take big risks take that risk take risks take risk taking risks think risks risk
take risk taking risks think risks risk
take risk taking risks think risks risk taking risky take risk
taking risky take risk
taking risky take risk hello believed nation today we’re going
hello believed nation today we’re going
hello believed nation today we’re going to talk about how you can take risks and
to talk about how you can take risks and
to talk about how you can take risks and as always if you hear something that is
as always if you hear something that is
as always if you hear something that is really relevant to you that you love the
really relevant to you that you love the
really relevant to you that you love the message of please leave it in the
message of please leave it in the
message of please leave it in the comments below and put quotes around it
comments below and put quotes around it
comments below and put quotes around it so other people can be inspired as well
so other people can be inspired as well
so other people can be inspired as well enjoy just because you’re doing
enjoy just because you’re doing
enjoy just because you’re doing something and you’re successful at it
something and you’re successful at it
something and you’re successful at it does not mean you have to continue doing
does not mean you have to continue doing
does not mean you have to continue doing it and in some ways your willingness to
it and in some ways your willingness to
it and in some ways your willingness to take big risks defines where your life
take big risks defines where your life
take big risks defines where your life is going like like right now you know I
is going like like right now you know I
is going like like right now you know I got a great house I got this cool stuff
got a great house I got this cool stuff
got a great house I got this cool stuff like am I willing if the right
like am I willing if the right
like am I willing if the right opportunity comes up am I willing to
opportunity comes up am I willing to
opportunity comes up am I willing to leverage all that to bet again
leverage all that to bet again
leverage all that to bet again that that your your willingness to take
that that your your willingness to take
that that your your willingness to take those risks especially when you’re young
those risks especially when you’re young
those risks especially when you’re young is the difference between like I think
is the difference between like I think
is the difference between like I think an average life and an extraordinary
an average life and an extraordinary
an average life and an extraordinary life but I took this like big risk and
life but I took this like big risk and
life but I took this like big risk and quit school I quit the one thing that I
quit school I quit the one thing that I
quit school I quit the one thing that I was like there was like surefire and
was like there was like surefire and
was like there was like surefire and went and became a model and it got
went and became a model and it got
went and became a model and it got really bored really fast and didn’t love
really bored really fast and didn’t love
really bored really fast and didn’t love being a coat hanger and then I became an
being a coat hanger and then I became an
being a coat hanger and then I became an actor which was like a coat hanger that
actor which was like a coat hanger that
actor which was like a coat hanger that talks and and then and then I ultimately
talks and and then and then I ultimately
talks and and then and then I ultimately like came full loop it came back around
like came full loop it came back around
like came full loop it came back around and and by the way when you talk you’re
and and by the way when you talk you’re
and and by the way when you talk you’re generally not even speaking your own
generally not even speaking your own
generally not even speaking your own words you’re speaking somebody else’s
words you’re speaking somebody else’s
words you’re speaking somebody else’s words and trying to make it sound really
words and trying to make it sound really
words and trying to make it sound really real and then I came full loop around
real and then I came full loop around
real and then I came full loop around and and and started looking at
and and and started looking at
and and and started looking at technology again I started getting
technology again I started getting
technology again I started getting interested in technology and started
interested in technology and started
interested in technology and started getting interested in engineering and
getting interested in engineering and
getting interested in engineering and started really getting interested in
started really getting interested in
started really getting interested in solving problems solving my own problems
solving problems solving my own problems
solving problems solving my own problems and then solving other people’s problems
and then solving other people’s problems
and then solving other people’s problems and what the value of that is and so
and what the value of that is and so
and what the value of that is and so whether it’s it’s technology or
whether it’s it’s technology or
whether it’s it’s technology or philanthropy or actually even performing
philanthropy or actually even performing
philanthropy or actually even performing or being an actor I started to make it
or being an actor I started to make it
