without like the University diploma that you’re going to end up buying painful
you’re going to end up buying painful
you’re going to end up buying painful retail for is going to get you your gig
retail for is going to get you your gig
retail for is going to get you your gig necessarily we’re taught in the system
necessarily we’re taught in the system
necessarily we’re taught in the system that failure is something that you
that failure is something that you
that failure is something that you should be ashamed of failure is for the
should be ashamed of failure is for the
should be ashamed of failure is for the dumb kids you know the minute you feel
dumb kids you know the minute you feel
dumb kids you know the minute you feel like you’ve arrived as a minute you you
like you’ve arrived as a minute you you
like you’ve arrived as a minute you you know you soften up hello believe nation
know you soften up hello believe nation
know you soften up hello believe nation I’m Evan Carmichael my one word is
I’m Evan Carmichael my one word is
I’m Evan Carmichael my one word is believe and I believe that entrepreneurs
believe and I believe that entrepreneurs
believe and I believe that entrepreneurs are going to solve all of the major
are going to solve all of the major
are going to solve all of the major problems of the world so to help you on
problems of the world so to help you on
problems of the world so to help you on your journey today we’re going to learn
your journey today we’re going to learn
your journey today we’re going to learn from fashion designer Marc Ecko and my
from fashion designer Marc Ecko and my
from fashion designer Marc Ecko and my take on this top ten rules for success
take on this top ten rules for success
take on this top ten rules for success rule number one is my personal favorite
rule number one is my personal favorite
rule number one is my personal favorite and I’d love to know which one you guys
and I’d love to know which one you guys
and I’d love to know which one you guys like the best and as always guys did
like the best and as always guys did
like the best and as always guys did you’re watching if you hear something
you’re watching if you hear something
you’re watching if you hear something that really resonates with you please
that really resonates with you please
that really resonates with you please leave it down the comments below put
leave it down the comments below put
leave it down the comments below put quotes around it so other people can be
quotes around it so other people can be
quotes around it so other people can be inspired and when you write it down it’s
inspired and when you write it down it’s
inspired and when you write it down it’s much more likely to stick for yourself
much more likely to stick for yourself
much more likely to stick for yourself as well
as well
as well enjoy
how many of you guys hands show of hands
how many of you guys hands show of hands how many of you folks here have a goal
how many of you folks here have a goal
how many of you folks here have a goal alright you sure you sure yet we’ll keep
alright you sure you sure yet we’ll keep
alright you sure you sure yet we’ll keep your hands up and stay up are you sure
your hands up and stay up are you sure
your hands up and stay up are you sure you have a goal now keep your hands up
you have a goal now keep your hands up
you have a goal now keep your hands up if you could believe you could realize
if you could believe you could realize
if you could believe you could realize that goal no matter what twists and
that goal no matter what twists and
that goal no matter what twists and turns come in your life anyone a little
turns come in your life anyone a little
turns come in your life anyone a little trepidation I see some hands coming down
trepidation I see some hands coming down
trepidation I see some hands coming down for those that have kept their hands up
for those that have kept their hands up
for those that have kept their hands up you are all entrepreneurs alright give
you are all entrepreneurs alright give
you are all entrepreneurs alright give yourself a hand and that’s what it’s
yourself a hand and that’s what it’s
yourself a hand and that’s what it’s going to take and I don’t be like
going to take and I don’t be like
going to take and I don’t be like entrepreneur get your mouth around that
entrepreneur get your mouth around that
entrepreneur get your mouth around that word entrepreneur what does that mean
word entrepreneur what does that mean
word entrepreneur what does that mean don’t be a regular entrepreneur be a
don’t be a regular entrepreneur be a
don’t be a regular entrepreneur be a beast okay get it done just know you got
beast okay get it done just know you got
beast okay get it done just know you got a like the opportunity now to kind of be
a like the opportunity now to kind of be
a like the opportunity now to kind of be industrious and what’s gating us there
industrious and what’s gating us there
industrious and what’s gating us there are no limitations as to what’s gating
are no limitations as to what’s gating
are no limitations as to what’s gating us right
us right
us right there’s so many efficiencies now built
there’s so many efficiencies now built
there’s so many efficiencies now built into media technology and broadcasting
into media technology and broadcasting
into media technology and broadcasting publishing portraying yourself
