good morning believe nation today’s message is be restless over you Nikesh
message is be restless over you Nikesh
message is be restless over you Nikesh Arora in my life I have always been
Arora in my life I have always been
Arora in my life I have always been Restless I’ve never been able to settle
Restless I’ve never been able to settle
Restless I’ve never been able to settle with status quo every time I felt that
with status quo every time I felt that
with status quo every time I felt that life is getting boring life of getting
life is getting boring life of getting
life is getting boring life of getting an exciting I decided to pick up and
an exciting I decided to pick up and
an exciting I decided to pick up and move and do something different and I’ve
move and do something different and I’ve
move and do something different and I’ve actually never had a plan
actually never had a plan
actually never had a plan so people I go speak at places people
so people I go speak at places people
so people I go speak at places people ask me so did you have all this chart it
ask me so did you have all this chart it
ask me so did you have all this chart it out and I’ve never had a plan chart it
out and I’ve never had a plan chart it
out and I’ve never had a plan chart it out I still don’t know what’s going to
out I still don’t know what’s going to
out I still don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow as long as you’re happy
happen tomorrow as long as you’re happy
happen tomorrow as long as you’re happy as long as you feel you’re making a
as long as you feel you’re making a
as long as you feel you’re making a difference as long as you feel that that
difference as long as you feel that that
difference as long as you feel that that your restlessness is getting satisfied
your restlessness is getting satisfied
your restlessness is getting satisfied which again is an oxymoron because once
which again is an oxymoron because once
which again is an oxymoron because once your restlessness gets satisfied you’re
your restlessness gets satisfied you’re
your restlessness gets satisfied you’re no longer restless and you have to be
no longer restless and you have to be
no longer restless and you have to be restless again
restless again
restless again so I always tried to be restless always
so I always tried to be restless always
so I always tried to be restless always try to do something different I grew up
try to do something different I grew up
try to do something different I grew up in this country I can ended up being an
in this country I can ended up being an
in this country I can ended up being an engineer decided I didn’t wanna lose
engineer decided I didn’t wanna lose
engineer decided I didn’t wanna lose efforts along which was a bad choice now
efforts along which was a bad choice now
efforts along which was a bad choice now that in Silicon Valley I realized I
that in Silicon Valley I realized I
that in Silicon Valley I realized I should have stuck to those guns but
should have stuck to those guns but
should have stuck to those guns but anyway decided to become a business
anyway decided to become a business
anyway decided to become a business person and decided to go to business
person and decided to go to business
person and decided to go to business school in the US I landed there with two
school in the US I landed there with two
school in the US I landed there with two suitcases and a pair of white socks
suitcases and a pair of white socks
suitcases and a pair of white socks which I still remember fondly but that’s
which I still remember fondly but that’s
which I still remember fondly but that’s part of my romanticizing again so from
part of my romanticizing again so from
part of my romanticizing again so from there on you know I graduated business
there on you know I graduated business
there on you know I graduated business school again I went to work in the
school again I went to work in the
school again I went to work in the financial industry when I was applying
financial industry when I was applying
financial industry when I was applying for jobs I was told that you don’t have
for jobs I was told that you don’t have
for jobs I was told that you don’t have enough finance so since I from then I
enough finance so since I from then I
enough finance so since I from then I went to go to more degrees in finance so
went to go to more degrees in finance so
went to go to more degrees in finance so every time I felt that I I’ve been
every time I felt that I I’ve been
every time I felt that I I’ve been challenged I’ve gone and picked up my
challenged I’ve gone and picked up my
challenged I’ve gone and picked up my bags and done something different so I
bags and done something different so I
bags and done something different so I got bored in Boston I picked up the same
got bored in Boston I picked up the same
got bored in Boston I picked up the same two bags and went to Germany and decided
two bags and went to Germany and decided
two bags and went to Germany and decided to work in Germany where I didn’t speak
to work in Germany where I didn’t speak
to work in Germany where I didn’t speak over the German and the average peer
over the German and the average peer
