
good morning believe nation today’s message is experiment over to you Bob
message is experiment over to you Bob
message is experiment over to you Bob Ross probably nothing will teach you
Ross probably nothing will teach you
Ross probably nothing will teach you more than just experimenting there’s
more than just experimenting there’s
more than just experimenting there’s many different things as you have the
many different things as you have the
many different things as you have the nerve to do you just go for it there
nerve to do you just go for it there
nerve to do you just go for it there sometimes you learn more from mistakes
sometimes you learn more from mistakes
sometimes you learn more from mistakes than you do from trying so hard so
than you do from trying so hard so
than you do from trying so hard so anytime you any time you make a mistake
anytime you any time you make a mistake
anytime you any time you make a mistake before you get upset with it look at it
before you get upset with it look at it
before you get upset with it look at it sometimes those mistakes turning to be
sometimes those mistakes turning to be
sometimes those mistakes turning to be the best learning devices we have there
the best learning devices we have there
the best learning devices we have there we are and I meant to know one of the
we are and I meant to know one of the
we are and I meant to know one of the other shows maybe even a different
other shows maybe even a different
other shows maybe even a different series I don’t remember I get letters
series I don’t remember I get letters
series I don’t remember I get letters from people who say they’re just not
from people who say they’re just not
from people who say they’re just not satisfied with what they’re doing that
satisfied with what they’re doing that
satisfied with what they’re doing that they’re painting just just not coming
they’re painting just just not coming
they’re painting just just not coming out the way they want I think if there’s
out the way they want I think if there’s
out the way they want I think if there’s a secret to human nature it’s the fact
a secret to human nature it’s the fact
a secret to human nature it’s the fact that we aren’t satisfied we’re never
that we aren’t satisfied we’re never
that we aren’t satisfied we’re never satisfied i hope you hope you’re
satisfied i hope you hope you’re
satisfied i hope you hope you’re absolutely plagued with dissatisfaction
absolutely plagued with dissatisfaction
absolutely plagued with dissatisfaction through your whole life because if you
through your whole life because if you
through your whole life because if you are you’ll always strive to do better
are you’ll always strive to do better
are you’ll always strive to do better and over and over I tell my students if
and over and over I tell my students if
and over and over I tell my students if you ever do a painting you’re completely
you ever do a painting you’re completely
you ever do a painting you’re completely satisfied with you might as well quit
satisfied with you might as well quit
satisfied with you might as well quit because you have nowhere else to go if
because you have nowhere else to go if
because you have nowhere else to go if you stop experimenting your business
you stop experimenting your business
you stop experimenting your business that’s when it’s going to fail if you
that’s when it’s going to fail if you
that’s when it’s going to fail if you just stay in the safe zone of what has
just stay in the safe zone of what has
just stay in the safe zone of what has always work and you stop trying new
always work and you stop trying new
always work and you stop trying new things out your business is going to
things out your business is going to
things out your business is going to fail if you look at anybody who’s had
fail if you look at anybody who’s had
fail if you look at anybody who’s had tremendous success in their life in the
tremendous success in their life in the
tremendous success in their life in the career as an entrepreneur you’ll point
career as an entrepreneur you’ll point
career as an entrepreneur you’ll point to the people who have the most success
to the people who have the most success
to the people who have the most success of the ones who experiment the most to
of the ones who experiment the most to
of the ones who experiment the most to they try more stuff they feel out a lot
they try more stuff they feel out a lot
they try more stuff they feel out a lot more stuff and they eventually hit on
more stuff and they eventually hit on
more stuff and they eventually hit on things that work this is why I tell you
things that work this is why I tell you
things that work this is why I tell you guys that need to be prolific and that
guys that need to be prolific and that
guys that need to be prolific and that whatever you are doing whatever you want
whatever you are doing whatever you want
whatever you are doing whatever you want to learn you need to be prolific at it
to learn you need to be prolific at it
to learn you need to be prolific at it to practice to experiment to get better
to practice to experiment to get better
to practice to experiment to get better to fail to learn how to add more value
to fail to learn how to add more value
to fail to learn how to add more value you if you’re doing something once a
you if you’re doing something once a
