Bill
Bill
  • 55
  • 4 783
Day 19 of 25, my LAST GUEST in this park: stepping outside of comfort zone
0:00 approach & setup
16:21 camera rolling
20:20 guest's response
21:20 post story conversation
23:36 just some park vibe
I thought I wouldn't go to the park today but I managed to squeeze some time and went anyway. Somehow it went extremely smoothly today, I was lucky enough to have met this lady just a few minutes after I walked into the park, and I managed to complete the end to end of this filming in just 30 minutes.
One reflection I have today is that, going to the park now seems to be the "easier route" for me, because after 7 days of doing this at the park, I know how it works and I know I can do it, it became more comfortable. Going to the park meaning I no longer need to struggle on "how can I tell the same story to the camera differently again", I just find an audience who is different for sure.
Tomorrow I will film this at home, and now I need to think about how to tell the story without an audience again. Ah, now, THAT becomes the harder thing to do.
Anyway, I am grateful for everyone who responded to my approaching, whether you said yes or no, you helped me grow. I am also grateful for everyone who listened/watched the story on this channel, I'm grateful that CZcams allowed the story to travel further across the world, not just in this park.
Thank you for watching!
#xbill
#youtube #newyoutuber
#storytelling #stranger #challenge #yoyogipark #yoyogi #japan #tokyo #park
#vietnam #bus #southeastasia #present #focus #acceptance #courage
#contentcreator #justdoit #juststart #discomfort #challenge
#osmopocket3 #friends #friendship
#crowdstrike #microsoft
zhlédnutí: 29

