Inspo Reel: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DPJ6CyyiAJG/ My Plagiarized Reel: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVaNhr9DksV/ Story Views Screenshot Attached

While scripting this, I sounded like a whiny entitled buffoon. Didn’t sound anything like myself. So I just found the pictures and wrote captions the same way I’d speak. Only a few hours in and my inbox is full of supporting messages.

What are some general guidelines for labeling a piece of content as viral e.g. > 50k views or 500k views?

Hook 1. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DU_kZmMD3xT/ Close up-face followed by “This is going to be the most random thing you’ve seen all day” Hook 2. https://www.instagram.com/p/DP1mE7sDBUy/ WTF is he doing with lighting, followed by slow reveal of subject Hook 3. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVE_TK9DOMH/ Close up w/ interesting (random) prop, followed by” This is going to sound fake at first…” Hook 4. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVJlTzbAPg7/ Ab reveal with text indicating there’s “only one exercise that really works for abs” Hook 5. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUCfV8bESmI/ Pure shock value, the visual is gross, but I finished the video lol

HW Day 1 — Struggles & Wins (get real) 5 Struggles - Mental Health: I’m quite autistic, and many times feel like I force conversations because I’m aware of how to pretend to be sociable. I avoid interaction with people, and feel dumb when even addressing people on camera. - Money: I’m not money motivated at all, which sucks for obvious reasons. I tend to give up opportunities to be more profitable, if I don’t NEED the money. This keeps me in limbo between being financially free, and struggling. - One is Never Enough: I’m not good at moderation, and am no stranger alcoholism and drug use. That combined with free time has always been a recipe for disaster for me, so I’ve learned to stay busy to avoid relapse episodes. It’s come close to killing me a couple of times now. - Burnout: It’s had for me to put things down when I pick them up. It almost always leads to burnout. I have a high aptitude for most things I put my mind too, but that also means I expect more of myself than I reasonably should. It’s hard for me to say, “that’s good enough” and move on to the next thing that needs my attention. - Passing Judgement: I tend to judge people when I think they aren’t living up to their potential, when I have no idea what they have to deal with in their personal life. Can cause undo friction in personal relationship, or prevent a productive relationship from forming at all. ______________________________________ 5 Contrasting Wins: - Mental Health: My brain is wired so that when I have an interest in something, I don’t stop until I have an above conversational level of understanding.  This is what drove me to be, in my short life, a journeyman electrician, a systems engineer with several industry certifications, and now a fitness photographer doing standout work. - Money: Not focusing on the money aspect so much helps me to embrace other opportunities such as education and outreach. Doing things you don’t necessarily get paid for, but help promote you as a byproduct. - Money: I’ve found passions that exclude habits like drugs and alcohol, to help fill that void and keep me happy. Bodybuilding was a big one, but business ownership is another one. Its impossible to keep a business afloat, especially early on, if you aren’t careful. Plus I LOVE what I do, and do want to risk giving it up just for a weekend of indulging. - Burnout: When I choose to “burnout” on specific things that I not only enjoy, but help me earn a living, it doesn’t feel like burnout. Yea I have rough weeks where it seems like maybe I’m only doing the sucky part of the job, but it never lasts long. The work I have ahead is something I look forward to. So the result of burnout now takes the form now “I’m not doing anything today, I’m just going to play video games for 12 hours straight or binge watch some stupid show that seemed interesting” - Judgement: I struggle to think of a friend that I have who isn’t doing something with their life. All of my friends are essential high performance individuals, or on their way to becoming one because that’s what they want to do. So its rare that I have a question, or need advice, that I can’t go to a friend with.