good morning believe nation my name is Evan Carmichael my one word is believe
Evan Carmichael my one word is believe
Evan Carmichael my one word is believe and I believe that entrepreneurs are
and I believe that entrepreneurs are
and I believe that entrepreneurs are going to solve all of the world’s major
going to solve all of the world’s major
going to solve all of the world’s major problems so to help you on your journey
problems so to help you on your journey
problems so to help you on your journey today we’re going to learn how to race
today we’re going to learn how to race
today we’re going to learn how to race yourself our struggle over the you
yourself our struggle over the you
yourself our struggle over the you lecrae I would tell myself man to brace
lecrae I would tell myself man to brace
lecrae I would tell myself man to brace yourself for real struggle for real pain
yourself for real struggle for real pain
yourself for real struggle for real pain for death for loss for you know hurt and
for death for loss for you know hurt and
for death for loss for you know hurt and then as an artist I would I would tell
then as an artist I would I would tell
then as an artist I would I would tell myself you know what I what I say and I
myself you know what I what I say and I
myself you know what I what I say and I put on the back of the book – if you
put on the back of the book – if you
put on the back of the book – if you live for people’s acceptance you’ll die
live for people’s acceptance you’ll die
live for people’s acceptance you’ll die from their rejection and that’s what I
from their rejection and that’s what I
from their rejection and that’s what I would tell people because tell myself is
would tell people because tell myself is
would tell people because tell myself is I was so worried about being accepted
I was so worried about being accepted
I was so worried about being accepted these people to accept me these people
these people to accept me these people
these people to accept me these people to accept me and when they don’t you die
to accept me and when they don’t you die
to accept me and when they don’t you die you crumble inside you devastated but if
you crumble inside you devastated but if
you crumble inside you devastated but if you already know who you are like I feel
you already know who you are like I feel
you already know who you are like I feel like I’m made in God’s image my Worth
like I’m made in God’s image my Worth
like I’m made in God’s image my Worth and value cannot be tainted you know you
and value cannot be tainted you know you
and value cannot be tainted you know you can’t add to my work you can’t take away
can’t add to my work you can’t take away
can’t add to my work you can’t take away from it I was born with it and so I
from it I was born with it and so I
from it I was born with it and so I don’t have to fight for your approval
don’t have to fight for your approval
don’t have to fight for your approval your acceptance and I want my younger
your acceptance and I want my younger
your acceptance and I want my younger self to know that be confident in who
self to know that be confident in who
self to know that be confident in who God made me to be and be the best me I
God made me to be and be the best me I
God made me to be and be the best me I could be so starting a business is one
could be so starting a business is one
could be so starting a business is one of the hardest things you will ever do
of the hardest things you will ever do
of the hardest things you will ever do in your life people think it’s going to
in your life people think it’s going to
in your life people think it’s going to be easy but it’s one of the hardest
be easy but it’s one of the hardest
be easy but it’s one of the hardest things you will ever do in your life no
things you will ever do in your life no
things you will ever do in your life no matter how hard you think it’s going to
matter how hard you think it’s going to
matter how hard you think it’s going to be no matter how many videos you watch
be no matter how many videos you watch
be no matter how many videos you watch it people telling you it’s difficult
it people telling you it’s difficult
it people telling you it’s difficult it’s still way harder and way worse than
it’s still way harder and way worse than
it’s still way harder and way worse than what you thought it was going to be it
what you thought it was going to be it
what you thought it was going to be it just is that’s life as an entrepreneur
just is that’s life as an entrepreneur
just is that’s life as an entrepreneur people will judge you people will
people will judge you people will
people will judge you people will criticize you people will hate on you
criticize you people will hate on you
criticize you people will hate on you you’re one of the cash faster than you
you’re one of the cash faster than you
you’re one of the cash faster than you thought you would customers aren’t going
thought you would customers aren’t going
thought you would customers aren’t going to come through the door like you
to come through the door like you
to come through the door like you thought they would the media is not
thought they would the media is not
thought they would the media is not going to cover you like you thought they
going to cover you like you thought they
going to cover you like you thought they would your social media campaigns are
would your social media campaigns are
