good morning believe nation today’s message is learn it all over to you Tony
message is learn it all over to you Tony
message is learn it all over to you Tony Hawk
I wake up every morning express little
I wake up every morning express little TV go what is it that bitch real special
TV go what is it that bitch real special
TV go what is it that bitch real special Club I just enter it what why not put an
Club I just enter it what why not put an
Club I just enter it what why not put an arrow stop skating my name is a
arrow stop skating my name is a
arrow stop skating my name is a narrative of highest say five years in
narrative of highest say five years in
narrative of highest say five years in cave i have skating tottenham give a
cave i have skating tottenham give a
cave i have skating tottenham give a kind of um so i have that you know that
kind of um so i have that you know that
kind of um so i have that you know that consistency but i think that for me i
consistency but i think that for me i
consistency but i think that for me i really like learning new techniques you
really like learning new techniques you
really like learning new techniques you know and a lot of people if they’re
know and a lot of people if they’re
know and a lot of people if they’re skiing you stick with this this one
skiing you stick with this this one
skiing you stick with this this one style TN is one you know set of tricks
style TN is one you know set of tricks
style TN is one you know set of tricks and don’t want to branch out because
and don’t want to branch out because
and don’t want to branch out because they’re afraid of won’t they won’t look
they’re afraid of won’t they won’t look
they’re afraid of won’t they won’t look cool doing it ever come I always wanted
cool doing it ever come I always wanted
cool doing it ever come I always wanted to try the different techniques even if
to try the different techniques even if
to try the different techniques even if I someone I knew and it would help me be
I someone I knew and it would help me be
I someone I knew and it would help me be more well-rounded that’s probably what
more well-rounded that’s probably what
more well-rounded that’s probably what it is one giant learn learned all I
it is one giant learn learned all I
it is one giant learn learned all I think it’s really important to
think it’s really important to
think it’s really important to understand where innovation comes from
understand where innovation comes from
understand where innovation comes from if you’re an entrepreneur you want to
if you’re an entrepreneur you want to
if you’re an entrepreneur you want to cope with these new innovative ideas you
cope with these new innovative ideas you
cope with these new innovative ideas you want to break through in your market has
want to break through in your market has
want to break through in your market has something that’s really different
something that’s really different
something that’s really different understand where innovation comes from
understand where innovation comes from
understand where innovation comes from because most of the time innovation just
because most of the time innovation just
because most of the time innovation just comes from connecting the dots that
comes from connecting the dots that
comes from connecting the dots that other people haven’t seen before by
other people haven’t seen before by
other people haven’t seen before by looking at different industries
looking at different industries
looking at different industries different businesses different cultures
different businesses different cultures
different businesses different cultures and seeing how things work there or way
and seeing how things work there or way
and seeing how things work there or way over here the nobody’s thought of before
over here the nobody’s thought of before
over here the nobody’s thought of before not even on camera and bringing it back
not even on camera and bringing it back
not even on camera and bringing it back to what you’re doing Steve Jobs famously
to what you’re doing Steve Jobs famously
to what you’re doing Steve Jobs famously came up with fonts in the personal
came up with fonts in the personal
came up with fonts in the personal computing industry and that’s what
computing industry and that’s what
computing industry and that’s what helped sell his first line of computers
helped sell his first line of computers
helped sell his first line of computers what Steve Jobs wasn’t the first person
what Steve Jobs wasn’t the first person
what Steve Jobs wasn’t the first person think about farts and importance of
think about farts and importance of
think about farts and importance of writing and writing style and the impact
writing and writing style and the impact
writing and writing style and the impact that that has he just took a well-known
that that has he just took a well-known
that that has he just took a well-known science the people acknowledged the
science the people acknowledged the
science the people acknowledged the importance of relevancy of it and just
importance of relevancy of it and just
importance of relevancy of it and just brought it to this new field of
brought it to this new field of
brought it to this new field of computers over here he just lined up
computers over here he just lined up
computers over here he just lined up those two things that nobody had
those two things that nobody had
those two things that nobody had connected those dots before that’s what
connected those dots before that’s what
connected those dots before that’s what you need to do this is where you have
you need to do this is where you have
you need to do this is where you have the ability to really stand out from
the ability to really stand out from
the ability to really stand out from everybody else around you by connecting
everybody else around you by connecting
