to those who can overcome the obstacles rise up when difficulties arise are the
rise up when difficulties arise are the
rise up when difficulties arise are the ones who win the prize everybody starts
ones who win the prize everybody starts
ones who win the prize everybody starts at the bottom and there is no advantage
at the bottom and there is no advantage
at the bottom and there is no advantage to starting 10 years ago as a bloke
to starting 10 years ago as a bloke
to starting 10 years ago as a bloke starting today in fact it’s better today
starting today in fact it’s better today
starting today in fact it’s better today than it was then action is determined by
than it was then action is determined by
than it was then action is determined by your attitude and attitude is determined
your attitude and attitude is determined
your attitude and attitude is determined by your path he’s an American
by your path he’s an American
by your path he’s an American businessman co-founder of M way and
businessman co-founder of M way and
businessman co-founder of M way and owner of the Orlando Magic basketball
owner of the Orlando Magic basketball
owner of the Orlando Magic basketball team at one point he was one of the 10
team at one point he was one of the 10
team at one point he was one of the 10 wealthiest Americans he has an estimated
wealthiest Americans he has an estimated
wealthiest Americans he has an estimated net worth of 5.1 billion dollars he’s
net worth of 5.1 billion dollars he’s
net worth of 5.1 billion dollars he’s Rich DeVos and here’s my take on his top
Rich DeVos and here’s my take on his top
Rich DeVos and here’s my take on his top ten rules of success rule number five is
ten rules of success rule number five is
ten rules of success rule number five is my personal favorite and I’d love to
my personal favorite and I’d love to
my personal favorite and I’d love to know which one you guys liked about it
know which one you guys liked about it
know which one you guys liked about it and as always guys if you hear something
and as always guys if you hear something
and as always guys if you hear something that really resonates with you please
that really resonates with you please
that really resonates with you please leave it down the comments below put
leave it down the comments below put
leave it down the comments below put quotes around it as well so other people
quotes around it as well so other people
quotes around it as well so other people can be inspired also when you write it
can be inspired also when you write it
can be inspired also when you write it down you’re much more likely to lock it
down you’re much more likely to lock it
down you’re much more likely to lock it in for yourself as well
in for yourself as well
in for yourself as well enjoy
you are a part of something that
you are a part of something that transcends all the details of your
transcends all the details of your
transcends all the details of your business it’s a part of demonstrating
business it’s a part of demonstrating
business it’s a part of demonstrating that free enterprise works that somebody
that free enterprise works that somebody
that free enterprise works that somebody can start with a $50 sales kit and build
can start with a $50 sales kit and build
can start with a $50 sales kit and build a large business you prove it every day
a large business you prove it every day
a large business you prove it every day that it works and you prove it by
that it works and you prove it by
that it works and you prove it by overcoming the obstacles that you have
overcoming the obstacles that you have
overcoming the obstacles that you have to deal with there are all sorts of
to deal with there are all sorts of
to deal with there are all sorts of people who want to break your faith some
people who want to break your faith some
people who want to break your faith some time during your own family and some
time during your own family and some
time during your own family and some time they’re just so-called good friends
time they’re just so-called good friends
time they’re just so-called good friends who think you’re crazy for doing what
who think you’re crazy for doing what
who think you’re crazy for doing what you’re doing but you see you have
you’re doing but you see you have
you’re doing but you see you have decided to take charge of your life you
decided to take charge of your life you
decided to take charge of your life you have decided that you are going to
have decided that you are going to
have decided that you are going to change you’re not going to wait for the
change you’re not going to wait for the
change you’re not going to wait for the government you’re going to wait for some
government you’re going to wait for some
government you’re going to wait for some school or something else to happen you
school or something else to happen you
school or something else to happen you are going to change your situation
are going to change your situation
are going to change your situation that’s what free enterprise is all about
that’s what free enterprise is all about
that’s what free enterprise is all about Jay and I decided to do that
Jay and I decided to do that
Jay and I decided to do that I don’t know over 50 60 years ago we
I don’t know over 50 60 years ago we
