Sorry for no video last weekend... I have no excuse. Hope you all enjoy this video and enjoy seeing and hearing Junior hollering her heed off x
@Spikypotato.2 ай бұрын
Juniooooor😺😺🫶🏼😻❤️🩹
@haggielady2 ай бұрын
I'm happy to see and hear Junior. She's gotten so fluffy.
@Kellythelegend2 ай бұрын
Live life have fun shit happens or just take a nap lol
@davedublin12 ай бұрын
No excuse required!! Everybody needs a bit of me time
@collenelollar24252 ай бұрын
I'm excited any time you post. We have no contract that says when or how often you must post. You post when you can or want to. I will wait and watch. So. Thanks for the post. Your honesty is amazing ❤❤
@ccooper87852 ай бұрын
If you only need a 14 minute video to expose your failures then you are doing great. I don't think the sun has enough lifetime left to allow my failures video to end without us needing torches...
@veepotter3072 ай бұрын
Don’t be so hard on yourself, I’m sure you have good qualities
@jonwalker9142 ай бұрын
😂😂 your right
@kathrynaston68412 ай бұрын
I resold candy at school. My bus stop was near a 7/11, so on the walk home, I would swing by and get a selection of popular candy. I would sell it for twice the cost. When I went to middle school, my younger brother took over and eventually expanded his business into a small store making tons of money. I underestimated the market. He charged double what I did and expanded his inventory until he actually had some product left after a day. I never had more than 10 items. He sold about 200 every day.. he also eventually had my parents purchasing candy at the base exchange in bulk, so it was very inexpensive, and he sold it for four times the cost at a 7/11, so his profit was HUGE. Since no one ever used his candy as a weapon, it never became a problem, and when a teacher asked him about it, he said he was fundraising for his Judo club. My parents thought it was hilarious, but also “encouraged” him to contribute some treats to the judo club kids on a bus ride to a meet to add legitimacy to his fundraising claim. Trust me, 20 “fun size” snickers bars handed out to a bus load of kids did not even put a dent into one hour of sales in a single day. My failure was never recognizing the potential of my own idea, and being a reluctant sales person for a product everyone wanted. Not valuing my own time in shopping for and bringing the candy to the consumers, and risking my own money on things people may not buy.
@FrogeniusW.G.2 ай бұрын
Wow, I love that story!
@colorfulcollage2 ай бұрын
Wonderful story!
@riggs202 ай бұрын
Your brother is going to be billionaire one day! 😂
@t.s.5072 ай бұрын
I paused the video to let my cat in and was baffled to see him curled up inside, fast asleep. 😸
@Patchy2 ай бұрын
Hahaha sorry about that
@tamalamaland2 ай бұрын
I love your channel. It's always genuine and often unexpected. I also applaud your dark side that you manage to wrestle away from a life of crime. :}
@Patchy2 ай бұрын
Thanks Tamala, that's very nice of you to say. Likewise, I'm glad I didn't stray too far into the darkness.
@MD-wk3gj2 ай бұрын
The candy necklace venture is a 5 ⭐️ business hustle.
@Patchy2 ай бұрын
It opened my eyes to why ammunition is multi-zillion dollar business
@momof4kids7352 ай бұрын
That’s what I thought! 😂
@nicolad88222 ай бұрын
The strawberry cream buns look good.
@meowzzies2 ай бұрын
Seeing Junior in the new kitchen was a delight! Thanks for sharing some of the failures, they were all interesting ideas in their own right.
@Patchy2 ай бұрын
It's good to have her back as co-host! Glad you found the ideas interesting. :)
@momof4kids7352 ай бұрын
You are one hard working and ambitious man! You must make your mother proud! You will find your niche and will go far 😂♥️
@Patchy2 ай бұрын
She wasn't proud about the illegal necklaces or wallet fraud but she's happy with the rest
@momof4kids7352 ай бұрын
@@Patchy Yeah but we mums know our kids, you are an entrepreneur filling a need where there is one 😂♥️
@steve_wilson2 ай бұрын
My hunch is that @Patchy has already very much found his niche in public speaking, education and entertainment.
@ewillett62 ай бұрын
I know your mom ends each day with a smile on her face. That would be me if you were my son. ❤
@bonniepwtf2 ай бұрын
This was very interesting George. Especially enjoyed the candy necklace saga. Junior made me laugh trying to get your attention.
@Patchy2 ай бұрын
Glad you found it interesting! She was absolutely demanding attention haha.
@rebeccahelga322 ай бұрын
"fellow pensioners" made me guffaw 😂❤ your humor is top notch.