everybody else around you by connecting the dots are the things that you love
the dots are the things that you love
the dots are the things that you love that nobody else has those combinations
that nobody else has those combinations
that nobody else has those combinations of love I love business I love you too I
of love I love business I love you too I
of love I love business I love you too I love league of legends
love league of legends
love league of legends I love the Toronto Blue Jays and
I love the Toronto Blue Jays and
I love the Toronto Blue Jays and baseball I love salsa dancing I combine
baseball I love salsa dancing I combine
baseball I love salsa dancing I combine all of these things into a business that
all of these things into a business that
all of these things into a business that nobody else can replicate it’s why you
nobody else can replicate it’s why you
nobody else can replicate it’s why you can’t out Evan Evan it’s why when people
can’t out Evan Evan it’s why when people
can’t out Evan Evan it’s why when people just copy me for exactly what I’m doing
just copy me for exactly what I’m doing
just copy me for exactly what I’m doing they’re never going to win they’re not
they’re never going to win they’re not
they’re never going to win they’re not going to innovate they’re just copycats
going to innovate they’re just copycats
going to innovate they’re just copycats I don’t care about the car I don’t look
I don’t care about the car I don’t look
I don’t care about the car I don’t look behind I don’t care about blocking the
behind I don’t care about blocking the
behind I don’t care about blocking the copycat people I’m looking forward and
copycat people I’m looking forward and
copycat people I’m looking forward and you need to do the same all of your
you need to do the same all of your
you need to do the same all of your interests all of your passions
interests all of your passions
interests all of your passions everything that you’ve ever liked you
everything that you’ve ever liked you
everything that you’ve ever liked you can combine all those ideas to make an
can combine all those ideas to make an
can combine all those ideas to make an amazing unique different special
amazing unique different special
amazing unique different special valuable business when I took over a
valuable business when I took over a
valuable business when I took over a charlatan south side beginner this year
charlatan south side beginner this year
charlatan south side beginner this year as the owner I brought a whole bunch of
as the owner I brought a whole bunch of
as the owner I brought a whole bunch of things to the salsa industry that has
things to the salsa industry that has
things to the salsa industry that has never been seen before I’m bringing
never been seen before I’m bringing
never been seen before I’m bringing aspects of YouTube and entrepreneurship
aspects of YouTube and entrepreneurship
aspects of YouTube and entrepreneurship and baseball and League of Legends and
and baseball and League of Legends and
and baseball and League of Legends and all the things that I care about into
all the things that I care about into
all the things that I care about into this business that nobody else can
this business that nobody else can
this business that nobody else can replicate because they don’t have the
replicate because they don’t have the
replicate because they don’t have the same passions and is they’re just trying
same passions and is they’re just trying
same passions and is they’re just trying to copy me they’re going to fail the way
to copy me they’re going to fail the way
to copy me they’re going to fail the way for them to win is to go more in on
for them to win is to go more in on
for them to win is to go more in on their strengths in the things that they
their strengths in the things that they
their strengths in the things that they care about and find a way to integrate
care about and find a way to integrate
care about and find a way to integrate that into their business this is how you
that into their business this is how you
that into their business this is how you are going to wane as an entrepreneur
are going to wane as an entrepreneur
are going to wane as an entrepreneur stop trying to copy everybody else find
stop trying to copy everybody else find
stop trying to copy everybody else find the connective tissue between seemingly
the connective tissue between seemingly
the connective tissue between seemingly unrelated industries hobbies passions
unrelated industries hobbies passions
unrelated industries hobbies passions and find a way to make it work combine
and find a way to make it work combine
and find a way to make it work combine the genius of the and that’s where
the genius of the and that’s where
the genius of the and that’s where you’re going to have success do it now
you’re going to have success do it now
you’re going to have success do it now think about what you love to do what
think about what you love to do what
think about what you love to do what your hobbies are what your passions are
your hobbies are what your passions are
your hobbies are what your passions are the people i think is weird or different
the people i think is weird or different
the people i think is weird or different or odd how you spend your spare time
or odd how you spend your spare time
or odd how you spend your spare time were you like to go on vacation what can
were you like to go on vacation what can
were you like to go on vacation what can you pull from all of those things to
you pull from all of those things to
you pull from all of those things to instantly make your business better
instantly make your business better
instantly make your business better figure that out you’ve got some magic
figure that out you’ve got some magic
figure that out you’ve got some magic ingredients for an amazing business so
ingredients for an amazing business so
