My Struggles & Success - Up Close & Personal With Brad

No Coding today....This is a very personal video about my life struggles and success. I wanted to share it because I think it can help some people going through tough times. I also really want my supporters to know where I came from. I know some people will be judgmental but it is something I am willing to risk
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[@Rose-jm7ut]

I am so proud of you Brad, you really turned into an awesome young man, being Brad's Mom I can tell you all that he is a sincere and honest man and we went through alot in the past but it made him grow into a man that I am so proud to call my son!!!

[@TraversyMedia]

[@arslanrana6910]

He is amazing. Respect to you Mam for bringing up such a nice Man who is an inspiration for me. Learnt many many things from him.

[@asiddiqi123]

We believe you Mom.

[@mikec360]

Brad is beyond awesome!!!!!!! 💯

[@rammaheshwari3008]

Thanks for Giving us Brad ❤

[@xavierlimbaugh2972]

"I don't have any nerdy friends to talk to about my passion." - Brad 2018 355,000+ people disagree. EDIT: Make that 441k people disagree.

[@TraversyMedia]

Touche :) thank you

[@kingvz]

Make that 500+ :)

[@goranmarusic9881]

635 and growing!

[@mikadebruijn9890]

@@TraversyMedia make that 720k

[@AmmarTaicho]

@@TraversyMedia Make that 812k

[@ayeshaazam3378]

You are a true hero and a inspiring person. Thanks for sharing your story with us.

[@leonieschalkwyk2176]

Brad your story inspired me. I am and grandpa and started learning to code to supplement my meagre pension of $ 114.38. My grandson calls me the 'Coding' grandpa, so your channel is a very good source for me. Your past, is just that, PAST. If you look back you will miss the opportunity God brings across your path. Keep up the good work. Thank you so much. Regards. The 'Coding' Grandpa

[@user-sw1wq8lh2w]

That's awesome that you're coding at your age. That's super cool. What are you working with?

[@ratchetrussell2694]

That's amazing you go for it !! how's your journey going ?

[@code_kanga5390]

How's your coding going mate? Hope you're still going strong!

[@giftedfingers2580]

You deserve 3000000 subscribers. Your a good dude personality and technically.

[@TraversyMedia]

Thanks :)

[@HAD3Sofficial]

Hes at 2 million now. Just wow

[@AndroidHacksAH]

Man call me a sensitive person, but tears did drop from my eyes while watching this video

[@starlines07]

If you haven't got out of the drugs, and started doing these videos I wouldn't have a job or a great mentor now :). Honestly I think you are the best teacher. I'm not just saying this...lot of good youtubers are there (thenewboston, thenetninja for eg), but your videos are different. Works fast for me...Thank you for doing this. Happy to know that you are doing well :D You are da BOSS BRAD :D

[@ivokrushkov2674]

I so agree. And I'm happy you found your passion as a teacher Brad. You are really amazing, for so many reasons. I fuckin love what you do!

[@MrJweidner]

Buddy, just wanted to tell you that I was a data scientist at a large multinational company, I have a masters degree in engineering, and I love your content. You're an excellent teacher and I really look to your videos to give me the scoop on a whole range of topics -- so keep going! You're doing great. And I'm so glad you posted this personal video to share a bit about yourself. You sound like a great guy. If I'm ever in the Boston area I'd love to buy you a beer. If you're in Australia any time, let me know and I'll buy you a beer here!

[@ashutoshdwivedi1721]

Brad ! I just cried after watching this video. You are the biggest inspiration for me. I will pray to god for your kid. Thank you very much.

[@TraversyMedia]

Thanks Brother

[@joshdanns9172]

Introduce us to your family one day 😊. Would really love to see the people who take care of you the same way you take care of us when it comes to programming.

[@bluemoon145]

I agree with the comment above.

[@prakashale1627]

Me too man, I respect you and your family man, I have a baby, he is a normal but I know how much we have to pay attention to the kids and take care of them along with the programming.you are genius man, everyone has guilt in the past, it is only to learn lessons, I gotta huge respect to you man, you have mastery experties in all sorts of technologies in web. Thank you very much for your contribution to the programmers like me.

