I thought you were going to say your pay as a CZcamsr wasn't good enough, but 6k a month, that's great money for traveling. Even if you're the one paying for all the expenses it's still enough. You've already won, because this is basically just the beginning and you're already making a living out of it. There's only one way from here, and that's ⬆️. Besides, the thing you're forgetting is that no one can take away the data analytics skills you've acquired, and you can literally go back to that any time you want to, especially with your experience. My advice would be to get on with it, because later in life, when you're older and you have kids, you literally won't have time and probably guts to try something risky like this. Greetings from Serbia 🍻
You see for me it's the opposite. I travelled the world from the age or 17. Had many wonderful and wild adventures to the point where someone wants to make a movie about my life and I keep being told to write a book. Now as a father at 33 I want to settle down and get my financial priorities straight. So now I am learning Data Science and coding as well as other skills. It doesn't mean the adventure has ended, it is simply a new chapter on the journey.
Love the transparency here man! Really inspiring! I am currently freelancing 3 days /week (data science) and use the leftover hours to build my channel and products. Feels like a nice balance for me right now.
I'm just taking data analyst courses and in the future I would like to develop my own digital business, it must be exciting to be in your place, seeing how little by little your sales are generating more and more profits. Please keep us informed in future videos of how the business is going and when you are ready pass us the link. I wish you success my friend.
Was doing part time too with a previous company but never again.. in my experience you always finish that you are working almost full time with a part time salary.. client always pushing.. I prefer to find a full time contractor job maybe not that exhausting where on Friday s or some hours here and there I can move on even with my side projects.. it’s harder but at least I don’t risk that scenario.. you need to find good clients to do that and push a lot on yourself to refuse any extra hour or request they have.. they always tend to assign you tasks as you are full time.. btw glad to hear someone else found a good balance this way
@@andreapigatto2762 Ah, I can see how that can become frustrating. I bill my clients hourly, so if there are weeks that I work more, I can just charge more. But usually, it stays around 24 hours /week. But I guess this really depends on the client you are working with. I've been very fortunate with mine. What has worked really well for me is to work with non-tech companies (industry, government, construction). You can usually make a lot of impact there quickly, since working with data is still new to them.
As someone who is going to the same path as you, by graduating Industrial Engineering and chasing a career as a Data Analyst, I’d like to thank you for being such a great help for me! Have you ever thought about being a movie director and screenwriter? I think those two fit the lifestyle you’re trying to achieve pretty good.
wow, I'm actually also a graduated industrial engineer and I'm currently learning python and data analysis skills. is it me or it just makes sense to learn data analysis as an industrial engineer?
@@sedikbendaoud7962 It will give you an edge definetly. Also will help you climb the ladder much easily if that's your goal as you will be talking a lot to upper management or stakeholders on a daily basis. Learning business or in general data analytics will help you grow your business in future as well. So good luck!
Considering that probably most of the people following your journey are: - data analyst - wishing to be a data analyst - wishing to be a data analyst freelance - wishing to travel the world or live in a paradise island and still have an income to sustain the travelling It would be nice and interesting to see you pick a place in the world, go there to live for a while, having fun and make us see how to search, as freelance, for a project as data analyst from scratch. This would be amazing to see, and maybe you would find a balance between being a data analyst and be free
Thanks for the ideas man, that's definitely what I am aiming for! However, i am still figuring out how to preach and teach about data analysis without the context of office work, 9-5 life etc.. I'm always trying to apply data analysis to completely different fields in my personal life so I could make videos about that eventually
@@Stefanovic92 or maybe find some local data sets, having the analysis done, and provide it to the local community, maybe also for some no-profit organization. This could fit your own values, use your skills for some communities in the world and having yt paying for it :D Great contents, great views and ads
It must be fun to see yourself in 3rd person watching the final result of the video editing. On the other hand, I see how you put storytelling into practice, making roller coasters of emotions over and over again, and I love to see it in the editing itself, so I congratulate you, you are really increasing your creative skills. Leaving a well paid job for this adventure, must not be easy, that's exactly why the reward will be incredible, I wish you all the success in the world brother. P.D. It would be great to see a video where you explain your process of writing the scripts, I'm also curious about the electronica concert in the desert you went to, it would be great to see a video blog of it.
Awesome video mate. I still have my regular job in addition to putting out two CZcams videos a week which can be tough at times and as you said sometimes you question what you are doing it all for but other times, seeing the small but still compounding growth and impact on other people’s life is super rewarding and fulfilling. You did the right thing. Well done mate and keep on inspiring so many as you do👏Cheers, Kai
Honestly seeing a documentary of some sort produced by you would be great. You have an excellent sense for production, direction, editing, and storytelling. I don't know what topic you might cover but we can be sure that the output will be well structured and produced. Perhaps you can create short docs covering some of the recent financial crises (banking & crypto) or a doc going over the history/nightlife of various parts of Europe. Heck I'd love to see a doc from you covering the more recent UAP phenomena but from a European perspective (or other interesting parts of the world). Really the sky is the limit on the subjects you can cover.
You are a great inspiration, Stefan! I'm planning to start a "hybrid" life between youtube and Data analysis so I can have both incomes until the day I decide what to do with my life I have the freedom to choose. Keep it up, man!
Fun fact: Seconds before you mentioned that 80% non subscribers I had realised that I wasn't a subscriber but I had been watching your videos for quite sometime now. Subscribed! 👍
Thanks Stefanovic for being so brutally honest and relatable. I am transitioning to being a Data Analyst, and I'm also working on being financially free. Listening to you, my! what a journey I still have ahead. But like they say, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a step. You sharing your journey and how vulnerable you are is such a considerate and generous gesture. Thank you, and I just followed you after just discovering you today!
