good morning believe nation today’s message is dare to fail over to you
message is dare to fail over to you
message is dare to fail over to you aaron sorkin you’ll meet a lot of people
aaron sorkin you’ll meet a lot of people
aaron sorkin you’ll meet a lot of people who to put it simply don’t know what
who to put it simply don’t know what
who to put it simply don’t know what they’re talking about in 1970s CB s
they’re talking about in 1970s CB s
they’re talking about in 1970s CB s executive famously said that there were
executive famously said that there were
executive famously said that there were four things we would never ever see on
four things we would never ever see on
four things we would never ever see on television a divorced person a Jewish
television a divorced person a Jewish
television a divorced person a Jewish person a person living in New York City
person a person living in New York City
person a person living in New York City and a man with a mustache by 1980 every
and a man with a mustache by 1980 every
and a man with a mustache by 1980 every show on television was about a drove
show on television was about a drove
show on television was about a drove horse Jew lives in New York City and
horse Jew lives in New York City and
horse Jew lives in New York City and goes on a blind date with Tom Selleck
develop your own compass and trust it
develop your own compass and trust it take risks dare to fail remember the
take risks dare to fail remember the
take risks dare to fail remember the first person through the wall always
first person through the wall always
first person through the wall always gets her they’re gonna fall down but the
gets her they’re gonna fall down but the
gets her they’re gonna fall down but the world doesn’t care how many times you
world doesn’t care how many times you
world doesn’t care how many times you fall down as long as it’s one fewer than
fall down as long as it’s one fewer than
fall down as long as it’s one fewer than the number of times you get back up so
the number of times you get back up so
the number of times you get back up so failure is one of the most common themes
failure is one of the most common themes
failure is one of the most common themes that I come across on the channel and if
that I come across on the channel and if
that I come across on the channel and if you look at one side the people who are
you look at one side the people who are
you look at one side the people who are so afraid to fail and then on the second
so afraid to fail and then on the second
so afraid to fail and then on the second side the people who who are successful
side the people who who are successful
side the people who who are successful have failed so many times any successful
have failed so many times any successful
have failed so many times any successful person you look up to anybody in any
person you look up to anybody in any
person you look up to anybody in any field got thereby failing and failing
field got thereby failing and failing
field got thereby failing and failing and failing and failing they’ve had a
and failing and failing they’ve had a
and failing and failing they’ve had a few successes and way more failures
few successes and way more failures
few successes and way more failures there’s a couple of things your own
there’s a couple of things your own
there’s a couple of things your own feeling that I want to address thanks to
feeling that I want to address thanks to
feeling that I want to address thanks to this video the first is the message of
this video the first is the message of
this video the first is the message of this video is dare to fail I don’t think
this video is dare to fail I don’t think
this video is dare to fail I don’t think you have to be that dairy to fail I
you have to be that dairy to fail I
you have to be that dairy to fail I don’t think you have to go out and do
don’t think you have to go out and do
don’t think you have to go out and do some huge big thing and you know
some huge big thing and you know
some huge big thing and you know mortgage your house and go all-in on
mortgage your house and go all-in on
mortgage your house and go all-in on this idea that has to work and it’s a
this idea that has to work and it’s a
this idea that has to work and it’s a massive project that’s one option I
massive project that’s one option I
massive project that’s one option I think you can fail way smaller and I
think you can fail way smaller and I
think you can fail way smaller and I think you should I think as soon as you
think you should I think as soon as you
think you should I think as soon as you get an idea that you want to try
get an idea that you want to try
get an idea that you want to try something that you owe it to yourself to
something that you owe it to yourself to
something that you owe it to yourself to go out and try and bail as small as
go out and try and bail as small as
go out and try and bail as small as possible just to see
possible just to see
possible just to see like you want to start a YouTube channel
like you want to start a YouTube channel
like you want to start a YouTube channel maybe that’s one of your goals or
maybe that’s one of your goals or
maybe that’s one of your goals or aspirations I want to start a YouTube
aspirations I want to start a YouTube
aspirations I want to start a YouTube channel great what’s involved in
channel great what’s involved in
channel great what’s involved in certainly YouTube channel and suddenly
certainly YouTube channel and suddenly
