good morning believe nation its Evan my one word is believe I believe in you and
one word is believe I believe in you and
one word is believe I believe in you and I want to see that awesome thing that
I want to see that awesome thing that
I want to see that awesome thing that you have inside you explode out into the
you have inside you explode out into the
you have inside you explode out into the universe to have a major impact instead
universe to have a major impact instead
universe to have a major impact instead of help you on your journey today’s
of help you on your journey today’s
of help you on your journey today’s message is don’t have any regrets over
message is don’t have any regrets over
message is don’t have any regrets over to you brené Brown what I have found in
to you brené Brown what I have found in
to you brené Brown what I have found in my life and what I found in my research
my life and what I found in my research
my life and what I found in my research which fueled what I did in my life is
which fueled what I did in my life is
which fueled what I did in my life is that the people who have the most
that the people who have the most
that the people who have the most courage who are willing to show them be
courage who are willing to show them be
courage who are willing to show them be the most vulnerable are the ones who are
the most vulnerable are the ones who are
the most vulnerable are the ones who are very clear about who the critics are the
very clear about who the critics are the
very clear about who the critics are the ones who reserved seats for them and say
ones who reserved seats for them and say
ones who reserved seats for them and say I hear you I get it I know where the
I hear you I get it I know where the
I hear you I get it I know where the messaging is coming from I’m not I’m not
messaging is coming from I’m not I’m not
messaging is coming from I’m not I’m not an I’m not buying it anymore so to get
an I’m not buying it anymore so to get
an I’m not buying it anymore so to get very clear the last thing which I think
very clear the last thing which I think
very clear the last thing which I think is the hardest is this one of these
is the hardest is this one of these
is the hardest is this one of these seats needs to be reserved for you one
seats needs to be reserved for you one
seats needs to be reserved for you one of these seats needs to be reserved for
of these seats needs to be reserved for
of these seats needs to be reserved for me I need when we look up and we’re
me I need when we look up and we’re
me I need when we look up and we’re putting an idea our piece of art our
putting an idea our piece of art our
putting an idea our piece of art our design forward who do you think the
design forward who do you think the
design forward who do you think the biggest critic in the arena normally is
biggest critic in the arena normally is
biggest critic in the arena normally is yourself and so definitely me like I
yourself and so definitely me like I
yourself and so definitely me like I have never watched either of those TED
have never watched either of those TED
have never watched either of those TED Talks
Talks
Talks because it’s not in service of the work
because it’s not in service of the work
because it’s not in service of the work for me and I try to do things are only
for me and I try to do things are only
for me and I try to do things are only in service of my work because what would
in service of my work because what would
in service of my work because what would what would it serve for me to watch it I
what would it serve for me to watch it I
what would it serve for me to watch it I would sit there and go oh my god suck in
would sit there and go oh my god suck in
would sit there and go oh my god suck in your stomach oh my god that’s not what
your stomach oh my god that’s not what
your stomach oh my god that’s not what you were gonna say you know we’re so
you were gonna say you know we’re so
you were gonna say you know we’re so self-critical and one of the things that
self-critical and one of the things that
self-critical and one of the things that I think happens and I think this happens
I think happens and I think this happens
I think happens and I think this happens a lot it happens in different
a lot it happens in different
a lot it happens in different professions but I think I see it a lot
professions but I think I see it a lot
professions but I think I see it a lot with creatives is there is an ideal of
with creatives is there is an ideal of
with creatives is there is an ideal of what you’re supposed to be and what a
what you’re supposed to be and what a
what you’re supposed to be and what a lot of us end up doing is we orphan the
lot of us end up doing is we orphan the
lot of us end up doing is we orphan the part
part
part of ourselves that don’t fit what that
of ourselves that don’t fit what that
of ourselves that don’t fit what that ideal is supposed to be and what it
ideal is supposed to be and what it
ideal is supposed to be and what it leaves when we orphan all those parts of
leaves when we orphan all those parts of
leaves when we orphan all those parts of us is it just leaves the critic and so
us is it just leaves the critic and so
us is it just leaves the critic and so reserved in this seat is this where we
reserved in this seat is this where we
reserved in this seat is this where we came from how we started our families
came from how we started our families
came from how we started our families that’s me the oldest of course the lost
that’s me the oldest of course the lost
that’s me the oldest of course the lost years the years where I was so lost and