publishing portraying yourself
publishing portraying yourself visualizing yourself as a brand yourself
visualizing yourself as a brand yourself
visualizing yourself as a brand yourself independently right that shame on you
independently right that shame on you
independently right that shame on you for not trying and making something out
for not trying and making something out
for not trying and making something out of it like that’s the window we live in
of it like that’s the window we live in
of it like that’s the window we live in right now it sound like the schools are
right now it sound like the schools are
right now it sound like the schools are going to figure it out right not like
going to figure it out right not like
going to figure it out right not like days University diploma that you’re
days University diploma that you’re
days University diploma that you’re going to end up buying painful retail
going to end up buying painful retail
going to end up buying painful retail for is going to get you your gig
for is going to get you your gig
for is going to get you your gig necessarily right so the window to kind
necessarily right so the window to kind
necessarily right so the window to kind of like capture the hustle and to do
of like capture the hustle and to do
of like capture the hustle and to do something with it on your terms it is a
something with it on your terms it is a
something with it on your terms it is a really exciting time right now needless
really exciting time right now needless
really exciting time right now needless to say in 93 I dropped out of college
to say in 93 I dropped out of college
to say in 93 I dropped out of college started my business and it occurred to
started my business and it occurred to
started my business and it occurred to me that I was going to be very average
me that I was going to be very average
me that I was going to be very average at pharmacology and I was going to be
at pharmacology and I was going to be
at pharmacology and I was going to be something above average when I was
something above average when I was
something above average when I was working on what I loved which was
working on what I loved which was
working on what I loved which was painting and creating and that
painting and creating and that
painting and creating and that at finding that pearl that passion point
at finding that pearl that passion point
at finding that pearl that passion point to build your business around it there’s
to build your business around it there’s
to build your business around it there’s it’s so cliche you know people talk
it’s so cliche you know people talk
it’s so cliche you know people talk about passion but you know with all the
about passion but you know with all the
about passion but you know with all the ups and downs of running a business and
ups and downs of running a business and
ups and downs of running a business and creating a business and the
creating a business and the
creating a business and the uncertainties markets and you know you
uncertainties markets and you know you
uncertainties markets and you know you arrive at the gates of success and I
arrive at the gates of success and I
arrive at the gates of success and I remember thinking I’ll be rich young
remember thinking I’ll be rich young
remember thinking I’ll be rich young when you know you arrive at a place
when you know you arrive at a place
when you know you arrive at a place where you would think that that would
where you would think that that would
where you would think that that would suffice like a true entrepreneur someone
suffice like a true entrepreneur someone
suffice like a true entrepreneur someone who is someone who wants to discover
who is someone who wants to discover
who is someone who wants to discover what’s next
what’s next
what’s next someone who has to be working on what
someone who has to be working on what
someone who has to be working on what they love will not be satiated or
they love will not be satiated or
they love will not be satiated or satisfied with just the money it’s not
satisfied with just the money it’s not
satisfied with just the money it’s not enough it’s the learning that comes to
enough it’s the learning that comes to
enough it’s the learning that comes to doing what you love and for me you know
doing what you love and for me you know
doing what you love and for me you know that’s been the blessing and the good
that’s been the blessing and the good
that’s been the blessing and the good fortune what I’ve had I think the best
fortune what I’ve had I think the best
fortune what I’ve had I think the best advice that I could give you on success
advice that I could give you on success
advice that I could give you on success is to know that success is merely the
is to know that success is merely the
is to know that success is merely the hangover or failure and that failure is
hangover or failure and that failure is
hangover or failure and that failure is an essential ingredient in creating a
an essential ingredient in creating a
an essential ingredient in creating a learning atmosphere for you so that you
learning atmosphere for you so that you
learning atmosphere for you so that you can accrue those learnings the small
can accrue those learnings the small
can accrue those learnings the small incremental steps of failure and collect
incremental steps of failure and collect
