
welcome to their famous Friday I believe that whatever goal you have whatever
that whatever goal you have whatever
that whatever goal you have whatever challenge is in front of you the easiest
challenge is in front of you the easiest
challenge is in front of you the easiest way the fastest way to go and accomplish
way the fastest way to go and accomplish
way the fastest way to go and accomplish it is to model success find someone
it is to model success find someone
it is to model success find someone who’s already doing what you want to do
who’s already doing what you want to do
who’s already doing what you want to do learn what made them successful and
learn what made them successful and
learn what made them successful and apply it to your business so today we’re
apply it to your business so today we’re
apply it to your business so today we’re going to learn from Carl Benz whose
going to learn from Carl Benz whose
going to learn from Carl Benz whose company eventually became mercedes-benz
company eventually became mercedes-benz
company eventually became mercedes-benz and his lesson is follow your dreams
and his lesson is follow your dreams
and his lesson is follow your dreams when Carl Benz was 2 years old his
when Carl Benz was 2 years old his
when Carl Benz was 2 years old his father who was a locomotive driver was
father who was a locomotive driver was
father who was a locomotive driver was killed he grew up in absolute poverty
killed he grew up in absolute poverty
killed he grew up in absolute poverty but his mother made sure that it
but his mother made sure that it
but his mother made sure that it continued to get his education and
continued to get his education and
continued to get his education and further his studies
further his studies
further his studies initially he went into locksmithing that
initially he went into locksmithing that
initially he went into locksmithing that was the box that he was put into but he
was the box that he was put into but he
was the box that he was put into but he wanted to follow his dreams follow in
wanted to follow his dreams follow in
wanted to follow his dreams follow in his father’s footsteps and go into
his father’s footsteps and go into
his father’s footsteps and go into locomotive engineering he also had a
locomotive engineering he also had a
locomotive engineering he also had a passion for riding his bicycle and
passion for riding his bicycle and
passion for riding his bicycle and dreamed of a day where there’d be a
dreamed of a day where there’d be a
dreamed of a day where there’d be a horseless carriage where people could be
horseless carriage where people could be
horseless carriage where people could be able to get around on a vehicle that
able to get around on a vehicle that
able to get around on a vehicle that didn’t require a horse after he finished
didn’t require a horse after he finished
didn’t require a horse after he finished his studies he spent seven years
his studies he spent seven years
his studies he spent seven years bouncing around trying to find himself
bouncing around trying to find himself
bouncing around trying to find himself he took jobs in mechanical engineering
he took jobs in mechanical engineering
he took jobs in mechanical engineering as a draftsman as an iron worker in the
as a draftsman as an iron worker in the
as a draftsman as an iron worker in the construction company as a designer but
construction company as a designer but
construction company as a designer but he couldn’t find a position that he
he couldn’t find a position that he
he couldn’t find a position that he really loved and instead of doing the
really loved and instead of doing the
really loved and instead of doing the safe thing and sticking with one job for
safe thing and sticking with one job for
safe thing and sticking with one job for the rest of his life he decided the best
the rest of his life he decided the best
the rest of his life he decided the best thing for him would be continue to
thing for him would be continue to
thing for him would be continue to explore until he found something he
explore until he found something he
explore until he found something he loved so at age 26 after spending the
loved so at age 26 after spending the
loved so at age 26 after spending the past seven years failing and bouncing
past seven years failing and bouncing
past seven years failing and bouncing from job to job to job he decided to
from job to job to job he decided to
from job to job to job he decided to launch his own company with a partner
launch his own company with a partner
launch his own company with a partner unfortunately his partner wasn’t really
unfortunately his partner wasn’t really
unfortunately his partner wasn’t really reputable and after a year all of the
reputable and after a year all of the
reputable and after a year all of the company’s assets and tools and equipment
company’s assets and tools and equipment
company’s assets and tools and equipment were impounded so he set up another
were impounded so he set up another
were impounded so he set up another company with a photographer and a cheese
company with a photographer and a cheese
company with a photographer and a cheese merchant merging the businesses together
merchant merging the businesses together
merchant merging the businesses together so they can get money from the bank but
so they can get money from the bank but
so they can get money from the bank but he got his shares diluted to owning just
he got his shares diluted to owning just
he got his shares diluted to owning just 5% of the company and had a really lowly
5% of the company and had a really lowly
5% of the company and had a really lowly role in the business the worst part was
role in the business the worst part was
role in the business the worst part was the other founders didn’t consider his
the other founders didn’t consider his
the other founders didn’t consider his ideas when they were designing new
ideas when they were designing new
ideas when they were designing new products so after a year he left so now
products so after a year he left so now
products so after a year he left so now he has seven years of failing in the job
he has seven years of failing in the job
he has seven years of failing in the job market and two failed startup businesses
market and two failed startup businesses
market and two failed startup businesses under his bed
under his bed
under his bed what would you do if you were in this
what would you do if you were in this
what would you do if you were in this situation most people will be filled
situation most people will be filled
situation most people will be filled with despair they feel like I’ve tried
with despair they feel like I’ve tried
with despair they feel like I’ve tried everything I’ve tried every job I’ve
everything I’ve tried every job I’ve
everything I’ve tried every job I’ve tried every business and it’s not
tried every business and it’s not