over the German and the average peer group was 50 years old right so there
group was 50 years old right so there
group was 50 years old right so there are many moments in our lives when we
are many moments in our lives when we
are many moments in our lives when we come to that point to realize what would
come to that point to realize what would
come to that point to realize what would have happened if I had gone the other
have happened if I had gone the other
have happened if I had gone the other way or what is the doors had shut sooner
way or what is the doors had shut sooner
way or what is the doors had shut sooner before you walked into the train and you
before you walked into the train and you
before you walked into the train and you can go back and think about those
can go back and think about those
can go back and think about those moments in life but it’s not about those
moments in life but it’s not about those
moments in life but it’s not about those moments is about the moments when you
moments is about the moments when you
moments is about the moments when you actually walk through the door I think
actually walk through the door I think
actually walk through the door I think entrepreneurs in general are pretty
entrepreneurs in general are pretty
entrepreneurs in general are pretty restless we are restless Bunch we are
restless we are restless Bunch we are
restless we are restless Bunch we are not satisfied with the status quo we
not satisfied with the status quo we
not satisfied with the status quo we want to change the way things are done
want to change the way things are done
want to change the way things are done you know we don’t like our boss we don’t
you know we don’t like our boss we don’t
you know we don’t like our boss we don’t like our job we don’t like the industry
like our job we don’t like the industry
like our job we don’t like the industry are in and instead of just complaining
are in and instead of just complaining
are in and instead of just complaining what do we do we make a change we do our
what do we do we make a change we do our
what do we do we make a change we do our own thing you want to be the change that
own thing you want to be the change that
own thing you want to be the change that we want to see in the world right that’s
we want to see in the world right that’s
we want to see in the world right that’s what we as entrepreneurs do and it’s why
what we as entrepreneurs do and it’s why
what we as entrepreneurs do and it’s why I believe every major problem in the
I believe every major problem in the
I believe every major problem in the world will be solved not by corporations
world will be solved not by corporations
world will be solved not by corporations not by charities – by entrepreneurs I
not by charities – by entrepreneurs I
not by charities – by entrepreneurs I think we hold the secret to every
think we hold the secret to every
think we hold the secret to every positive change it is coming in a big
positive change it is coming in a big
positive change it is coming in a big way and so I think restlessness helps us
way and so I think restlessness helps us
way and so I think restlessness helps us in two major ways and one is kind of
in two major ways and one is kind of
in two major ways and one is kind of hidden so the first is the decision to
hidden so the first is the decision to
hidden so the first is the decision to start right a lot of people have ideas a
start right a lot of people have ideas a
start right a lot of people have ideas a lot of people want to start a business
lot of people want to start a business
lot of people want to start a business not everybody does because they’re not
not everybody does because they’re not
not everybody does because they’re not restless enough they don’t want it badly
restless enough they don’t want it badly
restless enough they don’t want it badly enough right they’re safe they’re secure
enough right they’re safe they’re secure
enough right they’re safe they’re secure sure they’d like to have more money sure
sure they’d like to have more money sure
sure they’d like to have more money sure that I have a bigger impact but they
that I have a bigger impact but they
that I have a bigger impact but they have a nice job you’re making a nice
have a nice job you’re making a nice
have a nice job you’re making a nice money you know you have commitments and
money you know you have commitments and
money you know you have commitments and responsibilities and people who look
responsibilities and people who look
responsibilities and people who look after you know you can’t afford to go
after you know you can’t afford to go
after you know you can’t afford to go out and do that thing
out and do that thing
out and do that thing you’re not restless enough right too
you’re not restless enough right too
you’re not restless enough right too safe in your environment so you don’t
safe in your environment so you don’t
safe in your environment so you don’t ever do anything and that’s 90 percent
ever do anything and that’s 90 percent
ever do anything and that’s 90 percent of America right you wake up to a job
of America right you wake up to a job
