You're Not Broken

[@b_a_i_l_a_n]

I honestly needed this video today. I am about to graduate from high school in about a week and I am feeling slightly hopeless and I needed something to tell me that it's not as bad as it seems and that I can do what I want to do. I have been skateboarding for about 7-8 years now and I've watched your videos the entire time and I absolutely love the fact that you switch between skateboarding and just general life advice stuff because as an about to be 18 year old you've helped me through a lot of really hard times in both skateboarding and life as a whole. Thank you for all that you do John you're an amazing person and thank you for being there for those who need it through your videos.

[@Kane.e]

john hill uploading the second I get off work. Let's goooo

[@nickferry7796]

Ong

[@SoapworthyProductions]

Last video watching before I leave work 🍻

[@PressureCracksToHealthySnacks]

My quote of the year is “The way you do anything is the way you do everything”.

[@mehDOGIESRATS2222]

This stuff is good for the soul one might say .

[@chad9455]

@@mehDOGIESRATS2222 only thing good for the soul is the Holy Spirit. Turn to Jesus Christ to be saved. Yes maybe it sounds weird but it’s the truth.

[@mehDOGIESRATS2222]

@@chad9455 Meth is good for you soul , you should stick that in ya pipe and smoke it . I do believe Jesus was a man . Not much else tbh . Guess it depends on what you believe .

[@davidfrey08]

What the hell?! I literally just heard this quote for the first time in the very last video I watched that was video game related. It's like the universe has an algorithm.

[@davidfrey08]

​@@chad9455 prove that it's true.

[@lvparm]

💜 You’re Not Broken 💜

[@VintageSk8]

Exactly, the reason I chose to learn how to skateboard at 53, not because it’s easy but because it is hard! We are always told how we should act and that continues on when you get older, only now it’s you can’t do that because your to old and isn’t that for kids! The answer to all of that is NO! Unless you want it to be, basically write your own story and don’t worry about what others think and most of all just have FUN!

[@MIJ05H]

Yess! Exactly!. I turn 40 this year and have decided to start a youtube channel relearning how to skate basically from scratch while working through a back injury. Part of me thinks im too old but thats just the inner voice of insecurity talking. I also wanna show my 6yo daughter that even though its hard at first, its worth it for the things you enjoy. There are no rules for happiness

[@SNIPEZONE23]

35 and just got my first board. I'm tired of being scared and it's something I always wanted to do as a kid but adults around me were afraid I'd get hurt... And tell me "that's for boys" lol I'm just glad I didn't wait longer. Thanks for your encouragement!! 🛹

[@VintageSk8]

@@MIJ05H Yes I did the same always wanted to learn but never took the time now I make the time and document the progress on KZbin both are fun and both challenging

[@VintageSk8]

@@SNIPEZONE23 Look if it interest you and you can do it, why wouldn’t you! Again your age shouldn’t have anything to do with it! Age is a mindset and that’s all, you are only as old as you let yourself be!

[@SNIPEZONE23]

@@VintageSk8 exactly! Thanks again & I've subscribed 🙃

[@ooVlad]

for years you've been a huge inspiration and help me make progress each day, taking lessons like taking things one day at a time etc really makes an impact. Thank you John your words mean a lot. Inspires me to keep trying with my art and skating etc even in the hardest times💙

[@ElPerritoNavideñoGAAA]

"You're build for challenges that's why you're still here" Brother that's powerfull 🔥

[@yodathedeathshadow]

Some of my favourite quotes: The world is full of lonely people afraid to make the first move All it takes is all you've got If you have to eat shit, take big bites If you're stuck on a problem, don't sit there and think about it; just start working on it . Even if you don't know what you're doing, the simple act of working on it will eventually cause the right ideas to show up in your head Action isn't just the effect of motivation; it's also the cause of it. All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. Rejection is just a redirection "No" stands for next opportunity Light, playful, joyful One day, or day one No one can hurt you without your consent Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the ax. Easy choices, hard life. Hard choices, easy life The only things achieved in life without effort is failure Happiness is amazing. It's so amazing that it doesn't matter whether it's yours or not. Worrying does not take away tomorrow's troubles, it takes away today's peace. A true selfless act always sparks another You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of Hurting yourself is easy. Living is the hard part When you're not worrying so much about making mistakes, you tend to not make as many If it doesn't scare you, it doesn't make you grow People do the best growing when things change If you were right, I would agree with you. Did you miss me? Like a stone in my shoe He's forgot more about it than I'll ever know Things that matter are hard In a world that lost its beauty, I witnessed you

[@liam_dawson]

I have been in a mental loop of negative rumination past few months. This was a gift !

[@CoarseLemon]

This is a beautiful video for real. John Hill your a role model to so many young skaters and just people in general. Thank you for taking your time to help others. I can tell you that this video was genuinely helpful to me and answered some questions i had about myself.

[@IndyAdvant]

Man I think this is my fav video you've ever done. So motivational without the cringe you see out there so often. Just wholesome goodness.

[@CaseyFaris]

Ahh this was so great! Love what you're doing here, John.

