good morning believe nation today’s message is be different over to you
message is be different over to you
message is be different over to you Alicia Keys even when I was you know
Alicia Keys even when I was you know
Alicia Keys even when I was you know just just starting I was different and
just just starting I was different and
just just starting I was different and you know I looked way different and I
you know I looked way different and I
you know I looked way different and I played the piano and I had the breeze
played the piano and I had the breeze
played the piano and I had the breeze and I was like straight off of the
and I was like straight off of the
and I was like straight off of the sheets in New York
people always told me like don’t you you
people always told me like don’t you you know you should be wearing dresses and
know you should be wearing dresses and
know you should be wearing dresses and be and it’s just what wasn’t really was
be and it’s just what wasn’t really was
be and it’s just what wasn’t really was never my thing like my thing I wanted to
never my thing like my thing I wanted to
never my thing like my thing I wanted to be the everyday girl that I was and be
be the everyday girl that I was and be
be the everyday girl that I was and be able to relate to other women and girls
able to relate to other women and girls
able to relate to other women and girls and and be able to just like be who I
and and be able to just like be who I
and and be able to just like be who I was because I didn’t see myself in the
was because I didn’t see myself in the
was because I didn’t see myself in the music or in the entertainment world or
music or in the entertainment world or
music or in the entertainment world or whatever and so and so now I feel like I
whatever and so and so now I feel like I
whatever and so and so now I feel like I have actually really come back to that
have actually really come back to that
have actually really come back to that place I’m really recognizing you know
place I’m really recognizing you know
place I’m really recognizing you know I’ve always been that person and you
I’ve always been that person and you
I’ve always been that person and you know as you grow you try different
know as you grow you try different
know as you grow you try different things and you go different places but
things and you go different places but
things and you go different places but that’s where I’m the most comfortable
that’s where I’m the most comfortable
that’s where I’m the most comfortable and that’s where I really am able to be
and that’s where I really am able to be
and that’s where I really am able to be truly myself so I think people care way
truly myself so I think people care way
truly myself so I think people care way way way way way too much what other
way way way way too much what other
way way way way too much what other people think of them I think people hold
people think of them I think people hold
people think of them I think people hold themselves back so much every single day
themselves back so much every single day
themselves back so much every single day based off of what other people think of
based off of what other people think of
based off of what other people think of them how many decisions have you made in
them how many decisions have you made in
them how many decisions have you made in the past week based off of worrying what
the past week based off of worrying what
the past week based off of worrying what somebody else might think of you whether
somebody else might think of you whether
somebody else might think of you whether that’s your friends your family you know
that’s your friends your family you know
that’s your friends your family you know the people around you somebody you’re
the people around you somebody you’re
the people around you somebody you’re worried about how you might be seen and
worried about how you might be seen and
worried about how you might be seen and so you don’t take that action that you
so you don’t take that action that you
so you don’t take that action that you want to take you don’t go out and do
want to take you don’t go out and do
want to take you don’t go out and do that thing that you want to do only
that thing that you want to do only
that thing that you want to do only because your fear being judged
because your fear being judged
because your fear being judged so you intentionally hold yourself back
so you intentionally hold yourself back
so you intentionally hold yourself back from potentially doing an amazing thing
from potentially doing an amazing thing
from potentially doing an amazing thing from expressing yourself from
from expressing yourself from
from expressing yourself from discovering something about yourself or
discovering something about yourself or
discovering something about yourself or potentially creating a big impact in
potentially creating a big impact in
potentially creating a big impact in this new area because you’re worried
this new area because you’re worried
this new area because you’re worried about what someone’s gonna think about
about what someone’s gonna think about
about what someone’s gonna think about you and that sucks you need to change
you and that sucks you need to change
you and that sucks you need to change that the only way you’re going to go out
that the only way you’re going to go out
that the only way you’re going to go out and really unlock your talent and really