Video

Day 18 of 25, this lady came from Vietnam, "I was just there!"
zhlédnutí 36Před 2 hodinami
0:00 rejection 0:12 no more park videos (for now) 2:02 the lady came from Vietnam 3:17 camera rolling, story starts 16:32 "I was just there!" This is definitely not the best weather to walk to/from/in the park. Tokyo is crazy hot, I bet it's warmer than Vietnam! There aren't many people in the middle of the day in Yoyogi park, especially with this weather. I didn't have a lot of people that I c...
Day 17 of 25, this brave man quit his job
zhlédnutí 61Před 4 hodinami
00:00 rejections 00:46 about to give up 01:27 no, not yet! 02:16 the brave man 05:30 setup for storytelling 06:47 camera rolls 22:12 post story conversation Today I had limited time at the park, but I got rejections for the first two people I approached, I was almost going to give up and go home, but luckily I saw this gentleman and I'm glad that I was brave enough to approach him. After learni...
Day 16 of 25, a Chinese in Japan told a Vietnam story to an Indian after a beer with Myanmar folks
zhlédnutí 334Před 7 hodinami
00:00 intro 00:37 what I learned 04:00 setup 05:14 telling the story 22:09 outro Welcome to Asia! Today it was a very different day in the park for me. I tried to approach strangers, but not the best day to get the right persons to ask. I got rejected for the first time! The lady was very kind but she just had to leave in 5 minutes so didn't have enough time for the story. But hey, I'm happy to...
Day 15 of 25, our first guest on camera:"your story made me even more excited about Southeast Asia!"
zhlédnutí 126Před 9 hodinami
00:00 what I learned 01:09 approach & setup 03:24 camera start rolling 18:49 guest comment 21:37 a tip from Christoph Today I have the first ever on-camera guest on this channel! Yoyogi park at weekends is a very different place, people are more in groups focusing on their own activities. But more traffic also made it easier for me to find my audience. I feel that I am starting to get slightly ...
Day 14 of 25, telling the story to a stranger, second attempt: life is too short, seize the second
zhlédnutí 73Před 12 hodinami
00:00 approach 02:26 telling the story 17:26 close Today I made the second attempt to approach a stranger in the park and told them the story. It's still hard for me, but the same learning applies: don't think, just do it. Before I approached this kind lady who allowed me to do this without a hesitation (just like the gentleman from yesterday), I was wandering in the park and saw two other pers...
Day 13 of 25, this man travelled 12,000KM here to listen to my story
zhlédnutí 53Před 14 hodinami
Approaching a stranger and ask them to be on your CZcams video, I bet you saw this on CZcams for thousands of times already. But this is my first time ever. I was too nervous to notice that my pin mic fell off from my chest from the very beginning, so the audio is pretty bad. 00:00 approach 01:16 the story 11:36 conversation Today I went to the park and invited a gentleman to be my audience for...
Day 12 of 25, your best friends, where are they now?
zhlédnutí 34Před 16 hodinami
When was the last time you spend some real quality time with your best friends? How does friendship really work? The further you travel in your life journey, school, work, family, the more responsibilities come. The friends you made earlier in life seemed to be parting further and further away. "You make different friends in different life stages", you tell yourself. You acknowledge that your f...
Day 11 of 25, the water bottle changed my life (with under 200 subs), but this video isn't about it
zhlédnutí 61Před 19 hodinami
If you're curious about the context of my thumbnail and title joke, watch this one: czcams.com/video/PiK5pqrA5x0/video.html 0:00 the water bottle 0:58 is there a time in your life... 2:06 story today 8:12 what about you? 8:28 this challenge is like the bus 10:08 thanks again Costco Do you have a time in life when you had to do something that you thought was going to be terrible, but eventually ...
Day 10 of 25, speaking what flows in my mind
zhlédnutí 81Před 21 hodinou
First time I managed to tell this story, I used about 27 minutes. It was too long. I then started to wonder how short can be too short. Today I speed-ran the story and made the shortest version of it so far. What I found out is that as long as I can form my story in my head, it wasn't too hard to speak out what's on my mind, but I guess the story was just not pleasant to hear when I rush. I may...
Day 9 of 25, have you been to Southeast Asia?
zhlédnutí 118Před dnem
If not, that's great, because I am playing a Southeast Asia accent and you wouldn't be able to tell whether I did well or not :) I thought this challenge was about me telling an amazing story, but it turned out to be not. It is now about how I can let go of the desire to tell a good story, and focus on what's there in the moment for myself and what I want to say and do. I know you probably don'...
Day 8 of 25, things just don't always go as we plan
zhlédnutí 30Před dnem
Things don't always go as our plan. When things go off track, how can we still turn it into something beautiful and memorable? I'm telling you a story about one of these moments in life where it went from frustrations and disappointments into a journey that I remember for rest of my life. Thanks for watching. #xbill #youtube #newyoutuber #storytelling #vietnam #bus #present #focus #acceptance #...
Day 7 of 25, how to bring out the creative and authentic self, I have a golden mic today
zhlédnutí 29Před dnem
0:00 debriefing yesterday 5:00 my improvisation song performance I learned a lot about authenticity and how to make myself feel safe. Being a content creator, you would put your content out there and let others receive, there could be a lot of fear. When the fear is there, you won't be able to be yourself. When you are unable to be yourself, your content would start to get less authentic, you m...
Day 6 of 25, I almost gave up, but ended up having fun
zhlédnutí 21Před dnem
Yesterday I realized that "seriously" creating content was difficult. So today I "playfully" created my video. To be honest, I tried to record the video early in the morning, but I was about to leave home in 30 mins, and my attempt of telling the story in a serious way failed, I got stuck half way. It's been a busy day for me so at night when I started to try again recording the video I had alr...
Day 5 of 25, getting stuck and unstuck again: content creation is hard(?)
zhlédnutí 30Před 14 dny
This is the fifth flavor of the 25 flavors of this story. Yesterday I realized how hard to "seriously" create contents, and I knew it wasn't for me, at least not yet, for me who is trying to create a video a day. Today I tapped into the "lower the barrier" energy again and just went for it. This video was shot in one go, and I didn't cut even a frame, and I didn't do any editing, so the length ...
Day 4 of 25, we spent 36 hours on this crappy bus in Vietnam
zhlédnutí 37Před 14 dny
Day 4 of 25, we spent 36 hours on this crappy bus in Vietnam
Day 3 of 25, same story but it's only getting harder
zhlédnutí 17Před 14 dny
Day 3 of 25, same story but it's only getting harder
Day 2 of 25, it took me too long
zhlédnutí 31Před 14 dny
Day 2 of 25, it took me too long
Day 1 of 25, failing on the first day
zhlédnutí 60Před 14 dny
Day 1 of 25, failing on the first day
Make your microphone voice awesome, simple tricks (Mic tips for beginners like me)
zhlédnutí 79Před 14 dny
Make your microphone voice awesome, simple tricks (Mic tips for beginners like me)
Time to unsubscribe me, I'm starting a new challenge, a boring one
zhlédnutí 45Před 14 dny
Time to unsubscribe me, I'm starting a new challenge, a boring one
YouTube didn't change my life (with less than 200 subscribers)
zhlédnutí 102Před 14 dny
CZcams didn't change my life (with less than 200 subscribers)
You don't know me, and I don't need you to.
zhlédnutí 168Před 21 dnem
You don't know me, and I don't need you to.
Embrace the gift of our time
zhlédnutí 145Před 21 dnem
Embrace the gift of our time
all you need is a start
zhlédnutí 172Před 21 dnem
all you need is a start
Day 30 of 30, I talked to the camera every day for the past 30 days
zhlédnutí 72Před 21 dnem
Day 30 of 30, I talked to the camera every day for the past 30 days
Day 29 of 30, staying in discomfort
zhlédnutí 387Před 21 dnem
Day 29 of 30, staying in discomfort
Day 28 of 30, what makes us human
zhlédnutí 46Před 21 dnem
Day 28 of 30, what makes us human
Day 27 of 30, I hope I'm not going backwards
zhlédnutí 75Před 21 dnem
Day 27 of 30, I hope I'm not going backwards
Day 26 of 30, who the heck broke my Kindle
zhlédnutí 94Před 28 dny
Day 26 of 30, who the heck broke my Kindle

