@ZCP finally takes a step forward to help more people!

[ZCP]

Some of you know that I own and run an engineering company. Others of you know that I've been teaching engineering for a little while now at the local university. Many of you know that I'm really big into making an IMPACT.

So after a lot of pushing by other Fastlaners, I finally got around to making a youtube channel to help kids in engineering / technology, helping people in their careers in engineering / technology, and generally trying to help people with the stuff school does NOT ….. mindset, money, business, figuring out your why, etc.

I’ve been making posts regularly for a few weeks. After a recent trip with a bunch of the group, I decided to up the anti. Another Fastlaner has a course / company that could help me with a studio upgrade, so I pulled the trigger (and invested some $$) and upgraded my studio so we can start delivering some professional quality content.

Would the community be willing to help me with a few things?

• Check out some of my old videos
• Check out the new setup and new videos
• Let the videos play to the end (even if you decide to mute me!)
• Let a few play in order if the YT algorithm suggests it
• Subscribe if so moved (it will be awesome!!!)
• Share somewhere that might have someone I could help (FB, LinkedIn, IG, other forums)

Would love any feedback as well!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBMncaNX4H04PIeBGFrDiA

 

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[ZCP]

50k views on YT. Channel is getting legs .... and I was in Europe for the past month with fellow fastlaners!
Bunch of content to get up. Going to begin building courses / calls / help for others. Big stuff coming!

Check out the growth via Superspreader! @BigRomeDawg

https://www.youtube.com/c/ZaneEngineersLife

 

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[ZCP]

@Andy Black That squirrel and I have been through a lot together!

 

[Antifragile]

thinking about doing a finances series to help these kids out here ...... loaded question:
what should i tell them?

new graduates, first jobs, starting life .... SO many pitfalls. SO much conflicting advice.
help me boil it down simple. what do you think?

@Andy Black @Antifragile @MJ DeMarco @biophase

1. Money Management

-Budgeting

-Saving money

-Avoiding debt

-Building credit

2. Investing

-What is investing?

-Why invest?

-How to start investing

3. Retirement Planning

-What is retirement planning?

-Why plan for retirement?

-How to start saving for retirement

4. Insurance

-What is insurance?

-Types of insurance

-Why have insurance?

5. Taxes

-What are taxes?

-Who pays taxes?

-When are taxes due?

-What are the different types of taxes?

6. Financial Planning

-What is financial planning?

-Why is financial planning important?

-What are some steps to take when financial planning?

7. Real Estate

-What is real estate?

-Why invest in real estate?

-What are some things to consider when buying a house?

8. Small Business Ownership

-What is a small business?

-How does one start a small business?

-Why be a small business owner?

9. Personal Finance Apps and Websites

-What are some popular personal finance apps and websites?

-What do these apps and websites offer?

-How can these apps and websites help with personal finances?

10. Frequently Asked Questions about Personal Finance

-What are some common questions people have about personal finance?

-What are some tips for managing money?

-How can someone get out of debt?

-How can someone save money?

-What are some good investment options?

-What are some things to consider when buying a house?

-What are some tips for starting a small business?

-Where can someone find more information about personal finance?

 

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[ZCP]

progress!


couple of podcasts w/ students coming up. helping them w/ questions and talking about life. have another tiktok working its way up. want to help boost views on it for me? stir up the convo w/ pointed comments if you would!

TikTok - Make Your Day

next steps are a podcast series, paid call setup, downloadable video / class, and an in person event or two
that should give us a good cross section and a skeleton to start hanging some meat on.....

thoughts? suggestions? direction?

great job and props to @BigRomeDawg w/ Superspreader! LOT of help with the channels!

 

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[ZCP]

 

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[ZCP]

There's a good YT from Hermozi on his call with Grant Cardone ...... Grant is like 'dude. you post 8 times a week. i post 60. quit trying to make it perfect and get it out there.' ...... same thing our fellow fastlaner told me. make it. make it authentic. help people. get it out there.

 

[ZCP]

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBMncaNX4H04PIeBGFrDiA

 

[Andy Black]

1. Money Management

-Budgeting

-Saving money

-Avoiding debt

-Building credit

2. Investing

-What is investing?

-Why invest?

-How to start investing

3. Retirement Planning

-What is retirement planning?

-Why plan for retirement?

-How to start saving for retirement

4. Insurance

-What is insurance?

-Types of insurance

-Why have insurance?

5. Taxes

-What are taxes?

-Who pays taxes?

-When are taxes due?

-What are the different types of taxes?

6. Financial Planning

-What is financial planning?

