She would say... Can someone pls explain... to me that analogy... she was saying about the bucket... and the water drops? What R those drops??supposed to represent?? R they tears? yeah? she's saying... we haffta go cry a bowl of tears?? to achieve our goals? Is that what you wanna do? Cry a bowl of tears? yeah? you wanna go cry yourself a bowl of tears?? okie then.... yeah/no.... sweetheart... yeah/no...yeah you go ahead this time sweetheart .... Imma go sober up... so I can go work on our goals.
Julie is what happens when a really beautiful person is also very down to earth and okay with exposing who they are as a human to the rest of the world. None of that is easy. Julie is one of my all-time favourite (yeah, we Canadians spell it with a 'u') TH-camrs. She deserves all the successes.
Yes, favoUrite. She adds coloUr to my day when I put aside the daily laboUr to watch one of her videos. She is honoUrable and has pursued this endeavoUr with great dedication. Her flavoUr of videos are quite full of humoUr and I find myself discussing them with my neighboUrs quite regularly. I will harboUr one thought though; I kind of wish she'd done a faux TED talk first; that would have been a splendoUr to see.
We’ve heard Real Julie answer interview questions before- this isn’t similar to how Julie sounds unscripted. I really feel that even if it’s an authentic Ted Talk, it’s not authentic Julie but Julie doing a script. Like Albert said, this is EXACTLY how a ‘perfect’ presenter sounds, mannerisms, etc. None of it is like the interviews on her channel when she’s just being herself. And yes, I think it was all intentional because she truly is the greatest actress of this generation.
Funny I spent the first 10 min trying to figure out if this is another sketch or was it actually TEDx. Without a stage it really made me question reality. Serial killer comment was so Julie.
I was told not to study English or to be devoted to literature when I was in school. So, I focused on math and science...and I was miserable and failing everything. One day, a friend of the family noticed my situation, and he asked me the one question I needed to hear, 'Do you like it?' I tried to dance around this, and finally he stopped me and said, 'If you are kind to life, life will be kind to you.' It took a while, but I switched majors...and ended up teaching overseas, getting my work published, and still submitting material to pages online while teaching at a major college in my hometown. Thank you, Julie! Good to see you give this kind of TED Talk to those who still need to hear it.
When I first started writing fiction in my mid 20s, someone told me, "Perseverance will get you a lot further than talent." Julie, you have both, thankfully, and your story inspires. (Oh, by the way, I wrote five novels in 14 years, and received 150+ rejections, before making a sale with my sixth manuscript. Went on to have six books published over the next nine years. Overnight "sensation," indeed. (Though I never made much money from the books, I achieved a true lifelong goal in becoming good enough as a writer to be published by a "real" publisher.) Keep on keeping on, Julie. Love your work.
@@talalon4098 The first four were published under the name David Kent: titles are Department Thirty, The Mesa Conspiracy, The Blackjack Conspiracy, The Triangle Conspiracy. The last two published under the name B. Kent Anderson: Cold Glory and Silver Cross. All are out of print now, but you should be able to find them used. Thanks for asking.
There are very few people as original and funny as Julie. Loved all her pandemic videos and really loved her ‘mirror Julie’ as it shows both sides of a persons thoughts and feelings. ❤
someone please get this woman a gold medal, an oscar, an emmy, whatever it takes. put her on a mountain top and let her scream her wisdom down on us. loved this
What a harmful sentence "overnight success" is! Can we please stop using it? Any success story almost NEVER happens overnight, it's always years, sometimes decades, of hard work and discipline, that your effort and skills are compounding until they break out into massive recognition!! Julie, you're amazing 💯
My dream since I was a little girl was to become an engineer. It took me over 12 years after high school,, working full time and going to school part time in the evening. Love, love being an engineer! For me it was worth it. Sorry to lose a fellow engineer but so glad you found what makes you happy. It's never fun working around someone who is not happy in their career, no matter how good at it they may be.
I started following Julie's channel back when she made content for Tastemade. When Tastemade went behind a paywall I stopped following them but subscribed to Julie's channel directly. I remember seeing the number of views (sometimes fewer than 10,000) and thinking that it didn't align at all with the quality and consistency of her content. I don't fully agree with her assessment that success is "inevitable" for anyone following the formula, but in her case it really did seem like a matter of time until something of hers went viral enough to help people discover her content. So happy for her! Her success is well earned and she's far from done.
Yes you can work for ever and maybe make it big, but if you quit you are guaranteed to fail. “We’ll be singing, when we’re winning, I get knocked down, but I get up again, ‘cause they’re never gonna keep me down.”
It's always those that succeeded that will stress the importance of never giving up, persistence is the key, Yadda yadda yadda. Yup sure it is, if you succeed. Quitters never win, yup sure, but it's not true that if you never quit you will win, or suceed. It certainly would seem like it to those that do, and it's true, if you succeed. There is not a doubt in my mind for every Julie there is a least a hundred that tried just as hard, even harder, have persisted for longer than Julie has even been alive, have not given up and Still have not succeeded. Will never succeed. It's fate and circumstance. Julie is an incredible talented no doubt about it. I discovered Julie during covid, had a lot more time to fill, as have millions of other's. It's just as likely that had we never had covid we would never have known Julie.
A very pessimistic view. Success is different for everyone, and I think it takes time working at what you want before you can adjust your expectations of what your success is going to be. Not everyone is going to go viral, though that’s what many might want. Sometimes what people call failure isn’t based on their ability to perform their task, but projecting someone else’s successes into their story. I know some TH-camrs who post great content to a very meager fan base and that’s all they need because they make videos for a different reason. My friend streams on twitch not to become famous, but just because he’s having a good time. Point is, there really aren’t people designed to fail if they provide the effort. Sometimes the effort just manifests in different ways.
Wisdom is the realisation that 70% of success is just good luck. You must set goals and have a game plan of course but a lot of life even our birth place to privileges are like a lottery win.
