hello everyone so welcome to another episode of unlocking lily it’s always
episode of unlocking lily it’s always
episode of unlocking lily it’s always been my dream to be a speaker and I quit
been my dream to be a speaker and I quit
been my dream to be a speaker and I quit my day job in order to work and mentor
my day job in order to work and mentor
my day job in order to work and mentor under Evansville time and all of you are
under Evansville time and all of you are
under Evansville time and all of you are coming along for the ride with me so in
coming along for the ride with me so in
coming along for the ride with me so in every episode I take on a different
every episode I take on a different
every episode I take on a different challenge that really sent my comfort
challenge that really sent my comfort
challenge that really sent my comfort zone all in order to help me grow as a
zone all in order to help me grow as a
zone all in order to help me grow as a speaker so my challenge this time is to
speaker so my challenge this time is to
speaker so my challenge this time is to take a deep dive into the three speakers
take a deep dive into the three speakers
take a deep dive into the three speakers that I resonated with the most so they
that I resonated with the most so they
that I resonated with the most so they are Tony Robbins Brittany Brown and
are Tony Robbins Brittany Brown and
are Tony Robbins Brittany Brown and simon Sinek I’m going to try to
simon Sinek I’m going to try to
simon Sinek I’m going to try to understand what are the things that they
understand what are the things that they
understand what are the things that they did to get to with you today as well as
did to get to with you today as well as
did to get to with you today as well as the important lessons that I learned
the important lessons that I learned
the important lessons that I learned from each one of them number one is Tony
from each one of them number one is Tony
from each one of them number one is Tony Robbins he’s an author speaker and a
Robbins he’s an author speaker and a
Robbins he’s an author speaker and a peak performance coach
so I’m Tony Robbins was only 17 years
so I’m Tony Robbins was only 17 years old he met a man by the name of Jim Rohn
old he met a man by the name of Jim Rohn
old he met a man by the name of Jim Rohn who was a motivational speaker
who was a motivational speaker
who was a motivational speaker so when Tony Robbins first got started
so when Tony Robbins first got started
so when Tony Robbins first got started he didn’t she tried to figure out
he didn’t she tried to figure out
he didn’t she tried to figure out everything on his own instead he went
everything on his own instead he went
everything on his own instead he went and mentored under Jim Rohn he what made
and mentored under Jim Rohn he what made
and mentored under Jim Rohn he what made Jim successful so that way he can apply
Jim successful so that way he can apply
Jim successful so that way he can apply the same actions and same be easier to
the same actions and same be easier to
the same actions and same be easier to himself as well some of the things miss
himself as well some of the things miss
himself as well some of the things miss Michelle taught me starting at age 25 I
Michelle taught me starting at age 25 I
Michelle taught me starting at age 25 I had a dear dear friend and mentor named
had a dear dear friend and mentor named
had a dear dear friend and mentor named Jim Rohn who was my teacher when I was
Jim Rohn who was my teacher when I was
Jim Rohn who was my teacher when I was 17 years old he’s somebody I sent out
17 years old he’s somebody I sent out
17 years old he’s somebody I sent out some videos I’ll probably attach some
some videos I’ll probably attach some
some videos I’ll probably attach some things to the city or another one about
things to the city or another one about
things to the city or another one about him just to honor him and his teachings
him just to honor him and his teachings
him just to honor him and his teachings but he gave me a way of looking at life
but he gave me a way of looking at life
but he gave me a way of looking at life and allowed me to not ask life would be
and allowed me to not ask life would be
and allowed me to not ask life would be easier but to ask could I be better
easier but to ask could I be better
easier but to ask could I be better he got me to realize that the secret to
he got me to realize that the secret to
he got me to realize that the secret to life was to work harder on myself than
life was to work harder on myself than
life was to work harder on myself than my job or anything else because then I’d
my job or anything else because then I’d
my job or anything else because then I’d have something to give people and he
have something to give people and he
have something to give people and he really shaped me and he just passed away
really shaped me and he just passed away
really shaped me and he just passed away and I was thinking wow I’m going to be
and I was thinking wow I’m going to be
