I watch because i can relate.. as a single father balancing family life,work and skating is tough. Watching your videos showed me no matter what skill levels on a board you have you can always learn and get better.. Family is number 1 and I pray your family thrives
i'm glad people actually saw some value in it all. I think being focused on money blinded me from the fact i was having a deeper impact. From now on I want to make content that has value regardless of a payout.
You're spot on brother! I can definitely relate because I'm a 35 year old man juggling God/and work and whilst keeping my passion for skateboarding lit
You being such a “local Joe” is what people like and love so much. You are the definition of what the average local skater is, your really good but still have those normal average everyday skating struggles and you showing that has connected with all of us other average guys especially those of us who are grown with children still trying to make time to skate. Your tips have helped many I’m sure, they have helped me. Here’s to making everyday a Friday true homie.
Still watch all your various vids on 3s cuz trying get them on lock self. Thanks so much all your in depth trick tips, you da man appreciate all your in depth vids thus far. 💯🤔 Family life is crazy but appreciate your ongoing passion , skating forever passion n appreciated . U Truth @@localjoe
Keep skating man, that's what started this all. F the yt grind, Money will come and go. You helped me start again after almost 20 years off. If I'm lucky I can get a couple tricks in a day, my 2yr old won't let me have my board even though he has his own.
I've still been skating and honestly without content it's way more fun lol but the content justified prioritizing my skating every day which was also awesome.
Respect Joe! I’m a full-time real estate agent for 8 years now. It changed my life. Im also a dj and really had to reflect and make the same decision in prioritizing where the juice was most worth the squeeze, and put everything into real estate. Over time I was able to pay off my home and actually what I’ve called, bought my time back. It’s allowed me the freedom to start skating again, and that’s where I found you Joe. At almost 40 I’ve started skating for first time in 20 years…but that’s because I made the decision that was best for me and my family like you did here. Much respect brother! Feel free to hit me up anytime with any questions about real estate or any wisdom from this situation too. Cheers to your next level!
Bought my time back is the exact word I could make a million a year but I make great money and use a lot of it to buy time I skate and enjoy my kids more than I work these days yet plenty money is coming in that’s a blessing
@@localjoe ultrasound technician & business owner. I don’t do things that harm the population increasing inflation working for foreign investment firms I actually learned economics and have morals.
I couldnt imagine trying to add a YT Channel on top of the grind I'm already on working as a diesel mechanic full time, wife, 3 kids (1 is a 1 year-old), plus already struggling to make time to skate every week as it is. Do what you gotta do man and if you have time for YT, people will be there.
Huge respect for what you've done, your mindset, your attitude! Got back into skating 5 years ago after 7 years break at 25 after finishing uni, and I would have never thought how much more you get out of skating when you use your brain and really study it, like you have shown us. For example, I've always struggled so much with back 50-50s but your methods turned them to my go-to grinds and last summer I landed my first kickflip bs 5-0. Never would have thought I'd be able to actually pull off something like that. I've learned so much just by thinking and visualizing the tricks, and that has become my favourite falling asleep activity :D You've been such an inspiration and catalyst for this kind of mindset. Big thank you sir
The good thing about skateboarding is that it will always be there for you no matter what. I had to stop for a while in my 30s to be there for my family as well, Came back around 39 when life slowed a bit, and now at 43 I am back a few times a week. Im one of the people that have always really enjoyed your videos and gave me a lot of inspiration to skate when the day was hard. Thanks JOE for everything and enjoy your family!!
Chris dude thank you for all the support! You are one of those names that's been supporting me for a long time even on the patreon and live streams man. Means a lot all of the encouragement and support you've showed over the years man!
Hey, man. I wish you all the best and am glad you were able to make this tough decision for yourself. We'll be right here for you if you ever decide to give RU-vid another try. I just hope you keep skating, even if you don't film a second of it.
Yeah at this point I want to keep going but for different reasons. I want to share thoughts and ideas that I think can help rather than just aiming for views
Thanks for all the effort over the years. You have to do what is best for your family and yourself. Totally respect the decision. Good luck on the next steps in your path.
Hey man, good on you for making a decision you really believe in. In the end, that's all that matters. Thanks for what you've done for skaters everywhere and the community as a whole. Best of luck with the real estate gig and the family, I bless you!
Congrats on the new career path Joe! Looking forward to your next tutorial when you get the chance. Hope you keep spreading the knowledge at a sustainable pace. Your videos really help average skaters like me improve, one a month would be a blessing 🙏
FRIDAY! mate been an absolute blast, its very daunting to be dealing how you are and much respect to you. I was hoping the merch and patreon was working out. Though The age old addage is to not do it for the money. Though understandably its hard if not impossible not to on soem degree. You need to be there for your family. that being said if you could keep it up part time it would be amazing always love your videos and I think it shows what 95% of skarters are. Youve helped me loads I cant even really kickflip anymore but watching you push on and keep going really inspires me as well. not as easy pushing past 30 with a lot more on me to love than i'd like but its never about how you were or what youre like its about having fun with it. Keep pushing man I am sure things can work out and I wish you all the best!
yo thank you so much g! I think I'll keep posting just for different reasons and much more straight to the point about whatever info or message I think is worth sharing regardless of the money coming back
@@localjoe hopefully this new focus will make it even better. It seems like you were so close 🙌🙌 though I hope you don't feel too pressured in doing something cos we are still here but I am sure happy to watch when they drop. Just do it for you and think it's your skateboard diary.