@@Twizzybeatzz well put, success is from a personal perspective to a more holistic and societal interpretation and validation. Julie i think wants the personal and professional success of wealth and nothing wrong with that. I've never understood the martyrdom of artists I seen it as an empathetic response to a horrible situation.
Always happy to hear Julie's thoughts. She inspires me without making me feel inadequate. I find her positivity and humour genuine and I highly appreciate it.
A life time of work to become an "overnight success." Its the same as telling someone that theybare "gifted", when they have worked their asses off to get there. Congrats Julie.
So many non-actors need to see this. The best advice I ever got is “be honest”. First and for most be honest with yourself. Ask yourself, what do you really want? You know the answer. Just say it. Then, a close second is to be honest with others. I’ve been following you for a while, Julie (that sounds creepy) and I’m happy to see your growing success! -Ed
I like the "filling the bucket" metaphor. I feel the same, that I keep putting up quality music, and every once in a while when even a single person discovers me - they can now see a whole catalogue to dive into.
The problem is that once you get discovered, you have to have the talent to continue. I am subbed to Julie and she is hilarious. I look forward to her videos every week. With that, not everyone has talent. A majority of people thinking they are right around the corner from stardom are never going to reach that level.
Each time I see a "not-red-carpet" fabulous actor, I ask myself who exactly is an actor.....I've seen Julie and love the art of many other people whose work appear on youtube but can't name them, yet they are fabulous actors. I told myself I don't like watching movies (commercial movies) but then, catch me gasping at Julie's content .... success surely starts in the mind.... and need not be loud .... love your humility Julie Nolke and all the other actors who work hard to entertain us. Thank you. A voice from the virtual audience.
This is just AWESOME - Julie sticks her neck out here & basically tells people to follow in her footsteps, as far as ‘step one’ for achieving your goals & I think that really IS sticking your neck out, because that can be really hard. Way to go Julie, you are an amazing talent & I think we all continue to look forward to everything you have to show us.
As a fellow Canadian (and Torontonian) I just wanted to say congrats. Like many, I found you through your first pandemic video and then starting watching the other pieces you made over the years. You're really talented, and I hope for big things in future for you (this is just the start). That said, after listening to your history, I do think we need a visit from "Engineer Julie" in a future video...just saying. I think we also all want to hear "Mirror Julie's" Tedtalk as well. lol
Julie, your personal story is inspiring and heartfelt. You worked hard, persevered and it finally paid off. It does not matter if it was unexpected to others because YOU knew how talented you are. Now we can all share the success you have achieved. 💪👏
This woman is a genius, a genius that is doing her own thing. You can tell how smart she is just by the way she talks. After hearing this I can see how strong she is, absolutely inspiring.
'Without sanding the edges of your dreams' I love that! Raw dreams require so much bravery. Loved your talk, love your content. Wishing you success in all those dreams
YOU DESERVE ALL THE SUCCESS YOU ARE SEEING AND MORE! SUPER TALENTED in so many ways! WE'LL BE SEEING YOU EVERYWHERE over time and looking forward to your continued journey. sorry for shouting. keep creating!
This is such a common story. Truly great achievers, in any field, fight 10,000 battles (losing many) in order to win the war. Social media, like TV sitcoms before it, creates an illusion that everything happens fast, goes smoothly and with quick resolution. Congratulations!
Honestly, until the pandemic series came out I hadn't heard of you. That first viral helped me over covid. And the rest really carried me through the last year and a half. So all your struggle? Girl, thank you for sticking it out. Thank you for creating the characters you have. (I need more of Fairy GodMirror Julie, please.) The inevitability of the timing is really ironic. Prior to being stuck home, scared out of my mind, I didn't watch so much TH-cam. So over this whole time I've subscribed and unsubbed from many channels. But yours? Your writing and acting was such a blessing, to make me laugh and even cry. You have me for as long as you're here.
It's another time of the year. One need to set goals and take bold steps in achieving them. Remember success is not obtained overnight. You just have to stop procrastinating and try what you have always wanted, to improve your life and wellbeing Investments will take you closer to that your dreams.
I believe that the secret to financial stability is having the right investment ideas to enable you earn more money, I don't know who agrees with me but either way I recommend either real estate or crypto and stocks
After what has unfolded in 2020 I no longer see crypto as speculation. More as an inevitability. Even if it takes 10years to get to $100k that would mean the average rate of return with a daily $100 over a year is 100%, what asset class out there today offers that kind of opportunity?
Your success is well deserved. Loved your analogy with the drops in the bucket. Also realizing that every effort improves your odds and opens doors. If you enjoy the journey and are willing to just plug along, most likely something good will happen. May not be exactly what you wished for, but you may find it's what you want.
You are a somebody! I guess the donut was a Tim's?! Still waiting for our round of golf. You sell yourself short, all your work, the whole body of your strife is worthy. Your acerbic wit is both titular and worthy of praise. Mahzel!
I was one of your earlier subscribers Julie all the way back in April 2020. It's been fun watching your success on TH-cam. So many so called overnight success stories have taken years of work in the making. Hey even the Beatles worked at the Cavern Club and clubs in Germany for years before they were suddenly "overnight success". Congratulations Julie.
That speech is so inspiring! I've discovered Julie Nolke through a collab she did with Ryan George and watched every single video on her channel. You can see how much effort she put in all videos and how talented she is as an actress. Also, I love her humour and her way of acting out characters. Escpescially her "explaining the pandemic to my past self"-series got me through the pandemic and gave me a safe space to laugh and cry about the mad world we are living in. I think the first video of that series was the one that went viral. I've wanted to be an actress when I was a child and I loved acting in school plays, but writing is my one true calling. I know there's not much money to make in writing poetry, but I've kept on and self-published my first book, an anthology of my poms, last month. My goal is to make a living out of creative writing and work independently on my own terms. If that means that I will write social media posts and copywrite for websites in a start-up and get a bachelor in media design to pay for my bills, so be it. I will keep writing, actually I'm already writing my second book, a fantasy ya novel. I will get there eventually. I don't want fame, I just want a piece of the cake, however tiny it might be, it will satisfy me.