[@abdullahajayi]

Then he had 3000 subscribers, now he has 1.89M. Keep pushing Brad. You're doing a lot of awesome stuff.

[@dragomirdosen3964]

I can relate to you on so many levels. I was changing jobs and through life I never had a focus on something and eventually that, and some wrong choices, led me to spend some time in prison. I got out six months ago and while I was in there I used to carry a book about html and css everywhere, and write code in a notebook because use of computer wasn't an option. I wanted to turn my life around and the struggle continues, but I wont quit!!!

[@MKRNaqeebi]

I have two things right now 1# Tears in my eyes 2# Smile on my face Thanks man for you inspirational story. I love your content...

[@seanlangley7467]

God bless you! You doing a good job after all complicated parts of your life! You inspire me every day! I very sick and don't have money for the cure, but I'm keeping up and trying to do my best, studying every day, hoping to get the job soon and get money for a cure. I want to live! And I will fight for my life! Who knows how much time I have 1 or 5 years, but your lessons and teaching will help me a lot, now I start to believe in myself more and more! Thank you, Brad, thank you so much for all what you do for us! You are an amazing person!

[@niccolo7977]

Jason Bennet What app did you use to make your profile picture?

[@alanmartin6603]

Hi Brad, Your videos are humbling, I come from a family where drug addition took the life of my grandfather and Uncle, Its the women that take the burden to raise kids. I have a passion for technology. I always wanted to learn web developement. Never had the chance to pay for it and your channel helps me to learn stuff that I would have never been able to learn. Thanks a ton. Wish things get better with your son and your family.

[@stacyb.598]

Roger and I are so proud of you! Nice job!

[@ahmedmaher1482]

Hey buddy, idk if you even will be able to see this but I wish I could describe how much I appreciate you and your channel, as someone who lives in a 3rd world country it was literally impossible for me to keep up with all the new technologies with paid courses because I could barely buy one or two, I refused to steal someone's course from one of these websites everywhere and that kinda got me so mad and disappointed but then I saw your channel and you've no idea how much you help me every signle day, you literally never dissapoints me, and I'm pretty sure if I ever got anywhere in life, it'll be all because of you :)

[@TraversyMedia]

Thank you Ahmed, that means a lot. You will get out of your situation some day

[@Rose-jm7ut]

That's awesome

[@ahmedmaher1482]

[@bjkays6565]

Hey Brad, I'm not one to comment too much on KZbin videos. However, I just had to take a minute and let you know how much I appreciate this video and all of the work you do. Thank you for all of the free content you provide; it is all very well done. Also, thank you for being genuine. In a time when so many people create a fake or phony online persona to try and manufacture subscribers, your authenticity shines through. Keep up the great work!

[@kunalkathe3198]

Bro you're the most amazing teacher I've ever came across. Recently bought your React Front to Back 2019 course and I'm already lovingggg it! Explained complex concepts in such an amazing way. I've tried React before but really I couldn't coz it's kinda typicall coz of JSX and stuff like that , but I'm just enjoying this course of yours and especially the projects in it! Keep up the good work ;)

[@piotrskutnik8472]

This is awesome, ppl can defiantly relate, Traversy is one of my favorite teachers on KZbin in the Web Development World!

[@ivanngundela]

Ma BRO awesome video.... I'm the ONE Thanking YOU.... I started from nothing and today just by watching you videos I'm starting my own business in Web Development....YOU ROCK Brad...

[@donovan8031]

Brad, I walked a similar path growing up I had a mother who worked in medical and worked hard to to provide for us and I had a stepfather who was an alcoholic and had recently died because of alcoholism. I also grew up kinda sorta on the more poor side I never went to Disneyland or anything like that as a kid because we couldn’t afford it. The only thing that is different between us is I got into video games, comic books and cartoons as an escape instead of alcohol and and drugs in my teens years (Not to throw any shade because of your past lifestyle or anything like that). I appreciate you sharing your more in depth story to us as I can only imagine how hard that is to build up the courage to share a story like this, let alone in front of a camera. I want to tell you that thanks to your content on KZbin and Udemy, I recently got hired as a software developer that I’m going to be starting in about a week, your Angular content really helped me to land this job. I plan on becoming life time patreon supporter of yours. Thanks to your content, I don’t think I could’ve landed this job. So thank you for all that you done and congratulations on hitting the 30K mark.