incremental steps of failure and collect enough learning so that you can arrive
enough learning so that you can arrive
enough learning so that you can arrive at success right I think we’re taught in
at success right I think we’re taught in
at success right I think we’re taught in the system that failure is something
the system that failure is something
the system that failure is something that you should be ashamed of failure is
that you should be ashamed of failure is
that you should be ashamed of failure is for the dumb kids because you can f you
for the dumb kids because you can f you
for the dumb kids because you can f you get a D right you’re not competent you
get a D right you’re not competent you
get a D right you’re not competent you didn’t comply you didn’t create the
didn’t comply you didn’t create the
didn’t comply you didn’t create the evidence of your worthiness but I can
evidence of your worthiness but I can
evidence of your worthiness but I can tell you someone who’s successful right
tell you someone who’s successful right
tell you someone who’s successful right both financially and from a wealth
both financially and from a wealth
both financially and from a wealth creation point of view but more
creation point of view but more
creation point of view but more importantly a wealth that matters that
importantly a wealth that matters that
importantly a wealth that matters that success doesn’t look like an a-plus it
success doesn’t look like an a-plus it
success doesn’t look like an a-plus it doesn’t look like a hundred and ten and
doesn’t look like a hundred and ten and
doesn’t look like a hundred and ten and extra credit and failure isn’t as simple
extra credit and failure isn’t as simple
extra credit and failure isn’t as simple as an F it’s not always Kellis like
as an F it’s not always Kellis like
as an F it’s not always Kellis like failure could be very gray right and
failure could be very gray right and
failure could be very gray right and being able to discern what you might
being able to discern what you might
being able to discern what you might arrive at
arrive at
arrive at then or in your life where you think
then or in your life where you think
then or in your life where you think that wow I’ve succeeded and you’re
that wow I’ve succeeded and you’re
that wow I’ve succeeded and you’re getting the affirmation from all these
getting the affirmation from all these
getting the affirmation from all these outside forces but if it’s not aligned
outside forces but if it’s not aligned
outside forces but if it’s not aligned authentically with to whom which you are
authentically with to whom which you are
authentically with to whom which you are it could very much feel like failure
it could very much feel like failure
it could very much feel like failure you’re going to fail it’s okay
you’re going to fail it’s okay
you’re going to fail it’s okay okay you’re going to fail and I’m not
okay you’re going to fail and I’m not
okay you’re going to fail and I’m not talking about the test it’s one thing
talking about the test it’s one thing
talking about the test it’s one thing talking about to your knees your skin
talking about to your knees your skin
talking about to your knees your skin bloody fail and that’s okay because you
bloody fail and that’s okay because you
bloody fail and that’s okay because you know what you know down deep inside all
know what you know down deep inside all
know what you know down deep inside all of you that’s how you learn you need to
of you that’s how you learn you need to
of you that’s how you learn you need to be motivated by failure how’d you learn
be motivated by failure how’d you learn
be motivated by failure how’d you learn how to walk you crawled and you fell
how to walk you crawled and you fell
how to walk you crawled and you fell down busted your tooth got some blood in
down busted your tooth got some blood in
down busted your tooth got some blood in your mouth get up and you walk right
your mouth get up and you walk right
your mouth get up and you walk right self-directed I wonder why it was a
self-directed I wonder why it was a
self-directed I wonder why it was a rhino of the logo why the Rhino um it
rhino of the logo why the Rhino um it
rhino of the logo why the Rhino um it was one of those manna from the heaven
was one of those manna from the heaven
was one of those manna from the heaven things you know three years into the
things you know three years into the
things you know three years into the business I was at a trade show and all
business I was at a trade show and all
business I was at a trade show and all my competitors had kind of the same logo
my competitors had kind of the same logo
my competitors had kind of the same logo everyone was using like a graffiti word
everyone was using like a graffiti word
everyone was using like a graffiti word mark and I just felt like well how am I
mark and I just felt like well how am I
mark and I just felt like well how am I going to differentiate myself from you
going to differentiate myself from you
going to differentiate myself from you know the rest of the pack and I went
know the rest of the pack and I went
know the rest of the pack and I went back to my home in Lakewood New Jersey
back to my home in Lakewood New Jersey
back to my home in Lakewood New Jersey where I grew up and that was the spot
where I grew up and that was the spot
