What have you been working on, you ask? I’ve actually been working on several things in my life. The main thing that I’m working on is myself. For the sake of this topic, One of the main thing that i’ve been working on is improving my small YouTube Channel “Mark B’s Perspective https://www.youtube.com/@Mark100years. Though I’ve had my YouTube Channel for several yeas, I’ve only taken it serious for about a year now. I have my video podcast “Mark B’s Perspective” on my channel. I discuss several different topics on my channel. As I mentioned that I’m a small youtube channel, but I can actually see small growth. I’m at the point in my life where I’m learning to celebrate the small wins. I look at my channel as a small win. I see a few new subscribers each month. My videos are being watched and the channel is gaining traction. If you find my content interesting, I ask that you subscribe to my channel. Thanks for reading this post.
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Get Rid of “Try”
There are a lot of words that I would like to use a lot less in my vocabulary. https://open.spotify.com/show/3ZHBhBOd4dfiJHGQeNWkG1?si=qary459HSAKliMdUxfHnqA The one that I chose in this case would be the word “Try.” This is not because the word try is a bad word. Actually, the word try do is motivational as we try new things. I do think that the word Try has the potential to set us up for failure. Why do I say that the word “Try” has the potential to set us up for failure?
I say this because the word Try leaves room for an easy exit when working on a task. I sometimes use that word with reservations where I can quit at any time. I would then have the liberty to say, well at least I tried. I don’t discourage anyone from trying anything new. In fact, I encourage anyone to try new things. Trying new things is what keep us moving forward and adding excitement to our lives. I do think that it’s better for me to approach any task with the mentality that I’m pursuing something or working on something. So today, I’m working to use the word Try a lot less in my vocabulary. I’m officially replacing the word try with the word working (working on).
10th Year Book Anniversary
I can remember it like it was yesterday. I finally finished and self-published my first book “100 Years: A Journey to End a Vicious Cycle.” I didn’t actually choose to be an Author, being an Author chose me. I say this because I realized that I needed to make significant changes in my life after serving more than a decade in prison. While in the process of making these changes, I realized that I was in the midst of a family vicious cycle. I noticed that many of the males in my family ended up in prison. I wrote down the names of my cousins and myself who’ve been in prison and added the time spent. With about 5 or 6 individuals, we quickly past 100 years in prison. This is where the title “100 Years” comes from. I knew at that moment that I had to do all that I could to break this vicious cycle. In addition to making positive changes in my own life, I then wrote the book. I poured my heart out and took responsibility for the part that I played in this story. I had to be honest with myself in this process. Though it was painful, it had to be done. My goal is now to prevent others from following in my footsteps. Mark thanks anyone who purchased, read, or supported his book in any way.
I have several ways that I plan on celebrating my 10th year Anniversary. Most of those ways are still in the developmental stages. I will start by having a Book Reading on YouTube LiveStream on Sunday. Share in the comments, if you’re interested in attending this Book Reading. I will send you a link to the Live Reading. This will be on my YouTube Channel http://www.youtube.com/@mark100years. I encourage you to attend this celebration. The book is available on amazon I encourage you to attend this book reading livestream and celebrate help celebrate this 10 Year Anniversary.
Journey 100 Years (Mark B's Perspective) 