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Be PERCEPTIVE – Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) – #Entspresso


good morning believe nation today’s

good morning believe nation today’s message is be perceptive over to you

message is be perceptive over to you

message is be perceptive over to you Mindy Kaling it is very important to be

Mindy Kaling it is very important to be

Mindy Kaling it is very important to be expressive and so much that no one

expressive and so much that no one

expressive and so much that no one should ever be stopping you from saying

should ever be stopping you from saying

should ever be stopping you from saying what you need to say or you should never

what you need to say or you should never

what you need to say or you should never have that fear however I think as a

have that fear however I think as a

have that fear however I think as a young person it’s equally important if

young person it’s equally important if

young person it’s equally important if not more important to be perceptive and

not more important to be perceptive and

not more important to be perceptive and to be sensitive and I feel like we don’t

to be sensitive and I feel like we don’t

to be sensitive and I feel like we don’t talk about that a lot

talk about that a lot

talk about that a lot because we feel like the only way to

because we feel like the only way to

because we feel like the only way to show that we’re empowered is by speaking

show that we’re empowered is by speaking

show that we’re empowered is by speaking in and I think that you know when I was

in and I think that you know when I was

in and I think that you know when I was growing up I really thought that what my

growing up I really thought that what my

growing up I really thought that what my parents taught me it was like I largely

parents taught me it was like I largely

parents taught me it was like I largely I didn’t talk until I was like 15 years

I didn’t talk until I was like 15 years

I didn’t talk until I was like 15 years old I was pretty much silent which no

old I was pretty much silent which no

old I was pretty much silent which no one believes and it’s because I just was

one believes and it’s because I just was

one believes and it’s because I just was like listening and paying attention to

like listening and paying attention to

like listening and paying attention to what everyone was saying and and and you

what everyone was saying and and and you

what everyone was saying and and and you know trying to have a good social IQ

know trying to have a good social IQ

know trying to have a good social IQ which I think helped me become a really

which I think helped me become a really

which I think helped me become a really would help me later to become a writer

would help me later to become a writer

would help me later to become a writer and I think that that is the the one

and I think that that is the the one

and I think that that is the the one biggest thing is to really you know to

biggest thing is to really you know to

biggest thing is to really you know to listen to others more than necessarily

listen to others more than necessarily

listen to others more than necessarily putting such a premium on being able to

putting such a premium on being able to

putting such a premium on being able to say how what you feel so what do you

say how what you feel so what do you

say how what you feel so what do you think first I love Mindy I love her

think first I love Mindy I love her

think first I love Mindy I love her story I love where she comes from I know

story I love where she comes from I know

story I love where she comes from I know people who’ve read her books and we

people who’ve read her books and we

people who’ve read her books and we always talk about how what a smart

always talk about how what a smart

always talk about how what a smart person she is and I think she’s a

person she is and I think she’s a

person she is and I think she’s a fantastic young female role model so so

fantastic young female role model so so

fantastic young female role model so so what I’m gonna say comes from all of

what I’m gonna say comes from all of

what I’m gonna say comes from all of that stuff

that stuff

that stuff but I think I think her point is is so

but I think I think her point is is so

but I think I think her point is is so valid today because when I think about

valid today because when I think about

valid today because when I think about my kids I have four kids ranging from

my kids I have four kids ranging from

my kids I have four kids ranging from like nine down when I think of them

like nine down when I think of them

like nine down when I think of them being a teenager and I think of them in

being a teenager and I think of them in

being a teenager and I think of them in their 20s and all of the social

their 20s and all of the social

their 20s and all of the social pressures I think we just spend so much

pressures I think we just spend so much

pressures I think we just spend so much time feeling like we need to prove

time feeling like we need to prove

time feeling like we need to prove ourselves to others like like if we do

ourselves to others like like if we do

ourselves to others like like if we do certain things if we live a certain

certain things if we live a certain

certain things if we live a certain lifestyle if we live the lifestyle that

lifestyle if we live the lifestyle that

lifestyle if we live the lifestyle that we think that we need to live for

we think that we need to live for

we think that we need to live for Facebook that that will be happy and

Facebook that that will be happy and

Facebook that that will be happy and what I took away from it is just give

what I took away from it is just give

what I took away from it is just give yourself permission to watch others to

yourself permission to watch others to

yourself permission to watch others to listen to others to spend time take take

listen to others to spend time take take

listen to others to spend time take take the time to just watch what’s going on

the time to just watch what’s going on

the time to just watch what’s going on in the war

in the war

in the war around you and learning from others

around you and learning from others

around you and learning from others before you hit the ground running trying

