good morning believe nation today’s message is be driven over to you
message is be driven over to you
message is be driven over to you Shakira you know I grew up in Colombia
Shakira you know I grew up in Colombia
Shakira you know I grew up in Colombia and Colombia is a developing country
and Colombia is a developing country
and Colombia is a developing country where a lot of people don’t have access
where a lot of people don’t have access
where a lot of people don’t have access to the most basic needs and where
to the most basic needs and where
to the most basic needs and where education is considered a luxury
education is considered a luxury
education is considered a luxury unfortunately because we all know that
unfortunately because we all know that
unfortunately because we all know that education is a birthright and and I just
education is a birthright and and I just
education is a birthright and and I just grew up frustrated seeing seeing how
grew up frustrated seeing seeing how
grew up frustrated seeing seeing how many people weren’t able to to realize
many people weren’t able to to realize
many people weren’t able to to realize their own dreams you know when I was
their own dreams you know when I was
their own dreams you know when I was eight years old my dad underwent an
eight years old my dad underwent an
eight years old my dad underwent an economic crisis the financial crisis you
economic crisis the financial crisis you
economic crisis the financial crisis you know he lost his business and we
know he lost his business and we
know he lost his business and we struggled economically for many years we
struggled economically for many years we
struggled economically for many years we lost our car we lost our furniture and I
lost our car we lost our furniture and I
lost our car we lost our furniture and I remember vividly the day I walked in my
remember vividly the day I walked in my
remember vividly the day I walked in my house and all the furniture was gone
house and all the furniture was gone
house and all the furniture was gone because my head my dad had to pay his
because my head my dad had to pay his
because my head my dad had to pay his debt and it was quite well shocking for
debt and it was quite well shocking for
debt and it was quite well shocking for me you know I was 8 7 8 years old and
me you know I was 8 7 8 years old and
me you know I was 8 7 8 years old and and when I saw this I was so frustrated
and when I saw this I was so frustrated
and when I saw this I was so frustrated I my dad I’m so upset with my parents
I my dad I’m so upset with my parents
I my dad I’m so upset with my parents because I couldn’t understand how they
because I couldn’t understand how they
because I couldn’t understand how they did so poorly in business you know I’m
did so poorly in business you know I’m
did so poorly in business you know I’m like why why you know I couldn’t I
like why why you know I couldn’t I
like why why you know I couldn’t I couldn’t get it and my dad and my mom
couldn’t get it and my dad and my mom
couldn’t get it and my dad and my mom took me to the park where they showed me
took me to the park where they showed me
took me to the park where they showed me other kids my age sniffing glue they
other kids my age sniffing glue they
other kids my age sniffing glue they were orphans they had no one to watch
were orphans they had no one to watch
were orphans they had no one to watch after them and they were barefoot and
after them and they were barefoot and
after them and they were barefoot and they were abandoned to their unlock and
they were abandoned to their unlock and
they were abandoned to their unlock and it probably left such an impression in
it probably left such an impression in
it probably left such an impression in my impressionable mind at that age that
my impressionable mind at that age that
my impressionable mind at that age that I remember that day and I remember that
I remember that day and I remember that
I remember that day and I remember that I made myself a promise I said I said to
I made myself a promise I said I said to
I made myself a promise I said I said to myself Shakira
myself Shakira
myself Shakira you have to succeed because you have to
you have to succeed because you have to
you have to succeed because you have to you have to ride in a car again one day
you have to ride in a car again one day
you have to ride in a car again one day you know you you have to get your own
you know you you have to get your own
you know you you have to get your own car someday
car someday
car someday and and I wanted to vindicate my parents
and and I wanted to vindicate my parents
and and I wanted to vindicate my parents socially and economically and I also
socially and economically and I also
socially and economically and I also wanted to someday do something for those
wanted to someday do something for those
wanted to someday do something for those kids who I saw that day in the park so
kids who I saw that day in the park so
kids who I saw that day in the park so as soon as I had my first big success
as soon as I had my first big success
as soon as I had my first big success with PS Descalzos which was my third
with PS Descalzos which was my third
with PS Descalzos which was my third album I decided to establish my own
album I decided to establish my own
album I decided to establish my own Foundation and do my own contribution to
Foundation and do my own contribution to
Foundation and do my own contribution to the change even if it was going to be a
the change even if it was going to be a
the change even if it was going to be a small one but I wanted to be active and
small one but I wanted to be active and
small one but I wanted to be active and that’s how it all started you know going
that’s how it all started you know going
that’s how it all started you know going through my own a financial struggle and
through my own a financial struggle and
through my own a financial struggle and the struggle of my family and
the struggle of my family and
the struggle of my family and understanding that the one thing that I
understanding that the one thing that I
understanding that the one thing that I never lacked was care protection and in
never lacked was care protection and in