Take care of your family and yourself homie 🙏 thanks for the videos all these years and the interactions ❤️ as a Skate Dad myself, it was always a breath of fresh air watching your vids.
Bro you made me pick up my board again after like idk 5, 6 years im 24 now and your videos definitely motivated me & helped me re learn some of those tricks that I’ve lost over the years.
I'll be happy just watching raw tripod footage of your sessions bro. being a local joe myself I love watching your progression just as if we were homies. Mad Love!
you were the best skate youtuber and i learned a lot from your videos. i understand that family comes first so i hope you have a great life. you deserve it.
mad respect Joe, God bless with the future endeavors and I hope you still can post some stuff whenever you get that brain itch to test out another pros trick setup for whatever trick comes up
True Homie! I’ll still come out there to skate with you and I think everything will work out and who knows maybe money will start flowing with the way you may upload going forward! Much love brotha! This grind like any grind isn’t easy and you did your thing!
Very respectable that you are doing what you feel is best for your family. Even if you don't make videos anyone, I hope you'll still be able to get those skate sessions in!
I've been skating for my entire life and I'm pretty good at it. The reason I loved your videos so much is because everyone I used to skate with has quit doing it leaving me to have to skate alone. I was losing all my motivation to skate but your videos would inspire to go out and skate even if I had to do it alone. That being said, do what's best for you man and good luck in your future endeavors!
This is a sobering dose of perspective man. I’m bummed out, I’m not sure exactly when I started following you I think it was around 800 subs. You were still making videos in parking lots with your box and rail. So to see the channel grow to 40k+ and see you getting product and shout outs from pros was pretty cool. That led me to believe things were going pretty good, but this video makes a lot of sense and it’s an eye opener for anyone with a similar dream with skateboarding. Myself included. I’m 38 and have all the same responsibilities, all I can think to say is hold on to skateboarding as long as you can. Do it for the love and don’t lose hope that a door will open for you somehow, some way. Peace brother.
Respect for facing the tough questions head on. A nice idea to compliment the direction you are thinking would be a beginner/client oriented real estate youtube channel. You have a nac for titles and thumbnails and as you learn more about real estate you could capture attention and funnel in new clients into your family business. Channels like legal eagle are a great example of this producing good content, building trust and showcasing your personal business. I know you could successfully do this and you could make some real big “youtube dollars” with this type of integration without the biggest audience. Anyway i wish you all the best 🙏
Always enjoy watching your videos. I am in the same position myself. I just had a daughter in October and there have been times where I've allowed RU-vid to pull me away from my home responsibilities. I always say RU-vid (and social media in general) is like a drug except everyone is constantly encouraging you to keep going rather than to stop. I think that makes it the hardest addiction to kick. Nothing wrong with turning it into a hobby or a side gig. My channel's biggest growth spurts have been at times where I haven't uploaded in months. You do what's right for your family and when the videos come, we'll be here to watch!
Yes dude. 100% that is how a great relationship works. You see the big picture. Working as a team abs yelping each other where is needed. Much love homie ❤
Good on you Joe. Man plans his ways but the Lord directs his steps. Be confident in this one thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will finish it unto the day of Jesus. Blessings to you and your family brother. 🙏
Being a good person and true with your intentions is money too. I’ve been at points in my life where everything is going to come out how I want it, and I start to question if I don’t want it anymore or if something else is making me unhappy. If you have a supportive wife, you can do anything and be happy. Good luck man.
I quit my 9-5 job today, to start a new journey too. Not sure where I am headed, but I can relate to your video very well. But dude you're an awesome husband and dad! I really admire that. I think your channel will still take you where you initially wanted to go with it, even though or maybe even because you want to change the focus of it. Have been watching for like 4 years and I will continue watching! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
First off good luck with the new journey and thank you for supporting me from the very beginning. We'll see maybe by just focusing on having an impact with my videos regardless of money will ultimately bring both but I'm just trusting in God or the universe whatever you want to call it to get me where I need to go.
Like you said just don't do it for the money, do it as a creative outlet. Real estate seems like a proper way to make some bucks. I get it, life is hard and things don't always go exactly like you want to. Wishing you all the best!
Lots of times our passions and dreams don’t equate in money. When you have a love or passion for something, just do it bc you love it. Don’t ever quit fully if you love it. But big ups to you man. Keep pushing!
Whatever you do TRY not to stop skateboarding. I stopped for 9 years and lost touch with some of my best friends. Such a bad decision on my part. Luckily they still skate and I’ve been a lot happier.