ingredients for an amazing business so the question today today is I’m curious
the question today today is I’m curious
the question today today is I’m curious what have you learned from a different
what have you learned from a different
what have you learned from a different industry that seemed totally irrelevant
industry that seemed totally irrelevant
industry that seemed totally irrelevant but then you applied it to your business
but then you applied it to your business
but then you applied it to your business and it worked super curious to find out
and it worked super curious to find out
and it worked super curious to find out leave in the comments below I’m going to
leave in the comments below I’m going to
leave in the comments below I’m going to join in the discussion I also want to
join in the discussion I also want to
join in the discussion I also want to give a quick shout out to brittney
give a quick shout out to brittney
give a quick shout out to brittney robinson from treehouse game publishing
robinson from treehouse game publishing
robinson from treehouse game publishing com britney thank you so much for
com britney thank you so much for
com britney thank you so much for picking up a cup of my book your one
picking up a cup of my book your one
picking up a cup of my book your one word it you
word it you
word it you really really really means a lot to me
really really really means a lot to me
really really really means a lot to me so thank you guys again for watching I
so thank you guys again for watching I
so thank you guys again for watching I believe in you I hope you continue to
believe in you I hope you continue to
believe in you I hope you continue to believe in yourself and whatever your
believe in yourself and whatever your
believe in yourself and whatever your one where it is much love and I’ll see
one where it is much love and I’ll see
one where it is much love and I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for another
you again tomorrow morning for another
you again tomorrow morning for another shot of espresso hey believe nation were
shot of espresso hey believe nation were
shot of espresso hey believe nation were also looking at making a top 10 up Tony
also looking at making a top 10 up Tony
also looking at making a top 10 up Tony Hawk he was a quick sneak peek of some
Hawk he was a quick sneak peek of some
Hawk he was a quick sneak peek of some of the clips were thinking of including
of the clips were thinking of including
of the clips were thinking of including I hope you enjoy let me know what you
I hope you enjoy let me know what you
I hope you enjoy let me know what you think when I started our company
think when I started our company
think when I started our company birdhouse in the first three years in we
birdhouse in the first three years in we
birdhouse in the first three years in we were ready to give it you know with the
were ready to give it you know with the
were ready to give it you know with the sales just wasn’t weren’t there the the
sales just wasn’t weren’t there the the
sales just wasn’t weren’t there the the interest wasn’t there um and same with
interest wasn’t there um and same with
interest wasn’t there um and same with my skating like i was i was still
my skating like i was i was still
my skating like i was i was still improving my skills but for no audience
improving my skills but for no audience
improving my skills but for no audience um so it was definitely difficult but
um so it was definitely difficult but
um so it was definitely difficult but but we embrace those challenges too
but we embrace those challenges too
but we embrace those challenges too especially as athletes I mean you
especially as athletes I mean you
especially as athletes I mean you someone someone poses a challenge to you
someone someone poses a challenge to you
someone someone poses a challenge to you and you have to figure out how to get
and you have to figure out how to get
and you have to figure out how to get over it and so in in doing that in my
over it and so in in doing that in my
over it and so in in doing that in my skating and also in the business it was
skating and also in the business it was
skating and also in the business it was like well these are what’s this is
like well these are what’s this is
like well these are what’s this is what’s coming at us we’ve got to figure
what’s coming at us we’ve got to figure
what’s coming at us we’ve got to figure out how to navigate this and how to
out how to navigate this and how to
out how to navigate this and how to succeed and a lot of people just give up
succeed and a lot of people just give up
succeed and a lot of people just give up oh yeah and especially in skating I mean
oh yeah and especially in skating I mean
oh yeah and especially in skating I mean that’s the first sign of someone that’s
that’s the first sign of someone that’s
that’s the first sign of someone that’s going to be successful is no matter how
going to be successful is no matter how
going to be successful is no matter how far no matter how successful they get
far no matter how successful they get
far no matter how successful they get especially in competition they continue
especially in competition they continue
especially in competition they continue to challenge themselves because they
to challenge themselves because they
to challenge themselves because they want to improve those are the guys that
want to improve those are the guys that
want to improve those are the guys that make it way further than I would have
make it way further than I would have
make it way further than I would have when you come up with new ideas for what
when you come up with new ideas for what
when you come up with new ideas for what is it as you do how to get into the zone
is it as you do how to get into the zone
is it as you do how to get into the zone that’s translated than in the business
