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 will
and I believe that entrepreneurs will
and I believe that entrepreneurs will solve all of the major problems of the
solve all of the major problems of the
solve all of the major problems of the world
world
world so today’s message is have energy over
so today’s message is have energy over
so today’s message is have energy over to you Bill Gates when I started
to you Bill Gates when I started
to you Bill Gates when I started Microsoft I didn’t think of it as all
Microsoft I didn’t think of it as all
Microsoft I didn’t think of it as all that risky I mean I was so excited about
that risky I mean I was so excited about
that risky I mean I was so excited about what we were doing
what we were doing
what we were doing it’s true I could have gone bankrupt but
it’s true I could have gone bankrupt but
it’s true I could have gone bankrupt but you know I had a set of skills that were
you know I had a set of skills that were
you know I had a set of skills that were highly employable and in fact my parents
highly employable and in fact my parents
highly employable and in fact my parents were still willing to let me go back to
were still willing to let me go back to
were still willing to let me go back to Harvard and finish my education if I
Harvard and finish my education if I
Harvard and finish my education if I wanted to you’ve always got a job with a
wanted to you’ve always got a job with a
wanted to you’ve always got a job with a bill man and the only the thing that was
bill man and the only the thing that was
bill man and the only the thing that was scary to me wasn’t quitting and starting
scary to me wasn’t quitting and starting
scary to me wasn’t quitting and starting the company was when I started hiring my
the company was when I started hiring my
the company was when I started hiring my friends and they expected to be paid
and then we had customers who went
and then we had customers who went bankrupt customers that I counted on to
bankrupt customers that I counted on to
bankrupt customers that I counted on to come through and so then I got this
come through and so then I got this
come through and so then I got this incredibly conservative approach that I
incredibly conservative approach that I
incredibly conservative approach that I wanted to have enough money in the bank
wanted to have enough money in the bank
wanted to have enough money in the bank to pay a year’s worth of payroll even if
to pay a year’s worth of payroll even if
to pay a year’s worth of payroll even if we can get in heat any team was coming
we can get in heat any team was coming
we can get in heat any team was coming in and I’m almost heard about the whole
in and I’m almost heard about the whole
in and I’m almost heard about the whole time we have about 10 billion now which
time we have about 10 billion now which
time we have about 10 billion now which is pretty much enough for the next year
anyway you know I if you’re going to
anyway you know I if you’re going to start a company it takes so much energy
start a company it takes so much energy
start a company it takes so much energy that you know you it better overcome
that you know you it better overcome
that you know you it better overcome your your feeling of risk I don’t think
your your feeling of risk I don’t think
your your feeling of risk I don’t think that you necessarily if you’re going to
that you necessarily if you’re going to
that you necessarily if you’re going to start a company should do it at the
start a company should do it at the
start a company should do it at the start of your career I think there’s a
start of your career I think there’s a
start of your career I think there’s a lot to be said for working for a company
lot to be said for working for a company
lot to be said for working for a company learning how they do things you know if
learning how they do things you know if
learning how they do things you know if you’re young it’s hard to go lease
you’re young it’s hard to go lease
you’re young it’s hard to go lease premises they made that hard for me you
premises they made that hard for me you
premises they made that hard for me you couldn’t rent a car when you were under
couldn’t rent a car when you were under
couldn’t rent a car when you were under 25 at the time so I was always taking
25 at the time so I was always taking
25 at the time so I was always taking taxis to go see customers and the people
taxis to go see customers and the people
taxis to go see customers and the people would you know people say well we’re
would you know people say well we’re
would you know people say well we’re going to go have a discussion in the bar
going to go have a discussion in the bar
going to go have a discussion in the bar well I go to the bar and I don’t that’s
well I go to the bar and I don’t that’s
well I go to the bar and I don’t that’s fun because I’ll tell you when people
fun because I’ll tell you when people
fun because I’ll tell you when people are first skeptical and then go this kid
are first skeptical and then go this kid
are first skeptical and then go this kid doesn’t know anything then when you show
doesn’t know anything then when you show
doesn’t know anything then when you show them you’ve really got a good product
them you’ve really got a good product
them you’ve really got a good product you know something they actually tend to
you know something they actually tend to
you know something they actually tend to go overboard and they think whoa you
go overboard and they think whoa you
go overboard and they think whoa you know they know a lot let’s really do an
know they know a lot let’s really do an
know they know a lot let’s really do an incredible amount of these people so our
incredible amount of these people so our
incredible amount of these people so our youth at least in this country was a
youth at least in this country was a
