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Why I Shut Down My Channel (The Story I’ve Never Told You) — After building a growing YouTube channel, a thriving business, and reaching net worth millionaire status, I shut it ALL down overnight. No more videos. No more income. No more teaching. This is the real story I’ve never fully shared — until now.

In this video, I open up about:

✅ Why I walked away from teaching, YouTube, and my business at the peak of success

✅ How burnout, trauma, and mental health struggles forced me to stop

✅ What I learned by hitting rock bottom — and how it changed my mission

✅ What’s next: The Encouragement Economy book, a stronger community, and Season 2 of Teaching Millionaires

If you’re searching for burnout recovery, mental health for entrepreneurs, or how to rebuild your life and business after a breaking point — this story is for you.

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📌 Timestamps

0:00 Intro — Why I Shut Everything Down

0:40 The First YouTube Video & Early Wins

2:00 From Teacher to LLC & Millionaire

4:00 The Trauma That Broke Me

5:15 Shutting It All Down to Survive

6:20 How I Started Over

7:00 The Encouragement Economy (New Book)

7:57 Rebuilding Community & Season 2

8:55 A Message If You’re Waiting to Start

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Rich Smith helps individuals and business owners optimize their wealth through smart financial strategies. With expertise in tax incentives and wealth preservation, Rich breaks down complex financial concepts into actionable steps.

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I made $6.77 from YouTube. That tiny amount changed everything - my career, my family's future, my entire life trajectory. This is the real story of how a full-time teacher recording videos in his kitchen built something that transformed everything.

From staying up until midnight editing while teaching full-time to helping thousands of families build wealth - this journey taught me that showing up consistently beats being perfect. Sometimes you just need to start, even when you're not ready.

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⏱️ CHAPTERS:

00:00 - From Comfortable Teacher to Restless Creator

01:28 - "Who's Going to Learn from a Teacher in His Kitchen?"

02:28 - The 52-Video Commitment & Friend Adam's Support

03:29 - My First $6.77 During COVID Chaos

04:32 - Real Viewer Success Stories Transform Lives

05:53 - What YouTube Taught Me That Teaching Didn't

07:26 - More Success Stories: Teachers & Ranchers

08:29 - The Encouragement Economy Book Announcement

#EncouragementEconomy #EntrepreneurStory #FinancialEducation

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👥 About Rich Smith:

Rich Smith helps individuals and business owners optimize their wealth through smart financial strategies. With expertise in tax incentives and wealth preservation, Rich breaks down complex financial concepts into actionable steps.

📌 This video may contain links through which we are compensated when you click on or are approved for offers. The information in this video was not provided by any of the companies mentioned, and has not been reviewed, approved, or otherwise endorsed by any of these entities. I am not a financial advisor. The information I share is for educational purposes only and shouldn't be considered as certified financial or legal advice. It is imperative you conduct your own research. I am sharing my opinion only.

How my side hustle hit $1,000,000 with ONE tax strategy I almost missed. This isn't about get-rich-quick schemes – it's about the boring, profitable move that changes everything.

The moment I realized I was leaving $30,000+ on the table every year as a former teacher turned YouTuber. Here's the exact S-Corp election strategy that shifted my entire financial future.

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⏱️ CHAPTERS:

00:00 The Million Dollar Realization

01:11 Meeting with My Accountant

02:14 The Fear That Held Me Back

03:16 My Son's Disney World Question

04:13 The $30,000 Wake-Up Call

05:38 Making the S-Corp Election

06:35 Crossing the Million Dollar Mark

07:54 Your Sign to Get Serious

#SCorpElection #SideHustle #MillionaireStory

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👥 About Rich Smith:

Rich Smith helps individuals and business owners optimize their wealth through smart financial strategies. With expertise in tax incentives and wealth preservation, Rich breaks down complex financial concepts into actionable steps.

📌 This video may contain links through which we are compensated when you click on or are approved for offers. The information in this video was not provided by any of the companies mentioned, and has not been reviewed, approved, or otherwise endorsed by any of these entities. I am not a financial advisor. The information I share is for educational purposes only and shouldn't be considered as certified financial or legal advice. It is imperative you conduct your own research. I am sharing my opinion only.