
what are my favorite top five movies for entrepreneurs
entrepreneurs
entrepreneurs I’m going to answer that question in
I’m going to answer that question in
I’m going to answer that question in today’s episode of luncheon urn so we
today’s episode of luncheon urn so we
today’s episode of luncheon urn so we also got asked a question from one of my
also got asked a question from one of my
also got asked a question from one of my YouTube viewers love you guys
YouTube viewers love you guys
YouTube viewers love you guys Moroccan gamer geek who wrote in to say
Moroccan gamer geek who wrote in to say
Moroccan gamer geek who wrote in to say can you talk about some motivational
can you talk about some motivational
can you talk about some motivational movies please or just write them down if
movies please or just write them down if
movies please or just write them down if you don’t have time so I had a hard time
you don’t have time so I had a hard time
you don’t have time so I had a hard time with this one and was starting to think
with this one and was starting to think
with this one and was starting to think which are the movies that I really love
which are the movies that I really love
which are the movies that I really love and enjoy because I get a lot out of
and enjoy because I get a lot out of
and enjoy because I get a lot out of movies and almost every move that I
movies and almost every move that I
movies and almost every move that I watch I’m always thinking about my
watch I’m always thinking about my
watch I’m always thinking about my business in my life and try to pull a
business in my life and try to pull a
business in my life and try to pull a piece of it that I might be able to
piece of it that I might be able to
piece of it that I might be able to apply but for this video I’m gonna share
apply but for this video I’m gonna share
apply but for this video I’m gonna share with you the five ones that have had I
with you the five ones that have had I
with you the five ones that have had I think the biggest impact on my business
think the biggest impact on my business
think the biggest impact on my business number one is job starring Ashton
number one is job starring Ashton
number one is job starring Ashton Kutcher and this movie came to me at the
Kutcher and this movie came to me at the
Kutcher and this movie came to me at the right time I was always a Steve Jobs fan
right time I was always a Steve Jobs fan
right time I was always a Steve Jobs fan but I was going through a time at the
but I was going through a time at the
but I was going through a time at the moment in my life was trying to figure
moment in my life was trying to figure
moment in my life was trying to figure out what am I staying for with my
out what am I staying for with my
out what am I staying for with my business what are the big things I want
business what are the big things I want
business what are the big things I want to accomplish I was trying to find my
to accomplish I was trying to find my
to accomplish I was trying to find my one word what eventually became my one
one word what eventually became my one
one word what eventually became my one were to believe and I saw the movie
were to believe and I saw the movie
were to believe and I saw the movie first with my wife and then I saw it
first with my wife and then I saw it
first with my wife and then I saw it with a colleague of mine and a friend
with a colleague of mine and a friend
with a colleague of mine and a friend and after watching that movie the first
and after watching that movie the first
and after watching that movie the first time I made the decision that I need to
time I made the decision that I need to
time I made the decision that I need to go out and do something bigger it really
go out and do something bigger it really
go out and do something bigger it really inspired me to want to do something more
inspired me to want to do something more
inspired me to want to do something more I wanted people to hit my website and
I wanted people to hit my website and
I wanted people to hit my website and watch my videos and respond with my
watch my videos and respond with my
watch my videos and respond with my social media posts and feel feel
social media posts and feel feel
social media posts and feel feel something that matters I wanted
something that matters I wanted
something that matters I wanted everybody to come away from every video
everybody to come away from every video
everybody to come away from every video that they watch inspired and wanted to
that they watch inspired and wanted to
that they watch inspired and wanted to take action because that was the feeling
take action because that was the feeling
take action because that was the feeling I got from leaving that movie and I
I got from leaving that movie and I
I got from leaving that movie and I wanted to be able to instill that in
wanted to be able to instill that in
wanted to be able to instill that in other people and immediately I made
other people and immediately I made
other people and immediately I made appointments with two friends of mine