I think diversification is super important, especially these days. From what I've seen, market wide there has been a bit of a slowdown with ad revenue and sponsorships. Hopefully this trend reverses!
Thanks Stefan for this clip. Nicely done, full pro! Some ideas: - Life KPI Dashboard - you can create a Notion template - Tshirts or hoodies with "Monk Mode" slogan and motivational illustration - MAKE MORE CLIPS - you're doing brilliantly! Enjoy!
Thanks Stefan for your quality yt channel. Life is a mystery. We have to catch it, develop, optimise but first and formost have fun during it. Imo Uve done great move as we live once, huge inspiration. Have a nice day to U & all subs!
Stefan, I truly appreciate your transparency and valuable experiences you share! I was in graduate school for an unrelated degree, completely lost, when I realized that it would take 2-3 years to even begin my career. On top of that, I have to work full-time and study to afford it, which I did for 4 years during my undergraduate. Because of you and Alex the Analyst I decided to push myself and start a Data Analyst Bootcamp instead. Cheaper and quicker. Despite not being a STEM or computer major, you gave me a dream to aim at. And I agree 100%; I know in 5-10 years, I will move on to something different, and the goal is to start my own business. I hope to apply for entry-level analyst jobs this fall. Thank you for the inspiration!
I'm just in the same situation as you been in the past, currently a freelance data analyst. Working on new ways to generate income including social media and video creation. Keep it up really like your videos, high quality and you are great at story telling.
I realised it doesn’t matter who you work for, you are dependent on someone else. In a corporate job the company owns you and your time and if you are a CZcamsr, entrepreneur etc you depend on your viewers, customers on how much you make . So in the end we will always depend on others. The only difference is of course the life quality and work life balance you have.
Awesome video man! You can not even imagine how much and how many people you are helping through your content. I am transitioning into Data Analysis and you are a true source of inspiration. Keep sharing your stories. Just an idea: find a way to combine your data analysis skillset in your traveling video. Traveling based on your analysis of the data. I hope you won't mind this. Thanks.
Like looking in a mirror. I became a data analyst with no experience or related degree. Had a great salary, Then I quit to pursue Entrepreneurship. You've inspired me to start documenting my journey.
thanks stefanovic for your sharing, man! it really helps me a lot deciding on my career (bcs i am at a crossroad rn) and unlike any other overrated & exaggerating content creator talking about data analyst, you pursue a perspective as transparent as you could be. appreciate that!
You were the first video I saw on data analysis, I am now working on my SQL and tableau portfolio after learning it, you’re videos really motivated me.
I feel like the trend of new work is just complementing the way we want to work nowadays: the type of environment and work-life-balance we would enjoy. The question is just how fast companies will adapt to fulfill those aspirations. I guess there‘s just a few companies today that combine freedom, wealth etc. Great video, keep up the work!
Appreciate this insight. For now I'm doing both, hoping I don't get burned out! I've just started youtube recently. My goal is to have synergy between my brand and my job.
Great video man. Instantly clicked when I saw the thumbnail, which I don't usually do. I asked myself why, and it's because I see myself exactly in your shoes. I think your existential crisis about not knowing which niche you're in between data analysis and entrepreneurship is somehow a niche in it of itself, because that's exactly what I'm confused on right now. I'm only 19, and have tried the entrepreneurship route thinking it was my way out of college and freedom, but haven't succeeded. So I'm diving back into data analysis because I got the Google cert a while back but didn't learn the skills. Hopefully I can succeed with it this time and use it as a stepping stone into my entrepreneurial aspirations like you explained. Also, your point about feeling like you're 'working' for the youtube algorithm is very real. I saw a similar video expressing these concerns by Biaheza called the youtube hamster wheel (discussing retention tactics and soulless regurgitated videos) and its so factual. But I think staying true to yourself and making the videos that express the creativity you envisioned when you started youtube will pay off, because I can attest for the viewers, although they might be less in numbers right now, enjoy the video a lot more when it's raw and real like this without fluff to boost watch time. And I think that authenticity will pay off in the long run. Good stuff man, and looking forward to future videos. And I think this is my longest comment on any youtube video ever😂
Man I really enjoy watching your videos! They're valuable, objective and humorous sometimes😂 I'm stuck in a similar situation where my core values don't allign with what I'm doing and I really got valuable information out of your video. Thank you!
Fantastic video man! To be honest, as soon as I saw the title and then the sponsor in the description, I was immediately shaking my head thinking this is gonna be some sponsored nonsense where you read off a script and go against everything you preach all for a few $$$. But actually I can see this was very authentic and well thought out. Even with the sponsorship involved, I didn't feel like you were selling out and that you actually gave your real opinion - and that's becoming increasingly rare on yt. Keep it up man!
Bro I can really relate to your thinking 💭 I was actually inspired by your videos and started considering Data Analyst career to switch to from my current career. As I travelled the whole world and had my part of adventure I would love to do something routine that involves thinking and with good income and security. As to expressing my creativity I think it’s also possible to combine your job and CZcams together as a life vlog. In this way you can have security/job and grow your channel and express yourself till you become really big to quit the job. Man possibilities are endless but I agree with you, we all are on our specific path that lead from one thing to another. Anyways, pleasure to watch. And yes you definitely gave me some intangible value!
Really like u bro. Long time didnt see ur stuff. Really nice to see how u chase ur dreams. Stay healthy and enjoy life bro! This is why u have done it! No matter what, u need water and breed to survive. Dont stress and judge yourself! Take care!