certainly YouTube channel and suddenly you’re gonna say well I need a camera
you’re gonna say well I need a camera
you’re gonna say well I need a camera and I need light and I need a microphone
and I need light and I need a microphone
and I need light and I need a microphone and I need to do research I need I need
and I need to do research I need I need
and I need to do research I need I need to learn editing skills or you the
to learn editing skills or you the
to learn editing skills or you the higher editor and you start adding up
higher editor and you start adding up
higher editor and you start adding up all these things that all they’re doing
all these things that all they’re doing
all these things that all they’re doing is putting roadblocks in front of you
is putting roadblocks in front of you
is putting roadblocks in front of you that prevent you from doing anything and
that prevent you from doing anything and
that prevent you from doing anything and instead of going big with it I’d say go
instead of going big with it I’d say go
instead of going big with it I’d say go small just start because so many people
small just start because so many people
small just start because so many people will start it will try it like that you
will start it will try it like that you
will start it will try it like that you spent all this money buying all the gear
spent all this money buying all the gear
spent all this money buying all the gear doing all this stuff and then you do a
doing all this stuff and then you do a
doing all this stuff and then you do a couple and you don’t like it how many
couple and you don’t like it how many
couple and you don’t like it how many things have you’ve gone and tried and
things have you’ve gone and tried and
things have you’ve gone and tried and you didn’t enjoy it
you didn’t enjoy it
you didn’t enjoy it or maybe you enjoyed it once but it’s
or maybe you enjoyed it once but it’s
or maybe you enjoyed it once but it’s not gonna be the thing that you want to
not gonna be the thing that you want to
not gonna be the thing that you want to do for the rest of your life for at
do for the rest of your life for at
do for the rest of your life for at least the next couple years and that
least the next couple years and that
least the next couple years and that happens to so many people I’m gonna
happens to so many people I’m gonna
happens to so many people I’m gonna invest all this money into all this gear
invest all this money into all this gear
invest all this money into all this gear to make great videos and then you make
to make great videos and then you make
to make great videos and then you make two and you stop because it’s not what
two and you stop because it’s not what
two and you stop because it’s not what you want to do and you’re stuck with all
you want to do and you’re stuck with all
you want to do and you’re stuck with all this gear and so when you have this idea
this gear and so when you have this idea
this gear and so when you have this idea of something that you want to do just
of something that you want to do just
of something that you want to do just start start with no money with no
start start with no money with no
start start with no money with no connections with no resources just start
connections with no resources just start
connections with no resources just start if you want to start a YouTube channel
if you want to start a YouTube channel
if you want to start a YouTube channel then you know that you have a phone to
then you know that you have a phone to
then you know that you have a phone to do it and if you don’t have a phone then
do it and if you don’t have a phone then
do it and if you don’t have a phone then one of your friends has a phone and you
one of your friends has a phone and you
one of your friends has a phone and you can borrow from them and make your first
can borrow from them and make your first
can borrow from them and make your first video the video quality is good enough
video the video quality is good enough
video the video quality is good enough the audio quality is good enough you can
the audio quality is good enough you can
the audio quality is good enough you can go outside and get some decent light and
go outside and get some decent light and
go outside and get some decent light and you are good make that video and start
you are good make that video and start
you are good make that video and start and if it works and you love it and you
and if it works and you love it and you
and if it works and you love it and you just you want to eat it up you want to
just you want to eat it up you want to
just you want to eat it up you want to do more great make another one and make
do more great make another one and make
do more great make another one and make another one in the make another one you
another one in the make another one you
another one in the make another one you can make a business case around it
can make a business case around it
can make a business case around it amazing buy a proper camera hire an
amazing buy a proper camera hire an
amazing buy a proper camera hire an editor get lighting get a microphone
editor get lighting get a microphone
editor get lighting get a microphone work your way up or you do the first one
work your way up or you do the first one
work your way up or you do the first one and you hate it and you realize you
and you hate it and you realize you
and you hate it and you realize you never want to do it again perfect get