would your social media campaigns are going to take off like you thought you
going to take off like you thought you
going to take off like you thought you would basically if you take whatever
would basically if you take whatever
would basically if you take whatever idea you had and you have a best-case
idea you had and you have a best-case
idea you had and you have a best-case realistic case worst-case scenario it’s
realistic case worst-case scenario it’s
realistic case worst-case scenario it’s always way worse than your worst case
always way worse than your worst case
always way worse than your worst case scenario that’s just life as an
scenario that’s just life as an
scenario that’s just life as an entrepreneur and I want to be realistic
entrepreneur and I want to be realistic
entrepreneur and I want to be realistic and share that because I really
and share that because I really
and share that because I really struggled at the beginning and I wasn’t
struggled at the beginning and I wasn’t
struggled at the beginning and I wasn’t prepared for it i read magazine articles
prepared for it i read magazine articles
prepared for it i read magazine articles and you know I saw documentaries of
and you know I saw documentaries of
and you know I saw documentaries of people who had success as an
people who had success as an
people who had success as an entrepreneur I thought I can do this I
entrepreneur I thought I can do this I
entrepreneur I thought I can do this I can be an entrepreneur too and I was
can be an entrepreneur too and I was
can be an entrepreneur too and I was prepared to do the work I didn’t think
prepared to do the work I didn’t think
prepared to do the work I didn’t think it would just be handed to me but I
it would just be handed to me but I
it would just be handed to me but I wasn’t prepared for how low I would feel
wasn’t prepared for how low I would feel
wasn’t prepared for how low I would feel about myself when I was making a $300 a
about myself when I was making a $300 a
about myself when I was making a $300 a month and I was working and working and
month and I was working and working and
month and I was working and working and working and not getting any results and
working and not getting any results and
working and not getting any results and not getting any callbacks not getting
not getting any callbacks not getting
not getting any callbacks not getting any people buying them seeing so little
any people buying them seeing so little
any people buying them seeing so little traction that I felt at that point the
traction that I felt at that point the
traction that I felt at that point the lowest I’ve ever felt in my life
lowest I’ve ever felt in my life
lowest I’ve ever felt in my life because I knew that anything else that I
because I knew that anything else that I
because I knew that anything else that I worked on I could get some results with
worked on I could get some results with
worked on I could get some results with at school or athletics whatever I worked
at school or athletics whatever I worked
at school or athletics whatever I worked on it would improve and here I was
on it would improve and here I was
on it would improve and here I was working and I wasn’t getting any results
working and I wasn’t getting any results
working and I wasn’t getting any results and I just felt so low I felt worthless
and I just felt so low I felt worthless
and I just felt so low I felt worthless I felt like I had no value and I
I felt like I had no value and I
I felt like I had no value and I actually told my business partner that I
actually told my business partner that I
actually told my business partner that I quit
quit
quit at what point because I just felt like I
at what point because I just felt like I
at what point because I just felt like I needed to do something where I could
needed to do something where I could
needed to do something where I could feel like I’m contributing something
feel like I’m contributing something
feel like I’m contributing something because this just sucked and I was too
because this just sucked and I was too
because this just sucked and I was too embarrassed and too ashamed to tell
embarrassed and too ashamed to tell
embarrassed and too ashamed to tell other people about it you know my
other people about it you know my
other people about it you know my friends would ask him to come out to
friends would ask him to come out to
friends would ask him to come out to birthday parties or beer night or
birthday parties or beer night or
birthday parties or beer night or anything like that and I could I always
anything like that and I could I always
anything like that and I could I always had to say no because I couldn’t afford
had to say no because I couldn’t afford
had to say no because I couldn’t afford it I could you know $20 was too
it I could you know $20 was too
it I could you know $20 was too expensive for me and I had to pick one
expensive for me and I had to pick one
expensive for me and I had to pick one thing a month that I could go to but I
thing a month that I could go to but I
thing a month that I could go to but I would never tell my friends what was
would never tell my friends what was
would never tell my friends what was happening I would always say that I’m
happening I would always say that I’m
happening I would always say that I’m living the entrepreneur lifestyle you
living the entrepreneur lifestyle you