[@MrSushant3]

You missed an extra 0, it's 300K 😂

[@argeelearner3978]

Congrats on your new job, TraversyNation wishes you much success 👍

[@donovan8031]

Argee Learner Many thanks much appreciated! 👍

[@joshirockylankapalli4415]

Thanks for sharing Donovan and all the best

[@donovan8031]

Joshi Rocky Lankapalli Not a problem and thank you! 🙏

[@umanagaswamy1180]

Your journey is so inspirational :), Good Will Hunting No. 2 ! God bless you and your family!

[@huymar13a]

Thank you for sharing us your story. It really motivated me a lot. I've watched your tutorials videos for some months and it helped me a lot. Keep doing your job!

[@sherribooher7930]

Brad, your story sounds very similar to mine (although different DOCs). That struggle is very real and not an easy thing to overcome. I wasn't able to get back on track until I was 30 (when I had my daughter, who is 13 now), and I just graduated from college at the age of 42. I really really appreciate what you do, and I want you to know that you have made a HUGE difference in my life of coding. Thank you so much for sharing this personal story. Stay strong!

[@RichardCodes]

Great video man. I appreciate your work, even through your struggles. Keep the head up, keep doing what you love, I will keep watching.

[@D3FKONMusik123]

RichardCodes í

[@RichardCodes]

Hey Bro!

[@davidtrapp7429]

Probably my favorite channel on youtube. I just love your videos man, I‘m just starting out with coding and you teach me so much. On a business level and a personal level. Keep it going!!! You the best man

[@alir8zana635]

this video should be watched and rewatched this is so inspiring thank you so much for sharing Brad you truly are one of the best teachers I have ever had

[@lulualmohtarif]

like before watching.

[@techtipsuk]

how silly, thats kinda missing the point.

[@lulualmohtarif]

we trust brad :)

[@seanlangley7467]

always do the same :)

[@siyedyoussef3202]

Same 😊😊😊

[@lightspeedlion]

ali 2017 I always do.

[@Cognitoman]

Dude I was addicted to methadone, oxy, drinking, and weed, but I over came all of my addictions.

[@argeelearner3978]

casey brinegar Keep it up👍

[@TraversyMedia]

That's awesome man congrats

[@mza1409]

Drugs are bad mmmkay

[@Cognitoman]

yeah they are. It's terrible you don't realize what kind of person you become until after you quit too, its the oddest thing.

[@AW-hw7fv]

Thank you for sharing this. Good job on over coming your addictions! You're an inspiration to me:)Your tutorials are awesome and very easy to understand, please continue posting!

[@cloudbxrn803]

straight honesty, dude you're an amazing person. respect

[@andreiconstantinescu9830]

I come from a similar background. I'm 30 now and last year in July I got into coding, with zero previous experience; bit by bit, from HTML up to CSS, to JS and now I'm diving a into React and NodeJS. I was afraid I was a bit 'to old' to start coding, but did it anyway and have come a long way so far. Thanks for sharing your story brother! Your strength and determination are truly inspiring to me.

[@anishab5217]

Andrei Constantinescu bro I am also learning web development. Please Tell me do you got a Job?

[@andreiconstantinescu9830]

Anish, hi man - yes, I did get a job! I am now at my second job after I started to learn how to code, in a role of software engineer. My first job, which I took ± 9 months after starting to learn how to code, was in e-mail marketing. Basically I was building e-mail templates using very ‘rudimentary’ HTML and inline CSS. It was very, VERY tedious, but a few months after starting at the job, I was also asked to build web pages and make things a bit interactive, so I also started to use a bit of JS. I did this first job for 7 months, as sort of a ‘bridge job’, if you will, that helped me get more experience with web technologies, and also help my CV be more oriented towards Web Development. I am not saying that you need to get through an intermediate job to become a junior developer, but my circumstances aligned like that so it worked for me. Follow your passion, put in the work, be patient and the results will come! I think this is how the Law of Attraction works! :) Happy coding buddy!

