do what I love choose something that you love to do I really love what I’m doing
love to do I really love what I’m doing
love to do I really love what I’m doing this is what I want to do
this is what I want to do
this is what I want to do hello believe nation today we’re gonna
hello believe nation today we’re gonna
hello believe nation today we’re gonna talk about how to love what you do and
talk about how to love what you do and
talk about how to love what you do and as always guys as you’re watching the
as always guys as you’re watching the
as always guys as you’re watching the videos if you see something that really
videos if you see something that really
videos if you see something that really resonates with you please leave it in
resonates with you please leave it in
resonates with you please leave it in the comments below and put quotes around
the comments below and put quotes around
the comments below and put quotes around it so other people can be inspired and
it so other people can be inspired and
it so other people can be inspired and if you write it down it’s much more
if you write it down it’s much more
if you write it down it’s much more likely to stick with yourself
likely to stick with yourself
likely to stick with yourself as well a very spiritual person and I
as well a very spiritual person and I
as well a very spiritual person and I follow my spirit and I do what my spirit
follow my spirit and I do what my spirit
follow my spirit and I do what my spirit tells me to do you know and I don’t have
tells me to do you know and I don’t have
tells me to do you know and I don’t have a set like oh I want to play this type
a set like oh I want to play this type
a set like oh I want to play this type of character and I won’t play that type
of character and I won’t play that type
of character and I won’t play that type of character I’m receptive to anything
of character I’m receptive to anything
of character I’m receptive to anything you know and when the right thing comes
you know and when the right thing comes
you know and when the right thing comes along if it’s serious that was funny if
along if it’s serious that was funny if
along if it’s serious that was funny if it’s silly if it’s low but see I’m but
it’s silly if it’s low but see I’m but
it’s silly if it’s low but see I’m but it put it this way I do I just do
it put it this way I do I just do
it put it this way I do I just do whatever makes me I get the most
whatever makes me I get the most
whatever makes me I get the most gratification from as an artist you know
gratification from as an artist you know
gratification from as an artist you know I do music albums and nobody buys my
I do music albums and nobody buys my
I do music albums and nobody buys my records I do them because I love making
records I do them because I love making
records I do them because I love making music you know and that’s the same way
music you know and that’s the same way
music you know and that’s the same way I’m about movies I don’t make movies
I’m about movies I don’t make movies
I’m about movies I don’t make movies because I’m going to thinking let me do
because I’m going to thinking let me do
because I’m going to thinking let me do this because then people will come or
this because then people will come or
this because then people will come or how much will the movie make and trying
how much will the movie make and trying
how much will the movie make and trying to make the audience do that I do what
to make the audience do that I do what
to make the audience do that I do what feels right for me what were you like as
feels right for me what were you like as
feels right for me what were you like as a child I I was a combination of
a child I I was a combination of
a child I I was a combination of reclusive and obsessed with what I
reclusive and obsessed with what I
reclusive and obsessed with what I wanted to do when I was 2 I want I was
wanted to do when I was 2 I want I was
wanted to do when I was 2 I want I was sitting in front of the TV drawing Fred
sitting in front of the TV drawing Fred
sitting in front of the TV drawing Fred Flintstone’s and woody woodpecker’s and
Flintstone’s and woody woodpecker’s and
Flintstone’s and woody woodpecker’s and at age 7 I’m running around like a crazy
at age 7 I’m running around like a crazy
at age 7 I’m running around like a crazy person doing voices but at the same time
person doing voices but at the same time
person doing voices but at the same time I would try to make animated films and
I would try to make animated films and
I would try to make animated films and try to figure out exactly how that
try to figure out exactly how that
try to figure out exactly how that artform worked when did you do your
artform worked when did you do your
artform worked when did you do your first cartoon how old were you and what
first cartoon how old were you and what
first cartoon how old were you and what was it I was in seventh grade it was
was it I was in seventh grade it was
was it I was in seventh grade it was called space pirates it was terrible Oh
called space pirates it was terrible Oh
called space pirates it was terrible Oh No
No
No about trying to make what I think people
about trying to make what I think people
about trying to make what I think people will like you know it I think because it
will like you know it I think because it
will like you know it I think because it doesn’t sound like 1/4000 from top to
doesn’t sound like 1/4000 from top to
doesn’t sound like 1/4000 from top to bottom people disregard it because it’s
bottom people disregard it because it’s
bottom people disregard it because it’s all over the place people think it’s
all over the place people think it’s
all over the place people think it’s messy or chaotic but I think it’s
messy or chaotic but I think it’s
messy or chaotic but I think it’s beautiful chaos and it’s perfect and
beautiful chaos and it’s perfect and