To the Dutch Bradley Cooper: Living a life is living many lives. You are who you are, but you also grow and change as you go. You mature as you grow older, and you evolve and shred off the old skin like a snake. It is expected to question yourself constantly. It is, after all, the only way to evolve and move out of the comfort zone. I am 33, left my country 10 years ago in the pursuit of a better life, but not for me, instead I did it for people that I had not met yet... My progeny. After 10 years of hard work, traveling and living all over the world, I finally settled down during the pandemic. I went from a degree in business and economics, working a 9 to 5 office job in a huge IT company, to working as a licensed carpenter with my own business in a foreign country, and now starting afresh to become a data analyst with online courses hunting for that 9 to 5 job again to gain experience and some steady income temporarily until I upskill. Once you become a father, your world will turn upside down. It is not about yourself anymore... The biggest lesson I have learnt. Whatever you opt doing, do it with focus and drive; do it for the love you have for yourself and eventually your family. After all, we are here for a limited time, and trust me, once you have a kid, you will understand every step you have taken so far to become who you are, and it will make you see that the only thing that really matters after all is very primitive. Pass on what has been given to you, and this will fulfill your soul forever. Thank you for your videos, very entertaining bro.
Took a similar path here in Tokyo by quitting during the great resignation. I found myself realizing how valuable my office job was for my drive, and aligning with my value system. Values are so important! The perspective was critical and now I’m back in a great office job, but inspired to work a consulting side hustle- thank you for the SQL suggestion!
Second comment, consider building a newsletter to conserve your audience... getting all our e-mails. You'd be able to continue communication, push affiliate links, get sponsors, ect!!
Bro, I just want to tell you that i follow your channel because i want to follow your steps, I see you as a guide and i thank you for sharing your experiences and your thoughts with us.
I'll tell you for whom you are making these videos: ppl like myself who have been hit by lifes situations and need help improving our lives or even building any sort of a viable life in the first place. It's really important to the likes of us that the likes of you are out there putting in the effort to communicate with and guide us. You're very good at what you do and I can listen to you whereas I just cannot connect with 90% of the other Digital Nomad youtubers. I really appreciate what you are doing and thank you sincerely.
Hey Stefan, this was a great and thought-provoking video! Keep doing what you're doing. Your channel is great! Your thoughts are normal since every decision we make today has a significant impact on our future. Cheers and best regards from Serbia!
Stefan, hello! Thank you for new video. I am going to buy a course of Matt, which you recommended me earlier. Soon I hope to make my videos better and better. About the instability, I totally agree, it's very hard. Especially when you were hoping for a bunch of hits and there aren't any.
Everything is part of the journey. Maybe tomorrow you find another thing that is alligned with your values and your whole life changes through that and it will be fine. I really like how you question everything about if you are following the right steps or not in function of what you thing it's the best for you. Although I don't know you, I think I have a mind very similar to yours because I have the same thoughts and core values, and I would have the same thoughts that you have if I were in your place. I'm about to finish my economics degree and preparing to be a Data Analyst, but knowing that it will be something temporary, as an intermediate step to earn money to be able to invest in freedom. Since I have consciousness I'm a very analytical person but I also think you can use the mindset that comes with to whatever you want to do in life. In my case, I think it's relationated with financial markets. You said in a video that you're also an investor. I would really like to see/hear some content from you about that topic. But not in the way "EARN 1M IN 5 MINUTES BUYING SHIBA INU" but using the analytical mind and creativity to make some juice! PS: I like that I understand your Dutch-English better than native English people.
Zelim samo da ti kazem da pratim sve tvoje objave vise od godinu dana, nemoj da odustajes, razbijas, i verujem da ce biti sve bolje i bolje. Mnogo mi je drago sto sve cesce imas neka sponzorstva, bravo. Vidim da ti je ozbiljno mucenje, a znam to i po sebi, imao sam super placen posao i upustio sam se u nesto potpuno novo i rizicno, bas kao i ti, zato se potpuno poistovecujem sa tobom. Hvala za motivaciju i samo nemoj da odustajes💪💪
Love what you sharing. Maybe you are well-rounded capable to start your own startup which combine your professions and also meet your core value of life. 👍🏾
Congratulations on your success with youtube! I don't possess your charisma or good looks and storytelling capabilities, so my channel is only slowly growing, but some day when I grow up I want to be like you! CHEERS!
Great video! As someone working in tech also wanting to move into CZcams (musician) as a side thing, I think it’s great of you to share these insights. It feels like you’ve really leveled up man, awesome stuff!
hey stefan! id love to take the step forward to start creating content instead of consuming them. Would love to see how you compose your videos & edit them and tools you use ❤️
Hello Stefan, So great to see you again! You can take your future in any direction you desire as you possess a certain “edge”🔥I would love to see you delve into some AI content from your unique perspective in DA. If all else fails, you could try modeling😁
Man you put a lot of effort in filming and montage. And it definitely looks like a passion, not a necessity. Keep going, and btw it's interesting to think about a possibilities how to scale these skills on the next lvl (projects, income)
yeah I've had multiple people ask for that. Thing is that there's already so much great content about video editing out there. Great tutorials from better creators than me, so not sure how I could make it unique. Might just share my workflow one day
@@Stefanovic92 I don't really know.I just got a message that I am demonetized for a reused content but they are not giving any specific reason or video. I guess that is because of the shorts I have uploaded, even though I don't have any restrictions on any of them.I don't have a single video that is copyrighted.. They could have just warn me.. or maybe copyright the video, not just demonetize me.. And after the demonetization my channel barely has any views and I have a lot less impressions.. Anyway thank you so much for inspiring me!! Looking forward to see a lot more vlogs and tips from your vacations!
The Area51 part was amazing man 😂🤣 Love your energy. And you are actually the one who initially got me interested in Data as a professional path! I've gone to many others as reference, obv that's not your goal with this channel, but the first video of yours I ran into was Data Analytics based and it planted the seed. It's been years since I mainly make my living in stocks and crypto markets, so it made so much sense that it slapped me in the face and went ahead and went through the IBM's Introduction to DA in a couple days. Thanks amigo!
