you said there guys here who are bigger than I am run faster jump higher not
than I am run faster jump higher not
than I am run faster jump higher not everybody was better than me but I had
everybody was better than me but I had
everybody was better than me but I had them all cranking up one of the best
them all cranking up one of the best
them all cranking up one of the best decisions that you can ever make in your
decisions that you can ever make in your
decisions that you can ever make in your life is to play to your strengths when
life is to play to your strengths when
life is to play to your strengths when you know what you got going for you
you know what you got going for you
you know what you got going for you be confident not cocky rise and shine
be confident not cocky rise and shine
be confident not cocky rise and shine it’s Xpress Oh time good morning believe
it’s Xpress Oh time good morning believe
it’s Xpress Oh time good morning believe nation it’s Evan my one word is believe
nation it’s Evan my one word is believe
nation it’s Evan my one word is believe and I believe in you I believe you have
and I believe in you I believe you have
and I believe in you I believe you have an amazing gift inside you that I want
an amazing gift inside you that I want
an amazing gift inside you that I want to see exploded onto the world so grab
to see exploded onto the world so grab
to see exploded onto the world so grab your coffee and sip on today’s message
your coffee and sip on today’s message
your coffee and sip on today’s message play to your strengths over to you Dave
play to your strengths over to you Dave
play to your strengths over to you Dave Chappelle do you remember how they first
Chappelle do you remember how they first
Chappelle do you remember how they first discovered comedy yes I do yes I do dr.
discovered comedy yes I do yes I do dr.
discovered comedy yes I do yes I do dr. Yvonne Seon is Dave Chappelle’s mother
Yvonne Seon is Dave Chappelle’s mother
Yvonne Seon is Dave Chappelle’s mother she’s a minister and a college professor
she’s a minister and a college professor
she’s a minister and a college professor I think the moment he decided to be a
I think the moment he decided to be a
I think the moment he decided to be a comedian was a day that he had to decide
comedian was a day that he had to decide
comedian was a day that he had to decide whether or not to sign up for the second
whether or not to sign up for the second
whether or not to sign up for the second week of basketball camp and he called
week of basketball camp and he called
week of basketball camp and he called home he said mom you said there guys
home he said mom you said there guys
home he said mom you said there guys here who are bigger than I am run faster
here who are bigger than I am run faster
here who are bigger than I am run faster jump higher not everybody was better
jump higher not everybody was better
jump higher not everybody was better than me but I had them all cranking up
than me but I had them all cranking up
than me but I had them all cranking up so I figured maybe let me tweak my
so I figured maybe let me tweak my
so I figured maybe let me tweak my vision
let’s go get my old high school just in
let’s go get my old high school just in encourage the kids and I told them
encourage the kids and I told them
encourage the kids and I told them straight up I said if y’all want to make
straight up I said if y’all want to make
straight up I said if y’all want to make it out of this ghetto you’re gonna have
it out of this ghetto you’re gonna have
it out of this ghetto you’re gonna have to stop blaming the white people for
to stop blaming the white people for
to stop blaming the white people for your problems you’re gonna have to focus
your problems you’re gonna have to focus
your problems you’re gonna have to focus and you were gonna have to learn how to
and you were gonna have to learn how to
and you were gonna have to learn how to rap I’ll play basketball ass up you’re
rap I’ll play basketball ass up you’re
rap I’ll play basketball ass up you’re trapped nigga you are trapped either
trapped nigga you are trapped either
trapped nigga you are trapped either dude that’ll sell crack rocks it’s all
dude that’ll sell crack rocks it’s all
dude that’ll sell crack rocks it’s all the way I’ve seen at work one of the
the way I’ve seen at work one of the
the way I’ve seen at work one of the best decisions that you can ever make in
best decisions that you can ever make in
best decisions that you can ever make in your life is to play to your strengths I
your life is to play to your strengths I
your life is to play to your strengths I think the challenge is a lot of people
think the challenge is a lot of people
think the challenge is a lot of people don’t know what their ultimate strengths
don’t know what their ultimate strengths
don’t know what their ultimate strengths are and if that’s you then that becomes
are and if that’s you then that becomes
are and if that’s you then that becomes your first priority figure out what you
your first priority figure out what you
your first priority figure out what you love what you’re great at and go all-in
love what you’re great at and go all-in
love what you’re great at and go all-in on that too many people are living
on that too many people are living
on that too many people are living somebody else’s version of their life
somebody else’s version of their life
somebody else’s version of their life you’re doing the thing that your mom
you’re doing the thing that your mom
you’re doing the thing that your mom wants you to do you’re doing the thing