years the years where I was so lost and
years the years where I was so lost and confused and hurt and disillusioned that
confused and hurt and disillusioned that
confused and hurt and disillusioned that I thought the only path to freedom was a
I thought the only path to freedom was a
I thought the only path to freedom was a flock of seagulls haircut
the higher the hair the closer to God we
the higher the hair the closer to God we say in Texas
the people who love us the moments that
the people who love us the moments that make us who we are and in that cheer
make us who we are and in that cheer
make us who we are and in that cheer should be this person the person who
should be this person the person who
should be this person the person who believes in what we’re doing and why
believes in what we’re doing and why
believes in what we’re doing and why we’re doing it and the person who says
yeah it’s so scary to show up
yeah it’s so scary to show up it feels dangerous to be seen it’s
it feels dangerous to be seen it’s
it feels dangerous to be seen it’s terrifying but it is not as scary
terrifying but it is not as scary
terrifying but it is not as scary dangerous or terrifying as getting to
dangerous or terrifying as getting to
dangerous or terrifying as getting to the end of our lives and thinking what
the end of our lives and thinking what
the end of our lives and thinking what if I would have shown up what would have
if I would have shown up what would have
if I would have shown up what would have been different the fear of regret is one
been different the fear of regret is one
been different the fear of regret is one of the most powerful forces that I know
of the most powerful forces that I know
of the most powerful forces that I know to help you take action immediately and
to help you take action immediately and
to help you take action immediately and push through the fear of doing whatever
push through the fear of doing whatever
push through the fear of doing whatever big thing it is that you have to do
big thing it is that you have to do
big thing it is that you have to do because whenever you have a big idea
because whenever you have a big idea
because whenever you have a big idea whenever you want to try something new
whenever you want to try something new
whenever you want to try something new whenever you want to push the boundaries
whenever you want to push the boundaries
whenever you want to push the boundaries and go off and explore it’s scary all
and go off and explore it’s scary all
and go off and explore it’s scary all the most meaningful things that you will
the most meaningful things that you will
the most meaningful things that you will do in your life will come on the other
do in your life will come on the other
do in your life will come on the other side of fear you will have to push
side of fear you will have to push
side of fear you will have to push through that fear tool to do those
through that fear tool to do those
through that fear tool to do those amazing things if you’re constantly
amazing things if you’re constantly
amazing things if you’re constantly bumping up against that wall of fear and
bumping up against that wall of fear and
bumping up against that wall of fear and you always back down you’re gonna always
you always back down you’re gonna always
you always back down you’re gonna always play in this really small circle were
play in this really small circle were
play in this really small circle were the most successful people the ones who
the most successful people the ones who
the most successful people the ones who are rule breakers the one who are doing
are rule breakers the one who are doing
are rule breakers the one who are doing the most visionary amazing things in the
the most visionary amazing things in the
the most visionary amazing things in the world entrepreneurs like me and you
world entrepreneurs like me and you
world entrepreneurs like me and you you’ve got to be able to push through
you’ve got to be able to push through
you’ve got to be able to push through that fear the fear is real it’s not the
that fear the fear is real it’s not the
that fear the fear is real it’s not the fear doesn’t exist the figure is
fear doesn’t exist the figure is
fear doesn’t exist the figure is absolutely real but pushing through the
absolutely real but pushing through the
absolutely real but pushing through the fear allows you to get to the other side
fear allows you to get to the other side
fear allows you to get to the other side and some does you look back and say you
and some does you look back and say you
and some does you look back and say you know what that wasn’t that scary
know what that wasn’t that scary
know what that wasn’t that scary sometimes you look back and say that was
sometimes you look back and say that was
sometimes you look back and say that was actually really crazy scary but I got
actually really crazy scary but I got
actually really crazy scary but I got through it and now I’m stronger and now
through it and now I’m stronger and now
through it and now I’m stronger and now I can do more my muscles have built I’m
I can do more my muscles have built I’m
I can do more my muscles have built I’m capable of helping even more than what I
capable of helping even more than what I
capable of helping even more than what I was able to do before
was able to do before
was able to do before and so the power of regret for me helps
and so the power of regret for me helps
and so the power of regret for me helps me overcome that immediate fear where if
me overcome that immediate fear where if
me overcome that immediate fear where if I want to do something and I’m afraid I
