good morning believe nation today’s message is be yourself over to you kneel
message is be yourself over to you kneel
message is be yourself over to you kneel the grassy Tyson I’ve had several people
the grassy Tyson I’ve had several people
the grassy Tyson I’ve had several people come up to me and said what can I do to
come up to me and said what can I do to
come up to me and said what can I do to be you and the only aspect of me that’s
be you and the only aspect of me that’s
be you and the only aspect of me that’s really doable is I can tell you what my
really doable is I can tell you what my
really doable is I can tell you what my academic pedigree is and what I did as a
academic pedigree is and what I did as a
academic pedigree is and what I did as a kid and what things interested me but
kid and what things interested me but
kid and what things interested me but what I do day to day is not the
what I do day to day is not the
what I do day to day is not the fulfillment of some pre-existing job
fulfillment of some pre-existing job
fulfillment of some pre-existing job description it’s just things that I took
description it’s just things that I took
description it’s just things that I took interest in on my own that the general
interest in on my own that the general
interest in on my own that the general public happened to also appreciate or
public happened to also appreciate or
public happened to also appreciate or like or want access to and so within my
like or want access to and so within my
like or want access to and so within my job description as director of the
job description as director of the
job description as director of the Hayden Planetarium and as an educator as
Hayden Planetarium and as an educator as
Hayden Planetarium and as an educator as an astrophysicist
an astrophysicist
an astrophysicist I kept accreting other things that I did
I kept accreting other things that I did
I kept accreting other things that I did that people responded to positively
that people responded to positively
that people responded to positively responded to so I can tell you about the
responded to so I can tell you about the
responded to so I can tell you about the academic pedigree the rest you have to
academic pedigree the rest you have to
academic pedigree the rest you have to create what it is that you do best that
create what it is that you do best that
create what it is that you do best that layers onto the formal training that may
layers onto the formal training that may
layers onto the formal training that may be behind it I think the greatest of
be behind it I think the greatest of
be behind it I think the greatest of people that have ever been in society
people that have ever been in society
people that have ever been in society they were never versions of someone else
they were never versions of someone else
they were never versions of someone else they were themselves you don’t think
they were themselves you don’t think
they were themselves you don’t think about Michael Jordan the basketball
about Michael Jordan the basketball
about Michael Jordan the basketball player and say oh he was just like this
player and say oh he was just like this
player and say oh he was just like this other player no you don’t even say he
other player no you don’t even say he
other player no you don’t even say he was like this player plus that player
was like this player plus that player
was like this player plus that player divided by 2 plus citizen no he’s
divided by 2 plus citizen no he’s
divided by 2 plus citizen no he’s Michael Jordan I think the greatest of
Michael Jordan I think the greatest of
Michael Jordan I think the greatest of people in society carved niches that
people in society carved niches that
people in society carved niches that represented the unique expression of
represented the unique expression of
represented the unique expression of their combinations of talents and if
their combinations of talents and if
their combinations of talents and if everyone had the luxury of expressing
everyone had the luxury of expressing
everyone had the luxury of expressing the unique combinations of talents in
the unique combinations of talents in
the unique combinations of talents in this world our society would be
this world our society would be
this world our society would be transformed
transformed
transformed overnight I love this message and it’s
overnight I love this message and it’s
overnight I love this message and it’s one of the things that I try to
one of the things that I try to
one of the things that I try to incorporate on my channel as much as
incorporate on my channel as much as
incorporate on my channel as much as possible the name of my channels model
possible the name of my channels model
possible the name of my channels model in the masters I loved modeling success
in the masters I loved modeling success
in the masters I loved modeling success and the idea behind modeling success is
and the idea behind modeling success is
and the idea behind modeling success is not for you to try to be Steve Jobs or
not for you to try to be Steve Jobs or
not for you to try to be Steve Jobs or Bill Gates or Oprah Winfrey or Martha
Bill Gates or Oprah Winfrey or Martha
Bill Gates or Oprah Winfrey or Martha Stewart or whoever the people are neil
Stewart or whoever the people are neil
Stewart or whoever the people are neil degrasse he write whoever we profile on
degrasse he write whoever we profile on
degrasse he write whoever we profile on the channel it’s not to be like that
the channel it’s not to be like that
the channel it’s not to be like that person it’s to take pieces of all these
person it’s to take pieces of all these
person it’s to take pieces of all these different people to become
different people to become
different people to become the-best-version-of-yourself to think
the-best-version-of-yourself to think
the-best-version-of-yourself to think bigger to stretch your comfort zone
bigger to stretch your comfort zone
bigger to stretch your comfort zone right and so I think the more you can
right and so I think the more you can
right and so I think the more you can surround yourself with ideas and people
surround yourself with ideas and people
surround yourself with ideas and people and resources in an environment that
and resources in an environment that
and resources in an environment that makes you have the confidence to be
makes you have the confidence to be
makes you have the confidence to be yourself to think bigger to believe in
yourself to think bigger to believe in
yourself to think bigger to believe in those big ideas then the more likely you
those big ideas then the more likely you
those big ideas then the more likely you are gonna be yourself and I think a
are gonna be yourself and I think a
are gonna be yourself and I think a tangent to that is thinking about well
tangent to that is thinking about well
tangent to that is thinking about well how do i how do I find what I’m
how do i how do I find what I’m
how do i how do I find what I’m passionate how do I find myself and I
passionate how do I find myself and I
passionate how do I find myself and I think the easiest way to do that if you
think the easiest way to do that if you
think the easiest way to do that if you don’t know I think a lot of us a lot of