of America right you wake up to a job that you hate and so the restlessness in
that you hate and so the restlessness in
that you hate and so the restlessness in entrepreneurs allows us to get started
entrepreneurs allows us to get started
entrepreneurs allows us to get started to pursue our vision to build a company
to pursue our vision to build a company
to pursue our vision to build a company to solve a problem to be fulfilled to
to solve a problem to be fulfilled to
to solve a problem to be fulfilled to help customers that’s what we do the
help customers that’s what we do the
help customers that’s what we do the second part of restlessness though I
second part of restlessness though I
second part of restlessness though I think is kind of a silent killer for a
think is kind of a silent killer for a
think is kind of a silent killer for a lot of entrepreneurs what happens in a
lot of entrepreneurs what happens in a
lot of entrepreneurs what happens in a lot of companies is we get bored of our
lot of companies is we get bored of our
lot of companies is we get bored of our company not something a lot of people
company not something a lot of people
company not something a lot of people talk about but it happens a lot happens
talk about but it happens a lot happens
talk about but it happens a lot happens to a lot of entrepreneurs they get bored
to a lot of entrepreneurs they get bored
to a lot of entrepreneurs they get bored they get tired why don’t you leave that
they get tired why don’t you leave that
they get tired why don’t you leave that job to start your company because it was
job to start your company because it was
job to start your company because it was boring because you weren’t learning
boring because you weren’t learning
boring because you weren’t learning because we weren’t growing because you
because we weren’t growing because you
because we weren’t growing because you weren’t having impact that you wanted to
weren’t having impact that you wanted to
weren’t having impact that you wanted to have and what ends up happening is at
have and what ends up happening is at
have and what ends up happening is at the start of the company started your
the start of the company started your
the start of the company started your new business everything is what you want
new business everything is what you want
new business everything is what you want to do start building your vision up and
to do start building your vision up and
to do start building your vision up and then somewhere along the line you have
then somewhere along the line you have
then somewhere along the line you have customers and there’s expectations and
customers and there’s expectations and
customers and there’s expectations and you found the things that will make you
you found the things that will make you
you found the things that will make you successful and so you keep doing those
successful and so you keep doing those
successful and so you keep doing those things right you find the path of
things right you find the path of
things right you find the path of success keep doing that thing repeat
success keep doing that thing repeat
success keep doing that thing repeat rinse and repeat rinse repeat rinse
rinse and repeat rinse repeat rinse
rinse and repeat rinse repeat rinse repeat make more right go go go
repeat make more right go go go
repeat make more right go go go challenges for someone who’s Restless
challenges for someone who’s Restless
challenges for someone who’s Restless what happens when you’re just copied and
what happens when you’re just copied and
what happens when you’re just copied and pasted in a copy
pasted in a copy
pasted in a copy paste and copy and paste you copy and
paste and copy and paste you copy and
paste and copy and paste you copy and paste
paste
paste you get bored you want to do the same
you get bored you want to do the same
you get bored you want to do the same thing all this why you left your job you
thing all this why you left your job you
thing all this why you left your job you don’t want to do the same thing over and
don’t want to do the same thing over and
don’t want to do the same thing over and over and over and over and over and over
over and over and over and over and over
over and over and over and over and over and over again at infinitum right you
and over again at infinitum right you
and over again at infinitum right you don’t want to do that and not enough
don’t want to do that and not enough
don’t want to do that and not enough entrepreneurs recognize that and so they
entrepreneurs recognize that and so they
entrepreneurs recognize that and so they end up in a spot where they hate their
end up in a spot where they hate their
end up in a spot where they hate their business where they just bought
business where they just bought
business where they just bought themselves a job understand I don’t want
themselves a job understand I don’t want
themselves a job understand I don’t want to do this anymore I’m going to start
to do this anymore I’m going to start
to do this anymore I’m going to start something new I want to sell this
something new I want to sell this
something new I want to sell this business on and move on to something
business on and move on to something