living the entrepreneur lifestyle you know I’m just hustling hard on my
know I’m just hustling hard on my
know I’m just hustling hard on my business I was too embarrassed to let
business I was too embarrassed to let
business I was too embarrassed to let them know what the truth was and so I
them know what the truth was and so I
them know what the truth was and so I think part of what I wanted to share in
think part of what I wanted to share in
think part of what I wanted to share in this channel is showing the struggles
this channel is showing the struggles
this channel is showing the struggles that people go through to make it that
that people go through to make it that
that people go through to make it that it often doesn’t happen in the first
it often doesn’t happen in the first
it often doesn’t happen in the first year or two years or three years we have
year or two years or three years we have
year or two years or three years we have to have a deep passion for what you’re
to have a deep passion for what you’re
to have a deep passion for what you’re doing and just keep doing it and keep
doing and just keep doing it and keep
doing and just keep doing it and keep doing it and keep doing it and you do it
doing it and keep doing it and you do it
doing it and keep doing it and you do it because you enjoy the work because
because you enjoy the work because
because you enjoy the work because making YouTube videos is fun for me I
making YouTube videos is fun for me I
making YouTube videos is fun for me I enjoy be able to reach you guys whether
enjoy be able to reach you guys whether
enjoy be able to reach you guys whether I end up hitting my million subscriber
I end up hitting my million subscriber
I end up hitting my million subscriber goal or other big goals that I have or
goal or other big goals that I have or
goal or other big goals that I have or not I enjoy doing the work and so I
not I enjoy doing the work and so I
not I enjoy doing the work and so I think if you really have a deep passion
think if you really have a deep passion
think if you really have a deep passion for what you’re doing and expect to
for what you’re doing and expect to
for what you’re doing and expect to struggle then you let yourself off the
struggle then you let yourself off the
struggle then you let yourself off the hook a little bit just from an emotional
hook a little bit just from an emotional
hook a little bit just from an emotional point of view that when you don’t hit
point of view that when you don’t hit
point of view that when you don’t hit the results immediately
the results immediately
the results immediately you don’t beat yourself up and feel
you don’t beat yourself up and feel
you don’t beat yourself up and feel worthless about it and you use that as
worthless about it and you use that as
worthless about it and you use that as motivation to go off and do better
motivation to go off and do better
motivation to go off and do better so the question day today is I’m curious
so the question day today is I’m curious
so the question day today is I’m curious what was the biggest surprise that you
what was the biggest surprise that you
what was the biggest surprise that you had as an entrepreneur something that
had as an entrepreneur something that
had as an entrepreneur something that you weren’t expecting
you weren’t expecting
you weren’t expecting but then that happened to you that you
but then that happened to you that you
but then that happened to you that you had to deal with and struggle through
had to deal with and struggle through
had to deal with and struggle through really curious to find out share your
really curious to find out share your
really curious to find out share your story in the comments below I also want
story in the comments below I also want
story in the comments below I also want to give a quick shout out to Kelvin
to give a quick shout out to Kelvin
to give a quick shout out to Kelvin spoon Kelvin thank you so much for
spoon Kelvin thank you so much for
spoon Kelvin thank you so much for picking up a copy of my book your one
picking up a copy of my book your one
picking up a copy of my book your one word it really really really means a lot
word it really really really means a lot
word it really really really means a lot to me man
to me man
to me man and I hope you’re enjoying the read so
and I hope you’re enjoying the read so
and I hope you’re enjoying the read so thank you guys again for watching I
thank you guys again for watching I
thank you guys again for watching I believe in you I hope you continue to
believe in you I hope you continue to
believe in you I hope you continue to believe in yourself and whatever your
believe in yourself and whatever your
believe in yourself and whatever your one word is much love and I’ll see you
one word is much love and I’ll see you
one word is much love and I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot
again tomorrow morning for another shot
again tomorrow morning for another shot events
if the depth of anybody struggle will
if the depth of anybody struggle will determine the height of their success
determine the height of their success
determine the height of their success and I believe that everything that I’ve
and I believe that everything that I’ve
and I believe that everything that I’ve gone through in my whole life you know
gone through in my whole life you know
gone through in my whole life you know people ask me what would you change I