To answer your question from 14:44 - we all feel anxious and it's kind of normal. I don't wish you being anxious but it's almost cool to know you are not a god, but just a person like everyone else. Who do you create your videos for? For us, we all admire your videos. You are a very skillful content creator, it looks like a job of a whole team of youtube experts working on it, including content, design, editing videos, beautiful shots from your life etc. It's top tier and you can see it directly diving into your videos. So just keep going, you are doing great. I find my life and my problems stressful, but it really helps to watch your videos since you are several steps further than me and comparing to your challenges, my personal don't look that big at all. I'm quitting my excel job in several weeks and start a new excel/power bi one. Then I want to start with python, maybe machine learning and AI afterwards as well. It kind off feel easier thanks to your videos. Still, wish me luck ;)
- Preparación para entrevistas - Cómo trabajar como data Analyticis de forma independiente o abrir una startap en relación a eso. - datos aplicados a diferentes rubros - ideas de proyectos para DA
Nice video in Stefanovic style, about what is really possible out there to earn some money, and what is totally scam. Stay always honest, like you are.
Man, you are trying to fit in, but in reality your niche is the discharge of your emotions in video. And secondarily you help people who have the same doubts as you. You’re the one
Thank you for sharing these insights with us. Honestly, super helpful. I was pretty disappointed when I saw the title, but then, hey ho - it all works out when you pursue your heart! Super inspirational story and the sky is the limit for you. The value you provide is clearly there so keep doing what you're doing.
Hey Stefan, You provide a ton of values for hundreds and thousands of people 👍🏼 I am 39, with 3 kids, make good steady paycheck as a country manager, but been playing around with SQL and I kinda like it. What is your honest opinion if I were to seriously learn Data Analysis for the next 8-12 months, start taking single freelance jobs, and after getting the hang of it, start my own small data analytics outsourcing shop? Really tired of working for tech startup founders and/or dealing with HR stuff for the past 15 years. Thanks!
2:08 Honestly when I heard you you speaking about the lack of story telling in a Data Analyst job, I thought you might really enjoy to be a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst - You still work with data a lot and it is important, but your job is to tell a story to a stakeholder and inform decisions - I mean you are still not the one making those decisions, but I feel like CTI is just a wonderful intersection of these two (data/storytelling), you can usually well-balance those aspects so you're not tired of either one. As for freedom, I think this is highly dependable on the company you work for. I personally find it important to look for the companies culture when choosing a job (not only for the salary aspect of it). I know that you may have experienced the same thing in multiple companies (which is why I love this video from you so much: czcams.com/video/RcBCy2WszWI/video.html&ab_channel=Stefanovic), but I think nowadays there companies which would allow for the freedom you mention in the video.
I thought you were going to say your pay as a CZcamsr wasn't good enough, but 6k a month, that's great money for traveling. Even if you're the one paying for all the expenses it's still enough. You've already won, because this is basically just the beginning and you're already making a living out of it. There's only one way from here, and that's ⬆️. Besides, the thing you're forgetting is that no one can take away the data analytics skills you've acquired, and you can literally go back to that any time you want to, especially with your experience. My advice would be to get on with it, because later in life, when you're older and you have kids, you literally won't have time and probably guts to try something risky like this. Greetings from Serbia 🍻
Thanks brate❤️ Those are exactly my thoughts
You see for me it's the opposite. I travelled the world from the age or 17. Had many wonderful and wild adventures to the point where someone wants to make a movie about my life and I keep being told to write a book. Now as a father at 33 I want to settle down and get my financial priorities straight. So now I am learning Data Science and coding as well as other skills. It doesn't mean the adventure has ended, it is simply a new chapter on the journey.
Love the transparency here man! Really inspiring! I am currently freelancing 3 days /week (data science) and use the leftover hours to build my channel and products. Feels like a nice balance for me right now.
That's awesome man, did something similar for a year!
I'm just taking data analyst courses and in the future I would like to develop my own digital business, it must be exciting to be in your place, seeing how little by little your sales are generating more and more profits. Please keep us informed in future videos of how the business is going and when you are ready pass us the link. I wish you success my friend.
Was doing part time too with a previous company but never again.. in my experience you always finish that you are working almost full time with a part time salary.. client always pushing.. I prefer to find a full time contractor job maybe not that exhausting where on Friday s or some hours here and there I can move on even with my side projects.. it’s harder but at least I don’t risk that scenario.. you need to find good clients to do that and push a lot on yourself to refuse any extra hour or request they have.. they always tend to assign you tasks as you are full time.. btw glad to hear someone else found a good balance this way
@@andreapigatto2762 Ah, I can see how that can become frustrating. I bill my clients hourly, so if there are weeks that I work more, I can just charge more. But usually, it stays around 24 hours /week. But I guess this really depends on the client you are working with. I've been very fortunate with mine. What has worked really well for me is to work with non-tech companies (industry, government, construction). You can usually make a lot of impact there quickly, since working with data is still new to them.
As someone who is going to the same path as you, by graduating Industrial Engineering and chasing a career as a Data Analyst, I’d like to thank you for being such a great help for me!
Have you ever thought about being a movie director and screenwriter?
I think those two fit the lifestyle you’re trying to achieve pretty good.
Thanks bro. And yes, that's basically what I'm doing with CZcams. Why go the traditional route of a screenwriter, if I can do it like this
@@Stefanovic92 As Naval said. Arm yourself with specific knowledge.
wow, I'm actually also a graduated industrial engineer and I'm currently learning python and data analysis skills. is it me or it just makes sense to learn data analysis as an industrial engineer?