beautiful chaos and it’s perfect and it’s my favorite album to date
it’s my favorite album to date
it’s my favorite album to date regardless of what anyone says and I can
regardless of what anyone says and I can
regardless of what anyone says and I can understand why people don’t like it it’s
understand why people don’t like it it’s
understand why people don’t like it it’s different and sometimes different
different and sometimes different
different and sometimes different doesn’t equal good to some people but I
doesn’t equal good to some people but I
doesn’t equal good to some people but I love it and you know that’s great that’s
love it and you know that’s great that’s
love it and you know that’s great that’s all that matters I mean if you if you
all that matters I mean if you if you
all that matters I mean if you if you make something you 100% love and
make something you 100% love and
make something you 100% love and everyone loves it that’s a win-win
everyone loves it that’s a win-win
everyone loves it that’s a win-win that’s great you have something that you
that’s great you have something that you
that’s great you have something that you really love and everyone makes it at
really love and everyone makes it at
really love and everyone makes it at least you love it and you just move on I
least you love it and you just move on I
least you love it and you just move on I woke up every morning excited I was
woke up every morning excited I was
woke up every morning excited I was completely jacked I’ve never been more
completely jacked I’ve never been more
completely jacked I’ve never been more excited to go to work every day as I was
excited to go to work every day as I was
excited to go to work every day as I was on this project at the end of the day
on this project at the end of the day
on this project at the end of the day I’ve never been more drained in my life
I’ve never been more drained in my life
I’ve never been more drained in my life but somehow someway I found the energy
but somehow someway I found the energy
but somehow someway I found the energy every morning to get up and just go for
every morning to get up and just go for
every morning to get up and just go for it and the further we got into it the
it and the further we got into it the
it and the further we got into it the more Wayne was just like okay do what
more Wayne was just like okay do what
more Wayne was just like okay do what you want to do do what you want to do
you want to do do what you want to do
you want to do do what you want to do and I never had that kind of freedom
and I never had that kind of freedom
and I never had that kind of freedom before you know I have tons of things
before you know I have tons of things
before you know I have tons of things I’d like to do
I’d like to do
I’d like to do and life is short unfortunately but I
and life is short unfortunately but I
and life is short unfortunately but I hope it will be long enough for me to do
hope it will be long enough for me to do
hope it will be long enough for me to do to do some of these I have known a few
to do some of these I have known a few
to do some of these I have known a few writers who have retired
writers who have retired
writers who have retired I cannot imagine ever retiring I did
I cannot imagine ever retiring I did
I cannot imagine ever retiring I did writing and being a writer is too much
writing and being a writer is too much
writing and being a writer is too much part of my identity and too much part of
part of my identity and too much part of
part of my identity and too much part of what I am I don’t know what I would do
what I am I don’t know what I would do
what I am I don’t know what I would do with all that time if I did stop writing
with all that time if I did stop writing
with all that time if I did stop writing you know play video games or something
you know play video games or something
you know play video games or something like that watch a lot more television
like that watch a lot more television
like that watch a lot more television that it seems unlikely to me I’ve always
that it seems unlikely to me I’ve always
that it seems unlikely to me I’ve always told stories whether I could make my
told stories whether I could make my
told stories whether I could make my living from it or even when I was a
living from it or even when I was a
living from it or even when I was a little kid just making up stories for
little kid just making up stories for
little kid just making up stories for the other kids in the neighborhood and I
the other kids in the neighborhood and I
the other kids in the neighborhood and I think I’m gonna continue to do that
think I’m gonna continue to do that
think I’m gonna continue to do that until the end why not when I talk to
until the end why not when I talk to
until the end why not when I talk to three first-time filmmakers or
three first-time filmmakers or
three first-time filmmakers or first-time filmmakers I always tell them
first-time filmmakers I always tell them
first-time filmmakers I always tell them look making movies is eating a sandwich
look making movies is eating a sandwich
look making movies is eating a sandwich and the only thing that gets a little
and the only thing that gets a little
and the only thing that gets a little better is as the years go by you get a
better is as the years go by you get a
better is as the years go by you get a little more breadth but it’s always
little more breadth but it’s always
little more breadth but it’s always there but isn’t it that true of life
there but isn’t it that true of life
there but isn’t it that true of life also I think it is I mean I I use
also I think it is I mean I I use
also I think it is I mean I I use another metaphor for life but for film I
another metaphor for life but for film I
another metaphor for life but for film I tell you that one fits and but in the
tell you that one fits and but in the