people ask me what would you change I
people ask me what would you change I wouldn’t change a thing because
wouldn’t change a thing because
wouldn’t change a thing because everything that I’ve gone through is
everything that I’ve gone through is
everything that I’ve gone through is made me who I am today you know so I’m
made me who I am today you know so I’m
made me who I am today you know so I’m feel very strong and very complicated
feel very strong and very complicated
feel very strong and very complicated you know and it got a lot of love for a
you know and it got a lot of love for a
you know and it got a lot of love for a lot a lot of people you know Jesus
lot a lot of people you know Jesus
lot a lot of people you know Jesus struggled and went through things you
struggled and went through things you
struggled and went through things you know everybody went through the old day
know everybody went through the old day
know everybody went through the old day and uh and people slanted him I mean I
and uh and people slanted him I mean I
and uh and people slanted him I mean I feel like if Jesus could go what he went
feel like if Jesus could go what he went
feel like if Jesus could go what he went through
through
through Who am I I’m nobody
Who am I I’m nobody
Who am I I’m nobody because that’s a guy from the lulav
because that’s a guy from the lulav
because that’s a guy from the lulav Anja’s that just do this music you know
Anja’s that just do this music you know
Anja’s that just do this music you know but I was just such a real person I
but I was just such a real person I
but I was just such a real person I don’t consider myself a celebrity at all
don’t consider myself a celebrity at all
don’t consider myself a celebrity at all I’m just so real and I love people that
I’m just so real and I love people that
I’m just so real and I love people that you know man I just flow through this
you know man I just flow through this
you know man I just flow through this thing you know and I let my music I’m
thing you know and I let my music I’m
thing you know and I let my music I’m like God Gaby what he got me to go but
like God Gaby what he got me to go but
like God Gaby what he got me to go but God ain’t gonna just guide you straight
God ain’t gonna just guide you straight
God ain’t gonna just guide you straight to success not God he gonna guide you
to success not God he gonna guide you
to success not God he gonna guide you through a lot of mess first so that when
through a lot of mess first so that when
through a lot of mess first so that when you get the success you know how to
you get the success you know how to
you get the success you know how to appreciate it you know how to stay with
appreciate it you know how to stay with
appreciate it you know how to stay with it and know how to take care of it not
it and know how to take care of it not
it and know how to take care of it not that and that’s called longevity biggest
that and that’s called longevity biggest
that and that’s called longevity biggest challenge of this year actually was
challenge of this year actually was
challenge of this year actually was convincing members of my own team that
convincing members of my own team that
convincing members of my own team that this was a good call I’d get kind of
this was a good call I’d get kind of
this was a good call I’d get kind of called in front of a group of people who
called in front of a group of people who
called in front of a group of people who have known me and worked with me for
have known me and worked with me for
have known me and worked with me for years who would sit down at that are you
years who would sit down at that are you
years who would sit down at that are you sure you want to call the album 1989 we
sure you want to call the album 1989 we
sure you want to call the album 1989 we think it’s a weird title are you sure
think it’s a weird title are you sure
think it’s a weird title are you sure that you want to put an album cover out
that you want to put an album cover out
that you want to put an album cover out that has less than half of your face on
that has less than half of your face on
that has less than half of your face on it
it
it are you positive that you want to you
are you positive that you want to you
are you positive that you want to you want to take a genre that you have that
want to take a genre that you have that
want to take a genre that you have that cemented yourself in and completely
cemented yourself in and completely
cemented yourself in and completely switch to a new one that you are a
switch to a new one that you are a
switch to a new one that you are a newcomer to and answering all those
newcomer to and answering all those
newcomer to and answering all those questions with yes I’m sure that was I
questions with yes I’m sure that was I
questions with yes I’m sure that was I think something that really frustrated
think something that really frustrated
think something that really frustrated me at the time like guys don’t you
me at the time like guys don’t you
me at the time like guys don’t you understand
understand
understand I promise this is this is what I’m dying
I promise this is this is what I’m dying
I promise this is this is what I’m dying to do the biggest kind of struggle
to do the biggest kind of struggle
to do the biggest kind of struggle turned into the biggest triumph when it
turned into the biggest triumph when it