wants you to do you’re doing the thing
wants you to do you’re doing the thing that your country wants you to do or the
that your country wants you to do or the
that your country wants you to do or the school system wants you to do you’re
school system wants you to do you’re
school system wants you to do you’re doing the thing your uncle your friends
doing the thing your uncle your friends
doing the thing your uncle your friends want you to do where most people don’t
want you to do where most people don’t
want you to do where most people don’t have a very clear vision of what they
have a very clear vision of what they
have a very clear vision of what they want to do for themselves what they have
want to do for themselves what they have
want to do for themselves what they have Michael Jordan level talent Act I
Michael Jordan level talent Act I
Michael Jordan level talent Act I believe that everybody has Michael
believe that everybody has Michael
believe that everybody has Michael Jordan level talent at something and if
Jordan level talent at something and if
Jordan level talent at something and if you don’t know what that is and that
you don’t know what that is and that
you don’t know what that is and that becomes your immediate first
becomes your immediate first
becomes your immediate first responsibility to figure that out
responsibility to figure that out
responsibility to figure that out because otherwise you’re living a life
because otherwise you’re living a life
because otherwise you’re living a life with zero Direction you’re doing
with zero Direction you’re doing
with zero Direction you’re doing something because a magazine says that
something because a magazine says that
something because a magazine says that this is a hot thing to do or because
this is a hot thing to do or because
this is a hot thing to do or because some celebrity is doing something and
some celebrity is doing something and
some celebrity is doing something and now you want to do it you have no
now you want to do it you have no
now you want to do it you have no internal compass and so you’re following
internal compass and so you’re following
internal compass and so you’re following everybody else and that leads to a
everybody else and that leads to a
everybody else and that leads to a really unhappy place at least a place of
really unhappy place at least a place of
really unhappy place at least a place of of self-hate that leads to a place of
of self-hate that leads to a place of
of self-hate that leads to a place of lack of confidence constantly and
lack of confidence constantly and
lack of confidence constantly and searching for other people to give you
searching for other people to give you
searching for other people to give you answers where the answer comes from here
answers where the answer comes from here
answers where the answer comes from here comes from within from you figuring out
comes from within from you figuring out
comes from within from you figuring out that thing that you love doing if you
that thing that you love doing if you
that thing that you love doing if you don’t know what it is that you want to
don’t know what it is that you want to
don’t know what it is that you want to do then you start by exploring you say
do then you start by exploring you say
do then you start by exploring you say yes you say yes you say yes you try it a
yes you say yes you say yes you try it a
yes you say yes you say yes you try it a whole bunch of things until you find the
whole bunch of things until you find the
whole bunch of things until you find the thing that makes you come alive I look
thing that makes you come alive I look
thing that makes you come alive I look at my journey of helping entrepreneurs
at my journey of helping entrepreneurs
at my journey of helping entrepreneurs and I was speaking at a couple of events
and I was speaking at a couple of events
and I was speaking at a couple of events internationally after I sold my first
internationally after I sold my first
internationally after I sold my first company and I just loved that idea of
company and I just loved that idea of
company and I just loved that idea of giving back somebody asked me to speak
giving back somebody asked me to speak
giving back somebody asked me to speak in an event because I had sold my
in an event because I had sold my
in an event because I had sold my business as a young entrepreneur had
business as a young entrepreneur had
business as a young entrepreneur had some success and so said yeah I’ll do
some success and so said yeah I’ll do
some success and so said yeah I’ll do that why not I’ll say yes I didn’t know
that why not I’ll say yes I didn’t know
that why not I’ll say yes I didn’t know what I wanted to do next in my life I
what I wanted to do next in my life I
what I wanted to do next in my life I actually had a dip I had some mild
actually had a dip I had some mild
actually had a dip I had some mild depression because I’d sold my business
depression because I’d sold my business
depression because I’d sold my business which is great you know hard to complain
which is great you know hard to complain
which is great you know hard to complain about that but I didn’t know
about that but I didn’t know
about that but I didn’t know I wanted to do next I didn’t have my
I wanted to do next I didn’t have my
I wanted to do next I didn’t have my purpose and so I said yes the whole
purpose and so I said yes the whole
purpose and so I said yes the whole bunch of things and one of them was
bunch of things and one of them was
bunch of things and one of them was speaking I spoke in Mexico I spoke in