where I grew up and that was the spot ease to airbrush you know t-shirts out
ease to airbrush you know t-shirts out
ease to airbrush you know t-shirts out of my garage and right off of the room
of my garage and right off of the room
of my garage and right off of the room where I would airbrush my dad had a
where I would airbrush my dad had a
where I would airbrush my dad had a collection of little wood sand drift
collection of little wood sand drift
collection of little wood sand drift rhinos are probably $2 a piece or
rhinos are probably $2 a piece or
rhinos are probably $2 a piece or whatever and I just started a riff on it
whatever and I just started a riff on it
whatever and I just started a riff on it and you know I brought it to the market
and you know I brought it to the market
and you know I brought it to the market one piece at a time and I remember the
one piece at a time and I remember the
one piece at a time and I remember the buyers were like we don’t know about
buyers were like we don’t know about
buyers were like we don’t know about that dinosaur we don’t know about that
that dinosaur we don’t know about that
that dinosaur we don’t know about that hippopotamus and they’re like they’re
hippopotamus and they’re like they’re
hippopotamus and they’re like they’re like give me more graffiti t-shirt to my
like give me more graffiti t-shirt to my
like give me more graffiti t-shirt to my guy but you know I want I want to
guy but you know I want I want to
guy but you know I want I want to establish a logo like like polo or you
establish a logo like like polo or you
establish a logo like like polo or you know Nike or Timberland and they weren’t
know Nike or Timberland and they weren’t
know Nike or Timberland and they weren’t really trying to feel that and you know
really trying to feel that and you know
really trying to feel that and you know just staying persistent and it kind of
just staying persistent and it kind of
just staying persistent and it kind of started to stick so one teacher became
started to stick so one teacher became
started to stick so one teacher became three became five became you know the
three became five became you know the
three became five became you know the the logo and but like logos are like
the logo and but like logos are like
the logo and but like logos are like guns without ammo so it was really what
guns without ammo so it was really what
guns without ammo so it was really what we did with it I think that that made it
we did with it I think that that made it
we did with it I think that that made it more meaningful
more meaningful
more meaningful husband it’s all about you like I said
husband it’s all about you like I said
husband it’s all about you like I said like never get high on your own supply
like never get high on your own supply
like never get high on your own supply right when it’s all about you you know
right when it’s all about you you know
right when it’s all about you you know like biggie says actually right or
like biggie says actually right or
like biggie says actually right or actually Scarface if you go back all the
actually Scarface if you go back all the
actually Scarface if you go back all the way to the original reference but you
way to the original reference but you
way to the original reference but you know that you can’t think that like
know that you can’t think that like
know that you can’t think that like you’re the only game in town that’s a
you’re the only game in town that’s a
you’re the only game in town that’s a really dangerous thought process man you
really dangerous thought process man you
really dangerous thought process man you know collaboration is good and it’s
know collaboration is good and it’s
know collaboration is good and it’s healthy and working with young cats that
healthy and working with young cats that
healthy and working with young cats that are coming up and they have their own
are coming up and they have their own
are coming up and they have their own revenge fantasies yo we could learn from
revenge fantasies yo we could learn from
revenge fantasies yo we could learn from that I’m not too old to learn man I’ve
that I’m not too old to learn man I’ve
that I’m not too old to learn man I’ve been going to school soon I might not
been going to school soon I might not
been going to school soon I might not have been in the classroom but schools
have been in the classroom but schools
have been in the classroom but schools come to me when you want to learn the
come to me when you want to learn the
come to me when you want to learn the school comes to you so and I am content
school comes to you so and I am content
school comes to you so and I am content being a student or you’ve had a lot of
being a student or you’ve had a lot of
being a student or you’ve had a lot of success with complex in a very short
success with complex in a very short
success with complex in a very short period of time when did you start it
period of time when did you start it
period of time when did you start it well it’s not really that short that’s
well it’s not really that short that’s
well it’s not really that short that’s what’s interesting it’s like 15 almost
what’s interesting it’s like 15 almost
what’s interesting it’s like 15 almost took you 15 years to become an overnight
took you 15 years to become an overnight
took you 15 years to become an overnight success Agassi and mm there’s no such
success Agassi and mm there’s no such