you if you’re doing something once a week then you’re not going to really get
week then you’re not going to really get
week then you’re not going to really get good at it quickly if you want to learn
good at it quickly if you want to learn
good at it quickly if you want to learn a language you want to pick up a new
a language you want to pick up a new
a language you want to pick up a new skill you know once a week is not going
skill you know once a week is not going
skill you know once a week is not going to be enough you’ll slowly incrementally
to be enough you’ll slowly incrementally
to be enough you’ll slowly incrementally get better at it probably but if it’s
get better at it probably but if it’s
get better at it probably but if it’s important to you this is a really
important to you this is a really
important to you this is a really important goal for you then you need to
important goal for you then you need to
important goal for you then you need to be prolific if you want to learn
be prolific if you want to learn
be prolific if you want to learn marketing that’s the thing that you
marketing that’s the thing that you
marketing that’s the thing that you really want to do market is going to be
really want to do market is going to be
really want to do market is going to be really important to your company you
really important to your company you
really important to your company you have a passion for it you need to
have a passion for it you need to
have a passion for it you need to immerse yourself into it you need to
immerse yourself into it you need to
immerse yourself into it you need to practice you can be prolific you need to
practice you can be prolific you need to
practice you can be prolific you need to try a whole bunch of different things
try a whole bunch of different things
try a whole bunch of different things you need to experiment and you’ll get
you need to experiment and you’ll get
you need to experiment and you’ll get really good at it but if you’re not
really good at it but if you’re not
really good at it but if you’re not creating enough if you’re not doing
creating enough if you’re not doing
creating enough if you’re not doing enough test if you’re not trying enough
enough test if you’re not trying enough
enough test if you’re not trying enough you’re not going to get good at it it’s
you’re not going to get good at it it’s
you’re not going to get good at it it’s going to be mediocre and slowly start
going to be mediocre and slowly start
going to be mediocre and slowly start getting better and better and better and
getting better and better and better and
getting better and better and better and so if it’s important for you then you
so if it’s important for you then you
so if it’s important for you then you need to practice and you need to
need to practice and you need to
need to practice and you need to experiment I would also encourage you
experiment I would also encourage you
experiment I would also encourage you not to worry so much about getting the
not to worry so much about getting the
not to worry so much about getting the perfect thing out perfectionism stops
perfect thing out perfectionism stops
perfect thing out perfectionism stops you from making any kind of progress
you from making any kind of progress
you from making any kind of progress it’s holding you where you are the
it’s holding you where you are the
it’s holding you where you are the attempts to try to make the perfect
attempts to try to make the perfect
attempts to try to make the perfect thing is an unattainable goal it will
thing is an unattainable goal it will
thing is an unattainable goal it will never be perfect it will always be
never be perfect it will always be
never be perfect it will always be better there’s always a way to make
better there’s always a way to make
better there’s always a way to make things better it’s never perfect making
things better it’s never perfect making
things better it’s never perfect making this video is not perfect as much as
this video is not perfect as much as
this video is not perfect as much as I’ve done you know 4,000 videos that
I’ve done you know 4,000 videos that
I’ve done you know 4,000 videos that have led me to this point to make this
have led me to this point to make this
have led me to this point to make this video for you guys I could still get way
video for you guys I could still get way
video for you guys I could still get way better the oven from 2020 is going to
better the oven from 2020 is going to
better the oven from 2020 is going to look back on this video and say man I
look back on this video and say man I
look back on this video and say man I was so bad what a bad video look at what
was so bad what a bad video look at what
was so bad what a bad video look at what i was doing look at how i was acting
i was doing look at how i was acting
i was doing look at how i was acting what they’re always saying I’m so much
what they’re always saying I’m so much
what they’re always saying I’m so much better now i can’t believe that video is
better now i can’t believe that video is
better now i can’t believe that video is up it’s fine because when you are
up it’s fine because when you are
up it’s fine because when you are prolific in your content creation or
prolific in your content creation or
prolific in your content creation or whatever you’re trying to do when you’re
