good morning believe nation its Evan my one word is believe and I believe in
one word is believe and I believe in
one word is believe and I believe in people more than they believe in
people more than they believe in
people more than they believe in themselves and my sincere hope is that
themselves and my sincere hope is that
themselves and my sincere hope is that if you see in yourself what I see in you
if you see in yourself what I see in you
if you see in yourself what I see in you you’ll be able to change the planet so
you’ll be able to change the planet so
you’ll be able to change the planet so to help you in your journey today’s
to help you in your journey today’s
to help you in your journey today’s messages show up over to you brené
messages show up over to you brené
messages show up over to you brené Brown my story is that I’m I am a
Brown my story is that I’m I am a
Brown my story is that I’m I am a researcher and I never thought I would
researcher and I never thought I would
researcher and I never thought I would have a big public career and so I did a
have a big public career and so I did a
have a big public career and so I did a TED talk that went very viral and in the
TED talk that went very viral and in the
TED talk that went very viral and in the wake of that I was kind of everywhere
wake of that I was kind of everywhere
wake of that I was kind of everywhere for a couple of months on every cnn.com
for a couple of months on every cnn.com
for a couple of months on every cnn.com NPR it was everywhere and something I
NPR it was everywhere and something I
NPR it was everywhere and something I wasn’t used to and the marching orders
wasn’t used to and the marching orders
wasn’t used to and the marching orders from my therapist and my husband were do
from my therapist and my husband were do
from my therapist and my husband were do not read the comments online so I read
not read the comments online so I read
not read the comments online so I read all the comments online it’s a one
all the comments online it’s a one
all the comments online it’s a one morning I woke up and there were two or
morning I woke up and there were two or
morning I woke up and there were two or three new articles out and I started
three new articles out and I started
three new articles out and I started reading the comments and they were
reading the comments and they were
reading the comments and they were devastating they weren’t about my work
devastating they weren’t about my work
devastating they weren’t about my work they were about me they were super
they were about me they were super
they were about me they were super personal and they were the things that
personal and they were the things that
personal and they were the things that created people play in their mind and
created people play in their mind and
created people play in their mind and then give up doing what they really want
then give up doing what they really want
then give up doing what they really want to do like if I asked every single one
to do like if I asked every single one
to do like if I asked every single one of you you would try what would you try
of you you would try what would you try
of you you would try what would you try if you knew people would never say this
if you knew people would never say this
if you knew people would never say this about you what would that what would
about you what would that what would
about you what would that what would this be
this be
this be it would those were the comments that
it would those were the comments that
it would those were the comments that morning
morning
morning of course she embraces imperfection what
of course she embraces imperfection what
of course she embraces imperfection what choice does she have look what look at
choice does she have look what look at
choice does she have look what look at how she looks I feel sorry for her kids
how she looks I feel sorry for her kids
how she looks I feel sorry for her kids less research more Botox just mean
less research more Botox just mean
less research more Botox just mean personal attacks the things that really
personal attacks the things that really
personal attacks the things that really up until that moment had inspired me to
up until that moment had inspired me to
up until that moment had inspired me to stay very small in my life in my career
stay very small in my life in my career
stay very small in my life in my career just so I could avoid those things
just so I could avoid those things
just so I could avoid those things so that morning Steven the kids leave I
so that morning Steven the kids leave I
so that morning Steven the kids leave I stay home I get on the couch and I watch
stay home I get on the couch and I watch
stay home I get on the couch and I watch eight hours of Downton Abbey and when
eight hours of Downton Abbey and when
eight hours of Downton Abbey and when it’s over I don’t want to turn off
it’s over I don’t want to turn off
it’s over I don’t want to turn off Downton Abbey because I then because the
Downton Abbey because I then because the
Downton Abbey because I then because the minute you turn off Downton Abbey then
minute you turn off Downton Abbey then