or being an actor I started to make it better
better
better having problems and I think that that’s
having problems and I think that that’s
having problems and I think that that’s the that probably the single biggest
the that probably the single biggest
the that probably the single biggest thing that as an angel investor I look
thing that as an angel investor I look
thing that as an angel investor I look for in entrepreneurs is people who
for in entrepreneurs is people who
for in entrepreneurs is people who genuinely want to solve a problem a real
genuinely want to solve a problem a real
genuinely want to solve a problem a real problem a problem that exists not just
problem a problem that exists not just
problem a problem that exists not just for themselves but sometimes just for
for themselves but sometimes just for
for themselves but sometimes just for themselves and then it and then it then
themselves and then it and then it then
themselves and then it and then it then it sort of turned into this wave effect
it sort of turned into this wave effect
it sort of turned into this wave effect that solves other people’s problems and
that solves other people’s problems and
that solves other people’s problems and sometimes by trying to solve your own
sometimes by trying to solve your own
sometimes by trying to solve your own problems you’re solving everybody else’s
problems you’re solving everybody else’s
problems you’re solving everybody else’s problems because generally if you want
problems because generally if you want
problems because generally if you want to affect the world you have to change
to affect the world you have to change
to affect the world you have to change yourself first everybody tries to go out
yourself first everybody tries to go out
yourself first everybody tries to go out and change the world by changing other
and change the world by changing other
and change the world by changing other people and other things but the real way
people and other things but the real way
people and other things but the real way to do it is by changing yourself and
to do it is by changing yourself and
to do it is by changing yourself and sometimes making those really
sometimes making those really
sometimes making those really uncomfortable choices to go up against
uncomfortable choices to go up against
uncomfortable choices to go up against everyone in your life that you look up
everyone in your life that you look up
everyone in your life that you look up to and take that risk to go be a model
to and take that risk to go be a model
to and take that risk to go be a model or go do this thing that nobody else is
or go do this thing that nobody else is
or go do this thing that nobody else is doing people told me that Black Swan was
doing people told me that Black Swan was
doing people told me that Black Swan was an artistic risk a scary challenge to
an artistic risk a scary challenge to
an artistic risk a scary challenge to try to perforate portray a professional
try to perforate portray a professional
try to perforate portray a professional ballet dancer but it didn’t feel like
ballet dancer but it didn’t feel like
ballet dancer but it didn’t feel like courage or daring that drew me to it
courage or daring that drew me to it
courage or daring that drew me to it I was so oblivious to my own limits that
I was so oblivious to my own limits that
I was so oblivious to my own limits that I did things I was woefully unprepared
I did things I was woefully unprepared
I did things I was woefully unprepared to do and so the very inexperienced that
to do and so the very inexperienced that
to do and so the very inexperienced that in college had made me feel insecure and
in college had made me feel insecure and
in college had made me feel insecure and made me want to play by other’s rules
made me want to play by other’s rules
made me want to play by other’s rules now was making me actually take risks I
now was making me actually take risks I
now was making me actually take risks I didn’t even realize were risks when
didn’t even realize were risks when
didn’t even realize were risks when Darren asked me if I could do ballet I
Darren asked me if I could do ballet I
Darren asked me if I could do ballet I told him that I was basically a
told him that I was basically a
told him that I was basically a ballerina which by the way I
ballerina which by the way I
ballerina which by the way I wholeheartedly believed when it quickly
wholeheartedly believed when it quickly
wholeheartedly believed when it quickly became clear and preparing for the film
became clear and preparing for the film
became clear and preparing for the film that I was maybe 15 years away from
that I was maybe 15 years away from
that I was maybe 15 years away from being a ballerina it made me work a
being a ballerina it made me work a
being a ballerina it made me work a million times harder and of course the
million times harder and of course the
million times harder and of course the magic of cinema and body doubles helped
magic of cinema and body doubles helped
magic of cinema and body doubles helped the final effect but the point is if I
the final effect but the point is if I
the final effect but the point is if I had known my own limitations I never
had known my own limitations I never
had known my own limitations I never would have taken the risk and the risk
would have taken the risk and the risk