turned into the biggest triumph when it worked out when I was seven and a half I
worked out when I was seven and a half I
worked out when I was seven and a half I was raped
I won’t say severely rate don’t rate
I won’t say severely rate don’t rate this severe the rapist was a person very
this severe the rapist was a person very
this severe the rapist was a person very well-known to my family I was
well-known to my family I was
well-known to my family I was hospitalized the rapist was let out of
hospitalized the rapist was let out of
hospitalized the rapist was let out of jail and was found dead that night and
jail and was found dead that night and
jail and was found dead that night and the police suggested that the rapist had
the police suggested that the rapist had
the police suggested that the rapist had been kicked to death I was seven and a
been kicked to death I was seven and a
been kicked to death I was seven and a half I thought that I had caused the
half I thought that I had caused the
half I thought that I had caused the man’s death because I had spoken his
man’s death because I had spoken his
man’s death because I had spoken his name that was my seven and a half year
name that was my seven and a half year
name that was my seven and a half year old logic so I stopped talking for five
old logic so I stopped talking for five
old logic so I stopped talking for five years now to show you again how out of
years now to show you again how out of
years now to show you again how out of evil there can come good in those five
evil there can come good in those five
evil there can come good in those five years I read every book in the black
years I read every book in the black
years I read every book in the black school library I read all the books I
school library I read all the books I
school library I read all the books I could get from the white school library
could get from the white school library
could get from the white school library I memorized James Weldon Johnson Paul
I memorized James Weldon Johnson Paul
I memorized James Weldon Johnson Paul Laurence Dunbar Countee Cullen and
Laurence Dunbar Countee Cullen and
Laurence Dunbar Countee Cullen and Langston Hughes’s I memorized
Langston Hughes’s I memorized
Langston Hughes’s I memorized Shakespeare whole plays fifty sarnax
Shakespeare whole plays fifty sarnax
Shakespeare whole plays fifty sarnax I memorized Edgar Allan Poe all the
I memorized Edgar Allan Poe all the
I memorized Edgar Allan Poe all the poetry never having heard it I memorized
poetry never having heard it I memorized
poetry never having heard it I memorized I had known solo I had Gita mocha song I
I had known solo I had Gita mocha song I
I had known solo I had Gita mocha song I had balls I’d Rudyard Kipling I mean it
had balls I’d Rudyard Kipling I mean it
had balls I’d Rudyard Kipling I mean it was the Catholic kind of reading and
was the Catholic kind of reading and
was the Catholic kind of reading and Catholic kind of story when I decided to
Catholic kind of story when I decided to
Catholic kind of story when I decided to speak
speak
speak I had a lot to say and many ways in
I had a lot to say and many ways in
I had a lot to say and many ways in which to say what I had to say I listen
which to say what I had to say I listen
which to say what I had to say I listen to the black minister and listen to the
to the black minister and listen to the
to the black minister and listen to the melody of the preachers and I could tell
melody of the preachers and I could tell
melody of the preachers and I could tell when they would start up from that kind
when they would start up from that kind
when they would start up from that kind of thing when we know they mean to take
of thing when we know they mean to take
of thing when we know they mean to take our soul straight to heaven or whether
our soul straight to heaven or whether
our soul straight to heaven or whether they meant to – us straight to hell I
they meant to – us straight to hell I
they meant to – us straight to hell I understood it – out of this
understood it – out of this
understood it – out of this Iza which was a dire kind of evil
Iza which was a dire kind of evil
Iza which was a dire kind of evil because rape on the body of a young
because rape on the body of a young
because rape on the body of a young person more often than not introduces
person more often than not introduces
person more often than not introduces cynicism and there is nothing quite so
cynicism and there is nothing quite so
cynicism and there is nothing quite so tragic as a young cynic because it means
tragic as a young cynic because it means
tragic as a young cynic because it means the person has gone from knowing nothing
the person has gone from knowing nothing
the person has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing in my case I was
to believing nothing in my case I was
to believing nothing in my case I was saved in that mutinous sea in the sort
saved in that mutinous sea in the sort
saved in that mutinous sea in the sort of that I was saved and I was able to
of that I was saved and I was able to
of that I was saved and I was able to draw from human thought human
draw from human thought human
draw from human thought human disappointments and triumph enough to
disappointments and triumph enough to
disappointments and triumph enough to transfer myself
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