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5 Takeaways From Aaron Vankampen’s Tik Tok Videos
Discipline is the key to your future home
It’s 4 am in the morning and I’m binge-watching Aaron Vankampen’s TikTok videos. Yes, I need to sleep so I can wake up for work in the morning, but I can’t stop watching.
Who is he? Aaron Vankampen is a content creator who knocks on wealthy people’s homes and asks what they do for a living.
Yes, that’s the whole premise of his videos. It’s a 10-second version of MTV Cribs — minus the celebrities.
Why is it so fascinating? It’s something we’ve all wanted to do. We’ve always wanted to meet the people who live in these homes and ask them questions.
He does it for those too shy to ask. He’s our hero.
I remember driving past large houses in my childhood. I thought of how cool it would be to live in one. I wondered how they could afford to live in these houses. I made it my plan to have a house with a nice car or two.
Most people watch videos, get a dopamine rush, and go back to their lives. Other people become motivated and attempt to do great things. Somewhere in the world is a person starting a company after seeing a video.
Here are five takeaways from asking people what they did for a living.