@@sedikbendaoud7962 It will give you an edge definetly. Also will help you climb the ladder much easily if that's your goal as you will be talking a lot to upper management or stakeholders on a daily basis. Learning business or in general data analytics will help you grow your business in future as well. So good luck!
Omg i’ am also a industrial engineer and i want to be a data analyst 2
Considering that probably most of the people following your journey are:
- data analyst
- wishing to be a data analyst
- wishing to be a data analyst freelance
- wishing to travel the world or live in a paradise island and still have an income to sustain the travelling
It would be nice and interesting to see you pick a place in the world, go there to live for a while, having fun and make us see how to search, as freelance, for a project as data analyst from scratch.
This would be amazing to see, and maybe you would find a balance between being a data analyst and be free
Thanks for the ideas man, that's definitely what I am aiming for!
However, i am still figuring out how to preach and teach about data analysis without the context of office work, 9-5 life etc.. I'm always trying to apply data analysis to completely different fields in my personal life so I could make videos about that eventually
@@Stefanovic92 or maybe find some local data sets, having the analysis done, and provide it to the local community, maybe also for some no-profit organization. This could fit your own values, use your skills for some communities in the world and having yt paying for it :D
Great contents, great views and ads
It must be fun to see yourself in 3rd person watching the final result of the video editing. On the other hand, I see how you put storytelling into practice, making roller coasters of emotions over and over again, and I love to see it in the editing itself, so I congratulate you, you are really increasing your creative skills. Leaving a well paid job for this adventure, must not be easy, that's exactly why the reward will be incredible, I wish you all the success in the world brother.
P.D. It would be great to see a video where you explain your process of writing the scripts, I'm also curious about the electronica concert in the desert you went to, it would be great to see a video blog of it.
I promise to put out a video about that. Still have so much footage to share man haha
Wow! You are a beautiful soul. Im relieved that people like you still exist. Soo much honesty and transparency in your words. I love it!
Awesome video mate. I still have my regular job in addition to putting out two CZcams videos a week which can be tough at times and as you said sometimes you question what you are doing it all for but other times, seeing the small but still compounding growth and impact on other people’s life is super rewarding and fulfilling. You did the right thing. Well done mate and keep on inspiring so many as you do👏Cheers, Kai
Thanks Kai!
Honestly seeing a documentary of some sort produced by you would be great. You have an excellent sense for production, direction, editing, and storytelling. I don't know what topic you might cover but we can be sure that the output will be well structured and produced. Perhaps you can create short docs covering some of the recent financial crises (banking & crypto) or a doc going over the history/nightlife of various parts of Europe. Heck I'd love to see a doc from you covering the more recent UAP phenomena but from a European perspective (or other interesting parts of the world). Really the sky is the limit on the subjects you can cover.
Thank you Stefan for adding some more existential questions to my head. Haha... Never mind, I'm also convinced that this is a part of the journey.
You are a great inspiration, Stefan! I'm planning to start a "hybrid" life between youtube and Data analysis so I can have both incomes until the day I decide what to do with my life I have the freedom to choose. Keep it up, man!
That is the way Afonso. Thanks for watching man
Fun fact: Seconds before you mentioned that 80% non subscribers I had realised that I wasn't a subscriber but I had been watching your videos for quite sometime now. Subscribed! 👍
Thanks Stefanovic for being so brutally honest and relatable. I am transitioning to being a Data Analyst, and I'm also working on being financially free. Listening to you, my! what a journey I still have ahead. But like they say, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a step. You sharing your journey and how vulnerable you are is such a considerate and generous gesture. Thank you, and I just followed you after just discovering you today!
I think diversification is super important, especially these days. From what I've seen, market wide there has been a bit of a slowdown with ad revenue and sponsorships. Hopefully this trend reverses!
100% agree. Personal brand diversification is an actual thing haha
Thanks Stefan for this clip. Nicely done, full pro!
Some ideas:
- Life KPI Dashboard - you can create a Notion template
- Tshirts or hoodies with "Monk Mode" slogan and motivational illustration
- MAKE MORE CLIPS - you're doing brilliantly!
Enjoy!
Thanks for the ideas Jakub!
Thanks Stefan for your quality yt channel. Life is a mystery. We have to catch it, develop, optimise but first and formost have fun during it. Imo Uve done great move as we live once, huge inspiration. Have a nice day to U & all subs!
Stefan, I truly appreciate your transparency and valuable experiences you share! I was in graduate school for an unrelated degree, completely lost, when I realized that it would take 2-3 years to even begin my career. On top of that, I have to work full-time and study to afford it, which I did for 4 years during my undergraduate. Because of you and Alex the Analyst I decided to push myself and start a Data Analyst Bootcamp instead. Cheaper and quicker. Despite not being a STEM or computer major, you gave me a dream to aim at. And I agree 100%; I know in 5-10 years, I will move on to something different, and the goal is to start my own business. I hope to apply for entry-level analyst jobs this fall. Thank you for the inspiration!
I'm just in the same situation as you been in the past, currently a freelance data analyst.
Working on new ways to generate income including social media and video creation.
Keep it up really like your videos, high quality and you are great at story telling.
Thanks Ariel and good luck with your content creation as well!
Stefanovich, I`m watching your video from Uzbekistan and it`s gave me so much value, this video is masterpiece, thank you for your videos!
I almost Cried when you mentioned Family. Thank you for uploading this video buddy! 👌 greetings from
Nicaragua 🇳🇮
I keep coming back to this video day by day. So many valuable gems to take out❤
Great video Stefanovic! Every video is super detailed and fun to watch! From The United States!
