For Anyone Who Ever Felt Like A Failure
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 มิ.ย. 2024
- Hello TH-cam, it's been a while! Actually, it's been a really long time and I've missed you all terribly... But I'm back! And I think it's time for a little story about failure, or is it about triumph? Let's find out!
Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
1:39 - 1: Challenges
5:21 - 2: Triumphs
8:20 - 3: A Turning Point
11:42 - 4: The Present
14:12 - 5: Conclusion
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I can relate to so much in this video, from the Reverse Culture Shock of coming home, to the strange phenomena of doing your best work when you’re actually really busy with other things. I hope you find what you’re looking for back in San Francisco!
So good to hear from you, Olly. I can definitely imagine you’ve had many of these experiences. Thanks for watching, mate, it’s been great to see your continued success while I’ve been away!
Saw this notification and hit play sooo fast. Welcome back to the Bay. I am so glad to see you back and doing well.
Thanks so much for being the first commenter - phew I have to tell you I was so nervous hitting that publish button after such a long break and seeing your comment pop up so quickly was great haha :) It's great to be back, it's really great to be back.
Congrats on the job at Google! And it's great to have you back!
You're 100% right about failure and success. As Dan Povenmire (co-creator of the show _Phineas and Ferb_ and voice of Dr. Doofensmirtz) put it, it's not a failure, it's a setback, and it's part of the process to success. All you have to do is trust the process.
This video actually came at a good time, where I was feeling down about my own creative endeavors seeming coming to a crawl, but you got me to reflect on what I actually did accomplish and how far I've come.
I've been watching your content since you did that 30 day video challenge, and I'll be sure to keep watching from here on.
Welcome back, man.
Heyyyy Kirby, it's so good to see you again! Thank you for the warm comment and congratulations - it's SO good to be back! ✨
Honestly, I think one of the simplest principles that helps me most in life is to "trust the process". It's amazing how simple, practical, and reasonable it is, and how much pressure it takes off our shoulders when we embrace it.
It's so nice to read that this video made you reflect on how far you've come with your own creative endeavors! Along with trusting the process, I think it's so important to allow ourselves those moments to reflect and simply give ourselves credit for how far we've come and how much we've grown along the way. Keep going, I'm sure you've come even farther than you might give yourself credit for 💪🏼
Congratulations! And welcome back to the Bay Area-so happy you’re back! I missed your language learning content, your positive energy, and your candor when things go wrong. Thank you for sharing your challenges with so much authenticity.
Thanks so much for this warm comment @francefy! I always try and hope to put positive energy out into the world while always being candid about the good and the bad in a way that is authentic and relatable to people - but it's always hard to know how things get perceived. So it's really heart-warming to read that you get these things from my content. This kind of feedback helps me to just continue being myself and to trust that my intentions will be felt.
I totally agree with you, my friend
Well done Robin! I couldn't be more happy for you. For me, you are the most genuine polyglot.
Thanks so much @purpleaudkoala1! I’m so glad that you get that sense of genuineness from me and my videos 🙏🏼✨
Thanks for sharing. Reminds me of the Buddhist saying of “Seven times down, eight times up.”
I’m not crying you’re crying! 😭😭This is so beautiful, Robin. And what a lesson in life! That sometimes our perceived failures are actually pathways to unexpected things that give us even greater joy. Another indicator that we don’t always know what is actually best for us, but it’s the daring to try any way where we make all our discoveries. So happy for you, Robin. Congratulations!
Aw thanks so much for this warm and heartfelt comment, Julia! I’m so so happy that you found this to be beautiful 🥺❤️ I think you’re totally right about how it’s the being brave and daring enough to just try that often shows us the way. Sometimes that ends up being what we thought, oftentimes it isn’t, but as long as we’re always trying our best I feel we will find our way. The not knowing is one of the great spices of life ✨ thank you again for the support!
I literally did the same, hit the notification as soon as I saw it and I'm really happy you're back
Hiii María, I'm really happy to be back and reading these warm, wonderful comments! It makes me happy that you were so excited to hit that notification 😄 I hope you loved the video!