-Why is financial planning important?

-What are some steps to take when financial planning?

7. Real Estate

-What is real estate?

-Why invest in real estate?

-What are some things to consider when buying a house?

8. Small Business Ownership

-What is a small business?

-How does one start a small business?

-Why be a small business owner?

9. Personal Finance Apps and Websites

-What are some popular personal finance apps and websites?

-What do these apps and websites offer?

-How can these apps and websites help with personal finances?

10. Frequently Asked Questions about Personal Finance

-What are some common questions people have about personal finance?

-What are some tips for managing money?

-How can someone get out of debt?

-How can someone save money?

-What are some good investment options?

-What are some things to consider when buying a house?

-What are some tips for starting a small business?

-Where can someone find more information about personal finance?

All of the above plus:


"Money is the root of all evil."

vs

"Money is proof you helped your fellow man." (MJ DeMarco)


We earn money, we don't make it.


Money is all around us, constantly moving. Hence currency and cash flow.


An interest rate increase from 4% to 5% is NOT a 1% increase. It's a 1% point increase, and actually a 25% increase. Give an example of a mortgage amount going up 25%.


Borrowing to buy a depreciating asset (such as a car), vs getting paid to build an income producing asset (e.g. getting paid as a freelancer to build a business that works without you exchanging time for dollars).


FIRE vs Fastlane.

I'll drink my lattes thank you, and earn more instead.


How you earn your money is more important than how much you earn.



Loads more, but have to take a kid to the dentist...

Was thinking of doing a similar series too. Am currently doing sales stuff.

 

[Wouter]

Let the videos play to the end (even if you decide to mute me!)

Hell no! Don't sell yourself short, Zane.

Everybody: watch these videos in full, no muting, and like + subscribe.

This man has some solid gold lessons to share. Our conversations have been very impactful for me. #actlikeyoubelong #giveyourselfsomecredit

Keep the videos coming, @ZCP! I love the Friday Stories, and the new setup looks juicy.

 

[Kung Fu Steve]

Dude I've already said it but I'll say it again -- this is really the start of something special! Let's gooo!

 

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[ZCP]

Interesting. They say YouTube shorts can get lots of views and are a way for people to discover you. Are yours extracts from your longer videos?

yep, they are from longer videos .....
yes, the shorts are KILLING it

since Friday

 

[Andy Black]

Something seems to be working @ZCP & @BigRomeDawg

TikTok - Make Your Day

 

[OptimizingCENTS]

thinking about doing a finances series to help these kids out here ...... loaded question:
what should i tell them?

new graduates, first jobs, starting life .... SO many pitfalls. SO much conflicting advice.
help me boil it down simple. what do you think?

I'm late coming into this thread, but after sampling some of these videos, I think you've nailed it. I thought your advice in the "Useless Boomer Advice" was excellent. I will be sharing your videos in my department meetings.

I also watched the "Real Engineering Staff Employee Assessment" video and I was really impressed by the way you engaged with the employee and his engineering lead. It was obvious that you care about your employees, and are committed to their career growth and the impact that will have on growing the business. There were many excellent nuggets that I can use in my own assessment meetings.

I see lots of value in your videos and I wish you success all you do.

 

[AnNvr]

What will be the YT channel's name? I absolutely want to subscribe!
I'm not a kid any longer but the learning curve is a never ending story..

 

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[ZCP]

dropped 3 more videos today ....... another fastlaner talked me into to doing 'friday stories' where i talk about disasters / things i screw up. good times!

 

[ZCP]

Nice work on the channel so far my man! 100+ subs already. You're going to pass me soon.

What are some of your current goals for this channel? What's it going to help you accomplish?

just want to reach some people and help them see a way out.
my personal mission at this point in my life is to help impact people.
"I create people who create people" is my prime directive.
this also gives me the cool links like @Andy Black uses to not have to retype the same advice over and over!

@ZCP just watched the most recent video.

It's as if sitting with you there 1-on-1.
Love the content.
Love the production quality (maybe volume can be a bit up).

had a couple of videos where I hosed the volume. trying to get better.

All: want to help? Like and SUBSCRIBE and watch to the end and let a few play in a row to help the algorithms!

I'm also battling @Kung Fu Steve for most subscribers. So help me kick his a$$!

 

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[Andy Black]

this also gives me the cool links like @Andy Black uses to not have to retype the same advice over and over!

This is the way forward!

Keep giving the same advice over and over?

Create something to send people to in future.

Now you *know* you’re creating content that fulfils a need.

 

[ZCP]

If memory serves me correctly you can get a customized channel name after 100 subs. You should claim yours.