speaking I spoke in Mexico I spoke in
speaking I spoke in Mexico I spoke in Brunei and I came back home and I said
Brunei and I came back home and I said
Brunei and I came back home and I said hey why don’t I do this locally like why
hey why don’t I do this locally like why
hey why don’t I do this locally like why can’t I do this for Toronto
can’t I do this for Toronto
can’t I do this for Toronto entrepreneurs in my own City and I had
entrepreneurs in my own City and I had
entrepreneurs in my own City and I had my first event that we promoted like
my first event that we promoted like
my first event that we promoted like crazy with the YMCA and only three
crazy with the YMCA and only three
crazy with the YMCA and only three people showed up to it and I thought I’d
people showed up to it and I thought I’d
people showed up to it and I thought I’d never be able to make money from this if
never be able to make money from this if
never be able to make money from this if three people only show up to a free
three people only show up to a free
three people only show up to a free event that was promoted like crazy how
event that was promoted like crazy how
event that was promoted like crazy how are you ever gonna make money doing this
are you ever gonna make money doing this
are you ever gonna make money doing this thing as a living it didn’t matter
thing as a living it didn’t matter
thing as a living it didn’t matter though because I loved it and this is
though because I loved it and this is
though because I loved it and this is what you find so often with so many the
what you find so often with so many the
what you find so often with so many the most successful people it doesn’t make
most successful people it doesn’t make
most successful people it doesn’t make logical sense at the beginning how this
logical sense at the beginning how this
logical sense at the beginning how this thing is gonna play out if you looked at
thing is gonna play out if you looked at
thing is gonna play out if you looked at my early career helping entrepreneurs of
my early career helping entrepreneurs of
my early career helping entrepreneurs of three people at a small YMCA event you
three people at a small YMCA event you
three people at a small YMCA event you would never think that I would get here
would never think that I would get here
would never think that I would get here you would never think that I’d be able
you would never think that I’d be able
you would never think that I’d be able to have a big impact you would never
to have a big impact you would never
to have a big impact you would never think I’d be able to make this into a
think I’d be able to make this into a
think I’d be able to make this into a business and this is a story of so many
business and this is a story of so many
business and this is a story of so many people at the beginning you look at what
people at the beginning you look at what
people at the beginning you look at what they did and it was mediocre and it was
they did and it was mediocre and it was
they did and it was mediocre and it was very poor results and you would never
very poor results and you would never
very poor results and you would never think that they would go on to be a huge
think that they would go on to be a huge
think that they would go on to be a huge success but they did because they loved
success but they did because they loved
success but they did because they loved what they did because they had insane
what they did because they had insane
what they did because they had insane passion for their craft and they got so
passion for their craft and they got so
passion for their craft and they got so good at it that their talent became
good at it that their talent became
good at it that their talent became undeniable and I badly want that for you
undeniable and I badly want that for you
undeniable and I badly want that for you to find the thing that you have Michael
to find the thing that you have Michael
to find the thing that you have Michael Jordan level talent act to stop doing
Jordan level talent act to stop doing
Jordan level talent act to stop doing the boring crappy job that you have
the boring crappy job that you have
the boring crappy job that you have right now to stop doing something
right now to stop doing something
right now to stop doing something because somebody else wants you to do it
because somebody else wants you to do it
because somebody else wants you to do it instead of the thing that you want to do
instead of the thing that you want to do
instead of the thing that you want to do for yourself stop that how long you’re
for yourself stop that how long you’re
for yourself stop that how long you’re gonna live that life if you don’t know
gonna live that life if you don’t know
gonna live that life if you don’t know what it is that you want to do explore
what it is that you want to do explore
what it is that you want to do explore explore explore until you find the thing
explore explore until you find the thing
explore explore until you find the thing that you want to come back to and just
that you want to come back to and just
that you want to come back to and just have the confidence the belief that if
have the confidence the belief that if
have the confidence the belief that if you keep doing it you will get good at
you keep doing it you will get good at
you keep doing it you will get good at it you will find a customer base you’ll
it you will find a customer base you’ll
it you will find a customer base you’ll find a way to make money and to make
find a way to make money and to make
find a way to make money and to make this into your career now I’ve got some
