“…these strangers have become part of my virtual family and CHOOSE me every time they click on my videos and that makes me feel joy.” — @curlsofacpa

When 2020 began I decided to get serious with my YouTube channel. I committed to being more consistent, to be more aware of my audience’s needs, and I also committed to educating myself when it came to the business of YouTube and growing on YouTube. When the year began….I didn’t know what I was getting myself into (insert hysterical laugh here haha). The truth is, creating content is a lot of work and that is why I call it a labor of love.

I have a strong desire to help people and one of the ways I do that is through my channel and now this blog. My goal is help give people the confidence and the tools to care for and love their textured hair and as I watch my channel grow from 250, to 500, to now over 1,000 subscribers I am humbled.

So how do I feel?

I feel joy. My love language is words of affirmation and the way my subscribers affirm me it legit makes me glow. I suffer from imposter syndrome and they make it so hard to not believe in myself. Its crazy but this YouTube journey has made me a little more shameless as I see how accepting people are of me. Like, I know my family and friends like me but these strangers have become part of my virtual family and CHOOSE me every time they click on my videos and that makes me feel joy.

I feel scared. I am scared because as my channel grows, the weight of influence gets heavier. I have 1,000+ eyes on me as I am doing my hair and giving advice and my fear has always been “what if my advice doesn’t work? What if this product I love ruins their hair? What if I change my mind?” And while those fears are real, the possibility of helping someone is greater. There is a reason this is a perfectly imperfect journey. I am learning along with my audience and I have to remind myself each day that we are journeying together and unfortunately it wont be perfect.

Lastly, I feel hopeful. There was a time I didn’t think my channel would ever grow and when I look back to that time I realize I wasn’t positioning myself for growth. Although my videos were pretty, I wasn’t really putting in the work or being consistent enough for people to figure out if they liked me or not. Now that I’ve been taking this thing more serious and investing into my audience, I am gaining momentum and so hopeful for the future.

So what’s next?

My next goal is 5,000 subscribers and best believe we will be celebrating along that journey to 5K. As I grow, I am taking all of you along with me and plan to share all the things I learn along the way. Thank you so much for trusting me and journeying with me and to show my appreciation I am giving back! See the giveaway rules and prize down below and until next time take care and as always I’m sending you peace, love and good vibes!

Giveaway Prize + Rules (GIVEAWAY CLOSED)

I will be giving away two $50 amazon e-gift cards and this giveaway is open to US residents as well my international followers. Must be 18 years or older to enter.

Giveaway closes on November 14, 2020 @ 11:59 pm and the winners will be notified via email on November 15, 2020 before 11:59 pm. Winners will be selected randomly using a random name picker tool from wheelofnames.com.

Disclaimer: Giveaway in no way sponsored or endorsed by Amazon, WordPress, YouTube, Wheelofnames.com or any other platform this giveaway is shared on. Gift cards purchased with my own money to show my love an appreciation!

How to Win:

Follow the 2 steps below to be eligible to win. There are also ways to get multiple entries below in the “More Chances to Win” section. May the odds be in your favor!

Step 1:

Subscribe to my channel “Curls of a CPA.” If you’re already subscribed you can skip this step and move on to step 2. If you aren’t subscribed and not sure click the link below to make sure and come back to do step 2.

Step 2:

Comment under this blog post with a question, statement, response to the post, anything you want! Just make sure you include your name and email when commenting (you will be prompted to do this). Since gift cards will be sent via email, this step is important. I need to be able to associate a name and email with your comment.

More Chances To Win!

Bonus entry 1:

Join my email list! You’ll be the first to know what’s new in my world and get periodic updates about the new content on my blog and YouTube Channel.

bonus entry 2:

Subscribe to my blog! This is for people who need instance access to my blog posts and don’t want to wait for the periodic updates. By subscribing you will receive an email every time I post. To complete this, you’ll have to confirm your subscription in your email inbox. You can unsubscribe any time but we’ll hate to see you go!