Wow you have very fast eyesight. I uploaded the video 13 seconds ago man
@@Stefanovic92 Lol, still watching it, but I knew it would be great!
I realised it doesn’t matter who you work for, you are dependent on someone else. In a corporate job the company owns you and your time and if you are a CZcamsr, entrepreneur etc you depend on your viewers, customers on how much you make . So in the end we will always depend on others. The only difference is of course the life quality and work life balance you have.
Awesome video man! You can not even imagine how much and how many people you are helping through your content. I am transitioning into Data Analysis and you are a true source of inspiration. Keep sharing your stories.
Just an idea: find a way to combine your data analysis skillset in your traveling video. Traveling based on your analysis of the data. I hope you won't mind this. Thanks.
Interesting combo indeed. I’ll see how I can make that work
Like looking in a mirror. I became a data analyst with no experience or related degree. Had a great salary, Then I quit to pursue Entrepreneurship. You've inspired me to start documenting my journey.
thanks stefanovic for your sharing, man! it really helps me a lot deciding on my career (bcs i am at a crossroad rn) and unlike any other overrated & exaggerating content creator talking about data analyst, you pursue a perspective as transparent as you could be. appreciate that!
Big thanks bro..this is eye opener! I suggest you keep going..people love your videos..
Another amazing video, Stefanovic! Thanks for sharing with us!
Cheers from Brazil!
You were the first video I saw on data analysis, I am now working on my SQL and tableau portfolio after learning it, you’re videos really motivated me.
I feel like the trend of new work is just complementing the way we want to work nowadays: the type of environment and work-life-balance we would enjoy. The question is just how fast companies will adapt to fulfill those aspirations. I guess there‘s just a few companies today that combine freedom, wealth etc.
Great video, keep up the work!
Appreciate this insight. For now I'm doing both, hoping I don't get burned out! I've just started youtube recently. My goal is to have synergy between my brand and my job.
Great video man. Instantly clicked when I saw the thumbnail, which I don't usually do. I asked myself why, and it's because I see myself exactly in your shoes. I think your existential crisis about not knowing which niche you're in between data analysis and entrepreneurship is somehow a niche in it of itself, because that's exactly what I'm confused on right now. I'm only 19, and have tried the entrepreneurship route thinking it was my way out of college and freedom, but haven't succeeded. So I'm diving back into data analysis because I got the Google cert a while back but didn't learn the skills. Hopefully I can succeed with it this time and use it as a stepping stone into my entrepreneurial aspirations like you explained.
Also, your point about feeling like you're 'working' for the youtube algorithm is very real. I saw a similar video expressing these concerns by Biaheza called the youtube hamster wheel (discussing retention tactics and soulless regurgitated videos) and its so factual. But I think staying true to yourself and making the videos that express the creativity you envisioned when you started youtube will pay off, because I can attest for the viewers, although they might be less in numbers right now, enjoy the video a lot more when it's raw and real like this without fluff to boost watch time. And I think that authenticity will pay off in the long run. Good stuff man, and looking forward to future videos. And I think this is my longest comment on any youtube video ever😂
Haha thanks for writing that man. And yeah agree: authenticity > retention
Always love your videos brother. Personality and storytelling is always on point! I enjoyed this video
Man I really enjoy watching your videos! They're valuable, objective and humorous sometimes😂 I'm stuck in a similar situation where my core values don't allign with what I'm doing and I really got valuable information out of your video. Thank you!
Thank you for your perspective ❤
Thank you for watching bro
Great video Man! Loved your honesty.
Fantastic video man! To be honest, as soon as I saw the title and then the sponsor in the description, I was immediately shaking my head thinking this is gonna be some sponsored nonsense where you read off a script and go against everything you preach all for a few $$$. But actually I can see this was very authentic and well thought out. Even with the sponsorship involved, I didn't feel like you were selling out and that you actually gave your real opinion - and that's becoming increasingly rare on yt. Keep it up man!
Thanks bro. I say “no” to about 99% of the sponsors reaching out to me. I really try to endorse products that I would only use or buy myself
I like the description you came up with about a video being a digital asset
Thanks man for this video
Bro I can really relate to your thinking 💭 I was actually inspired by your videos and started considering Data Analyst career to switch to from my current career. As I travelled the whole world and had my part of adventure I would love to do something routine that involves thinking and with good income and security. As to expressing my creativity I think it’s also possible to combine your job and CZcams together as a life vlog. In this way you can have security/job and grow your channel and express yourself till you become really big to quit the job. Man possibilities are endless but I agree with you, we all are on our specific path that lead from one thing to another. Anyways, pleasure to watch. And yes you definitely gave me some intangible value!
Bro, your message is sinking smoothly through your fun and being real. Love your content ❤
Thank you. I really needed to hear this. Embarking on same journey you are 🤗 it gives me hope and love your authenticity.
A nice content can be your tips like a data analyst for grow a youtube channel! (and as always, great content, great edition! Thank you!)
I quit my 9-5 job, start following you, and now I'm single, broke and homeless ❤
Really like u bro. Long time didnt see ur stuff. Really nice to see how u chase ur dreams. Stay healthy and enjoy life bro! This is why u have done it! No matter what, u need water and breed to survive. Dont stress and judge yourself! Take care!
To the Dutch Bradley Cooper:
Living a life is living many lives. You are who you are, but you also grow and change as you go. You mature as you grow older, and you evolve and shred off the old skin like a snake. It is expected to question yourself constantly. It is, after all, the only way to evolve and move out of the comfort zone. I am 33, left my country 10 years ago in the pursuit of a better life, but not for me, instead I did it for people that I had not met yet... My progeny. After 10 years of hard work, traveling and living all over the world, I finally settled down during the pandemic.