that’s translated than in the business
that’s translated than in the business world and how you come up with that next
world and how you come up with that next
world and how you come up with that next step that’s innovation shop would you
step that’s innovation shop would you
step that’s innovation shop would you want to get out cause everybody else oh
want to get out cause everybody else oh
want to get out cause everybody else oh I think it’s uh that means how many
I think it’s uh that means how many
I think it’s uh that means how many comments it’s just when i ran for
comments it’s just when i ran for
comments it’s just when i ran for something safe new trick hi I know I
something safe new trick hi I know I
something safe new trick hi I know I still
still
still here instance to do it I know that I
here instance to do it I know that I
here instance to do it I know that I visualized and now you do it same goes
visualized and now you do it same goes
visualized and now you do it same goes for business you know I know like we did
for business you know I know like we did
for business you know I know like we did it to her it’s called real intention
it to her it’s called real intention
it to her it’s called real intention progress was big part of that is here he
progress was big part of that is here he
progress was big part of that is here he comes oh we did sir which was escaping
comes oh we did sir which was escaping
comes oh we did sir which was escaping an XLR cross I visualize the whole thing
an XLR cross I visualize the whole thing
an XLR cross I visualize the whole thing is that you know them we have our
is that you know them we have our
is that you know them we have our sorcerer popular enough that we don’t
sorcerer popular enough that we don’t
sorcerer popular enough that we don’t have to get sideshow to talk to her
have to get sideshow to talk to her
have to get sideshow to talk to her anymore we don’t have to leave the
anymore we don’t have to leave the
anymore we don’t have to leave the halftime show to the loggia we can we
halftime show to the loggia we can we
halftime show to the loggia we can we can get our own crowd we have honor of
can get our own crowd we have honor of
can get our own crowd we have honor of marrying into her neck design handsome
marrying into her neck design handsome
marrying into her neck design handsome son oh she’s the main on napkin customer
son oh she’s the main on napkin customer
son oh she’s the main on napkin customer bucks find that and it was the filtering
bucks find that and it was the filtering
bucks find that and it was the filtering for it including walk across
for it including walk across
for it including walk across skateboarding ms I just knew that that
skateboarding ms I just knew that that
skateboarding ms I just knew that that would work I knew that there were enough
would work I knew that there were enough
would work I knew that there were enough kids out there that would love him see a
kids out there that would love him see a
kids out there that would love him see a show they will see what our soldiers
show they will see what our soldiers
show they will see what our soldiers entertainment it was about competition
entertainment it was about competition
entertainment it was about competition was actually my transition being a
was actually my transition being a
was actually my transition being a competitor to being a performer and then
competitor to being a performer and then
competitor to being a performer and then I never thought what doesn’t work with
I never thought what doesn’t work with
I never thought what doesn’t work with so that’s what everyone comes like
so that’s what everyone comes like
so that’s what everyone comes like that’s that’s what guilty because you
that’s that’s what guilty because you
that’s that’s what guilty because you live in that world out and it comes to
live in that world out and it comes to
live in that world out and it comes to fruition and you can’t you can’t think
fruition and you can’t you can’t think
fruition and you can’t you can’t think that way you just you know you know some
that way you just you know you know some
that way you just you know you know some you love and we essentially think it’s
you love and we essentially think it’s
you love and we essentially think it’s going to work but you have to go out and
going to work but you have to go out and
going to work but you have to go out and say you will work and see it here
say you will work and see it here
say you will work and see it here sometimes it takes years I get so busy I
sometimes it takes years I get so busy I
sometimes it takes years I get so busy I forget to stop and say wow I’m actually
forget to stop and say wow I’m actually
forget to stop and say wow I’m actually living the dream and I think that for
living the dream and I think that for
living the dream and I think that for all you guys you know going to college
all you guys you know going to college
all you guys you know going to college and and aspiring to do something you’ll
and and aspiring to do something you’ll
and and aspiring to do something you’ll find yourself completely busy and
find yourself completely busy and
find yourself completely busy and overwhelmed at times and if you just
overwhelmed at times and if you just
overwhelmed at times and if you just stop and look around go well I’m
stop and look around go well I’m
stop and look around go well I’m actually doing this you know this is
actually doing this you know this is
actually doing this you know this is kind of what I had in mind it’s just
kind of what I had in mind it’s just
kind of what I had in mind it’s just that you get so you get so caught up in
that you get so you get so caught up in
that you get so you get so caught up in the whirlwind of it you don’t realize
the whirlwind of it you don’t realize