tell you that one fits and but in the end somehow you find the joy well you
end somehow you find the joy well you
end somehow you find the joy well you and you end up convincing yourself that
and you end up convincing yourself that
and you end up convincing yourself that it’s peanut butter
I want to believe it is always the best
I want to believe it is always the best I did that I tell you without a doubt we
I did that I tell you without a doubt we
I did that I tell you without a doubt we we may say this with is the greatest
we may say this with is the greatest
we may say this with is the greatest being an artist in whatever discipline
being an artist in whatever discipline
being an artist in whatever discipline dance painting theater whatever you want
dance painting theater whatever you want
dance painting theater whatever you want is the greatest work on earth I mean
is the greatest work on earth I mean
is the greatest work on earth I mean it’s truly this heartening in that in
it’s truly this heartening in that in
it’s truly this heartening in that in this way or that way but so is every job
this way or that way but so is every job
this way or that way but so is every job so is every job I when I was younger I
so is every job I when I was younger I
so is every job I when I was younger I worked with my father on real estate for
worked with my father on real estate for
worked with my father on real estate for about five years I was
about five years I was
about five years I was worst car salesman in the history of
worst car salesman in the history of
worst car salesman in the history of Carlos Iceland carlos lehder once your
Carlos Iceland carlos lehder once your
Carlos Iceland carlos lehder once your buddy was Fisher too honest yeah people
buddy was Fisher too honest yeah people
buddy was Fisher too honest yeah people would come and say what about designing
would come and say what about designing
would come and say what about designing you know Glengarry Glen Ross I would not
you know Glengarry Glen Ross I would not
you know Glengarry Glen Ross I would not get the knife set I would I would be I
get the knife set I would I would be I
get the knife set I would I would be I would be Shelley live in I could be out
would be Shelley live in I could be out
would be Shelley live in I could be out out
out
out it was terrible my father said you do
it was terrible my father said you do
it was terrible my father said you do terrible but I wonder the other vendors
terrible but I wonder the other vendors
terrible but I wonder the other vendors when they were whenever I went out the
when they were whenever I went out the
when they were whenever I went out the other salesmen whenever I went out to a
other salesmen whenever I went out to a
other salesmen whenever I went out to a client they actually laughed behind my
client they actually laughed behind my
client they actually laughed behind my back actually physically were laughing
back actually physically were laughing
back actually physically were laughing behind my back and I was the worst but
behind my back and I was the worst but
behind my back and I was the worst but unrealistic I was good I was good at
unrealistic I was good I was good at
unrealistic I was good I was good at risk and my father used to say you have
risk and my father used to say you have
risk and my father used to say you have to do this to show that you can have an
to do this to show that you can have an
to do this to show that you can have an honest living do an honest living and
honest living do an honest living and
honest living do an honest living and what I did is work on real estate in the
what I did is work on real estate in the
what I did is work on real estate in the mornings and I did monsters in the
mornings and I did monsters in the
mornings and I did monsters in the afternoon but I know that when you have
afternoon but I know that when you have
afternoon but I know that when you have a real job
a real job
a real job I painted highways one summer in which
I painted highways one summer in which
I painted highways one summer in which the cancers I mean a real job has equal
the cancers I mean a real job has equal
the cancers I mean a real job has equal heartbreaking something like that I’m
heartbreaking something like that I’m
heartbreaking something like that I’m politics well I mean this is I think
politics well I mean this is I think
politics well I mean this is I think it’s one of the things that people
it’s one of the things that people
it’s one of the things that people really misunderstand is is glorious it
really misunderstand is is glorious it
really misunderstand is is glorious it is to be able to do the things you’re
is to be able to do the things you’re
is to be able to do the things you’re passionate about and to be an artist
passionate about and to be an artist
passionate about and to be an artist it’s still a job it is not intelligence
it’s still a job it is not intelligence
it’s still a job it is not intelligence work yeah yeah it is it is but but God
work yeah yeah it is it is but but God
work yeah yeah it is it is but but God God bless anyone that can do this is
God bless anyone that can do this is
God bless anyone that can do this is beautiful and you have to truly be
beautiful and you have to truly be
beautiful and you have to truly be grateful and the only way to remain
grateful and the only way to remain
grateful and the only way to remain objective about how grateful you need to
objective about how grateful you need to
objective about how grateful you need to be is present your present to your past
be is present your present to your past
be is present your present to your past self when you’re 20 years old and if you
self when you’re 20 years old and if you
self when you’re 20 years old and if you go and talk to yourself at 20 years old
go and talk to yourself at 20 years old
go and talk to yourself at 20 years old and said would you like to be doing this