Thank you for this. Having struggled for many years (and continuing to ) as an indie no-name actor, the bucket of inspiration and determination and fortitude sometimes gets knocked over. It can be difficult to find out how to fill it again. Your words help me feel that desire to take yet another step, get back on the horse, keep fighting the fight. I appreciate you and your brilliance (a marvelous word with many facets) more than I can say. Here's to your continued success!
I love this so, so much. Overnight success is absolutely a misnomer! Way to work your tail off through it all and be brave enough to carve out the life you dreamed of, Julie!
I'm a little late to the party, but I truly love seeing her videos and all they encompass. Yes, Mirror Julie is a great foil and actually offers some solid advice ("he's not into you, maybe Teriyaki is not his thing"). She is so open and honest with herself and all the weirdness that we all think and overthink from time to time.
When I first saw you - on the explaning to your past self Covid - I thought you were totally accomplished - now learning you had all that material in the waiting - having worked so hard - your viral video felt like you'd been doing it forever - cause you had! Now that's creating your future! Bravo Julie - Absolutely LOVE your stuff! So talented - so funny. Beautiful inside and out. Shine on Girl!
(seeing this again)..I stumbled on this immense talent somehow...and my life is richer because of it. Julie, you are very gifted and Mirror Julie is a stroke of genius (and delivers some really great insights for all of us). I'm so happy that you have chosen to share your natural comedic/satirical/everyperson with us, often epxressing your own multiple personalities (which we all harbor, eh?) Thanks for all you do and best of luck as you venture into parenthood!
That was very inspiring. I love that the focus is about the process of the work put in - particularly for that length of time, because that can be so hard and so tempting on giving up. On social media, we more than often see the end result of what someone has achieved and want that for ourselves, and it's easy to think it can happen quickly and the hard work can often be taken for granted. Thanks Julie for highlighting the value in the belief and the process.
As a person who found Julie through the covid video, i am still a fan and was surprised i hadn’t found her sooner. I hear that a lot of TH-camrs find success after like 4-5 years of hard work. The ‘overnight’ success is just that one video that takes off and overnight you go from being small to being huge. But the path is a LONG one that takes years. Great video Julie! Also i can totally see that part of Julie’s online persona is just her.
Very inspiring message! Been following Julie for years and always wondered why she wasn't more "popular" or in a big screen production.Glad she finally go the recognition she deserved!
Some people are made “stars” by studio hype, and some people build their success from the ground up. Julie is funny, witty, and a very hard worker. I met a lot of obstacles in my career and got beyond them by the same strategies she used: lots of irons in the fire, lots of volunteer or low paid positions, and the jobs that others would not take, that got me experience and exposure, and finally pivoting away from my “dream” job after nine years of dead ends to pursue a different path that led to greater job satisfaction and success than would have ever been possible on my original intended path. This video is gold.
she's exactly right--i also found her by the covid videos, and stayed because there was other good content to stay for. glad to hear she's been able to use this to take steps towards what she really wants to do!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. I have enjoyed your videos for over a year. Today i wached this TEDx TALK. (Not my favorite way to waste time on TH-cam, not when there is 'anything else' to watch on TH-cam.) I watched you, becuase i really enjoy your videos. The Mirror Mirror stuff is classic. I will share here that i have owned a nice airplane for about 7 or 8 years now. But, talk about having to keep your head down, and trusting the process... wow I have yet to be brave or confident enough, to fly from here to far, far away. Sure, i fly around the airport, so close you could rush right back and land if I were to panic. I just keep pushing, and pushing, and it can be very disapointing to not be at the end goal. Your talk today really reminds me to just stay with it. MY GOAL: To be a safe and capable pilot of my airplane. To be able to take myself, and my wife traveling around Northern California and the Pacific Northwest. best regards, Brian OConnor Northern California, USA N32693
So great to see Julie lay out her strategy. As someone who discovered her along the the millions when she was "Explaining the pandemic to her past self" I think the only thing ahee left out of this talk was the sharp and brilliant comedy she developed in her writing. That bucket of crazy stories is hilarious. I hope as well as starring in films she goes on to keep creating those expressive girl characters that are really speaking for so many of us.
This was exactly what I needed to hear right now! My big dream is to one day be a famous author and make my comics into a successful animated cartoon! My short term goal right now is to launch my queer murder mystery business. I’d been feeling disheartened the past couple of weeks, paying for advertising and doing lots of plugging and having some interest shown, but not getting a single ticket sale for either of my events that I put up so far, but this is a good reminder of why it’s important to just keep trying! I’m only 25, I have nothing but time. I can wait as long as it takes. I just have to keep working and never stop! Thank you, Julie! I’ve been a fan of your content seeing your first video, and this just made me a bigger fan of you as a human.
It's hard not to love Julie. Like she said, I came across one video and I think I subscribed right there. It's really pretty difficult to get me to literally laugh out loud, but Julie has brought me to tears many a time. And, for someone who has really bad depression and anxiety; that's better than any antidepressant I can take. She's definitely a star whether she wants to admit it or not.
I love that you talked about "the formula". I've said this about most disciplines that the talent combined with the work creates the success. That success may look like "toiling", but 90% of the people who work "toil" away at their craft for years and then just retire. But sometimes that success can go viral. But if the talent and work aren't there, then virality is just luck and that luck fades into the ether. I SO appreciate hearing that said out loud.
I was a subscriber to her channel before her “over night success”. I’m sure all of her subscribers like myself knew it was only a matter of time she was going to 🚀. She’s extremely funny and her videos are so well made. Exactly like she said, take yourself seriously.
I'm so glad that found your videos! I started with one of your time travel guides and I was hooked! I tried to find all of your videos! This TedTalk was just another addition to your arsenal of content.