and I was thinking wow I’m going to be 49 years old I met him when I was 17
49 years old I met him when I was 17
49 years old I met him when I was 17 think of the fact that my journey is
think of the fact that my journey is
think of the fact that my journey is just beginning and think of all the
just beginning and think of all the
just beginning and think of all the impact of just a couple ideas out of my
impact of just a couple ideas out of my
impact of just a couple ideas out of my life and I want to really continue to do
life and I want to really continue to do
life and I want to really continue to do that for you or anybody you care about
that for you or anybody you care about
that for you or anybody you care about so so after working and mentoring under
so so after working and mentoring under
so so after working and mentoring under Jim Rohn 20 Robbins went on to doing his
Jim Rohn 20 Robbins went on to doing his
Jim Rohn 20 Robbins went on to doing his own seminars as well but he didn’t get
own seminars as well but he didn’t get
own seminars as well but he didn’t get his actual breakthrough until he cured a
his actual breakthrough until he cured a
his actual breakthrough until he cured a woman from her lifelong snake phobia
woman from her lifelong snake phobia
woman from her lifelong snake phobia live on stage there’s a famous story
live on stage there’s a famous story
live on stage there’s a famous story about something up a god name but it was
about something up a god name but it was
about something up a god name but it was if somebody had some kind of phobia
if somebody had some kind of phobia
if somebody had some kind of phobia wilwayco a phobia and then for seven
wilwayco a phobia and then for seven
wilwayco a phobia and then for seven years and you did it in 15 minutes yeah
years and you did it in 15 minutes yeah
years and you did it in 15 minutes yeah and but what made my career was I was
and but what made my career was I was
and but what made my career was I was attacked by the psychiatrist on the
attacked by the psychiatrist on the
attacked by the psychiatrist on the radio saying you’re a liar you’re a
radio saying you’re a liar you’re a
radio saying you’re a liar you’re a charlatan people like you should not be
charlatan people like you should not be
charlatan people like you should not be allowed on the radio you can’t do this
allowed on the radio you can’t do this
allowed on the radio you can’t do this and so I was a real level frankly I was
and so I was a real level frankly I was
and so I was a real level frankly I was like in a space saying great are you a
like in a space saying great are you a
like in a space saying great are you a scientist if you are then test your
scientist if you are then test your
scientist if you are then test your hypothesis give me your patient I’ll be
hypothesis give me your patient I’ll be
hypothesis give me your patient I’ll be at the Holiday Inn tomorrow night so it
at the Holiday Inn tomorrow night so it
at the Holiday Inn tomorrow night so it was like the shootout and it was like a
was like the shootout and it was like a
was like the shootout and it was like a movie he brought her I wiped it out I
movie he brought her I wiped it out I
movie he brought her I wiped it out I wrapped the snake around her a phobia is
wrapped the snake around her a phobia is
wrapped the snake around her a phobia is an uncontrollable physical response to
an uncontrollable physical response to
an uncontrollable physical response to some stimulus you know it’s not just
some stimulus you know it’s not just
some stimulus you know it’s not just fear it’s shaking spitting and dangerous
fear it’s shaking spitting and dangerous
fear it’s shaking spitting and dangerous only funny worked on it for seven years
only funny worked on it for seven years
only funny worked on it for seven years so that became my signature was to
so that became my signature was to
so that became my signature was to challenge and then gradually I grew
challenge and then gradually I grew
challenge and then gradually I grew because I was really just trying to
because I was really just trying to
because I was really just trying to prove to everybody and myself as well
prove to everybody and myself as well
prove to everybody and myself as well that I was worthy rather than you know
that I was worthy rather than you know
that I was worthy rather than you know maturing a little bit and just knowing
maturing a little bit and just knowing
maturing a little bit and just knowing that there are skill sets that are
that there are skill sets that are
that there are skill sets that are valuable for everybody so what Tony
valuable for everybody so what Tony
valuable for everybody so what Tony Robbins taught me that success leaves
Robbins taught me that success leaves
Robbins taught me that success leaves Clues similar to what Tony Robbins did
Clues similar to what Tony Robbins did
Clues similar to what Tony Robbins did with Jim Brown is what I am doing with
with Jim Brown is what I am doing with
