good morning believe nation its Evan my one word is believe and I believe that
one word is believe and I believe that
one word is believe and I believe that you have something special that when you
you have something special that when you
you have something special that when you unleash it it will be able to change the
unleash it it will be able to change the
unleash it it will be able to change the world so to help you on your journey
world so to help you on your journey
world so to help you on your journey today’s message is stop making excuses
today’s message is stop making excuses
today’s message is stop making excuses over to you Michael Jordan maybe it’s
over to you Michael Jordan maybe it’s
over to you Michael Jordan maybe it’s mindful
mindful
mindful maybe I led you to believe it was easy
maybe I led you to believe it was easy
maybe I led you to believe it was easy when it wasn’t maybe I made you think my
when it wasn’t maybe I made you think my
when it wasn’t maybe I made you think my highlight started at the free-throw line
highlight started at the free-throw line
highlight started at the free-throw line and not in the gym maybe I made you
and not in the gym maybe I made you
and not in the gym maybe I made you think that every shot I took was a
think that every shot I took was a
think that every shot I took was a game-winner
game-winner
game-winner [Music]
[Music]
[Music] if my game was built on flash and not
if my game was built on flash and not
if my game was built on flash and not fired
fired
fired maybe it’s my fault that you didn’t see
maybe it’s my fault that you didn’t see
maybe it’s my fault that you didn’t see that failure gave me strength that my
that failure gave me strength that my
that failure gave me strength that my pain was my motivation
maybe I led you to believe that
maybe I led you to believe that basketball was a guy given gift and not
basketball was a guy given gift and not
basketball was a guy given gift and not something I worked for
something I worked for
something I worked for every single day of my life
oh maybe you just makin excuses one of
oh maybe you just makin excuses one of the most common things that you’ll find
the most common things that you’ll find
the most common things that you’ll find for any of the people who are Michael
for any of the people who are Michael
for any of the people who are Michael Jordan level talent at their field right
Jordan level talent at their field right
Jordan level talent at their field right whatever whatever they are good at
whatever whatever they are good at
whatever whatever they are good at whatever they are the best in the world
whatever they are the best in the world
whatever they are the best in the world at they have Michael Jordan level
at they have Michael Jordan level
at they have Michael Jordan level success at whatever they’re doing they
success at whatever they’re doing they
success at whatever they’re doing they don’t complain they don’t make excuses
don’t complain they don’t make excuses
don’t complain they don’t make excuses it’s consistent way if you look at the
it’s consistent way if you look at the
it’s consistent way if you look at the people who are complaining and whining
people who are complaining and whining
people who are complaining and whining the most they’re a lot less successful
the most they’re a lot less successful
the most they’re a lot less successful because it’s easy just to blame somebody
because it’s easy just to blame somebody
because it’s easy just to blame somebody else right you’re not successful because
else right you’re not successful because
else right you’re not successful because of the president or because of the
of the president or because of the
of the president or because of the economy or because of your parents or
economy or because of your parents or
economy or because of your parents or because your education or because of
because your education or because of
because your education or because of whatever right as long as there’s a
whatever right as long as there’s a
whatever right as long as there’s a reason to blame then it’s not your fault
reason to blame then it’s not your fault
reason to blame then it’s not your fault and then you have to make any changes
and then you have to make any changes
and then you have to make any changes it’s not it’s not your fault that you’re
it’s not it’s not your fault that you’re
it’s not it’s not your fault that you’re not more successful right it’s it’s the
not more successful right it’s it’s the
not more successful right it’s it’s the government’s fault so that means you are
government’s fault so that means you are
government’s fault so that means you are a success you just have these
a success you just have these
a success you just have these circumstances and so you can’t do
circumstances and so you can’t do
circumstances and so you can’t do anything and so you won’t do anything
anything and so you won’t do anything
anything and so you won’t do anything where the real change happens when you
where the real change happens when you
where the real change happens when you realize you are accountable for your
realize you are accountable for your
realize you are accountable for your life you may have been dealt a certain
life you may have been dealt a certain