I want to do something and I’m afraid I
I want to do something and I’m afraid I try to fast forward to the end of my
try to fast forward to the end of my
try to fast forward to the end of my life is a Jeff Bezos analogy you know
life is a Jeff Bezos analogy you know
life is a Jeff Bezos analogy you know however old that is if we’re living the
however old that is if we’re living the
however old that is if we’re living the 300 years old by the time we get there
300 years old by the time we get there
300 years old by the time we get there I’m 300 looking back in my life
I’m 300 looking back in my life
I’m 300 looking back in my life I don’t want a lifetime of having
I don’t want a lifetime of having
I don’t want a lifetime of having wondered what if what if I had just done
wondered what if what if I had just done
wondered what if what if I had just done that what if I had just said yes to it
that what if I had just said yes to it
that what if I had just said yes to it what if I just wasn’t as afraid and push
what if I just wasn’t as afraid and push
what if I just wasn’t as afraid and push through and
through and
through and being more cowardly and saying no and
being more cowardly and saying no and
being more cowardly and saying no and try to imagine you know 300 years of
try to imagine you know 300 years of
try to imagine you know 300 years of that that fear of forever regret then
that that fear of forever regret then
that that fear of forever regret then becomes larger than the immediate fear
becomes larger than the immediate fear
becomes larger than the immediate fear of whatever I have to do next and by
of whatever I have to do next and by
of whatever I have to do next and by doing that by making that fear bigger it
doing that by making that fear bigger it
doing that by making that fear bigger it forces me to action
forces me to action
forces me to action it’s like if you stubbed your toe and
it’s like if you stubbed your toe and
it’s like if you stubbed your toe and it’s really hurting but then somebody
it’s really hurting but then somebody
it’s really hurting but then somebody punches you in the arm you don’t feel
punches you in the arm you don’t feel
punches you in the arm you don’t feel your toe anymore because the arm hurts
your toe anymore because the arm hurts
your toe anymore because the arm hurts more so that’s what you’re paying
more so that’s what you’re paying
more so that’s what you’re paying attention to so by focusing on the
attention to so by focusing on the
attention to so by focusing on the bigger future fear of regret it makes
bigger future fear of regret it makes
bigger future fear of regret it makes the other fear of doing that small
the other fear of doing that small
the other fear of doing that small action not as big and so I have to go
action not as big and so I have to go
action not as big and so I have to go out and do that action does that make
out and do that action does that make
out and do that action does that make sense and so I got my biggest taste of
sense and so I got my biggest taste of
sense and so I got my biggest taste of regret when I was 18 years old I was in
regret when I was 18 years old I was in
regret when I was 18 years old I was in Paris this girl came up to me I wanted
Paris this girl came up to me I wanted
Paris this girl came up to me I wanted to ask her out she was asking for
to ask her out she was asking for
to ask her out she was asking for directions and and I was too afraid to
directions and and I was too afraid to
directions and and I was too afraid to and long story short she left and I went
and long story short she left and I went
and long story short she left and I went on my way and I felt like why didn’t I
on my way and I felt like why didn’t I
on my way and I felt like why didn’t I do that like you know why didn’t I just
do that like you know why didn’t I just
do that like you know why didn’t I just ask her out why is it so difficult to
ask her out why is it so difficult to
ask her out why is it so difficult to get that those few words out there and I
get that those few words out there and I
get that those few words out there and I regretted it and so I took a picture I
regretted it and so I took a picture I
regretted it and so I took a picture I tried to catch her in the picture but
tried to catch her in the picture but
tried to catch her in the picture but but you know she wasn’t in it
but you know she wasn’t in it
but you know she wasn’t in it she walked behind a market and I when I
she walked behind a market and I when I
she walked behind a market and I when I got home I put that picture up on my
got home I put that picture up on my
got home I put that picture up on my wall as a daily reminder that I’m not
wall as a daily reminder that I’m not
wall as a daily reminder that I’m not gonna live with regret I’m knockin with
gonna live with regret I’m knockin with
gonna live with regret I’m knockin with her bread I would rather deal with
her bread I would rather deal with
her bread I would rather deal with failure I could deal with the failure I
failure I could deal with the failure I
failure I could deal with the failure I can deal with the rejection I can deal
can deal with the rejection I can deal
can deal with the rejection I can deal with the the know what I can’t deal with
with the the know what I can’t deal with
with the the know what I can’t deal with is not knowing I have to know
is not knowing I have to know
is not knowing I have to know knowing is more powerful than not
knowing is more powerful than not
knowing is more powerful than not knowing and potentially getting rejected
knowing and potentially getting rejected