would have taken the risk and the risk led to one of my greatest artistic and
led to one of my greatest artistic and
led to one of my greatest artistic and personal experiences and that I not only
personal experiences and that I not only
personal experiences and that I not only felt completely free I also met my
felt completely free I also met my
felt completely free I also met my husband during filming when I visited
husband during filming when I visited
husband during filming when I visited students I also tell them that the
students I also tell them that the
students I also tell them that the greatest risk they take is not taking
greatest risk they take is not taking
greatest risk they take is not taking one which by the way of mr. Marteen has
one which by the way of mr. Marteen has
one which by the way of mr. Marteen has taught me that and I use it to this day
taught me that and I use it to this day
taught me that and I use it to this day anytime I feel that should I I feel
anytime I feel that should I I feel
anytime I feel that should I I feel nervous
nervous
nervous right now and I take the risk and for
right now and I take the risk and for
right now and I take the risk and for all the students for all the teachers
all the students for all the teachers
all the students for all the teachers and followed educators here we have to
and followed educators here we have to
and followed educators here we have to take risk if we don’t take that risk I
take risk if we don’t take that risk I
take risk if we don’t take that risk I go back to it it’s the biggest risk that
go back to it it’s the biggest risk that
go back to it it’s the biggest risk that we take you will have many many many
we take you will have many many many
we take you will have many many many opportunity opportunities to reinvent
opportunity opportunities to reinvent
opportunity opportunities to reinvent yourself and so you know so I think you
yourself and so you know so I think you
yourself and so you know so I think you know it’s worthwhile taking risks I’m
know it’s worthwhile taking risks I’m
know it’s worthwhile taking risks I’m trying to do something you’re really you
trying to do something you’re really you
trying to do something you’re really you know excited by if the first attempt you
know excited by if the first attempt you
know excited by if the first attempt you don’t do it you know you can try again
don’t do it you know you can try again
don’t do it you know you can try again and you know things tend to work out in
and you know things tend to work out in
and you know things tend to work out in the long run in Silicon Valley you know
the long run in Silicon Valley you know
the long run in Silicon Valley you know you know parties and so many people
you know parties and so many people
you know parties and so many people start up with companies starting up a
start up with companies starting up a
start up with companies starting up a company and even having failed you can
company and even having failed you can
company and even having failed you can wear it like a badge of honor right and
wear it like a badge of honor right and
wear it like a badge of honor right and I think it’s important you know
I think it’s important you know
I think it’s important you know culturally you know risk is rewarded I
culturally you know risk is rewarded I
culturally you know risk is rewarded I remember when I started working at
remember when I started working at
remember when I started working at Google you know I if I went and you know
Google you know I if I went and you know
Google you know I if I went and you know people were discussing ideas to other
people were discussing ideas to other
people were discussing ideas to other people who heard the ideas try to build
people who heard the ideas try to build
people who heard the ideas try to build on those ideas they encourage you so
on those ideas they encourage you so
on those ideas they encourage you so it’s a culture of optimism it’s a
it’s a culture of optimism it’s a
it’s a culture of optimism it’s a culture of risk-taking and I think
culture of risk-taking and I think
culture of risk-taking and I think that’s really important so I think that
that’s really important so I think that
that’s really important so I think that you have to take risks all the time if
you have to take risks all the time if
you have to take risks all the time if you don’t do that you don’t move forward
you don’t do that you don’t move forward
you don’t do that you don’t move forward we are trying to be too conservative in
we are trying to be too conservative in
we are trying to be too conservative in the way that you think life and the
the way that you think life and the
the way that you think life and the results is that nobody voice ought to
results is that nobody voice ought to
results is that nobody voice ought to say I don’t agree with this I agree with
say I don’t agree with this I agree with
say I don’t agree with this I agree with that so we have to push somehow our our
that so we have to push somehow our our
that so we have to push somehow our our individuality to make sure that our
individuality to make sure that our
individuality to make sure that our voice can be heard there was one time
voice can be heard there was one time
voice can be heard there was one time and I don’t even remember it might have
and I don’t even remember it might have