minute you turn off Downton Abbey then it’s like soccer practice and dinner and
it’s like soccer practice and dinner and
it’s like soccer practice and dinner and back to the mean people and maybe should
back to the mean people and maybe should
back to the mean people and maybe should I get motox and maybe you know maybe if
I get motox and maybe you know maybe if
I get motox and maybe you know maybe if I stand still when I talk so I get my
I stand still when I talk so I get my
I stand still when I talk so I get my laptop and I do a search for who was
laptop and I do a search for who was
laptop and I do a search for who was president in the United States during
president in the United States during
president in the United States during the Downton Abbey era have you ever done
the Downton Abbey era have you ever done
the Downton Abbey era have you ever done that like you you’re numbing with TV or
that like you you’re numbing with TV or
that like you you’re numbing with TV or movie and so when it’s over you just
movie and so when it’s over you just
movie and so when it’s over you just like stay in that space by like learning
like stay in that space by like learning
like stay in that space by like learning more about the actors and what’s going
more about the actors and what’s going
more about the actors and what’s going on I’ve been doing this long enough to
on I’ve been doing this long enough to
on I’ve been doing this long enough to know this is like you’re laughing with
know this is like you’re laughing with
know this is like you’re laughing with me
me
me so I put it in and Theodore Roosevelt
so I put it in and Theodore Roosevelt
so I put it in and Theodore Roosevelt comes up and a quote comes up and I read
comes up and a quote comes up and I read
comes up and a quote comes up and I read it and this is what it says it’s a quote
it and this is what it says it’s a quote
it and this is what it says it’s a quote from a speech that he gave in the early
from a speech that he gave in the early
from a speech that he gave in the early nineteen hundred’s of the Sorbonne and a
nineteen hundred’s of the Sorbonne and a
nineteen hundred’s of the Sorbonne and a lot of people call them in the arena
lot of people call them in the arena
lot of people call them in the arena speech and this is the passage that
speech and this is the passage that
speech and this is the passage that changed changes my life it’s not the
changed changes my life it’s not the
changed changes my life it’s not the critic who counts it’s not the man who
critic who counts it’s not the man who
critic who counts it’s not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles
points out how the strong man stumbles
points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of Deeds could have
or where the doer of Deeds could have
or where the doer of Deeds could have done it better the credit belongs to the
done it better the credit belongs to the
done it better the credit belongs to the person who’s actually in the arena whose
person who’s actually in the arena whose
person who’s actually in the arena whose face is marred with blood and sweat and
face is marred with blood and sweat and
face is marred with blood and sweat and dust who at the best in the end knows
dust who at the best in the end knows
dust who at the best in the end knows the triumph of high achievement and who
the triumph of high achievement and who
the triumph of high achievement and who at worst if he fails he fails daring
at worst if he fails he fails daring
at worst if he fails he fails daring greatly so the moment that I read that I
greatly so the moment that I read that I
greatly so the moment that I read that I closed my laptop and this is what
closed my laptop and this is what
closed my laptop and this is what shifted in me three huge things first I
shifted in me three huge things first I
shifted in me three huge things first I spent the last 12 years studying
spent the last 12 years studying
spent the last 12 years studying vulnerability and that quote was
vulnerability and that quote was
vulnerability and that quote was everything I know about vulnerability it
everything I know about vulnerability it
everything I know about vulnerability it is not about winning it’s not about
is not about winning it’s not about
is not about winning it’s not about losing it’s about showing up and being
losing it’s about showing up and being
losing it’s about showing up and being seen the second thing this is who I want
seen the second thing this is who I want
seen the second thing this is who I want to be I want to create I want to make
to be I want to create I want to make
to be I want to create I want to make things that didn’t exist before I touch
things that didn’t exist before I touch
things that didn’t exist before I touch them I want to show up and be seen in my
them I want to show up and be seen in my
them I want to show up and be seen in my work and in my life
work and in my life
work and in my life and if you’re going to show up and be
and if you’re going to show up and be
and if you’re going to show up and be seen there is only one guarantee and
seen there is only one guarantee and