life you may have been dealt a certain hand you play that hand you can win with
hand you play that hand you can win with
hand you play that hand you can win with that hand if you work hard if you hustle
that hand if you work hard if you hustle
that hand if you work hard if you hustle there’s never been more opportunities
there’s never been more opportunities
there’s never been more opportunities than what we have existing today it’s
than what we have existing today it’s
than what we have existing today it’s never been easier to win if you’re
never been easier to win if you’re
never been easier to win if you’re willing to be passionate about something
willing to be passionate about something
willing to be passionate about something and work hard and commit to it than at
and work hard and commit to it than at
and work hard and commit to it than at any point in human history and so the
any point in human history and so the
any point in human history and so the big change will happen for you when you
big change will happen for you when you
big change will happen for you when you accept responsibility for where you are
accept responsibility for where you are
accept responsibility for where you are in life one of the things that I find
in life one of the things that I find
in life one of the things that I find easiest to remember and to relate to is
easiest to remember and to relate to is
easiest to remember and to relate to is understanding that they’re people who
understanding that they’re people who
understanding that they’re people who have done way more than you those people
have done way more than you those people
have done way more than you those people don’t way more than me who came from way
don’t way more than me who came from way
don’t way more than me who came from way worse than what I already have right now
worse than what I already have right now
worse than what I already have right now people who have done way more than me
people who have done way more than me
people who have done way more than me the new who started off with way less so
the new who started off with way less so
the new who started off with way less so they could do it why can’t I why can’t
they could do it why can’t I why can’t
they could do it why can’t I why can’t you and then the small thinking the
you and then the small thinking the
you and then the small thinking the little man’s can be all world they were
little man’s can be all world they were
little man’s can be all world they were lucky they were lucky they were lucky
lucky they were lucky they were lucky
lucky they were lucky they were lucky they had lucky breaks they had this luck
they had lucky breaks they had this luck
they had lucky breaks they had this luck they had this luck as long as you
they had this luck as long as you
they had this luck as long as you prescribe things to lock as long as you
prescribe things to lock as long as you
prescribe things to lock as long as you are making excuses and blaming other
are making excuses and blaming other
are making excuses and blaming other people you will never get to where you
people you will never get to where you
people you will never get to where you want to go it just will not happen
want to go it just will not happen
want to go it just will not happen get rid of luck get rid of your
get rid of luck get rid of your
get rid of luck get rid of your complaints and excuses take
complaints and excuses take
complaints and excuses take responsibility for your life and start
responsibility for your life and start
responsibility for your life and start taking action and when you embrace that
taking action and when you embrace that
taking action and when you embrace that that’s when magical things start
that’s when magical things start
that’s when magical things start to happen you deserve everything that
to happen you deserve everything that
to happen you deserve everything that you have right now if I look at my
you have right now if I look at my
you have right now if I look at my youtube channel I could say I can’t
youtube channel I could say I can’t
youtube channel I could say I can’t believe PewDiePie is number one I can’t
believe PewDiePie is number one I can’t
believe PewDiePie is number one I can’t believe the the logan paul’s of the
believe the the logan paul’s of the
believe the the logan paul’s of the world come on the youtubes and instantly
world come on the youtubes and instantly
world come on the youtubes and instantly have millions of subscribers and i’m
have millions of subscribers and i’m
have millions of subscribers and i’m here grinding out to get to my first
here grinding out to get to my first
here grinding out to get to my first million by the end of the year right
million by the end of the year right
million by the end of the year right it’s easy to complain and look at the
it’s easy to complain and look at the
it’s easy to complain and look at the people ahead of me and say listen I’m
people ahead of me and say listen I’m
people ahead of me and say listen I’m making better content I’m trying to
making better content I’m trying to
making better content I’m trying to inspire people with a positive message a
inspire people with a positive message a
inspire people with a positive message a lot of the people ahead of me might be
lot of the people ahead of me might be