and said would you like to be doing this
and said would you like to be doing this movie with this button what do you think
movie with this button what do you think
movie with this button what do you think your response at age 20 would be
your response at age 20 would be
your response at age 20 would be absolutely yes
absolutely yes
absolutely yes I knew I wanted to be in the skin
I knew I wanted to be in the skin
I knew I wanted to be in the skin industry I loved skating too much I
industry I loved skating too much I
industry I loved skating too much I wanted I wanted to be in it I didn’t
wanted I wanted to be in it I didn’t
wanted I wanted to be in it I didn’t know if I would make a living as a
know if I would make a living as a
know if I would make a living as a professional but I was gonna be that I
professional but I was gonna be that I
professional but I was gonna be that I was devoted to skateboarding so I
was devoted to skateboarding so I
was devoted to skateboarding so I refinanced my house and took all the
refinanced my house and took all the
refinanced my house and took all the money and started a skateboard company
money and started a skateboard company
money and started a skateboard company which seems like the stupidest thing in
which seems like the stupidest thing in
which seems like the stupidest thing in the world to do when skating’s dying but
the world to do when skating’s dying but
the world to do when skating’s dying but it was exactly what what I wanted to do
it was exactly what what I wanted to do
it was exactly what what I wanted to do I wanted to be a company owner and be
I wanted to be a company owner and be
I wanted to be a company owner and be behind the scenes I
behind the scenes I
behind the scenes I quickly sponsor and and started and for
quickly sponsor and and started and for
quickly sponsor and and started and for about three years struggled very very
about three years struggled very very
about three years struggled very very hard with my partner and I we had pulled
hard with my partner and I we had pulled
hard with my partner and I we had pulled our minds together he was a ex pro
our minds together he was a ex pro
our minds together he was a ex pro skater as well and we just we just did
skater as well and we just we just did
skater as well and we just we just did birdhouse and did whatever we could to
birdhouse and did whatever we could to
birdhouse and did whatever we could to get by and all the team was staying on
get by and all the team was staying on
get by and all the team was staying on my couch and literally like while I’m
my couch and literally like while I’m
my couch and literally like while I’m changing diapers I’m like driving guys
changing diapers I’m like driving guys
changing diapers I’m like driving guys to these spots that they’re gonna get
to these spots that they’re gonna get
to these spots that they’re gonna get arrested at because there’s no skatepark
arrested at because there’s no skatepark
arrested at because there’s no skatepark so they’re gonna go ride schoolyards and
so they’re gonna go ride schoolyards and
so they’re gonna go ride schoolyards and it was such a strange existence but but
it was such a strange existence but but
it was such a strange existence but but I loved it because it was skateboarding
I loved it because it was skateboarding
I loved it because it was skateboarding and is exactly what I wanted to do and
and is exactly what I wanted to do and
and is exactly what I wanted to do and so we really hunkered down you know I
so we really hunkered down you know I
so we really hunkered down you know I like I was I was living on Taco Bell and
like I was I was living on Taco Bell and
like I was I was living on Taco Bell and peanut Baron jelly and Top Ramen mmm
peanut Baron jelly and Top Ramen mmm
peanut Baron jelly and Top Ramen mmm probably three years for sure but I
probably three years for sure but I
probably three years for sure but I didn’t care because it was like I still
didn’t care because it was like I still
didn’t care because it was like I still got to do what I love that’s the thing
got to do what I love that’s the thing
got to do what I love that’s the thing is that people think was a struggle it’s
is that people think was a struggle it’s
is that people think was a struggle it’s like well no because you know I loved it
like well no because you know I loved it
like well no because you know I loved it too much I still got to go skate and I
too much I still got to go skate and I
too much I still got to go skate and I had time to skate I didn’t have to go
had time to skate I didn’t have to go
had time to skate I didn’t have to go sit behind a computer for eight hours
sit behind a computer for eight hours
sit behind a computer for eight hours and then hope I get time to skate Mark
and then hope I get time to skate Mark
and then hope I get time to skate Mark Twain once said the two most important
Twain once said the two most important
Twain once said the two most important days of your life or the day you were
days of your life or the day you were
days of your life or the day you were born and the day you find out why the
born and the day you find out why the
born and the day you find out why the first of those has already happened to
first of those has already happened to
first of those has already happened to you because you’re sitting right here
you because you’re sitting right here
you because you’re sitting right here okay the second the day that you find
okay the second the day that you find
okay the second the day that you find out why you’re born may have already
out why you’re born may have already
out why you’re born may have already happened to many of you and to the
happened to many of you and to the
happened to many of you and to the others not yet but you will know when it
others not yet but you will know when it
others not yet but you will know when it happens it will be connected to