seen there is only one guarantee and that is you will get your ass kicked
that is you will get your ass kicked
that is you will get your ass kicked that is the guarantee that’s the only
that is the guarantee that’s the only
that is the guarantee that’s the only certainty you have if you’re gonna go in
certainty you have if you’re gonna go in
certainty you have if you’re gonna go in the arena and spend any time in there
the arena and spend any time in there
the arena and spend any time in there whatsoever especially if you’ve
whatsoever especially if you’ve
whatsoever especially if you’ve committed to creating in your life you
committed to creating in your life you
committed to creating in your life you will get your ass kicked so you have to
will get your ass kicked so you have to
will get your ass kicked so you have to decide at that moment I think for all of
decide at that moment I think for all of
decide at that moment I think for all of us if courage is a value that we hold
us if courage is a value that we hold
us if courage is a value that we hold this is a consequence you can’t avoid it
this is a consequence you can’t avoid it
this is a consequence you can’t avoid it the third thing which really set me free
the third thing which really set me free
the third thing which really set me free and I think Steve my husband would argue
and I think Steve my husband would argue
and I think Steve my husband would argue has made me somewhat dangerous is kind
has made me somewhat dangerous is kind
has made me somewhat dangerous is kind of a new philosophy about criticism
of a new philosophy about criticism
of a new philosophy about criticism which is this if you’re not in the arena
which is this if you’re not in the arena
which is this if you’re not in the arena also getting your ass kicked I’m not
also getting your ass kicked I’m not
also getting your ass kicked I’m not interested in your feedback one of the
interested in your feedback one of the
interested in your feedback one of the hardest parts of all being an
hardest parts of all being an
hardest parts of all being an entrepreneur is you put your idea out
entrepreneur is you put your idea out
entrepreneur is you put your idea out there and it gets rejected it doesn’t
there and it gets rejected it doesn’t
there and it gets rejected it doesn’t work you know much more worrisome than
work you know much more worrisome than
work you know much more worrisome than failing for people is failing in front
failing for people is failing in front
failing for people is failing in front of other people to have this new product
of other people to have this new product
of other people to have this new product you create a new service you create and
you create a new service you create and
you create a new service you create and you put it out there and in you don’t
you put it out there and in you don’t
you put it out there and in you don’t get customers or even worse you know
get customers or even worse you know
get customers or even worse you know your friends and your family or people
your friends and your family or people
your friends and your family or people around you tell you that it’s never
around you tell you that it’s never
around you tell you that it’s never gonna work out and then a doesn’t and
gonna work out and then a doesn’t and
gonna work out and then a doesn’t and then you failed in front of them and
then you failed in front of them and
then you failed in front of them and most people are so afraid of that
most people are so afraid of that
most people are so afraid of that failure of failing in front of people
failure of failing in front of people
failure of failing in front of people that they care about that they don’t do
that they care about that they don’t do
that they care about that they don’t do anything because you have this plan this
anything because you have this plan this
anything because you have this plan this thing that you want to do this high
thing that you want to do this high
thing that you want to do this high grade idea that you think is gonna
grade idea that you think is gonna
grade idea that you think is gonna change your life and help the people
change your life and help the people
change your life and help the people around you but because it may not work
around you but because it may not work
around you but because it may not work out because you don’t have the certainty
out because you don’t have the certainty
out because you don’t have the certainty that it’s gonna work you play small and
that it’s gonna work you play small and
that it’s gonna work you play small and you don’t do anything about it and there
you don’t do anything about it and there
you don’t do anything about it and there has to be a point that you decide
has to be a point that you decide
has to be a point that you decide whether you are going to live according
whether you are going to live according
whether you are going to live according to your own expectations or somebody
to your own expectations or somebody
to your own expectations or somebody else’s like how long are you willing to
else’s like how long are you willing to
else’s like how long are you willing to let other people’s opinions and