with Jim Brown is what I am doing with Evan which is why I quit my very safety
Evan which is why I quit my very safety
Evan which is why I quit my very safety very comfortable well-being day job
very comfortable well-being day job
very comfortable well-being day job spent full time hours with Evan even
spent full time hours with Evan even
spent full time hours with Evan even though a lot of our days are spent not
though a lot of our days are spent not
though a lot of our days are spent not talking to each other because we’re
talking to each other because we’re
talking to each other because we’re working on another project I do is I
working on another project I do is I
working on another project I do is I actually study everything that Evans
actually study everything that Evans
actually study everything that Evans does how does you set up this day how
does how does you set up this day how
does how does you set up this day how does the interact with people how does
does the interact with people how does
does the interact with people how does he problem-solve and everything else in
he problem-solve and everything else in
he problem-solve and everything else in between because I’m trying to look for
between because I’m trying to look for
between because I’m trying to look for clues myself and patterns and behaviors
clues myself and patterns and behaviors
clues myself and patterns and behaviors so that way I could write all of that to
so that way I could write all of that to
so that way I could write all of that to myself and achieves a similar kind of
myself and achieves a similar kind of
myself and achieves a similar kind of success that Evan has to the number two
success that Evan has to the number two
success that Evan has to the number two is Rene’s Brown she is an author speaker
is Rene’s Brown she is an author speaker
is Rene’s Brown she is an author speaker and a research professor so when Britney
and a research professor so when Britney
and a research professor so when Britney and brown started out on her journey as
and brown started out on her journey as
and brown started out on her journey as a researcher she quickly realized the
a researcher she quickly realized the
a researcher she quickly realized the importance of having the courage to show
importance of having the courage to show
importance of having the courage to show up and be seen vulnerability is not
up and be seen vulnerability is not
up and be seen vulnerability is not about winning it’s not about losing it’s
about winning it’s not about losing it’s
about winning it’s not about losing it’s about having the courage to show up and
about having the courage to show up and
about having the courage to show up and be seen it’s about willingness to say
be seen it’s about willingness to say
be seen it’s about willingness to say look I don’t have all the answers
look I don’t have all the answers
look I don’t have all the answers this is daring greatly for me I’m
this is daring greatly for me I’m
this is daring greatly for me I’m wearing false eyelashes
my biggest fear when they put them on
my biggest fear when they put them on was like am I going to get halfway
was like am I going to get halfway
was like am I going to get halfway through this thing and be like I do just
through this thing and be like I do just
through this thing and be like I do just rip the whole thing off that’s happen to
rip the whole thing off that’s happen to
rip the whole thing off that’s happen to me before
me before
me before Oh let’s rip them both off and there you
Oh let’s rip them both off and there you
Oh let’s rip them both off and there you are make it before the one you making it
are make it before the one you making it
are make it before the one you making it here today yeah so I mean I think you
here today yeah so I mean I think you
here today yeah so I mean I think you know people tell me all the time I don’t
know people tell me all the time I don’t
know people tell me all the time I don’t want to be vulnerable I don’t want to do
want to be vulnerable I don’t want to do
want to be vulnerable I don’t want to do this because I can’t bear this and I
this because I can’t bear this and I
this because I can’t bear this and I think being vulnerable feels dangerous
think being vulnerable feels dangerous
think being vulnerable feels dangerous and I think it feels scary and I think
and I think it feels scary and I think
and I think it feels scary and I think it is terrifying but I don’t think it’s
it is terrifying but I don’t think it’s
it is terrifying but I don’t think it’s as dangerous scary or terrifying as
as dangerous scary or terrifying as
as dangerous scary or terrifying as getting to the end of our lives and
getting to the end of our lives and
getting to the end of our lives and wondering what if I would have shown up
wondering what if I would have shown up
wondering what if I would have shown up what if I would have said has been added
what if I would have said has been added
what if I would have said has been added yeah yeah that to me is what daring
yeah yeah that to me is what daring