I went from a degree in business and economics, working a 9 to 5 office job in a huge IT company, to working as a licensed carpenter with my own business in a foreign country, and now starting afresh to become a data analyst with online courses hunting for that 9 to 5 job again to gain experience and some steady income temporarily until I upskill.
Once you become a father, your world will turn upside down. It is not about yourself anymore... The biggest lesson I have learnt.
Whatever you opt doing, do it with focus and drive; do it for the love you have for yourself and eventually your family. After all, we are here for a limited time, and trust me, once you have a kid, you will understand every step you have taken so far to become who you are, and it will make you see that the only thing that really matters after all is very primitive. Pass on what has been given to you, and this will fulfill your soul forever.
Thank you for your videos, very entertaining bro.
Don't get mad. I'm already subscribed ;) This was the video I needed these days to readdress my path. Thank you.
Took a similar path here in Tokyo by quitting during the great resignation. I found myself realizing how valuable my office job was for my drive, and aligning with my value system. Values are so important! The perspective was critical and now I’m back in a great office job, but inspired to work a consulting side hustle- thank you for the SQL suggestion!
Second comment, consider building a newsletter to conserve your audience... getting all our e-mails. You'd be able to continue communication, push affiliate links, get sponsors, ect!!
Yea man working on it!
Bro, I just want to tell you that i follow your channel because i want to follow your steps, I see you as a guide and i thank you for sharing your experiences and your thoughts with us.
Glad you like it Frederico!
I'll tell you for whom you are making these videos: ppl like myself who have been hit by lifes situations and need help improving our lives or even building any sort of a viable life in the first place. It's really important to the likes of us that the likes of you are out there putting in the effort to communicate with and guide us.
You're very good at what you do and I can listen to you whereas I just cannot connect with 90% of the other Digital Nomad youtubers.
I really appreciate what you are doing and thank you sincerely.
Thank you stefan. This is really inspiring.. Ive learnt alot from your videos.
Thanks for sharing. Very useful for someone just starting out.
Wow. I am absolutely stunned by your honesty. The last one on existential anxiety…Thanks for sharing this! Amazing.
This video is amazing, thanks for the history and for the content. BRAZIL IS HERE
Hey Stefan, this was a great and thought-provoking video! Keep doing what you're doing. Your channel is great! Your thoughts are normal since every decision we make today has a significant impact on our future. Cheers and best regards from Serbia!
Hvala brate!
Hi Stefan just salute to u the hardwork u do to train future minds!!!!❤
Love it, Stefan! Thanks for sharing
comeup with a path to become a data analyst in less than a year is a content that I want to see from this channel
I kind of talk about that in this video: czcams.com/video/AYWLZ1lES6g/video.html
Stefan, hello! Thank you for new video. I am going to buy a course of Matt, which you recommended me earlier. Soon I hope to make my videos better and better.
About the instability, I totally agree, it's very hard. Especially when you were hoping for a bunch of hits and there aren't any.
Matt’s course is really awesome. Highly recommend. And just keep at it bro
What course is this?
Wowwww this right here, Stefan!
Everything is part of the journey.
Maybe tomorrow you find another thing that is alligned with your values and your whole life changes through that and it will be fine.
I really like how you question everything about if you are following the right steps or not in function of what you thing it's the best for you.
Although I don't know you, I think I have a mind very similar to yours because I have the same thoughts and core values, and I would have the same thoughts that you have if I were in your place.
I'm about to finish my economics degree and preparing to be a Data Analyst, but knowing that it will be something temporary, as an intermediate step to earn money to be able to invest in freedom.
Since I have consciousness I'm a very analytical person but I also think you can use the mindset that comes with to whatever you want to do in life. In my case, I think it's relationated with financial markets. You said in a video that you're also an investor.
I would really like to see/hear some content from you about that topic. But not in the way "EARN 1M IN 5 MINUTES BUYING SHIBA INU" but using the analytical mind and creativity to make some juice!
PS: I like that I understand your Dutch-English better than native English people.
Zelim samo da ti kazem da pratim sve tvoje objave vise od godinu dana, nemoj da odustajes, razbijas, i verujem da ce biti sve bolje i bolje. Mnogo mi je drago sto sve cesce imas neka sponzorstva, bravo. Vidim da ti je ozbiljno mucenje, a znam to i po sebi, imao sam super placen posao i upustio sam se u nesto potpuno novo i rizicno, bas kao i ti, zato se potpuno poistovecujem sa tobom. Hvala za motivaciju i samo nemoj da odustajes💪💪
Hvala brate, samo guraj!💪
I needed to hear this. Thank you. 🙏🏾
I thoroughly enjoyed this video stefan
Love what you sharing.
Maybe you are well-rounded capable to start your own startup which combine your professions and also meet your core value of life. 👍🏾
Agree man. Kind of working on that via CZcams
You're an inspiration man. I'm an almost data analyst and am looking into starting my personal brand, inspired by you. Watch out for competition ;)
Congratulations on your success with youtube! I don't possess your charisma or good looks and storytelling capabilities, so my channel is only slowly growing, but some day when I grow up I want to be like you! CHEERS!
Great video! As someone working in tech also wanting to move into CZcams (musician) as a side thing, I think it’s great of you to share these insights. It feels like you’ve really leveled up man, awesome stuff!
This video just showed up in my feed randomly. I like your personality though, subbed!
Dude, what a great video! Every once in a while I think about leaving my job to pursue something like you... Awesome video indeed.
Totally awesome video
Keep up the good work
hey stefan! id love to take the step forward to start creating content instead of consuming them. Would love to see how you compose your videos & edit them and tools you use ❤️
might do that in the future
Congrats Stefanovic!