@Patchy2 ай бұрын
😎
@wilmaknickersfit2 ай бұрын
Fellow pensioner here. I don't understand why anyone would be interested in buying someone else's Instagram page? 🤔
@hanibee222 ай бұрын
@@wilmaknickersfitthey already have the crowd, the follower etc it’s pretty common it seem 😊 though the success after that depends on the next buyer, some fails to gain views but some thriving.
@janejustin178810 күн бұрын
me too
@dorothylaplante72432 ай бұрын
Very wise words. There are no failures just learning experiences. Keep up the good work..
@Patchy2 ай бұрын
Totally agree! Thanks Dorothy. :)
@janeb30242 ай бұрын
I used to tell my students that "making a mistake is an experience from which we learn".
@GaiaCarney2 ай бұрын
Prada. Gucci. Mulberry. Peppa Pig 🐷 George, you are so cheeky 😆
@carolynmeadows45382 ай бұрын
Junior is a star. I would love to see more of her.
@ninabooker29042 ай бұрын
Junior would be a ⭐️ star if she had her own KZfaq channel !
@nathan15072 ай бұрын
Thank you, George. More people should flex their failures so people like me can feel a little less like shit.
@moth19672 ай бұрын
Was having a bad day so came by to listen to your lovely calm voice. Thank you George ♡
@cecillec23312 ай бұрын
Another life lesson learned from you, George, while I get to chuckle now and then. Oh, to be young and naive. I was in my early 20's when I met a young man working for an international shoe distributor. I mentioned I liked Italian shoes. We were looking at shoes in the mall, and he said, "All these shoes are made in Asia, but we have them labeled according to the wishes of the buyers". I must say those "Italian " shoes looked great and were very expensive. It was a wake up call for me about some people's dishonesty. Until then, I believed anything anyone told me.😂
@SalsaNube2 ай бұрын
I came across your channel by accident, and wow, didnt knew you had so much experience. In a good way. You look so young, yet have already done lots in getting to run a business. Love the airbnb you have, but your previous "failured" businesses were also interesting! And indeed, learning from such is very helpful! Cheers!
@Patchy2 ай бұрын
I get the young comment a lot but I don't think that's a bad thing haha. Thanks for the kind words! Glad you found it interesting. :)
@DF122 ай бұрын
Ahhh sweet memories of the candy necklaces haha great video as always mate, failure is the best teacher!
@Patchy2 ай бұрын
Those, along with the cheap gobstoppers, were deadly pieces of weaponry in 1st year.
@DF122 ай бұрын
@@Patchy as were bits of rubbers you have broken of to throw at the teacher...
@HelloMayday2 ай бұрын
Love everything in this video!
@Patchy2 ай бұрын
Thank you! 🤠
@DonnaBernauer2 ай бұрын
Your learning curve brought you to where you are today so well done, George!
@user-oc2mt8kf2j2 ай бұрын
You’ll be the next young multi millionaire because you keep trying and don’t give up easily.
@malfunctioningeddy2 ай бұрын
Hey there George -- I had a massive (or what *feels* like massive) failure this weekend with my own baking business. This video came at just the right time. Thank you for sharing and being forthcoming with what you describe as your failures. Onward!
@elsagreen14762 ай бұрын
The logo for Beard Box is bloody genius!!
@laureldreinking2 ай бұрын
Generally, I look at failures as opportunities to learn. This past weekend, I had another opportunity to learn. We had a two day garage sale in which we made a grand total of $70. Factoring in all the time it took to set things up and that it will take to box things up and get rid of the leftovers, I figure I made about five cents per hour. Guess who will not be having a garage sale in the near or distant future!
@ConniePretula2 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing all of your “failures” I think we fail when we don’t try, you most definitely have tried a number of ventures and then moved on to others. I worked in the corporate world for 34 years and then left to start my own business as a holistic nutritionist which meant going back to school to get certified. Having no idea how much working for a company and having a well known logo behind me helped my success in the corporate world, well let’s just say, I have learned a lot over the last 10 years. I’m still learning and I have finally found a couple of great business coaches who are helping me become more successful. I can say that over the last 10 years, I have spent money on things that were not wise, it’s all part of the lesson. The hardest part for me is standing out amongst the sea of other nutritionists and staying authentic to my values.
@kathrynwebster63072 ай бұрын
You are a winner with your sense of humor about life!
@Erin_Wilson_Studios2 ай бұрын
You're so hard on yourself. It's not fair to young-George to expect him to know what today-George knows.