yeah yeah that to me is what daring greatly is the brené Brown continued to
greatly is the brené Brown continued to
greatly is the brené Brown continued to teach as well as do research at the
teach as well as do research at the
teach as well as do research at the University of Houston but it wasn’t
University of Houston but it wasn’t
University of Houston but it wasn’t until her popular TEDx talk the power
until her popular TEDx talk the power
until her popular TEDx talk the power vulnerability that received over 30
vulnerability that received over 30
vulnerability that received over 30 million views that kind of pulled her
million views that kind of pulled her
million views that kind of pulled her into the star that she is today
into the star that she is today
into the star that she is today what underpinned this shame this I’m not
what underpinned this shame this I’m not
what underpinned this shame this I’m not good enough which we all know that
good enough which we all know that
good enough which we all know that feeling
feeling
feeling I’m not blank enough I’m not thin enough
I’m not blank enough I’m not thin enough
I’m not blank enough I’m not thin enough rich enough beautiful and that’s smart
rich enough beautiful and that’s smart
rich enough beautiful and that’s smart enough promoted enough the thing that
enough promoted enough the thing that
enough promoted enough the thing that underpinned us was excruciating
underpinned us was excruciating
underpinned us was excruciating vulnerability this idea of an order for
vulnerability this idea of an order for
vulnerability this idea of an order for connection to happen we have to allow
connection to happen we have to allow
connection to happen we have to allow ourselves to be seen really seen and you
ourselves to be seen really seen and you
ourselves to be seen really seen and you know how I feel about vulnerability I
know how I feel about vulnerability I
know how I feel about vulnerability I hate vulnerability and so I thought this
hate vulnerability and so I thought this
hate vulnerability and so I thought this is my chance to beat it back with my
is my chance to beat it back with my
is my chance to beat it back with my measuring stick I’m going in I’m going
measuring stick I’m going in I’m going
measuring stick I’m going in I’m going to figure this stuff out I’m going to
to figure this stuff out I’m going to
to figure this stuff out I’m going to spend a year I’m going to totally
spend a year I’m going to totally
spend a year I’m going to totally deconstruct shame I’m going to
deconstruct shame I’m going to
deconstruct shame I’m going to understand how vulnerability work and
understand how vulnerability work and
understand how vulnerability work and I’m going to outsmart it so I was ready
I’m going to outsmart it so I was ready
I’m going to outsmart it so I was ready and I was really excited as you know
and I was really excited as you know
and I was really excited as you know it’s not going to turn out well
you know that so what Britney Brown
you know that so what Britney Brown taught me is that I need to have the
taught me is that I need to have the
taught me is that I need to have the courage to show up there’s so many
courage to show up there’s so many
courage to show up there’s so many things I’m afraid because I’m concerned
things I’m afraid because I’m concerned
things I’m afraid because I’m concerned that people are going to judge me and
that people are going to judge me and
that people are going to judge me and criticize me but the reality is I want
criticize me but the reality is I want
criticize me but the reality is I want to be a speaker I want to be able to
to be a speaker I want to be able to
to be a speaker I want to be able to inspire people through my work which
inspire people through my work which
inspire people through my work which means I need to get outside of my
means I need to get outside of my
means I need to get outside of my comfort zone and do the briefing and be
comfort zone and do the briefing and be
comfort zone and do the briefing and be courageous so what I’m going to do is
courageous so what I’m going to do is
courageous so what I’m going to do is I’m going to go into the biggest
I’m going to go into the biggest
I’m going to go into the biggest intersection in Toronto Yonge and Dundas
intersection in Toronto Yonge and Dundas
intersection in Toronto Yonge and Dundas Square and film in front of everyone
Square and film in front of everyone
Square and film in front of everyone even though I am so scared even thinking
even though I am so scared even thinking
even though I am so scared even thinking about to do it what I need to do because
about to do it what I need to do because
about to do it what I need to do because I need to be brave and have the courage
I need to be brave and have the courage
I need to be brave and have the courage to show up
to show up
to show up number three is simon Sinek he’s an
number three is simon Sinek he’s an
number three is simon Sinek he’s an author leadership guru and a speaker so