and I don’t even remember it might have been the Fantastic Four some other book
been the Fantastic Four some other book
been the Fantastic Four some other book we had a story that I thought wasn’t
we had a story that I thought wasn’t
we had a story that I thought wasn’t that good but we were stuck with it we
that good but we were stuck with it we
that good but we were stuck with it we had to send it out there was the due
had to send it out there was the due
had to send it out there was the due date I didn’t have time to do it over
date I didn’t have time to do it over
date I didn’t have time to do it over and on the cover I wrote a little note
and on the cover I wrote a little note
and on the cover I wrote a little note something I don’t remember the exact
something I don’t remember the exact
something I don’t remember the exact words but something like hey kids I’ve
words but something like hey kids I’ve
words but something like hey kids I’ve got to admit this isn’t the best story
got to admit this isn’t the best story
got to admit this isn’t the best story we’ve ever done but we’ve given you so
we’ve ever done but we’ve given you so
we’ve ever done but we’ve given you so many good ones before we think you owe
many good ones before we think you owe
many good ones before we think you owe it to us to buy this one also everybody
it to us to buy this one also everybody
it to us to buy this one also everybody thought I was crazy you know that books
thought I was crazy you know that books
thought I was crazy you know that books sold better than most of the others of
sold better than most of the others of
sold better than most of the others of that period and I got a ton of mail
that period and I got a ton of mail
that period and I got a ton of mail saying you
saying you
saying you guys are great nobody else were written
guys are great nobody else were written
guys are great nobody else were written anything like that
anything like that
anything like that I don’t know nowadays a rejection is
I don’t know nowadays a rejection is
I don’t know nowadays a rejection is part of your everyday life so I think a
part of your everyday life so I think a
part of your everyday life so I think a lot of business and doing things is just
lot of business and doing things is just
lot of business and doing things is just the idea of having resilience alright I
the idea of having resilience alright I
the idea of having resilience alright I ask y’all a question if your little five
ask y’all a question if your little five
ask y’all a question if your little five year old comes to you with a painting
year old comes to you with a painting
year old comes to you with a painting from school what are you going to say
from school what are you going to say
from school what are you going to say good absolutely the worst thing you can
good absolutely the worst thing you can
good absolutely the worst thing you can say because what you do by saying good
say because what you do by saying good
say because what you do by saying good job is you teach a child but please
job is you teach a child but please
job is you teach a child but please others rather please themselves what you
others rather please themselves what you
others rather please themselves what you might want to say is tell me about the
might want to say is tell me about the
might want to say is tell me about the painting and why did you do it but I
painting and why did you do it but I
painting and why did you do it but I think I’m producing I don’t know if
think I’m producing I don’t know if
think I’m producing I don’t know if today people are risk takers they want a
today people are risk takers they want a
today people are risk takers they want a lot of attaboys you have to get it from
lot of attaboys you have to get it from
lot of attaboys you have to get it from within sooner or later so I’m not sure
within sooner or later so I’m not sure
within sooner or later so I’m not sure guy amplify it a little bit absolutely
guy amplify it a little bit absolutely
guy amplify it a little bit absolutely please Here I am I’m at USC and it’s
please Here I am I’m at USC and it’s
please Here I am I’m at USC and it’s really not complicated I saw these
really not complicated I saw these
really not complicated I saw these people in line
people in line
people in line Xerox ooh what a discovery if they’re
Xerox ooh what a discovery if they’re
Xerox ooh what a discovery if they’re Xerox in at USC why wouldn’t they Xerox
Xerox in at USC why wouldn’t they Xerox
Xerox in at USC why wouldn’t they Xerox at Santa Barbara was this such research
at Santa Barbara was this such research
at Santa Barbara was this such research I didn’t invent the Xerox machine they
I didn’t invent the Xerox machine they
I didn’t invent the Xerox machine they were just inline xeroxing and it at one
were just inline xeroxing and it at one
were just inline xeroxing and it at one point I mean all the customers could see
point I mean all the customers could see
point I mean all the customers could see I had all the customers in line my old
I had all the customers in line my old
I had all the customers in line my old workers could see how much money I was
workers could see how much money I was
workers could see how much money I was taking it and I was in every we expanded
taking it and I was in every we expanded
taking it and I was in every we expanded every College in America what always
