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by willhinsa 1274 days ago
You only need 1 true fan if it's the right fan!

There was a (uploaded to TikTok) video I saw where this guy had 18 followers on YouTube, and just was not getting any kind of traction at all. I mean some traction but not much -- only 18 followers! Was about to quit. Then all of a sudden he got contacted by Oprah Winfrey's people about hosting a TV show about the ideas that he talked about in his videos.

It turns out that one of the 18 followers he had on YouTube was Oprah Winfrey's hair stylist, and Oprah was talking to her about this project she was trying to get started, and the stylist mentioned this one YouTube account she loved who was all about that topic, and the rest is history.

Every single person who watches your video is a unique human individual, and magic can happen from just one spark, from just one person!

4 comments

> You only need 1 true fan if it's the right fan!

Also known as an employer.

I think that's called luck... so apart from putting in the time and effort, work towards increasing your Luck Surface Area.
Who was that, and what was the idea?
Or better yet, just be the CEO's son..one fan lol