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 get
today we’re going to learn how to get
today we’re going to learn how to get great over to you Dean Grigio see the
great over to you Dean Grigio see the
great over to you Dean Grigio see the biggest lie we’ve ever been told is to
biggest lie we’ve ever been told is to
biggest lie we’ve ever been told is to work on our weaknesses biggest BS in the
work on our weaknesses biggest BS in the
work on our weaknesses biggest BS in the world the hell with your weaknesses I
world the hell with your weaknesses I
world the hell with your weaknesses I was in special reading till 12th grade I
was in special reading till 12th grade I
was in special reading till 12th grade I couldn’t spell for sure I right now my
couldn’t spell for sure I right now my
couldn’t spell for sure I right now my computer if it could talk to me I try to
computer if it could talk to me I try to
computer if it could talk to me I try to type words and send an email and I’ll go
type words and send an email and I’ll go
type words and send an email and I’ll go through like three different variations
through like three different variations
through like three different variations you can’t even find the word it’s like
you can’t even find the word it’s like
you can’t even find the word it’s like give up bro using a simpler word you
give up bro using a simpler word you
give up bro using a simpler word you just don’t have the vocabulary and I
just don’t have the vocabulary and I
just don’t have the vocabulary and I know that but I still have multiple New
know that but I still have multiple New
know that but I still have multiple New York Times bestsellers I’ve been touched
York Times bestsellers I’ve been touched
York Times bestsellers I’ve been touched a lot been able to touch the lives of
a lot been able to touch the lives of
a lot been able to touch the lives of millions of people because here’s the
millions of people because here’s the
millions of people because here’s the secret get great at what you’re already
secret get great at what you’re already
secret get great at what you’re already good at and pay people to do suck at
good at and pay people to do suck at
good at and pay people to do suck at does that make sense get great at what
does that make sense get great at what
does that make sense get great at what you’re good I’m gonna give you one
you’re good I’m gonna give you one
you’re good I’m gonna give you one example Ned Halliwell Oprah and America
example Ned Halliwell Oprah and America
example Ned Halliwell Oprah and America considers them the number one a DD
considers them the number one a DD
considers them the number one a DD specialist in the world attention
specialist in the world attention
specialist in the world attention deficit disorder I said to him one day
deficit disorder I said to him one day
deficit disorder I said to him one day we became good friends I said how do you
we became good friends I said how do you
we became good friends I said how do you cure so many kids get him off riddle and
cure so many kids get him off riddle and
cure so many kids get him off riddle and get him off medication he said simple he
get him off medication he said simple he
get him off medication he said simple he said I find out what happens as
said I find out what happens as
said I find out what happens as Johnnie’s in class who’s trying to read
Johnnie’s in class who’s trying to read
Johnnie’s in class who’s trying to read a book his teacher says you sit there
a book his teacher says you sit there
a book his teacher says you sit there and read that you can’t get up until
and read that you can’t get up until
and read that you can’t get up until you’re done freaks out runs around now
you’re done freaks out runs around now
you’re done freaks out runs around now he’s got ADHD s hyper he said well we do
he’s got ADHD s hyper he said well we do
he’s got ADHD s hyper he said well we do and then they medicate him because what
and then they medicate him because what
and then they medicate him because what I do is I find what Johnny is good at
I do is I find what Johnny is good at
I do is I find what Johnny is good at maybe he’s good at math gym soccer and
maybe he’s good at math gym soccer and
maybe he’s good at math gym soccer and we get his team around him his family
we get his team around him his family
we get his team around him his family around him
around him
around him and we help them get great at what he’s
and we help them get great at what he’s
and we help them get great at what he’s good at his confidence goes up and
good at his confidence goes up and
good at his confidence goes up and Johnny reads the book on his own I don’t
Johnny reads the book on his own I don’t
Johnny reads the book on his own I don’t know why we’re taught to focus on our
know why we’re taught to focus on our
know why we’re taught to focus on our weaknesses so much the world belongs to
weaknesses so much the world belongs to
weaknesses so much the world belongs to the people who are experts at what they
the people who are experts at what they
the people who are experts at what they do and provide insane value not to the
do and provide insane value not to the
do and provide insane value not to the person who is mediocre at everything
person who is mediocre at everything
person who is mediocre at everything this is great story about the bunny that
this is great story about the bunny that
this is great story about the bunny that forgot to hop and I forget who initially
forgot to hop and I forget who initially
forgot to hop and I forget who initially told it but there’s this bunny who’s
told it but there’s this bunny who’s
told it but there’s this bunny who’s going to school and he’s learning to hop
going to school and he’s learning to hop
going to school and he’s learning to hop and he’s going to swim he gets an a on
and he’s going to swim he gets an a on
and he’s going to swim he gets an a on his hopping but he’s failing in the
his hopping but he’s failing in the
his hopping but he’s failing in the swimming and so his parents
swimming and so his parents
swimming and so his parents freaking out and said okay we’ve got to
freaking out and said okay we’ve got to
freaking out and said okay we’ve got to take you to swim lessons you got to get
take you to swim lessons you got to get
take you to swim lessons you got to get better at swimming you got to practice
better at swimming you got to practice
better at swimming you got to practice you gotta hustle hard we’re going to
you gotta hustle hard we’re going to
you gotta hustle hard we’re going to pick you to private lessons I’m gonna
pick you to private lessons I’m gonna
