Meet Hunter Hobbs

We were lucky to catch up with Hunter Hobbs recently and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Hunter, thanks for sharing your insights with our community today. Part of your success, no doubt, is due to your work ethic and so we’d love if you could open up about where you got your work ethic from?
I think I got my work ethic from being raised to be a very independent kid. I never had a lot of money growing up and while all my friends were playing video games, my twin brother and I were off doing anything we could for work. We started our own lawn business at age 11 and then would do anything from weeding gardens, walking dogs or any number of random things for work. This continued through highschool and college. I was able to buy my own car and put myself through college. I’ve worked so many other random jobs and am never above any type of work. I think it’s important for everyone to experience jobs that are not fun or their dream job. For me it has made me appreciate what I do now even more so.

I’m extremely fortunate to have developed that skill from an early age and it’s something that I draw from at my current age everyday.

Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?
I’ve always had a passion for making people laugh especially from the art of videos. I remember taking every chance I got to make any type of video project in school and would go all out for these. I loved getting my friends to help me film crazy things and having a blast. I had an older English teacher in highschool who was not a fan of my video projects and would send me to the hall for her not liking the inappropriate humor I used in my videos.

That was also my first experience editing videos on windows movie maker on my moms computer. This later turned out to be what first got me into posting Youtube videos and eventually getting into fitness training. I have a passion for putting all the weird creativity in my head into an idea on paper, then shooting a video and after editing, 9/10 times it turns out exactly how I had originally pictured it. Today I use that creativity to make my fitness videos a little more interesting so that I can help as many people as possible live a healthier life. My brand is that I hope to be a very down to earth relatable person who many people can relate with and get in shape just like I did. I plan on getting back on YouTube fulltime and relaunching my newly improved fitness app at the end of this month.

Not sure if this should be included, but going along with making videos and using creativity to express myself I’ve also been acting as much as possible for the last 4.5 years. I live in Oklahoma and surprisingly there is so much opportunity. I’ve gotten to do so many fun commercials, a few shows and movies the last few years. I also love acting because you get to meet a lot of likeminded people.

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
I think having the work ethic, dedication and a passion for something you love is key.

Find something you love to do. Could be anything from writing, painting, making music ect. After you’ve figured out something you’re passionate about, work at that craft as much as you can. For me it was learning how to edit videos and use a camera. I’ve spent countless hours watching Youtube tutorials or through trial and error. If I didn’t have a work ethic, I would have given up a long time ago.

Also having dedication for something is key. There will be so many times where you’re frustrated, want to quit or just don’t feel like doing something. If you didn’t have dedication you’d quit. Nothing ever comes easy and if you want something bad enough, you’ll have to work hard at it. When motivation is gone, dedication is what’s left.

Lastly, you’ve got to do what you gotta do to make this happen. I started learning editing and how to make videos when I was at my fulltime desk job. That was the only way to pay my bills. I would work late after work and on weekends. Eventually would go fulltime with videos and fitness, but even to this day I have to do random jobs to pay the bills. I’ll do anything I need to do to go after what I want and that’s what you should do too if you want to succeed in anything.

Thanks so much for sharing all these insights with us today. Before we go, is there a book that’s played in important role in your development?
One of my favorite books I’ve ever read was called “The War of Art” by Steven Pressfield. This book is all about conquering procrastination and doing the things you know you’re called to do. One of the quotes that stood out best from the book is “Remember our rule of thumb: The more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it.” If you are a creative person or want to be an entrepreneur this book is a must read.

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