The consumer price index under this administration has me working every available hour I can, and I'm still not able to eat enough calories to skate as much as I want. Totally get it brother, family first
You gotta start your own business before it’s to late you will always be poor working a job it’s a system controled by insane people who have a system where it dosent matter how much you work you can’t get out and that’s god talkin right there better hear his voice this is not a comment this is a word from god for you start the business and stop procrastinating 🙏🏽
Sorry to hear that you're stepping back, but I can agree that your platform and channel has helped me. I am in a good position where I am not trying to make RU-vid my career, but trying to make RU-vid videos to help people too, and my slice is even more niche than yours. I am 33 and trying to learn tricks for the first time, so I am getting a lot out of the process (I am just making videos about what I am interested in doing or learning, and maybe people find them useful if I come out with some tips or findings). You've been a "true homie" I was hoping one day that we could colab on something (once/if i ever got some small following), hopefully thats still possible one day! Either way, I hope you keep skating and posting occasionally man! Best of luck
Gonna miss the frequent uploads my guy. Your videos helped me progress more than any other channel. Your channel was different bc it felt like we all got to progress together over the years. Thank you for that. Much respect for decision. Family first brother. God bless and look forward to the “Occasional Joe.”
Family is always 1st. Your videos have helped so many people, young and old including myself. Be with your family and keep skateboarding, it doesn't matter if you make videos anymore or not. Your Hacks have helped me tremendously and love your passion for skating.
Just wanted to give props. I went the written route writing skate and snow product reviews, and Google gives and then takes in its algorithm over there, too. I feel what you're saying in that the moment we shit focus to "how can we help," is probably the right frequency to just connect with people in general. So, here's to you and your next chapter whatever that might look like. If anything, you have the chops to build an audience online. It's that same skill set to reach perspective home buyers. So maybe start a second channel centering around your local real estate market. Your only competition are massive sites that all pull from the same database. It would probably be refreshing for buyers to see you show a home in video form.
bro your trick tips always seem to offer some sort of piece that other videos don't have. like some body positioning or something that pros skip over cuz they've done it for years. you document the trick journey so you're able to call them out in real time. really helpful
Heartwarming video. You're making the right decision. You got a ton of experience out of it. Who knows, maybe what you learned here will feed into the new direction. You got this lol "true homie"
Great move true homie ;-) The occasional video will be a banger for sure, if you decide to go that route. Enough material to study in your existing videos for me, for sure.
As someone who's a dad I kinda had to do the same thing I stopped focusing on my art business and to focus more on my computer studies and actually retail work. But my wife didnt want me to stop drawing since that's the one reason why she loved me. So in the end as a fellow dad to another we got this bro. Family always comes first 🤙🏻
I started watching your channel because you reminded me of my homie Jamison who passed away. His channel, Legendary Nomads is all that's left of his creative voice. Check it out. He has some good skate content and old videos. Your videos will be remembered a long time. And Gifted Hater and others will still bring your name up. Blessings on the biz and keep skating.
Night shift jobs can be tough but it does help free your day light time for literally anything (skate, fam, chores) if you’re not an after hours social type it’s honestly perfect.. food for thought,keep shredding🤘
❤️💔 Mixed feelings watching this Joe.. Im proud of you for your loyalty to your wife and family but I also feel a loss for not having your tutorials to look fwd to. You are def doing the right thing though! J7st want you to know that you made a big impact on my skating, thank you for that! 🙏
Thanks Joe, I really appreciate your effort but you made the right decision. Your family needs you definitely far more than we do and you should definitely get a real job. Good luck.
Respect to you pal family always comes first ❤ av loved watching your videos am from Scotland and thought about going RU-vid but by watching this a don’t think I will bother now I will just enjoy my skating 😁 and well done to your wife smashing her job fingers crossed your by her side doing it one day and can’t wait to see the Prod board review much love Joe keep smashing it ❤️✌️💯
Single dad, working , sponsored and competitions at Spot and All that and it’s still fucking scary. Ain’t no one trying to help at allll. I would compete for money but something is off with this industry. I respect it it’s made me way more of a man and entrepreneur. #truehomie
Ever consider going into the fire service ? I am a fireman and a medic from Chicago. The schedule is great. I work 9 24 hour shifts a month. Plenty of time for skating and family and friends. Been a fan of the channel a long time. All the best to you and your family Joe. thanks for all your content over the years.
Keep the channel alive, even if it's an archive, people can come back to your tutorials AND it can still be a source of passive income for you, while you change your focus. I appreciate every analysis you've dropped. Thank you, Joe!
Kind of a bummer that having as many subs as you do still doesn't make that much money. Good luck with the real estate stuff and good for you for putting family first. 👍
Joe I fucking love you dawg everyday at school in class I’d watch u bro just getting excited to go skate after school. I’ve learned so many tricks just from watching u bro. I’m gonna miss u but I understand bro congrats for ur wife too !! 🎉 MAKE EVERYDAY A FUCKING FRIDAY MOTHAFUCKAS!!!!
Haha you're the man! I'll try and still post stuff if I think it can be meaningfully helpful for the community if that makes sense. Not for the money just for the love!
Gifted hater what have you done? Jokes aside, mad respect to you for putting this all out there and being so open with your audience. I enjoy every video you put out and I hope everything works out for you and your family in your future endeavors