business on and move on to something else where the real trick to solving
else where the real trick to solving
else where the real trick to solving this problem is constant and
this problem is constant and
this problem is constant and never-ending restlessness and
never-ending restlessness and
never-ending restlessness and improvement in your business once you
improvement in your business once you
improvement in your business once you find what made you successful keep doing
find what made you successful keep doing
find what made you successful keep doing that and then try to beat it as you
that and then try to beat it as you
that and then try to beat it as you evolve and change and grow as a human
evolve and change and grow as a human
evolve and change and grow as a human being
being
being guess what you have to bring that to
guess what you have to bring that to
guess what you have to bring that to your business if you are evolving and
your business if you are evolving and
your business if you are evolving and changing and growing and your business
changing and growing and your business
changing and growing and your business is staying the same and doing always the
is staying the same and doing always the
is staying the same and doing always the same thing you are going to get bored
same thing you are going to get bored
same thing you are going to get bored there’ll be a point where you’ve grown
there’ll be a point where you’ve grown
there’ll be a point where you’ve grown so much that you don’t recognize your
so much that you don’t recognize your
so much that you don’t recognize your business at all you don’t want to be
business at all you don’t want to be
business at all you don’t want to be there anymore so you need to be
there anymore so you need to be
there anymore so you need to be constantly introducing restlessness into
constantly introducing restlessness into
constantly introducing restlessness into your business as you grow as you get new
your business as you grow as you get new
your business as you grow as you get new ideas as you evolve you need to bring
ideas as you evolve you need to bring
ideas as you evolve you need to bring that to your business immediately so
that to your business immediately so
that to your business immediately so that line doesn’t get too far apart so
that line doesn’t get too far apart so
that line doesn’t get too far apart so that you never get bored of your
that you never get bored of your
that you never get bored of your business my company has changed a lot
business my company has changed a lot
business my company has changed a lot since I first started there’s still been
since I first started there’s still been
since I first started there’s still been that passion for helping entrepreneurs
that passion for helping entrepreneurs
that passion for helping entrepreneurs but the execution has changed a lot I
but the execution has changed a lot I
but the execution has changed a lot I never thought it’d be doing YouTube I
never thought it’d be doing YouTube I
never thought it’d be doing YouTube I never wanted to write a book I never
never wanted to write a book I never
never wanted to write a book I never thought it’d be working with big brands
thought it’d be working with big brands
thought it’d be working with big brands and never thought people would offer me
and never thought people would offer me
and never thought people would offer me spots on their board of directors and
spots on their board of directors and
spots on their board of directors and ever thought I’d be investing in the
ever thought I’d be investing in the
ever thought I’d be investing in the company there’s none of this ever part
company there’s none of this ever part
company there’s none of this ever part of my plan when I started but if all I
of my plan when I started but if all I
of my plan when I started but if all I did was what I was doing when I started
did was what I was doing when I started
did was what I was doing when I started I would hate my comforter right now you
I would hate my comforter right now you
I would hate my comforter right now you need to evolve your business as you
need to evolve your business as you
need to evolve your business as you evolve yourself continue to be restless
evolve yourself continue to be restless
evolve yourself continue to be restless so the question today is I’m curious
so the question today is I’m curious
so the question today is I’m curious what are you Restless about right now
what are you Restless about right now
what are you Restless about right now leaving the comments below to Precure to
leaving the comments below to Precure to
leaving the comments below to Precure to find that I also want to give a quick
find that I also want to give a quick
find that I also want to give a quick shout out to Rick Vasquez Rick thank you
shout out to Rick Vasquez Rick thank you
shout out to Rick Vasquez Rick thank you so much for picking up a copy of my book
so much for picking up a copy of my book
so much for picking up a copy of my book here one word really really really means
here one word really really really means
here one word really really really means a lot to me man I appreciate the support