let other people’s opinions and
let other people’s opinions and perspective of you hold you back from
perspective of you hold you back from
perspective of you hold you back from doing the thing that you want to do a
doing the thing that you want to do a
doing the thing that you want to do a lot of times those perspectives and
lot of times those perspectives and
lot of times those perspectives and opinions will be wrong a lot of times
opinions will be wrong a lot of times
opinions will be wrong a lot of times your friends and family are actually
your friends and family are actually
your friends and family are actually cheering you on you still just don’t
cheering you on you still just don’t
cheering you on you still just don’t want to fail in front of other people
want to fail in front of other people
want to fail in front of other people but sometimes it may be true sometimes
but sometimes it may be true sometimes
but sometimes it may be true sometimes your uncle Joe will say you’re never
your uncle Joe will say you’re never
your uncle Joe will say you’re never gonna make it look at you look
gonna make it look at you look
gonna make it look at you look in your background and your family how
in your background and your family how
in your background and your family how much money you have your you don’t have
much money you have your you don’t have
much money you have your you don’t have the skills to do that and he may be
the skills to do that and he may be
the skills to do that and he may be right but you won’t know until you
right but you won’t know until you
right but you won’t know until you actually go and test it and I relate and
actually go and test it and I relate and
actually go and test it and I relate and I resonate in my first business when I
I resonate in my first business when I
I resonate in my first business when I was making $300 a month I turned down
was making $300 a month I turned down
was making $300 a month I turned down the high-paying jobs that I thought I
the high-paying jobs that I thought I
the high-paying jobs that I thought I wanted that my friends all wanted and I
wanted that my friends all wanted and I
wanted that my friends all wanted and I was too embarrassed and ashamed to tell
was too embarrassed and ashamed to tell
was too embarrassed and ashamed to tell my friends that I had no money that I
my friends that I had no money that I
my friends that I had no money that I couldn’t go out to beer and grab you
couldn’t go out to beer and grab you
couldn’t go out to beer and grab you know grab beer and pizza with them and I
know grab beer and pizza with them and I
know grab beer and pizza with them and I had to pick one thing a month that I
had to pick one thing a month that I
had to pick one thing a month that I could go to because that’s all they
could go to because that’s all they
could go to because that’s all they could afford but I was too embarrassed
could afford but I was too embarrassed
could afford but I was too embarrassed in the shame to tell them when they
in the shame to tell them when they
in the shame to tell them when they asked how I was doing I would say I’m
asked how I was doing I would say I’m
asked how I was doing I would say I’m you know I’m living the entrepreneur
you know I’m living the entrepreneur
you know I’m living the entrepreneur lifestyle everything’s great I’m just
lifestyle everything’s great I’m just
lifestyle everything’s great I’m just hustling hard I’m working and working
hustling hard I’m working and working
hustling hard I’m working and working but really I was just I couldn’t afford
but really I was just I couldn’t afford
but really I was just I couldn’t afford to go out and I’m sure if I actually
to go out and I’m sure if I actually
to go out and I’m sure if I actually told them that they would understand and
told them that they would understand and
told them that they would understand and do it have my back and they would have
do it have my back and they would have
do it have my back and they would have been supportive and encouraging maybe
been supportive and encouraging maybe
been supportive and encouraging maybe some of them would harass me but I think
some of them would harass me but I think
some of them would harass me but I think net net net they would have supported me
net net net they would have supported me
net net net they would have supported me and that would have actually been really
and that would have actually been really
and that would have actually been really helpful to me because at the time I was
helpful to me because at the time I was
helpful to me because at the time I was dealing with everything by myself just
dealing with everything by myself just
dealing with everything by myself just trying to internalize everything and to
trying to internalize everything and to
trying to internalize everything and to the outside world be seen as a success I
the outside world be seen as a success I
the outside world be seen as a success I think about my friend who really wanted
think about my friend who really wanted
think about my friend who really wanted to get in front of a camera he was a guy