knowing and potentially getting rejected when I got the opportunity to join that
when I got the opportunity to join that
when I got the opportunity to join that startup company in my first real
startup company in my first real
startup company in my first real business I had opportunities to go work
business I had opportunities to go work
business I had opportunities to go work at the companies that I thought I wanted
at the companies that I thought I wanted
at the companies that I thought I wanted to work at and make 80 to 100 case
to work at and make 80 to 100 case
to work at and make 80 to 100 case starting salary and flyer on the world
starting salary and flyer on the world
starting salary and flyer on the world it’s like the dream job I thought I
it’s like the dream job I thought I
it’s like the dream job I thought I wanted for a good chunk of my life and
wanted for a good chunk of my life and
wanted for a good chunk of my life and here was this chance to look at this
here was this chance to look at this
here was this chance to look at this startup company where I’m gonna make 300
startup company where I’m gonna make 300
startup company where I’m gonna make 300 bucks a month and it was that picture on
bucks a month and it was that picture on
bucks a month and it was that picture on the wall that daily reminder of the next
the wall that daily reminder of the next
the wall that daily reminder of the next time I get hit with this opportunity
time I get hit with this opportunity
time I get hit with this opportunity that I might regret not doing right then
that I might regret not doing right then
that I might regret not doing right then I know I have to go out and do it and by
I know I have to go out and do it and by
I know I have to go out and do it and by looking at that picture every day when I
looking at that picture every day when I
looking at that picture every day when I walked home it started seeping into my
walked home it started seeping into my
walked home it started seeping into my subconscious right like I’m not gonna
subconscious right like I’m not gonna
subconscious right like I’m not gonna live with regret the next time
live with regret the next time
live with regret the next time opportunity comes I’m gonna jump on it
opportunity comes I’m gonna jump on it
opportunity comes I’m gonna jump on it and so I did the unsafe thing the scary
and so I did the unsafe thing the scary
and so I did the unsafe thing the scary thing that push you through the fear
thing that push you through the fear
thing that push you through the fear thing and said you know what I can I can
thing and said you know what I can I can
thing and said you know what I can I can always get a job next year it may not be
always get a job next year it may not be
always get a job next year it may not be the same job I mean it’d be as good a
the same job I mean it’d be as good a
the same job I mean it’d be as good a job and I do it the company that I
job and I do it the company that I
job and I do it the company that I thought I wanted I can deal with that
thought I wanted I can deal with that
thought I wanted I can deal with that not working but I can’t deal with not
not working but I can’t deal with not
not working but I can’t deal with not knowing about this start that startup
knowing about this start that startup
knowing about this start that startup takes off and those really well I’m
takes off and those really well I’m
takes off and those really well I’m gonna be pissed that I wasn’t a part of
gonna be pissed that I wasn’t a part of
gonna be pissed that I wasn’t a part of it that I said no to it and so that
it that I said no to it and so that
it that I said no to it and so that Paris experience helped me say yes to
Paris experience helped me say yes to
Paris experience helped me say yes to this company and I’m built and sold my
this company and I’m built and sold my
this company and I’m built and sold my first business and I haven’t gone back
first business and I haven’t gone back
first business and I haven’t gone back to working in a job since and every time
to working in a job since and every time
to working in a job since and every time that I felt that feeling of I might
that I felt that feeling of I might
that I felt that feeling of I might regret this like I might regret not
regret this like I might regret not
regret this like I might regret not knowing I have to go out and do it even
knowing I have to go out and do it even
knowing I have to go out and do it even if it’s a total failure and so I’ve had
if it’s a total failure and so I’ve had
if it’s a total failure and so I’ve had a couple of those come up even recently
a couple of those come up even recently
a couple of those come up even recently when I started working with the agency
when I started working with the agency
when I started working with the agency that I was at I wasn’t sure if I wanted
that I was at I wasn’t sure if I wanted
that I was at I wasn’t sure if I wanted to do it
to do it
to do it I didn’t know if it was a fit but I felt
I didn’t know if it was a fit but I felt
I didn’t know if it was a fit but I felt like I needed to know and so I went and
like I needed to know and so I went and
like I needed to know and so I went and did it when I thought about going to a
did it when I thought about going to a
did it when I thought about going to a Tony Robbins conference and I brought
Tony Robbins conference and I brought
Tony Robbins conference and I brought five people on my team to go down and
five people on my team to go down and
five people on my team to go down and pay for them to go there I thought this
pay for them to go there I thought this
