We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Erome Benson a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Erome, thanks so much for taking the time to share your insights and lessons with us today. We’re particularly interested in hearing about how you became such a resilient person. Where do you get your resilience from?
I get my resilience from the hunger on me being the best i can be and looking bout at all the obstacles i overcame through the years and tell my myself everyday when i wake up”Not To give u, be blessed u woke up everyday because alot of people didnt!”
Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?
Im am a full time influencer and youtuber and also an basketball player (not at a college) but on the side. The most excite feeling is how my followers and support system i have around me through the youtube process and the special thing about it is that i network with new people everyday and make people laugh. My story is im just a young african american male in america that is trying to make it far in life and help his family out anyway he can. I overcame being homeless at a 14, father hoping in and out of my life and helping my little brother, mom, and grandmother out; It was stressful process but through gods will i find a way each and everyday. My youtube channel started when i was 17-18 looking up to big youtubers tryna do the same thing and wanted to give it a shot. I have 1.42k subscribers with 37k views on the channel and just making content everyday. During the process, i met alot of people who do the same thing and my instagram reels been doing numbers as one of my reels hit over 40k views. I also made my first youtube face to face video which will be out soon and u can catch that video on “Itz_Rome”. I have alot of videos instored so they will be coming out fast and looking real professional. On the side, i also clean shoes on @rmbcustoms_.
If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
The three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that was most impactful was having the drive and hunger to get up out of bed and making content everyday( vlogs, GRWM, etc), having the right support/Networking, and Having god on my side through all trials and tribulations. my advice would be to stay consistent with what your doing because you never know who watching and dont give up when stuff is hard because there is always light through the tunnel. You have to always keep working, keep fighting, Network with as mich people as u can, and surround yourself with people who wanna win or have the same drive as you have.
What do you do when you feel overwhelmed? Any advice or strategies?
For me not to feel so overwhelmed, i just think about where i was before so i don’t go back to that and to always have a happy place and clear your mind.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: @0fficial.eb (with a zero in the beginning)
- Youtube: Itz_Rome
- Other: Tiktok:@Itz_Rome55
Image Credits
@ceo_nawf @ceeb24 @nsmxcortel @blkent @partywithbraat @wastecrewent @pwk_ent @wctv_atl @shotbydoubleo and all my friends and family