pick you to private lessons I’m gonna take you out to school you’re going to
take you out to school you’re going to
take you out to school you’re going to learn learn learn about how to swim and
learn learn learn about how to swim and
learn learn learn about how to swim and slowly slowly slowly he gets better to
slowly slowly slowly he gets better to
slowly slowly slowly he gets better to swim and he wasn’t being an F student
swim and he wasn’t being an F student
swim and he wasn’t being an F student swimming to a C student in swimming but
swimming to a C student in swimming but
swimming to a C student in swimming but because he spend so much time being a C
because he spend so much time being a C
because he spend so much time being a C student at swimming and bridging that
student at swimming and bridging that
student at swimming and bridging that gap he also falls from being an A
gap he also falls from being an A
gap he also falls from being an A student hopping to be a C stiffness
student hopping to be a C stiffness
student hopping to be a C stiffness habit and kind of along the way he
habit and kind of along the way he
habit and kind of along the way he forgets how to hop and that’s what a
forgets how to hop and that’s what a
forgets how to hop and that’s what a bunny is supposed to do it’s hot and so
bunny is supposed to do it’s hot and so
bunny is supposed to do it’s hot and so the world will tell you to focus on your
the world will tell you to focus on your
the world will tell you to focus on your weaknesses they will tell you all the
weaknesses they will tell you all the
weaknesses they will tell you all the things that you suck at and that you
things that you suck at and that you
things that you suck at and that you need to get better at understand that
need to get better at understand that
need to get better at understand that for you to have the impact that you want
for you to have the impact that you want
for you to have the impact that you want to make the money that you want the
to make the money that you want the
to make the money that you want the reach of people that you want to build
reach of people that you want to build
reach of people that you want to build the business that you want the best way
the business that you want the best way
the business that you want the best way to do it is to not focus on your
to do it is to not focus on your
to do it is to not focus on your weaknesses it’s to find the things that
weaknesses it’s to find the things that
weaknesses it’s to find the things that you are great at find a thing that you
you are great at find a thing that you
you are great at find a thing that you can be one of the best in the world app
can be one of the best in the world app
can be one of the best in the world app you may not have that talent yet but you
you may not have that talent yet but you
you may not have that talent yet but you have the ability to be one of the
have the ability to be one of the
have the ability to be one of the greatest in the world at doing X what is
greatest in the world at doing X what is
greatest in the world at doing X what is that thing
that thing
that thing focus as much time on that thing as
focus as much time on that thing as
focus as much time on that thing as possible and then as you build and grow
possible and then as you build and grow
possible and then as you build and grow surround yourself with the people who
surround yourself with the people who
surround yourself with the people who complement your weaknesses because they
complement your weaknesses because they
complement your weaknesses because they love doing the things that you hate
love doing the things that you hate
love doing the things that you hate that’s how successful teams are built
that’s how successful teams are built
that’s how successful teams are built that’s what successful businesses are
that’s what successful businesses are
that’s what successful businesses are built stop focusing on your weaknesses
built stop focusing on your weaknesses
built stop focusing on your weaknesses so the question they today is I’m
so the question they today is I’m
so the question they today is I’m curious what was the biggest weakness
curious what was the biggest weakness
curious what was the biggest weakness that you gave up but people said you
that you gave up but people said you
that you gave up but people said you needed to focus on but you felt like I’m
needed to focus on but you felt like I’m
needed to focus on but you felt like I’m not going to do this anymore I have more
not going to do this anymore I have more
not going to do this anymore I have more important bigger things that I’m more
important bigger things that I’m more
important bigger things that I’m more talented at that I’m going to go and
talented at that I’m going to go and
talented at that I’m going to go and crush instead what was that biggest
crush instead what was that biggest
crush instead what was that biggest weakness that you gave up and hand it to
weakness that you gave up and hand it to
weakness that you gave up and hand it to somebody else leave it down the comments
somebody else leave it down the comments
somebody else leave it down the comments below really curious to find out I also
below really curious to find out I also
below really curious to find out I also want to give a quick shout out to
want to give a quick shout out to
want to give a quick shout out to Alejandro Rivas Alejandro thank you so
Alejandro Rivas Alejandro thank you so
Alejandro Rivas Alejandro thank you so much for picking up a copy of my book
much for picking up a copy of my book
much for picking up a copy of my book your one word it really really really
your one word it really really really
your one word it really really really means a lot to me and I hope you’re
means a lot to me and I hope you’re
means a lot to me and I hope you’re enjoying the read so thank you guys
enjoying the read so thank you guys
enjoying the read so thank you guys again for watching I believe in you
again for watching I believe in you
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 and I’ll see you again
much love and I’ll see you again
much love and I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot
tomorrow morning for another shot
tomorrow morning for another shot events beretta I wax spray choking me
you need to bet on your strength and
you need to bet on your strength and don’t give a fuck about where you suck
don’t give a fuck about where you suck
don’t give a fuck about where you suck at you’re going to way too many people
at you’re going to way too many people
at you’re going to way too many people this room we’re going to spend the next
