Doin' The Thing w/ Dillan Taylor
Doin' The Thing is a show for creators who want to build their content business better and faster. It's hosted by Dillan Taylor—certified life coach, writer, and CEO of Grindstone. He interviews top creators to share their biggest mistakes and lessons and tells stories from Grindstone, a coaching company for video creators.
Doin' The Thing w/ Dillan Taylor
How Creators Can Stay Healthy While Growing Online (w/ TCaptainX) | 050
Dillan interviews Tyler Cook—aka TCaptainX, aka TFitX.
Tyler is a full-time Call of Duty creator and former registered nurse turned personal trainer, who’s built thriving online businesses around gaming content and fitness coaching.
They discuss: how storytelling made his basic gaming clips go viral, what creators can learn from his pivot into online personal training, how to turn your audience into clients, building a two-business flywheel, balancing burnout with well-being, creator-friendly health habits, and much more.
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TCaptainX's links...
Website: https://pillar.io/tcaptainx
Twitter / X: https://x.com/TCaptainX_
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TCaptainX
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Follow Dillan on the interwebs...
Twitter / X: https://x.com/dillanroytaylor
Newsletter: https://grindstone.coach/newsletter
Apply for Grindstone Coaching: https://www.grindstone.coach/
Music by myboy.scoochy:
https://www.instagram.com/myboy.scoochy/
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0:00 Intro
0:38 From nurse to full-time COD creator
3:38 Why his early content sucked
7:20 Good storytelling = curiosity + stakes
12:30 Pivoting from gaming to fitness
20:35 Using content to grow a service business
41:16 Creating "flywheel" content
45:04 What creators can do to improve their health now
1:03:38 Tyler's creator revenue streams
1:16:04 Tyler's #1 creator advice
1:18:36 Bye bye bye