Komentáře

  • @noomade
    @noomade Před 8 hodinami

    You were worried that your subs would go down at 186 because of this challenge. Looking good!

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 7 hodinami

      haha I'm so glad that it didn't drop! Thanks for being here always!

  • @tigolbittys4997
    @tigolbittys4997 Před 23 hodinami

    second time hearing the story but didn’t get any less entertaining

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 8 hodinami

      So happy to read this comment, thank you for the support! ☺️

  • @noomade
    @noomade Před dnem

  • @Biggtout
    @Biggtout Před dnem

    Every video i can feel your fear for social interaction decreasing! In the end you won't be scared of anything anymore

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před dnem

      Thanks, man! I'm not sure if there would be a day when I'm scared no more, but I'm sure I'm more comfortable with the fear now ;)

  • @henry8419
    @henry8419 Před 2 dny

    You’re definitely sounding a lot more confident than your first story time. Love to see where you’ll take this 🙌🏻

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před dnem

      Thanks for the comment, buddy! So happy to see it and I appreciate it! ☺️

  • @LBJackson
    @LBJackson Před 3 dny

    Your story was so convincing that he even started filming several times and kept his attention for 15 minutes Good job man, directly subscribed

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 2 dny

      Thanks for stopping by and supporting, buddy! I appreciate it! 🙏

  • @Biggtout
    @Biggtout Před 3 dny

    This is so wholesome Bill you're doing FANTASTIC. Lifetime memory Happy I discovered your channel

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 2 dny

      Thank you, bro, thanks for the support you always give!

  • @WW_Studios
    @WW_Studios Před 3 dny

    Fun video bro! The text on the black screen built the tension xD

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 3 dny

      Thanks, bro! The tension was not in the black text, but was inside me! 😂

  • @tigolbittys4997
    @tigolbittys4997 Před 4 dny

    i see, it’s to speak with a stranger - well whether you do so to share experiences with another person, work on anxiety, whatever it may be, keep it up! you’re doing great

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 3 dny

      thanks buddy! you're right on all those! as soon as I started, it turned out to give me all kinds of learning, some I expected, some I didn't. 🙏

  • @tigolbittys4997
    @tigolbittys4997 Před 4 dny

    this is such a great idea. i love listening to stories - why do you try to tell somebody a story every day? what’s the point?

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 3 dny

      thanks, buddy! I wanted to grow my confidence in talking in front of a camera, also here in these few videos I grow my ability to talk to strangers :)

  • @noomade
    @noomade Před 4 dny

    I like these ones a lot

  • @kevgoes
    @kevgoes Před 4 dny

    Very cool. I like the way you said that it can take 2 hours or 1 second to start.. That still happens to me. Once I jump in all the worries I had about not starting usually turn out to be nothing. Thanks Bill!

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 3 dny

      So true, Kevin! Everything I worried about just never happened! Thanks Kevin!

  • @pidgeotroll
    @pidgeotroll Před 4 dny

    This is your best video yet! The emotion and the pacing was excellent.

