What does it really take to build a life online… and what happens when it all disappears overnight?

In this episode of You Can Do Hard Things, I sit down with Patrick — content creator and my fellow cast member from The Summit — for a conversation that’s as honest as it is entertaining.

We go behind the scenes of the show and beyond the highlight reels to talk about:

• The real journey from engineering degree to 400K+ followers
• How social media actually works (and how he turned it into a full-time income)
• Trolling, online hate, and why “the comments are brutal”
• Losing his TikTok account and the reality of relying on platforms you don’t control
• What really happened on The Summit — including the injury that forced him out
• The mindset it takes to keep go ...