whatever you’re trying to do when you’re
whatever you’re trying to do when you’re creating so much and you continue to
creating so much and you continue to
creating so much and you continue to practice the one video that you make
practice the one video that you make
practice the one video that you make doesn’t matter if i’m trying to practice
doesn’t matter if i’m trying to practice
doesn’t matter if i’m trying to practice learning italian the one conversation I
learning italian the one conversation I
learning italian the one conversation I have with somebody doesn’t matter it’s
have with somebody doesn’t matter it’s
have with somebody doesn’t matter it’s part of a bigger picture part of my
part of a bigger picture part of my
part of a bigger picture part of my entire growth the individual piece that
entire growth the individual piece that
entire growth the individual piece that you’re creating your investing time
you’re creating your investing time
you’re creating your investing time you’re investing energy and dressing
you’re investing energy and dressing
you’re investing energy and dressing your heart you’re trying to make it the
your heart you’re trying to make it the
your heart you’re trying to make it the best thing you can make it with the
best thing you can make it with the
best thing you can make it with the skills and resources that you have right
skills and resources that you have right
skills and resources that you have right now that’s it that’s the most important
now that’s it that’s the most important
now that’s it that’s the most important thing and realize that tomorrow can be
thing and realize that tomorrow can be
thing and realize that tomorrow can be a little bit better in the next deal is
a little bit better in the next deal is
a little bit better in the next deal is look better if you continue to hustle
look better if you continue to hustle
look better if you continue to hustle then in 12 24 36 months you’re going to
then in 12 24 36 months you’re going to
then in 12 24 36 months you’re going to be way better and then you’re still
be way better and then you’re still
be way better and then you’re still going to drive you’re going to still
going to drive you’re going to still
going to drive you’re going to still continue there is no end point you want
continue there is no end point you want
continue there is no end point you want to continue to get better because it’s
to continue to get better because it’s
to continue to get better because it’s an important goal for you and you do it
an important goal for you and you do it
an important goal for you and you do it by continuing to experiment so the
by continuing to experiment so the
by continuing to experiment so the question today today is I’m curious what
question today today is I’m curious what
question today today is I’m curious what new experiments are you going to try
new experiments are you going to try
new experiments are you going to try today in your business or your life and
today in your business or your life and
today in your business or your life and you’ve been putting off you’re a little
you’ve been putting off you’re a little
you’ve been putting off you’re a little bit scared of you feeling may not be
bit scared of you feeling may not be
bit scared of you feeling may not be good enough or ready for yet how can you
good enough or ready for yet how can you
good enough or ready for yet how can you start it some small experiment leave it
start it some small experiment leave it
start it some small experiment leave it down the comments below super curious to
down the comments below super curious to
down the comments below super curious to find out what that is and by sharing it
find out what that is and by sharing it
find out what that is and by sharing it publicly hopefully that gives you the
publicly hopefully that gives you the
publicly hopefully that gives you the push to actually go and do it I also
push to actually go and do it I also
push to actually go and do it I also want to give a quick shout out to Rafael
want to give a quick shout out to Rafael
want to give a quick shout out to Rafael more Rafael thank you so much for
more Rafael thank you so much for
more Rafael thank you so much for picking up a copy of my book you’re
picking up a copy of my book you’re
picking up a copy of my book you’re wrong word really really means a lot to
wrong word really really means a lot to
wrong word really really means a lot to me and i hope you enjoying it so thank
me and i hope you enjoying it so thank
me and i hope you enjoying 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
you I hope you continue to believe in
you I hope you continue to believe in yourself and whatever your one where it
yourself and whatever your one where it
yourself and whatever your one where it is much love and I’ll see you again
is much love and I’ll see you again
is much love and I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot i
tomorrow morning for another shot i
tomorrow morning for another shot i benchpress hey believe nation for those
benchpress hey believe nation for those
benchpress hey believe nation for those of you looking for a little more
of you looking for a little more
of you looking for a little more inspiration to experiments here are some
inspiration to experiments here are some