Clicked about as fast as my fingers could hit the keys. So good to see you back. You were missed.
Heyyy Carol, it's so good to see you in the comments again! Your fingers were pretty fast and it made me so happy to see the notification. I've really missed being here, and it means a lot to be told that I was missed too. Thanks so much for your support!
Welcome back, Robin! You are truly an old soul.
Congratulations Robin!!! It's so great to hear your stories and good news in the past year. And I'm looking forward to your videos!
So thrilled for you! I have missed your positivity and helpfulness. Wishing you great joy! Congrats for realizing the final message decades younger than I did.
Congratulations! Awesome news and I’m pleased for you.
Sometimes we need to take time away to focus on other things so we can reach the heights we want to, and I’m glad you’ve been able to do that. Also glad that you’ve found somewhere you feel like you belong and is Home.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us and I look forward to more of your content. I love your videos, the honesty and inspiration they show.
I am really so happy for you! I wish you well Robin! You are an amazing human being!
Welcome back Robin! Congratulations on your job, it was a real pleasure watching you get what you wanted, it gives me hope in life. Wish you all the best❤
Welcome back Robin. Always enjoy your vids. You have great creative energy and listening to you always encouraged my language learning journey. ☺️ Congratulations on the new job. Very happy for you☺️
Congrats on your pursuit of happiness-and welcome back to the Bay!
Thank you! May we all find success on our pursuit of happiness 🥳☀️
So glad you are doing well. Your language content was one of the first I found and your tips still help when struggling or demotivated. Whether you produce little or lots of future content, do not feel that you have failed. A genuine and honest person you deserve all the fruits of your considerable efforts.
I really appreciate that you chose to share your journey with us. Thank you, truly. It helps to see that we're all going through things and sometimes you have to get past a rough patch. I look forward to seeing more of what you are up to. Congratulations! You deserve it
Thanks so much for your heartfelt comment, Tiffany! I was quite nervous about sharing this story, especially while writing the script and trying to figure out how to tell it, what to share or not share, worrying about how it would be perceived and so on. So it's really encouraging to read this feedback and see it was all totally worthwhile and positive!
I’m so happy you are back in youtube. I have really missed your incredible videos and your inspiring random sipping of coffee!
CONGRATULATION ROBIN, I AM SO PROUD OF YOUU AND WISH NOTHING EXCEPT MORE TO COME YOUR WAY!!!! You are truly an inspiration to us all and have always helped me immensely in my language learning process. I often come here out of many Language learning channels and can't wait to see what's to come. You are literally shining! Welcome back 😊✨
Amazing! Congrats Robin
Glad to see your back and doing well. Truly an inspiration for me to pick myself up, dust myself off, and get back to work.
Amazing news! I’m so happy for you. Thanks for sharing your story with us. All the best 😊
It's so good to see you back! I also ended up taking a break from making content for much of this year because of life and relate to so much of what you said. I really appreciate your honesty and openness with your successes and your struggles with languages and life since it's always nice to hear about others going through (and coming out of) similar experiences! I hope things continue to go well for you with your move back to the Bay Area and starting at Google!
Welcome back, Robin! I am glad to see you so happy and full of energy again! Wow! Congratulations on your new job, this is fantastic! There are no failures in life, there are only experiences that make us grow into more authentic personalities. I am looking forward to new videos full of this very specific enthusiasm of yours. 😍
Congratulations!!! I'm so happy for you !!! May this next fase of your life be very happy and successful!!! ❤
We missed you so much! Congratulations on getting the job and I'm so happy for you. I can see in your face how you're excited about your new chapter of your life. All the best wishes!
It's so good to see you @lary_go! Thank you for the wonderful comment and congratulatory wishes, it makes me really really happy to see these heart-warming comments. I hope you are well and look forward to sharing more videos!
I love you so much too and so glad for you. Congratulations!! Welcome back.
Congratulations!!! So happy to see you here as I was truly worried about you and tried to reach out on Instagram... So happy you have found your way back to your home:)
I think we look at things in our lives so hard as success or failure when really everything is a process with ups and downs and if we're listening we can get excellent direction as to the next step..I think you do this very well! Hope to see you more Robin I have always looked forward to your message!