a lot to me man I appreciate the support
a lot to me man I appreciate the support I hope you’re enjoying the breeze so
I hope you’re enjoying the breeze so
I hope you’re enjoying the breeze so thank you guys again for watching I
thank you guys again for watching I
thank you guys again for watching I believe in you I hope you continue to
believe in you I hope you continue to
believe in you I hope you continue to believe in yourself and whatever your
believe in yourself and whatever your
believe in yourself and whatever your one word
one word
one word 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 events
tomorrow morning for another shot events
tomorrow morning for another shot events press
why do you still care enough to keep
why do you still care enough to keep your at a point in your life where you
your at a point in your life where you
your at a point in your life where you could go back you could do your month in
could go back you could do your month in
could go back you could do your month in Vegas and Florence Henderson could open
Vegas and Florence Henderson could open
Vegas and Florence Henderson could open up and you could go and hit a couple of
up and you could go and hit a couple of
up and you could go and hit a couple of balls and then some pinball why do you
balls and then some pinball why do you
balls and then some pinball why do you still care so much well I’m not
still care so much well I’m not
still care so much well I’m not comparing myself to any of these people
comparing myself to any of these people
comparing myself to any of these people believe me but you wouldn’t say to
believe me but you wouldn’t say to
believe me but you wouldn’t say to Picasso
Picasso
Picasso why are you got to put those brushes
why are you got to put those brushes
why are you got to put those brushes down they read in a canvas you’ve done
down they read in a canvas you’ve done
down they read in a canvas you’ve done it is not you I’m an entertainer first
it is not you I’m an entertainer first
it is not you I’m an entertainer first and foremost but there’s art involved
and foremost but there’s art involved
and foremost but there’s art involved here and an artist has an obligation to
here and an artist has an obligation to
here and an artist has an obligation to be on route to be going somewhere
be on route to be going somewhere
be on route to be going somewhere there’s a journey involved here and you
there’s a journey involved here and you
there’s a journey involved here and you don’t know where it is and that’s the
don’t know where it is and that’s the
don’t know where it is and that’s the fun so you’re always going to be seeking
fun so you’re always going to be seeking
fun so you’re always going to be seeking and looking and going and trying to
and looking and going and trying to
and looking and going and trying to challenge yourself so without sitting
challenge yourself so without sitting
challenge yourself so without sitting around thinking of that a lot it drives
around thinking of that a lot it drives
around thinking of that a lot it drives you in it and it keeps you trying to be
you in it and it keeps you trying to be
you in it and it keeps you trying to be fresh trying to be new trying to call on
fresh trying to be new trying to call on
fresh trying to be new trying to call on yourself calling yourself a little more
yourself calling yourself a little more
yourself calling yourself a little more it seems like you’re your man of
it seems like you’re your man of
it seems like you’re your man of extremes like you don’t just drum you
extremes like you don’t just drum you
extremes like you don’t just drum you drama on one of the largest kits there
drama on one of the largest kits there
drama on one of the largest kits there is you don’t just ride motorcycles you
is you don’t just ride motorcycles you
is you don’t just ride motorcycles you ride 50,000 miles I’m gonna cream us
ride 50,000 miles I’m gonna cream us
ride 50,000 miles I’m gonna cream us even when you describe your appetite for
even when you describe your appetite for
even when you describe your appetite for reading to it seems like if we’re ratios
reading to it seems like if we’re ratios
reading to it seems like if we’re ratios appetite for reading like I guess is it
appetite for reading like I guess is it
appetite for reading like I guess is it is that is that I guess is that what got
is that is that I guess is that what got
is that is that I guess is that what got you where you are as a drummer I would
you where you are as a drummer I would
you where you are as a drummer I would expect that it all comes down to a kind
expect that it all comes down to a kind
expect that it all comes down to a kind of restlessness because I when people
of restlessness because I when people
of restlessness because I when people talk about boredom for example I can
talk about boredom for example I can
talk about boredom for example I can honestly say I’ve never been bored for a
honestly say I’ve never been bored for a
honestly say I’ve never been bored for a second in my life but I’ve always found
second in my life but I’ve always found
second in my life but I’ve always found another way not to be like if I have to