I don’t know over 50 60 years ago we started in this kind of business in 1949
started in this kind of business in 1949
started in this kind of business in 1949 I was 23 all I know is this business I
I was 23 all I know is this business I
I was 23 all I know is this business I shouldn’t my life had been pretty good
shouldn’t my life had been pretty good
shouldn’t my life had been pretty good but it wasn’t always easy business isn’t
but it wasn’t always easy business isn’t
but it wasn’t always easy business isn’t life isn’t but to those who can overcome
life isn’t but to those who can overcome
life isn’t but to those who can overcome the obstacles rise up when difficulties
the obstacles rise up when difficulties
the obstacles rise up when difficulties arise are the ones who win the prize I
arise are the ones who win the prize I
arise are the ones who win the prize I recently picked up a book by a doctor
recently picked up a book by a doctor
recently picked up a book by a doctor Norman Doidge do idge
Norman Doidge do idge
Norman Doidge do idge he’s a brain guy psychiatrist and he in
he’s a brain guy psychiatrist and he in
he’s a brain guy psychiatrist and he in his study says that I can confirm to you
his study says that I can confirm to you
his study says that I can confirm to you the power of positive thinking
the power of positive thinking
the power of positive thinking scientifically because so many people
scientifically because so many people
scientifically because so many people ridiculous ridicule that whole idea of
ridiculous ridicule that whole idea of
ridiculous ridicule that whole idea of positive thinking exactly I can show you
positive thinking exactly I can show you
positive thinking exactly I can show you positively that turning yourself into a
positively that turning yourself into a
positively that turning yourself into a positive thinker will change your brain
positive thinker will change your brain
positive thinker will change your brain and how it function
and how it function
and how it function now you think about yourself and what
now you think about yourself and what
now you think about yourself and what you can accomplish now it’s been laughed
you can accomplish now it’s been laughed
you can accomplish now it’s been laughed at and most of my life and you know that
at and most of my life and you know that
at and most of my life and you know that that’s just wishful thinking well I
that’s just wishful thinking well I
that’s just wishful thinking well I don’t think it’s what she’ll thinking
don’t think it’s what she’ll thinking
don’t think it’s what she’ll thinking Norman didn’t think it was special
Norman didn’t think it was special
Norman didn’t think it was special thinking his was all biblically based
thinking his was all biblically based
thinking his was all biblically based and Bob sure did pretty good with it I
and Bob sure did pretty good with it I
and Bob sure did pretty good with it I did pretty good with starting at the
did pretty good with starting at the
did pretty good with starting at the bottom anomaly is wherever you are today
bottom anomaly is wherever you are today
bottom anomaly is wherever you are today everybody starts at the bottom and there
everybody starts at the bottom and there
everybody starts at the bottom and there is no advantage to starting 10 years ago
is no advantage to starting 10 years ago
is no advantage to starting 10 years ago as a bloke starting today in fact it’s
as a bloke starting today in fact it’s
as a bloke starting today in fact it’s better today than it was then our
better today than it was then our
better today than it was then our products are better our line is better
products are better our line is better
products are better our line is better our plan is better is more proving it’s
our plan is better is more proving it’s
our plan is better is more proving it’s a better plan today than when we started
a better plan today than when we started
a better plan today than when we started and sometimes there are no answers as to
and sometimes there are no answers as to
and sometimes there are no answers as to whether you want to be in business or
whether you want to be in business or
whether you want to be in business or would like to be in business you you
would like to be in business you you
would like to be in business you you just got to put your toe in the water
just got to put your toe in the water
just got to put your toe in the water you know if you’re going to wait till
you know if you’re going to wait till
you know if you’re going to wait till you know everything you’ll never do
you know everything you’ll never do
you know everything you’ll never do anything then you always say well I got
anything then you always say well I got
anything then you always say well I got check some more I’m into little more
check some more I’m into little more
check some more I’m into little more research so go ahead just keep going and
research so go ahead just keep going and
research so go ahead just keep going and you’ll never get in a business you going
you’ll never get in a business you going
you’ll never get in a business you going to go swimming you got to get what you
to go swimming you got to get what you
to go swimming you got to get what you know and then you find the people of
