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Hey there,

During the Q&A in my Brand Deal Wizard course last week, a creator said, “I don’t feel comfortable interacting with brands on LinkedIn since I still have a 9-5 job.”

I get it.

When I still worked in medical devices, I felt as though I lived a double life.

I would spend all day at the office thinking about everything I was going to do for our YouTube channels when I got home.

Basically when I was at my 9-5…all I could think about was our 5-9.

And for the longest time, I was absolutely terrified that someone at my job would find out that I was a YouTuber.

Oh…let me list the fears:

• People would think that I wasn't working hard enough at my job
• People would make fun of me for trying to be an “influencer”
• People would constantly ask me questions about it in a condescending way

Hit reply if you've ever had the same fears! 🙈

I just didn't want to deal with any of it.

To be honest? My wife and I wanted our audience and income to grow…but not grow too much because then we’d be found out! 🤣

But then one day…something snapped inside me.

And before we get to that…

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Alrighty, back to it…

One day, I don't know what came over me, but I just started feeling sick and tired of trying to hide this part of my identity.

So I booted up my computer, my palms sweating, and opened LinkedIn.

My fingers were quivering over the keys as I added a new job position and hit save. 👇

Okay, I'm being kind of dramatic but it really felt like that intense of a decision.

And you know what happened?

People at my job…saw it.

Not right away, but about a week later.

One of my coworkers came up to me and said, “So I saw on your LinkedIn that you’re a YouTuber…”

I thought…”Oh gosh, here we go…”

But to my surprise, instead of making fun of me…they were curious.

They said, “That’s actually really cool, how long have you been doing that? What’s your channel about? Do you make money from that?”

And I just kinda…gave them my schpiel.

It was awkward at first, but after a few more coworkers found out, I gave them the schpiel also.

I got more comfortable with raising my head high when talking about this crazy thing my wife and I were doing on the Internet.

And don’t get me wrong…there were some people who were condescending. Even friends and family members. That really sucked.

But those interactions were the minority.

I spent years dreading this decision and not “owning” my real identity…for what?

The fear of losing my job? The fear of having a few awkward conversations? The fear of being judged by some people whose opinions I didn't even really care about anyway?

Really?!

So from that point forward, I was empowered.

Not only did I start talking on LinkedIn about what I was doing on social media but I started using it as a tool to nurture the relationships we were building with brands and agencies.

If you’re thinking....”LinkedIn? Who tf uses LinkedIn anymore?”

A lot of people.

All the people that control the purse strings and the budgets that you, Dear Creator, want to access (which is why LinkedIn is a major focus in my program, hah).

So if you're still living a double life, juggling the 9-5 and side hustling as a creator…

Remember: it's okay to be multi-passionate.

It's okay to be scared and nervous about how people will react.

But most of all, it's okay to not hide the true parts of your identity that make this life fun, unpredictable, and fulfilling. ✌️