pay for them to go there I thought this might be a big waste of money I might
might be a big waste of money I might
might be a big waste of money I might have just dropped 10k for big waste of
have just dropped 10k for big waste of
have just dropped 10k for big waste of money but I needed to know then I get
money but I needed to know then I get
money but I needed to know then I get the return maybe was it worth it maybe
the return maybe was it worth it maybe
the return maybe was it worth it maybe it wasn’t zero was the value 10k maybe
it wasn’t zero was the value 10k maybe
it wasn’t zero was the value 10k maybe was it 15k maybe was a 5k maybe but I
was it 15k maybe was a 5k maybe but I
was it 15k maybe was a 5k maybe but I don’t care so much about that money
don’t care so much about that money
don’t care so much about that money because I wanted to know what I don’t
because I wanted to know what I don’t
because I wanted to know what I don’t want is about twenty years of wondering
want is about twenty years of wondering
want is about twenty years of wondering what if I just took my team to the Tony
what if I just took my team to the Tony
what if I just took my team to the Tony Robbins event same thing when there was
Robbins event same thing when there was
Robbins event same thing when there was that event climber con for youtubers I
that event climber con for youtubers I
that event climber con for youtubers I hate going to networking events I hate
hate going to networking events I hate
hate going to networking events I hate going to conferences unless I’m speaking
going to conferences unless I’m speaking
going to conferences unless I’m speaking I was not speaking at this event do you
I was not speaking at this event do you
I was not speaking at this event do you want to be they wanted me to come as a
want to be they wanted me to come as a
want to be they wanted me to come as a as a guest just an invitee and
as a guest just an invitee and
as a guest just an invitee and collaborate with other people like I
collaborate with other people like I
collaborate with other people like I hate networking events I don’t go into
hate networking events I don’t go into
hate networking events I don’t go into these things I haven’t been the one in
these things I haven’t been the one in
these things I haven’t been the one in years I wrote these things off but this
years I wrote these things off but this
years I wrote these things off but this one looks a little bit different it’s
one looks a little bit different it’s
one looks a little bit different it’s only for youtubers is only for people
only for youtubers is only for people
only for youtubers is only for people the hundred thousand subscribers plus I
the hundred thousand subscribers plus I
the hundred thousand subscribers plus I might regret it if I don’t go and so I
might regret it if I don’t go and so I
might regret it if I don’t go and so I booked my ticket and it took me three
booked my ticket and it took me three
booked my ticket and it took me three days three or four days out of my
days three or four days out of my
days three or four days out of my schedule to go and do it did I get the
schedule to go and do it did I get the
schedule to go and do it did I get the return on the investment again I don’t
return on the investment again I don’t
return on the investment again I don’t know I met Charlie from Chris on command
know I met Charlie from Chris on command
know I met Charlie from Chris on command I met Tim Schmoyer Roberto Blake a bunch
I met Tim Schmoyer Roberto Blake a bunch
I met Tim Schmoyer Roberto Blake a bunch of people that I’d never met in
of people that I’d never met in
of people that I’d never met in person but I knew online and we
person but I knew online and we
person but I knew online and we connected and we’re on skype calls but I
connected and we’re on skype calls but I
connected and we’re on skype calls but I got to meet them in person was that
got to meet them in person was that
got to meet them in person was that worth the trip
worth the trip
worth the trip maybe but what’s much more worth it this
maybe but what’s much more worth it this
maybe but what’s much more worth it this is the thing like it’s not being
is the thing like it’s not being
is the thing like it’s not being attached to results it’s just knowing
attached to results it’s just knowing
attached to results it’s just knowing being attached to knowing going out and
being attached to knowing going out and
being attached to knowing going out and doing it so that I know and if it
doing it so that I know and if it
doing it so that I know and if it doesn’t work out great I’ve learned if
doesn’t work out great I’ve learned if
doesn’t work out great I’ve learned if it works out fantastic and I can go out
it works out fantastic and I can go out
it works out fantastic and I can go out and do it again and I would just so
and do it again and I would just so
and do it again and I would just so strongly encourage you that if you ever
strongly encourage you that if you ever
strongly encourage you that if you ever feel that fear of doing something and
feel that fear of doing something and
feel that fear of doing something and that in the future you might regret it
that in the future you might regret it
that in the future you might regret it like you know if you don’t do this
like you know if you don’t do this
like you know if you don’t do this you’re gonna regret it for the rest of
you’re gonna regret it for the rest of
you’re gonna regret it for the rest of your life you have to do it it’s the
your life you have to do it it’s the
your life you have to do it it’s the world shaking you to say wake up you got
