Success is what we all desire and work towards with our own idea of it. On one hand, one may be aiming for long term success, working hard and not letting the long wait for the reward get to them, on the other hand, one may be looking for a quick spike that will bring recognition or income and pave the way for future plans. There are a lot of elements to consider when deciding for a strategy to reach our goals, and I believe what kind of a success we wanna achieve is definitely one of them.
First of all, I’d like to examine the case of Markiplier, who is considered one of the most successful youtubers with over 23 million subscribers as of now. He originally studied to become a biomedical engineer at the University of Cincinnati, but when his channel started to take off he dropped out of school to focus on his Youtube career. In a position such as this one, in my opinion one must decide on whether they want a steady job and a more guaranteed income or enter a more risky field to gain bigger popularity and wealth. In his situation, taking the risk paid off hugely. But does it always work the same way? Most certainly not.
My second example would be of another former youtuber, Ana Guerra. She decided to create a youtube channel in early 2017 but she considers the channel to be a big failure. She was supposed to be with a team in every video but they couldn’t manage to be at the same place at the same time, they couldn’t bring her first vision into reality as she expected and although the concept was validated, they couldn’t launch the idea off the ground. She took the risk and failed, but the experience taught her a lot during the process. She now has new skills in terms of videography, social media and leading a team.
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In conclusion, looking at both examples I find that if you’re presented with a good opportunity, taking the risk is the more beneficial approach. Despite the possibility of misfortune, there is always gain in taking a risk. Even if you fail at the specific task, you still learn from the failure for future successes. But it may not always be the right answer. The experience may not always be worth the time and energy you’ve lost. And in that case, planning ahead and weighing the odds would be the more logical solution.