lot of the people ahead of me might be having super negative content or just
having super negative content or just
having super negative content or just trying to create drama and controversy
trying to create drama and controversy
trying to create drama and controversy and negativity and that sucks that’s not
and negativity and that sucks that’s not
and negativity and that sucks that’s not fair that’s unfair it’s unfair that
fair that’s unfair it’s unfair that
fair that’s unfair it’s unfair that these guys are having success and I’m
these guys are having success and I’m
these guys are having success and I’m not as successful if I adopted that
not as successful if I adopted that
not as successful if I adopted that mindset I would lose I would be worse
mindset I would lose I would be worse
mindset I would lose I would be worse off than what I’m where I’m at right now
off than what I’m where I’m at right now
off than what I’m where I’m at right now I deserve everything that I have I’m
I deserve everything that I have I’m
I deserve everything that I have I’m grateful and super appreciative for the
grateful and super appreciative for the
grateful and super appreciative for the eight hundred thousand plus subscribers
eight hundred thousand plus subscribers
eight hundred thousand plus subscribers that we do have on the channel right now
that we do have on the channel right now
that we do have on the channel right now and I deserve those and I’ve worked hard
and I deserve those and I’ve worked hard
and I deserve those and I’ve worked hard for those and my team has worked hard
for those and my team has worked hard
for those and my team has worked hard for that but I also don’t deserve to be
for that but I also don’t deserve to be
for that but I also don’t deserve to be at 8 million or 10 million or 15 million
at 8 million or 10 million or 15 million
at 8 million or 10 million or 15 million or whatever they’re at it’s not good
or whatever they’re at it’s not good
or whatever they’re at it’s not good enough is not providing enough value and
enough is not providing enough value and
enough is not providing enough value and so we need to get better at it and
so we need to get better at it and
so we need to get better at it and that’s my fault I need to do better I
that’s my fault I need to do better I
that’s my fault I need to do better I need to create better content for you I
need to create better content for you I
need to create better content for you I need to be right on camera I need to
need to be right on camera I need to
need to be right on camera I need to bring my team up and inspire them more I
bring my team up and inspire them more I
bring my team up and inspire them more I need to have better clips I need to do a
need to have better clips I need to do a
need to have better clips I need to do a better job all around it’s not my team’s
better job all around it’s not my team’s
better job all around it’s not my team’s fault right it’s not PewDiePie’s fault
fault right it’s not PewDiePie’s fault
fault right it’s not PewDiePie’s fault it’s my fault
it’s my fault
it’s my fault and so I deserve everything I have and I
and so I deserve everything I have and I
and so I deserve everything I have and I don’t deserve to have anymore
don’t deserve to have anymore
don’t deserve to have anymore until I work harder to get there until
until I work harder to get there until
until I work harder to get there until provide more value to get there and
provide more value to get there and
provide more value to get there and you’ll find that that’s what successful
you’ll find that that’s what successful
you’ll find that that’s what successful people do they accept accountability and
people do they accept accountability and
people do they accept accountability and responsibility for where they are in
responsibility for where they are in
responsibility for where they are in life they stop blaming their lack of
life they stop blaming their lack of
life they stop blaming their lack of success on their lack of resources they
success on their lack of resources they
success on their lack of resources they understand them that’s never about the
understand them that’s never about the
understand them that’s never about the resources you have it’s the
resources you have it’s the
resources you have it’s the resourcefulness that you had to go off
resourcefulness that you had to go off
resourcefulness that you had to go off and create amazing things and if you
and create amazing things and if you
and create amazing things and if you look at any self-made person look at the
look at any self-made person look at the
look at any self-made person look at the people who had the most success the most
people who had the most success the most
people who had the most success the most successful people in the world who built
successful people in the world who built
successful people in the world who built massive fortunes who had a huge impact
massive fortunes who had a huge impact
massive fortunes who had a huge impact they’re not usually the children of
they’re not usually the children of
they’re not usually the children of successful people
successful people
successful people almost never they started from nothing
almost never they started from nothing
almost never they started from nothing less than what you have right now and if