@Patchy2 ай бұрын
That's a fair point. I'll try to be kinder to myself!
@Spikypotato.2 ай бұрын
I agree! 💯
@sharonmaberry-bourke70132 ай бұрын
Even so called failures are tools/learned experiences that can be built upon~
@Patchy2 ай бұрын
Amen
@williamsauve60582 ай бұрын
I wet myself regarding the Candy Necklaces. That was a brilliant idea. Love from Canada
@domnicadragan3772 ай бұрын
George, you are such a charismatic person! And also talking about your few business failures with such honesty and a subtle humour is something I admire you now even more than before. I love following your channel, always have a bit of everything in your videos. You are doing a fantastic job!❤
@georgina9792 ай бұрын
The candy business, instant classic! Love it.
@Justin_W2 ай бұрын
Thanks for this! I really enjoy this type of content and your candid way of sharing without hiding failures and over-glorifying your successes. This is a really encouraging video. Thanks!
@mygirldarby2 ай бұрын
In the US if that candy necklace fad happened, the school would have banned the necklaces from the school rather than telling the stores to stop selling them. 😅
@janejustin178810 күн бұрын
and that is the proper and fair thing to do....the local shops lost some income. Kids should still had an opportunity to buy and play with them outside school
@user-dg8vc3bw2s2 ай бұрын
Love that you can talk about your failures and others can learn from them ( you’re so lucky you always have your cage fighting to fall back on 😂😂😂. Good luck with your successes and more to come.Ann🏴
@xtys96062 ай бұрын
This guy is one switched on guy! Love it
@jimjimgl32 ай бұрын
That Beard Box logo is epic...
@ddkeech12 ай бұрын
Another Great informative video! I love your sense of humor. So happy to see Junior thriving and looking beyond cute! 😍🥰🥰🥰
@kathyg11172 ай бұрын
George you are such a likable young man
@karendurston25282 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing your learning experiences. I look forward to your new kitten/cat.
@jj-if6it2 ай бұрын
The beard box logo is brilliant
@willimina3622 ай бұрын
Half way through the video currently and have to say Junior is quite the chatty Cathy! So cute!! 🥰
@Patchy2 ай бұрын
I forgot how much she yells when she's in the room and I'm making a video. I think it's because she thinks I'm talking to her haha.
@lindaroyal81612 ай бұрын
Candy necklaces, I had no idea they had that capability and check you out for your 1st marketing adventure! Beard Box - great name and idea. Very interesting to hear all your tries and experiences for each. It's pretty amazing how you've started various business adventures, you certainly have been busy. I think it's good to share all your hind sight 20/20 notes. My biggest personal failure wasn't an actual business venture, it was a personal relationship that I should have stayed in.
@craigmyers42692 ай бұрын
Nice to see Junior! (and you) Don't worry about the cooking... I can cook my goose with the best of them. Remember... there's a lot of ferment in the beer industry.
@Patchy2 ай бұрын
Thought she was overdue for an appearance! And I'm not sure what those two sentences mean... they both sound like questionable euphemisms.
@MtLionWay412 күн бұрын
Ha! Candy necklace projectile reselling was a Great story! 😸
@tamila73812 ай бұрын
I'm pressed! You've done a lot, there all learning experiences and look where you are today. Totally worth it, right? Love your contact BTW. Keep up the good work. ❤
@SisterSherryDoingStuff2 ай бұрын
I think the beard box one still has potential. Seems like Amazon or Ebay were duds. Etsy might have been a good place - or specialty shops. Keep hustling!
@Patchy2 ай бұрын
It probably could be, but I just didn't have the interest in it to keep going. Maybe pivoting into a cat grooming box called the Purr Package is more my lane.
@SisterSherryDoingStuff2 ай бұрын
@@Patchy Ohhhh... that sounds like a good one!
@FrogeniusW.G.2 ай бұрын
@@Patchy Great one! Don't forget to include a loose-hair removing comb/brush/glove! ❤
@wholeNwon2 ай бұрын
@@Patchy Or "Purr-Fect Package".
@MartinsGraveyard2 ай бұрын
Every failure should become a fertiliser for Success. Keep it up George. Love from Poland.
@eetadakimasu2 ай бұрын
They might have been fails, but they were brilliant! Fail=first attempt in learning ❤
@retroredo98502 ай бұрын
Ive sewn all my life and now sell a bit of my upcycle jean bags locally. All think Im a great sewist. They don't see the boxes marked UFOs. Unfinished Objects! That I and all sewists blew it or got so frustrated had to stop and put away. I do go through them every so often. Use as fabric in other projects. Like lining my bags or suddenly know how to finish or fix that I couldnt see a few months or even years before!