[@OgSkateboardSteve]

Changing lives starts with the mind! This is definitely in the top of my favorite vids list, thank you @johnhill 🙌

[@TheRealCashIconic]

whats up og

[@OgSkateboardSteve]

@TheRealCashIconic Whats happening!

[@TheRealCashIconic]

@@OgSkateboardSteve your my inspiration

[@OgSkateboardSteve]

@TheRealCashIconic Thanks man!! That is my goal to motivate and inspire as many people as I can!

[@TheRealCashIconic]

@@OgSkateboardSteve of course your the OG

[@steezyjackie]

the bigflip down the set was craaazy

[@mehDOGIESRATS2222]

Great advise , very PMA . Funny as always John . This is one I came up with . If you don't have faith in yourself no one else will . Dam nice skating . I like this quote also - Life is like a river, it is always flowing, it can flow slowly or it can flow quickly, it can change courses but nothing can stop the river from flowing.

[@MattFitzgerald]

"Allow the art to be the art, and the marketing to be the marketing" GENIUS.

[@dinagalall]

I am enjoying the new content very very much! I appreciate that you are not only giving advice but also giving examples of your own experiences. Makes us feel less alone.

[@Dokuji]

I liked this video a lot John, thanks man. I love seeing this kind of skating from you. just having fun. nollie flip baskside nosegrind is tufffffff. God Bless you man.

[@circlesplitter]

love it!

[@elijahc6783]

I been watching your videos for years bro the skating & dedication has always been inspiring especially your video checkout part from Transworld from back in the day. I have a 5 yr old son that loves when I read him books so best believe I'm copping this book asap!

[@sethyfoo]

“Ur really only living , when u live in the present “ damnnn Daniel back at it again with a banger quote

[@mr.jazzbodkelsey58]

You hit me with this vidja at a time when I was trippin' on my path. Thanks, John! 😊

[@aaronbarrios6162]

Thank you very insightful

[@Mrleahey]

Stoked for your growth, thanks for promoting it to all ❤

[@alexlopez7506]

i love these videos! thank you John. Been following since like 2016 I hope you have a wonderful life.

[@StartYourSkateBusiness]

Love the advice, it's a huge help! I think a lot of people can relate to the first quote. I'm interested in knowing some of your favorite books that contributed to your success.

[@AlexOsbornOfficial]

Appreciate you making these videos. Thanks for the wisdom and encouragement!

[@8ballhatmaker]

Always give me inspiration to keep going forward for my own business ideas, I just need to get out of my own way and actually get moving on my next chapter / challenge, thank you @johnhill for your content, humble attitude towards stuff and doing what you do so well it helps others push past those obstacles 😊🤟💪💜

[@LaytonObserves]

Ironically, not a quote you highlighted, but something you said towards the end: "Allow the art to be the art, and the marketing to be the marketing." I've been reluctant to slice up long videos into "bitesized" social media clips because a part of me feels it takes away from _artistic purity._ But I'm slowly accepting that short form can just be an avenue to my long form, without diluting it. Better to be findable than invisible. Great video!

[@sethyfoo]

Thanks john

[@johnhenshaw318]

You’re so positive John.. I love your attitude towards…well everything. At least on camera anyway.

[@RedLuk]

Thanks John, I recently started doing Skateboarding Videos on Tiktok and it‘s doing really good! Your Video helped me skate and business wise. I really enjoy your content since I was a kid and may some day I became the person I watched when I was younger!❤

[@BelgianSpeedcuber]

I needed this. Thanks so much 🤘❤️

[@batt3r1]

This was genuinely the best video I’ve watch in my life thank you

[@Anthonyj.valdez]

Still my fav KZbinr skater

[@GageWins]

Great video and im so glad the book is back in stock I was finally able to pick it up! Im so excited to read this with my 2 year old daughter :)

[@KONATI]

Thank you for the video John! Been a fan for years, and this really helps glad you’re still making videos 💙💙💙

[@jaimcmurdo4734]

I literally watch u purposely before I go out for a skate because u remind me of how to have fun ❤

[@stevenewton6776]

I love to see how youre evolving with the content

[@Johyy]

Appreciate that

[@kashiro2492]

Oooo i like this new version of John

[@Chkrosp]

A negative mind never has positive results. - Roman Atwood

[@floater1063]

Yea🎉🎉🎉🎉, he's back

[@stephenbrain5840]

Honestly, I really needed this today- keep up the good work man, smashing it!!

[@The3rdCompany]

Perfect timing John, I appreciate these new vids!

[@daveforz]

John giving me the guidance that my dad never did ❤

[@xcvbghxcvbgh8437]

i really hope so

[@HipHopBeatSource]

John is starting his guru arch.

[@njits1017]

☝️

[@TrillMawd]

Perfect timing to post, I’m sending this to my gf since she’s been going through a lot lately

[@ikhaatjullieallemaalpersoo5715]

The B-Roll feels really seperated from the rest of the video, like a cooking channel having B-Roll of them beatboxing

[@Og_skater]

John man so inspirational ❤

[@LuckyBunz]

Really enjoyed this format, keep it up!