I think this is what most people don't realize what is behind most successful TH-cam and other content creators. Maybe not the formal training but the passion and perseverance. Yes a lot of them have that one moment where there career takes off, but there was a lot of heart ache and failure before that. Kudos to Julie for sharing the struggle part of getting to where she is now she deserves all of it. Her content is fantastic and hilarious!!
Julie: You are a genius writer, and actor. I notice that the natural authentic you is not either of the characters you so brilliantly create and portray. I was a bit confused today. I was not ready to set my expectations aside, and appreciate the real and authentic you. Thanks for being yourself, and not changing to fit predictable expectations.
I love Julie and her work- I’m subscribed to her channel and look forward to every post. She’s freaking hilarious and an unquestionably talented writer/actor. That said, I feel I need to address the big asterisk elephant in the room. We’re watching a (subjectively) gorgeous young cis white woman from a first world country talk about achieving success in her craft- including quitting other lucrative positions and career paths to which she had access. Taking absolutely nothing away from her, in the TedX sphere, we should be conscious of the relative nature of the advantages-vs-obstacles she brings to the conversation. Just throwing that out there for perspective, knowing I might receive backlash even though I mean no disrespect or disparagement. Peace be unto each and all of you who read my ramblings.
Yeah, she was REALLY underselling the role that luck plays in success, but I think her point about being consciously and unabashedly aware of your goals is really important and could profoundly impact a lot of people.
Agreed. Saying success is guaranteed if you follow these steps without the mention of luck or things out of her control (race, beauty, country of origin, etc.) is a very privileged thing to say. I think she's talented as well and it's nice to follow goals and stick with them, but there are plenty of people that have taken these exact steps to no avail, for reasons completely out of their own control. To lose sight of this point or not to even acknowledge it undermines this story and what a TEDx talk has always represented.
So inspiring! I remember when I was watching her video and she still had around 50K subscribers. I did exactly as she said here: watch her whole catalogue and subscribed to see more. It's a really good point that she made about the 6 years and it makes me really excited to work on my own dream life! :)
Of course, I first saw you in Covid videos, but as you mentioned stayed to get to know your channel and am following you ever since. Thank you for this inspiring talk! I hope your path will lead you to your ultimate goal and I'm looking forward to seeing you at an Oscar nomination! :)
You are very inspiring Julie ...so proud of your journey ! Thanks for motivation and showing perseverance pays !!! You're gonna soar even higher cos you're talented, brave and full of grit !
I understand and believe you have worked very hard to get where you are and been brave and determined ... but I have to say that it was amazing watching you go from 7,000 views to 28 million - it brought me so much joy
Love this Julie. You truly deserve your success and I know you will have a bright future and career ahead of you. Discovering your channel over the pandemic really got me through alot. I can always depend on you for a good laugh!
So I had to double check that this was actually on the Ted talk channel. Because knowing Julie, it was going to start serious and end as a parody 😂
I thought this was a bit! I was waiting for the pratfall and then realized this is her story. Dang. Such a talented hard working artist.
Me too!
Ahah! Me too!
There's an idea for an upcoming Nolke video! 😃
I kept waiting for the punchline. We did get a couple of small ones but yep, she was giving a straight-up Ted talk!
We need a Mirror Julie debrief about this!
I was actually thinking about what she would say about this video (she would probably be done in less time).
She would say... Can someone pls explain... to me that analogy... she was saying about the bucket... and the water drops? What R those drops??supposed to represent?? R they tears? yeah? she's saying... we haffta go cry a bowl of tears?? to achieve our goals? Is that what you wanna do? Cry a bowl of tears? yeah? you wanna go cry yourself a bowl of tears?? okie then.... yeah/no.... sweetheart... yeah/no...yeah you go ahead this time sweetheart .... Imma go sober up... so I can go work on our goals.
Agreed! hehe Well done Julie! You're such an inspiration ❤
We need a mirror Julie Ted Talk.
she shoulda done the entire talk as Mirror Julie!!!
Julie is what happens when a really beautiful person is also very down to earth and okay with exposing who they are as a human to the rest of the world. None of that is easy. Julie is one of my all-time favourite (yeah, we Canadians spell it with a 'u') TH-camrs. She deserves all the successes.
Yes, favoUrite. She adds coloUr to my day when I put aside the daily laboUr to watch one of her videos. She is honoUrable and has pursued this endeavoUr with great dedication.
Her flavoUr of videos are quite full of humoUr and I find myself discussing them with my neighboUrs quite regularly.
I will harboUr one thought though; I kind of wish she'd done a faux TED talk first; that would have been a splendoUr to see.
@@AsherWolfson Duuuuuuuuude, u nailed it.
We use the Queen's English down here in New Zealand too, never sacrifice that "u" in faviourite, Mum, or colour.
I'm from the US and for some reason I've always spelled words like "colour" and "honour" with U's for some reason.
@@cobracommander8133 "U"SA! "U"SA!
wow, she’s really honed her craft, that was a totally believable impersonation of a Ted talk presenter!
That’s rather unkind.
I'm sure she loves that comment!
Her talk was secretly given by mirror Julie.
I also think she would really laugh at this comment!
We’ve heard Real Julie answer interview questions before- this isn’t similar to how Julie sounds unscripted. I really feel that even if it’s an authentic Ted Talk, it’s not authentic Julie but Julie doing a script. Like Albert said, this is EXACTLY how a ‘perfect’ presenter sounds, mannerisms, etc. None of it is like the interviews on her channel when she’s just being herself. And yes, I think it was all intentional because she truly is the greatest actress of this generation.
Funny I spent the first 10 min trying to figure out if this is another sketch or was it actually TEDx. Without a stage it really made me question reality. Serial killer comment was so Julie.
Me too.
Me three
There couldn't have been a better complement to Ms. Nolke's mastery of her craft! Don't you think?