youth at least in this country was a huge asset for us once we reached a
huge asset for us once we reached a
huge asset for us once we reached a certain threshold it is hard it’s hard
certain threshold it is hard it’s hard
certain threshold it is hard it’s hard to hire old older people because they’ll
to hire old older people because they’ll
to hire old older people because they’ll be a little bit conservative about
be a little bit conservative about
be a little bit conservative about whether they should come in and take the
whether they should come in and take the
whether they should come in and take the risk and it took three or four years
risk and it took three or four years
risk and it took three or four years before we could go out into the normal
before we could go out into the normal
before we could go out into the normal sort of employment pool but those those
sort of employment pool but those those
sort of employment pool but those those problems that come up starting to firm
problems that come up starting to firm
problems that come up starting to firm you better think of those as part of the
you better think of those as part of the
you better think of those as part of the the pleasure part of the the challenge
the pleasure part of the the challenge
the pleasure part of the the challenge that that is part of the excitement
that that is part of the excitement
that that is part of the excitement having the energy to be resourceful is
having the energy to be resourceful is
having the energy to be resourceful is one of the most important criteria that
one of the most important criteria that
one of the most important criteria that you need to be as an entrepreneur you
you need to be as an entrepreneur you
you need to be as an entrepreneur you need to have if you are not energetic
need to have if you are not energetic
need to have if you are not energetic and resourceful to solve problems you
and resourceful to solve problems you
and resourceful to solve problems you are going to fail because it’s going to
are going to fail because it’s going to
are going to fail because it’s going to be so many problems for those of you
be so many problems for those of you
be so many problems for those of you who’ve already started and we were
who’ve already started and we were
who’ve already started and we were further along and entrepreneuring you
further along and entrepreneuring you
further along and entrepreneuring you know what I’m talking about there’s
know what I’m talking about there’s
know what I’m talking about there’s problems up there problems that they’re
problems up there problems that they’re
problems up there problems that they’re problems at the problem and I’m an
problems at the problem and I’m an
problems at the problem and I’m an optimistic positive guy you know I see
optimistic positive guy you know I see
optimistic positive guy you know I see through the problems I see the success
through the problems I see the success
through the problems I see the success and I believe in your success but I’m
and I believe in your success but I’m
and I believe in your success but I’m also realistic and that there’s going to
also realistic and that there’s going to
also realistic and that there’s going to be tons of problems maybe tons of crap
be tons of problems maybe tons of crap
be tons of problems maybe tons of crap and I don’t believe enough people are
and I don’t believe enough people are
and I don’t believe enough people are talking about all the problems and crap
talking about all the problems and crap
talking about all the problems and crap that you
that you
that you to deal with on your path to success and
to deal with on your path to success and
to deal with on your path to success and so you need to have the energy to be
so you need to have the energy to be
so you need to have the energy to be results will to get through it and what
results will to get through it and what
results will to get through it and what often happens is people finally figure
often happens is people finally figure
often happens is people finally figure out something to figure out how their
out something to figure out how their
out something to figure out how their industry is working they are having
industry is working they are having
industry is working they are having success and then something tweaks
success and then something tweaks
success and then something tweaks something changes because it’s always
something changes because it’s always
something changes because it’s always going to change an industry doesn’t just
going to change an industry doesn’t just
going to change an industry doesn’t just stay stagnant forever something changes
stay stagnant forever something changes
stay stagnant forever something changes in people complain where people get a
in people complain where people get a
in people complain where people get a problem or they change something people
problem or they change something people
problem or they change something people complain they complain to their friends
complain they complain to their friends
complain they complain to their friends that can play maybe to their customers
that can play maybe to their customers
that can play maybe to their customers they complain to the people around them
they complain to the people around them
they complain to the people around them and that is never the solution you’re
and that is never the solution you’re
and that is never the solution you’re never going to win by complaining the
never going to win by complaining the
never going to win by complaining the entrepreneurs are the one who see those
entrepreneurs are the one who see those
entrepreneurs are the one who see those changes and see those problems that are
changes and see those problems that are
changes and see those problems that are happening the shifts and it feels an
happening the shifts and it feels an
happening the shifts and it feels an opportunity for them to stand out for