I have just found this video today. I definitely need to say that you seem to be so much genuine person. It's nice to listen you.
Congratulations!!! Loved the video, and it is very true what you say, sometimes we need time to reflect on our life and go easy on ourselves
CONGRATS on getting the job brotherr 👏 all that hard work paid off and honestly I respect the effort you put in and the perspective you have when your in difficult situations. As someone who just watches your TH-cam it was kind of like you just disappeared but I'm glad your back and it was nice to hear the story behind it. WELCOME BACK
Your positive chill attitude and realistic advice are what keep me coming back to these videos. Thank you thank you!
I truly love this video. For luck, it was my first video on your channel, the way to express yourself is amazing !!
Congraaaats! i'm so glad you're back to youtube, i always rewatch your videos for a boost of serotonin/motivation
Thanks so much Ziadi! It makes me very happy to read that my videos can be a source of serotonin and motivation that you can come back to whenever you need to. I hope to make even better videos that can be that resource of positivity for everyone!
We’ve missed you! I am so happy to hear about all of your successes. Big CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
THANK YOU so much @A Campos! It's so heart-warming to see how happy we can all be to share in each other's triumphs and successes. It always makes me so happy to see all of you doing well, overcoming obstacles, and having breakthroughs. I really appreciate your warm congratulations and support!
Congrats Robin and welcome back! Happy for you! 😀👍🏽💪🏽
The excitement was really felt 😄❤Well done and congratulations!! You are an inspiration for me and I love your channel
Felicidades Rob!! and thanks a lot for all your quality content, I am happy to have found your channel. Your love for languages and your way of being is so charming. Do your things and enjoy, and when you have the chance share with us😊
Great video, welcome back Robin! And congratulations on your new job and next chapter!
Thanks so much Rachel, it's great to see you here in the comments!
It's really good to have you back! 🤩 Congrats on your achievement! 👏👏👏
We missed you so much, I had asked myself multiple times what happened with you and now I'm so glad you're back (y) . I can't wait for your language learning videos
Thanks so much for your patience and for caring about what had happened to me, Vanio! I'm really happy to be back now and hope you'll love the new videos
It’s so good to see you glowing!! Sometimes we need to walk away to figure out the direction you wanna go. Loved this video and the message! As you said, in a way when things don’t go the way we expected, it can help us find the answer to what we really need. Best of luck with life in San Fran and congrats on the Google job again! From one of your little Bristol friends ☕️ ☺️
Congratulations!!!
Well done Robin!! Congratulate you to get the dream job and Welcome back to the channel!!
And you are totally not a failure for me. I still remember how emotional I was while watching your documentary. That really supported me in my tough time as I just moved to a unfamiliar city as you. You are the best!
I agreed with you. Sometimes they need to squat down to jump higher. I am pleased to hear that you enjoy your daily now. All the Best!
What a wonderful video, you can really tell that it took a lot of work! Nice to have you back :). Especially in the moment when stuff goes wrong, it's often not possible to take a step back and to see the big picture, as well as to frame the situation in a constructive way. Happy that you came to a positive conclusion, because that's what it is. You've reached a lot and can be proud of you.
We`ve missed you and your stories. So happy for your success. Congratulations!
Heyyy Marina, thanks so much for the heartfelt and encouraging comment! It's so good to be back, I really hope to tell many more stories as well as I can :)
So glad you’re back!
Congratulations! ❤
I LOVE this happy ending and the lovely message. Well done Robin!
I love how honest, raw and artistic this video is. Congratulations Robin! Content creation journey is never easy. Thank you for sharing your stories. It's very inspirational! Please keep going! :)
Thanks so much for this comment, @just Henri! I'm really happy that "honest, raw and artistic" are qualities that you felt in the video. Can't wait to share more and I wish you the very best with your content creation journey, too!
Great video Robin! I was dying to hear from you. Good to see you again as you're one of my sources of inspiration and motivation. I'm looking forward to another videos!
