Having Confidence in your Channel - Do you?

I love talking about my channel if the situation is right! I'm very proud of my channel and what I've done with it anyway! I call myself an entertainer anyway though as I also do online e-sports commentary :)
 
I am building confidence with my channel. According to analytics both subscribers and views are slowly trickling in. In fact, I had fourteen views in the past day and I got four subscribers, which is exciting for a new channel like my own. I do hope it becomes viable to dedicate more time to YouTube, possibly getting to the point that I can do it as a part time job in the distant future, so I can focus on creating my own video games and passing on my skills to others who are interested in the field.
 
I dont tell anyone because if i get known from it, they cant say they werethere for me and supported me through it. Thats how people make you feel like you owe them something. But i also know my channel could be better so im not going to say anything until its where i want it. So i dont have confidence in it right now.
 
Well lots of people do not take this Youtube thing seriously haha. My parents also really contemplate supporting me on this journey and yeah I kinda understand. It is not a conventional career path, pretty much like building a company. So no I do not usually go around and share with people that I am doing Youtube - at least not at this stage; people will just laugh and make fun of it, and that will decrease my morale.

If you ask me whether I have confidence in my channel, I will say in general yes, but I will not deny I have doubt sometimes. Getting big on Youtube and being able to make a living out of it really depend on lots of factors, including luck.
 
All of my friends know about it, but I don't force them to watch it. In fact, I'd hate if that was done to me, so I don't do it to them. But I have total confidence about it.
 
My channel is too amateurish to be confident I will reach millions of subscribers haha But I am learning new skills and I have new projects for Youtube so I am doing for fun but seriously.

I hope you will reach you goals Missfushi :)
 
Lightsen said:
My channel is my art basically, and though I don't really take my art that serious, (Youtube started 100% hobby).
The fact that many people really love it gives me such a boost of confidence, I couldn't see myself stopping animating ever.
For me, it's the same feeling like when you prepare a lovely gift for a close friend, and you're just so excited to give them it to see their reaction.

I can't post often at all, so its months between uploads, and as the animation gets nearer completion, I get more and more excited to see what the viewers think.
months to create, minutes to watch, but the really wonderful comments will stay in my mind forever :)
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Omg! I remember your Magikarp video!!! I saw it a few years ago! That's very cool.[DOUBLEPOST=1450758857,1450758484][/DOUBLEPOST]I see a lot of true people here sharing their feelings. Confidence is something you have, never have, or you earn for yourself. It isn't always easy. I still struggle with it. I like to take a deep breath when I get stressed and look at all I've done. I look at the hundreds of videos I've made, tens of games I've completed, thousands of views and subs...and then breathe out and realize I have nothing but blessings. Just remember it is never cocky to be proud of what you've accomplished, whether it is hitting your first 100 subscribers, or your first million. Everyone has something to be proud of.
 
I used to be a fairly secret YouTuber until success forced me to go public with it. The funny thing is how many people really just don't have YouTube on their radar at all, until they find out you can make money doing it. Then they're interested.
 
I'm getting more confident about my channel, for sure. The people who watch my videos have definitely helped me with that. Creating videos has allowed me to become comfortable with the way I speak and come across on camera. I was so self-conscious about how I looked that it took me years to realise that people didn't care - they liked me because they found me funny. And that's honestly the biggest compliment you can give me, hands down.

Seeing how I've grown and improved in just 5 months is definite motivation for me. I'll be writing up scripts and planning new content over the Christmas period for videos coming in 2016. I've seen what YouTube can do for people and I'd love to see if it can open some doors for me, too.

I know it's a long shot and the majority of YouTubers who are known now were simply very lucky and/or relevant, but sitting back and watching from the sidelines will get you no closer. Even if I don't achieve thousands of subscribers, I don't mind. Whenever I'm done with it all, I can step back and say: "Hey, I tried."
 
I'm not really sure.... I mean, I am having fun making and working on videos... but I'll probably never have over a million subs whenever the time comes to retire.
 
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