opportunity for them to stand out for
opportunity for them to stand out for them to figure it out and to win I look
them to figure it out and to win I look
them to figure it out and to win I look at the recent changes in the YouTube
at the recent changes in the YouTube
at the recent changes in the YouTube algorithm as an example since are
algorithm as an example since are
algorithm as an example since are watching us on YouTube YouTube is really
watching us on YouTube YouTube is really
watching us on YouTube YouTube is really focused on promoting people who are
focused on promoting people who are
focused on promoting people who are making consistent content they want
making consistent content they want
making consistent content they want daily content if you were producing
daily content if you were producing
daily content if you were producing high-quality daily content you’re going
high-quality daily content you’re going
high-quality daily content you’re going to win really hard right now in the
to win really hard right now in the
to win really hard right now in the YouTube environment and I go to klimer
YouTube environment and I go to klimer
YouTube environment and I go to klimer Khan which is an event for youtubers
Khan which is an event for youtubers
Khan which is an event for youtubers with a hundred thousand plus subscribers
with a hundred thousand plus subscribers
with a hundred thousand plus subscribers and I’m telling people this is this is
and I’m telling people this is this is
and I’m telling people this is this is how I’ve been able to win I’ve been able
how I’ve been able to win I’ve been able
how I’ve been able to win I’ve been able to pass people who I think have better
to pass people who I think have better
to pass people who I think have better content or better channels or better
content or better channels or better
content or better channels or better speakers than I am I’ve been able to
speakers than I am I’ve been able to
speakers than I am I’ve been able to smoke past them because I’m playing to
smoke past them because I’m playing to
smoke past them because I’m playing to YouTube’s algorithm better than they are
YouTube’s algorithm better than they are
YouTube’s algorithm better than they are and a lot of the feedback coming back is
and a lot of the feedback coming back is
and a lot of the feedback coming back is I don’t know I can’t do it why does
I don’t know I can’t do it why does
I don’t know I can’t do it why does YouTube have to do this and just
YouTube have to do this and just
YouTube have to do this and just complaints I love it like if you guys
complaints I love it like if you guys
complaints I love it like if you guys don’t want to this is a golden era this
don’t want to this is a golden era this
don’t want to this is a golden era this is your chance to capitalize were the
is your chance to capitalize were the
is your chance to capitalize were the bigger players the people ahead of you
bigger players the people ahead of you
bigger players the people ahead of you are not paying attention or they’re
are not paying attention or they’re
are not paying attention or they’re complaining this is your chance to even
complaining this is your chance to even
complaining this is your chance to even if you have worth quality stuff even if
if you have worth quality stuff even if
if you have worth quality stuff even if you’re not as good or talented as they
you’re not as good or talented as they
you’re not as good or talented as they are you can start to beat them because
are you can start to beat them because
are you can start to beat them because you understand the rules better this
you understand the rules better this
you understand the rules better this should be exciting for you I wish
should be exciting for you I wish
should be exciting for you I wish YouTube changed their algorithm every
YouTube changed their algorithm every
YouTube changed their algorithm every month because when everybody else is
month because when everybody else is
month because when everybody else is complaining I’d be figuring it out and
complaining I’d be figuring it out and
complaining I’d be figuring it out and starting to win that has to be your
starting to win that has to be your
starting to win that has to be your approach as an entrepreneur like where
approach as an entrepreneur like where
approach as an entrepreneur like where did Amazon come from Amazon shouldn’t
did Amazon come from Amazon shouldn’t
did Amazon come from Amazon shouldn’t exist
exist
exist Amazon should have been started by one
Amazon should have been started by one
Amazon should have been started by one nobles and boarders but they didn’t pay
nobles and boarders but they didn’t pay
nobles and boarders but they didn’t pay attention they thought the internet was
attention they thought the internet was
attention they thought the internet was a fad they complained about online sales
a fad they complained about online sales
a fad they complained about online sales and they allowed Amazon to come and eat
and they allowed Amazon to come and eat
and they allowed Amazon to come and eat up a lot of their business and it
up a lot of their business and it
up a lot of their business and it happens it’s every single industry no
happens it’s every single industry no
happens it’s every single industry no industry stays the same forever it’s
industry stays the same forever it’s
industry stays the same forever it’s constantly changing disruption is the
constantly changing disruption is the
constantly changing disruption is the friend of the entrepreneur you want
friend of the entrepreneur you want
friend of the entrepreneur you want massive destruction in your industry you
massive destruction in your industry you
massive destruction in your industry you want the people above you complaining
want the people above you complaining
want the people above you complaining about how something is being done