and really unlock your talent and really
and really unlock your talent and really be that best version of yourself is to
be that best version of yourself is to
be that best version of yourself is to care only really what you think about
care only really what you think about
care only really what you think about yourself and not what other people think
yourself and not what other people think
yourself and not what other people think about you now that doesn’t mean you go
about you now that doesn’t mean you go
about you now that doesn’t mean you go out and screw other people over right
out and screw other people over right
out and screw other people over right doesn’t mean you’re doing things to
doesn’t mean you’re doing things to
doesn’t mean you’re doing things to intentionally upset somebody I’m not
intentionally upset somebody I’m not
intentionally upset somebody I’m not saying that but what does it matter what
saying that but what does it matter what
saying that but what does it matter what your clothes are why do you have to wear
your clothes are why do you have to wear
your clothes are why do you have to wear a certain thing or why do you have to go
a certain thing or why do you have to go
a certain thing or why do you have to go into a certain profession why do you
into a certain profession why do you
into a certain profession why do you have to take a certain action really if
have to take a certain action really if
have to take a certain action really if it doesn’t support who you are what you
it doesn’t support who you are what you
it doesn’t support who you are what you want to do you will never
want to do you will never
want to do you will never reach your potential if you are just
reach your potential if you are just
reach your potential if you are just living other people’s version of your
living other people’s version of your
living other people’s version of your life it’s never gonna happen
life it’s never gonna happen
life it’s never gonna happen and since Alicia Keys was talking about
and since Alicia Keys was talking about
and since Alicia Keys was talking about clothes I think about my example when I
clothes I think about my example when I
clothes I think about my example when I was starting up as an entrepreneur I
was starting up as an entrepreneur I
was starting up as an entrepreneur I used to always wear a suit and tie so
used to always wear a suit and tie so
used to always wear a suit and tie so whether I did interviews or meetings
whether I did interviews or meetings
whether I did interviews or meetings connecting with somebody trade shows
connecting with somebody trade shows
connecting with somebody trade shows speaking gigs I would always have a suit
speaking gigs I would always have a suit
speaking gigs I would always have a suit and tie on
and tie on
and tie on I felt honestly that I was young and
I felt honestly that I was young and
I felt honestly that I was young and that people wouldn’t respect me unless I
that people wouldn’t respect me unless I
that people wouldn’t respect me unless I had a suit on and so I was worried about
had a suit on and so I was worried about
had a suit on and so I was worried about what other people cared about me what
what other people cared about me what
what other people cared about me what they thought about me and so it changed
they thought about me and so it changed
they thought about me and so it changed how I acted and I didn’t wear a suit
how I acted and I didn’t wear a suit
how I acted and I didn’t wear a suit day-to-day I wasn’t a suit guy and never
day-to-day I wasn’t a suit guy and never
day-to-day I wasn’t a suit guy and never enjoyed wearing a suit and I would put
enjoyed wearing a suit and I would put
enjoyed wearing a suit and I would put on a suit to try to make these other
on a suit to try to make these other
on a suit to try to make these other people like me more and as I grew more
people like me more and as I grew more
people like me more and as I grew more confident that’s all it was just self
confident that’s all it was just self
confident that’s all it was just self confidence as I grew more confident in
confidence as I grew more confident in
confidence as I grew more confident in myself I started losing the suit and it
myself I started losing the suit and it
myself I started losing the suit and it became a shirt and a blazer and then it
became a shirt and a blazer and then it
became a shirt and a blazer and then it became a polo shirt and then it you know
became a polo shirt and then it you know
became a polo shirt and then it you know went down to having a hoodie and a
went down to having a hoodie and a
went down to having a hoodie and a t-shirt like I’m we’re gonna t-shirt on
t-shirt like I’m we’re gonna t-shirt on
t-shirt like I’m we’re gonna t-shirt on my channel now this is what I wear I
my channel now this is what I wear I
my channel now this is what I wear I wear t-shirts I wear hoodies I feel most
wear t-shirts I wear hoodies I feel most
wear t-shirts I wear hoodies I feel most like myself doing it and I don’t care
like myself doing it and I don’t care
like myself doing it and I don’t care what other people think about me if you
what other people think about me if you
what other people think about me if you don’t want to watch my channel because
don’t want to watch my channel because
don’t want to watch my channel because I’m wearing a t-shirt instead of a suit
I’m wearing a t-shirt instead of a suit