Hello Stefan,
So great to see you again! You can take your future in any direction you desire as you possess a certain “edge”🔥I would love to see you delve into some AI content from your unique perspective in DA. If all else fails, you could try modeling😁
The end hit hard. Snaps fingers * outro *
Man you put a lot of effort in filming and montage. And it definitely looks like a passion, not a necessity. Keep going, and btw it's interesting to think about a possibilities how to scale these skills on the next lvl (projects, income)
What about a video editing course? Guess I'm not the only one who loves your editing skills!
yeah I've had multiple people ask for that. Thing is that there's already so much great content about video editing out there. Great tutorials from better creators than me, so not sure how I could make it unique. Might just share my workflow one day
Great video! I just got demonetized but thanks for the inspiration!
How did that happen?
@@Stefanovic92 I don't really know.I just got a message that I am demonetized for a reused content but they are not giving any specific reason or video. I guess that is because of the shorts I have uploaded, even though I don't have any restrictions on any of them.I don't have a single video that is copyrighted.. They could have just warn me.. or maybe copyright the video, not just demonetize me.. And after the demonetization my channel barely has any views and I have a lot less impressions..
Anyway thank you so much for inspiring me!!
Looking forward to see a lot more vlogs and tips from your vacations!
The Area51 part was amazing man 😂🤣
Love your energy. And you are actually the one who initially got me interested in Data as a professional path! I've gone to many others as reference, obv that's not your goal with this channel, but the first video of yours I ran into was Data Analytics based and it planted the seed. It's been years since I mainly make my living in stocks and crypto markets, so it made so much sense that it slapped me in the face and went ahead and went through the IBM's Introduction to DA in a couple days. Thanks amigo!
haha I got so much more footage from area 51 that I will share eventually. And good to hear man, good luck on the data journey!
To answer your question from 14:44 - we all feel anxious and it's kind of normal. I don't wish you being anxious but it's almost cool to know you are not a god, but just a person like everyone else.
Who do you create your videos for? For us, we all admire your videos. You are a very skillful content creator, it looks like a job of a whole team of youtube experts working on it, including content, design, editing videos, beautiful shots from your life etc. It's top tier and you can see it directly diving into your videos. So just keep going, you are doing great.
I find my life and my problems stressful, but it really helps to watch your videos since you are several steps further than me and comparing to your challenges, my personal don't look that big at all.
I'm quitting my excel job in several weeks and start a new excel/power bi one. Then I want to start with python, maybe machine learning and AI afterwards as well. It kind off feel easier thanks to your videos. Still, wish me luck ;)
🔥 bruh…you summed it for the rest of us
You know it Ridah!
Hi Stefan,
which editing program do you use? I'm waiting for your new video with notifications open every time. You are loved Bro
- Preparación para entrevistas
- Cómo trabajar como data Analyticis de forma independiente o abrir una startap en relación a eso.
- datos aplicados a diferentes rubros
- ideas de proyectos para DA
Finalmente encontré a un hispanohablante!
Jajja es que pensé en escribirle en inglés pero digo naaa si le interesa saber que digo va a poner el traductor y listo 🤣💁🏻♀️
This was an incredible video and I really hope a lot of people see it, not only as data analysts but also people who want to get into youtube
Great work. Thank You for being honest.
Nice video in Stefanovic style, about what is really possible out there to earn some money, and what is totally scam. Stay always honest, like you are.
Man, you are trying to fit in, but in reality your niche is the discharge of your emotions in video. And secondarily you help people who have the same doubts as you.
You’re the one
Honestly yeah, still figuring out my niche. But that’s a great way to put it man, thanks
Thanks for being real bro
Thank you for sharing these insights with us. Honestly, super helpful. I was pretty disappointed when I saw the title, but then, hey ho - it all works out when you pursue your heart! Super inspirational story and the sky is the limit for you. The value you provide is clearly there so keep doing what you're doing.
Thanks Lazarina!
Superb content
great stuff. if you need content ideas i would like you to talk more about the countries you have visited
you can do both dude ♥♥
never stop Stefanovic
Hey Stefan,
You provide a ton of values for hundreds and thousands of people 👍🏼
I am 39, with 3 kids, make good steady paycheck as a country manager, but been playing around with SQL and I kinda like it.
What is your honest opinion if I were to seriously learn Data Analysis for the next 8-12 months, start taking single freelance jobs, and after getting the hang of it, start my own small data analytics outsourcing shop?
Really tired of working for tech startup founders and/or dealing with HR stuff for the past 15 years.
Thanks!
Nomad, the biggest risk you can take is no taking no risk. To bring that anxiety down you can talk about whatever and I'll watch 😂.
Exactly bro!
2:08 Honestly when I heard you you speaking about the lack of story telling in a Data Analyst job, I thought you might really enjoy to be a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst - You still work with data a lot and it is important, but your job is to tell a story to a stakeholder and inform decisions - I mean you are still not the one making those decisions, but I feel like CTI is just a wonderful intersection of these two (data/storytelling), you can usually well-balance those aspects so you're not tired of either one. As for freedom, I think this is highly dependable on the company you work for. I personally find it important to look for the companies culture when choosing a job (not only for the salary aspect of it). I know that you may have experienced the same thing in multiple companies (which is why I love this video from you so much: czcams.com/video/RcBCy2WszWI/video.html&ab_channel=Stefanovic), but I think nowadays there companies which would allow for the freedom you mention in the video.
Mooi verhaal! Gaaf gedaan.
Je bent goed bezig bro je leeft de droom!
1:40 marker just became my laptops wallpaper. Thanks!
P.S. I hardly ever hit "the bell", but on this channel I smashed it. Good content, brother.
In my opinion, doing something until you're bored of it, because you know every aspect and any little details is something we should be proud of.
Definitely. That’s mastery.