know and then you find the people of
know and then you find the people of that hot button for having a business of
that hot button for having a business of
that hot button for having a business of their own and want to do their own thing
their own and want to do their own thing
their own and want to do their own thing and like the chance to build a big
and like the chance to build a big
and like the chance to build a big business well you got to have that dream
business well you got to have that dream
business well you got to have that dream that’s why the people talk about having
that’s why the people talk about having
that’s why the people talk about having a dream all you got to have a little bit
a dream all you got to have a little bit
a dream all you got to have a little bit of a dream and then you see I’ll go and
of a dream and then you see I’ll go and
of a dream and then you see I’ll go and get customers that you know I get a big
get customers that you know I get a big
get customers that you know I get a big chance to build a really big thing I’m
chance to build a really big thing I’m
chance to build a really big thing I’m the dog gets a customer when you start
the dog gets a customer when you start
the dog gets a customer when you start something new it’s not easy but life is
something new it’s not easy but life is
something new it’s not easy but life is easier when you got a business in you’re
easier when you got a business in you’re
easier when you got a business in you’re making some money makes a little easier
making some money makes a little easier
making some money makes a little easier so stick with it find our way through it
so stick with it find our way through it
so stick with it find our way through it just find out an answer it works folks
just find out an answer it works folks
just find out an answer it works folks this business works for those who work
this business works for those who work
this business works for those who work it now I want to spend a little time on
it now I want to spend a little time on
it now I want to spend a little time on a kind of an old subject and yet it’s a
a kind of an old subject and yet it’s a
a kind of an old subject and yet it’s a it’s new in some ways but it deals with
it’s new in some ways but it deals with
it’s new in some ways but it deals with the fear of failure that affects all of
the fear of failure that affects all of
the fear of failure that affects all of us and I know you’ve come here with
us and I know you’ve come here with
us and I know you’ve come here with hopes and faith in your future but back
hopes and faith in your future but back
hopes and faith in your future but back there is a little bit of fear about
there is a little bit of fear about
there is a little bit of fear about whether you can do
whether you can do
whether you can do it or what somebody will say about you
it or what somebody will say about you
it or what somebody will say about you sometimes we have people come to a
sometimes we have people come to a
sometimes we have people come to a meeting like this who are even afraid to
meeting like this who are even afraid to
meeting like this who are even afraid to tell their friends they came to an Amway
tell their friends they came to an Amway
tell their friends they came to an Amway meeting for fear of what they will say
meeting for fear of what they will say
meeting for fear of what they will say and so we are so driven by fear that
and so we are so driven by fear that
and so we are so driven by fear that sometimes we never do anything because
sometimes we never do anything because
sometimes we never do anything because we’re fear of what somebody else will
we’re fear of what somebody else will
we’re fear of what somebody else will say and what happens when you do that is
say and what happens when you do that is
say and what happens when you do that is you give control of your life over to
you give control of your life over to
you give control of your life over to someone else and then they decide what’s
someone else and then they decide what’s
someone else and then they decide what’s going to happen to you instead of you
going to happen to you instead of you
going to happen to you instead of you decided now we have the fear of failure
decided now we have the fear of failure
decided now we have the fear of failure the fear of what other people will say
the fear of what other people will say
the fear of what other people will say the fear rejection the fear of change
the fear rejection the fear of change
the fear rejection the fear of change now the first thing we must do is deal
now the first thing we must do is deal
now the first thing we must do is deal with change and learn to accept the fact
with change and learn to accept the fact
with change and learn to accept the fact that things are changing fast and so to
that things are changing fast and so to
that things are changing fast and so to illustrate how to handle change I
illustrate how to handle change I
illustrate how to handle change I thought since I hadn’t been here in 8
thought since I hadn’t been here in 8
thought since I hadn’t been here in 8 years I would give you a little amway
years I would give you a little amway
years I would give you a little amway history so you would see how we handled
