Thank You For 5 Years of Content Creation!

Five years ago today, I took the first steps on a journey that began with a promise. For years I'd always wanted to stream and make videos on YouTube beyond just random one-off stuff, but could never bring myself to take those first steps. Then one day I realized I wasn't getting any younger and just decided to pick a day where I'd just go for it and promised myself I'd stay with it for at least a year. If nothing came of it, I could walk away with no regrets. Those first few months were spent floundering and struggling as it felt like I was haphazardly throwing darts at a board I couldn't see. I won't lie, there were times where I just wanted to give up.

Then PSO2 came out in the West, and I started streaming and making videos for that, but it was still very much an uphill battle. I experimented with different things based on what global was getting at the time, and it was met with varying degrees of success. Some of you were around during the "Zeo_RPG" days as I struggled to find my footing. I knew I didn't want to do what everyone else was doing at the time. "PSO2 Lore" was the first major inflection point, and had that flopped, I was most likely done with this.

But it hasn't been all sunshine and rainbows, as nothing really is. Of course you have the periods of tremendous self-doubt and wondering if I'm even cut out for this. Then there were some missteps surrounding my personal views that alienated certain folks, which in turn led to stunted growth and a few missed opportunities. It did show me who my real friends were when that re-surfaced though. Then you had that banning last year which was the result of my own pride and indiscretion. That turned into a major boon. Those experiences taught me some valuable lessons though. When stonks are down, we learn who our real friends are and what we're really made of. So we've survived content droughts, character assassination attempts, and even a banning! We've been through some storms, for sure!

I am truly grateful to God and all of you who made this all possible! Biggest of shout-outs to the Zeoverse, past and present! Truly blessed!

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