@@wentworthmiller1890 absolutely!
Same. Wasn’t sure when I saw the post. Lol.
"You never know which drop will overflow the bucket".
I never heard of Tedx talks until Juile was on it.
I was told not to study English or to be devoted to literature when I was in school.
So, I focused on math and science...and I was miserable and failing everything.
One day, a friend of the family noticed my situation, and he asked me the one question I needed to hear, 'Do you like it?'
I tried to dance around this, and finally he stopped me and said, 'If you are kind to life, life will be kind to you.'
It took a while, but I switched majors...and ended up teaching overseas, getting my work published, and still submitting material to pages online while teaching at a major college in my hometown.
Thank you, Julie! Good to see you give this kind of TED Talk to those who still need to hear it.
How is Julie not EVEN bigger
When I first started writing fiction in my mid 20s, someone told me, "Perseverance will get you a lot further than talent." Julie, you have both, thankfully, and your story inspires. (Oh, by the way, I wrote five novels in 14 years, and received 150+ rejections, before making a sale with my sixth manuscript. Went on to have six books published over the next nine years. Overnight "sensation," indeed. (Though I never made much money from the books, I achieved a true lifelong goal in becoming good enough as a writer to be published by a "real" publisher.) Keep on keeping on, Julie. Love your work.
Yeah!!
What are the names of your books?
@@talalon4098 The first four were published under the name David Kent: titles are Department Thirty, The Mesa Conspiracy, The Blackjack Conspiracy, The Triangle Conspiracy. The last two published under the name B. Kent Anderson: Cold Glory and Silver Cross. All are out of print now, but you should be able to find them used. Thanks for asking.
@@kentanderson1890 I will try to find one of them :)
That's an awesome achievement! I hope to write a book one day also. Thank you for sharing your story.
"Use your goal as a compass" - I will remember this...
There are very few people as original and funny as Julie. Loved all her pandemic videos and really loved her ‘mirror Julie’ as it shows both sides of a persons thoughts and feelings. ❤
Very smart and sound advice. Mirror Julie would be proud!
Yes, yes she would!!
Pretty sure Mirror Julie would say "This is why you're still single."
@@hawkname1234 Mirror Julie, is that you pretending to be "John Pettus"??
Hey, I was in your “audience of no one” pre-pandemic. Keep it up! Comedy is a tough gig these days
This is great! Julie has brought a lot of joy over the Covid year. Well deserved.
someone please get this woman a gold medal, an oscar, an emmy, whatever it takes. put her on a mountain top and let her scream her wisdom down on us. loved this
What a harmful sentence "overnight success" is! Can we please stop using it? Any success story almost NEVER happens overnight, it's always years, sometimes decades, of hard work and discipline, that your effort and skills are compounding until they break out into massive recognition!! Julie, you're amazing 💯
My dream since I was a little girl was to become an engineer. It took me over 12 years after high school,, working full time and going to school part time in the evening. Love, love being an engineer! For me it was worth it. Sorry to lose a fellow engineer but so glad you found what makes you happy. It's never fun working around someone who is not happy in their career, no matter how good at it they may be.
I started following Julie's channel back when she made content for Tastemade. When Tastemade went behind a paywall I stopped following them but subscribed to Julie's channel directly. I remember seeing the number of views (sometimes fewer than 10,000) and thinking that it didn't align at all with the quality and consistency of her content.
I don't fully agree with her assessment that success is "inevitable" for anyone following the formula, but in her case it really did seem like a matter of time until something of hers went viral enough to help people discover her content. So happy for her! Her success is well earned and she's far from done.
Yes you can work for ever and maybe make it big, but if you quit you are guaranteed to fail. “We’ll be singing, when we’re winning, I get knocked down, but I get up again, ‘cause they’re never gonna keep me down.”
It's always those that succeeded that will stress the importance of never giving up, persistence is the key, Yadda yadda yadda.
Yup sure it is, if you succeed. Quitters never win, yup sure, but it's not true that if you never quit you will win, or suceed.
It certainly would seem like it to those that do, and it's true, if you succeed.
There is not a doubt in my mind for every Julie there is a least a hundred that tried just as hard, even harder, have persisted for longer than Julie has even been alive, have not given up and
Still have not succeeded.
Will never succeed.
It's fate and circumstance.
Julie is an incredible talented no doubt about it.
I discovered Julie during covid, had a lot more time to fill, as have millions of other's.
It's just as likely that had we never had covid we would never have known Julie.
A very pessimistic view.
Success is different for everyone, and I think it takes time working at what you want before you can adjust your expectations of what your success is going to be.
Not everyone is going to go viral, though that’s what many might want. Sometimes what people call failure isn’t based on their ability to perform their task, but projecting someone else’s successes into their story.
I know some TH-camrs who post great content to a very meager fan base and that’s all they need because they make videos for a different reason.
My friend streams on twitch not to become famous, but just because he’s having a good time.
Point is, there really aren’t people designed to fail if they provide the effort. Sometimes the effort just manifests in different ways.
Wisdom is the realisation that 70% of success is just good luck. You must set goals and have a game plan of course but a lot of life even our birth place to privileges are like a lottery win.
@@Twizzybeatzz well put, success is from a personal perspective to a more holistic and societal interpretation and validation. Julie i think wants the personal and professional success of wealth and nothing wrong with that. I've never understood the martyrdom of artists I seen it as an empathetic response to a horrible situation.
Watching Julie giving a Ted talk feels Surreal
Always happy to hear Julie's thoughts. She inspires me without making me feel inadequate. I find her positivity and humour genuine and I highly appreciate it.
Julie is talented and attractive and her hard work payed off. Her writing is great. I’m glad she’s had success.
A life time of work to become an "overnight success." Its the same as telling someone that theybare "gifted", when they have worked their asses off to get there. Congrats Julie.