history so you would see how we handled
history so you would see how we handled change when Jay Van Andel and I started
change when Jay Van Andel and I started
change when Jay Van Andel and I started our first business we started a flying
our first business we started a flying
our first business we started a flying school now that was a change but the
school now that was a change but the
school now that was a change but the important thing is that neither one of
important thing is that neither one of
important thing is that neither one of us knew how to fly and so when you
us knew how to fly and so when you
us knew how to fly and so when you consider doing something new you see oh
consider doing something new you see oh
consider doing something new you see oh I can’t do it I’ve never done this but
I can’t do it I’ve never done this but
I can’t do it I’ve never done this but we didn’t let our not flying stop us
we didn’t let our not flying stop us
we didn’t let our not flying stop us from starting we just began and hired
from starting we just began and hired
from starting we just began and hired instructors and learn from them but I
instructors and learn from them but I
instructors and learn from them but I said what it finally comes down to in
said what it finally comes down to in
said what it finally comes down to in your business and how you run it is you
your business and how you run it is you
your business and how you run it is you first in me second take that home with
first in me second take that home with
first in me second take that home with you you first and me second the first
you you first and me second the first
you you first and me second the first thing you want to do is help your people
thing you want to do is help your people
thing you want to do is help your people succeed and then you succeed just keep
succeed and then you succeed just keep
succeed and then you succeed just keep it in the right order it’s not you
it in the right order it’s not you
it in the right order it’s not you succeeding and then hopefully they come
succeeding and then hopefully they come
succeeding and then hopefully they come out okay it’s all about them not about
out okay it’s all about them not about
out okay it’s all about them not about you and I think that was the foundation
you and I think that was the foundation
you and I think that was the foundation of our business you know we never say
of our business you know we never say
of our business you know we never say and I never talked about how much money
and I never talked about how much money
and I never talked about how much money we made or how much
we made or how much
we made or how much we wanted to make we took a lot bigger
we wanted to make we took a lot bigger
we wanted to make we took a lot bigger like ever business but it was never a
like ever business but it was never a
like ever business but it was never a personal financial goal but our focus
personal financial goal but our focus
personal financial goal but our focus was on how we could enrich the lives of
was on how we could enrich the lives of
was on how we could enrich the lives of our people and make them better
our people and make them better
our people and make them better oftentimes influencing them with our
oftentimes influencing them with our
oftentimes influencing them with our faith as well my father was a very
faith as well my father was a very
faith as well my father was a very positive guy you know you can do it you
positive guy you know you can do it you
positive guy you know you can do it you can do it you can do it that was his his
can do it you can do it that was his his
can do it you can do it that was his his mind and I was like you know people say
mind and I was like you know people say
mind and I was like you know people say oh I can’t do that he was the one who
oh I can’t do that he was the one who
oh I can’t do that he was the one who said yes you can you wouldn’t accept
said yes you can you wouldn’t accept
said yes you can you wouldn’t accept from me a no or I can’t do it
from me a no or I can’t do it
from me a no or I can’t do it so you can actually he would get on me
so you can actually he would get on me
so you can actually he would get on me higher law even saying it you know
higher law even saying it you know
higher law even saying it you know thinking you can do it I graduated as
thinking you can do it I graduated as
thinking you can do it I graduated as class president find me by her speak at
class president find me by her speak at
class president find me by her speak at the commencement and he helped me put my
the commencement and he helped me put my
the commencement and he helped me put my speech together it turned out three
speech together it turned out three
speech together it turned out three pretty good one woman came up to me and
pretty good one woman came up to me and
pretty good one woman came up to me and said you know you were a lot better than
said you know you were a lot better than
said you know you were a lot better than a minister we had it was a class who is
a minister we had it was a class who is
a minister we had it was a class who is our guest speaker that little phrase
our guest speaker that little phrase
our guest speaker that little phrase that will experience really encouraged