less than what you have right now and if
less than what you have right now and if they were able to do it they were going
they were able to do it they were going
they were able to do it they were going to take accountability for their life
to take accountability for their life
to take accountability for their life they were able to stop complaining stop
they were able to stop complaining stop
they were able to stop complaining stop blaming luck and turn something amazing
blaming luck and turn something amazing
blaming luck and turn something amazing out of it then you came to so the
out of it then you came to so the
out of it then you came to so the question today today is I’m curious what
question today today is I’m curious what
question today today is I’m curious what has been the biggest excuse that you’ve
has been the biggest excuse that you’ve
has been the biggest excuse that you’ve been making that maybe stops today
been making that maybe stops today
been making that maybe stops today that’s been holding you back the biggest
that’s been holding you back the biggest
that’s been holding you back the biggest single excuse that you have believed
single excuse that you have believed
single excuse that you have believed that is now holding you back and you’re
that is now holding you back and you’re
that is now holding you back and you’re gonna shed I’d love to hear from you
gonna shed I’d love to hear from you
gonna shed I’d love to hear from you share it in the comments below I think
share it in the comments below I think
share it in the comments below I think it also could inspire the other members
it also could inspire the other members
it also could inspire the other members of believe nation watching in reading as
of believe nation watching in reading as
of believe nation watching in reading as well I also want to give a quick shout
well I also want to give a quick shout
well I also want to give a quick shout out to Jaron brown Jaron thank you so
out to Jaron brown Jaron thank you so
out to Jaron brown Jaron 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 it means a lot to me and I
your one word it means a lot to me and I
your one word it means a lot to me and I hope you’re enjoying the read so thank
hope you’re enjoying the read so thank
hope you’re enjoying the read so thank you guys again for watching I believe in
you guys again for watching I believe in
you guys again for watching I believe in you
you
you I hope we continue to believe in
I hope we continue to believe in
I hope we continue to believe in yourself and whatever your one word is
yourself and whatever your one word is
yourself and whatever your one word is much love and I’ll see you guys again
much love and I’ll see you guys again
much love and I’ll see you guys again tomorrow morning for another shot of
tomorrow morning for another shot of
tomorrow morning for another shot of vinspresso
we know that too many young men in our
we know that too many young men in our community continue to make bad choices
community continue to make bad choices
community continue to make bad choices and I have to say growing up I made
and I have to say growing up I made
and I have to say growing up I made quite a few myself
sometimes I wrote off my own failings as
sometimes I wrote off my own failings as just as another example of the world
just as another example of the world
just as another example of the world trying to keep a black man down I had a
trying to keep a black man down I had a
trying to keep a black man down I had a tendency sometimes to make excuses for
tendency sometimes to make excuses for
tendency sometimes to make excuses for me not doing the right thing but one of
me not doing the right thing but one of
me not doing the right thing but one of the things that all of you have learned
the things that all of you have learned
the things that all of you have learned over the last four years is there’s no
over the last four years is there’s no
over the last four years is there’s no longer any room for excuses I understand
longer any room for excuses I understand
longer any room for excuses I understand there’s a common fraternity Creed here
there’s a common fraternity Creed here
there’s a common fraternity Creed here at Morehouse excuses are tools of being
at Morehouse excuses are tools of being
at Morehouse excuses are tools of being competent used to build bridges to
competent used to build bridges to
competent used to build bridges to nowhere and monuments of nothingness
nowhere and monuments of nothingness
nowhere and monuments of nothingness well we’ve got no time for excuses not
well we’ve got no time for excuses not
well we’ve got no time for excuses not because the bitter legacy of slavery and
because the bitter legacy of slavery and
because the bitter legacy of slavery and segregation have banished entirely they
segregation have banished entirely they
segregation have banished entirely they have not not because racism and
have not not because racism and
have not not because racism and discrimination no longer exists we know
discrimination no longer exists we know
discrimination no longer exists we know those are still out there
those are still out there
those are still out there it’s just that in today’s
it’s just that in today’s