success Agassi and mm there’s no such thing as overnight yeah my the wait time
thing as overnight yeah my the wait time
thing as overnight yeah my the wait time I see this all the time this is one of
I see this all the time this is one of
I see this all the time this is one of the biggest American lie told ya
the biggest American lie told ya
the biggest American lie told ya overnight success yeah it’s a fallacy
overnight success yeah it’s a fallacy
overnight success yeah it’s a fallacy now I’m always auditioning yeah you know
now I’m always auditioning yeah you know
now I’m always auditioning yeah you know always don’t new like it’s always new
always don’t new like it’s always new
always don’t new like it’s always new you know it’s and you you know the
you know it’s and you you know the
you know it’s and you you know the minute you feel like you’ve arrived is a
minute you feel like you’ve arrived is a
minute you feel like you’ve arrived is a minute you you know you soften up and
minute you you know you soften up and
minute you you know you soften up and you can’t this I’ve had enough
you can’t this I’ve had enough
you can’t this I’ve had enough experiences in my career ups down
experiences in my career ups down
experiences in my career ups down sideways right and stay on that track
sideways right and stay on that track
sideways right and stay on that track and I think you know that’s why I’m at
and I think you know that’s why I’m at
and I think you know that’s why I’m at now am I you know profession I think
now am I you know profession I think
now am I you know profession I think both of us are like we’re just like
both of us are like we’re just like
both of us are like we’re just like let’s just go get it full steam ahead
let’s just go get it full steam ahead
let’s just go get it full steam ahead the first decade in my career I think I
the first decade in my career I think I
the first decade in my career I think I got more value out of that that kind of
got more value out of that that kind of
got more value out of that that kind of affirmation of being above average with
affirmation of being above average with
affirmation of being above average with my hands and with my creativity then you
my hands and with my creativity then you
my hands and with my creativity then you know then the actual cash I collected I
know then the actual cash I collected I
know then the actual cash I collected I reflect back on it I probably wanting to
reflect back on it I probably wanting to
reflect back on it I probably wanting to see whatever well no I I made good money
see whatever well no I I made good money
see whatever well no I I made good money but it’s funny like it’s even a 41 today
but it’s funny like it’s even a 41 today
but it’s funny like it’s even a 41 today there’s that line that says mania it’s
there’s that line that says mania it’s
there’s that line that says mania it’s like a line of madness that is just it’s
like a line of madness that is just it’s
like a line of madness that is just it’s AIT’s you in a way that just the
AIT’s you in a way that just the
AIT’s you in a way that just the transactional side of collecting stuff
transactional side of collecting stuff
transactional side of collecting stuff right filling your house up or more
right filling your house up or more
right filling your house up or more stuff more you know it fills you in a
stuff more you know it fills you in a
stuff more you know it fills you in a way that just pursuing the money can’t
way that just pursuing the money can’t
way that just pursuing the money can’t when you create wealth there’s like you
when you create wealth there’s like you
when you create wealth there’s like you could just create wealth or you can
could just create wealth or you can
could just create wealth or you can create wealth that matters and I and
create wealth that matters and I and
create wealth that matters and I and I’ve made a distinction in my life that
I’ve made a distinction in my life that
I’ve made a distinction in my life that that’s very important to me and when I
that’s very important to me and when I
that’s very important to me and when I take an inventory of the things that
take an inventory of the things that
take an inventory of the things that I’ve done they are can necessarily
I’ve done they are can necessarily
I’ve done they are can necessarily measure them in finite numbers of
measure them in finite numbers of
measure them in finite numbers of success of like dollars right that you
success of like dollars right that you
success of like dollars right that you can’t they some of the most impactful
can’t they some of the most impactful
can’t they some of the most impactful things you can’t necessarily measure
things you can’t necessarily measure
things you can’t necessarily measure with a dollar amount it’s more
with a dollar amount it’s more
with a dollar amount it’s more qualitative right it’s more like didn’t
qualitative right it’s more like didn’t
qualitative right it’s more like didn’t your stomach right it’s like a feeling
your stomach right it’s like a feeling
your stomach right it’s like a feeling thing and and they’re there you know
thing and and they’re there you know
thing and and they’re there you know there’s certainly things I’ve done that
there’s certainly things I’ve done that
there’s certainly things I’ve done that I’m really proud of that that probably