[@GmoneyMozart]

Amazing life story. I’m so happy for your success bro. Keep grinding and putting out the excellent content and keep growing! One love brother!

[@TraversyMedia]

Thanks man and thank you for sticking around. Your comments and praise do not go unnoticed

[@radiclelife]

I thought you did really well for this to be off the top of your head! Thank you for these videos, Brad. Very inspiring, and I respect you even more now that you were so open. Even though I don’t have a child, I feel like now that I’m 25, I gotta start doing more for myself and my family too. I’m glad I found your channel a year ago!

[@ramificationsss]

God bless you and your family Brad. You are a genuine man x

[@McQueenProd]

This comment will probably be lost in the sea of comments but I just want to tell you; Thank you! I'm 17 and I'm not really struggling atm with much except school but this video was very inspirational! Honestly, the only real thing that's bothering me is my carrier choice and I'm enthusiastic about programming but I'm scared it's something that's not for me. I have tried to code and I still am but I'm not that good, like at all, and your videos and especially this one have been very inspirational. Thank you for sharing your life story with us!

[@BradTraversy]

Torrino not lost in the sea 😊 i cant respond to them all but i read them. Your 17 man, i told you where i was when i was 17. You have time, use it and keep getting better, youll get there

[@YooLookMarvelous]

Keep at it! At the end of it, if you find you want to do something else, learning code will help you in all sorts of ways. Coders have an attention to detail and persistence at accomplishing things, that will stay with you for the rest of your life. Good luck!

[@karthikeyavamsi123]

It's never too late brother, keep trying. You have your age to your advantage. You might not realize how young you are, but you will when you are 25 like me. Never give up :)

[@Purushoth21492]

Torrino Im 25 you won't believe me I am just going to start my programming journey right from here. All credits to Brad :)

[@mad1083]

You cant imagine how identical our stories are. Thanks for this

[@nerdycap7513]

Brad. You are just someone, who is giving me hope.. even during these Covid times

[@robertkaysr]

What a man! You are a true inspiration, whenever i start feeling low, i always refer to your videos, thank you so much man, for the great content you give us.

[@xhulioballiu8538]

do more videos like this brad we love them!!! We need life advice from you not just programming. Thanks

[@TraversyMedia]

I try to do them every once in a while. Ill try doing more like this without the slides though

[@xhulioballiu8538]

just do them we dont care how you do them. p.s 5:58 to 6:07 epic line. Few people can say that #respect

[@MenAtWorkMedia22]

Thanks, Brad! Your videos and courses are amazing, please keep up the great work!

[@budkin]

I've been a fan of your channel for a couple years now and I really appreciate you sharing your story with us. It's not easy to overcome that kind of adversity, so thank you for giving us the inspiration to follow our passions.

[@nhatkhoaphan971]

I'm here to say, one of your course on Udemy help me land my first job in Frontend developing. Thankyou Brad and keep up the great work!!

[@MU5IC4L1FE]

Huge respect Brad for what you're doing. Thanks a lot for everything and good luck!

[@iancarr3923]

I'm an old geezer (as we say in the UK) and a big fan of your videos. The best feature is that you talk to us rather than at us. Other presentations might be slicker but not necessarily more effective. I am relying on you to help me earn a few extra quid ("bucks") from web development so keep making these great videos!

[@YooLookMarvelous]

That's the wonderful part about coding - all it takes is a brain and the desire to build stuff. I'm an old geezer too, and appreciate seeing your post. :)

[@NikhilAdiga]

Anytime I wanna be motivated I come back to this video. This is really a gem. Thank you so much Brad!

[@prakashale1627]

You are so inspirational for me Brad, I went through your tutorials in Udemy, it was awesome man, I am sorry about your past and your dad

[@s.nikolic497]

I'm glad you told your story about your hard life and I'm glad that I met such a good man and great fighter

[@henrymunoz2035]

Thanks for telling us your story Brad i really enjoy your channel and its good to know that your hard work paid off. I learn a lot from your videos.