to get in front of a camera he was a guy
to get in front of a camera he was a guy who was behind the camera all the time
who was behind the camera all the time
who was behind the camera all the time and he wanted to be in front of the
and he wanted to be in front of the
and he wanted to be in front of the camera and one day I I forced him I
camera and one day I I forced him I
camera and one day I I forced him I pushed him to be in front of the camera
pushed him to be in front of the camera
pushed him to be in front of the camera and and I asked him why are you so
and and I asked him why are you so
and and I asked him why are you so afraid to be in front of the camera you
afraid to be in front of the camera you
afraid to be in front of the camera you want to do this like you want to spread
want to do this like you want to spread
want to do this like you want to spread a message why are you so afraid to get
a message why are you so afraid to get
a message why are you so afraid to get in front of the camera and he was
in front of the camera and he was
in front of the camera and he was worried about what his friends would say
worried about what his friends would say
worried about what his friends would say on Facebook if they saw a video of him
on Facebook if they saw a video of him
on Facebook if they saw a video of him his words it’d be a negative vibe is
his words it’d be a negative vibe is
his words it’d be a negative vibe is word they wouldn’t support him and so I
word they wouldn’t support him and so I
word they wouldn’t support him and so I did something dramatic
did something dramatic
did something dramatic you know I filmed him I said okay enough
you know I filmed him I said okay enough
you know I filmed him I said okay enough of this we’re gonna we’re gonna film you
of this we’re gonna we’re gonna film you
of this we’re gonna we’re gonna film you we’re gonna put you in front of the
we’re gonna put you in front of the
we’re gonna put you in front of the camera
camera
camera and put it in front of the camera and he
and put it in front of the camera and he
and put it in front of the camera and he shared his message and then I posted the
shared his message and then I posted the
shared his message and then I posted the video and I posted it to Facebook and I
video and I posted it to Facebook and I
video and I posted it to Facebook and I tagged him and I contacted his wife and
tagged him and I contacted his wife and
tagged him and I contacted his wife and I had her contact all of his friends who
I had her contact all of his friends who
I had her contact all of his friends who I didn’t have as mutual friends and say
I didn’t have as mutual friends and say
I didn’t have as mutual friends and say hey watch his video and something
hey watch his video and something
hey watch his video and something amazing happened all of his friends were
amazing happened all of his friends were
amazing happened all of his friends were super supportive we’re encouraging him
super supportive we’re encouraging him
super supportive we’re encouraging him we’re cheering him on where he thought
we’re cheering him on where he thought
we’re cheering him on where he thought there’d be this negative buzz negative
there’d be this negative buzz negative
there’d be this negative buzz negative vibe
vibe
vibe judgment a lot of negativity and it was
judgment a lot of negativity and it was
judgment a lot of negativity and it was the exact opposite they supported him
the exact opposite they supported him
the exact opposite they supported him and wanted him to go and have success
and wanted him to go and have success
and wanted him to go and have success and when he saw that difference that
and when he saw that difference that
and when he saw that difference that sparked a shift for him and then he
sparked a shift for him and then he
sparked a shift for him and then he started getting in front of the camera
started getting in front of the camera
started getting in front of the camera and he’s been unafraid to get in front
and he’s been unafraid to get in front
and he’s been unafraid to get in front of the camera ever since he’s create a
of the camera ever since he’s create a
of the camera ever since he’s create a lot of interviews a lot of different
lot of interviews a lot of different
lot of interviews a lot of different videos a lot of moving videos some with
videos a lot of moving videos some with
videos a lot of moving videos some with me some with others where now he enjoys
me some with others where now he enjoys
me some with others where now he enjoys being in front of the camera just
being in front of the camera just
being in front of the camera just because he was living according to what
because he was living according to what
because he was living according to what he thought his friends would think and
he thought his friends would think and
he thought his friends would think and experiencing their support and kind of
experiencing their support and kind of
experiencing their support and kind of being pushed into the limelight made
being pushed into the limelight made
being pushed into the limelight made that shift for him but it’s not I was