I’m really proud of that that probably
I’m really proud of that that probably excite me more than any material stuff
excite me more than any material stuff
excite me more than any material stuff for me inspiration is a is a journey it
for me inspiration is a is a journey it
for me inspiration is a is a journey it is not a destination
is not a destination
is not a destination okay it is a self you know motivated
okay it is a self you know motivated
okay it is a self you know motivated internally motivated process it’s not
internally motivated process it’s not
internally motivated process it’s not this glamorous thing it is mundane it is
this glamorous thing it is mundane it is
this glamorous thing it is mundane it is not something that just because you
not something that just because you
not something that just because you arrive at the gates of success that
arrive at the gates of success that
arrive at the gates of success that somehow has a new experience it’s
somehow has a new experience it’s
somehow has a new experience it’s different than when you were not not
different than when you were not not
different than when you were not not successful it is exactly the same I find
successful it is exactly the same I find
successful it is exactly the same I find inspiration on blank pages
inspiration on blank pages
inspiration on blank pages I found inspiration you know in my
I found inspiration you know in my
I found inspiration you know in my habits okay a moment of quiet that
habits okay a moment of quiet that
habits okay a moment of quiet that intimacy on a heavy bag alone sweating
intimacy on a heavy bag alone sweating
intimacy on a heavy bag alone sweating you know if it’s me and a kettlebell or
you know if it’s me and a kettlebell or
you know if it’s me and a kettlebell or me taking a walk and just breathing in
me taking a walk and just breathing in
me taking a walk and just breathing in okay literally breathing in I’m able to
okay literally breathing in I’m able to
okay literally breathing in I’m able to harvest inspiration I created a formula
harvest inspiration I created a formula
harvest inspiration I created a formula that I want to share for him not much
that I want to share for him not much
that I want to share for him not much much for math but this is the idea of a
much for math but this is the idea of a
much for math but this is the idea of a unique voice when you transform when you
unique voice when you transform when you
unique voice when you transform when you shed your skin the important thing to
shed your skin the important thing to
shed your skin the important thing to hold on to is your voice what have I
hold on to is your voice what have I
hold on to is your voice what have I done what am I most proud of in life
done what am I most proud of in life
done what am I most proud of in life besides my kids I’m the most proud of
besides my kids I’m the most proud of
besides my kids I’m the most proud of realizing and
realizing and
realizing and listening to despite all the voices my
listening to despite all the voices my
listening to despite all the voices my own voice and and trying to craft the
own voice and and trying to craft the
own voice and and trying to craft the unique voice I say that it’s what you do
unique voice I say that it’s what you do
unique voice I say that it’s what you do it’s action – fear okay / yourself how
it’s action – fear okay / yourself how
it’s action – fear okay / yourself how selfish or selfless are you this is the
selfish or selfless are you this is the
selfish or selfless are you this is the idea of unique voice try to break it
idea of unique voice try to break it
idea of unique voice try to break it down for you very simply if you’re
down for you very simply if you’re
down for you very simply if you’re fearful we know being fearful sucks I
fearful we know being fearful sucks I
fearful we know being fearful sucks I mean it immobilizes you it arrests you
mean it immobilizes you it arrests you
mean it immobilizes you it arrests you from expressing yourself right now being
from expressing yourself right now being
from expressing yourself right now being completely fearless you could be
completely fearless you could be
completely fearless you could be reckless but fear with purpose write to
reckless but fear with purpose write to
reckless but fear with purpose write to yourself – your voice is meaningful and
yourself – your voice is meaningful and
yourself – your voice is meaningful and that’s when you know real unique voices
that’s when you know real unique voices
that’s when you know real unique voices are emerge it’s not much not enough to
are emerge it’s not much not enough to
are emerge it’s not much not enough to just talk right like someone like oddly
just talk right like someone like oddly
just talk right like someone like oddly he didn’t just talk you tell you
he didn’t just talk you tell you
he didn’t just talk you tell you something doing and talking two
something doing and talking two
something doing and talking two different things
different things
different things action is the great equalizer okay we
action is the great equalizer okay we
action is the great equalizer okay we live at a time there’s so much noise so
live at a time there’s so much noise so
live at a time there’s so much noise so much chatter in the system people just
much chatter in the system people just