it’s just that in today’s hyper-connected hyper-competitive world
hyper-connected hyper-competitive world
hyper-connected hyper-competitive world with millions of young people from China
with millions of young people from China
with millions of young people from China and India and Brazil many of whom
and India and Brazil many of whom
and India and Brazil many of whom started with a whole lot less than all
started with a whole lot less than all
started with a whole lot less than all of you did all of them entering the
of you did all of them entering the
of you did all of them entering the global workforce alongside you nobody is
global workforce alongside you nobody is
global workforce alongside you nobody is going to give you anything that you have
going to give you anything that you have
going to give you anything that you have not earned nobody cares how tough your
not earned nobody cares how tough your
not earned nobody cares how tough your upbringing was nobody cares if you
upbringing was nobody cares if you
upbringing was nobody cares if you suffered some discrimination
and moreover you have to remember that
and moreover you have to remember that whatever you’ve gone through it pales in
whatever you’ve gone through it pales in
whatever you’ve gone through it pales in comparison to the hardships previous
comparison to the hardships previous
comparison to the hardships previous generations endured and they overcame
generations endured and they overcame
generations endured and they overcame them and if they overcame them you can
them and if they overcame them you can
them and if they overcame them you can overcome up to I decided to go to film
overcome up to I decided to go to film
overcome up to I decided to go to film school because I loved the idea of
school because I loved the idea of
school because I loved the idea of making films on a photography and
making films on a photography and
making films on a photography and everybody said it was a crazy thing to
everybody said it was a crazy thing to
everybody said it was a crazy thing to do because in those days nobody made it
do because in those days nobody made it
do because in those days nobody made it into the film business I mean just
into the film business I mean just
into the film business I mean just unless you were related to somebody
unless you were related to somebody
unless you were related to somebody there was no way in so everything I was
there was no way in so everything I was
there was no way in so everything I was silly you’re never gonna get a job but I
silly you’re never gonna get a job but I
silly you’re never gonna get a job but I I wasn’t moved by that I set the goal of
I wasn’t moved by that I set the goal of
I wasn’t moved by that I set the goal of getting through film school and just
getting through film school and just
getting through film school and just then focused on getting to that level
then focused on getting to that level
then focused on getting to that level because I didn’t you know I didn’t know
because I didn’t you know I didn’t know
because I didn’t you know I didn’t know where was gonna go after that I wanted
where was gonna go after that I wanted
where was gonna go after that I wanted to make documentary films and eventually
to make documentary films and eventually
to make documentary films and eventually I got into the goal of once I got to
I got into the goal of once I got to
I got into the goal of once I got to school of making a film one of the most
school of making a film one of the most
school of making a film one of the most telling things about film schools you
telling things about film schools you
telling things about film schools you got a lot of students in those days
got a lot of students in those days
got a lot of students in those days especially it’s not quite so much today
especially it’s not quite so much today
especially it’s not quite so much today but wandering around say oh I wish I
but wandering around say oh I wish I
but wandering around say oh I wish I could make a movie I wish I could make a
could make a movie I wish I could make a
could make a movie I wish I could make a movie you know I can’t get in this class
movie you know I can’t get in this class
movie you know I can’t get in this class I can’t get any you know first class I
I can’t get any you know first class I
I can’t get any you know first class I have was an animation class it wasn’t a
have was an animation class it wasn’t a
have was an animation class it wasn’t a production class I had a history class
production class I had a history class
production class I had a history class and an animation class and in the
and an animation class and in the
and an animation class and in the animation class they gave us one minute
animation class they gave us one minute
animation class they gave us one minute of film to put onto the animation camera
of film to put onto the animation camera
of film to put onto the animation camera to operate it to see how you could move
to operate it to see how you could move
to operate it to see how you could move left move right make it go up and down
left move right make it go up and down
left move right make it go up and down and it was a test to see you know then
and it was a test to see you know then
and it was a test to see you know then the teacher would you had certain