world shaking you to say wake up you got
world shaking you to say wake up you got to go do this thing and make that future
to go do this thing and make that future
to go do this thing and make that future fear bring it back to today all of those
fear bring it back to today all of those
fear bring it back to today all of those years decades or centuries to end of
years decades or centuries to end of
years decades or centuries to end of today I make that fear bigger than the
today I make that fear bigger than the
today I make that fear bigger than the immediate fear of whatever it is that
immediate fear of whatever it is that
immediate fear of whatever it is that you’re afraid to do this work for me
you’re afraid to do this work for me
you’re afraid to do this work for me it’s one of the most important lessons
it’s one of the most important lessons
it’s one of the most important lessons ever learned in my life and I hope it
ever learned in my life and I hope it
ever learned in my life and I hope it works for you so the question today
works for you so the question today
works for you so the question today today is I’m curious what is one thing
today is I’m curious what is one thing
today is I’m curious what is one thing that you might regret not doing but you
that you might regret not doing but you
that you might regret not doing but you haven’t taken action on yet you’ll
haven’t taken action on yet you’ll
haven’t taken action on yet you’ll regret it if you don’t at least find out
regret it if you don’t at least find out
regret it if you don’t at least find out what is that thing leave in the comments
what is that thing leave in the comments
what is that thing leave in the comments below I’m really curious to find out I
below I’m really curious to find out I
below I’m really curious to find out I also want to give a quick shot of –
also want to give a quick shot of –
also want to give a quick shot of – Stephanie Bisbee Stephanie thank you so
Stephanie Bisbee Stephanie thank you so
Stephanie Bisbee Stephanie thank you so much for picking up a copy of my book
much for picking up a copy of my book
much for picking up a copy of my book your one-word really really really means
your one-word really really really means
your one-word really really really means a lot to me and I hope you’re enjoying
a lot to me and I hope you’re enjoying
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the reading thank you guys again for watching I hope you have an amazing day
watching I hope you have an amazing day
watching I hope you have an amazing day I believe in you I hope we continue to
I believe in you I hope we continue to
I believe in you I hope we continue to believe in yourself and whatever your
believe in yourself and whatever your
believe in yourself and whatever your one where it is much love and I’ll see
one where it is much love and I’ll see
one where it is much love and I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for another
you again tomorrow morning for another
you again tomorrow morning for another shot of an espresso
when I decided to do this I I first
when I decided to do this I I first talked to my my wife who is sitting here
talked to my my wife who is sitting here
talked to my my wife who is sitting here in the audience and she had married a
in the audience and she had married a
in the audience and she had married a you know relatively stable goofy but
you know relatively stable goofy but
you know relatively stable goofy but still relatively stable a person working
still relatively stable a person working
still relatively stable a person working at a Wall Street firm I worked at a
at a Wall Street firm I worked at a
at a Wall Street firm I worked at a quantitative hedge fund and this was a
quantitative hedge fund and this was a
quantitative hedge fund and this was a hard decision and I was looking for the
hard decision and I was looking for the
hard decision and I was looking for the right framework in which to make that
right framework in which to make that
right framework in which to make that kind of important decision and and and
kind of important decision and and and
kind of important decision and and and and and the right framework I found is a
and and the right framework I found is a
and and the right framework I found is a regret minimization framework and that’s
regret minimization framework and that’s
regret minimization framework and that’s just a nerdy way of saying that you want
just a nerdy way of saying that you want
just a nerdy way of saying that you want to project yourself to age 80 and then
to project yourself to age 80 and then
to project yourself to age 80 and then think back over your life and and if
think back over your life and and if
think back over your life and and if you’re if you’re if you’re 81 or the
you’re if you’re if you’re 81 or the
you’re if you’re if you’re 81 or the thew want to minimize the number of
thew want to minimize the number of
thew want to minimize the number of regrets you have throughout that period
regrets you have throughout that period
regrets you have throughout that period of time I think this is something a lot
of time I think this is something a lot
of time I think this is something a lot of people do maybe subconsciously they
of people do maybe subconsciously they
of people do maybe subconsciously they probably very few people probably name
probably very few people probably name
probably very few people probably name it regret minimization framework because
it regret minimization framework because
it regret minimization framework because most people are healthier than that but