happens it will be connected to
happens it will be connected to something that you truly love I’ve
something that you truly love I’ve
something that you truly love I’ve always said to my five sons choose
always said to my five sons choose
always said to my five sons choose something that you love to do and you’ll
something that you love to do and you’ll
something that you love to do and you’ll never work a day in your life I really
never work a day in your life I really
never work a day in your life I really love what I’m doing not just so much for
love what I’m doing not just so much for
love what I’m doing not just so much for people like all find your passion and go
people like all find your passion and go
people like all find your passion and go do it a lot of people claim something is
do it a lot of people claim something is
do it a lot of people claim something is something they really like but I enjoy
something they really like but I enjoy
something they really like but I enjoy marketing so much in creating companies
marketing so much in creating companies
marketing so much in creating companies for marketers that I work my butt off
for marketers that I work my butt off
for marketers that I work my butt off and it doesn’t seem like work right I
and it doesn’t seem like work right I
and it doesn’t seem like work right I can work 70 80 hour weeks consistently
can work 70 80 hour weeks consistently
can work 70 80 hour weeks consistently and not have to worry about it never
and not have to worry about it never
and not have to worry about it never stresses me out I never feel
stresses me out I never feel
stresses me out I never feel I should take a vacation any of that I
I should take a vacation any of that I
I should take a vacation any of that I really do enjoy working what workaholic
really do enjoy working what workaholic
really do enjoy working what workaholic this is my life but this is also me
this is my life but this is also me
this is my life but this is also me living you tune in
living you tune in
living you tune in and what you should walk away from what
and what you should walk away from what
and what you should walk away from what I would want you most to walk away with
I would want you most to walk away with
I would want you most to walk away with is the idea of yo what can I do
is the idea of yo what can I do
is the idea of yo what can I do what am I doing with my life am i living
what am I doing with my life am i living
what am I doing with my life am i living it or am I just you know going to some
it or am I just you know going to some
it or am I just you know going to some humdrum job that I don’t really want to
humdrum job that I don’t really want to
humdrum job that I don’t really want to be at doing some minuscule tasks
be at doing some minuscule tasks
be at doing some minuscule tasks getting paid to be a mindless drone you
getting paid to be a mindless drone you
getting paid to be a mindless drone you know am i out there living life on my
know am i out there living life on my
know am i out there living life on my terms the way I want to live it doing
terms the way I want to live it doing
terms the way I want to live it doing the things that I want to do making
the things that I want to do making
the things that I want to do making almost think about it as hard as this is
almost think about it as hard as this is
almost think about it as hard as this is as hard as this is this is what I want
as hard as this is this is what I want
as hard as this is this is what I want to do
to do
to do this is what I want to do
this is what I want to do
this is what I want to do you know and some people can make fun of
you know and some people can make fun of
you know and some people can make fun of it they can crack jokes they can sit
it they can crack jokes they can sit
it they can crack jokes they can sit back and analyze and you know criticize
back and analyze and you know criticize
back and analyze and you know criticize and make all the fun they want
and make all the fun they want
and make all the fun they want but I’m living my life
but I’m living my life
but I’m living my life I’m doing it
I’m doing it
I’m doing it what are you thank you guys so much for
what are you thank you guys so much for
what are you thank you guys so much for watching I hope you enjoyed I’d love to
watching I hope you enjoyed I’d love to
watching I hope you enjoyed I’d love to know which of the clips had the biggest
know which of the clips had the biggest
know which of the clips had the biggest impact on you and why which message
impact on you and why which message
impact on you and why which message resonated with you the most leave it
resonated with you the most leave it
resonated with you the most leave it down in the comments below and I’m gonna
down in the comments below and I’m gonna
down in the comments below and I’m gonna join in the discussion I also want to
join in the discussion I also want to
join in the discussion I also want to give a quick shout out to Steph reveron
give a quick shout out to Steph reveron
give a quick shout out to Steph reveron thank you so much for picking up a copy
thank you so much for picking up a copy
thank you so much for picking up a copy of my book your one word and taking that
of my book your one word and taking that
of my book your one word and taking that picture and posting it I really really
picture and posting it I really really
picture and posting it I really really really appreciate your support so thank
really appreciate your support so thank
really appreciate your support 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
you I hope you continue to believe in
you I hope you continue to believe in yourself and whatever your one where it
yourself and whatever your one where it
yourself and whatever your one where it is much love I’ll see you soon
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