Scarborough Seafront

📘 MY BOOK – Creator, Father & Survivor

I wrote this book myself.
Not a ghostwriter. Not a brand. Me.

Creator, Father & Survivor is my real story — the parts you see on YouTube, and the parts you don’t.

This book goes deeper than the channel. It’s about real life, not highlight reels.

Inside the book, I talk honestly about:
• growing up and where I came from
• becoming a dad and what that responsibility really feels like
• mental health, anxiety, burnout, and coping
• work, pressure, money worries, and survival
• mistakes I’ve made and lessons I learned the hard way
• why creating content became more than “just YouTube”
• how chaos, humour, and honesty kept me going

If you’ve ever felt like you’re just trying to get through life one day at a time, this book is for you.

If you’ve followed Random & Desperate, this is the unfiltered version — the backstory, the context, and the things that are hard to say on camera.

📚 WHERE TO GET IT

The book is available ONLY on Amazon — nowhere else.

You can get it in three formats, depending on how you like to read:

📱 eBook
Perfect if you want to start straight away or read on your phone or Kindle.

📖 Paperback
A proper physical copy you can hold, underline, and come back to.

📕 Hardback
This is the most complete version of the story.
The hardback includes an EXCLUSIVE EXTRA CHAPTER that is not available in the eBook or paperback.

If you want the full story, the hardback is the one to go for.

👉 View all formats here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G576DJ65

Even just taking a look helps more than you realise.

🍴 GOUSTO – 65% OFF YOUR FIRST BOX

This isn’t random sponsorship — I actually use Gousto.

Life gets busy. Filming, work, family, everything going on at once. Gousto helps me eat proper food without standing in the kitchen all night.

You get:
• simple recipes
• fresh ingredients delivered
• loads of choice
• no food waste

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🎥 WELCOME TO RANDOM & DESPERATE

This channel isn’t polished or staged.
It’s real life.

On this channel you’ll find:
• UK travel & seaside towns
• everyday chaos and random adventures
• family life and fatherhood
• honest mental health conversations
• buses, brews, pubs, and British life

If you like content that’s real, rough round the edges, and honest, you’re in the right place.

👉 LIKE 👍
👉 COMMENT 💬
👉 SUBSCRIBE 🔔

It genuinely helps keep the channel going.

💸 SUPPORT THE CHANNEL (OPTIONAL)

Nothing here is expected — but if you want to support what I do:

👉 Monzo support & shoutouts:
https://monzo.com/pay/r/random-and-de...

☕ Buy Me a Coffee – behind-the-scenes updates & extras:
http://buymeacoffee.com/randomanddesp...

🎉 Personal video requests (Cameo):
http://www.cameo.com/random22

🏨 Hotel booking link I personally use:
https://refermate.com/r/283/36654

🥤 Huel – quick meals when time’s tight:
http://huel.mention-me.com/m/ol/cb0wh...

🌐 Bing Rewards – what I use for searches:
https://rewards.bing.com/welcome?rh=2...

🎬 ABOUT ME

My name’s Steve — most people know me as Random.

I’m:
• a bus driver 🚍
• a dad of two 👨‍👧
• someone who’s struggled with mental health 🧠
• a content creator by accident

This channel started as a way to cope, and turned into a community.

Nothing fancy. Just real life.

🌍 CONNECT WITH ME

📘 Facebook:
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🎵 TikTok:
  / random_and_desperate  

📸 Instagram:
  / randomanddesperate  

🐶 GIVING BACK

I donate 5% of all income to Dogs Trust 🐾
By watching, liking, sharing, or supporting the channel, you’re helping animals in need too.

👉 https://www.dogstrust.org.uk/

📧 CONTACT

Email:
Localhottiewanted@gmail.com