good morning believe nation today’s message is create a business you won’t
message is create a business you won’t
message is create a business you won’t sell over to you Evan Spiegel so I’m
sell over to you Evan Spiegel so I’m
sell over to you Evan Spiegel so I’m asked one question most often why didn’t
asked one question most often why didn’t
asked one question most often why didn’t you sell your business it doesn’t even
you sell your business it doesn’t even
you sell your business it doesn’t even make money it’s a fad you could be on a
make money it’s a fad you could be on a
make money it’s a fad you could be on a boat right now
boat right now
boat right now everybody loves boats what is wrong with
everybody loves boats what is wrong with
everybody loves boats what is wrong with you and I’m now convinced that the
you and I’m now convinced that the
you and I’m now convinced that the fastest way to figure out if you’re
fastest way to figure out if you’re
fastest way to figure out if you’re doing something that is truly important
doing something that is truly important
doing something that is truly important to you is to find is to find someone who
to you is to find is to find someone who
to you is to find is to find someone who will offer you a bunch of money to part
will offer you a bunch of money to part
will offer you a bunch of money to part with it see the best thing is that no
with it see the best thing is that no
with it see the best thing is that no matter whether or not you sell you will
matter whether or not you sell you will
matter whether or not you sell you will learn something very valuable about
learn something very valuable about
learn something very valuable about yourself if you sell you will know
yourself if you sell you will know
yourself if you sell you will know immediately that it wasn’t the right
immediately that it wasn’t the right
immediately that it wasn’t the right dream anyways and if you don’t sell
dream anyways and if you don’t sell
dream anyways and if you don’t sell you’re probably on to something maybe
you’re probably on to something maybe
you’re probably on to something maybe you have the beginning of something
you have the beginning of something
you have the beginning of something meaningful there’s a lot of books out
meaningful there’s a lot of books out
meaningful there’s a lot of books out there there’s a lot of thought leaders
there there’s a lot of thought leaders
there there’s a lot of thought leaders out there talking about how to sell a
out there talking about how to sell a
out there talking about how to sell a business how to build a company to flip
business how to build a company to flip
business how to build a company to flip it or to sell it and that is something
it or to sell it and that is something
it or to sell it and that is something that I just fundamentally am not in
that I just fundamentally am not in
that I just fundamentally am not in agreement with I think the work that
agreement with I think the work that
agreement with I think the work that you’re doing should be something that
you’re doing should be something that
you’re doing should be something that you really absolutely believe in and
you really absolutely believe in and
you really absolutely believe in and where you spend your time should be
where you spend your time should be
where you spend your time should be about trying to make a meaningful impact
about trying to make a meaningful impact
about trying to make a meaningful impact and not just trying to build something
and not just trying to build something
and not just trying to build something off to sell it to somebody else and so
off to sell it to somebody else and so
off to sell it to somebody else and so for those of you who are of that mindset
for those of you who are of that mindset
for those of you who are of that mindset you’re probably not going to enjoy this
you’re probably not going to enjoy this
you’re probably not going to enjoy this video but I approach it like a
video but I approach it like a
video but I approach it like a relationship you couldn’t offer me
relationship you couldn’t offer me
relationship you couldn’t offer me enough money to want to leave my wife to
enough money to want to leave my wife to
enough money to want to leave my wife to go do something else
go do something else
go do something else you couldn’t offer me enough money to
you couldn’t offer me enough money to
you couldn’t offer me enough money to want to sell my business to go do
want to sell my business to go do
want to sell my business to go do something else if you paid me X millions
something else if you paid me X millions
something else if you paid me X millions of dollars to sell it to you and then I
of dollars to sell it to you and then I
of dollars to sell it to you and then I could never help entrepreneurs again you
could never help entrepreneurs again you
could never help entrepreneurs again you know I wouldn’t take that deal because I
know I wouldn’t take that deal because I
know I wouldn’t take that deal because I love what I do I think at the core is
love what I do I think at the core is
love what I do I think at the core is you have to find the thing that you love
you have to find the thing that you love
you have to find the thing that you love doing stop looking for businesses just
doing stop looking for businesses just
doing stop looking for businesses just to make you money
to make you money
to make you money but that you can get lost in that become
but that you can get lost in that become
but that you can get lost in that become a piece of you now if you grow and