never lacked was care protection and in education and that’s probably what made
education and that’s probably what made
education and that’s probably what made me thrive in life having a why is so
me thrive in life having a why is so
me thrive in life having a why is so important to accomplish in any big thing
important to accomplish in any big thing
important to accomplish in any big thing especially having success in business
especially having success in business
especially having success in business you have to know why you’re doing
you have to know why you’re doing
you have to know why you’re doing something if you’re gonna continue to
something if you’re gonna continue to
something if you’re gonna continue to many people start a business just
many people start a business just
many people start a business just because they’re trying to make money you
because they’re trying to make money you
because they’re trying to make money you may be in debt you may need to pay your
may be in debt you may need to pay your
may be in debt you may need to pay your bills so I’m gonna start a company to do
bills so I’m gonna start a company to do
bills so I’m gonna start a company to do it it’s not a strong enough why what
it it’s not a strong enough why what
it it’s not a strong enough why what ends up happening for the people who are
ends up happening for the people who are
ends up happening for the people who are just motivated by money what they do is
just motivated by money what they do is
just motivated by money what they do is they start a company sometimes they’ll
they start a company sometimes they’ll
they start a company sometimes they’ll have success they’ll make a little bit
have success they’ll make a little bit
have success they’ll make a little bit of money just enough to pay their bills
of money just enough to pay their bills
of money just enough to pay their bills and then they ease off the ease off the
and then they ease off the ease off the
and then they ease off the ease off the throttle they stop pushing hard because
throttle they stop pushing hard because
throttle they stop pushing hard because they paid off their bills until the
they paid off their bills until the
they paid off their bills until the bills come again and then they work
bills come again and then they work
bills come again and then they work harder and these people were motivated
harder and these people were motivated
harder and these people were motivated by money are just living paycheck to
by money are just living paycheck to
by money are just living paycheck to paycheck to paycheck to paycheck and
paycheck to paycheck to paycheck and
paycheck to paycheck to paycheck and they never get the money they’re after
they never get the money they’re after
they never get the money they’re after you have to understand what it is that
you have to understand what it is that
you have to understand what it is that you stand for and what big thing you’re
you stand for and what big thing you’re
you stand for and what big thing you’re trying to accomplish if you can’t make
trying to accomplish if you can’t make
trying to accomplish if you can’t make that connection to the work you’re doing
that connection to the work you’re doing
that connection to the work you’re doing every day guess what you’re gonna stop
every day guess what you’re gonna stop
every day guess what you’re gonna stop working you’re not gonna put everything
working you’re not gonna put everything
working you’re not gonna put everything you’ve got into it because there’s no
you’ve got into it because there’s no
you’ve got into it because there’s no strong why behind it when I look at my
strong why behind it when I look at my
strong why behind it when I look at my first business I struggled a lot right I
first business I struggled a lot right I
first business I struggled a lot right I was making $300 a month barely able to
was making $300 a month barely able to
was making $300 a month barely able to survive and I told my partner that I
survive and I told my partner that I
survive and I told my partner that I quit and you guys have heard the story a
quit and you guys have heard the story a
quit and you guys have heard the story a couple times probably I told my partner
couple times probably I told my partner
couple times probably I told my partner that I quit
that I quit
that I quit and I woke up the next day and like I’m
and I woke up the next day and like I’m
and I woke up the next day and like I’m not gonna be a quitter I need to see
not gonna be a quitter I need to see
not gonna be a quitter I need to see this through I don’t want to live the
this through I don’t want to live the
this through I don’t want to live the rest of my life in regret I had a
rest of my life in regret I had a
rest of my life in regret I had a situation the year before where there
situation the year before where there
situation the year before where there was a moment that I regretted not taking
was a moment that I regretted not taking
was a moment that I regretted not taking action when I should have I was afraid
action when I should have I was afraid
action when I should have I was afraid and they have the courage so I didn’t
and they have the courage so I didn’t
and they have the courage so I didn’t take action and I took a picture that
take action and I took a picture that
take action and I took a picture that moment I hung it on my wall as a
moment I hung it on my wall as a
moment I hung it on my wall as a reminder to myself that the next time I
reminder to myself that the next time I
reminder to myself that the next time I want to do something and I’m too afraid
want to do something and I’m too afraid
want to do something and I’m too afraid to do it I have to go and take that
to do it I have to go and take that
to do it I have to go and take that chance because the regret will eat you
chance because the regret will eat you
chance because the regret will eat you up
up
up because I can deal with it not working
because I can deal with it not working
because I can deal with it not working out I can deal with the failure but I
out I can deal with the failure but I
out I can deal with the failure but I can’t deal with not knowing the
can’t deal with not knowing the
can’t deal with not knowing the immediate pain of rejection or failure
