Beginnings are hard.
But everyone has to start somewhere.
Let me introduce myself, my name is Steve Kular.
I have been married to my wife Sureet for 23 years, we have four children, aged 21, 20, 18 and 11.
I was a Police Officer for 20 years (and a School Liasion Officer) before becoming a full time YouTuber - you should check out our channels ‘Magic Flicks’ and ‘Kular Touch’, and I have just recently started a brand new channel, which I have currently named after my wife and me ‘Steve and Sureet’.
1. Why this, why now
I have decided to this firstly because, I enjoy writing and talking, but being an introvert I still at times find it difficult to speak in front of the camera by myself.
I have been creating YouTube videos for the past three years with my wife which I really enjoy because I have a passion for movies and I get to react and review them, and I have fun creating videos with my wife, but trying to do it by myself still isn’t easy.
And another reason why I have decided to do this now is because I will get to share and express things more openly here, about my life, goals, family and all kinds of other things, even if I can’t do it in front of the camera.
Also, share behind the scenes stuff and other things I enjoy and like which I might not always be able to film or post on my YouTube channels.
And the thing or should I say person who inspired me to do this right now is Ali Abdaal - you should check out his channel - https://www.youtube.com/@aliabdaal - Even though I have been working on YouTube for quite some time, I still wanted to create a new channel about Self Improvement and Personal development (for Men mainly, but also women too), I have so much to share and I want to help so many people be happy and have better lives and I want them to feel good about themselves and for the people they love.
I have all the information and experience and knowledge in my head but was finding it difficult on how to create content which would help everyone, I had raised the bar very high indeed and then I was comparing my Chapter 1 with everyone else’s Chapter 20 and then the dreaded fear of the camera and on top the fear of failing too and not being good enough.
Like I mentioned earlier, our previous YouTube channels I started with my wife and they have been very successful, so I guess I felt creating content by myself I might not get the same response which will make me feel like I’m not good enough or I’m not good by myself or that people are not coming for me at all and only for my wife (which I am sure there are actually many who do only come for her, lol).
So my own insecurities and fears were holding me back, yet working with my wife doing what I already am, I knew I was happy and comfortable, but I also know I have so much more to give and so much more I can do and so many people I can help and be of service to, but to do that I must come out of my comfort zone, because I don’t want to look back and have any regrets.
2. What kind of community are you looking to build here
I want to build a community where ‘Men and Women’ want to become better in who they are and what they do, but instead of saying ‘Self Improvement’ I have decided to call it ‘Together Improvement’ I believe with kindness, love and compassion which is what we all want and need we can all help each other become better and improve together.
I want everyone, including myself, to share what works for us in our personal life, career, relationships, goals, health, fitness, dreams, love, marriage and parenting and also the things that we have tried that don’t work.
This is going to be Real help and advice from Real People who have actually lived it or are living it or have personally seen it or experienced it and have either changed their life or helped someone change their life, not people who have studied it as a profession or people who are only doing it to make money but have never really lived it or experienced it personally.
I am inviting people to subscribe to this kind of thinking.
A space for people who need advice and help and a space for people who want to give advice and help.
Like I mentioned before being a Police Officer and a School’s Officer I came across so many unhappy, confused and lost children and adults, so many broken people who only needed someone who who was willing to listen and understand and show them that they matter and that they too can be happy, that there is good in them and they have the ability to become better.
I could only help so many people then, but now I believe I can reach out and help so many more doing what I do.
3. Be specific
I will try to be specific as I possibly can, I hope to create at least one video a week on my YouTube Channel, about Self Improvement and Personal Development and also here I will try to do the same.
Not sure quite yet what day will be best for me, but I am hoping quite possibly on each Sunday that I can catch up with what happened in the week and share that here and at the same time I can also post an outlook for the week ahead.
I want to mainly discuss topics here about Self Improvement and Personal Development in all areas of yours and my life, but I might also discuss other things about my personal life and my passions too.
I am just starting off, so again like Ali Abdaal had mentioned I don’t want to set the bar too high, I am going to see how this goes and hopefully change things along the way to make things better.
But at the moment posting once a week at least will be great and I hope people come and join me.
4. Let’s Build This Community Together
I hope you guys Subscribe and help build this community where we can all IMPROVE and get BETTER TOGETHER.
Thank you.
Steve x
Thank you for posting this, it was an amazing read.
I'd love to know your thoughts on dealing with 'fear of failure'. Not being ready, that I might fail, it has been the most paralyzing thing in my life.