another way not to be like if I have to
another way not to be like if I have to go to medical appointments I’m gonna
go to medical appointments I’m gonna
go to medical appointments I’m gonna bring a book with me so that waiting is
bring a book with me so that waiting is
bring a book with me so that waiting is not going to be a hardship but the early
not going to be a hardship but the early
not going to be a hardship but the early days of touring when all that dead time
days of touring when all that dead time
days of touring when all that dead time was hanging on me reading portable
was hanging on me reading portable
was hanging on me reading portable useful you know nurturing all that stuff
useful you know nurturing all that stuff
useful you know nurturing all that stuff so I think I come back you learn to
so I think I come back you learn to
so I think I come back you learn to adapt to your own personality and and
adapt to your own personality and and
adapt to your own personality and and the extremes to come in there to be I
the extremes to come in there to be I
the extremes to come in there to be I wanted to read every book ever written
wanted to read every book ever written
wanted to read every book ever written drumming wise my determination was more
drumming wise my determination was more
drumming wise my determination was more important than talent early on I think
important than talent early on I think
important than talent early on I think for most things you do have to have a
for most things you do have to have a
for most things you do have to have a bit of a knack but I had to work so hard
bit of a knack but I had to work so hard
bit of a knack but I had to work so hard to learn so many things but I was
to learn so many things but I was
to learn so many things but I was relentless in terms of determination and
relentless in terms of determination and
relentless in terms of determination and when traveling when I’ve got a day I am
when traveling when I’ve got a day I am
when traveling when I’ve got a day I am tempted by what’s the most excellent
tempted by what’s the most excellent
tempted by what’s the most excellent thing I can do which might be way too
thing I can do which might be way too
thing I can do which might be way too far way too long but I’m going to go for
far way too long but I’m going to go for
far way too long but I’m going to go for that because it’s the most excellent
that because it’s the most excellent
that because it’s the most excellent thing I can do and with writing that it
thing I can do and with writing that it
thing I can do and with writing that it just seems unstinting in the same way
just seems unstinting in the same way
just seems unstinting in the same way because
because
because I have a I just kind of know when I’ve
I have a I just kind of know when I’ve
I have a I just kind of know when I’ve done my best on it and maybe an editor
done my best on it and maybe an editor
done my best on it and maybe an editor can help make it better and maybe
can help make it better and maybe
can help make it better and maybe somebody else could have written it
somebody else could have written it
somebody else could have written it better but I have a good built-in sense
better but I have a good built-in sense
better but I have a good built-in sense of this is the best I can do all I want
of this is the best I can do all I want
of this is the best I can do all I want to do is have good scripts
to do is have good scripts
to do is have good scripts however they have to manifest themselves
however they have to manifest themselves
however they have to manifest themselves have you ever had an agenda have you
have you ever had an agenda have you
have you ever had an agenda have you ever been I never had a mindset I never
ever been I never had a mindset I never
ever been I never had a mindset I never have I never had like I’m I’m too
have I never had like I’m I’m too
have I never had like I’m I’m too Restless
Restless
Restless I couldn’t here’s what I uh I don’t know
I couldn’t here’s what I uh I don’t know
I couldn’t here’s what I uh I don’t know what I want to do but I know what I
what I want to do but I know what I
what I want to do but I know what I don’t want to do is that what I can
don’t want to do is that what I can
don’t want to do is that what I can answer the question like that I don’t
answer the question like that I don’t
answer the question like that I don’t want to do the same type of movie over
want to do the same type of movie over
want to do the same type of movie over and over again mm-hmm but I wouldn’t
and over again mm-hmm but I wouldn’t
and over again mm-hmm but I wouldn’t want to just be doing comedies I
want to just be doing comedies I
want to just be doing comedies I wouldn’t want to just be doing suspense
wouldn’t want to just be doing suspense
wouldn’t want to just be doing suspense movies or action movies I would mean I
movies or action movies I would mean I
movies or action movies I would mean I would that I mean I always want to like
would that I mean I always want to like
would that I mean I always want to like mix it up
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