before you hit the ground running trying

before you hit the ground running trying to show everyone what you can do that

to show everyone what you can do that

to show everyone what you can do that may not have been her message but that’s

may not have been her message but that’s

may not have been her message but that’s what I took away from it

what I took away from it

what I took away from it I’m a little conflicted I mean I think

I’m a little conflicted I mean I think

I’m a little conflicted I mean I think obviously the message of be perceptive

obviously the message of be perceptive

obviously the message of be perceptive is something that can help you as an

is something that can help you as an

is something that can help you as an entrepreneur if you understand yourself

entrepreneur if you understand yourself

entrepreneur if you understand yourself to know your strengths and weaknesses

to know your strengths and weaknesses

to know your strengths and weaknesses and create a business around that if you

and create a business around that if you

and create a business around that if you understand your customers and what

understand your customers and what

understand your customers and what they’re looking to do why they’re buying

they’re looking to do why they’re buying

they’re looking to do why they’re buying your product what they care about

your product what they care about

your product what they care about listening to then create great products

listening to then create great products

listening to then create great products you know great salespeople are the best

you know great salespeople are the best

you know great salespeople are the best listeners to understand your staff and

listeners to understand your staff and

listeners to understand your staff and build a culture that they want to be a

build a culture that they want to be a

build a culture that they want to be a part of and understand what their needs

part of and understand what their needs

part of and understand what their needs are I think all of that helps tie in

are I think all of that helps tie in

are I think all of that helps tie in here’s the conflict I have is if you’re

here’s the conflict I have is if you’re

here’s the conflict I have is if you’re not perceptive then what do you do is it

not perceptive then what do you do is it

not perceptive then what do you do is it that I want to try to get more

that I want to try to get more

that I want to try to get more perceptive because my instinct tells me

perceptive because my instinct tells me

perceptive because my instinct tells me you know what don’t worry about it go

you know what don’t worry about it go

you know what don’t worry about it go all in on what you’re good at you know

all in on what you’re good at you know

all in on what you’re good at you know like if I am if my passion is you know

like if I am if my passion is you know

like if I am if my passion is you know for cars and I’m a great race car driver

for cars and I’m a great race car driver

for cars and I’m a great race car driver and that’s what I want to be at and I

and that’s what I want to be at and I

and that’s what I want to be at and I can just be the best racecar driver ever

can just be the best racecar driver ever

can just be the best racecar driver ever and I’m not great at dealing with people

and I’m not great at dealing with people

and I’m not great at dealing with people and I’m not great at you know maybe

and I’m not great at you know maybe

and I’m not great at you know maybe building a team do I want to work on

building a team do I want to work on

building a team do I want to work on those things I do want to work on just

those things I do want to work on just

those things I do want to work on just like being the best race car driver

like being the best race car driver

like being the best race car driver everybody’s my thing right so like I

everybody’s my thing right so like I

everybody’s my thing right so like I feel it helps it can help you as an

feel it helps it can help you as an

feel it helps it can help you as an entrepreneur as a person but if I’m not

entrepreneur as a person but if I’m not

entrepreneur as a person but if I’m not that do I want to work on that to be

that do I want to work on that to be

that do I want to work on that to be better at it or just going in on my

better at it or just going in on my

better at it or just going in on my strengths so it’s my default advice to

strengths so it’s my default advice to

strengths so it’s my default advice to be going on what you’re really good at I

be going on what you’re really good at I

be going on what you’re really good at I forget what the point is to take the

forget what the point is to take the

forget what the point is to take the time and give yourself permission and

time and give yourself permission and

time and give yourself permission and take the months or years to watch others

take the months or years to watch others

take the months or years to watch others and learn from others not worry about

and learn from others not worry about

and learn from others not worry about sitting down taking notes quick download

sitting down taking notes quick download

sitting down taking notes quick download everything and then I’m gonna go run off

everything and then I’m gonna go run off

everything and then I’m gonna go run off on tactical things I’m gonna go run off

on tactical things I’m gonna go run off

on tactical things I’m gonna go run off on action I’m gonna go run off and start

on action I’m gonna go run off and start

on action I’m gonna go run off and start putting things into place and so so if

putting things into place and so so if

putting things into place and so so if you want to be the best racecar driver

you want to be the best racecar driver

you want to be the best racecar driver the best thing to do is to watch you

the best thing to do is to watch you

the best thing to do is to watch you know model the masters watch how the

know model the masters watch how the

know model the masters watch how the best race car drivers live how they eat

best race car drivers live how they eat

best race car drivers live how they eat what their fitness is you know and learn

what their fitness is you know and learn

what their fitness is you know and learn all of those things and involve yourself