most people are healthier than that but
most people are healthier than that but but it was a very clear way for me to
but it was a very clear way for me to
but it was a very clear way for me to think about making that kind of life
think about making that kind of life
think about making that kind of life decision and then and in the way it
decision and then and in the way it
decision and then and in the way it helped was I thought okay if I go do
helped was I thought okay if I go do
helped was I thought okay if I go do this thing and participate in this thing
this thing and participate in this thing
this thing and participate in this thing called the Internet that I genuinely
called the Internet that I genuinely
called the Internet that I genuinely believe is gonna be a big deal and if I
believe is gonna be a big deal and if I
believe is gonna be a big deal and if I fail am I gonna regret having tried and
fail am I gonna regret having tried and
fail am I gonna regret having tried and failed and I knew the answer that was no
failed and I knew the answer that was no
failed and I knew the answer that was no but I also knew that if I didn’t try
but I also knew that if I didn’t try
but I also knew that if I didn’t try that I would always regret that I would
that I would always regret that I would
that I would always regret that I would always wonder and it would haunt me and
always wonder and it would haunt me and
always wonder and it would haunt me and until that you know mythical day which I
until that you know mythical day which I
until that you know mythical day which I actually hope will come I started
actually hope will come I started
actually hope will come I started traveling I had been to a bunch of
traveling I had been to a bunch of
traveling I had been to a bunch of countries really liked it I lived in
countries really liked it I lived in
countries really liked it I lived in West Africa for four years and started
West Africa for four years and started
West Africa for four years and started kind of trying to figure out okay how
kind of trying to figure out okay how
kind of trying to figure out okay how many countries have I been to how many
many countries have I been to how many
many countries have I been to how many countries in the world are there once I
countries in the world are there once I
countries in the world are there once I had this information it was very
had this information it was very
had this information it was very difficult to do anything else right
difficult to do anything else right
difficult to do anything else right because once I had this information I
because once I had this information I
because once I had this information I was like oh I’ve been to like 50
was like oh I’ve been to like 50
was like oh I’ve been to like 50 countries there’s 193 countries it was
countries there’s 193 countries it was
countries there’s 193 countries it was 192 I would like to visit a hundred
192 I would like to visit a hundred
192 I would like to visit a hundred countries some time in my life I set
countries some time in my life I set
countries some time in my life I set that goal first you know but you just
that goal first you know but you just
that goal first you know but you just said you say I would like to because I
said you say I would like to because I
said you say I would like to because I would like to do a lot of things but I
would like to do a lot of things but I
would like to do a lot of things but I don’t know I want to I feel drawn to it
don’t know I want to I feel drawn to it
don’t know I want to I feel drawn to it I feel like this is a goal I’m gonna you
I feel like this is a goal I’m gonna you
I feel like this is a goal I’m gonna you know
know
know attached to myself and at the time it
attached to myself and at the time it
attached to myself and at the time it wasn’t public it was just like a private
wasn’t public it was just like a private
wasn’t public it was just like a private thing this is before I was blogging you
thing this is before I was blogging you
thing this is before I was blogging you know and then as I started getting
know and then as I started getting
know and then as I started getting closer to that goal of a hundred
closer to that goal of a hundred
closer to that goal of a hundred countries that’s when I thought well
countries that’s when I thought well
countries that’s when I thought well what’s next because if you’re only going
what’s next because if you’re only going
what’s next because if you’re only going to half the countries then you’re
to half the countries then you’re
to half the countries then you’re missing a lot of challenges and you
missing a lot of challenges and you
missing a lot of challenges and you could just go to easy places so that’s
could just go to easy places so that’s
could just go to easy places so that’s when I so I had this information of like
when I so I had this information of like
when I so I had this information of like okay could I really do you know that was
okay could I really do you know that was
okay could I really do you know that was like could I really go to every country
like could I really go to every country
like could I really go to every country I don’t know if I could or not like this
I don’t know if I could or not like this
I don’t know if I could or not like this is like a huge thing it’s gonna cost a
is like a huge thing it’s gonna cost a
is like a huge thing it’s gonna cost a lot not just in terms of money but also
lot not just in terms of money but also
lot not just in terms of money but also in terms of time and like sacrifice and
in terms of time and like sacrifice and