immediate pain of rejection or failure
immediate pain of rejection or failure sucks but it’s nothing compared to the
sucks but it’s nothing compared to the
sucks but it’s nothing compared to the lifetime of regret that you’ll have
lifetime of regret that you’ll have
lifetime of regret that you’ll have always looking back on that moment and
always looking back on that moment and
always looking back on that moment and knowing you should have done something
knowing you should have done something
knowing you should have done something so I went back to my company after that
so I went back to my company after that
so I went back to my company after that first experience went back to my
first experience went back to my
first experience went back to my business because I didn’t want to leave
business because I didn’t want to leave
business because I didn’t want to leave feeling like I could do a little bit
feeling like I could do a little bit
feeling like I could do a little bit more I’ve got a little bit more in me I
more I’ve got a little bit more in me I
more I’ve got a little bit more in me I didn’t want to live with regret what’s
didn’t want to live with regret what’s
didn’t want to live with regret what’s your why if you are not getting up daily
your why if you are not getting up daily
your why if you are not getting up daily and pounding on your business you don’t
and pounding on your business you don’t
and pounding on your business you don’t have a strong enough why so tap into it
have a strong enough why so tap into it
have a strong enough why so tap into it what is it what are you staying for what
what is it what are you staying for what
what is it what are you staying for what are you trying to build why is it so
are you trying to build why is it so
are you trying to build why is it so important that it’s a months for you to
important that it’s a months for you to
important that it’s a months for you to go out and accomplish today and I would
go out and accomplish today and I would
go out and accomplish today and I would put that into my daily routine you wake
put that into my daily routine you wake
put that into my daily routine you wake up at least for me I need to reset every
up at least for me I need to reset every
up at least for me I need to reset every day you wake up and start thinking about
day you wake up and start thinking about
day you wake up and start thinking about why am i doing what I’m doing why am i
why am i doing what I’m doing why am i
why am i doing what I’m doing why am i doing what I’m about to do today why is
doing what I’m about to do today why is
doing what I’m about to do today why is it so important to me and if you can’t
it so important to me and if you can’t
it so important to me and if you can’t come up with an amazing reason you’re
come up with an amazing reason you’re
come up with an amazing reason you’re gonna mail in today you’re just not
gonna mail in today you’re just not
gonna mail in today you’re just not gonna work hard you’re gonna do enough
gonna work hard you’re gonna do enough
gonna work hard you’re gonna do enough to get by and you’re gonna be one of
to get by and you’re gonna be one of
to get by and you’re gonna be one of those people who lose paycheck to
those people who lose paycheck to
those people who lose paycheck to paycheck to paycheck you want to
paycheck to paycheck you want to
paycheck to paycheck you want to increase your standard of living you
increase your standard of living you
increase your standard of living you want to increase the impact that you’re
want to increase the impact that you’re
want to increase the impact that you’re having on the world you want to increase
having on the world you want to increase
having on the world you want to increase your level fulfillment and happiness
your level fulfillment and happiness
your level fulfillment and happiness have a more important why so the
have a more important why so the
have a more important why so the question today is what is your why leave
question today is what is your why leave
question today is what is your why leave it down the comments below
it down the comments below
it down the comments below super curious to find out I also want to
super curious to find out I also want to
super curious to find out I also want to give a quick shout-out to Fikri Raman
give a quick shout-out to Fikri Raman
give a quick shout-out to Fikri Raman thank you so much for picking up a cop
thank you so much for picking up a cop
thank you so much for picking up a cop my book your one-word really really
my book your one-word really really
my book your one-word really really really means a lot to me and I hope
really means a lot to me and I hope
really means a lot to me and I hope you’re enjoying the read so thank you
you’re enjoying the read so thank you
you’re enjoying the read so thank you guys again for watching
guys again for watching
guys again for watching I believe in you hope you continue to
I believe in you hope you continue to
I believe in you hope you continue to believe in yourself and whatever your
believe in yourself and whatever your
believe in yourself and whatever your one word is much love and I’ll see you
one word is much love and I’ll see you
one word is much love and I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot
again tomorrow morning for another shot
again tomorrow morning for another shot events Press
if you really have a drive and you
if you really have a drive and you really put your heart and soul into
really put your heart and soul into
really put your heart and soul into something you can really make anything
something you can really make anything
something you can really make anything happen I’m a true believer in that so I
happen I’m a true believer in that so I
happen I’m a true believer in that so I think that we hopefully we make people
think that we hopefully we make people
think that we hopefully we make people believe that they can achieve the
believe that they can achieve the
believe that they can achieve the American dream to just watch study us
American dream to just watch study us
American dream to just watch study us and if you really are passionate and
and if you really are passionate and