never want to do it again perfect get
never want to do it again perfect get the knowledge because otherwise you have
the knowledge because otherwise you have
the knowledge because otherwise you have all these dreams that just sit in your
all these dreams that just sit in your
all these dreams that just sit in your head I wish I could do this I wish I
head I wish I could do this I wish I
head I wish I could do this I wish I could do this and all these things just
could do this and all these things just
could do this and all these things just sit up as wishes that never result in
sit up as wishes that never result in
sit up as wishes that never result in anything go out and do and fail on a
anything go out and do and fail on a
anything go out and do and fail on a small scale it does not have to be some
small scale it does not have to be some
small scale it does not have to be some big bold daring dream or goal and even
big bold daring dream or goal and even
big bold daring dream or goal and even if it is
if it is
if it is shunk it down to what I can do today to
shunk it down to what I can do today to
shunk it down to what I can do today to get started on that whatever huge big
get started on that whatever huge big
get started on that whatever huge big dream ambition school you have amazing I
dream ambition school you have amazing I
dream ambition school you have amazing I love it
love it
love it what’s the first small step that you can
what’s the first small step that you can
what’s the first small step that you can do to take action towards it the other
do to take action towards it the other
do to take action towards it the other thing about failure that I need to
thing about failure that I need to
thing about failure that I need to address is people see it as some final
address is people see it as some final
address is people see it as some final thing that because you failed because
thing that because you failed because
thing that because you failed because the first thing didn’t work out then
the first thing didn’t work out then
the first thing didn’t work out then that’s it
that’s it
that’s it where failure is not a bad thing failure
where failure is not a bad thing failure
where failure is not a bad thing failure is just feedback on how not to do
is just feedback on how not to do
is just feedback on how not to do something failure just means you can get
something failure just means you can get
something failure just means you can get up and do something better the next time
up and do something better the next time
up and do something better the next time if I go back on my youtube channel I
if I go back on my youtube channel I
if I go back on my youtube channel I look at my first video it wasn’t very
look at my first video it wasn’t very
look at my first video it wasn’t very good right it’s not something that I am
good right it’s not something that I am
good right it’s not something that I am insanely proud of apart from having the
insanely proud of apart from having the
insanely proud of apart from having the courage I used to go and do it but
courage I used to go and do it but
courage I used to go and do it but that’s not something I watch over and
that’s not something I watch over and
that’s not something I watch over and over again and like man look at this
over again and like man look at this
over again and like man look at this amazing video the video was not very
amazing video the video was not very
amazing video the video was not very good but it also wasn’t a failure just
good but it also wasn’t a failure just
good but it also wasn’t a failure just because it didn’t get a hundred thousand
because it didn’t get a hundred thousand
because it didn’t get a hundred thousand hour million views it wasn’t a failure
hour million views it wasn’t a failure
hour million views it wasn’t a failure it was the best effort that I could have
it was the best effort that I could have
it was the best effort that I could have done at that point and then I made
done at that point and then I made
done at that point and then I made another video in another video in
another video in another video in
another video in another video in another video and you know thirty six
another video and you know thirty six
another video and you know thirty six hundred videos later it’s getting better
hundred videos later it’s getting better
hundred videos later it’s getting better and hopefully tomorrow’s video is better
and hopefully tomorrow’s video is better
and hopefully tomorrow’s video is better than today’s and tomorrow’s Evan is more
than today’s and tomorrow’s Evan is more
than today’s and tomorrow’s Evan is more impactful than today’s and it’s an
impactful than today’s and it’s an
impactful than today’s and it’s an ongoing process of growth the only
ongoing process of growth the only
ongoing process of growth the only failure is if I stopped the only failure
failure is if I stopped the only failure
failure is if I stopped the only failure is if you quit if there’s something that
is if you quit if there’s something that
is if you quit if there’s something that you really want to do and you try it the
you really want to do and you try it the
you really want to do and you try it the first time and you suck at it first
first time and you suck at it first
first time and you suck at it first expect to suck because it’s the first
expect to suck because it’s the first
expect to suck because it’s the first time you’re doing anything you’re not
time you’re doing anything you’re not