the teacher would you had certain
the teacher would you had certain requirements that you had to do you had
requirements that you had to do you had
requirements that you had to do you had to make you go up mad at me go down and
to make you go up mad at me go down and
to make you go up mad at me go down and then the teacher would look at it and
then the teacher would look at it and
then the teacher would look at it and say oh yes you maneuvered this machine
say oh yes you maneuvered this machine
say oh yes you maneuvered this machine to do these things and I took that one
to do these things and I took that one
to do these things and I took that one minute of film and made it into a movie
minute of film and made it into a movie
minute of film and made it into a movie and it was a movie that won like
and it was a movie that won like
and it was a movie that won like you know 20 or 25 Awards you know in
you know 20 or 25 Awards you know in
you know 20 or 25 Awards you know in every film festival in the world and
every film festival in the world and
every film festival in the world and kind of changed the whole animation
kind of changed the whole animation
kind of changed the whole animation department and there and and meanwhile
department and there and and meanwhile
department and there and and meanwhile all the other guys were and said well I
all the other guys were and said well I
all the other guys were and said well I wish I could make a movie which is a
wish I could make a movie which is a
wish I could make a movie which is a production class and so then I got into
production class and so then I got into
production class and so then I got into another class and it wasn’t really a
another class and it wasn’t really a
another class and it wasn’t really a production class but I managed to get
production class but I managed to get
production class but I managed to get some film when I made a movie and I made
some film when I made a movie and I made
some film when I made a movie and I made lots of movies while I’m in school while
lots of movies while I’m in school while
lots of movies while I’m in school while everybody else was running around
everybody else was running around
everybody else was running around saying oh I wish I could make it move it
saying oh I wish I could make it move it
saying oh I wish I could make it move it we’re having this conversation about
we’re having this conversation about
we’re having this conversation about when he plays in sports or when he does
when he plays in sports or when he does
when he plays in sports or when he does something about you go full-out or do
something about you go full-out or do
something about you go full-out or do you not and I see sometimes in him that
you not and I see sometimes in him that
you not and I see sometimes in him that when he’s out on the field of doing
when he’s out on the field of doing
when he’s out on the field of doing something he doesn’t play full out and
something he doesn’t play full out and
something he doesn’t play full out and I’ll have an excuse like my leg hurts or
I’ll have an excuse like my leg hurts or
I’ll have an excuse like my leg hurts or my arm hurts or something happened the
my arm hurts or something happened the
my arm hurts or something happened the coach was unfair what other hanger the
coach was unfair what other hanger the
coach was unfair what other hanger the referee was unfair and what happens with
referee was unfair and what happens with
referee was unfair and what happens with people is we tend to go out into the
people is we tend to go out into the
people is we tend to go out into the world and we look for those sort of
world and we look for those sort of
world and we look for those sort of excuses about why things aren’t the way
excuses about why things aren’t the way
excuses about why things aren’t the way we want them and when you do that you
we want them and when you do that you
we want them and when you do that you lose all your power in life when you
lose all your power in life when you
lose all your power in life when you start focusing on the external on the
start focusing on the external on the
start focusing on the external on the excuses you lose your power here is the
excuses you lose your power here is the
excuses you lose your power here is the way people really think I will tell you
way people really think I will tell you
way people really think I will tell you I can go out on the stage and bomb you
I can go out on the stage and bomb you
I can go out on the stage and bomb you go out there you just bomb right and
go out there you just bomb right and
go out there you just bomb right and people will respect you for going out
people will respect you for going out
people will respect you for going out there and trying your hardest it’s not
there and trying your hardest it’s not
there and trying your hardest it’s not how you actually perform that earns you
how you actually perform that earns you
how you actually perform that earns you the respect of your peers it’s the fact
the respect of your peers it’s the fact
the respect of your peers it’s the fact that you went out and actually did it
that you went out and actually did it
that you went out and actually did it that’s the difference
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