@glassdaft2 ай бұрын
Love this content. Well done for fessing up
@Patchy2 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoy it!
@victoriabest37672 ай бұрын
Re: Candy necklaces, you saw a gap in the market and filled it, that’s a true businessman/boy (12 yrs old) 👏
@elizabethbesco47582 ай бұрын
The color on that back wall is fantastic!
@charlesb70192 ай бұрын
Yaaaaaaaaa! Your kitty is back!!
@anthonywilson17542 ай бұрын
Love your very curious examples. I never ever would have thought of those schemes. I wish I could be there to help with your house remodels. Say hello to Junior for me. Your videos make me smile.
@lazygardens2 ай бұрын
I love the black market candy! You are excellent at analyzing things and figuring out how to do it better.
@MinakoMiyamura2 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this with us. Sometimes we just think we cannot do enough because other sucessful people make us feel "if it is not easy, it is not worth". Let's keep on trying. 💜
@DawnOldham2 ай бұрын
There is also a really good book called, "Failing Forward" by John C Maxwell. It's great for any business person!
@libakan2 ай бұрын
Very inspirational, thank you for sharing. I think it's important to share failure in a world where all we see on social media are people's successes... tend to feel bad when we ourselves fail but don't see the many failures that went into each and every successes.
@3dlovely2 ай бұрын
Great video and even better when Junior made an appearance. I have missed her.
@bluebellwood42872 ай бұрын
Not failures George. Rather they are lessons.
@vsb101Ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing, George!
@SardiPax2 ай бұрын
The failure to pick yourself up and try again is the only one to really avoid.
@TheJanaRina2 ай бұрын
As someone who is about to embark on a journey of finding the next career step and potentially building my own business, this was very insightful! Thanks for sharing!
@Eileen496542 ай бұрын
It truly shows how hard it is to create and be a sucessfull business Ive tried many businesses, learning along the way that even with self discipline, ambition, drive, and hard work does not always pay off
@dpodsful2 ай бұрын
I love that Junior matches you 🥰
@wendygillard21332 ай бұрын
I am amazed at all the imaginative ideas you have had & have tried. Unfortunately I don’t have your abilities.
@AaronRandolphChen2 ай бұрын
Delightful to see your cat again, after a long absence! Well done!
@iiamNAMSKRAM2 ай бұрын
You just brought back some great memories with them candy necklaces 😂
@stitchann2 ай бұрын
You are very creative and entrepreneurial.
@monica_has116lentilsand2cats2 ай бұрын
Junior‘s back!!!❤🐾🐾 Oops, sorry ! My inner cat lady got to the key board, first. 😉 Great video. Entertaining, yet thought provoking. My greatest failure to date is getting a master‘s degree and then doing abso-diddly-nothing with it because… reasons.
@brown-eyedgirl8582 ай бұрын
Savvy advice from a natural born entrepreneur! Thks for the inspo, George. 🙏🥰💃🏻
@michaelconeys38432 ай бұрын
Really excellent and enjoyable video episode, George!!! All of your experiences have made you the success you are today. May God bless you 🙏 and your family always in your life journey. ❤
@ronh19402 ай бұрын
Really enjoy your insights and creativity.😊
@jj-if6it2 ай бұрын
I'm impressed with how entrepreneurial you've been!
@zachparade27912 ай бұрын
Loved the video! I often need to remind myself to not be so fearful of failing. I found the video motivational. Thank you! 🙏 🐈
@claudetteparadis39692 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed watching this. You learned the biggest lesson of all, never give up.
@Justin_W2 ай бұрын
Your candy necklace venture reminds me of when I was a kid. I would buy bubble gum cheaply from a particular store and then sell it for a nice profit to my classmates. It was going well. My classmates were happy to have access to gum in school and I had some pocket money....until the school shut it down. Haha!
@denfar24372 ай бұрын
Hope your doing fine now 😊😊😊
@haggielady2 ай бұрын
You talking about failures reminded me of the Twitch thing. Is Twitch still a platform? I haven't seen a thing about it. Even Amazon hasn't sent me anything about it. Now I know how you got so good at decorating pastries! Pat Junior for me and tell her how beautiful she has gotten.