So many non-actors need to see this. The best advice I ever got is “be honest”. First and for most be honest with yourself. Ask yourself, what do you really want? You know the answer. Just say it. Then, a close second is to be honest with others. I’ve been following you for a while, Julie (that sounds creepy) and I’m happy to see your growing success! -Ed
I like the "filling the bucket" metaphor. I feel the same, that I keep putting up quality music, and every once in a while when even a single person discovers me - they can now see a whole catalogue to dive into.
Oh my goodness a Julie we've never quite seen before! A totally uncynically sincere encouraging Julie! She might be my favorite.
Why doesn’t this have more views?!!!!
Because she's acting. This isn't her
I think because it's not on her channel and people haven't discovered it yet, I suspect it'll get more soon.
The problem is that once you get discovered, you have to have the talent to continue. I am subbed to Julie and she is hilarious. I look forward to her videos every week. With that, not everyone has talent. A majority of people thinking they are right around the corner from stardom are never going to reach that level.
Each time I see a "not-red-carpet" fabulous actor, I ask myself who exactly is an actor.....I've seen Julie and love the art of many other people whose work appear on youtube but can't name them, yet they are fabulous actors. I told myself I don't like watching movies (commercial movies) but then, catch me gasping at Julie's content .... success surely starts in the mind.... and need not be loud .... love your humility Julie Nolke and all the other actors who work hard to entertain us. Thank you. A voice from the virtual audience.
Julie's subs are about to skyrocket.
Again.
@@TryMyMartini Mirror Julie needs a TEDx segment.
At 65 I know this.....PERSISTENCE and a little talent over a long period of time= Success.
This is just AWESOME - Julie sticks her neck out here & basically tells people to follow in her footsteps, as far as ‘step one’ for achieving your goals & I think that really IS sticking your neck out, because that can be really hard.
Way to go Julie, you are an amazing talent & I think we all continue to look forward to everything you have to show us.
As a fellow Canadian (and Torontonian) I just wanted to say congrats. Like many, I found you through your first pandemic video and then starting watching the other pieces you made over the years. You're really talented, and I hope for big things in future for you (this is just the start).
That said, after listening to your history, I do think we need a visit from "Engineer Julie" in a future video...just saying. I think we also all want to hear "Mirror Julie's" Tedtalk as well. lol
Julie, your personal story is inspiring and heartfelt. You worked hard, persevered and it finally paid off. It does not matter if it was unexpected to others because YOU knew how talented you are. Now we can all share the success you have achieved. 💪👏
You're great Julie, one of my favourite discoveries of the pandemic. Thanks for an inspiring talk, and for giving us a glimpse of the real you!
This woman is a genius, a genius that is doing her own thing. You can tell how smart she is just by the way she talks. After hearing this I can see how strong she is, absolutely inspiring.
'Without sanding the edges of your dreams' I love that! Raw dreams require so much bravery. Loved your talk, love your content. Wishing you success in all those dreams
Thanks, I needed to hear this. A big part of me is embarrassed to put my work out there and have people see that I have like 3 views and no likes.
YOU DESERVE ALL THE SUCCESS YOU ARE SEEING AND MORE! SUPER TALENTED in so many ways! WE'LL BE SEEING YOU EVERYWHERE over time and looking forward to your continued journey. sorry for shouting. keep creating!
This is such a common story. Truly great achievers, in any field, fight 10,000 battles (losing many) in order to win the war. Social media, like TV sitcoms before it, creates an illusion that everything happens fast, goes smoothly and with quick resolution.
Congratulations!
Honestly, until the pandemic series came out I hadn't heard of you. That first viral helped me over covid. And the rest really carried me through the last year and a half. So all your struggle? Girl, thank you for sticking it out. Thank you for creating the characters you have. (I need more of Fairy GodMirror Julie, please.) The inevitability of the timing is really ironic. Prior to being stuck home, scared out of my mind, I didn't watch so much TH-cam. So over this whole time I've subscribed and unsubbed from many channels. But yours? Your writing and acting was such a blessing, to make me laugh and even cry. You have me for as long as you're here.
It's another time of the year. One need to set goals and take bold steps in achieving them. Remember success is not obtained overnight. You just have to stop procrastinating and try what you have always wanted, to improve your life and wellbeing Investments will take you closer to that your dreams.
I'm inclined to agree with you on this mate!
I believe that the secret to financial stability is having the right investment ideas to enable you earn more money, I don't know who agrees with me but either way I recommend either real estate or crypto and stocks
After what has unfolded in 2020 I no longer see crypto as speculation. More as an inevitability. Even if it takes 10years to get to $100k that would mean the average rate of return with a daily $100 over a year is 100%, what asset class out there today offers that kind of opportunity?
I've always wanted to trade crypto but got confused by the volatility in the price
That won't bother you if you trade with a professional like mr David mark
I already loved Julie Nolke as much as possible, but this video did the impossible and now I love her exponentially more. What a treasure she is.
Your success is well deserved. Loved your analogy with the drops in the bucket. Also realizing that every effort improves your odds and opens doors. If you enjoy the journey and are willing to just plug along, most likely something good will happen. May not be exactly what you wished for, but you may find it's what you want.
If there is one positive to have come from the pandemic it is that it has given us Julie Nolke.
You are a somebody! I guess the donut was a Tim's?! Still waiting for our round of golf. You sell yourself short, all your work, the whole body of your strife is worthy. Your acerbic wit is both titular and worthy of praise. Mahzel!
I can't even express how perfect your acting is. Always thought why you are not famous. Now you are!
I was one of your earlier subscribers Julie all the way back in April 2020. It's been fun watching your success on TH-cam. So many so called overnight success stories have taken years of work in the making. Hey even the Beatles worked at the Cavern Club and clubs in Germany for years before they were suddenly "overnight success". Congratulations Julie.