For instance my channel name: https://www.youtube.com/c/SharkScrapper

Yours could be ZaneEngineersLife OR ZaneEngineering OR ????

But some better than the random letters/numbers YT gives us.

yep! just got it!

https://www.youtube.com/c/ZaneEngineersLife

 

[Ernman]

Curiosity question: What's the production time to play time ratio for publishing professional You Tube content? Meaning how much time is needed to produce XXX minutes hours of live content. Documentaries are something like 20x - 40x including filming & editing, but anyone can livestream an ad hoc monolog selfie at 1x. I've been wondering how much of a difference that makes in developing an audience.

This is a great question. Being active in the YouTube creator community I can tell you this is frequently a point of discussion. From a purely biz perspective, if having a staff of videographers, editors and artists didn't lead to measurable success - well, we wouldn't see the big channels doing that now would we? YouTube has become a quality over quantity game. But the quality I'm referring to is all about keeping people on the platform. Can a small channel with little to no editing and using an iPhone be successful? Absolutely - many have done this. Can they compete with the likes of Mr. Beast - well, that's a different story.

I know a channel with over 10,000 subscribers who creates with nothing more than his phone and very little editing. He's a pleasant person who tells a good yarn...usually, and over time - 14 years - his audience has grown. To him he is successful at growing an audience because he's just having fun sharing his experiences. However, if one is approaching YouTube as a full time gig that makes money one can live on, much less Fastlane money - well that requires real work and investment ( $ and time). Developing an audience of 100K to a million - and keeping them - means capturing eye balls with a thumbnail in seconds and a title that causes them to click. Then you need a hook that keeps them watching long enough to get into the story for however long the video lasts. All of this requires skill and quality content: videography, story telling, editing, B-Roll, cuts, transitions, graphic artistry, and the list goes on.

Like everything on YouTube it is relative to one's goals for the channel. But quality content will beat crap every time.

 

[ZCP]

Hired new video editing service. Check out the new thumbnails!
Going to have a bunch of shorts and reels up soon.
Let me know what you think. Lot of content coming.

View: https://youtu.be/XGq14PSWgQI

 

[ZCP]

getting there!

 

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[ZCP]

Best video yet?

View: https://youtu.be/bnI8RQ6zAPI

 

[steve schweitzer]

i'm at 399 on YT, anyone up for being my 400th follower? lot of people to help out here!

https://www.youtube.com/@ZaneEngineersLife/about

I just did and am your number 400. Looking forward to watching your videos.

 

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[ZCP]

@Andy Black i like to think it is because i am slightly prettier?

 

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[ZCP]

a lively discussion on a topic I hit often on Linkedin

Stephanie Yu on LinkedIn: Entry-level roles should require 0 years of experience. It’s not 1 year.… | 2,250 comments

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www.linkedin.com

 

[ZCP]

affiliate link Jason gave me for his course if interested
...... so ZEL maybe can recoup some cost! https://zaneenglife.krtra.com/t/aZvXwkE1nDa4
really, really top notch course!

 

[Andy Black]

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Looking good Zane. When will you lose the squirrel?

Good luck with your channel and helping more people.

 

[ZCP]

I can't figure out if I'm an idiot and overlooking it, or if you didn't post a link to the YouTube channel? How do we find it?
@ZCP

Lol. Did I even post it?? Doh.... see above!

 

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[Kalactose]

Some of you know that I own and run an engineering company. Others of you know that I've been teaching engineering for a little while now at the local university. Many of you know that I'm really big into making an IMPACT.

So after a lot of pushing by other Fastlaners, I finally got around to making a youtube channel to help kids in engineering / technology, helping people in their careers in engineering / technology, and generally trying to help people with the stuff school does NOT ….. mindset, money, business, figuring out your why, etc.

I’ve been making posts regularly for a few weeks. After a recent trip with a bunch of the group, I decided to up the anti. Another Fastlaner has a course / company that could help me with a studio upgrade, so I pulled the trigger (and invested some $$) and upgraded my studio so we can start delivering some professional quality content.

Would the community be willing to help me with a few things?

• Check out some of my old videos
• Check out the new setup and new videos
• Let the videos play to the end (even if you decide to mute me!)
• Let a few play in order if the YT algorithm suggests it
• Subscribe if so moved (it will be awesome!!!)
• Share somewhere that might have someone I could help (FB, LinkedIn, IG, other forums)

Would love any feedback as well!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBMncaNX4H04PIeBGFrDiA

I'm an engineering student so I will definitely be subscribed to your channel.

 

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