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“What THEY Did to Become a SUCCESS” – #UnlockingLily Ep. 4


hello everyone so welcome to another

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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