time you’re doing anything you’re not gonna be great at it from the start
gonna be great at it from the start
gonna be great at it from the start but it’s only a real failures if you
but it’s only a real failures if you
but it’s only a real failures if you have this dream and your first attempt
have this dream and your first attempt
have this dream and your first attempt doesn’t work and then you stop
doesn’t work and then you stop
doesn’t work and then you stop that’s failure otherwise it was just an
that’s failure otherwise it was just an
that’s failure otherwise it was just an attempt and tomorrow you try again and
attempt and tomorrow you try again and
attempt and tomorrow you try again and the next day try again and every day you
the next day try again and every day you
the next day try again and every day you get a little bit better and a little bit
get a little bit better and a little bit
get a little bit better and a little bit closer to your goal
closer to your goal
closer to your goal that’s how success works so the question
that’s how success works so the question
that’s how success works so the question today is I’m curious how do you define
today is I’m curious how do you define
today is I’m curious how do you define failure what does it mean to you I’m
failure what does it mean to you I’m
failure what does it mean to you I’m curious leave in the comments I’m gonna
curious leave in the comments I’m gonna
curious leave in the comments I’m gonna join the discussion I also want to give
join the discussion I also want to give
join the discussion I also want to give a quick shout out to Adam rust Adam
a quick shout out to Adam rust Adam
a quick shout out to Adam rust Adam thank you so much you’re picking up a
thank you so much you’re picking up a
thank you so much you’re picking up a copy of my book your one word it really
copy of my book your one word it really
copy of my book your one word it really really really means a lot to me and I
really really means a lot to me and I
really really means a lot to me and I hope you enjoyed the read so thank you
hope you enjoyed the read so thank you
hope you enjoyed the read 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 and I’ll see you again tomorrow morning
and I’ll see you again tomorrow morning
and I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot
they believe nation if you want a little
they believe nation if you want a little bit more inspiration and motivation
bit more inspiration and motivation
bit more inspiration and motivation around failure here are some bonus clips
around failure here are some bonus clips
around failure here are some bonus clips that I hope well
that I hope well
that I hope well after finishing my adventures of Dark
after finishing my adventures of Dark
after finishing my adventures of Dark Knight I decided we need to go in two
Knight I decided we need to go in two
Knight I decided we need to go in two completely different direction
completely different direction
completely different direction [Music]
[Music]
[Music] while I think of the notes for the tune
while I think of the notes for the tune
while I think of the notes for the tune I try to think of what’s the sonic world
I try to think of what’s the sonic world
I try to think of what’s the sonic world we’re going to pour this tune into and
we’re going to pour this tune into and
we’re going to pour this tune into and that’s what we’re doing experimenting
that’s what you’re supposed to do you’re
that’s what you’re supposed to do you’re not supposed to stand still you don’t
not supposed to stand still you don’t
not supposed to stand still you don’t really want to be observed and your
really want to be observed and your
really want to be observed and your greatest failures and you have to invite
greatest failures and you have to invite
greatest failures and you have to invite failure if you want to go an experiment
failure if you want to go an experiment
failure if you want to go an experiment and if you have to try to do something
and if you have to try to do something
and if you have to try to do something original we have to have a certain
original we have to have a certain
original we have to have a certain amount of privacy to have the courage to
amount of privacy to have the courage to
amount of privacy to have the courage to fail I listen to the people who were
fail I listen to the people who were
fail I listen to the people who were successful in selling that product I
successful in selling that product I
successful in selling that product I would learn new things from different
would learn new things from different
would learn new things from different ones and new approaches and that’s very
ones and new approaches and that’s very
ones and new approaches and that’s very you must be a constant student a lot of
you must be a constant student a lot of
you must be a constant student a lot of people are afraid to try anything new
people are afraid to try anything new
people are afraid to try anything new because they are afraid that they will
because they are afraid that they will
because they are afraid that they will be embarrassed until they get good at it
be embarrassed until they get good at it
be embarrassed until they get good at it well one of my favorite sayings is you
well one of my favorite sayings is you
well one of my favorite sayings is you know the most important thing you can do
know the most important thing you can do
