Aligning with the flow of money and my deepest passions / desires

[Lyubov]

So let me give a run down of my situation and I would appreciate anyone who can relate to what I’m writing and was able to resolve a similar issue and create/attract  their dream income source to help me please. 

I believe money is an energy and there is a flow of it in there world. I don’t believe it’s possible to make money, it’s already here. I believe it’s possible to earn money and provide value in some form in exchange for money. 

I am working on my beliefs about money. I am taking time to do self inquiry on what money is and how it works and all beliefs I have on it, many I’m sure are false. 

The one issue I’m wanting some different insights and perhaps some guidance on is this: I would like to earn money through my passions. I make content online and have a small and unique following. I plan to grow my audience. I love to film travel videos and I plan to do this even more and my dream is to make money online somehow through this where I am financially supported by an income that comes from my video creation. 

The thing is I don’t want to compromise my values. I don’t want to pander bullshit influencer crap. I don’t want a product I’m not proud of quick for cash. I want the money to come from people who genuinely love my content and want to support it through donations, subscriptions, perhaps ads on YouTube, etc. 

The thing is though I believe my expectations are a bit limiting and not inclusive of every way I could earn money and the unpredictability of life, will this actually happen you know? 
 

so I’m trying to get clear on this. What’s an inclusive way I can take my passion that I love and not have to compromise on it or what I love about it all the while earning money from it and aligning with the universe and flow of money? 
 

Im open minded and willing to learn new skills and perhaps incorporate other elements but my highest value is freedom and not pandering bullshit lies or being confined to one place (I wish to live abroad for the rest of my life)

so here comes an end to my yapping about this unresolved issue for me 

in short: how do I align my passion and interests and values with the flow of money?

[aurum]

@Lyubov The best solution is creating content that is genuinely high value enough that you don’t need to pander.

The more low-quality your content, the more you will need to play games, promote bullshit and manipulate the algorithm.

Of course, high-quality content is also much more difficult to truly pull off. So it’s a high investment but potentially high reward move.

My biggest concern would be whether you can create that high level of content through travel videos. That’s a competitive niche at this point with lots of people doing that. You may end up just fighting for clicks unless your videos are truly exceptional.

[Lyubov]

1 hour ago, aurum said:

@Lyubov The best solution is creating content that is genuinely high value enough that you don’t need to pander.

The more low-quality your content, the more you will need to play games, promote bullshit and manipulate the algorithm.

Of course, high-quality content is also much more difficult to truly pull off. So it’s a high investment but potentially high reward move.

My biggest concern would be whether you can create that high level of content through travel videos. That’s a competitive niche at this point with lots of people doing that. You may end up just fighting for clicks unless your videos are truly exceptional.

Thanks for your input. I see your point. I think you hit the nail on the head. The content I make has to truly stand out in some form and resonate with people strongly. That’s actually what I’m focusing on and learning to do now. It’s actually the idea that I realized is most important. The seed. But I am really making a lot of content because I realized it’s through this volume I can learn little by little then self reflect on what’s working and what isn’t. It’s my absolute calling so there is only one way to find out. I don’t think about comparing myself to other people or if my niche is competitive or not. I know this is my path but I of course don’t know if it will work out how I would like. Just try and see. 

[aurum]

1 hour ago, Lyubov said:

The content I make has to truly stand out in some form and resonate with people strongly.

Yes.

But also be mindful, because resonance does not guarantee that what you are putting out is high quality. Nor does lack of resonance necessarily mean that your work is low quality.

People mostly just resonate with whatever is at their current level of development and matches their belief system. So resonance by itself is not an adequate indicator of the quality of someone’s work.

1 hour ago, Lyubov said:

I don’t think about comparing myself to other people or if my niche is competitive or not.

That’s good. Focus on your lane.

But also, don’t be naive about this. You are starting a business. And all businesses need to compete. You are competing against other creators for attention, clicks, likes, donations etc. It’s just a question of to what degree you are competing and if it becomes toxic or not.

[universe]

There is definitely a market for travel content. Just make it interesting and authentic. Build a relationship with your audience.

Doing sponsorships and showing products in your videos would increase your revenue a lot.

If you don't want to do that, you could start making your own product line and sell it to your audience.