this into your career now I’ve got some
this into your career now I’ve got some special bonus clips for you but before
special bonus clips for you but before
special bonus clips for you but before that my question of the day is I want to
that my question of the day is I want to
that my question of the day is I want to know what do you have Michael Jordan
know what do you have Michael Jordan
know what do you have Michael Jordan level of talent at leave it down the
level of talent at leave it down the
level of talent at leave it down the comments below I’m really curious to
comments below I’m really curious to
comments below I’m really curious to find out thank you guys so much for
find out thank you guys so much for
find out thank you guys so much for watching I believe in you I hope we
watching I believe in you I hope we
watching I believe in you I hope we continue to believe in yourself and
continue to believe in yourself and
continue to believe in yourself and whatever your one word is much love
whatever your one word is much love
whatever your one word is much love enjoy the bonus clips and I’ll see you
enjoy the bonus clips and I’ll see you
enjoy the bonus clips and I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot
again tomorrow morning for another shot
again tomorrow morning for another shot events beso
one of my weak points in my personal
one of my weak points in my personal life is I don’t like technical stuff so
life is I don’t like technical stuff so
life is I don’t like technical stuff so even though I have to be on Twitter and
even though I have to be on Twitter and
even though I have to be on Twitter and Instagram and Facebook I don’t care for
Instagram and Facebook I don’t care for
Instagram and Facebook I don’t care for that so guess what I find somebody who
that so guess what I find somebody who
that so guess what I find somebody who loves to do that you know I find
loves to do that you know I find
loves to do that you know I find somebody who has a strength where I will
somebody who has a strength where I will
somebody who has a strength where I will have a weakness and I partner with them
have a weakness and I partner with them
have a weakness and I partner with them all you’re trying to do is get to the
all you’re trying to do is get to the
all you’re trying to do is get to the goal
goal
goal no one gets there by themselves
no one gets there by themselves
no one gets there by themselves everybody needs help
everybody needs help
everybody needs help now when you know what you got going for
now when you know what you got going for
now when you know what you got going for you be confident not cocky managing your
you be confident not cocky managing your
you be confident not cocky managing your strengths knowing what they are and
strengths knowing what they are and
strengths knowing what they are and don’t let nobody talk you out of it and
don’t let nobody talk you out of it and
don’t let nobody talk you out of it and that gets you fight ready
that gets you fight ready
that gets you fight ready you get fight ready like that you’ve got
you get fight ready like that you’ve got
you get fight ready like that you’ve got to know you helps you develop your
to know you helps you develop your
to know you helps you develop your skills all the while you’re developing
skills all the while you’re developing
skills all the while you’re developing your strengths is not it you’ve just got
your strengths is not it you’ve just got
your strengths is not it you’ve just got to keep developing this trip don’t
to keep developing this trip don’t
to keep developing this trip don’t everybody talk to you at the same time
everybody talk to you at the same time
everybody talk to you at the same time you must work on improving your
you must work on improving your
you must work on improving your weaknesses so I’ve had to in spite of
weaknesses so I’ve had to in spite of
weaknesses so I’ve had to in spite of myself get on Instagram get on Twitter
myself get on Instagram get on Twitter
myself get on Instagram get on Twitter get on Facebook I got to do two videos
get on Facebook I got to do two videos
get on Facebook I got to do two videos whether I want to or not because the
whether I want to or not because the
whether I want to or not because the world is moving to social media if I had
world is moving to social media if I had
world is moving to social media if I had as many followers as Kim Kardashian I
as many followers as Kim Kardashian I
as many followers as Kim Kardashian I probably wouldn’t even have to do this
probably wouldn’t even have to do this
probably wouldn’t even have to do this TV show you need to bet on your
TV show you need to bet on your
TV show you need to bet on your strengths and don’t give a about where
strengths and don’t give a about where
strengths and don’t give a about where you suck at you’re gonna way too many
you suck at you’re gonna way too many
you suck at you’re gonna way too many people in this room are gonna spend the
people in this room are gonna spend the
people in this room are gonna spend the next 30 40 years of their lives trying
next 30 40 years of their lives trying
next 30 40 years of their lives trying to check the boxes other things that
to check the boxes other things that
to check the boxes other things that they’re not as good at and that you’re
they’re not as good at and that you’re
they’re not as good at and that you’re gonna waste a lot of time and lose I
gonna waste a lot of time and lose I
gonna waste a lot of time and lose I highly recommend auditing yourself or if
highly recommend auditing yourself or if