in terms of time and like sacrifice and logistics things could go wrong you know
logistics things could go wrong you know
logistics things could go wrong you know fear but really what it came down to
fear but really what it came down to
fear but really what it came down to meat to for me was not the fear of
meat to for me was not the fear of
meat to for me was not the fear of something going wrong along the way once
something going wrong along the way once
something going wrong along the way once I actually started thinking about this
I actually started thinking about this
I actually started thinking about this and was like maybe I could actually do
and was like maybe I could actually do
and was like maybe I could actually do this in like seven to eight years if I
this in like seven to eight years if I
this in like seven to eight years if I really worked at it what I was afraid of
really worked at it what I was afraid of
really worked at it what I was afraid of was not doing it I was afraid of like
was not doing it I was afraid of like
was not doing it I was afraid of like you know having this idea and then just
you know having this idea and then just
you know having this idea and then just passing on it right you know and just
passing on it right you know and just
passing on it right you know and just continuing to travel a little bit I’m
continuing to travel a little bit I’m
continuing to travel a little bit I’m that guy who travels once in a while but
that guy who travels once in a while but
that guy who travels once in a while but what’s that you know like and then I
what’s that you know like and then I
what’s that you know like and then I didn’t want to get old right and be like
didn’t want to get old right and be like
didn’t want to get old right and be like you know oh once it like ten years ago I
you know oh once it like ten years ago I
you know oh once it like ten years ago I had this idea you know to do something
had this idea you know to do something
had this idea you know to do something but I never did anything about it you
but I never did anything about it you
but I never did anything about it you know that’s what that’s what drove me
know that’s what that’s what drove me
know that’s what that’s what drove me the fear of being ordinary or if not the
the fear of being ordinary or if not the
the fear of being ordinary or if not the fear of regret of not following up on a
fear of regret of not following up on a
fear of regret of not following up on a dream that I that I had that I knew I
dream that I that I had that I knew I
dream that I that I had that I knew I didn’t know if I could succeed I thought
didn’t know if I could succeed I thought
didn’t know if I could succeed I thought I might fail but I figured if I failed I
I might fail but I figured if I failed I
I might fail but I figured if I failed I could deal with that you know but not if
could deal with that you know but not if
could deal with that you know but not if I just didn’t do it if this 71 year old
I just didn’t do it if this 71 year old
I just didn’t do it if this 71 year old mr. button could go back to the younger
mr. button could go back to the younger
mr. button could go back to the younger amita’s and hold his hand and say don’t
amita’s and hold his hand and say don’t
amita’s and hold his hand and say don’t take this path go here instead at what
take this path go here instead at what
take this path go here instead at what moment would that feel I’d never say
moment would that feel I’d never say
moment would that feel I’d never say that because I think that whatever
that because I think that whatever
that because I think that whatever happened I wouldn’t want to change it I
happened I wouldn’t want to change it I
happened I wouldn’t want to change it I feel that many of the mishaps or the
feel that many of the mishaps or the
feel that many of the mishaps or the wrong decisions or the failures that I
wrong decisions or the failures that I
wrong decisions or the failures that I had were great learning graphs for me I
had were great learning graphs for me I
had were great learning graphs for me I think I’m a lot wiser now no one is the
think I’m a lot wiser now no one is the
think I’m a lot wiser now no one is the ultimate person as far as wisdom is
ultimate person as far as wisdom is
ultimate person as far as wisdom is concerned so I I feel that I wouldn’t
concerned so I I feel that I wouldn’t
concerned so I I feel that I wouldn’t want to change anything and just
want to change anything and just
want to change anything and just continue the way I’m going
continue the way I’m going
continue the way I’m going once it was one will this volume you
once it was one will this volume you
once it was one will this volume you have the most important work ever if you
have the most important work ever if you
have the most important work ever if you had to think of one word that’s most
had to think of one word that’s most
had to think of one word that’s most important to you or that sums you Apple
important to you or that sums you Apple
important to you or that sums you Apple that would be kind of like a little
that would be kind of like a little
that would be kind of like a little beacon hey believe nation if you want to
beacon hey believe nation if you want to
beacon hey believe nation if you want to know what the most important one word is
know what the most important one word is
know what the most important one word is for Tony Robbins Gary Vaynerchuk Oprah
for Tony Robbins Gary Vaynerchuk Oprah
for Tony Robbins Gary Vaynerchuk Oprah Winfrey will.i.am and Howard Schultz I
Winfrey will.i.am and Howard Schultz I
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