[@firefrook]

thank you Brad , I am 42 years old now (on year 2021) I am completely no job no money now! I don't even know how to find job as i don't have any degree from the school (in Thailand or maybe in the world this is very important so the person who had no degree from the school willing to find job ) but believe me I will try my best to make money to make me living like any of other animal do want to live. my very little story was : I am Thai from Thailand now i try to learn English just hopefully I can get better understanding English one day I have nothing to do with drug or any of bad thing that take me to trouble I grow up from a poor family I don't have any knowledge from any university as I have never been in any of them more than just six year for the primary school I know I am very stupid of doing thing I try to learn everything by myself I try to learn code and I watch a lot of your video it's really really help me. can you see this? you teach me to coding so please take this you are an awesome person and you deserve for all of thanks without your channel Brad I don't think I can do a better coding like I am today again Thank you. please keep on going.

[@danielejiofor7032]

This man made me fell in love with JavaScript..!

[@AlouiMohamedhabib]

Mate, i wish one day i could say this to you face to face but seriously am so thankful to you I learned a lot from you even this video was dope ! Thank you so much .

[@JoeWong81]

I will continue to watch your amazing videos Brad, my condolences for your father

[@TraversyMedia]

Thank you

[@shimomichi1]

I love when I get notifications from your channel, you have no idea how much I admire you. Keep up the great job!

[@TraversyMedia]

Thanks :)

[@otomicpower]

Brad, I just want you to know that you are awesome. I have learned a lot from your channel. You are great.

[@gerardhynes9213]

Brad, you are one hell of an inspiring guy. You deserve all the success you have had and more.

[@logicstv]

give us a tour of your studio

[@MrBadcompany00]

perry blunt he has one already, search it in his videos

[@TraversyMedia]

It is completely revamped :) Gotta do another one

[@The_Nova_Glow]

I agree with perry blunt. You can't tease us with a sick studio and NOT give us a tour. ;)

[@anandasanthosh1399]

You are awesome bro.love your videos. I studied js,react native,sass those kind of things from you.you are a teacher to me.love you man

[@andretti1977b]

You are a Man, doing great things...that's what you are. Keep following your dreams. Thank you

[@carlagoncalves531]

Brad you are so lovely, thank you so much x

[@a_rob]

Great inspiration for all! You a the living example of what can be achieved in any situation! Thank you for sharing your story. 'Example is better than precept', and you are that example!

[@davidcopestakes7310]

Dude, you just made my day with this video! I can relate to a lot of your struggles. I'm a recovering alcoholic myself and have been sober a little over a year. I also deal with imposter syndrome and I'm in the middle of transforming my life and career, hoping to get into this field. Your videos have been very helpful and motivating and I'm grateful for all your efforts! Love you my brother!

[@islandinsanity9762]

I love you dude! You’re the man!!

[@karenfinney5000]

Thank you for sharing... You are an awesome young man x

[@Rose-jm7ut]

Karen Finney agree

[@pinakipatnaik3650]

Karen Finney thanks

[@jumbo-dev]

I love your videos you really help my career I love Traversy Media, I love coding. More blessing

[@edwardmooney8425]

God Bless you and your family Brad, my wife and I really appreciate your story. I love your coding, and am so encouraged, thanks man, from Melbourne Australia.

[@giannski]

You're the man. Thanks for helping me find a job my friend.

[@patrickctaylor]

thanks Brad!

[@Nikki-os2df]

A pretty amazing history of life, Brad! You deserve every success you have achieved, and all that you are going to achieve in life. I admire you more now. I am just your fan and you just became an inspiration to me. I love people like you, people that make dreams come true, and this is the most beautiful thing in life. Congrats!!

[@Rose-jm7ut]

Nikki , hi I'm Brad's mom I just want you all to know that my son amazes me every day, there was a time when I really worried about his future, everything he has told you is so true, I never turned my back on him no matter how bad it got and it paid off. I am so proud of my son,

[@Nikki-os2df]

Donna Warren, It's important when we can achieve our goals, and the way he did is so amazing that it's a big inspiration for everyone. It's so rewarding to see that hard work pays off and this is the example that the world needs. There are times where some people don't understand that by believing in your own dreams is the main key for the success, but we all need such a reminder in our lives, all the time, to tell us that we should keep pushing in life. Your son's example really makes me feel happy. I'm glad to know that my words had some meaning for you. Thank you for replying.