author leadership guru and a speaker so
author leadership guru and a speaker so simon Sinek first started out by owning
simon Sinek first started out by owning
simon Sinek first started out by owning his own business but he completely lost
his own business but he completely lost
his own business but he completely lost passion for what he did which caused him
passion for what he did which caused him
passion for what he did which caused him to look inward and to find his life and
to look inward and to find his life and
to look inward and to find his life and I realized I knew what I did it was good
I realized I knew what I did it was good
I realized I knew what I did it was good at it and I knew how I did it I could
at it and I knew how I did it I could
at it and I knew how I did it I could tell you what was different or special
tell you what was different or special
tell you what was different or special about the way I did things but I
about the way I did things but I
about the way I did things but I couldn’t tell you why I was doing it
couldn’t tell you why I was doing it
couldn’t tell you why I was doing it that was the missing piece you have to
that was the missing piece you have to
that was the missing piece you have to have all three I became obsessed with
have all three I became obsessed with
have all three I became obsessed with this thing called the why I figured out
this thing called the why I figured out
this thing called the why I figured out how to find my why and that restored my
how to find my why and that restored my
how to find my why and that restored my passion to levels I had never
passion to levels I had never
passion to levels I had never experienced before and more importantly
experienced before and more importantly
experienced before and more importantly I figured out how to help others find
I figured out how to help others find
I figured out how to help others find theirs and I did what anyone would do
theirs and I did what anyone would do
theirs and I did what anyone would do when you discover something beautiful
when you discover something beautiful
when you discover something beautiful you share with your friends and my
you share with your friends and my
you share with your friends and my friend started making crazy life changes
friend started making crazy life changes
friend started making crazy life changes themselves and they started finding
themselves and they started finding
themselves and they started finding happiness and passion that they’d never
happiness and passion that they’d never
happiness and passion that they’d never experienced before it was me solving my
experienced before it was me solving my
experienced before it was me solving my own problem that happened to help others
own problem that happened to help others
own problem that happened to help others sold it for them to when simon Sinek
sold it for them to when simon Sinek
sold it for them to when simon Sinek found his why he started helping friends
found his why he started helping friends
found his why he started helping friends and friends of friends find their wise
and friends of friends find their wise
and friends of friends find their wise as well but it wasn’t until his
as well but it wasn’t until his
as well but it wasn’t until his extremely popular TEDx talk start with
extremely popular TEDx talk start with
extremely popular TEDx talk start with why which has over 32 million views to
why which has over 32 million views to
why which has over 32 million views to date that launches career into becoming
date that launches career into becoming
date that launches career into becoming a best-selling author as well as a
a best-selling author as well as a
a best-selling author as well as a consultant to major companies around the
consultant to major companies around the
consultant to major companies around the world but if you don’t know why you do
world but if you don’t know why you do
world but if you don’t know why you do what you do and people respond to why
what you do and people respond to why
what you do and people respond to why you do which
you do which
you do which then how will anybody how will you ever
then how will anybody how will you ever
then how will anybody how will you ever get people to vote for your buy
get people to vote for your buy
get people to vote for your buy something from you or more importantly
something from you or more importantly
something from you or more importantly be loyal and want to be a part of what
be loyal and want to be a part of what
be loyal and want to be a part of what it is what that you do again the goal is
it is what that you do again the goal is
it is what that you do again the goal is not just as to sell people who need what
not just as to sell people who need what
not just as to sell people who need what you have the goal is to sell to people
you have the goal is to sell to people
you have the goal is to sell to people who believe what you believe what simon
who believe what you believe what simon
who believe what you believe what simon Sinek taught me is that I need to start