that will experience really encouraged
that will experience really encouraged me to keep that on a speaking side his
me to keep that on a speaking side his
me to keep that on a speaking side his encouragement to me let me to build a
encouragement to me let me to build a
encouragement to me let me to build a life around encouraging others and so I
life around encouraging others and so I
life around encouraging others and so I so I’ve done attitude and action and
so I’ve done attitude and action and
so I’ve done attitude and action and atmosphere you want to take the correct
atmosphere you want to take the correct
atmosphere you want to take the correct action action is determined by your
action action is determined by your
action action is determined by your attitude and attitude is determined by
attitude and attitude is determined by
attitude and attitude is determined by your atmosphere always put yourself in
your atmosphere always put yourself in
your atmosphere always put yourself in the sphere where you have a chance to
the sphere where you have a chance to
the sphere where you have a chance to succeed put yourself in the presence of
succeed put yourself in the presence of
succeed put yourself in the presence of people who think like you want to get
people who think like you want to get
people who think like you want to get like you and illegible so not only am i
like you and illegible so not only am i
like you and illegible so not only am i encourage you to use phrase of as a
encourage you to use phrase of as a
encourage you to use phrase of as a basis of encouragement but to be an
basis of encouragement but to be an
basis of encouragement but to be an encouragement but to hang around with
encouragement but to hang around with
encouragement but to hang around with people who do that and when you deal
people who do that and when you deal
people who do that and when you deal with your people and you bring a new one
with your people and you bring a new one
with your people and you bring a new one in it’s their success you need and then
in it’s their success you need and then
in it’s their success you need and then you get rewards that’s why people want
you get rewards that’s why people want
you get rewards that’s why people want to take a lot of money out of the sales
to take a lot of money out of the sales
to take a lot of money out of the sales kit and it’s against the law
kit and it’s against the law
kit and it’s against the law first of all to do that as part of our
first of all to do that as part of our
first of all to do that as part of our settlement with the government here that
settlement with the government here that
settlement with the government here that we would not put money in the sales kit
we would not put money in the sales kit
we would not put money in the sales kit as a profit so there’s no profit in the
as a profit so there’s no profit in the
as a profit so there’s no profit in the act of recruiting the profit comes when
act of recruiting the profit comes when
act of recruiting the profit comes when you help that person succeed that’s a
you help that person succeed that’s a
you help that person succeed that’s a vital foundation principle help others
vital foundation principle help others
vital foundation principle help others first and then you succeed a long time
first and then you succeed a long time
first and then you succeed a long time since I told stories about my boat but
since I told stories about my boat but
since I told stories about my boat but Jay and I bought a schooner the schooner
Jay and I bought a schooner the schooner
Jay and I bought a schooner the schooner Elizabeth and this was the bell off from
Elizabeth and this was the bell off from
Elizabeth and this was the bell off from it and it’s only important because the
it and it’s only important because the
it and it’s only important because the boat sank she was kind of a nice little
boat sank she was kind of a nice little
boat sank she was kind of a nice little boat but she leaked a lot it was our
boat but she leaked a lot it was our
boat but she leaked a lot it was our first big sailing experiences but we
first big sailing experiences but we
first big sailing experiences but we bought it we went on and we sank and
bought it we went on and we sank and
bought it we went on and we sank and have all in many volt since then you
have all in many volt since then you
have all in many volt since then you learn from mistakes you guys start with
learn from mistakes you guys start with
learn from mistakes you guys start with faith and belief in yourself without
faith and belief in yourself without
faith and belief in yourself without something you better make it your
something you better make it your
something you better make it your business to do it’s from the heart that
business to do it’s from the heart that
business to do it’s from the heart that we derive our emotions and our energy to
we derive our emotions and our energy to
we derive our emotions and our energy to take on and meet new challenges this is
take on and meet new challenges this is
take on and meet new challenges this is a business where your heart has to be in
a business where your heart has to be in
a business where your heart has to be in it and you have to believe that you can