inspiration to experiments here are some bonus clips that I think you’ll enjoy I
bonus clips that I think you’ll enjoy I
bonus clips that I think you’ll enjoy I don’t make notes I don’t I react very
don’t make notes I don’t I react very
don’t make notes I don’t I react very instinctively to everything I’m a great
instinctively to everything I’m a great
instinctively to everything I’m a great believer in traveling a great deal I
believer in traveling a great deal I
believer in traveling a great deal I don’t believe meeting more than two
don’t believe meeting more than two
don’t believe meeting more than two people in a meeting with too many I true
people in a meeting with too many I true
people in a meeting with too many I true do you know about stand up ok so in
do you know about stand up ok so in
do you know about stand up ok so in Silicon Valley now when you have a
Silicon Valley now when you have a
Silicon Valley now when you have a meeting everybody stands in a circle
meeting everybody stands in a circle
meeting everybody stands in a circle like they’re meditating and then
like they’re meditating and then
like they’re meditating and then that’s how maybe I should try that I I
that’s how maybe I should try that I I
that’s how maybe I should try that I I think the more you go out the more you
think the more you go out the more you
think the more you go out the more you see the more you experience life and
see the more you experience life and
see the more you experience life and more you bring back to your day job so
more you bring back to your day job so
more you bring back to your day job so as I was trying to say in my remarks I
as I was trying to say in my remarks I
as I was trying to say in my remarks I think the problem that big corporations
think the problem that big corporations
think the problem that big corporations is you get a lot of people my age trying
is you get a lot of people my age trying
is you get a lot of people my age trying to hold on to their jobs and you know
to hold on to their jobs and you know
to hold on to their jobs and you know clinging onto their pensions and their
clinging onto their pensions and their
clinging onto their pensions and their retirement and they’re not experiencing
retirement and they’re not experiencing
retirement and they’re not experiencing new things and they don’t like change
new things and they don’t like change
new things and they don’t like change and they don’t like disruption so
and they don’t like disruption so
and they don’t like disruption so they’re either they don’t make a
they’re either they don’t make a
they’re either they don’t make a decision or they say no and as a result
decision or they say no and as a result
decision or they say no and as a result they stagnate so it’s terribly important
they stagnate so it’s terribly important
they stagnate so it’s terribly important to bring people in from the outside and
to bring people in from the outside and
to bring people in from the outside and not to remain q insular and also to hire
not to remain q insular and also to hire
not to remain q insular and also to hire as many young bright people like all of
as many young bright people like all of
as many young bright people like all of you as you can just good people have to
you as you can just good people have to
you as you can just good people have to think about things completely
think about things completely
think about things completely differently I think the secret to my
differently I think the secret to my
differently I think the secret to my career is I don’t know what I can’t do
career is I don’t know what I can’t do
career is I don’t know what I can’t do you know they be taught there are times
you know they be taught there are times
you know they be taught there are times when I should probably sit and think but
when I should probably sit and think but
when I should probably sit and think but i really want to jump you know jump out
i really want to jump you know jump out
i really want to jump you know jump out there with Philip Seymour I mean with
there with Philip Seymour I mean with
there with Philip Seymour I mean with Riley and and and sing you know the
Riley and and and sing you know the
Riley and and and sing you know the night Chicago died or don’t really want
night Chicago died or don’t really want
night Chicago died or don’t really want to play the blues with little adore you
to play the blues with little adore you
to play the blues with little adore you know and I you just do it you just do
know and I you just do it you just do
know and I you just do it you just do these things and and you become the
these things and and you become the
these things and and you become the audience wants you to do these things
audience wants you to do these things
audience wants you to do these things yeah I think what’s what’s I don’t know
yeah I think what’s what’s I don’t know
yeah I think what’s what’s I don’t know what it is but I think over the years
what it is but I think over the years
what it is but I think over the years people have gotten comfortable with the
people have gotten comfortable with the
people have gotten comfortable with the notion that I try things it’s almost
notion that I try things it’s almost
notion that I try things it’s almost their desk and they’re not worried about
their desk and they’re not worried about