Sinek taught me is that I need to start
Sinek taught me is that I need to start with my why and my why is to inspire
with my why and my why is to inspire
with my why and my why is to inspire people to be extraordinary so going
people to be extraordinary so going
people to be extraordinary so going forward all the meetings I have all the
forward all the meetings I have all the
forward all the meetings I have all the interactions I have all the phone calls
interactions I have all the phone calls
interactions I have all the phone calls I have I’m going to start with my wife
I have I’m going to start with my wife
I have I’m going to start with my wife so over the next few weeks I’m going to
so over the next few weeks I’m going to
so over the next few weeks I’m going to be taking on different challenges based
be taking on different challenges based
be taking on different challenges based on the lessons that I learned from Tony
on the lessons that I learned from Tony
on the lessons that I learned from Tony Renee and Simon
Renee and Simon
Renee and Simon but Evan just gave me a surprise
but Evan just gave me a surprise
but Evan just gave me a surprise challenge I’m going to participate in my
challenge I’m going to participate in my
challenge I’m going to participate in my first corporate game which means that
first corporate game which means that
first corporate game which means that all of you are going to come behind the
all of you are going to come behind the
all of you are going to come behind the scenes in my first corporate event so
scenes in my first corporate event so
scenes in my first corporate event so the question of the day is what is that
the question of the day is what is that
the question of the day is what is that one lesson you learn from someone you
one lesson you learn from someone you
one lesson you learn from someone you look up to it could be an entrepreneur
look up to it could be an entrepreneur
look up to it could be an entrepreneur that you saw in Evans channel it could
that you saw in Evans channel it could
that you saw in Evans channel it could be a teacher it could be a family member
be a teacher it could be a family member
be a teacher it could be a family member I would love to know what that lesson is
I would love to know what that lesson is
I would love to know what that lesson is please leave in the comments below and I
please leave in the comments below and I
please leave in the comments below and I will join it on the discussion so I want
will join it on the discussion so I want
will join it on the discussion so I want to thank you guys for watching and I
to thank you guys for watching and I
to thank you guys for watching and I actually have a special shout out for
actually have a special shout out for
actually have a special shout out for Pavo Liu vaneau
Pavo Liu vaneau
Pavo Liu vaneau so powerful wrote in my last episode
so powerful wrote in my last episode
so powerful wrote in my last episode that this editing is ten times better
that this editing is ten times better
that this editing is ten times better than any TV show
than any TV show
than any TV show honestly Pavo thank you so much for the
honestly Pavo thank you so much for the
honestly Pavo thank you so much for the kind words and it’s actually our
kind words and it’s actually our
kind words and it’s actually our fabulous editor Christina that does an
fabulous editor Christina that does an
fabulous editor Christina that does an amazing job with all our videos so
amazing job with all our videos so
amazing job with all our videos so Christina high-five for a job well done
Christina high-five for a job well done
Christina high-five for a job well done hey Luis and thank you Bob so thank you
hey Luis and thank you Bob so thank you
hey Luis and thank you Bob so thank you so much for watching but more
so much for watching but more
so much for watching but more importantly being on this journey with
importantly being on this journey with
importantly being on this journey with me when I first started out I really
me when I first started out I really
me when I first started out I really didn’t know what to expect but all the
didn’t know what to expect but all the
didn’t know what to expect but all the love and encouragement just kept on
love and encouragement just kept on
love and encouragement just kept on pouring in that gave me the courage to
pouring in that gave me the courage to
pouring in that gave me the courage to keep going on I couldn’t ask for a
keep going on I couldn’t ask for a
keep going on I couldn’t ask for a better community than the leaf nation to
better community than the leaf nation to
better community than the leaf nation to be part of this so once again thank you
be part of this so once again thank you
be part of this so once again thank you thank you so much I am so grateful I’ll
thank you so much I am so grateful I’ll
thank you so much I am so grateful I’ll see you very very soon
see you very very soon
see you very very soon you
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