much chatter in the system people just you know a lot of people were really
you know a lot of people were really
you know a lot of people were really fearless ideas but they don’t act on it
fearless ideas but they don’t act on it
fearless ideas but they don’t act on it right that’s the dilemma and when you
right that’s the dilemma and when you
right that’s the dilemma and when you act on it you become a unique voice
act on it you become a unique voice
act on it you become a unique voice those are the voices they make monuments
those are the voices they make monuments
those are the voices they make monuments to self well you could either be really
to self well you could either be really
to self well you could either be really selfless like Gandhi who’s like one in a
selfless like Gandhi who’s like one in a
selfless like Gandhi who’s like one in a gazillion right like completely selfless
gazillion right like completely selfless
gazillion right like completely selfless or really selfish that even when you got
or really selfish that even when you got
or really selfish that even when you got everybody telling you everything you
everybody telling you everything you
everybody telling you everything you want to hear you still won’t listen to
want to hear you still won’t listen to
want to hear you still won’t listen to anyone but yourself that’s the worst
anyone but yourself that’s the worst
anyone but yourself that’s the worst type to be but there’s some balance
type to be but there’s some balance
type to be but there’s some balance itself there is a degree of selfishness
itself there is a degree of selfishness
itself there is a degree of selfishness that you have to kind of get to to
that you have to kind of get to to
that you have to kind of get to to filter the noise and establish your
filter the noise and establish your
filter the noise and establish your unique voice so you know this is the
unique voice so you know this is the
unique voice so you know this is the unique voices of a generation right this
unique voices of a generation right this
unique voices of a generation right this is how unique voices emerge young young
is how unique voices emerge young young
is how unique voices emerge young young boys that sell more records than you
boys that sell more records than you
boys that sell more records than you know Elvis right people that change the
know Elvis right people that change the
know Elvis right people that change the world
world
world that’s what unique voices are about man
that’s what unique voices are about man
that’s what unique voices are about man saying like Kanye and ade both two great
saying like Kanye and ade both two great
saying like Kanye and ade both two great guys from Illinois right so I challenge
guys from Illinois right so I challenge
guys from Illinois right so I challenge all of
all of
all of you each and every one of you from the
you each and every one of you from the
you each and every one of you from the inside out guts to the skin to the tape
inside out guts to the skin to the tape
inside out guts to the skin to the tape to the denture glue right figure out
to the denture glue right figure out
to the denture glue right figure out your unique voice nurture it
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glad that you enjoyed the read so thank
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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 word is
yourself and whatever your one word is
yourself and whatever your one word is much love I’ll see you soon
I am a brand I say you are a brand if
I am a brand I say you are a brand if you like it or not if you know it or not
you like it or not if you know it or not
you like it or not if you know it or not you know that some people are
you know that some people are
you know that some people are uncomfortable with that like if you two
uncomfortable with that like if you two
uncomfortable with that like if you two guys you know if M being Charlemagne or
guys you know if M being Charlemagne or
guys you know if M being Charlemagne or like Angela and Andy if you guys went to
like Angela and Andy if you guys went to
like Angela and Andy if you guys went to lunches let’s talk about our personal
lunches let’s talk about our personal
lunches let’s talk about our personal brands you probably would vomit on each
brands you probably would vomit on each
brands you probably would vomit on each other right because it’s such a like a
other right because it’s such a like a
other right because it’s such a like a sappy learning it seems so like
sappy learning it seems so like
sappy learning it seems so like patronizing to think about it but there
patronizing to think about it but there
patronizing to think about it but there is a best practice of like being honest
is a best practice of like being honest
is a best practice of like being honest and saying all right well let me take an
and saying all right well let me take an
and saying all right well let me take an honest inventory guts to the skin of
honest inventory guts to the skin of
honest inventory guts to the skin of what I’m composed of and is everything
what I’m composed of and is everything
what I’m composed of and is everything that I’m working on reflect that because
that I’m working on reflect that because
that I’m working on reflect that because that is your personal brand we’ve built
that is your personal brand we’ve built