about how something is being done
about how something is being done complaining won’t make a change and that
complaining won’t make a change and that
complaining won’t make a change and that change is coming it’s coming hard and
change is coming it’s coming hard and
change is coming it’s coming hard and it’s coming fast and that is your
it’s coming fast and that is your
it’s coming fast and that is your opportunity when you see people
opportunity when you see people
opportunity when you see people complaining around you that is your
complaining around you that is your
complaining around you that is your opportunity to win and so talking to
opportunity to win and so talking to
opportunity to win and so talking to these youtubers you know I try to give
these youtubers you know I try to give
these youtubers you know I try to give them advice I try to help them out some
them advice I try to help them out some
them advice I try to help them out some people might take it a lot of people
people might take it a lot of people
people might take it a lot of people won’t and those guys will start to lose
won’t and those guys will start to lose
won’t and those guys will start to lose and people will come out of nowhere and
and people will come out of nowhere and
and people will come out of nowhere and crush them in their own space because
crush them in their own space because
crush them in their own space because they just understand how they are grows
they just understand how they are grows
they just understand how they are grows and works and so you need to stay on top
and works and so you need to stay on top
and works and so you need to stay on top of the change unit industry and have the
of the change unit industry and have the
of the change unit industry and have the energy and have the belief system that
energy and have the belief system that
energy and have the belief system that every change that come I love it and I’m
every change that come I love it and I’m
every change that come I love it and I’m going to crush it and it is my
going to crush it and it is my
going to crush it and it is my opportunity to win while everybody else
opportunity to win while everybody else
opportunity to win while everybody else complained so the question is a today is
complained so the question is a today is
complained so the question is a today is I’m curious what is one complaint that
I’m curious what is one complaint that
I’m curious what is one complaint that you’ve heard over and over and over
you’ve heard over and over and over
you’ve heard over and over and over again in your industry that you are
again in your industry that you are
again in your industry that you are turning into an opportunity for your
turning into an opportunity for your
turning into an opportunity for your business leave it down the comments
business leave it down the comments
business leave it down the comments below I’m super curious to find out I
below I’m super curious to find out I
below I’m super curious to find out I also want to give a quick shout out to
also want to give a quick shout out to
also want to give a quick shout out to david Hurley David thank you so much for
david Hurley David thank you so much for
david Hurley David 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 means a lot to me
word it really really means a lot to me
word it really really means a lot to me man and I hope you’re enjoying the read
man and I hope you’re enjoying the read
man and I hope you’re enjoying the read so thank you guys again for watching I
so thank you guys again for watching I
so 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 I’ll see you again tomorrow
one word is I’ll see you again tomorrow
one word is I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot of an espresso
you show up at work with the right
you show up at work with the right attitude and with the positive attention
attitude and with the positive attention
attitude and with the positive attention and I actually had a t-shirt made the
and I actually had a t-shirt made the
and I actually had a t-shirt made the positive energy is a part of your job
positive energy is a part of your job
positive energy is a part of your job description right so the idea that I
description right so the idea that I
description right so the idea that I want to show what was the right energy I
want to show what was the right energy I
want to show what was the right energy I want to show up you know we’re all here
want to show up you know we’re all here
want to show up you know we’re all here you don’t even now we’re all here we’re
you don’t even now we’re all here we’re
you don’t even now we’re all here we’re trying to feed our families where we’re
trying to feed our families where we’re
trying to feed our families where we’re trying to have a good time we’re talking
trying to have a good time we’re talking
trying to have a good time we’re talking out there it’s an important part of our
out there it’s an important part of our
out there it’s an important part of our lives our time is all that we have so to
lives our time is all that we have so to
lives our time is all that we have so to me it’s hugely important to deliver
me it’s hugely important to deliver
me it’s hugely important to deliver positive energy in a way because it
positive energy in a way because it
positive energy in a way because it sparks so and I come to positive energy
sparks so and I come to positive energy
sparks so and I come to positive energy that someone else will take out all the
that someone else will take out all the
that someone else will take out all the positive energy they can offer your
positive energy they can offer your
positive energy they can offer your families and you know so for me it’s
families and you know so for me it’s
families and you know so for me it’s just hugely important to approach
just hugely important to approach