all of those things and involve yourself

all of those things and involve yourself into that world if that’s what you want

into that world if that’s what you want

into that world if that’s what you want and when I think back in terms in terms

and when I think back in terms in terms

and when I think back in terms in terms of my my personal background

of my my personal background

of my my personal background you know my grandfather who’s in his

you know my grandfather who’s in his

you know my grandfather who’s in his late 80s now started a business with

late 80s now started a business with

late 80s now started a business with four partners in 1950

four partners in 1950

four partners in 1950 and watching him live his life going on

and watching him live his life going on

and watching him live his life going on walks hearing stories all of those

walks hearing stories all of those

walks hearing stories all of those things shaped the the very values that

things shaped the the very values that

things shaped the the very values that that I bring to my business I have these

that I bring to my business I have these

that I bring to my business I have these flashes in my mind where I’m like ah

flashes in my mind where I’m like ah

flashes in my mind where I’m like ah that’s where I learned this from this

that’s where I learned this from this

that’s where I learned this from this person this is where I learned this from

person this is where I learned this from

person this is where I learned this from from my mother or so on and and I think

from my mother or so on and and I think

from my mother or so on and and I think you know being aware of those moments as

you know being aware of those moments as

you know being aware of those moments as they’re happening and holding on to them

they’re happening and holding on to them

they’re happening and holding on to them and giving yourself permission to not

and giving yourself permission to not

and giving yourself permission to not just take it run with it and go off and

just take it run with it and go off and

just take it run with it and go off and start doing tactical things is is the

start doing tactical things is is the

start doing tactical things is is the lesson and and I think that it’s not

lesson and and I think that it’s not

lesson and and I think that it’s not obvious I think a lot of people are

obvious I think a lot of people are

obvious I think a lot of people are worried about getting going I mean I

worried about getting going I mean I

worried about getting going I mean I love the message I try to apply to my

love the message I try to apply to my

love the message I try to apply to my life I see it totally in terms of

life I see it totally in terms of

life I see it totally in terms of building a team in projects and

building a team in projects and

building a team in projects and customers and media and suppliers it

customers and media and suppliers it

customers and media and suppliers it fits well with Who I am

fits well with Who I am

fits well with Who I am I’m just thinking the people who aren’t

I’m just thinking the people who aren’t

I’m just thinking the people who aren’t is it worth going all-in on trying to

is it worth going all-in on trying to

is it worth going all-in on trying to improve yourself on that versus doing

improve yourself on that versus doing

improve yourself on that versus doing what you’re good at focusing on that

what you’re good at focusing on that

what you’re good at focusing on that even though you may be totally clueless

even though you may be totally clueless

even though you may be totally clueless to how the rest of the world works and

to how the rest of the world works and

to how the rest of the world works and you don’t pay attention to your team or

you don’t pay attention to your team or

you don’t pay attention to your team or the you know maybe you don’t have a team

the you know maybe you don’t have a team

the you know maybe you don’t have a team or you know I don’t know I just it’s

or you know I don’t know I just it’s

or you know I don’t know I just it’s okay I’m conflicted I’m conflicted it’s

okay I’m conflicted I’m conflicted it’s

okay I’m conflicted I’m conflicted it’s not extraordinary as what he’s saying

not extraordinary as what he’s saying

not extraordinary as what he’s saying yeah I’m conflicted on this point

yeah I’m conflicted on this point

yeah I’m conflicted on this point and that’s it so the question of the day

and that’s it so the question of the day

and that’s it so the question of the day today is what do you think Evan was kind

today is what do you think Evan was kind

today is what do you think Evan was kind of like it’s okay I was like and I love

of like it’s okay I was like and I love

of like it’s okay I was like and I love this clip do you agree with him do you

this clip do you agree with him do you

this clip do you agree with him do you agree with me to have your own thoughts

agree with me to have your own thoughts

agree with me to have your own thoughts let us know in the comments below

let us know in the comments below

let us know in the comments below cool I’m really excited to see what you

cool I’m really excited to see what you

cool I’m really excited to see what you guys write so that’s it thank you guys

guys write so that’s it thank you guys

guys write so that’s it thank you guys so much for watching have an amazing day

so much for watching have an amazing day

so much for watching have an amazing day continue to believe and I’ll see you

continue to believe and I’ll see you

continue to believe and I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot

again tomorrow morning for another shot

again tomorrow morning for another shot of espresso

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