that shift for him but it’s not I was
that shift for him but it’s not I was gonna work out like that sometimes you
gonna work out like that sometimes you
gonna work out like that sometimes you will fall flat on your face sometimes
will fall flat on your face sometimes
will fall flat on your face sometimes people may laugh at you sometimes the
people may laugh at you sometimes the
people may laugh at you sometimes the people in your network will tell you
people in your network will tell you
people in your network will tell you that you suck and that you’re never
that you suck and that you’re never
that you suck and that you’re never gonna be a success you just have to
gonna be a success you just have to
gonna be a success you just have to decide at what point in your life are
decide at what point in your life are
decide at what point in your life are you gonna show up and do the thing that
you gonna show up and do the thing that
you gonna show up and do the thing that you want to do and get a result and just
you want to do and get a result and just
you want to do and get a result and just see if it works versus just sitting in
see if it works versus just sitting in
see if it works versus just sitting in your head all day wishing you could do
your head all day wishing you could do
your head all day wishing you could do something but being afraid because of
something but being afraid because of
something but being afraid because of other people’s expectations and
other people’s expectations and
other people’s expectations and perceptions at some point you have to
perceptions at some point you have to
perceptions at some point you have to say I’ve had it up I don’t care what you
say I’ve had it up I don’t care what you
say I’ve had it up I don’t care what you guys think I’m gonna go out and do it
guys think I’m gonna go out and do it
guys think I’m gonna go out and do it because I need to prove to myself that I
because I need to prove to myself that I
because I need to prove to myself that I can or at least I need to certainly that
can or at least I need to certainly that
can or at least I need to certainly that I can so the question of the day today
I can so the question of the day today
I can so the question of the day today is I’m curious what has prevented you
is I’m curious what has prevented you
is I’m curious what has prevented you from truly showing up from really
from truly showing up from really
from truly showing up from really releasing the message or the product or
releasing the message or the product or
releasing the message or the product or service or the business that you have
service or the business that you have
service or the business that you have inside you what has prevented you from
inside you what has prevented you from
inside you what has prevented you from really going all at it what are you so
really going all at it what are you so
really going all at it what are you so afraid of leave it down in the comments
afraid of leave it down in the comments
afraid of leave it down in the comments below really curious to find out and if
below really curious to find out and if
below really curious to find out and if you leave a comment within the first
you leave a comment within the first
you leave a comment within the first couple hours of the video going live you
couple hours of the video going live you
couple hours of the video going live you have a good chance of winning one of our
have a good chance of winning one of our
have a good chance of winning one of our two you
two you
two you I also want to give a quick shout out to
I also want to give a quick shout out to
I also want to give a quick shout out to mary mary thank you so much you’re
mary mary thank you so much you’re
mary mary thank you so much you’re picking up a cup of my book your one
picking up a cup of my book your one
picking up a cup of my book your one word and taking that picture it looks
word and taking that picture it looks
word and taking that picture it looks great leaning up against your laptop i
great leaning up against your laptop i
great leaning up against your laptop i hope you enjoyed the book and i really
hope you enjoyed the book and i really
hope you enjoyed the book and i really appreciate your support thank you guys
appreciate your support thank you guys
appreciate your support thank you guys again for watching I believe in you I
again for watching I believe in you I
again for watching I believe in you I hope you continue to believe in yourself
hope you continue to believe in yourself
hope you continue to believe in yourself and whatever your one word is much love
and whatever your one word is much love
and whatever your one word is much love and I’ll see you again tomorrow morning
and I’ll see you again tomorrow morning
and I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot of an espresso
I had a path I knew what my path was my
I had a path I knew what my path was my path was to become what I am right now
path was to become what I am right now
path was to become what I am right now now I lost sight of it in an interesting
now I lost sight of it in an interesting
now I lost sight of it in an interesting sort of way or I won about it in a