tried every business and it’s not working out what am I supposed to do so
working out what am I supposed to do so
working out what am I supposed to do so he tapped back into his love of bicycles
he tapped back into his love of bicycles
he tapped back into his love of bicycles and his dream of building the horseless
and his dream of building the horseless
and his dream of building the horseless carriage he visited a local bicycle shop
carriage he visited a local bicycle shop
carriage he visited a local bicycle shop got to know the two partners who founded
got to know the two partners who founded
got to know the two partners who founded it and with them started a new business
it and with them started a new business
it and with them started a new business his goal was to build the first
his goal was to build the first
his goal was to build the first horseless carriage which would become
horseless carriage which would become
horseless carriage which would become known as the automobile so after working
known as the automobile so after working
known as the automobile so after working away for two years he finally had his
away for two years he finally had his
away for two years he finally had his first prototype he was so excited
first prototype he was so excited
first prototype he was so excited finally the first automobile and he set
finally the first automobile and he set
finally the first automobile and he set up a live demonstration to show
up a live demonstration to show
up a live demonstration to show everybody what his new invention could
everybody what his new invention could
everybody what his new invention could do so in 1885 he set up the public
do so in 1885 he set up the public
do so in 1885 he set up the public demonstration and unfortunately the
demonstration and unfortunately the
demonstration and unfortunately the automobile was too difficult to control
automobile was too difficult to control
automobile was too difficult to control and in front of everybody smashed into a
and in front of everybody smashed into a
and in front of everybody smashed into a wall so here he is after two years of
wall so here he is after two years of
wall so here he is after two years of research into developing and making this
research into developing and making this
research into developing and making this prototype after two years before four
prototype after two years before four
prototype after two years before four failed businesses after seven years
failed businesses after seven years
failed businesses after seven years before failed jobs
before failed jobs
before failed jobs everything’s leading up to this moment
everything’s leading up to this moment
everything’s leading up to this moment this day here it is is finally arrived
this day here it is is finally arrived
this day here it is is finally arrived and it’s a huge public failure for him
and it’s a huge public failure for him
and it’s a huge public failure for him so what would you do that would you give
so what would you do that would you give
so what would you do that would you give up and go do the same thing again and
up and go do the same thing again and
up and go do the same thing again and get a job
get a job
get a job it was Karl’s dream so he had to keep
it was Karl’s dream so he had to keep
it was Karl’s dream so he had to keep going it took him another two years of
going it took him another two years of
going it took him another two years of developing and tinkering and modifying
developing and tinkering and modifying
developing and tinkering and modifying before he had a product that was ready
before he had a product that was ready
before he had a product that was ready for another big public demonstration in
for another big public demonstration in
for another big public demonstration in 1887 he had his new prototype ready for
1887 he had his new prototype ready for
1887 he had his new prototype ready for demonstration at the Paris Expo it was a
demonstration at the Paris Expo it was a
demonstration at the Paris Expo it was a success and in the summer of 1888 he
success and in the summer of 1888 he
success and in the summer of 1888 he started taking orders and he had now the
started taking orders and he had now the
started taking orders and he had now the first commercially available automobile
first commercially available automobile
first commercially available automobile in history his dream of building a
in history his dream of building a
in history his dream of building a horseless carriage had been realized and
horseless carriage had been realized and
horseless carriage had been realized and he was on his way to building a
he was on his way to building a
he was on his way to building a worldwide brand name this is a really
worldwide brand name this is a really
worldwide brand name this is a really important lesson for you guys because if
important lesson for you guys because if
important lesson for you guys because if you have a dream there’s going to be
you have a dream there’s going to be
you have a dream there’s going to be people who tell you not to do it you’re
people who tell you not to do it you’re
people who tell you not to do it you’re going to try a lot of things and you’re
going to try a lot of things and you’re
going to try a lot of things and you’re going to fail it might take years of
going to fail it might take years of
going to fail it might take years of failing and failing and failing and
failing and failing and failing and
failing and failing and failing and failing with no light anywhere at the
failing with no light anywhere at the
failing with no light anywhere at the end of the tunnel
end of the tunnel
end of the tunnel what keeps you motivated to keep going
what keeps you motivated to keep going
what keeps you motivated to keep going you’re going to want to quit and throw
you’re going to want to quit and throw
you’re going to want to quit and throw in the towel multiple times the only
in the towel multiple times the only
in the towel multiple times the only thing that keeps you excited is that
thing that keeps you excited is that
thing that keeps you excited is that dream
dream
dream it’s at times in the rational belief
it’s at times in the rational belief
it’s at times in the rational belief that you can make this dream a reality
that you can make this dream a reality
that you can make this dream a reality and if you listen to your dream and
and if you listen to your dream and
and if you listen to your dream and continue to take steps every day to move
continue to take steps every day to move
continue to take steps every day to move towards it eventually you’ll accomplish
towards it eventually you’ll accomplish
towards it eventually you’ll accomplish it I maybe build a world recognizable
it I maybe build a world recognizable
it I maybe build a world recognizable brand in the process to belief if you
brand in the process to belief if you
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