Your video on quitting alcohol has helped to motivate me to try to give it up again after 50 years of drinking. I feel a lot better thank you very much.
Jack, thank you for sharing this, I feel so grateful to know I’m playing a small role in your courageous decision. I’m wishing you all the strength, joy and love that comes with sobriety. Oh and the Clarity, wait until you experience the Clarity!! I’m excited for you and all the people that you’ll inspire along the way!
Omg... That smile ! It's so hard to believe you guys aren't piloting a reality show on some big network ! I bet your past lives had something to do with life coaching or something along those lines! And I've ALWAYS liked Mr Carrey (since living color) and now that he has inadvertently helped this happen I got mad love for the guy. No where near the amount that I have for you 3 but he is now on my list a few places behind in my list of favorite creatures alive.
oooh! another awesome book! Have you read his short version, Do The Work? I've been thinking about wanting to share pieces of our journey from my perspective, that don't fit with our current channel, maybe I need my own? wow, hadn't really made that leap. good food for thought!
Yes! I've read Do The Work and Going Pro, basically everything he writes is incredible. I've listened to him on a few podcasts too which are also great. YES!! Do you own channel, it's liberating, maybe we can start a trend for sailing women :-).
This is great. I listened to you speaking of this on your podcast and it inspired me to get back to my own channel. I let stress, life, and all the craziness take me away from doing something I really liked doing. It's time to get back to it! Thank you!
@@meganokelly Thank you so much! I’ll send it to you. We’re starting our journey and we’d like to set up a coaching session with you & Nick. I’ll send you an email.
I love this, your CZcams channel evolves as you evolve as a person. I have a channel, I wanted to be a little bit creative but I did not want to appear on camera myself, so I started making nature scenes and things just evolved. 4 years later it's also a small income that I love and enjoy.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate that because I’m really going with the flow which is the only way and I for o e have no idea what’s going to happen next. I checked out your channel and it’s fantastic, I love how you have the long format, bringing nature to people who can’t be there in person. Would be so cool if you could have your stuff played in nursing homes and hospitals. I love that you’re earning some income too!!
You both seem just fine on camera. Nobody sounds too squeeky or nasal. No impossible personalities throwing themselves into the public arena. I can find nothing of note negative about either of you, and doing videos on YTube is only a matter of having the guts to do them. It is just like learning to ride a bike for the first time, except you might fall off digitally.
Allyn Onderdonk Wow, thank you so much Allyn that is so nice to hear. I feel very lucky to have Nick as my partner in all things. I’ve definitely learned a few things about video through osmosis.
How many views does it take to feel heard? For many it must feel risky to put time in to something and then not get many views. You make a good point about legacy. It will be good for my grand kids to know what I was like, what motivated me, what gave me purpose and why I lived the way I did. So in that case, just a few views would be enough.
Great question Kirk, thanks for asking. One of the hardest things for me about our cruising lifestyle is being away from family and friends for months on end. When I posted my first video I think I got less than 100 views over the first few days which felt amazing. I shared it on FB, Instagram and in personal emails to friends who aren't on social media. I think it was the messages I received back that made me feel heard vs. the # of views. Many friends said they felt like they were hanging out with me which was so cool to hear since I hadn't hung out with them in years. For me the entire process is very worthwhile & freeing; deciding what to share, writing, filming, editing and then sharing. Of course it feels good to see the numbers go up, as it does to receive comments & likes from people I've never had the pleasure of meeting so thank you! I also encourage people to make videos "unlisted" vs "public" and only share with people you feel comfortable with. I have plenty of those on my CZcams channel :-). I hope you go for it, I know your kids and grand kids, and their grand kids and their grand kids will LOVE it!!
@@meganokelly New topic - cruising = missing family and friends. I have a plan to get a boat, but am wavering when I think about being away from everyone. It is so hard to try on potential feelings before they happen. Hard to know what "best" is. My current thought experiment is to budget for 2 months gone, 2 weeks back home. But I bet that is not doable in the pacific. Fewer marinas....
Yes that would be a great topic. Everyone's situation is unique so I have many questions about your situation. For example, if you're cruising the Bahamas, going home every 2 months wouldn't be a problem (Treasure Cay marina in the Abacos & Emerald Bay Marina in the Exumas to name a couple). We've tried different things like going home to Portland in the summer for an extended period and having family come visit us on the boat. Videos really help bridge the gaps and there is plenty of wifi and phone service in the Bahamas.