[@jaxreacts06]

Brad, thank you so much for sharing your experiences. It can't be easy. It's great to see your passion. I love seeing the human element to your videos. Which is one of the reasons I follow you. The other for obvious reasons. Keep up the awesome work! You inspire me, and inspire my excitement about development. I bought your JS course on Udemy. It's so damn hard to remember everything. How do you remember it all? Anyway, THANK YOU for all you do! You're awesome!

[@johanochoa396]

Hi Brad. I have been following your tutorials and courses for almost a year and I really didn't know anything about your personal life. Watching this video has brought tears to my eyes since in a way it reminds me a lot of myself a few years ago. Thank you Brad for being a living example that anyone, no matter what the problems, can overcome difficulties and fulfill their dreams with effort and love. Thank you for reminding me that missing an exam, not passing an interview, losing a job and things like that, are nothing compared to losing a loved, struggling with drugs, etc... Thanks for your excellent tutorials and courses, I love the way you teach (I am not a native English speaker and I understand everything perfectly). I hope you continue making your dreams come true Brad.

[@postboy9474]

You're a great guy very helpful as well thank you for the great content.

[@TJ-rw7jn]

Brad You are so appreciated and I am so Proud of where you are now. Seeing you a 300k subscriptions is amazing. You are humble and you beat those monkeys(Addictions).I would just encourage you to just continue.Be the best Dad that you can be.You are great DUDE!Keep moving forward , I have a lot of your paid coarse contents and will continue to support you till the end. You are an inspiration to many, you are who you are and just keep it up dude _TJ .

[@Rose-jm7ut]

T J thank you for seeing my son as the awesome young man he grew into, I am his mom and reading these amazing comments from you great people brings so many happy tears to my eyes

[@TJ-rw7jn]

Hello Donna Warren, You are very welcome. You have every right to be proud of your son.He has and is currently giving a supreme value to so many people in so many ways. I have learn plenty from him and continue to learn more everyday.Please understand, The college education is a Joke especially for men today.It is a conformity constructor of hive mentality slaves. It is an indoctrination factory promising a false or temporary life of prestige only to fail you in the end.Your son and others help to teach us how to think in stead of what to think. He has given value in power in a humble way under the badge of humility. That is so honorable. You earned every tear of pride and appreciation that you cried in reading our comment to Sir Brad Traversy. He is an Awesome Dude I mean that.!! Donna you and his father did something right as parents.So thank you too. I like a lot of others are beneficiaries of his talents and skills. I hope to shake his hand someday when I am accomplished and through my journey just to thank him face to face._TJ.

[@TheMorges1]

Big love to you for this Brad. I started coding at 23 when I was squatting in central Manchester. Caught up in a lot of stuff and in way over my head. found a lot of solace in a text editor. 9 months later and I got my first job in web, and helped with the front-end of a cakephp volunteer management system for a homeless charity. Full circle or what eh? Thanks so much for helping me level up my php, you're mvc/oop course is gold.

[@nekeishapope5517]

We Love you Brad! You have no idea of how much you've helped me and my friends. Keep up the Great job!

[@ANREWTROFIMOV]

Thank you for your story, you're amazing.

[@dancyan6302]

Thank You For This Video !! Wonderful Human Being !! Keep Going Man !! God Bless You And Your Family !!

[@dave0]

Brad, I do feel like you're my friend. In your videos it's kind of like hanging over my brother's shoulder watching him teach me something. And with your sharing I feel like I'm your friend, for you, to share this with me. I've wondered what your life is and was like and you answered that for me today. I've got to say that the only issue I have with your video lessons is that I don't have enough time to watch them all... LOL. Really I love you man. Thanks for doing what you do for all of us, {DO}

[@TraversyMedia]

Thanks Dave, I appreciate that and that is the exact vibe I hope to give off :)

[@chocolate_thunder_04]

the part where your kids are the reason for your inspiration and hard work is really awesome.Thank you for following your dream.

[@wintereh4818]

You've helped me through the lowest part of my life been on my own in debt at 24 but finished enterprise web an mobile 2 yr associates degree and bought some of your courses, them and codingphase have helped me keep me going, nice to know we can relate too and stay boss!