just hugely important to approach everything and everybody at every turn
everything and everybody at every turn
everything and everybody at every turn with these being the most positive
with these being the most positive
with these being the most positive loving kindness that I can generate one
loving kindness that I can generate one
loving kindness that I can generate one of the things that people talk a lot
of the things that people talk a lot
of the things that people talk a lot about is what gets something to become
about is what gets something to become
about is what gets something to become an entrepreneur I mean I hear it’s just
an entrepreneur I mean I hear it’s just
an entrepreneur I mean I hear it’s just a fascinating mindset right you really
a fascinating mindset right you really
a fascinating mindset right you really have to be fighting than usual hard to
have to be fighting than usual hard to
have to be fighting than usual hard to be a you know an entrepreneur because
be a you know an entrepreneur because
be a you know an entrepreneur because you have to suspend disbelief you only
you have to suspend disbelief you only
you have to suspend disbelief you only have to believe about your own idea and
have to believe about your own idea and
have to believe about your own idea and have deep passion you won’t pursue it so
have deep passion you won’t pursue it so
have deep passion you won’t pursue it so in some sense but honestly before I knew
in some sense but honestly before I knew
in some sense but honestly before I knew advise I take a lot of inspiration from
advise I take a lot of inspiration from
advise I take a lot of inspiration from what you’re doing now it takes a lotta
what you’re doing now it takes a lotta
what you’re doing now it takes a lotta it takes a lot of energy to be an
it takes a lot of energy to be an
it takes a lot of energy to be an entrepreneur and I think that in that in
entrepreneur and I think that in that in
entrepreneur and I think that in that in there they lied I think your secret to
there they lied I think your secret to
there they lied I think your secret to success which is your ability to
success which is your ability to
success which is your ability to overcome every constrain and every
overcome every constrain and every
overcome every constrain and every obstacle and not and do it with the
obstacle and not and do it with the
obstacle and not and do it with the boldness and the risk on nature of it I
boldness and the risk on nature of it I
boldness and the risk on nature of it I think it’s fantastic
think it’s fantastic
think it’s fantastic if anything I would say especially for
if anything I would say especially for
if anything I would say especially for entrepreneurs is you gotta keep sustain
entrepreneurs is you gotta keep sustain
entrepreneurs is you gotta keep sustain that sense of energy
that sense of energy
that sense of energy over a long period of time because we
over a long period of time because we
over a long period of time because we all know and you are grounded in it the
all know and you are grounded in it the
all know and you are grounded in it the mortality rate is super high and that
mortality rate is super high and that
mortality rate is super high and that means you will be thrown curveballs you
means you will be thrown curveballs you
means you will be thrown curveballs you know day in and day out and you have to
know day in and day out and you have to
know day in and day out and you have to be able to overcome that and so being
be able to overcome that and so being
be able to overcome that and so being the source of energy in your small team
the source of energy in your small team
the source of energy in your small team especially the CEO of a start-up I like
especially the CEO of a start-up I like
especially the CEO of a start-up I like to sort of observe their millat because
to sort of observe their millat because
to sort of observe their millat because up you can’t have a bad day you’re all
up you can’t have a bad day you’re all
up you can’t have a bad day you’re all the time you know you get up in the
the time you know you get up in the
the time you know you get up in the morning you’re coding in the afternoon
morning you’re coding in the afternoon
morning you’re coding in the afternoon you’re talking to your investors
you’re talking to your investors
you’re talking to your investors reasoning you’re you know hiring and
reasoning you’re you know hiring and
reasoning you’re you know hiring and that constant sense of energy and
that constant sense of energy and
that constant sense of energy and passion for what you’re doing is what I
passion for what you’re doing is what I
passion for what you’re doing is what I think it takes and to never give up
think it takes and to never give up
think it takes and to never give up which is what makes you who you are in
which is what makes you who you are in
which is what makes you who you are in terms of the core makeup and I think
terms of the core makeup and I think
terms of the core makeup and I think that for me I am personally inspired by
that for me I am personally inspired by
that for me I am personally inspired by all that and I think that’s even from a
all that and I think that’s even from a
all that and I think that’s even from a Microsoft culture that’s what we my team
Microsoft culture that’s what we my team
Microsoft culture that’s what we my team is like it is not that okay we have you
is like it is not that okay we have you
is like it is not that okay we have you know a large organization my hope is
know a large organization my hope is
know a large organization my hope is that every team inside of Microsoft fuse
that every team inside of Microsoft fuse
that every team inside of Microsoft fuse book that sense of energy and
book that sense of energy and
book that sense of energy and empowerment and goes about it
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