Thanks for the video. I am in Oregon and will move back home to Florida in 22 months. Plan to buy "THE" boat, live on it and make videos...thanks for the motivation. 22 months seem like forever, but I hope it is worth the saving and struggle to achieve. Thanks again. A true fan...:) Good motivation.
Thank you so much for the kind words, I really appreciate it! That is SO exciting, congratulations!! 22 months will go by quickly and as we like to say the adventure begins the moment you decide to do it. I believe it's worth it...just driving in traffic over the past 2 months has me missing the ocean & beaches more than I can believe.
@@kirk9671 Hi Kirk, I plan to buy a used trawler. I have searched all over Florida and can get a "good" used 40-45 footer for about 25K and plan to put a lot of work and a little more money into it, to make it a really sweet and seaworthy vessel and then do the Great Loop !!...Thanks for asking and I hope you enjoy Megan and Nick's videos as much as I do. :)
Aawwww Megan we're your community 💓 and you've got such a solid purpose, just continue to share you heart, smile, husband + Sugar with us...and its all good 👍
I can't stop thinking about this idea. What type of camera are you using and how complicated is the editing process for the mid-level techie person. Maybe it's worth doing a post on this.
I love hearing this Terry! We use a variety of cameras: iphone, gopro and 2 different Lumix, however the cameras on phones these days are amazing so I'd say start with that. We use Final Cut Pro and there are loads of youtube tutorials. I do love your idea though and will give it some thought just to give you a flavor on the basic skills you'd need to edit a video using final cut pro. I was intimidated for awhile on the editing but once I played around with it I realized how easy it was to get the hang of it. You can do it!!
Just listened to the Under the Sheets podcast this morning which brought me here. So glad I subscribed. Both the podcast and this CZcams episode (is that what it's called) really spoke to me. Hubby and I are so mired down in "The Boat' search that it's no longer fun and the ultimate goal is getting cloudy. Then your video here about putting yourself out there, even if it's for a select audience, really struck a cord that is too complicated to explain here. "The Resistance" so resonates with me on so many levels. Need to get that book and start reading today. Just know you are making a difference, one view at a time. Today it really speaks to me and the next one may really help someone else. Keep it going.
First of all, thank you so much Terry for listening to our podcast and watching our channels, we really love hearing from you! We were just talking today about doing an episode on "WHY" we choose to live this lifestyle since it can be very challenging at times (you should see the state of chaos our boat is in now!). I'm so happy my video spoke to you, you're going to love Steven Pressfield's books. You message certainly inspires me to keep going so thank you for that as well. The best part of sharing is growth; sharing is caring we've always heard, but ultimately it's growth and it feels good to grow and possibly inspire others to do the same.
It took us a long time to finally make the decision to start our own channel and while we are really just getting started it's been a great experience. Great video and spot on!!
Congratulations on starting one, I checked it out and you guys are great! Your kids are really going to appreciate it someday. Thank you for all the kind words, I really appreciate it!
I feel like I’m bragging. That’s why I stoped social media. My life became so wondrous it hurt my feelings, thinking I was causing people to feel jealous. However looking at your content, I can see maybe I’m not a braggart, but instead I might be able to inspire people to strive for their dreams. How have you dealt with these emotions???
Thank you for your comment & question! I definitely know where you're coming from and have had those same thoughts (I think I've deleted my FB account 4 times). After meditating on it for years a few things really changed my mind: 1) I believe the world needs all the positive and inspirational energy it can get. 2) I've been and continue to be inspired by so many people who generously & courageously share their passion/wisdom/experience. 3) Words can't describe how good it feels to share my truth and then hearing from others that they're inspired pretty much blows my mind. I also love love love it when people share their own inspiring stories for everyone to read.
@@meganokelly Hah! Nice. I'm also a fan of GA and have talked to the wife about how she'd feel about flying. Thus far, the answer is no. She's firmly in the "little planes are sketchy" camp. 😳 More seriously, this is turning out to be a fantastic channel, Megan. For one thing, I'm really enjoying watching you stepping outside your comfort zone. I'm currently in the process of editing an intro to get started with my own channel. Gimbal: Check. Camera: Check. Video and audio editing software: Check. Confidence: Not so much. 😂 Hah!