highly recommend auditing yourself or if you have no empathy or EQ or
you have no empathy or EQ or
you have no empathy or EQ or self-awareness then find somebody in
self-awareness then find somebody in
self-awareness then find somebody in your family or friendship that does and
your family or friendship that does and
your family or friendship that does and let them tell you who you are and once
let them tell you who you are and once
let them tell you who you are and once you believe that either for yourself or
you believe that either for yourself or
you believe that either for yourself or someone else told you go directly all
someone else told you go directly all
someone else told you go directly all chips all into that because that is the
chips all into that because that is the
chips all into that because that is the only possible way in my opinion watching
only possible way in my opinion watching
only possible way in my opinion watching from the outside that is limited phrase
from the outside that is limited phrase
from the outside that is limited phrase that is a very highly likely way of
that is a very highly likely way of
that is a very highly likely way of over-indexing because the truth is if
over-indexing because the truth is if
over-indexing because the truth is if you want to be an anomaly you’ve got to
you want to be an anomaly you’ve got to
you want to be an anomaly you’ve got to act like one you know like and so that’s
act like one you know like and so that’s
act like one you know like and so that’s it that’s what I got so thanks for
it that’s what I got so thanks for
it that’s what I got so thanks for having me
having me
having me we need to know what your unique
we need to know what your unique
we need to know what your unique strengths are and be willing to delegate
strengths are and be willing to delegate
strengths are and be willing to delegate so I would say that the question of
so I would say that the question of
so I would say that the question of whether you should take a skill learn it
whether you should take a skill learn it
whether you should take a skill learn it yourself delegated someone else or hire
yourself delegated someone else or hire
yourself delegated someone else or hire a new team member are determined by
a new team member are determined by
a new team member are determined by having a very accurate self assessment
having a very accurate self assessment
having a very accurate self assessment and assessment of your team’s skills not
and assessment of your team’s skills not
and assessment of your team’s skills not only what you can do but what you should
only what you can do but what you should
only what you can do but what you should be doing that’s very important so if
be doing that’s very important so if
be doing that’s very important so if you’re a startup CEO or founder and you
you’re a startup CEO or founder and you
you’re a startup CEO or founder and you have a team of say two to ten people as
have a team of say two to ten people as
have a team of say two to ten people as soon as you have funds to hire you
soon as you have funds to hire you
soon as you have funds to hire you should not be focused on the things that
should not be focused on the things that
should not be focused on the things that you are bad at sounds very very
you are bad at sounds very very
you are bad at sounds very very intuitive but it’s not because you might
intuitive but it’s not because you might
intuitive but it’s not because you might have enough time to do those things but
have enough time to do those things but
have enough time to do those things but the question is do you have the
the question is do you have the
the question is do you have the attention to dedicate to this thing so
attention to dedicate to this thing so
attention to dedicate to this thing so they’re not an interruption especially
they’re not an interruption especially
they’re not an interruption especially if you are a venture back startup and
if you are a venture back startup and
if you are a venture back startup and you’re competing against other companies
you’re competing against other companies
you’re competing against other companies that also have a lot of funding the game
that also have a lot of funding the game
that also have a lot of funding the game the game and the race goes to the Swift
the game and the race goes to the Swift
the game and the race goes to the Swift so you have to have you have to have a
so you have to have you have to have a
so you have to have you have to have a lot of velocity the most important if
lot of velocity the most important if
lot of velocity the most important if you had to think of one word that’s most
you had to think of one word that’s most
you had to think of one word that’s most important to you or that sums you up or
important to you or that sums you up or
important to you or that sums you up or that would be like a little beacon pay
that would be like a little beacon pay
that would be like a little beacon pay believe nation if you want to know what
believe nation if you want to know what
believe nation if you want to know what the most important one word is for Tony
the most important one word is for Tony
the most important one word is for Tony Robbins Gary Vaynerchuk
Robbins Gary Vaynerchuk
Robbins Gary Vaynerchuk Oprah Winfrey will.i.am and Howard
Oprah Winfrey will.i.am and Howard
Oprah Winfrey will.i.am and Howard Schultz I have a very special secret
Schultz I have a very special secret
Schultz I have a very special secret video for you check the description for
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