sort of way or I won about it in a
sort of way or I won about it in a wayward path but fortunately for me all
wayward path but fortunately for me all
wayward path but fortunately for me all all the all the getting hide the
all the all the getting hide the
all the all the getting hide the drinking the drugs and everything else I
drinking the drugs and everything else I
drinking the drugs and everything else I did I showed up at the theater every day
did I showed up at the theater every day
did I showed up at the theater every day I did plays ripped out of my mind I
I did plays ripped out of my mind I
I did plays ripped out of my mind I rehearsed ripped out of my mind but
rehearsed ripped out of my mind but
rehearsed ripped out of my mind but every lesson that I learned I held on to
every lesson that I learned I held on to
every lesson that I learned I held on to for some reason God whatever if somebody
for some reason God whatever if somebody
for some reason God whatever if somebody let me hold on to everything that I was
let me hold on to everything that I was
let me hold on to everything that I was learning my stage left my stage rights
learning my stage left my stage rights
learning my stage left my stage rights my upstage foot always out turned down
my upstage foot always out turned down
my upstage foot always out turned down this way learning how to develop a
this way learning how to develop a
this way learning how to develop a character doing all those things because
character doing all those things because
character doing all those things because those are things that I loved and I did
those are things that I loved and I did
those are things that I loved and I did them in the midst of everything else
them in the midst of everything else
them in the midst of everything else that I was doing – you know when when my
that I was doing – you know when when my
that I was doing – you know when when my friends were getting ready to go get
friends were getting ready to go get
friends were getting ready to go get some more drugs oh no I got a bit too
some more drugs oh no I got a bit too
some more drugs oh no I got a bit too theater and I’ll catch y’all on the
theater and I’ll catch y’all on the
theater and I’ll catch y’all on the theatres oh you know when I’m done and I
theatres oh you know when I’m done and I
theatres oh you know when I’m done and I jet uh I gotta go build a set I got to
jet uh I gotta go build a set I got to
jet uh I gotta go build a set I got to do this so I did everything that I had
do this so I did everything that I had
do this so I did everything that I had to do so I was focused on this by any
to do so I was focused on this by any
to do so I was focused on this by any means necessary plus I had a professor
means necessary plus I had a professor
means necessary plus I had a professor who was like you know well you know all
who was like you know well you know all
who was like you know well you know all the great ones do their jobs and get
the great ones do their jobs and get
the great ones do their jobs and get ripped out of their minds you know you
ripped out of their minds you know you
ripped out of their minds you know you look at the Peter O’Toole’s and yeah
look at the Peter O’Toole’s and yeah
look at the Peter O’Toole’s and yeah they get done they get hired they do
they get done they get hired they do
they get done they get hired they do what they do but they show up and they
what they do but they show up and they
what they do but they show up and they do the jobs so we were like okay and
do the jobs so we were like okay and
do the jobs so we were like okay and that’s what we did
that’s what we did
that’s what we did you know we drank with him and we went
you know we drank with him and we went
you know we drank with him and we went to Styles Vaknin class we’d go smoke a
to Styles Vaknin class we’d go smoke a
to Styles Vaknin class we’d go smoke a joint come in and do our other acting
joint come in and do our other acting
joint come in and do our other acting classes or go build a set or build some
classes or go build a set or build some
classes or go build a set or build some costumes I think some like do all the
costumes I think some like do all the
costumes I think some like do all the things that we had to do so I kept
things that we had to do so I kept
things that we had to do so I kept learning my lessons and doing them at
learning my lessons and doing them at
learning my lessons and doing them at different places in life I promise you
different places in life I promise you
different places in life I promise you you’re gonna find you don’t know where
you’re gonna find you don’t know where
you’re gonna find you don’t know where to go everybody goes through this the
to go everybody goes through this the
to go everybody goes through this the most successful people in the world wake
most successful people in the world wake
most successful people in the world wake up some mornings with no clue what to do
up some mornings with no clue what to do
up some mornings with no clue what to do today okay so first thing I want you to
today okay so first thing I want you to