@@TraneFrancks It's funny, I flew a lot with Nick when we were 19 & 20, landing on grass strips and small airports at night so I'm not sure what my resistance is all about other than I don't like being in small planes. We'll see, but I can relate to your wife! That said, how cool that you're a pilot, much respect. Thank you so much for the compliment about my channel, it's really a lot of fun and I'm thrilled to hear you are starting your own channel woo hoo! I can't wait to watch. I'm going to do my best to get a video out later this week about how to make a good video - interviewing Nick since he knows a thing or two ;-). Hope it will provide some good insight for you because his tips have really helped me. I think the confidence piece gets sorted every time you do it so I highly recommend hitting record and just letting your true self come out. It took some coaxing and some time alone with the camera. For example, the "why I quit drinking" I filmed when Nick was out fishing. Impressed you have a gimbal, we need one!
@@meganokelly Re: pilot - I'm definitely not a pilot yet. My love of flying came by virtue of doing a lot of business travel and, well, you just can't get me out of a window seat while there's light to see outside. In Japan, there's no GA, so I can't even take a discovery flight. (There are only ATP schools for airlines.) That's yet another reason why plans be afoot to move me, the wife and the cat onto a boat in BC. I want some opportunities to go up, especially in a float plane. As for the gimbal, I bought a used DJI OSMO Mobile for my iPhone. Add a cheap, plug-in shotgun mic with a windscreen and it's a budget way to record with mostly gear you've got. Price of the mic and gimbal was equiv. ~$120. It was a reasonable expense for testing to see whether I like it, while honouring my tendencies towards wanting to appear reasonably competent out of the gate. Heh.
We have been using Panasonic LUMIX GH5 but are moving to the latest Sony. Final Cut Pro is what we use for editing and I did a video about how to do some basic editing.
@@meganokelly Sounds good, let me know if you want to sell your Lumix :) We are sailing to the Bahamas in a couple weeks, you never know maybe we will find you. Be well, thanks for all your great content.
I needed this little pep talk.
Great vid!!!!
Thank you!
Your video on quitting alcohol has helped to motivate me to try to give it up again after 50 years of drinking. I feel a lot better thank you very much.
Jack, thank you for sharing this, I feel so grateful to know I’m playing a small role in your courageous decision. I’m wishing you all the strength, joy and love that comes with sobriety. Oh and the Clarity, wait until you experience the Clarity!! I’m excited for you and all the people that you’ll inspire along the way!
How blessed to have a spouse who believes in you and encourages you!!!! You go girl!
That is so great how much Nick believes in you!!
Thank you Christie, I feel very grateful and fortunate.
The war of art! What a great book! We are lucky that you read it too, if this is what moved you to start your channel! 😍
Such a great book, thank you so much for the kind words!! We're all helping each other.
Omg... That smile ! It's so hard to believe you guys aren't piloting a reality show on some big network ! I bet your past lives had something to do with life coaching or something along those lines! And I've ALWAYS liked Mr Carrey (since living color) and now that he has inadvertently helped this happen I got mad love for the guy. No where near the amount that I have for you 3 but he is now on my list a few places behind in my list of favorite creatures alive.
Liking Your Channel a lot and no kidding, you make watching the other channel a joy also. Good advice on living well. Thanks!
Awww thank you so much, I really appreciate hearing from you!!
oooh! another awesome book! Have you read his short version, Do The Work? I've been thinking about wanting to share pieces of our journey from my perspective, that don't fit with our current channel, maybe I need my own? wow, hadn't really made that leap. good food for thought!
Yes! I've read Do The Work and Going Pro, basically everything he writes is incredible. I've listened to him on a few podcasts too which are also great. YES!! Do you own channel, it's liberating, maybe we can start a trend for sailing women :-).
This is great. I listened to you speaking of this on your podcast and it inspired me to get back to my own channel. I let stress, life, and all the craziness take me away from doing something I really liked doing. It's time to get back to it! Thank you!
That is SO awesome to hear Phoenix, send me your channel I would love to see it!
@@meganokelly Thank you so much! I’ll send it to you. We’re starting our journey and we’d like to set up a coaching session with you & Nick. I’ll send you an email.
I love this, your CZcams channel evolves as you evolve as a person. I have a channel, I wanted to be a little bit creative but I did not want to appear on camera myself, so I started making nature scenes and things just evolved. 4 years later it's also a small income that I love and enjoy.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate that because I’m really going with the flow which is the only way and I for o e have no idea what’s going to happen next. I checked out your channel and it’s fantastic, I love how you have the long format, bringing nature to people who can’t be there in person. Would be so cool if you could have your stuff played in nursing homes and hospitals. I love that you’re earning some income too!!
@Commentor1 thank you for your feedback.
this is very underrated... how come such few views.... this is gold
Thank you so much!