don’t know I think a lot of us a lot of
don’t know I think a lot of us a lot of people don’t know a lot of people just
people don’t know a lot of people just
people don’t know a lot of people just wander through life because their
wander through life because their
wander through life because their parents put them on this path or society
parents put them on this path or society
parents put them on this path or society put them on this path or you know they
put them on this path or you know they
put them on this path or you know they started out at some job and then just
started out at some job and then just
started out at some job and then just stuck with it and not now is their
stuck with it and not now is their
stuck with it and not now is their career path without ever giving it real
career path without ever giving it real
career path without ever giving it real actual thought as to of us for them or
actual thought as to of us for them or
actual thought as to of us for them or not a lot of people are lost the way to
not a lot of people are lost the way to
not a lot of people are lost the way to find what you’re passionate about is to
find what you’re passionate about is to
find what you’re passionate about is to explore and to say yes to things and try
explore and to say yes to things and try
explore and to say yes to things and try things and see if it makes you come
things and see if it makes you come
things and see if it makes you come alive right until you find something
alive right until you find something
alive right until you find something that makes you come alive if you don’t
that makes you come alive if you don’t
that makes you come alive if you don’t want to settle and that’s what most
want to settle and that’s what most
want to settle and that’s what most people do they settle you settle for
people do they settle you settle for
people do they settle you settle for something that’s good it pays the bills
something that’s good it pays the bills
something that’s good it pays the bills it’s okay but it doesn’t really get you
it’s okay but it doesn’t really get you
it’s okay but it doesn’t really get you excited that’s why you stop searching
excited that’s why you stop searching
excited that’s why you stop searching for something great because good is the
for something great because good is the
for something great because good is the enemy of great and so you want to keep
enemy of great and so you want to keep
enemy of great and so you want to keep searching till you find the thing that
searching till you find the thing that
searching till you find the thing that makes you come alive I was having a
makes you come alive I was having a
makes you come alive I was having a discussion with a friend someone who
discussion with a friend someone who
discussion with a friend someone who interviewed me recently on her Channel
interviewed me recently on her Channel
interviewed me recently on her Channel and she’s making 2016 the year of doing
and she’s making 2016 the year of doing
and she’s making 2016 the year of doing things that make her feel uncomfortable
things that make her feel uncomfortable
things that make her feel uncomfortable and she’s exploring and and most of the
and she’s exploring and and most of the
and she’s exploring and and most of the things you know may not be a good fit
things you know may not be a good fit
things you know may not be a good fit for her long term but she’s not afraid
for her long term but she’s not afraid
for her long term but she’s not afraid to try to say yes and if you get that
to try to say yes and if you get that
to try to say yes and if you get that feeling in your stomach that I’m nervous
feeling in your stomach that I’m nervous
feeling in your stomach that I’m nervous and if I should do this it’s outside my
and if I should do this it’s outside my
and if I should do this it’s outside my comfort zone right then you start coming
comfort zone right then you start coming
comfort zone right then you start coming with excuses as to why you can’t do it
with excuses as to why you can’t do it
with excuses as to why you can’t do it right – all these stories that come from
right – all these stories that come from
right – all these stories that come from your your path
your your path
your your path in history is why you can’t accomplish
in history is why you can’t accomplish
in history is why you can’t accomplish this thing try to stop it right there
this thing try to stop it right there
this thing try to stop it right there and say you know what I’m gonna try and
and say you know what I’m gonna try and
and say you know what I’m gonna try and if you do that enough then you’ll find a
if you do that enough then you’ll find a
if you do that enough then you’ll find a thing that makes you come alive and if
thing that makes you come alive and if
thing that makes you come alive and if you surround yourself with with great
you surround yourself with with great
you surround yourself with with great thinkers and great people around you
thinkers and great people around you
thinkers and great people around you even if it’s just from videos right you
even if it’s just from videos right you
even if it’s just from videos right you don’t have to have great friends or
don’t have to have great friends or
don’t have to have great friends or people who have done great things just
people who have done great things just
people who have done great things just watching the videos and being surrounded
watching the videos and being surrounded
watching the videos and being surrounded by them that’s what I do with my channel
by them that’s what I do with my channel
by them that’s what I do with my channel if you discover who you are and then
if you discover who you are and then
if you discover who you are and then create that great environment it allows
create that great environment it allows
create that great environment it allows you to be yourself and accomplish great
you to be yourself and accomplish great
you to be yourself and accomplish great things so the question of the day today
things so the question of the day today
things so the question of the day today is how are you staying true to yourself
is how are you staying true to yourself
is how are you staying true to yourself and what are some of the forces or
and what are some of the forces or
and what are some of the forces or restrictions that are holding you where
restrictions that are holding you where
restrictions that are holding you where you are instead of letting you break
you are instead of letting you break
you are instead of letting you break free leaving the comments below
free leaving the comments below
free leaving the comments below I’m gonna join in the discussion thank
I’m gonna join in the discussion thank
I’m gonna join in the discussion thank you so much for watching have an amazing
you so much for watching have an amazing
you so much for watching have an amazing day continue to believe and I’ll see you
day continue to believe and I’ll see you
day continue to believe and I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot
again tomorrow morning for another shot
again tomorrow morning for another shot events press
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