and if you really are passionate and driven you can get there my true feeling
driven you can get there my true feeling
driven you can get there my true feeling is this no matter who you are no matter
is this no matter who you are no matter
is this no matter who you are no matter what age you are no matter the time in
what age you are no matter the time in
what age you are no matter the time in your life if you have a dream and you
your life if you have a dream and you
your life if you have a dream and you have the drive you can make anything
have the drive you can make anything
have the drive you can make anything happen and if you are ever feeling down
happen and if you are ever feeling down
happen and if you are ever feeling down or feeling like you can’t get over that
or feeling like you can’t get over that
or feeling like you can’t get over that hump or you just have a bad day I play
hump or you just have a bad day I play
hump or you just have a bad day I play this song and you remember this song
this song and you remember this song
this song and you remember this song okay here it goes
okay here it goes
okay here it goes I mean I grew up within hip-hop culture
I mean I grew up within hip-hop culture
I mean I grew up within hip-hop culture you know that’s that’s what I was
you know that’s that’s what I was
you know that’s that’s what I was immersed in like as a youth like that’s
immersed in like as a youth like that’s
immersed in like as a youth like that’s what I was surrounded by so naturally
what I was surrounded by so naturally
what I was surrounded by so naturally that’s you know what I gravitate
that’s you know what I gravitate
that’s you know what I gravitate gravitated towards you know I mean if I
gravitated towards you know I mean if I
gravitated towards you know I mean if I grew up somewhere else maybe I would
grew up somewhere else maybe I would
grew up somewhere else maybe I would have wanted to play guitar like you know
have wanted to play guitar like you know
have wanted to play guitar like you know sing folk songs or something but that
sing folk songs or something but that
sing folk songs or something but that was just naturally what I gravitated to
was just naturally what I gravitated to
was just naturally what I gravitated to because that was what I was surrounded
because that was what I was surrounded
because that was what I was surrounded by that was my world I don’t know I was
by that was my world I don’t know I was
by that was my world I don’t know I was in the music you know some kids were in
in the music you know some kids were in
in the music you know some kids were in the basketball I wasn’t very good so you
the basketball I wasn’t very good so you
the basketball I wasn’t very good so you know music was like I wasn’t just like a
know music was like I wasn’t just like a
know music was like I wasn’t just like a kid who just you know I don’t know play
kid who just you know I don’t know play
kid who just you know I don’t know play video games so just sat on computer all
video games so just sat on computer all
video games so just sat on computer all day doing nothing just I mean I was like
day doing nothing just I mean I was like
day doing nothing just I mean I was like a driven kid you know I mean so music
a driven kid you know I mean so music
a driven kid you know I mean so music became like my like passion my vehicle
became like my like passion my vehicle
became like my like passion my vehicle for you know I mean what I was you know
for you know I mean what I was you know
for you know I mean what I was you know driven to do and naturally it was what I
driven to do and naturally it was what I
driven to do and naturally it was what I was surrounded by you once at an
was surrounded by you once at an
was surrounded by you once at an interview that your life is paranoia and
interview that your life is paranoia and
interview that your life is paranoia and fear and you’re just trying to not get
fear and you’re just trying to not get
fear and you’re just trying to not get hit yeah is that still true yeah
hit yeah is that still true yeah
hit yeah is that still true yeah anger and fear fear of failure drives me
anger and fear fear of failure drives me
anger and fear fear of failure drives me paranoia of things going wrong around me
paranoia of things going wrong around me
paranoia of things going wrong around me drives me I am driven by a lot of like
drives me I am driven by a lot of like
drives me I am driven by a lot of like really kind of ugly
really kind of ugly
really kind of ugly and so I have a lot of that in me and it
and so I have a lot of that in me and it
and so I have a lot of that in me and it comes from a father who was terrifying
comes from a father who was terrifying
comes from a father who was terrifying and teachers who yelled at me told me
and teachers who yelled at me told me
and teachers who yelled at me told me I’d never be anything
I’d never be anything
I’d never be anything and so I I descend from the sky and land
and so I I descend from the sky and land
and so I I descend from the sky and land on things really hard and I go at
on things really hard and I go at
on things really hard and I go at everything with that amount of fury and
everything with that amount of fury and
everything with that amount of fury and I’m not saying I’m gonna hit anybody and
I’m not saying I’m gonna hit anybody and
I’m not saying I’m gonna hit anybody and I’m not mad at you I’m quite happy to be
I’m not mad at you I’m quite happy to be
I’m not mad at you I’m quite happy to be an answer any question to the best of my
an answer any question to the best of my
an answer any question to the best of my ability but I go at everything like you
ability but I go at everything like you
ability but I go at everything like you think I can’t hey you want to try acting
think I can’t hey you want to try acting
think I can’t hey you want to try acting y’all try acting
y’all try acting
y’all try acting can you act No so let’s go I’ve seen
can you act No so let’s go I’ve seen
can you act No so let’s go I’ve seen something on okay you can act thank you
something on okay you can act thank you
something on okay you can act thank you fares for losers I’d rather win
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