That speech is so inspiring! I've discovered Julie Nolke through a collab she did with Ryan George and watched every single video on her channel. You can see how much effort she put in all videos and how talented she is as an actress. Also, I love her humour and her way of acting out characters. Escpescially her "explaining the pandemic to my past self"-series got me through the pandemic and gave me a safe space to laugh and cry about the mad world we are living in. I think the first video of that series was the one that went viral.
I've wanted to be an actress when I was a child and I loved acting in school plays, but writing is my one true calling. I know there's not much money to make in writing poetry, but I've kept on and self-published my first book, an anthology of my poms, last month. My goal is to make a living out of creative writing and work independently on my own terms. If that means that I will write social media posts and copywrite for websites in a start-up and get a bachelor in media design to pay for my bills, so be it. I will keep writing, actually I'm already writing my second book, a fantasy ya novel.
I will get there eventually. I don't want fame, I just want a piece of the cake, however tiny it might be, it will satisfy me.
Great talk. I found Julie through her viral video and stuck around because of her quality content.
Love her content and style. Keep doing that good ish gurrrrrl
Thank you for this. Having struggled for many years (and continuing to ) as an indie no-name actor, the bucket of inspiration and determination and fortitude sometimes gets knocked over. It can be difficult to find out how to fill it again. Your words help me feel that desire to take yet another step, get back on the horse, keep fighting the fight. I appreciate you and your brilliance (a marvelous word with many facets) more than I can say. Here's to your continued success!
I love this so, so much. Overnight success is absolutely a misnomer! Way to work your tail off through it all and be brave enough to carve out the life you dreamed of, Julie!
I am one of the zero audience. You are so gifted. Sensational writer and actor. Fill your bucket. Brilliant shining light.
She is real a awesome person. Never gived up, struggeld and finaly made it. Real a role model for near each industry.
Julie, you are an inspiration. Thank you for being real and sharing the truth about “overnight success”.
I'm a little late to the party, but I truly love seeing her videos and all they encompass. Yes, Mirror Julie is a great foil and actually offers some solid advice ("he's not into you, maybe Teriyaki is not his thing"). She is so open and honest with herself and all the weirdness that we all think and overthink from time to time.
When I first saw you - on the explaning to your past self Covid - I thought you were totally accomplished - now learning you had all that material in the waiting - having worked so hard - your viral video felt like you'd been doing it forever - cause you had! Now that's creating your future! Bravo Julie - Absolutely LOVE your stuff! So talented - so funny. Beautiful inside and out. Shine on Girl!
(seeing this again)..I stumbled on this immense talent somehow...and my life is richer because of it. Julie, you are very gifted and Mirror Julie is a stroke of genius (and delivers some really great insights for all of us). I'm so happy that you have chosen to share your natural comedic/satirical/everyperson with us, often epxressing your own multiple personalities (which we all harbor, eh?) Thanks for all you do and best of luck as you venture into parenthood!
Thank you Julie for existing, your sketches and humour was truly one of the highlights of otherwise the most miserable time of my life!
That was very inspiring. I love that the focus is about the process of the work put in - particularly for that length of time, because that can be so hard and so tempting on giving up. On social media, we more than often see the end result of what someone has achieved and want that for ourselves, and it's easy to think it can happen quickly and the hard work can often be taken for granted. Thanks Julie for highlighting the value in the belief and the process.
Mirror Julie should do a Ted Talk! We love you, Julie!
As a person who found Julie through the covid video, i am still a fan and was surprised i hadn’t found her sooner. I hear that a lot of TH-camrs find success after like 4-5 years of hard work. The ‘overnight’ success is just that one video that takes off and overnight you go from being small to being huge. But the path is a LONG one that takes years. Great video Julie! Also i can totally see that part of Julie’s online persona is just her.
She is exceptionally talented. A fearless performer.
Very inspiring message! Been following Julie for years and always wondered why she wasn't more "popular" or in a big screen production.Glad she finally go the recognition she deserved!
Julie you are amazing, with Your talents as actor / writer/ Director who worked so hard..discovering the truth.
Some people are made “stars” by studio hype, and some people build their success from the ground up. Julie is funny, witty, and a very hard worker. I met a lot of obstacles in my career and got beyond them by the same strategies she used: lots of irons in the fire, lots of volunteer or low paid positions, and the jobs that others would not take, that got me experience and exposure, and finally pivoting away from my “dream” job after nine years of dead ends to pursue a different path that led to greater job satisfaction and success than would have ever been possible on my original intended path. This video is gold.
she's exactly right--i also found her by the covid videos, and stayed because there was other good content to stay for. glad to hear she's been able to use this to take steps towards what she really wants to do!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU.
I have enjoyed your videos for over a year.
Today i wached this TEDx TALK. (Not my favorite way to waste time on TH-cam, not when there is 'anything else' to watch on TH-cam.) I watched you, becuase i really enjoy your videos. The Mirror Mirror stuff is classic.
I will share here that i have owned a nice airplane for about 7 or 8 years now. But, talk about having to keep your head down, and trusting the process... wow I have yet to be brave or confident enough, to fly from here to far, far away. Sure, i fly around the airport, so close you could rush right back and land if I were to panic. I just keep pushing, and pushing, and it can be very disapointing to not be at the end goal. Your talk today really reminds me to just stay with it.
MY GOAL: To be a safe and capable pilot of my airplane. To be able to take myself, and my wife traveling around Northern California and the Pacific Northwest.
best regards,
Brian OConnor
Northern California, USA
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Why is she too educated for youtube-
She literally has such amazing control over her speech
I think Julie Nolke is so multi-talented! It was great to hear her story here.
I have got to say Mirror Julie is worthy of something bigger. Like a character based on her, as she cracks me up!! Thanks Julie 😊
So great to see Julie lay out her strategy. As someone who discovered her along the the millions when she was "Explaining the pandemic to her past self" I think the only thing ahee left out of this talk was the sharp and brilliant comedy she developed in her writing. That bucket of crazy stories is hilarious. I hope as well as starring in films she goes on to keep creating those expressive girl characters that are really speaking for so many of us.