the whirlwind of it you don’t realize that you got to just stop and think wow
that you got to just stop and think wow
that you got to just stop and think wow this is it I appreciate it I want to
this is it I appreciate it I want to
this is it I appreciate it I want to figure out how it could remove myself in
figure out how it could remove myself in
figure out how it could remove myself in competition and still be a pro skater
competition and still be a pro skater
competition and still be a pro skater and that had not been done yet um
and that had not been done yet um
and that had not been done yet um because if you’re not going to compete
because if you’re not going to compete
because if you’re not going to compete the magazine’s aren’t going to cover you
the magazine’s aren’t going to cover you
the magazine’s aren’t going to cover you your sponsors are likely to drop you and
your sponsors are likely to drop you and
your sponsors are likely to drop you and the
the
the kids who are buying your products are
kids who are buying your products are
kids who are buying your products are going to forget about you and there was
going to forget about you and there was
going to forget about you and there was no such thing as a video skater back
no such thing as a video skater back
no such thing as a video skater back then that hadn’t really come into play
then that hadn’t really come into play
then that hadn’t really come into play yet there was no YouTube you know the
yet there was no YouTube you know the
yet there was no YouTube you know the skate videos were usually based on the
skate videos were usually based on the
skate videos were usually based on the the best guys in the competitions and so
the best guys in the competitions and so
the best guys in the competitions and so I went talked to Stacie a new was your
I went talked to Stacie a new was your
I went talked to Stacie a new was your boss at the stacy peralta was my coach
boss at the stacy peralta was my coach
boss at the stacy peralta was my coach and and I actually had my brother come
and and I actually had my brother come
and and I actually had my brother come with me as backup and he you know he
with me as backup and he you know he
with me as backup and he you know he approached a season looks Tony’s really
approached a season looks Tony’s really
approached a season looks Tony’s really having a problem with with the
having a problem with with the
having a problem with with the competition’s it’s you know it’s kind of
competition’s it’s you know it’s kind of
competition’s it’s you know it’s kind of wrecking him it’s ruining the fun of
wrecking him it’s ruining the fun of
wrecking him it’s ruining the fun of skating and I told him that and so he
skating and I told him that and so he
skating and I told him that and so he said well you know I understand maybe
said well you know I understand maybe
said well you know I understand maybe you might want to take a break but don’t
you might want to take a break but don’t
you might want to take a break but don’t give it up completely because you may
give it up completely because you may
give it up completely because you may want to come back he may be you know you
want to come back he may be you know you
want to come back he may be you know you may enjoy it and I don’t know if we’re
may enjoy it and I don’t know if we’re
may enjoy it and I don’t know if we’re going to be able to sustain your career
going to be able to sustain your career
going to be able to sustain your career if you’re not competing and I did take a
if you’re not competing and I did take a
if you’re not competing and I did take a break my stopped competing for a while
break my stopped competing for a while
break my stopped competing for a while almost a year maybe a little less and
almost a year maybe a little less and
almost a year maybe a little less and when I came back to it I came back with
when I came back to it I came back with
when I came back to it I came back with sort of a fresh perspective that I don’t
sort of a fresh perspective that I don’t
sort of a fresh perspective that I don’t really care how it lays out I’m gonna go
really care how it lays out I’m gonna go
really care how it lays out I’m gonna go and do my best and I’m going to take
and do my best and I’m going to take
and do my best and I’m going to take chances that I maybe hadn’t taken before
chances that I maybe hadn’t taken before
chances that I maybe hadn’t taken before and if thats puts puts me in last place
and if thats puts puts me in last place
and if thats puts puts me in last place then I so be it but if if it’s if I
then I so be it but if if it’s if I
then I so be it but if if it’s if I succeed i’m going to be on this whole
succeed i’m going to be on this whole
succeed i’m going to be on this whole other level of skating mm-hmm and that’s
other level of skating mm-hmm and that’s
other level of skating mm-hmm and that’s what happened I mean and the contest
what happened I mean and the contest
what happened I mean and the contest that I one then I won by a long shot you
that I one then I won by a long shot you
that I one then I won by a long shot you know because I was doing stuff that was
know because I was doing stuff that was
know because I was doing stuff that was experimental and stuff that I wasn’t
experimental and stuff that I wasn’t
experimental and stuff that I wasn’t really confident with but but I could
really confident with but but I could
really confident with but but I could pull it through somehow and if it didn’t
pull it through somehow and if it didn’t
pull it through somehow and if it didn’t happen then I didn’t do well at all and
happen then I didn’t do well at all and
happen then I didn’t do well at all and I stopped caring about the end result so
I stopped caring about the end result so
I stopped caring about the end result so much
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