appointments with two friends of mine
appointments with two friends of mine and wanted to do a big project with them
and wanted to do a big project with them
and wanted to do a big project with them and I didn’t wait until you know the
and I didn’t wait until you know the
and I didn’t wait until you know the next night or the next day I did it on
next night or the next day I did it on
next night or the next day I did it on the spot leaving the theater while I had
the spot leaving the theater while I had
the spot leaving the theater while I had my my moment of boldness and watching a
my my moment of boldness and watching a
my my moment of boldness and watching a movie and I said that means with both of
movie and I said that means with both of
movie and I said that means with both of them and one of them came on board the
them and one of them came on board the
them and one of them came on board the other one didn’t work out one of them
other one didn’t work out one of them
other one didn’t work out one of them came on board and and has been an
came on board and and has been an
came on board and and has been an amazing contributor to my business sense
amazing contributor to my business sense
amazing contributor to my business sense and so it’s one of my all-time favorite
and so it’s one of my all-time favorite
and so it’s one of my all-time favorite movies for entrepreneurs number two for
movies for entrepreneurs number two for
movies for entrepreneurs number two for me was Pursuit of Happyness starring
me was Pursuit of Happyness starring
me was Pursuit of Happyness starring Will Smith and that movie really taught
Will Smith and that movie really taught
Will Smith and that movie really taught me about not giving up he was a guy who
me about not giving up he was a guy who
me about not giving up he was a guy who was faced with incredible laws and Chris
was faced with incredible laws and Chris
was faced with incredible laws and Chris Gardner in
Gardner in
Gardner in he was a single dad and he was homeless
he was a single dad and he was homeless
he was a single dad and he was homeless and trying to look after son and try to
and trying to look after son and try to
and trying to look after son and try to just build a positive life and he wanted
just build a positive life and he wanted
just build a positive life and he wanted to be a stockbroker and you know just
to be a stockbroker and you know just
to be a stockbroker and you know just got kicked and punched in the gut over
got kicked and punched in the gut over
got kicked and punched in the gut over and over and over and over again and
and over and over and over again and
and over and over and over again and just stuck to his dream and never gave
just stuck to his dream and never gave
just stuck to his dream and never gave up and eventually turned it around
up and eventually turned it around
up and eventually turned it around became a millionaire it started living
became a millionaire it started living
became a millionaire it started living his life you know built a dream life for
his life you know built a dream life for
his life you know built a dream life for himself and you know no matter what
himself and you know no matter what
himself and you know no matter what you’re going through right now in your
you’re going through right now in your
you’re going through right now in your life it probably is not as bad as what
life it probably is not as bad as what
life it probably is not as bad as what Chris Gardner had from going from a
Chris Gardner had from going from a
Chris Gardner had from going from a homeless single dad and if he could
homeless single dad and if he could
homeless single dad and if he could stick on his dream and he could continue
stick on his dream and he could continue
stick on his dream and he could continue to plow through every single day just
to plow through every single day just
to plow through every single day just gives me the courage and the motivation
gives me the courage and the motivation
gives me the courage and the motivation inspiration say I can do it too
inspiration say I can do it too
inspiration say I can do it too and hopefully you can as well so I
and hopefully you can as well so I
and hopefully you can as well so I highly recommend watching that movie
highly recommend watching that movie
highly recommend watching that movie number three is Moneyball and that stars
number three is Moneyball and that stars
number three is Moneyball and that stars Brad Pitt and I was a fan of the book by
Brad Pitt and I was a fan of the book by
Brad Pitt and I was a fan of the book by Michael Lewis and what it teaches you is
Michael Lewis and what it teaches you is
Michael Lewis and what it teaches you is to be creative and to think outside the
to be creative and to think outside the
to be creative and to think outside the box and do things that are different
box and do things that are different
box and do things that are different because you are forced to be constrained
because you are forced to be constrained