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 4 dny

      wow, thanks for the feedback! I'm glad that you liked it. I honestly liked it myself, too 😁

  • @Thnordby
    @Thnordby Před 5 dny

    Loved the story❤

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 5 dny

      Thank you so much, Thomas! I really appreciate your kindness, can't thank you enough!

  • @hamu.u
    @hamu.u Před 5 dny

    first

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 5 dny

      Thank you, buddy! Nice to meet you!

  • @Biggtout
    @Biggtout Před 5 dny

    Bill really conquered his fear to talk to a stranger Wish I were like you man, role model

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 5 dny

      Thanks, man! Oh you're doing great being just yourself, no need to be like me lol. Nervous like hell for me to do this 😂

  • @kevgoes
    @kevgoes Před 6 dny

    That was cool. It took alot of guts to ask a stranger to do this.

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 6 dny

      thanks Kevin! Yes it did take me a lot of guts to do that! Maybe I'll try until one day it no longer takes so much guts for me :)

  • @noomade
    @noomade Před 6 dny

    The audio is a bit of a struggle on this one buddy! but I love the theme

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 6 dny

      yeah, I was too nervous to notice that my pin mic fell off... until I was to finish the conversation... sad

    • @noomade
      @noomade Před 6 dny

      @@xbillao yeah, shame because this was actually my favourite style so far.

  • @noomade
    @noomade Před 7 dny

    All jokes aside, I remember reading an article that had a chart which showed the number of times you can expect to see you friends before you die (from each decade of age). It was depressing! People should make an effort to see their friends

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 6 dny

      Yes, after all, how many real friends we would have in a lifetime

  • @noomade
    @noomade Před 7 dny

    making youtube story videos 😛

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 6 dny

      lol I wonder howany subs they would have now!

    • @noomade
      @noomade Před 6 dny

      @@xbillao I was talking about you! 😁

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 6 dny

      lol that's too sweet for me to realize, thanks buddy!

  • @noomade
    @noomade Před 7 dny

    Stay hydrated!🙃

  • @noomade
    @noomade Před 9 dny

    not my first time 😉

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 8 dny

      haha not my first time seeing you, either!

  • @Biggtout
    @Biggtout Před 10 dny

    Hey man, you just started your channel Do it at your own pace. Keep challenging yourself like you're doing now The quality is getting better every day The accent is hilarious! I got your back in any case

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 9 dny

      Thanks man for being here!

  • @blue_bellife
    @blue_bellife Před 10 dny

    Are you sure you don’t sneak out to those karaoke booths that they have in Japan after work or something? You have a really good voice! 😮 I could never be brave enough to do this! Well done!

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 9 dny

      Hahaha thanks Bell! Took too much courage to do this lol. I'd rather do this in the Karaoke booth😆 I have never been in one though!

  • @noomade
    @noomade Před 10 dny

    The experiment is worth doing, even if it is not a "success" in terms of views. The process is the success.

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 9 dny

      Very true, thanks buddy!

  • @Aurohira
    @Aurohira Před 10 dny

    👏👏👏 I liked the song! it was not bad at all and honestly this is how you come up with ideas when writing music, just throwing ideas and refining them! singing in front of the camera is not easy to face our fears and you did great😊

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 10 dny

      Thank you, Hila! Thanks for the comment, it's so kind of you :D

  • @noomade
    @noomade Před 11 dny

    Story time!

  • @noomade
    @noomade Před 12 dny

    LOL... amazing!

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 11 dny

      LoL embarrassing! 🤣

  • @Biggtout
    @Biggtout Před 12 dny

    Hey, keep practicing. For me, you keep my attention for about 5-8 minutes if you need feedback In the last videos, i see that you have less awkward pauses and seem to find your words more easily. You smile more at the camera, but you can change a little intonation sometimes Singing is another thing 😅, you are inspirational for having confidence, though!

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 11 dny

      Thanks bro for the feedback 🙏

  • @Biggtout
    @Biggtout Před 12 dny

    This man clutched his streak in the last 20 minutes of a DAY in a mickey mouse voice OF A BICYCLE AND 36 HOUR BUS TRIP. The utter creativity The dedication‼️

  • @blue_bellife
    @blue_bellife Před 12 dny

    Part 3 of Bill completely losing the plot 😂

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 12 dny

      Lol I guess I never had the plot! 😂

  • @noomade
    @noomade Před 12 dny

    Hey 👋

  • @noomade
    @noomade Před 14 dny

    Content creation is hard but you make it looks so easy ...👍

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 13 dny

      Did I...? I think I made it look harder...