[@TraversyMedia]

I'm really glad I could help :) Codingphase is a great channel as well

[@wintereh4818]

Traversy Media I think it was the tutorials being easy to get running on Windows or Linux even if some versions changed and things were explained well to build along and have something useable after

[@rotimibest8530]

I love you because you are so honest. Thanks for being honest. Your channel is my home.

[@TraversyMedia]

Thanks bro

[@adryanyudhatrisna1944]

Brad I love every single one of your videos on youtube and I can't thank you enough for giving free lesson, I even bought your mern stack full course and I love it!!. You won't catch judgment from me man, to me you're my favorite youtuber ..

[@TraversyMedia]

Thanks, I appreciate that

[@stormllamas1948]

Wow. 2019 now and have been following brad for a while. I've bought all of your courses and am trying to turn my life around as well. Thank you for existing, Brad.

[@wolfchild66]

That took some balls to publish dude, You are one in a million and awesome, keep on doing it your channel is my go to web solutions page. Thanks for all your work.

[@DejanVisnjic]

your tutorials are amazing

[@clewismessina6630]

You truly are an inspiration. You've undoubtedly earned and deserve your success.

[@TheReverOcelot]

I am watching it in January, 2019 and it is almost 600k subs on your channel. Keep it up Brad, you are awesome teacher! Greetings from Russia!

[@petecapecod]

And that's why this is THE BEST channel on KZbin!!!! Congrats on the 300,000 viewers, I'm NOT that surprised because once again this is THE BEST CHANNEL. Thank you for doing videos like this, they mean a lot to me and I'm sure to many other people. I love to hear your story and I'm so glad that having this channel along with the online courses (which I have bought) are working out well for you and your family. ❤💕😎🙌 I'd like to throw in a Thank God for Children's Hospital in Boston too. They're the best ✨ Ever think of holding a Traversy Media meetup in Bean-town (Boston)?? It might be cool 😎🤔 Best wishes and keep up the amazing work 👍

[@awesomesunil1]

Three words Thanks for everything. Just became a patreon.

[@TraversyMedia]

Thank you very much. I really appreciate that :)

[@JumpingCow]

Brad, such an awesome video. I have been watching a number of your videos in the past and had no idea about your background. Thank you for being so honest. I am amazed at your down-to-earth skill in explaining things, and at your breadth of knowledge! How do you pick up things so fast? Keep it up!

[@TraversyMedia]

Thanks :) I don't really have a true answer, I just work very hard and try my best to understand, take what I need from docs and tutorials and create my own stuff from them.

[@my.code.studio]

the most honest youtuber developer, man thanks for not just teaching us to be a good developer but also how to be a good father or person too, salute to you sir, God bless you

[@danailborisov8557]

I would only add this quote here : I don't like people who have never fallen or stumbled. Their virtue is lifeless and it isn't of much value. Life hasn't revealed its beauty to them. ~Boris Pasternak

[@Barnacules]

Well done! #Subscribed

[@mandarshidhore]

So awesome Brad! I love how candid you are and your course on Udemy on React is super awesome. Thank you for everything!

[@prateekgogia8310]

Brad, you are the kind of guy who inspires me everyday to push myself everyday. I really appreciate that. Also, You must feel proud of yourself as you changed your life to good. Life is all about learning and growing. Kudos man!

[@nangialaistoman6909]

Great to see u brother :)

[@youboys0077]

Heart touching

[@rons3699]

Brad, super video man. Didn't even know you existed 20 minutes ago.What an inspiration you are, I'm subbing. Best wishes from a guy old enough to be your dad. Keep doing what you do..............

[@josephmaynordevelopmentwor23]

Keep sharing Brad. Your struggles have given you the gift of perspective. You're a leader. Sometimes the leader is the humble, honest, and truthful person. The person who has nothing else to lose. You're lucky to have found your passion in computers at a young age, a lot of people don't know their passion yet. Man, we all have a balance of blessing and curse. But when you realize there's no judgment in reality, that is an insight -- and as you say, inspiration. Enjoy the ride and keep following your passion -- as I know you will. You are you, reality is good, and you are good. Good is what is, reality is what is. Thanks for the influence Brad. You're a life coach, man. Just like me.