today okay so first thing I want you to know is that it’s normal it happens to
know is that it’s normal it happens to
know is that it’s normal it happens to everybody it’s not like you’re a bad
everybody it’s not like you’re a bad
everybody it’s not like you’re a bad person or you’re lost or you’re
person or you’re lost or you’re
person or you’re lost or you’re depressed or
depressed or
depressed or you got some problem you need to take
you got some problem you need to take
you got some problem you need to take medication for everybody everybody
medication for everybody everybody
medication for everybody everybody regardless their stature in life where
regardless their stature in life where
regardless their stature in life where they are regardless of their money their
they are regardless of their money their
they are regardless of their money their relationship their job they run the
relationship their job they run the
relationship their job they run the joint promise you no matter how much
joint promise you no matter how much
joint promise you no matter how much they present like they look like they
they present like they look like they
they present like they look like they got the whole package put together
got the whole package put together
got the whole package put together everybody everybody has those days and
everybody everybody has those days and
everybody everybody has those days and the Sun is kicking today has those days
the Sun is kicking today has those days
the Sun is kicking today has those days where they don’t know what to do I don’t
where they don’t know what to do I don’t
where they don’t know what to do I don’t know what to do
know what to do
know what to do you know uncertainty my friend Dale
you know uncertainty my friend Dale
you know uncertainty my friend Dale Christiansen told me when I was 25 years
Christiansen told me when I was 25 years
Christiansen told me when I was 25 years old experienced in depression every
old experienced in depression every
old experienced in depression every day’s like no matter what man no matter
day’s like no matter what man no matter
day’s like no matter what man no matter what no matter what dudes show up even
what no matter what dudes show up even
what no matter what dudes show up even if your eyes are bleeding show up I’ve
if your eyes are bleeding show up I’ve
if your eyes are bleeding show up I’ve been doing that for 34 years now show up
been doing that for 34 years now show up
been doing that for 34 years now show up even when I don’t want to okay and then
even when I don’t want to okay and then
even when I don’t want to okay and then what I try to do is I try to help one
what I try to do is I try to help one
what I try to do is I try to help one person one person and what happened over
person one person and what happened over
person one person and what happened over the period of 34 years I did that every
the period of 34 years I did that every
the period of 34 years I did that every day I’m not depressed anymore at least
day I’m not depressed anymore at least
day I’m not depressed anymore at least not for long periods of time I don’t use
not for long periods of time I don’t use
not for long periods of time I don’t use any kind of medication don’t use any
any kind of medication don’t use any
any kind of medication don’t use any kind of drugs don’t smoke we don’t drink
kind of drugs don’t smoke we don’t drink
kind of drugs don’t smoke we don’t drink over excessively drink I might have a
over excessively drink I might have a
over excessively drink I might have a drink once in a while and got a
drink once in a while and got a
drink once in a while and got a beautiful wife two beautiful kids and
beautiful wife two beautiful kids and
beautiful wife two beautiful kids and for the most part my life is frickin
for the most part my life is frickin
for the most part my life is frickin wonderful all I did was this
wonderful all I did was this
wonderful all I did was this I don’t overanalyze never do i label
I don’t overanalyze never do i label
I don’t overanalyze never do i label myself a loser a quitter I’m hard on
myself a loser a quitter I’m hard on
myself a loser a quitter I’m hard on myself I never I never labeled myself
myself I never I never labeled myself
myself I never I never labeled myself OCD a CD a DD OCD D whatever a
OCD a CD a DD OCD D whatever a
OCD a CD a DD OCD D whatever a depressant alcohol like a drug addict no
depressant alcohol like a drug addict no
depressant alcohol like a drug addict no no I don’t this is what I do I do things
no I don’t this is what I do I do things
no I don’t this is what I do I do things okay show up move in the direction I
okay show up move in the direction I
okay show up move in the direction I don’t overanalyze move in the direction
don’t overanalyze move in the direction
don’t overanalyze move in the direction that that I think could be more pro
that that I think could be more pro
that that I think could be more pro survival than staying in one place and
survival than staying in one place and
survival than staying in one place and number three help somebody
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