You both seem just fine on camera. Nobody sounds too squeeky or nasal. No impossible personalities throwing themselves into the public arena. I can find nothing of note negative about either of you, and doing videos on YTube is only a matter of having the guts to do them. It is just like learning to ride a bike for the first time, except you might fall off digitally.
Allyn Onderdonk Wow, thank you so much Allyn that is so nice to hear. I feel very lucky to have Nick as my partner in all things. I’ve definitely learned a few things about video through osmosis.
How many views does it take to feel heard? For many it must feel risky to put time in to something and then not get many views. You make a good point about legacy. It will be good for my grand kids to know what I was like, what motivated me, what gave me purpose and why I lived the way I did. So in that case, just a few views would be enough.
Great question Kirk, thanks for asking. One of the hardest things for me about our cruising lifestyle is being away from family and friends for months on end. When I posted my first video I think I got less than 100 views over the first few days which felt amazing. I shared it on FB, Instagram and in personal emails to friends who aren't on social media. I think it was the messages I received back that made me feel heard vs. the # of views. Many friends said they felt like they were hanging out with me which was so cool to hear since I hadn't hung out with them in years. For me the entire process is very worthwhile & freeing; deciding what to share, writing, filming, editing and then sharing. Of course it feels good to see the numbers go up, as it does to receive comments & likes from people I've never had the pleasure of meeting so thank you!
I also encourage people to make videos "unlisted" vs "public" and only share with people you feel comfortable with. I have plenty of those on my CZcams channel :-). I hope you go for it, I know your kids and grand kids, and their grand kids and their grand kids will LOVE it!!
@@meganokelly New topic - cruising = missing family and friends. I have a plan to get a boat, but am wavering when I think about being away from everyone. It is so hard to try on potential feelings before they happen. Hard to know what "best" is. My current thought experiment is to budget for 2 months gone, 2 weeks back home. But I bet that is not doable in the pacific. Fewer marinas....
Yes that would be a great topic. Everyone's situation is unique so I have many questions about your situation. For example, if you're cruising the Bahamas, going home every 2 months wouldn't be a problem (Treasure Cay marina in the Abacos & Emerald Bay Marina in the Exumas to name a couple). We've tried different things like going home to Portland in the summer for an extended period and having family come visit us on the boat. Videos really help bridge the gaps and there is plenty of wifi and phone service in the Bahamas.
Thanks for the video. I am in Oregon and will move back home to Florida in 22 months. Plan to buy "THE" boat, live on it and make videos...thanks for the motivation. 22 months seem like forever, but I hope it is worth the saving and struggle to achieve. Thanks again. A true fan...:) Good motivation.
Thank you so much for the kind words, I really appreciate it! That is SO exciting, congratulations!! 22 months will go by quickly and as we like to say the adventure begins the moment you decide to do it. I believe it's worth it...just driving in traffic over the past 2 months has me missing the ocean & beaches more than I can believe.
What boat are u getting? new or used?
@@kirk9671 Hi Kirk, I plan to buy a used trawler. I have searched all over Florida and can get a "good" used 40-45 footer for about 25K and plan to put a lot of work and a little more money into it, to make it a really sweet and seaworthy vessel and then do the Great Loop !!...Thanks for asking and I hope you enjoy Megan and Nick's videos as much as I do. :)
That's awesome, we would love to do the Great Loop one day!
Thank you Jim Carey!!!
I love Jim.
Aawwww Megan we're your community 💓 and you've got such a solid purpose, just continue to share you heart, smile, husband + Sugar with us...and its all good 👍
I feel so blessed DJ and can’t thank you enough for the encouragement. Really inspires me to keep going!
I can't stop thinking about this idea. What type of camera are you using and how complicated is the editing process for the mid-level techie person. Maybe it's worth doing a post on this.
I love hearing this Terry! We use a variety of cameras: iphone, gopro and 2 different Lumix, however the cameras on phones these days are amazing so I'd say start with that. We use Final Cut Pro and there are loads of youtube tutorials. I do love your idea though and will give it some thought just to give you a flavor on the basic skills you'd need to edit a video using final cut pro. I was intimidated for awhile on the editing but once I played around with it I realized how easy it was to get the hang of it. You can do it!!
Just listened to the Under the Sheets podcast this morning which brought me here. So glad I subscribed. Both the podcast and this CZcams episode (is that what it's called) really spoke to me. Hubby and I are so mired down in "The Boat' search that it's no longer fun and the ultimate goal is getting cloudy. Then your video here about putting yourself out there, even if it's for a select audience, really struck a cord that is too complicated to explain here. "The Resistance" so resonates with me on so many levels. Need to get that book and start reading today. Just know you are making a difference, one view at a time. Today it really speaks to me and the next one may really help someone else. Keep it going.