every College in America what always
every College in America what always baffled me is why I didn’t have more
baffled me is why I didn’t have more
baffled me is why I didn’t have more people across the street competing with
people across the street competing with
people across the street competing with me and I think even back then you were
me and I think even back then you were
me and I think even back then you were Christic we were risk takers but look
Christic we were risk takers but look
Christic we were risk takers but look back on your grandparents if your
back on your grandparents if your
back on your grandparents if your grandparents had seen that I had
grandparents had seen that I had
grandparents had seen that I had something good with customers line do
something good with customers line do
something good with customers line do you think they would have been out there
you think they would have been out there
you think they would have been out there competing with me in a heartbeat so I’m
competing with me in a heartbeat so I’m
competing with me in a heartbeat so I’m not sure risk-taking is as rewarded as
not sure risk-taking is as rewarded as
not sure risk-taking is as rewarded as it should be you had pretty ambitious
it should be you had pretty ambitious
it should be you had pretty ambitious sales targets all you’re going to be
sales targets all you’re going to be
sales targets all you’re going to be able to hit those you never know until
able to hit those you never know until
able to hit those you never know until the last minute you know the objective
the last minute you know the objective
the last minute you know the objective of when you make a long-term plan is not
of when you make a long-term plan is not
of when you make a long-term plan is not to make sure from the beginning that
to make sure from the beginning that
to make sure from the beginning that you’re going to hit them because if you
you’re going to hit them because if you
you’re going to hit them because if you are sure from the beginning going to hit
are sure from the beginning going to hit
are sure from the beginning going to hit all your targets that when your targets
all your targets that when your targets
all your targets that when your targets are conservative that’s the only way you
are conservative that’s the only way you
are conservative that’s the only way you can be sure so you want to maintain
can be sure so you want to maintain
can be sure so you want to maintain certain stretched inside the company and
certain stretched inside the company and
certain stretched inside the company and being innovative and creative and
being innovative and creative and
being innovative and creative and finding new products and new solutions
finding new products and new solutions
finding new products and new solutions in order to hit the target
in order to hit the target
in order to hit the target so it’s risky but that’s the price to
so it’s risky but that’s the price to
so it’s risky but that’s the price to pay for development almost any
pay for development almost any
pay for development almost any accomplishment in the history of the
accomplishment in the history of the
accomplishment in the history of the world has come at the hands of people
world has come at the hands of people
world has come at the hands of people who’ve taken risk people who are willing
who’ve taken risk people who are willing
who’ve taken risk people who are willing to push the envelope people who are
to push the envelope people who are
to push the envelope people who are willing to explore the unknown even if
willing to explore the unknown even if
willing to explore the unknown even if you go and you look in the Bible you
you go and you look in the Bible you
you go and you look in the Bible you know that the people that are held up as
know that the people that are held up as
know that the people that are held up as a heroes they’re not the ones who were
a heroes they’re not the ones who were
a heroes they’re not the ones who were sitting in their tent under an olive
sitting in their tent under an olive
sitting in their tent under an olive tree you know were people who are going
tree you know were people who are going
tree you know were people who are going out there doing start and you know the
out there doing start and you know the
out there doing start and you know the key thing about taking risk is is
key thing about taking risk is is
key thing about taking risk is is learning you know and if something
learning you know and if something
learning you know and if something doesn’t work out learn from it and then
doesn’t work out learn from it and then
doesn’t work out learn from it and then you’re able to move further we have to
you’re able to move further we have to
you’re able to move further we have to always recognize that you know knowledge
always recognize that you know knowledge
always recognize that you know knowledge frequently comes at a price you know
frequently comes at a price you know
frequently comes at a price you know Thomas Edison said you know 999 ways
Thomas Edison said you know 999 ways
Thomas Edison said you know 999 ways that a light bulb did not not work right
that a light bulb did not not work right
that a light bulb did not not work right you know many of us are familiar with
you know many of us are familiar with
you know many of us are familiar with the cleaning formula 409 why do they
