I'm not someone who really has "personal heroes", it's not a concept I'm very comfortable with. And I don't typically write about celebrities. However, I do have folks I identify with, and Kevin Smith is among that number. In fact, for a lot of reasons, he kind of tops the list for me.

For me, YouTube and Twitch started off as kind of a lark. I didn't think it would go anywhere, but when it did, I took it way too seriously, to the detriment of my own mental health. Don't do what I did. Don't burn out. Pace yourself. Plan to spend the money necessary to make this stuff a reality.