this room we’re going to spend the next
this room we’re going to spend the next 30 40 years of their lives trying to
30 40 years of their lives trying to
30 40 years of their lives trying to check the boxes other things that
check the boxes other things that
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 going to waste a lot of time and use I
going to waste a lot of time and use I
going to waste a lot of time and use 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 let me rephrase
from the outside that is let me rephrase
from the outside that is let me rephrase 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 you need to know what your
having me you need to know what your
having me you need to know what your unique strengths are and be willing to
unique strengths are and be willing to
unique strengths are and be willing to delegate so I would say that the
delegate so I would say that the
delegate so I would say that the question of whether you should take a
question of whether you should take a
question of whether you should take a skill learn it yourself delegated
skill learn it yourself delegated
skill learn it yourself delegated someone else or hire new team member are
someone else or hire new team member are
someone else or hire new team member are determined by having a very accurate
determined by having a very accurate
determined by having a very accurate self assessment and assessment number
self assessment and assessment number
self assessment and assessment number your team skills not only what you can
your team skills not only what you can
your team skills not only what you can do but what you should be doing that’s
do but what you should be doing that’s
do but what you should be doing that’s very important so if you’re a start-up
very important so if you’re a start-up
very important so if you’re a start-up CEO or founder and you have a team of
CEO or founder and you have a team of
CEO or founder and you have a team of say two to ten people as soon as you
say two to ten people as soon as you
say two to ten people as soon as you have fun
have fun
have fun hire you should not be focused on the
hire you should not be focused on the
hire you should not be focused on the things that you’re a badass sounds very
things that you’re a badass sounds very
things that you’re a badass sounds very very intuitive but it’s not because you
very intuitive but it’s not because you
very intuitive but it’s not because you might have enough time to do those
might have enough time to do those
might have enough time to do those things but the question is do you have
things but the question is do you have
things but the question is do you have the attention to dedicate to this thing
the attention to dedicate to this thing
the attention to dedicate to this thing so they’re not an interruption
so they’re not an interruption
so they’re not an interruption especially if you’re a venture back
especially if you’re a venture back
especially if you’re a venture back startup and you’re competing as other
startup and you’re competing as other
startup and you’re competing as other companies that also have a lot of
companies that also have a lot of
companies that also have a lot of funding the game the game and the race
funding the game the game and the race
funding the game the game and the race goes to the Swift so you have to have
goes to the Swift so you have to have
goes to the Swift so you have to have you have to have a lot of velocity
you have to have a lot of velocity
you have to have a lot of velocity knowing your strengths and weaknesses
knowing your strengths and weaknesses
knowing your strengths and weaknesses and knowing what you enjoy doing you
and knowing what you enjoy doing you
and knowing what you enjoy doing you know if you look at it as a job you’ve
know if you look at it as a job you’ve
know if you look at it as a job you’ve already lost it it’s not going to be
already lost it it’s not going to be
already lost it it’s not going to be your passion and you’re going to count
your passion and you’re going to count
your passion and you’re going to count the hours if you look at it as something
the hours if you look at it as something
the hours if you look at it as something you love to do um and then you know what
you love to do um and then you know what
you love to do um and then you know what your strengths are then you can leverage
your strengths are then you can leverage
your strengths are then you can leverage those strengths in your business and in
those strengths in your business and in
those strengths in your business and in helping others and once you recognize
helping others and once you recognize
helping others and once you recognize your weaknesses then you can work with
your weaknesses then you can work with
your weaknesses then you can work with people that complement you I mean every
people that complement you I mean every
people that complement you I mean every one of my businesses I’ve had a partner
one of my businesses I’ve had a partner
one of my businesses I’ve had a partner who’s very anal Martin Woodall Todd
who’s very anal Martin Woodall Todd
who’s very anal Martin Woodall Todd Wagner are incredibly anal people
Wagner are incredibly anal people
Wagner are incredibly anal people perfectionist because I’m a slob you
perfectionist because I’m a slob you
perfectionist because I’m a slob you know I’m a big-picture think about
know I’m a big-picture think about
know I’m a big-picture think about what’s around the corner how is
what’s around the corner how is
what’s around the corner how is technology going to change things how
technology going to change things how
technology going to change things how can I change you know this industry and
can I change you know this industry and
can I change you know this industry and you know making sure that there’s
you know making sure that there’s
you know making sure that there’s somebody there to make to dot the i’s
somebody there to make to dot the i’s
somebody there to make to dot the i’s cross the t’s and keep me in the bass
cross the t’s and keep me in the bass
cross the t’s and keep me in the bass lines Elm and you know recognizing my
lines Elm and you know recognizing my
lines Elm and you know recognizing my weaknesses is just as important as
weaknesses is just as important as
weaknesses is just as important as recognizing my strengths my core
recognizing my strengths my core
recognizing my strengths my core competencies and and you know having a
competencies and and you know having a
competencies and and you know having a passion to do
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