a piece of you now if you grow and
a piece of you now if you grow and evolve when your business doesn’t grow
evolve when your business doesn’t grow
evolve when your business doesn’t grow and evolve with you and that means you
and evolve with you and that means you
and evolve with you and that means you stop loving it and you need to sell it
stop loving it and you need to sell it
stop loving it and you need to sell it fine but the intent going in
fine but the intent going in
fine but the intent going in is I want this to last forever because
is I want this to last forever because
is I want this to last forever because you make different decisions because you
you make different decisions because you
you make different decisions because you care more because you value the work
care more because you value the work
care more because you value the work that you’re doing in the process of
that you’re doing in the process of
that you’re doing in the process of building something and by doing that you
building something and by doing that you
building something and by doing that you create a company that inherently becomes
create a company that inherently becomes
create a company that inherently becomes much more valuable that’s the funny
much more valuable that’s the funny
much more valuable that’s the funny thing that by pouring the love into it
thing that by pouring the love into it
thing that by pouring the love into it really caring about the product and the
really caring about the product and the
really caring about the product and the service and the processes you create
service and the processes you create
service and the processes you create something that’s much more valuable than
something that’s much more valuable than
something that’s much more valuable than if you were building something just to
if you were building something just to
if you were building something just to try to flip it and sell it to somebody
try to flip it and sell it to somebody
try to flip it and sell it to somebody else so if you’re at the early stages of
else so if you’re at the early stages of
else so if you’re at the early stages of your business you’re trying to grow it
your business you’re trying to grow it
your business you’re trying to grow it to the next step I would highly
to the next step I would highly
to the next step I would highly encourage you to buck those trends of
encourage you to buck those trends of
encourage you to buck those trends of building a business to sell it and
building a business to sell it and
building a business to sell it and instead think about what is something
instead think about what is something
instead think about what is something that I can build that is truly deeply
that I can build that is truly deeply
that I can build that is truly deeply meaningfully amazing and valuable to me
meaningfully amazing and valuable to me
meaningfully amazing and valuable to me and the world and I could not imagine
and the world and I could not imagine
and the world and I could not imagine giving up that I would do this even if I
giving up that I would do this even if I
giving up that I would do this even if I wasn’t getting paid to do it because I
wasn’t getting paid to do it because I
wasn’t getting paid to do it because I love the work so much you find that and
love the work so much you find that and
love the work so much you find that and that’s we’re gonna find your ultimate
that’s we’re gonna find your ultimate
that’s we’re gonna find your ultimate paycheck your ultimate value your
paycheck your ultimate value your
paycheck your ultimate value your ultimate contribution girlfriend success
ultimate contribution girlfriend success
ultimate contribution girlfriend success your ultimate happiness and so the
your ultimate happiness and so the
your ultimate happiness and so the question of the day today is are you in
question of the day today is are you in
question of the day today is are you in the business now that you would not sell
the business now that you would not sell
the business now that you would not sell I’m curious to find out leaving the
I’m curious to find out leaving the
I’m curious to find out leaving the comments below I’m gonna join in the
comments below I’m gonna join in the
comments below I’m gonna join in the discussion finally wanna give a quick
discussion finally wanna give a quick
discussion finally wanna give a quick shout out to Coach molestin thank you so
shout out to Coach molestin thank you so
shout out to Coach molestin thank you so much for the love and in buying a copy
much for the love and in buying a copy
much for the love and in buying a copy of my book and for hailing me a cab in
of my book and for hailing me a cab in
of my book and for hailing me a cab in New York City when I couldn’t get one
New York City when I couldn’t get one
New York City when I couldn’t get one myself I appreciate the love those are
myself I appreciate the love those are
myself I appreciate the love those are you watching you had a chance at a shout
you watching you had a chance at a shout
you watching you had a chance at a shout out in the future video make sure to
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so much for watching and have an amazing
so much for watching and have an amazing day continue to believe or whatever your
day continue to believe or whatever your
day continue to believe or whatever your one word is and I’ll see you again
one word is and I’ll see you again
one word is and I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot event
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