because you are forced to be constrained by your resources it’s a story of Billy
by your resources it’s a story of Billy
by your resources it’s a story of Billy Beane who’s a general manager of the
Beane who’s a general manager of the
Beane who’s a general manager of the Oakland Athletics and it was a team that
Oakland Athletics and it was a team that
Oakland Athletics and it was a team that had very little money and they’re trying
had very little money and they’re trying
had very little money and they’re trying to compete with the New York Yankees and
to compete with the New York Yankees and
to compete with the New York Yankees and that the big the big teams in baseball
that the big the big teams in baseball
that the big the big teams in baseball and they couldn’t do it by out spending
and they couldn’t do it by out spending
and they couldn’t do it by out spending and I think it’s it’s the same thing
and I think it’s it’s the same thing
and I think it’s it’s the same thing with you as an entrepreneur right you’ve
with you as an entrepreneur right you’ve
with you as an entrepreneur right you’ve got your business you’re taking on the
got your business you’re taking on the
got your business you’re taking on the New York Yankees in your industry the
New York Yankees in your industry the
New York Yankees in your industry the big players you’re not going to do it by
big players you’re not going to do it by
big players you’re not going to do it by taking out Super Bowl commercials and by
taking out Super Bowl commercials and by
taking out Super Bowl commercials and by investing a lot of money in magazine
investing a lot of money in magazine
investing a lot of money in magazine advertising in TV ads right you can’t do
advertising in TV ads right you can’t do
advertising in TV ads right you can’t do it the same way they do it and so the
it the same way they do it and so the
it the same way they do it and so the lack of resources forces you to be
lack of resources forces you to be
lack of resources forces you to be creative and think outside the zone and
creative and think outside the zone and
creative and think outside the zone and so that’s what I really loved about it
so that’s what I really loved about it
so that’s what I really loved about it was very entrepreneurial to me and one
was very entrepreneurial to me and one
was very entrepreneurial to me and one of my favorite movies
of my favorite movies
of my favorite movies number four is any given Sunday and the
number four is any given Sunday and the
number four is any given Sunday and the movie itself is just okay but it’s
movie itself is just okay but it’s
movie itself is just okay but it’s famous to this one epic speech by Al
famous to this one epic speech by Al
famous to this one epic speech by Al Pacino
Pacino
Pacino that I remember when I had my company
that I remember when I had my company
that I remember when I had my company and I was struggling I would have that
and I was struggling I would have that
and I was struggling I would have that on at least once a day to get me fired
on at least once a day to get me fired
on at least once a day to get me fired up and excited to go out and do
up and excited to go out and do
up and excited to go out and do something important with my business I
something important with my business I
something important with my business I had a business partner at the time in
had a business partner at the time in
had a business partner at the time in that company and we would recite the
that company and we would recite the
that company and we would recite the lines to each other and it just was a
lines to each other and it just was a
lines to each other and it just was a fun way to keep ourselves motivated and
fun way to keep ourselves motivated and
fun way to keep ourselves motivated and amped up and I think the movie itself
amped up and I think the movie itself
amped up and I think the movie itself again was just okay but it’s worth
again was just okay but it’s worth
again was just okay but it’s worth watching just that one clip of Al Pacino
watching just that one clip of Al Pacino
watching just that one clip of Al Pacino if you need some motivation to get going
if you need some motivation to get going
if you need some motivation to get going for the day
for the day
for the day number five is Seabiscuit and that’s
number five is Seabiscuit and that’s
number five is Seabiscuit and that’s because the movie is all about believe
because the movie is all about believe
because the movie is all about believe it’s about this horse that was supposed
it’s about this horse that was supposed
it’s about this horse that was supposed to do well that never did well and was
to do well that never did well and was
to do well that never did well and was just thrown in cast aside it’s about
just thrown in cast aside it’s about
just thrown in cast aside it’s about this trainer that used to be a champion
this trainer that used to be a champion
this trainer that used to be a champion and that nobody wanted to deal with it’s
and that nobody wanted to deal with it’s