it and you have to believe that you can
it and you have to believe that you can do it and overcome the resistance and
do it and overcome the resistance and
do it and overcome the resistance and the negative influence of others to move
the negative influence of others to move
the negative influence of others to move forward so have a good heart for this
forward so have a good heart for this
forward so have a good heart for this business and find out what you can do
business and find out what you can do
business and find out what you can do most all of you will discover you can do
most all of you will discover you can do
most all of you will discover you can do things you never thought you could do
things you never thought you could do
things you never thought you could do you can advance farther than you ever
you can advance farther than you ever
you can advance farther than you ever thought you could advance once you put
thought you could advance once you put
thought you could advance once you put your heart into believing that you can
your heart into believing that you can
your heart into believing that you can do that
thank you guys so much for watching I
thank you guys so much for watching I made this video because Chris Westcott
made this video because Chris Westcott
made this video because Chris Westcott asked me to so there’s a famous
asked me to so there’s a famous
asked me to so there’s a famous entrepreneur that you want me to profile
entrepreneur that you want me to profile
entrepreneur that you want me to profile next leave it down the comments below
next leave it down the comments below
next leave it down the comments below and I’ll see what I can do
and I’ll see what I can do
and I’ll see what I can do I’d also love to know what is rich
I’d also love to know what is rich
I’d also love to know what is rich things that had the biggest impact on
things that had the biggest impact on
things that had the biggest impact on you what are you going to take from this
you what are you going to take from this
you what are you going to take from this video and immediately apply to your life
video and immediately apply to your life
video and immediately apply to your life your business somehow leave it down in
your business somehow leave it down in
your business somehow leave it down in the comments below and I’m going to join
the comments below and I’m going to join
the comments below and I’m going to join in the discussion finally I want to give
in the discussion finally I want to give
in the discussion finally I want to give a quick shout out to bite-sized lessons
a quick shout out to bite-sized lessons
a quick shout out to bite-sized lessons by mr. moe thank you so much for picking
by mr. moe thank you so much for picking
by mr. moe thank you so much for picking up a copy of my book your one word and
up a copy of my book your one word and
up a copy of my book your one word and making that awesome cartoon and posting
making that awesome cartoon and posting
making that awesome cartoon and posting it to your Instagram page I really
it to your Instagram page I really
it to your Instagram page I really really really appreciate it and hope
really really appreciate it and hope
really really appreciate it and hope you’re enjoying the book so thank you
you’re enjoying the book so thank you
you’re enjoying the book 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 I hope you continue to believe in
I hope you continue to believe in
I hope you 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 I’ll see you soon
you but keep it on here on that’s all
you but keep it on here on that’s all there’s always tough periods in any
there’s always tough periods in any
there’s always tough periods in any business in any life at any time and
business in any life at any time and
business in any life at any time and that doesn’t mean anything except you
that doesn’t mean anything except you
that doesn’t mean anything except you got to work your way around and work
got to work your way around and work
got to work your way around and work your way through it it doesn’t say you
your way through it it doesn’t say you
your way through it it doesn’t say you review your plans figure out what you
review your plans figure out what you
review your plans figure out what you might have done right or different and
might have done right or different and
might have done right or different and then get on with it everybody quit when
then get on with it everybody quit when
then get on with it everybody quit when things were not quite favorable well
things were not quite favorable well
things were not quite favorable well then nobody would get anywhere but if
then nobody would get anywhere but if
then nobody would get anywhere but if you want to get somewhere the best time
you want to get somewhere the best time
you want to get somewhere the best time is when it’s bad so that well everybody
is when it’s bad so that well everybody
is when it’s bad so that well everybody else is crying you’re working and you
else is crying you’re working and you
else is crying you’re working and you build it up thank you very much first of
build it up thank you very much first of
build it up thank you very much first of all
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