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Think BIG! – Kelly Slater (@kellyslater) – #Entspresso


good morning believe nation today’s

good morning believe nation today’s messages think big over to you Kelly

messages think big over to you Kelly

messages think big over to you Kelly Slater I come from a small city in

Slater I come from a small city in

Slater I come from a small city in Florida in Central Florida and there’s

Florida in Central Florida and there’s

Florida in Central Florida and there’s not too many people my city who sort of

not too many people my city who sort of

not too many people my city who sort of spread out around the world night I live

spread out around the world night I live

spread out around the world night I live around the world I travel around the

around the world I travel around the

around the world I travel around the world knit it’s it’s really great it’s a

world knit it’s it’s really great it’s a

world knit it’s it’s really great it’s a lot of fun but I think as a kid I had a

lot of fun but I think as a kid I had a

lot of fun but I think as a kid I had a lot of ideas that were really big and

lot of ideas that were really big and

lot of ideas that were really big and both my parents had passions that they

both my parents had passions that they

both my parents had passions that they never really followed my both my parents

never really followed my both my parents

never really followed my both my parents loved to play music dad play guitar my

loved to play music dad play guitar my

loved to play music dad play guitar my mom loved to sing and play banjo my dad

mom loved to sing and play banjo my dad

mom loved to sing and play banjo my dad did a little bit of Seattle acting and

did a little bit of Seattle acting and

did a little bit of Seattle acting and but they never really followed their

but they never really followed their

but they never really followed their dreams neither one of them you know and

dreams neither one of them you know and

dreams neither one of them you know and I think that was one thing my mom always

I think that was one thing my mom always

I think that was one thing my mom always wanted for me she always wanted me to

wanted for me she always wanted me to

wanted for me she always wanted me to follow my dreams and to think big don’t

follow my dreams and to think big don’t

follow my dreams and to think big don’t you know don’t just think of like you

you know don’t just think of like you

you know don’t just think of like you know just a little problem you have at

know just a little problem you have at

know just a little problem you have at school or just a little I mean you got

school or just a little I mean you got

school or just a little I mean you got to take care of those things too but

to take care of those things too but

to take care of those things too but it’s thinking about the you know someone

it’s thinking about the you know someone

it’s thinking about the you know someone like that all I long what he’s thinking

like that all I long what he’s thinking

like that all I long what he’s thinking about the whole world every time it

about the whole world every time it

about the whole world every time it makes a decision you know and and if

makes a decision you know and and if

makes a decision you know and and if people think if more people think that

people think if more people think that

people think if more people think that way more big great things happen so I’m

way more big great things happen so I’m

way more big great things happen so I’m in Madrid and I just got back from a

in Madrid and I just got back from a

in Madrid and I just got back from a talk for librarians to help them think

talk for librarians to help them think

talk for librarians to help them think bigger and help them stay relevant

bigger and help them stay relevant

bigger and help them stay relevant because libraries are getting budget

because libraries are getting budget

because libraries are getting budget cuts losing funding on the verge of

cuts losing funding on the verge of

cuts losing funding on the verge of extinction according to some people and

extinction according to some people and

extinction according to some people and I don’t want them just to be relevant I

I don’t want them just to be relevant I

I don’t want them just to be relevant I want them to be great that was the theme

want them to be great that was the theme

want them to be great that was the theme of my talk I look at before I came out

of my talk I look at before I came out

of my talk I look at before I came out looked up famous libraries in the only

looked up famous libraries in the only

looked up famous libraries in the only thing that kept coming up over and over

thing that kept coming up over and over

thing that kept coming up over and over and over again was the Great Library of

and over again was the Great Library of

and over again was the Great Library of Alexandria something

Alexandria something

Alexandria something how some ever out for thousands of years

how some ever out for thousands of years

how some ever out for thousands of years no you guys can do better I don’t want

no you guys can do better I don’t want

no you guys can do better I don’t want you just to be relevant I want you to be

you just to be relevant I want you to be

you just to be relevant I want you to be great again I want you to build a

great again I want you to build a

great again I want you to build a library that will last for thousands of

library that will last for thousands of

library that will last for thousands of years that in a thousand years people

years that in a thousand years people

years that in a thousand years people will still be talking about the great

will still be talking about the great

will still be talking about the great things that you created right and I want

things that you created right and I want

things that you created right and I want that for you too as entrepreneurs you

that for you too as entrepreneurs you

that for you too as entrepreneurs you know getting by isn’t enough having a

know getting by isn’t enough having a

know getting by isn’t enough having a little impact isn’t enough I want you to

little impact isn’t enough I want you to

little impact isn’t enough I want you to think bigger if you have the talent you

think bigger if you have the talent you

think bigger if you have the talent you have the ability you have the hustle you

have the ability you have the hustle you

have the ability you have the hustle you the drive I want you to build something

the drive I want you to build something

the drive I want you to build something that will have a big impact on people

that will have a big impact on people

that will have a big impact on people and that people will tell their

and that people will tell their

and that people will tell their grandkids about because it was so

grandkids about because it was so

grandkids about because it was so special what you created and that’s

special what you created and that’s

special what you created and that’s motivating that’s exciting people don’t

motivating that’s exciting people don’t

motivating that’s exciting people don’t get excited about doing little things

get excited about doing little things

get excited about doing little things right to motivate yourself to motivate

right to motivate yourself to motivate

right to motivate yourself to motivate your team to motivate the media to

your team to motivate the media to

your team to motivate the media to motivate investors what are the people

motivate investors what are the people

motivate investors what are the people around you you have to be doing

around you you have to be doing

around you you have to be doing something that is worth getting excited

something that is worth getting excited

something that is worth getting excited about so do that build something that

about so do that build something that

about so do that build something that when you look at it I can’t wait to go

when you look at it I can’t wait to go

when you look at it I can’t wait to go and do that initiative think bigger I

and do that initiative think bigger I

and do that initiative think bigger I got on a bit of a rent there I’m excited

got on a bit of a rent there I’m excited

got on a bit of a rent there I’m excited so the question today today is I want to

so the question today today is I want to

so the question today today is I want to know what stops you from thinking big

know what stops you from thinking big

know what stops you from thinking big leave in the comments below join the

leave in the comments below join the

leave in the comments below join the discussion thank you so much for

discussion thank you so much for

discussion thank you so much for watching have an amazing day continue to

watching have an amazing day continue to

watching have an amazing day continue to believe and i’ll see you again tomorrow

believe and i’ll see you again tomorrow

believe and i’ll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot I’ve been

morning for another shot I’ve been

morning for another shot I’ve been stressing

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