know the most important thing you can do is to understand that anything worth
is to understand that anything worth
is to understand that anything worth doing is worth doing poorly until you
doing is worth doing poorly until you
doing is worth doing poorly until you can learn to do it well my first few
can learn to do it well my first few
can learn to do it well my first few sales calls were pathetic but I knew it
sales calls were pathetic but I knew it
sales calls were pathetic but I knew it was worth doing so after it’s you know
was worth doing so after it’s you know
was worth doing so after it’s you know my first few speeches were this ester
my first few speeches were this ester
my first few speeches were this ester but I believed that I could develop into
but I believed that I could develop into
but I believed that I could develop into that so I kept at it until I could do it
that so I kept at it until I could do it
that so I kept at it until I could do it effectively and all skills are exactly
effectively and all skills are exactly
effectively and all skills are exactly the same way no running back that sets
the same way no running back that sets
the same way no running back that sets the records ever we set a record the
the records ever we set a record the
the records ever we set a record the first time he picked up a football and
first time he picked up a football and
first time he picked up a football and you can go right down the line with that
you can go right down the line with that
you can go right down the line with that so if it’s worth doing and you believe
so if it’s worth doing and you believe
so if it’s worth doing and you believe in it go ahead and fail and the more
in it go ahead and fail and the more
in it go ahead and fail and the more times you fail the closer you get into
times you fail the closer you get into
times you fail the closer you get into success because you should be learning
success because you should be learning
success because you should be learning on every simple thing that you do what
on every simple thing that you do what
on every simple thing that you do what has been the best advice you received
has been the best advice you received
has been the best advice you received from your teacher or professor
from your teacher or professor
from your teacher or professor oh I’ve gotten a lot of great advice
oh I’ve gotten a lot of great advice
oh I’ve gotten a lot of great advice from teachers mentors professors
from teachers mentors professors
from teachers mentors professors throughout the year so first of all you
throughout the year so first of all you
throughout the year so first of all you got to be open to taking some risks and
got to be open to taking some risks and
got to be open to taking some risks and not being afraid to fail failure is the
not being afraid to fail failure is the
not being afraid to fail failure is the key to success so when you get to
key to success so when you get to
key to success so when you get to college you got to raise your hand you
college you got to raise your hand you
college you got to raise your hand you have to
have to
have to be engaged don’t be the kid thinking oh
be engaged don’t be the kid thinking oh
be engaged don’t be the kid thinking oh I shouldn’t be here and maybe I’m not
I shouldn’t be here and maybe I’m not
I shouldn’t be here and maybe I’m not smart enough and maybe you know no you
smart enough and maybe you know no you
smart enough and maybe you know no you are more than capable of going to
are more than capable of going to
are more than capable of going to college being successful and going on
college being successful and going on
college being successful and going on and doing whatever you want in life
and doing whatever you want in life
and doing whatever you want in life I sit here because I am you all there is
I sit here because I am you all there is
I sit here because I am you all there is no difference between me and you
no difference between me and you
no difference between me and you working-class kid growing up on the
working-class kid growing up on the
working-class kid growing up on the south side of Chicago
south side of Chicago
south side of Chicago growing up with doubts and fears just
growing up with doubts and fears just
growing up with doubts and fears just like all of you all do I know exactly
like all of you all do I know exactly
like all of you all do I know exactly how you all are feeling and kids out
how you all are feeling and kids out
how you all are feeling and kids out there who were thinking maybe I’m not
there who were thinking maybe I’m not
there who were thinking maybe I’m not ready maybe I’m not good enough maybe I
ready maybe I’m not good enough maybe I
ready maybe I’m not good enough maybe I can’t afford it but what teachers and
can’t afford it but what teachers and
can’t afford it but what teachers and mentors have told me is that yes you can
mentors have told me is that yes you can
mentors have told me is that yes you can and you must so get in there and be bold
and you must so get in there and be bold
and you must so get in there and be bold with your intelligence raise your hand
with your intelligence raise your hand
with your intelligence raise your hand get support when you need it and know
get support when you need it and know
get support when you need it and know that we all got here because somebody
that we all got here because somebody
that we all got here because somebody helped us
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