that is your personal brand we’ve built like an entrepreneurial ecosystem there
like an entrepreneurial ecosystem there
like an entrepreneurial ecosystem there that’s really empowered a lot of
that’s really empowered a lot of
that’s really empowered a lot of independent thought leaders either video
independent thought leaders either video
independent thought leaders either video production or in blogging or in fashion
production or in blogging or in fashion
production or in blogging or in fashion and in independent music and for me
and in independent music and for me
and in independent music and for me looking at that pipe the pipe that that
looking at that pipe the pipe that that
looking at that pipe the pipe that that serves a lot of this content and it’s
serves a lot of this content and it’s
serves a lot of this content and it’s kind of it’s it’s kind of pursuit of
kind of it’s it’s kind of pursuit of
kind of it’s it’s kind of pursuit of excellence because it’s very easy to
excellence because it’s very easy to
excellence because it’s very easy to have gone the cheap route on it and we
have gone the cheap route on it and we
have gone the cheap route on it and we didn’t took the hard route I think
didn’t took the hard route I think
didn’t took the hard route I think that’s one of the great achievements
that’s one of the great achievements
that’s one of the great achievements somehow we think this notion of artist
somehow we think this notion of artist
somehow we think this notion of artist or creator culturally in plot is an
or creator culturally in plot is an
or creator culturally in plot is an indulgent notion it’s would
indulgent notion it’s would
indulgent notion it’s would self-indulgent self sillas optical
self-indulgent self sillas optical
self-indulgent self sillas optical people that kind of get to dress in all
people that kind of get to dress in all
people that kind of get to dress in all black and lean back and you know that
black and lean back and you know that
black and lean back and you know that get to be Moody and self-loathing right
get to be Moody and self-loathing right
get to be Moody and self-loathing right this is that we’re sloppy right um that
this is that we’re sloppy right um that
this is that we’re sloppy right um that we don’t necessarily have the you know
we don’t necessarily have the you know
we don’t necessarily have the you know we’re right brain right brain artists
we’re right brain right brain artists
we’re right brain right brain artists right brain don’t give them a
right brain don’t give them a
right brain don’t give them a spreadsheet or it’s just not for you
spreadsheet or it’s just not for you
spreadsheet or it’s just not for you right because as you get older maybe you
right because as you get older maybe you
right because as you get older maybe you lose perhaps some of that swag or that’s
lose perhaps some of that swag or that’s
lose perhaps some of that swag or that’s freedom that when you were in second
freedom that when you were in second
freedom that when you were in second grade where you just would raise your
grade where you just would raise your
grade where you just would raise your hand you know and say yes I am fact an
hand you know and say yes I am fact an
hand you know and say yes I am fact an artist we also think that this notion of
artist we also think that this notion of
artist we also think that this notion of creator and artist is divine right
creator and artist is divine right
creator and artist is divine right there’s some divine thing like this you
there’s some divine thing like this you
there’s some divine thing like this you know the famous Michelangelo image and
know the famous Michelangelo image and
know the famous Michelangelo image and then we struggle in commercializing it
then we struggle in commercializing it
then we struggle in commercializing it so we think that there’s a holy war but
so we think that there’s a holy war but
so we think that there’s a holy war but between creative and
between creative and
between creative and art and commerce and this inhibits our
art and commerce and this inhibits our
art and commerce and this inhibits our ability in our relationship with our art
ability in our relationship with our art
ability in our relationship with our art right so I challenge folks who perhaps
right so I challenge folks who perhaps
right so I challenge folks who perhaps don’t necessarily fancy themselves
don’t necessarily fancy themselves
don’t necessarily fancy themselves artists just because you can’t
artists just because you can’t
artists just because you can’t manipulate paint or sculpture music
manipulate paint or sculpture music
manipulate paint or sculpture music doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t
doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t
doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t problem-solve like an artist that you
problem-solve like an artist that you
problem-solve like an artist that you have to learn to in breath embrace the
have to learn to in breath embrace the
have to learn to in breath embrace the messiness of creation embrace the mess
messiness of creation embrace the mess
messiness of creation embrace the mess you know problem-solve like an artist
you know problem-solve like an artist
you know problem-solve like an artist give yourself more than 1%
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