the cleaning formula 409 why do they
the cleaning formula 409 why do they call it that the first floor hundred
call it that the first floor hundred
call it that the first floor hundred Nate didn’t work you know but you know
Nate didn’t work you know but you know
Nate didn’t work you know but you know you just put these things into
you just put these things into
you just put these things into perspective and you learn from them
perspective and you learn from them
perspective and you learn from them Walter dandy the great neurosurgeon at
Walter dandy the great neurosurgeon at
Walter dandy the great neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins many decades ago was the
Johns Hopkins many decades ago was the
Johns Hopkins many decades ago was the first one to do operations on the
first one to do operations on the
first one to do operations on the posterior fossa the back part of the
posterior fossa the back part of the
posterior fossa the back part of the brain no one thought it could be done
brain no one thought it could be done
brain no one thought it could be done first thirteen patients all died now can
first thirteen patients all died now can
first thirteen patients all died now can you imagine how devastating that was I
you imagine how devastating that was I
you imagine how devastating that was I can’t even imagine what he said to the
can’t even imagine what he said to the
can’t even imagine what he said to the fourteenth patient when they said how
fourteenth patient when they said how
fourteenth patient when they said how they have a thirteen do you know but but
they have a thirteen do you know but but
they have a thirteen do you know but but the fact of the matter is we now are
the fact of the matter is we now are
the fact of the matter is we now are able to do that operation routinely and
able to do that operation routinely and
able to do that operation routinely and safely I did one last week and so you
safely I did one last week and so you
safely I did one last week and so you know we just have to put all these
know we just have to put all these
know we just have to put all these things in perspective and recognize that
things in perspective and recognize that
things in perspective and recognize that we will never make progress unless we’re
we will never make progress unless we’re
we will never make progress unless we’re willing to take risk but we have to take
willing to take risk but we have to take
willing to take risk but we have to take them in an appropriate fashion right
them in an appropriate fashion right
them in an appropriate fashion right because you know there there’s a large
because you know there there’s a large
because you know there there’s a large group of people who never get anywhere
group of people who never get anywhere
group of people who never get anywhere because they’re afraid to take a risk
because they’re afraid to take a risk
because they’re afraid to take a risk there’s another group of people we’ll
there’s another group of people we’ll
there’s another group of people we’ll never get anywhere because they take too
never get anywhere because they take too
never get anywhere because they take too many of the wrong dress they’re always
many of the wrong dress they’re always
many of the wrong dress they’re always getting not
getting not
getting not to the pond so that’s where this
to the pond so that’s where this
to the pond so that’s where this tremendous brain comes in where you are
tremendous brain comes in where you are
tremendous brain comes in where you are able to analyze your appropriate shoes
able to analyze your appropriate shoes
able to analyze your appropriate shoes just thank you guys so much for watching
just thank you guys so much for watching
just thank you guys so much for watching I hope you enjoyed I’d love to know what
I hope you enjoyed I’d love to know what
I hope you enjoyed I’d love to know what you thought of the video what was your
you thought of the video what was your
you thought of the video what was your favorite clip and why how are you taking
favorite clip and why how are you taking
favorite clip and why how are you taking risks in your business leaving the
risks in your business leaving the
risks in your business 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 I also want to give a quick
discussion I also want to give a quick
discussion I also want to give a quick shout out to William Chilton William
shout out to William Chilton William
shout out to William Chilton William thank you so much for picking up a
thank you so much for picking up a
thank you so much for picking up a couple of my book your one word and for
couple of my book your one word and for
couple of my book your one word and for posting the picture I love it man and
posting the picture I love it man and
posting the picture I love it man and really really appreciate it so thank you
really really appreciate it so thank you
really really appreciate it so thank you guys again for watching I believe in you
guys again for watching I believe in you
guys again for watching I believe in you I hope you continue to believe in
I hope you continue to believe in
I hope you continue to believe in yourself and whatever your one word is
yourself and whatever your one word is
yourself and whatever your one word is much love I’ll see you soon
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