First of all, thank you so much Terry for listening to our podcast and watching our channels, we really love hearing from you! We were just talking today about doing an episode on "WHY" we choose to live this lifestyle since it can be very challenging at times (you should see the state of chaos our boat is in now!). I'm so happy my video spoke to you, you're going to love Steven Pressfield's books. You message certainly inspires me to keep going so thank you for that as well. The best part of sharing is growth; sharing is caring we've always heard, but ultimately it's growth and it feels good to grow and possibly inspire others to do the same.
It took us a long time to finally make the decision to start our own channel and while we are really just getting started it's been a great experience. Great video and spot on!!
Congratulations on starting one, I checked it out and you guys are great! Your kids are really going to appreciate it someday. Thank you for all the kind words, I really appreciate it!
I feel like I’m bragging. That’s why I stoped social media. My life became so wondrous it hurt my feelings, thinking I was causing people to feel jealous. However looking at your content, I can see maybe I’m not a braggart, but instead I might be able to inspire people to strive for their dreams.
How have you dealt with these emotions???
Thank you for your comment & question! I definitely know where you're coming from and have had those same thoughts (I think I've deleted my FB account 4 times). After meditating on it for years a few things really changed my mind: 1) I believe the world needs all the positive and inspirational energy it can get. 2) I've been and continue to be inspired by so many people who generously & courageously share their passion/wisdom/experience. 3) Words can't describe how good it feels to share my truth and then hearing from others that they're inspired pretty much blows my mind. I also love love love it when people share their own inspiring stories for everyone to read.
Self therapy is hard. Love the way you put it in words so easily.
Aww thank you so much Cristina, so nice to hear that! It is hard but so worth it.
So, this is a segue to Nick's new book, "Get Her On 'Tube"? 😂
hahahaha that's funny, now he's trying to get her "in the air" so we'll see how that goes.
@@meganokelly Hah! Nice. I'm also a fan of GA and have talked to the wife about how she'd feel about flying. Thus far, the answer is no. She's firmly in the "little planes are sketchy" camp. 😳
More seriously, this is turning out to be a fantastic channel, Megan. For one thing, I'm really enjoying watching you stepping outside your comfort zone. I'm currently in the process of editing an intro to get started with my own channel. Gimbal: Check. Camera: Check. Video and audio editing software: Check. Confidence: Not so much. 😂 Hah!
@@TraneFrancks It's funny, I flew a lot with Nick when we were 19 & 20, landing on grass strips and small airports at night so I'm not sure what my resistance is all about other than I don't like being in small planes. We'll see, but I can relate to your wife! That said, how cool that you're a pilot, much respect.
Thank you so much for the compliment about my channel, it's really a lot of fun and I'm thrilled to hear you are starting your own channel woo hoo! I can't wait to watch. I'm going to do my best to get a video out later this week about how to make a good video - interviewing Nick since he knows a thing or two ;-). Hope it will provide some good insight for you because his tips have really helped me. I think the confidence piece gets sorted every time you do it so I highly recommend hitting record and just letting your true self come out. It took some coaxing and some time alone with the camera. For example, the "why I quit drinking" I filmed when Nick was out fishing. Impressed you have a gimbal, we need one!
@@meganokelly Re: pilot - I'm definitely not a pilot yet. My love of flying came by virtue of doing a lot of business travel and, well, you just can't get me out of a window seat while there's light to see outside. In Japan, there's no GA, so I can't even take a discovery flight. (There are only ATP schools for airlines.) That's yet another reason why plans be afoot to move me, the wife and the cat onto a boat in BC. I want some opportunities to go up, especially in a float plane.
As for the gimbal, I bought a used DJI OSMO Mobile for my iPhone. Add a cheap, plug-in shotgun mic with a windscreen and it's a budget way to record with mostly gear you've got. Price of the mic and gimbal was equiv. ~$120. It was a reasonable expense for testing to see whether I like it, while honouring my tendencies towards wanting to appear reasonably competent out of the gate. Heh.
What do you use to film your videos? Any good tips for editing?
We have been using Panasonic LUMIX GH5 but are moving to the latest Sony. Final Cut Pro is what we use for editing and I did a video about how to do some basic editing.
@@meganokelly Sounds good, let me know if you want to sell your Lumix :) We are sailing to the Bahamas in a couple weeks, you never know maybe we will find you. Be well, thanks for all your great content.
Ok will keep you posted! Hope we share an anchorage with you soon!