[@sefwersef6640]

John hill on his hustler wave. Gangster dude I just cannot predict him at all

[@DylanParisMusic]

Loved this one! Needed to hear a lot of this today

[@RebelDrifter]

Thanks for this Quote Master :D

[@fabriciofernandes891]

Great video, John! Im excited for the future of the channe! Vamoss!

[@Aurora11793]

humans are so much more powerful than "society" tells us we are. we can literally do anything. and bro u murdered that stairset

[@ryanrowe1975]

Let's Go

[@Citrik_acid]

This is my favorite recent video this concept is dope dude 🔥

[@MyJourneyAfter40]

Damn, this video really hit me. Great video, John!

[@ashton_hart]

Now this dude, he, he is a father.

[@ItchyDek]

Droppping by to show you some love and dropped that comment / like for the algorithm

[@Jonathan-jq5cl]

Skateboarder/philosopher… niceee

[@FREAKout59]

Always loved all your content brother❤

[@reimaginebykteodesigns6707]

I needed this 😭

[@beau5316]

Man, i love this 🙏

[@willmax95]

Some good quotes and life tips thanks dude, I took something from this

[@Andyjamesontheweb]

Accidentally clicked and didn't realize I needed to hear this. Thanks, John!

[@compareyesfilms9660]

🙏

[@KyleAndersonSkates]

dig this video john! honestly would be dope to eventually see video topics like this with b-roll of your other creative outlets! 👀✍

[@Freddysannchez]

needed this

[@sethyfoo]

This was very cool video ,great message

[@aidanwedge1]

Amazing video!

[@CODYEATS]

John what do u do about late night thoughts yk the scary kind , i wonder what kind growth u had or smt u learned during the phase in ur life solo before u met sarah

[@Outeggy]

i love u man. hopefully we could be friends in the future.

[@Riz2336]

Nice tricks at the Santa Monica courthouse

[@tony2473]

I def needed to hear this, and ur in my city too!? I need to skate with u one day! 😊

[@mihajlolukic506]

great video

[@Rohanfromregina]

Hey What camera do you use??

[@thewordwithjared7738]

🔥

[@knowbuddy6139]

LOG OFF AND SKATE!

[@pointlessfailure]

"why I quit skateboarding videos" thumbnail is a skateboarder

[@Bobbytabasco962]

°Great video... all of it was uplifting and well put an openly informative on many levels for sure.... however I do have a quick question...*sorta* about how you made mention that you had alot of stock B-roll footage to choose from which sort of alluded to that it wasn't anything recent??? also that you've been working out an reading ect....so that being said..(I know big setup)..well I happened to be wondering because I get tha impression that for you skating has fallen to tha back burner of life for you in lieu of other hobbies and or interests & if that is tha case it's most likely because your maybe spreading yourself a bit thin, on what's important to you??? Then feel that one thing might take precedence over another.....and believe me when I say that I get it....an i know you don't owe me or anyone on here anything other than what you presented....however I'd like for you to take a moment to think about how much that very thing ...... *skateboarding* has been a steeping stone and has opened countless doors an avenues and directed you to tha point of where and who you are today....now I know you don't know me but believe that when I tell you as I'm sure if you could ask anyone of a particular age bracket that have done exactly that, there will come a day an you may call it nostalgia or you'll call it whatever you wish.....but.... you can mark me...because that day will come and when it does many things will rush through your mind, at that point and for all intents and purposes maybe even this comment will creep out from the ether...an if its not clear at this point then allow me to say I don't wanna see you throw away something that I know is meaningful to you because you think that its expected of you or that you have to....I relize it took a long way to get to tha point but I wanted you to read this and have you for a moment stop and let tha gravitate of it all sink in as so you could remember that time when it was you, your wits and a skateboard and that was enough simply put.....

[@_SHARKS_]

Bro I rolled my ankle and NOW I WANNA SKATE SO BAD

[@pjasmine]

this video needs to be pinned in your profile youtube page. easier for us to come back to the video for motiVation.

[@himebaughchris4026]

Phil Anselmo is "Broken". 😂 Good to see you, Skate Dad.

[@The-skate-collector]

Previous video “why I quit skateboarding videos” post video with full skateboard montage with random inspiration quotes

[@Tarrontrades]

Hey John my kids love your book! I have a vid I’d like to share with with Ben the Martian being requested for bedtime 🫶🏽

[@himebaughchris4026]

A self help book should have your own name on it. - HimebaughChris. 😏

[@Ryan-xq3kl]

Im not broken but my foot might be after my last skate sesh lol.

[@OwensSkateStory]

Why you skating john???

[@ttvchikez4629]

good video

[@haroldcampos9661]

ghetto superstar

[@fionnwalsh7535]

Hi johnothan

[@christopherwintorrez2324]

comment number two & like number five!

[@BettyAndrews-vj3rw]

John if I order this book will you autograph it for me? Or, for your cousin Julie's daughter Alayna. 😄

[@IIwII_usxx]

actually john i am broken, i hurt my knee today while skating so

[@CrispyVCris]

You’re not broken just broke 🤬

[@noback91]

Do a kick flip

[@noback91]

Nice 0:06

[@looketheduke]

John why are you so easy to understand bro?