  • @noomade
    @noomade Před 14 dny

    🥰

  • @WW_Studios
    @WW_Studios Před 15 dny

    Keep it up!

  • @Biggtout
    @Biggtout Před 16 dny

    You're good at keeping my attention, man And it's good that you confront your failure and want to improve I truly was invested in your story, I didn't know much about Vietnam, and your storytelling skills are really impressive, man. Keep on doing what you're doing, Bill. (that was a heck of a trip man, especially the bus part!)

  • @pidgeotroll
    @pidgeotroll Před 16 dny

    It's a good story to chose for this, this was my favorite video of yours from the 10+ I've seen. I think I'll tune in for a few more tellings.

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 16 dny

      thank you, buddy! I'm so happy to see someone actually watch and comment on this one. I really appreciate it! I'd be curious to know what about this video makes it your favorite (only if you have a minute to share). Trying to look for feedback/clues on how to do it better in the next ones :) Thank you!

    • @pidgeotroll
      @pidgeotroll Před 16 dny

      @@xbillao I liked how the story started very shortly into the video without as much discussion about how the challenge is going so far as the beginning of your 30 day challenge videos had. It was also an entertaining story with a positive message.

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 16 dny

      thank you so much for taking the time to reply! I really appreciate your sharing.

  • @Platinium_trophy
    @Platinium_trophy Před 17 dny

    Thank you so much ❤ Helpful 👍🌹🥇🙏

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 17 dny

      Glad that it was helpful! and thank you so much for the comment!🙏

  • @blue_bellife
    @blue_bellife Před 17 dny

    I can’t believe you left us on such a cliffhanger! I want to know how you go to the toilet on a 2 day bus journey😅

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 17 dny

      lol I can tell you in my next try 😅

  • @iWanderEuphoria
    @iWanderEuphoria Před 17 dny

    Hey Bill Enjoyed your video today.

  • @evanhobson1
    @evanhobson1 Před 18 dny

    Got a lot of respect from you man, you got up, you hit record, it didn't go to plan but you uploaded it anyway. Get back up and keep going tomorrow. I was interested to hear where this was going!

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 17 dny

      Thank you, Evan. Just had to allow myself fail. Hopefully in next video I can at least make the story complete!

  • @VinceTalks
    @VinceTalks Před 18 dny

    This self image thing is real man, I should make a video about that myself. Keep it up!

  • @Jorge_i_Norge
    @Jorge_i_Norge Před 18 dny

    It will be boring, and irritating and probably I will not watch it every day. But every day will be different because you mood and your general situation will be different. And the story will not be the leitmotiv but the circumstances. Interesting experiment. Go for it.

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 18 dny

      You're right and that's what I'm going for! Thanks for the support, Jorge!

  • @WW_Studios
    @WW_Studios Před 18 dny

    hmm interesting idea haha!

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 18 dny

      Ha we'll see how "interesting" I can get it to be...

    • @WW_Studios
      @WW_Studios Před 18 dny

      @@xbillao HAHA

  • @Prayz4u
    @Prayz4u Před 19 dny

    I’m sure your idea will work. Nothing in life is worth it unless you take a risk! I’m here!

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 18 dny

      Thank you! I appreciate your comment and support!🙏

  • @Aurohira
    @Aurohira Před 19 dny

    Whatt! I got mentioned😁 Thank you! I'm happy that you are still making videos 😊Keep it up!

  • @kevgoes
    @kevgoes Před 19 dny

    Listen to the way you speak to the camera now compared to your first video. You've changed yourself!

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 19 dny

      Ha I didn't realize until you mentioned! Thanks, Kevin!

  • @blue_bellife
    @blue_bellife Před 20 dny

    I keep getting these videos too and I feel the same way! This is becoming “Bill’s motivational talks” and I love it!😂

    • @xbillao
      @xbillao Před 19 dny

      Thanks, Bell, hope that gave you a motivational charge lol

  • @Biggtout
    @Biggtout Před 20 dny

    "What hasn't happened yet, there's nothing to change either" EXACTLY Some people cannot understand that phrase, I'm happy you got that out - I feel listened to. Keep going with this fun-filled, compact, high-quality and superb content!

  • @karim_yahia
    @karim_yahia Před 20 dny

    Inspirational as always!