Aww yes! I'm soo happy for you! Congratulations and welcome back! 😄🎉
Thank youuuu Victoria!! Wheee it’s so good to be back! 🎉🎈🎊💫
Welcome back! I’m so glad to hear you are doing well. Although I have to tell you, multiple times over the months I had a worrying thought that you were in real trouble, sleeping under a bridge or dead or something…I even admit to Googling a couple different things to make sure there were no obituaries for you out there somewhere. Setting boundaries and protecting personal space and getting time away from the online crowds is often necessary, but maybe saying so publicly would have helped allay some worry from your fans. Just a thought to consider for next time! Anyway, congrats on the job and personal developments, this is a much better outcome than my overactive imagination was drumming up. ; )
I was worried as well! The world and covid is a crazy place at the moment
Hi @J. Kos! Thanks so much for this comment and for your concerns about my well-being these past months. I have to say, I did leave a lot out of this video and at times I did feel in quite a lot of trouble or unsure if I'd end up sleeping outside again - thankfully this time things ended up much better and I don't ever want to have those thoughts, worries, or anxieties ever again.
I'm sorry that I had you worried and didn't make a more public statement about my time away sooner. I guess at the time all this was happening, on one hand it was such an intense period emotionally I honestly didn't know what to say. On the other hand, I also didn't know that it would last as long as it did - in the beginning I thought maybe this will last a month or two; then at one point about 2.5 months in it seemed like it was all over, but then it wasn't. Finally, perhaps the biggest mistake on my part was wanting to make something beautiful for everyone and not wanting to just put any old thing out there - but it could have been better to simply post something so that people wouldn't worry.
Once again, thank you for your support. As I mentioned in the video, I've always felt this way, but it's been so, so heart-warming to see the supportive comments pouring in and that the connections we make on these platforms can be so genuine and people really do care for each other.
Congrats on the job and thanks for the video! 💚
Oh God! Robin congratulations. Feeling so happy for you ❤️
welcome back Robin! i discovered this channel during your time away from youtube and it's been a wonderful motivation in my studies, been eagerly anticipating your return :)
Hii @mellow! I'm so glad you found my channel during my time away and that it's had a positive impact on your studies and motivation! I'm just feeling sooo so motivated to make lots more content like that. Thanks so much for your support!
Bravo! This is very inspiring. Thank you for sharing and good luck!
Congratulations, Robin! I’m so happy for you!
Thanks sooo much ahhh I’m so happy and fortunate to be surrounded by so many wonderful supporters! ✨
So cool to see again and that you’re doing well!
¡Me alegra verte de nuevo! I missed you. Congrats on the new gig and looking forward to the new videos.
Muchas muchas gracias @MLE! Ahhh it's so so good to be back and reading your comment, thank you for the support!
Congratulations on your new job!! Your videos are very helpful and your happiness did make me smile. Thank you so much for your work❤️
Hii Aina! Thanks so much for this heartwarming comment, it makes me happy to read that my videos have been helpful and made you smile ☺️ I’m feeling so inspired to keep doing that with more content! Wishing you a wonderful day and see you in the comments of new videos soon!
Congratulations! So happy for you 🤗
El-Dorado! It's so great to see you! Thank you very much 🤗☀️
All so true. Congratulations and the warmest of welcomes back to TH-cam.
It's great to see your comment, Gareth! Thanks so much, it's so nice to be back at long last.
Robin!! I missed you so much!!
Congratulations for the new job!! Amazing!!
Love u man!❤️
Hiii @The Avocado Protocol! Wheee I'm so happy you missed me and I can't wait to make lots more videos now. Thank you for the congratulatory wishes! ❤️
I missed your videos! Good to have you back and congratulations on your new job!
Heyyy Leszek! It’s so good to see you here again! Thanks so much for the warm welcome back ✨
Congratulations!! What an accomplishment! Looking forward to your next video!
Thanks so much Whitney! ✨
Your experience makes me think of language learning: trying to learn so many languages but never going very far, finally leads to determining the language that really suits you :)
Great video! Even though I've seen just a couple of videos from your channel, I felt genuinely happy of your achievement at Google. I was able to relate with this video when you said that you couldn't take the time to celebrate your achievements during a hectic period because there was a lot going on. I'm feeling motivated right now, thank you.
