Why I Shut Down My Channel (The Story I’ve Never Told You)
Fri Jul 04 2025
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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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👉 Join the waitlist for my book The Encouragement Economy: https://pages.teachingmillionaires.com/book 👉 Connect in our private Facebook group: https://teachingmillionaires.com/fbgroup 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. 🔗 Join my book waitlist → https://pages.teachingmillionaires.com/book 🔗 Join our private Facebook group → https://teachingmillionaires.com/fbgroup 📌 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 #TeachingMillionaires #RichSmith #BurnoutRecovery #MentalHealth #EncouragementEconomy #WhyIShutDownMyChannel ⚡️ Connect with Rich: ▶️ Subscribe for weekly financial insights: https://teachingmillionaires.com/youtube-subscribe 📱 Follow on Instagram: https://teachingmillionaires.com/instagram ✖️ X: https://teachingmillionaires.com/twitter 📘 Facebook: https://teachingmillionaires.com/fbgroup 🌐 Website: https://teachingmillionaires.com 🎧 Apple Podcasts - https://teachingmillionaires.com/apple-podcast 🎧 Spotify - https://teachingmillionaires.com/spotify-podcast 👥 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.