Thanks for being honest about the hard work that is not recognized to achieve a goal.
After 6 years, youtube be like: Now Julie has millions of views, lets show how she got it.
She is amazing however worth oskar nomination.
Julie, our most important Canadian.
I know, eh?
Ryan George #1
Julie a close second.
@@RobMedellin didn’t those two get married? And than divorced?
@@shaereub4450 yes, and if I recall correctly they were the first ever actually
I love this, I kept expecting mirror Julie to appear at the end and clap with pride
Aah now I see how she's so witty and charming. It's the grind! The years without success made her better smarter and wittier... Cool!
This was great! So happy for Julie's success!
Now, Mirror Julie Ted Talk when???
My wife Beth and I LOVE JULIE SO MUCH !!! She makes us laugh until we cry ALL THE TIME !!! So so much talent.
This was exactly what I needed to hear right now! My big dream is to one day be a famous author and make my comics into a successful animated cartoon! My short term goal right now is to launch my queer murder mystery business. I’d been feeling disheartened the past couple of weeks, paying for advertising and doing lots of plugging and having some interest shown, but not getting a single ticket sale for either of my events that I put up so far, but this is a good reminder of why it’s important to just keep trying! I’m only 25, I have nothing but time. I can wait as long as it takes. I just have to keep working and never stop! Thank you, Julie! I’ve been a fan of your content seeing your first video, and this just made me a bigger fan of you as a human.
Keep working. Steve Martin finally made it big after struggling for 15 years!
It's hard not to love Julie. Like she said, I came across one video and I think I subscribed right there. It's really pretty difficult to get me to literally laugh out loud, but Julie has brought me to tears many a time. And, for someone who has really bad depression and anxiety; that's better than any antidepressant I can take. She's definitely a star whether she wants to admit it or not.
I love that you talked about "the formula". I've said this about most disciplines that the talent combined with the work creates the success. That success may look like "toiling", but 90% of the people who work "toil" away at their craft for years and then just retire. But sometimes that success can go viral. But if the talent and work aren't there, then virality is just luck and that luck fades into the ether. I SO appreciate hearing that said out loud.
I was a subscriber to her channel before her “over night success”. I’m sure all of her subscribers like myself knew it was only a matter of time she was going to 🚀. She’s extremely funny and her videos are so well made. Exactly like she said, take yourself seriously.
*The pandemic was the best thing that happened to Julie Nolke. That creative idea she had on the pandemic video exploded and then she became known.*
I'm so glad that found your videos! I started with one of your time travel guides and I was hooked! I tried to find all of your videos! This TedTalk was just another addition to your arsenal of content.
I think this is what most people don't realize what is behind most successful TH-cam and other content creators. Maybe not the formal training but the passion and perseverance. Yes a lot of them have that one moment where there career takes off, but there was a lot of heart ache and failure before that.
Kudos to Julie for sharing the struggle part of getting to where she is now she deserves all of it. Her content is fantastic and hilarious!!
Julie: You are a genius writer, and actor.
I notice that the natural authentic you is not either of the characters you so brilliantly create and portray.
I was a bit confused today. I was not ready to set my expectations aside, and appreciate the real and authentic you.
Thanks for being yourself, and not changing to fit predictable expectations.
The drops in a bucket analogy is good. You don't know which drop is going to make the bucket overflow.
I love Julie and her work- I’m subscribed to her channel and look forward to every post. She’s freaking hilarious and an unquestionably talented writer/actor. That said, I feel I need to address the big asterisk elephant in the room. We’re watching a (subjectively) gorgeous young cis white woman from a first world country talk about achieving success in her craft- including quitting other lucrative positions and career paths to which she had access. Taking absolutely nothing away from her, in the TedX sphere, we should be conscious of the relative nature of the advantages-vs-obstacles she brings to the conversation. Just throwing that out there for perspective, knowing I might receive backlash even though I mean no disrespect or disparagement. Peace be unto each and all of you who read my ramblings.
Yeah, she was REALLY underselling the role that luck plays in success, but I think her point about being consciously and unabashedly aware of your goals is really important and could profoundly impact a lot of people.
Agreed. Saying success is guaranteed if you follow these steps without the mention of luck or things out of her control (race, beauty, country of origin, etc.) is a very privileged thing to say. I think she's talented as well and it's nice to follow goals and stick with them, but there are plenty of people that have taken these exact steps to no avail, for reasons completely out of their own control. To lose sight of this point or not to even acknowledge it undermines this story and what a TEDx talk has always represented.
So inspiring! I remember when I was watching her video and she still had around 50K subscribers. I did exactly as she said here: watch her whole catalogue and subscribed to see more. It's a really good point that she made about the 6 years and it makes me really excited to work on my own dream life! :)
Thought that this was a "Julie" video, and was pleased to see that she has a TED talk. Great presentation and keep up the great work.
Great talk! People focus on the goal that was scored, but forget all the moves that lead to that moment
Wow 2 channels I'm subscribed to that I never thought would come together. This was beautifully spoken Julie ❤
Same!!!!
Of course, I first saw you in Covid videos, but as you mentioned stayed to get to know your channel and am following you ever since. Thank you for this inspiring talk! I hope your path will lead you to your ultimate goal and I'm looking forward to seeing you at an Oscar nomination! :)
You are very inspiring Julie ...so proud of your journey ! Thanks for motivation and showing perseverance pays !!! You're gonna soar even higher cos you're talented, brave and full of grit !
Beautiful, talented and successful!!! 😍 I admire her so much!!
That was great Julie - great messages, authentic delivery, and brave. Thanks.
I understand and believe you have worked very hard to get where you are and been brave and determined ... but I have to say that it was amazing watching you go from 7,000 views to 28 million - it brought me so much joy
Love this Julie. You truly deserve your success and I know you will have a bright future and career ahead of you. Discovering your channel over the pandemic really got me through alot. I can always depend on you for a good laugh!