恭喜你Robin！ ！非常感同身受，正在经历与你类似的事情，也正在准备回到互联网行业
Congratulations! I'm glad that your hard work has paid off!
Thank you so much Dan!!!
That was definitely worth waiting for. So happy for you. We all see you as a WINNER.
Thanks so much for this lovely comment ✨ I’m so fortunate to have all of you being so supportive and happy for me ❤️
Freakin awesome Robin! Welcome back and congratulations!
Jonathan! So good to see you here. Thank you so much for the comment kind sir!
Great video, man. Amazing experience to share with us. Welcome back.
congrats! happy for you)
Welcome home, Robin ❤ and congratulations!
Aggie! It's so good to see you in the comments! Thanks so much ❤️ It's so good to be back!
It is good to see you again Robin and congratulations. 👏👏👏👏
Glad to see you back and so happy for your new job, Congrats 🎊🎉🎉😊
Heyyy @MetalBere, so nice to see you! Thank you for the warm congratulations! Cheers 😀🎉🎊🎈🥂
Congratulation for your dream come true 😃🙃 Missed your input & I am very happy you are back 💙 Thank you for sharing your story!
So happy u are back!
Me too me too! 🥳 Thank you Carmen!
I'm very happy for you! Congratulations!
Thanks so much Stephan!
Que bueno que volviste Robin! no nos abandones ! 😍😍😘
Your video feels like catching up with a dear friend I haven’t seen for a while. Which is true. Amazing how you can make us all feel like dear friends.
Wishing you the best with your new job. Google will be a better company for having hired you. And we are all better people having known you. Looking forward to our next chat!
You are so talented!!! It’s such a special and healing video❤️
Thanks so much for watching and supporting Haoyu! I’m very happy it was healing for you too 🌲❤️
Is so nice to see your video again that makes me feel so happy I have learned from you a lot.
Heyy Juan! Thanks so much for the comment, I'm very happy this video made you happy!
I've always enjoyed your reflections and language learning videos. Happy for you that you got the job at Google after a lot of hard work, and that you're following your heart and back to where feels like home. I have to agree, the SF Bay Area has a definite welcoming and friendly vibe, so many great people here. Look forward to more videos from you.
Watching you from Barbados! Keep going. People are watching.
Fantastic to see you back, Robin! Congrats on making your dream come true 😁
It's so so so good to be back joanna! Thank you for the warm comment, let's keep going for our dreams 😄
welcome back man...I love all ur language advices...Good luck
Thaaaank you! I hope I can make lots more helpful videos coming soon ☺️ Good luck to you as well with your languages!
To "look back and see: We didn't fail at all" is one of the deepest conclusions I have ever heard of, thank you for this - it will greatly motivate me in future.
So happy to see this new video !
I'm so happy that you're so happy to see it! 😄 I really hope you loved it! ☀️
Great story! Well done, Robin!
I'm a little late, but congratulations on landing the job at Google!!! That's so exciting!!!!
Also, thank you for making this video. It's so easy to look at how things aren't going as planned and feel like a failure, when, you're right, often we are succeeding (or building towards other opportunities and dreams) that we can't see in the moment. It's a great reminder that life often takes us in unexpected places and that the journey is worth the hardship, even if it doesn't seem like it at the time.
Congratulation!!!! Missed your videos. Finally you back))))
Hiii Marina, thanks so much for the comment! Finally I am back indeed, I really appreciate your support!
Congratulations!!! 🎉👏🍾
Thanks so much, Jennifer!
You're a modern day hero, Robin. You're the reason why I decided to become a programmer after a completely different career.
Congrats! You totally deserve it.
I look forward to your new content. We've missed you. That's for sure.
It's good to see you online again!
It's so so good to be back! Thank you for your support Michelle! ✨
Congratulations!Actually, I wonder where you go.I'm really impressed that you achieved your goal.I'm happy that your effort payed off. I'm also English and programming language learner, would study hard like you.
I am so happy for you getting a job with google, a dream of yours. You have encouraged so many of us to study languages and I always love your coffee introduction!