MrBallen
MrBallen
We GRINDED so hard to get the MrBallen YouTube channel off the ground in the early days. Wes definitely earned every penny he made 😂
Wes also brought me a gift, a custom @techdeck (it’s what I do at my desk when I can’t think straight).
So proud of this guy. Definitely going to do big things.
(Custom tech deck was built by Johnny over at @savage.tattoo.co )
13For nearly a year, I worked practically around the clock making content. (My amazing wife of 12 years, Amanda, who was pregnant with our 3rd child at the time, didn’t really know what I was trying to accomplish, but she didn’t need to because she believed in me and so she did everything else around the house, from child care to paying the bills. I love you Panda!)
This period of intense grinding was really exciting, but it was also massively detrimental to my physical and mental health.
I developed a drinking problem and a “eat an entire sleeve of Oreos everyday” problem, mostly because I was trying to cope with the stress of feeling like I was always under the gun to make MORE content (no matter how much I had already put out).
But, despite that, by late 2022, all that hard work paid off and “MrBallen” was established and doing great. However, I didn’t feel good about it. I was miserable, and burned out, and totally out of shape.
So I decided my New Year’s resolution for 2023 would be to get my sh*t together. I started the Vertical Diet by @stanefferding (awesome food, very easy to keep up with this one) and I hired my dude Keegan Hanks, a personal trainer @human_movement_experts, and 8+ months later, I’m down nearly 30 lbs and have never felt better physically, mental
13Also got to talk about our new show! Go check it out! “MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries” available on all podcast platforms!
#exhibitc #wondery #mrballen
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Finally met (in person) my very first YouTube editor @wesjadams!
We GRINDED so hard to get the MrBallen YouTube channel off the ground in the early days. Wes definitely earned every penny he made 😂
Wes also brought me a gift, a custom @techdeck (it’s what I do at my desk when I can’t think straight).
So proud of this guy. Definitely going to do big things.
(Custom tech deck was built by Johnny over at @savage.tattoo.co )
3 years ago
When “MrBallen” first started to become popular back in early 2020, I quickly recognized how big the opportunity could be, and so I went all in.
For nearly a year, I worked practically around the clock making content. (My amazing wife of 12 years, Amanda, who was pregnant with our 3rd child at the time, didn’t really know what I was trying to accomplish, but she didn’t need to because she believed in me and so she did everything else around the house, from child care to paying the bills. I love you Panda!)
This period of intense grinding was really exciting, but it was also massively detrimental to my physical and mental health.
I developed a drinking problem and a “eat an entire sleeve of Oreos everyday” problem, mostly because I was trying to cope with the stress of feeling like I was always under the gun to make MORE content (no matter how much I had already put out).
But, despite that, by late 2022, all that hard work paid off and “MrBallen” was established and doing great. However, I didn’t feel good about it. I was miserable, and burned out, and totally out of shape.
So I decided my New Year’s resolution for 2023 would be to get my sh*t together. I started the Vertical Diet by @stanefferding (awesome food, very easy to keep up with this one) and I hired my dude Keegan Hanks, a personal trainer @human_movement_experts, and 8+ months later, I’m down nearly 30 lbs and have never felt better physically, mental
3 years ago
A little live storytelling and meeting some awesome fans tonight in NYC at @wonderymedia’s inaugural Exhibit C True Crime Live Event.
Also got to talk about our new show! Go check it out! “MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries” available on all podcast platforms!
#exhibitc #wondery #mrballen
3 years ago