I’m wearing a t-shirt instead of a suit and tie it doesn’t matter to me because
and tie it doesn’t matter to me because
and tie it doesn’t matter to me because me dressing up in a suit and tie and not
me dressing up in a suit and tie and not
me dressing up in a suit and tie and not being myself will always yield a worse
being myself will always yield a worse
being myself will always yield a worse result than me being myself and
result than me being myself and
result than me being myself and potentially losing a few people always I
potentially losing a few people always I
potentially losing a few people always I remember this one event that I had to go
remember this one event that I had to go
remember this one event that I had to go to where I was a keynote speaker and
to where I was a keynote speaker and
to where I was a keynote speaker and they asked me to give out an award at a
they asked me to give out an award at a
they asked me to give out an award at a black-tie dinner and I don’t even own a
black-tie dinner and I don’t even own a
black-tie dinner and I don’t even own a tuxedo I don’t want to wear a tuxedo and
tuxedo I don’t want to wear a tuxedo and
tuxedo I don’t want to wear a tuxedo and so I showed up at the black-tie dinner
so I showed up at the black-tie dinner
so I showed up at the black-tie dinner to give out the award in my beliebe
to give out the award in my beliebe
to give out the award in my beliebe hoodie in my five toed shoes and I had
hoodie in my five toed shoes and I had
hoodie in my five toed shoes and I had business pants on and I didn’t care and
business pants on and I didn’t care and
business pants on and I didn’t care and because I didn’t care nobody else really
because I didn’t care nobody else really
because I didn’t care nobody else really cared and I think you need to feel
cared and I think you need to feel
cared and I think you need to feel comfortable in your own skin and the
comfortable in your own skin and the
comfortable in your own skin and the people who judge you they’re just living
people who judge you they’re just living
people who judge you they’re just living small they’re just so insecure about
small they’re just so insecure about
small they’re just so insecure about themselves that they have to put it on
themselves that they have to put it on
themselves that they have to put it on to you those people think about the
to you those people think about the
to you those people think about the people that are judging
people that are judging
people that are judging you think about the people who you’re so
you think about the people who you’re so
you think about the people who you’re so worried about are any of them off doing
worried about are any of them off doing
worried about are any of them off doing amazing things or any of them reaching
amazing things or any of them reaching
amazing things or any of them reaching their potential or any of them people
their potential or any of them people
their potential or any of them people that you really admire and look up to
that you really admire and look up to
that you really admire and look up to say I want to be like that person No
say I want to be like that person No
say I want to be like that person No so why do you care so much about them to
so why do you care so much about them to
so why do you care so much about them to the part where you limit yourself of
the part where you limit yourself of
the part where you limit yourself of what you can do it’s crazy you are
what you can do it’s crazy you are
what you can do it’s crazy you are different you have to be different you
different you have to be different you
different you have to be different you have to discover yourself you have to
have to discover yourself you have to
have to discover yourself you have to unlock that potential
unlock that potential
unlock that potential so stop caring what other people think
so stop caring what other people think
so stop caring what other people think about you just do you with that star
about you just do you with that star
about you just do you with that star shine let it come out and make something
shine let it come out and make something
shine let it come out and make something amazing so the question of the day today
amazing so the question of the day today
amazing so the question of the day today is I’m curious what’s the most different
is I’m curious what’s the most different
is I’m curious what’s the most different thing about you let’s celebrate your
thing about you let’s celebrate your
thing about you let’s celebrate your differences leave in the comments below
differences leave in the comments below
differences leave in the comments below I’m gonna join in the discussion thank
I’m gonna join in the discussion thank
I’m gonna join in the discussion thank you guys so much for watching and have
you guys so much for watching and have
you guys so much for watching and have an amazing day I believe in you I hope
an amazing day I believe in you I hope
an amazing day I believe in you I hope we continue to believe in yourself and
we continue to believe in yourself and
we continue to believe in yourself and whatever your one word is and I’ll see
whatever your one word is and I’ll see
whatever your one word is and I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for another
you again tomorrow morning for another
you again tomorrow morning for another shot of Enter
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