their desk and they’re not worried about me do you know what I mean I I think
me do you know what I mean I I think
me do you know what I mean I I think that’s the key people aren’t worried
that’s the key people aren’t worried
that’s the key people aren’t worried about me getting hurt because I can you
about me getting hurt because I can you
about me getting hurt because I can you know i’ll give it a hundred percent and
know i’ll give it a hundred percent and
know i’ll give it a hundred percent and then if it completely falls on its face
then if it completely falls on its face
then if it completely falls on its face i’ll laugh about it and move on and i
i’ll laugh about it and move on and i
i’ll laugh about it and move on and i think there’s a little bit of a sense
think there’s a little bit of a sense
think there’s a little bit of a sense after all these years people say you
after all these years people say you
after all these years people say you know all right he tried it maybe it
know all right he tried it maybe it
know all right he tried it maybe it worked maybe it didn’t work but he had a
worked maybe it didn’t work but he had a
worked maybe it didn’t work but he had a good time and for you you can come back
good time and for you you can come back
good time and for you you can come back the next night in the next night in the
the next night in the next night in the
the next night in the next night in the next month mmhmm yeah i mean that’s you
next month mmhmm yeah i mean that’s you
next month mmhmm yeah i mean that’s you know the I don’t know there’s a there’s
know the I don’t know there’s a there’s
know the I don’t know there’s a there’s a there’s a over the years I’ve realized
a there’s a over the years I’ve realized
a there’s a over the years I’ve realized that there are a lot of
that there are a lot of
that there are a lot of comedians that are very you know worried
comedians that are very you know worried
comedians that are very you know worried about keeping their dignity intact you
about keeping their dignity intact you
about keeping their dignity intact you know and keeping their personal space
know and keeping their personal space
know and keeping their personal space and keeping their sense of authority and
and keeping their sense of authority and
and keeping their sense of authority and for better or worse and it might be
for better or worse and it might be
for better or worse and it might be worse I don’t have that you know you
worse I don’t have that you know you
worse I don’t have that you know you don’t I mean I’m not the people that
don’t I mean I’m not the people that
don’t I mean I’m not the people that I’ve always liked growing up and I’m not
I’ve always liked growing up and I’m not
I’ve always liked growing up and I’m not just talking about late-night community
just talking about late-night community
just talking about late-night community i’m talking about anybody in movie in
i’m talking about anybody in movie in
i’m talking about anybody in movie in film and you know the people I liked
film and you know the people I liked
film and you know the people I liked Peter Sellers they would let it all hang
Peter Sellers they would let it all hang
Peter Sellers they would let it all hang out he just go you know if you look at a
out he just go you know if you look at a
out he just go you know if you look at a lot of those old classic Carson clips
lot of those old classic Carson clips
lot of those old classic Carson clips he’s jumping into hot tubs was done with
he’s jumping into hot tubs was done with
he’s jumping into hot tubs was done with Don Rickles he’s jumping through fake
Don Rickles he’s jumping through fake
Don Rickles he’s jumping through fake walls he’s you know he’s falling on his
walls he’s you know he’s falling on his
walls he’s you know he’s falling on his ass he’s dressed as Floyd turbo and you
ass he’s dressed as Floyd turbo and you
ass he’s dressed as Floyd turbo and you know so sometimes I look back to that
know so sometimes I look back to that
know so sometimes I look back to that and I remembered well you know Johnny
and I remembered well you know Johnny
and I remembered well you know Johnny Johnny just just went for it so you know
Johnny just just went for it so you know
Johnny just just went for it so you know for better or worse you know I’ll try
for better or worse you know I’ll try
for better or worse you know I’ll try I’ll get out there and I’m very physical
I’ll get out there and I’m very physical
I’ll get out there and I’m very physical and I my wife is always horrified I’m
and I my wife is always horrified I’m
and I my wife is always horrified I’m always coming out of the shower just
always coming out of the shower just
always coming out of the shower just covered in bruises and she’ll say what
covered in bruises and she’ll say what
covered in bruises and she’ll say what was that I’ll say oh I did a bit you
was that I’ll say oh I did a bit you
was that I’ll say oh I did a bit you know we had you know Jeff Garlin on the
know we had you know Jeff Garlin on the
know we had you know Jeff Garlin on the show and he and I rolled down a flight
show and he and I rolled down a flight
show and he and I rolled down a flight of steps you know and I and I hit a fire
of steps you know and I and I hit a fire
of steps you know and I and I hit a fire hydrant
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