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Meet Jack Doherty: The Sixteen Year Old Who Has Accumulated Over 2.5 Million Subscribers in YouTube
Jack Doherty is a 16 year old YouTuber who has 2.5 million subscribers on YouTube. His most popular video, titled “I flipped all of these!”, has gotten over 26 million views. He posts videos that are pranks, challenges, and other funny videos. He is well known for his series where he skips school or gets kicked out of stores. His crazy stunts have catapulted his Youtube channel to success and changed his life.
Ever since he was a little boy, Jack knew he wanted to be successful.
“Everyone thought I would become a professional athlete because I was good at every single sport there is. Instead, I ended up posting YouTube videos. Once I saw that they started doing good, I decided to go full time with that and really wanted to make a change and inspire other kids to do what they love. I have now been doing YouTube for 3 years,” he says.
His inspiration to start his own Youtube channel came from seeing other YouTubers posting crazy videos while having fun.
“I said that I want to become big on YouTube and one day meet all the YouTubers that I look up to, and now I’m good friends with almost all of them,” he says.
Because of his age, Jack faced many challenges when it came down to being taken seriously. He advises those looking to start their own business to not worry about what other people think.
“Don’t let people get in the way of your goals and you being successful. Also don’t let age get in the way of that either. I started Youtube when I was just thirteen and I didn’t let anyone tell me that I can’t do it or let anyone hold me back. I knew what I had to do to be successful and I did it,” he shares.
For Jack, mindset was extremely important. because
“You have to be motivated and you have to want it. You can’t let other people get into your head and change your vision. You can’t think about the past and your mistakes because that will only hold you back. Don’t let fear scare you away from taking risks and not taking the step forward that you need in order to achieve your goals,” he says.
Jack’s definition of success is being in a spot where he is happy and able to inspire others to be successful and take the risks they need to take in order to do so. To him it also means being financially free and being able to do what he wants.
Jack is constantly looking for ways to make his videos better, and this is what sets him apart from the competition. His originality and creativity with his content is what has gotten him to where he is today, and the following that he has.
Right now, Jack is working on taking his YouTube career to the next level. He is also learning e-commerce, and learning how to take profits from that. He recently bought a house as his first investment property at only sixteen years old, and plans to continue buying more.
Jack Doherty has catapulted himself into Youtube stardom through his crazy stunts and creative videos. As a sixteen year old self made millionaire, Jack has a clear view of what he wants for himself. He plans to continue growing, and inspiring those around him to not let anything or anyone stop them from doing whatever it is they want to do.
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