@Patchy2 ай бұрын
Ah, the Twitch stint wasn't really a success either haha. It was good fun though! And yeah I'm pretty sure it's still going strong. I will indeed pass on the pats and kind words to Junior. 😸
@pixelgraphica2 ай бұрын
I decided to start a business of photography. Make great photographs and don't show them to anyone! That will make no money really fast. 😂😭
@Patchy2 ай бұрын
Maybe just keep it as a hobby then! Something quite pure about just doing it for yourself.
@MargaretMAnderson2 ай бұрын
With that as your aim do look up Vivian Dorothy Maier for pointers if you aren't familiar with her truly fascinating story!📷
@laurelgillespie56122 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@aussieanne68122 ай бұрын
Another entertaining video. You are a true entrepreneur, seems you never give up and all your “failures” have been learning experiences. 😎
@mikealaskelton76792 ай бұрын
I think a fault/failure of mine is hesitancy to try new things. I didn't go out for the volleyball team in middle school because I was afraid kids would make fun of me. (I wasn't "popular" enough to play volleyball.) I didn't quit the soccer team in high school even though I was being bullied by teammates because playing soccer was so intrinsic to my identity-- even though I could have used that time elsewhere. I struggle to watch new movies at home on a Friday night because I'm afraid I won't like them. That's an area where I try to challenge myself.
@scottdenniston77662 ай бұрын
My biggest failure was the Gleam Team, long story!!! It went nowhere late 80's!!! LOL 🤣
@beckyp97002 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this very helpful information. It has helped me understand some things. I have an idea for a product. I just do not know how to go about making money with it. This video has helped guide me away from somethings and toward others. Thank you! As for Kitty.....She can interrupt you any time as far as I am concerned. No worries. Thank you for sharing your world. See you in the next one.
@kathrynmerrick9772 ай бұрын
OMGOODNESS, George ! 😂 young entrepreneur 👍 👌 Not a failure Lessons learned How not to do and do things ❤😊 God bless and prosper you well, amen 🙏 Well done 👏 ✔️ 👍
@melissareid6402 ай бұрын
We learn and grow from our mistakes and I think we need to extend grace to ourselves that we would freely give to others. You were a child, these lessons are meant to guide us not define us or hold us back.
@user-dr2js7bv2i2 ай бұрын
I never would have taken you for a bad boy with those candy necklaces!😂 I got sucked into signing up to sell a new cosmetic line. I can't remember the name...it was 50 yrs ago! I had to invest in the kit and go door to door. Turned out, some people got rashes from some of the products. Total failure. I learned that I am not good at sales.
@CatcachuToo2 ай бұрын
You should definitely still do the class on building an Instagram page! I know I would buy it! 😊
@donnamullins20892 ай бұрын
Thanks for all this information. Nothing you do in life is a failure only a stumbling block. Stand on your stumbling blocks to see a brighter future. You are young, intelligent, working since age 12, own 2 beautiful homes and still have the luxury to work from home while playing with Junior. I call that success. Waiting for next week construction updates. Have a concern with the Like button. Previously when selected it turned black showing you watched and liked. Now when I select it disappears. I do not know if you are receiving credit for being watched? Is anyone having this problem? Requesting your investigative skills for solutions? Thank you. Watching from USA and this is happening on all my Subscribed channels. Just noticed this week.
@GrannyLinn2 ай бұрын
Ambition and persistence!
@npflaum2 ай бұрын
It's only a failure if you don't learn from it. You get out there and try new things, something that most people will never even attempt. That makes you a big success in my book! p.s. Please give Junior a cuddle from me.
@Patchy2 ай бұрын
Very true. Nothing ventured, nothing gained as they say! I will pass on the cuddle.
@Jamjarrrr2 ай бұрын
My biggest failure is being fat and lazy, love the vids ❤
@Patchy2 ай бұрын
I could do with gaining some podge so you're a winner in my eyes. Thank you!
@mariellenerder78632 ай бұрын
this is honestly really helpful.
@Hiruma3122 ай бұрын
I also have failed business so dont worry. Anyway I am a bit feeling blue because I have just lost one of my kitties, Igor, who had the same color with Junior. he was born in 2022 and had been sick forever. So... no wonder. But I miss him. Stay healthy to you and Junior.
@joseperez-ig5yu2 ай бұрын
Hey George, you sure started early in your business ventures! At least now you can tell everyone that you have lots of business experience. I guess that as long as you don't give up trying to succeed in which ever endeavor you have a hankering for, you will eventually hit the sweet spot that you are searching for. I look forward to your next YT upload to see what interesting surprises you have in store for your viewers.🎉😅😊
@PokhrajRoy.2 ай бұрын
1:44 Wow you black marketed your way to an iPod? Truly iconic behaviour