and that nobody wanted to deal with it’s about this jockey that is too big that
about this jockey that is too big that
about this jockey that is too big that nobody thinks going to be a jockey it’s
nobody thinks going to be a jockey it’s
nobody thinks going to be a jockey it’s about this owner that is down on his
about this owner that is down on his
about this owner that is down on his luck and all of these people who
luck and all of these people who
luck and all of these people who everybody has discounted and said there
everybody has discounted and said there
everybody has discounted and said there has been xand they’re never going to
has been xand they’re never going to
has been xand they’re never going to make it find each other somehow and then
make it find each other somehow and then
make it find each other somehow and then create history by winning a whole bunch
create history by winning a whole bunch
create history by winning a whole bunch of races and it’s based on a true story
of races and it’s based on a true story
of races and it’s based on a true story and I’ve seen that movie probably thirty
and I’ve seen that movie probably thirty
and I’ve seen that movie probably thirty times it’s my favorite movie and I
times it’s my favorite movie and I
times it’s my favorite movie and I encourage you to go check it out all
encourage you to go check it out all
encourage you to go check it out all about believe and it’s called Seabiscuit
about believe and it’s called Seabiscuit
about believe and it’s called Seabiscuit and before wrapping up I wanted to
and before wrapping up I wanted to
and before wrapping up I wanted to quickly talk about one movie called
quickly talk about one movie called
quickly talk about one movie called boiler room and when I was a younger
boiler room and when I was a younger
boiler room and when I was a younger entrepreneur I loved this movie but it’s
entrepreneur I loved this movie but it’s
entrepreneur I loved this movie but it’s come off my list I liked how Ben Affleck
come off my list I liked how Ben Affleck
come off my list I liked how Ben Affleck came in and would tell the sales
came in and would tell the sales
came in and would tell the sales associates about selling and you would
associates about selling and you would
associates about selling and you would say what did he say he said that a sale
say what did he say he said that a sale
say what did he say he said that a sale is always made he would say that either
is always made he would say that either
is always made he would say that either you convince somebody why they need to
you convince somebody why they need to
you convince somebody why they need to buy from you or they convince you on a
buy from you or they convince you on a
buy from you or they convince you on a reason why they don’t need to either way
reason why they don’t need to either way
reason why they don’t need to either way a sale is made and that got me all
a sale is made and that got me all
a sale is made and that got me all excited and fired up and I thought that
excited and fired up and I thought that
excited and fired up and I thought that was how you did business through cold
was how you did business through cold
was how you did business through cold calling and forcing people to buy from
calling and forcing people to buy from
calling and forcing people to buy from you and convincing them that you had the
you and convincing them that you had the
you and convincing them that you had the right product for them and as I’ve grown
right product for them and as I’ve grown
right product for them and as I’ve grown older I’ve come to understand that it’s
older I’ve come to understand that it’s
older I’ve come to understand that it’s not like that
not like that
not like that almost at all and that’s one of the
almost at all and that’s one of the
almost at all and that’s one of the least effective ways to actually grow
least effective ways to actually grow
least effective ways to actually grow your business and so it’s fallen off my
your business and so it’s fallen off my
your business and so it’s fallen off my top-five list so I hope that helped
top-five list so I hope that helped
top-five list so I hope that helped thank you guys so much for watching I’d
thank you guys so much for watching I’d
thank you guys so much for watching I’d love to know from you what is your
love to know from you what is your
love to know from you what is your favorite movie that all entrepreneurs
favorite movie that all entrepreneurs
favorite movie that all entrepreneurs must watch leave it in the comments
must watch leave it in the comments
must watch leave it in the comments below I’m curious to find out and I’m
below I’m curious to find out and I’m
below I’m curious to find out and I’m gonna join in the discussion thank you
gonna join in the discussion thank you
gonna join in the discussion thank you so much for watching
so much for watching
so much for watching continue to believe and I’ll see you
continue to believe and I’ll see you
continue to believe and I’ll see you soon
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