。

Like, I throw some of these in my Spotify playlist.

比如，我在 Spotify 的播放列表中加入了這些內容。

Good.

很好。

If you're a creator wanting to connect deeply with your audience, I seriously cannot recommend Musicbed enough.

如果你是一位希望與閱聽人深入溝通的創作者，我真的不知道該如何向你推薦 Musicbed。

Make the switch to Musicbed and you can start your 14-day free trial with the link in my description.

轉用 Musicbed，您可以通過我描述中的鏈接開始為期 14 天的免費試用。

Trust me, you will not regret it.

相信我，你不會後悔的。

But anyway, overall, just continuing to push myself harder and harder and not worrying about pleasing the all-powerful algorithm.

但不管怎麼說，總的來說，我只是在不斷地鞭策自己，讓自己變得越來越努力，而不是去擔心如何取悅那些無所不能的算法。

That's what it takes.

這就是需要的。

Is it what you space out thinking about?

這是你的思考空間嗎？

Is it what you dream about?

這是你的夢想嗎？

Do you lose sleep over it?

你會為此失眠嗎？

Would you skip lunch just to finish a project?

你會為了完成一個項目而不吃午飯嗎？

No?

不是嗎？

Then lock the f*** in.

然後鎖上門。

If you want to reach that level of success and skill, you have to be able to dial in more than anyone else is willing to.

如果你想達到這樣的成功和技能水準，你必須能夠撥出比別人更多的時間。

You may not like the sound of all that work.

您可能不喜歡這些工作。

God knows I definitely didn't.

天知道我肯定沒有。

But that's what it's gonna take.

但這是必須的。

That's all you have to find something you love to do or even just something that gets you kind of excited.

你只需要找到你喜歡做的事情，甚至只是讓你有點興奮的事情。

It doesn't matter all that much.

這並不重要。

Set a goal.

設定目標。

Focus on nothing else other than just improving your skills.

除了提高自己的技能，不要關注其他任何事情。

And most importantly, obsess.

最重要的是，要執著。

And you want to know what happened right after I figured this out?

你想知道我想明白之後發生了什麼嗎？

Well, I took this newfound work ethic and I put that energy straight into my next video.

我把這股新發現的工作熱情直接投入到下一部視頻中。

I hit upload.

我點擊了上傳。