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synchronized this just wink at me yeah

synchronized this just wink at me yeah why why is that haha ah Jesus Christ

why why is that haha ah Jesus Christ

why why is that haha ah Jesus Christ this way I works weird good morning

this way I works weird good morning

this way I works weird good morning believe nation today’s message is

believe nation today’s message is

believe nation today’s message is minimize risk over to you Manish pobre

people think that entrepreneurs take

people think that entrepreneurs take risk and they get rewarded because they

risk and they get rewarded because they

risk and they get rewarded because they take risk in reality entrepreneurs do

take risk in reality entrepreneurs do

take risk in reality entrepreneurs do everything they can to minimize risk

everything they can to minimize risk

everything they can to minimize risk they are not interested in taking risk

they are not interested in taking risk

they are not interested in taking risk they want free lunches and they go after

they want free lunches and they go after

they want free lunches and they go after free lunches and so if you study on any

free lunches and so if you study on any

free lunches and so if you study on any number of entrepreneurs from Ray Kroc to

number of entrepreneurs from Ray Kroc to

number of entrepreneurs from Ray Kroc to you know herb shorts at starbucks and to

you know herb shorts at starbucks and to

you know herb shorts at starbucks and to even even Buffett and Munger and so on

even even Buffett and Munger and so on

even even Buffett and Munger and so on what you’ll find is that they have

what you’ll find is that they have

what you’ll find is that they have repeatedly made beds which are low-risk

repeatedly made beds which are low-risk

repeatedly made beds which are low-risk beds which have high return

beds which have high return

beds which have high return possibilities so they’re not going high

possibilities so they’re not going high

possibilities so they’re not going high risk high return they’re going low risk

risk high return they’re going low risk

risk high return they’re going low risk high return and even with Bill Gates for

high return and even with Bill Gates for

high return and even with Bill Gates for example the total amount of capital that

example the total amount of capital that

example the total amount of capital that ever went into Microsoft was less than

ever went into Microsoft was less than

ever went into Microsoft was less than 50,000 between the time it started and

50,000 between the time it started and

50,000 between the time it started and today that’s the total amount of capital

today that’s the total amount of capital

today that’s the total amount of capital that went into the company so Microsoft

that went into the company so Microsoft

that went into the company so Microsoft you cannot say was a high-risk venture

you cannot say was a high-risk venture

you cannot say was a high-risk venture because there was no capital deployed

because there was no capital deployed

because there was no capital deployed but it had high uncertainty Bill Gates

but it had high uncertainty Bill Gates

but it had high uncertainty Bill Gates could have gone bankrupt or Bill Gates

could have gone bankrupt or Bill Gates

could have gone bankrupt or Bill Gates could have ended up the wealthiest

could have ended up the wealthiest

could have ended up the wealthiest person on the Forbes 400 and he ended up

person on the Forbes 400 and he ended up

person on the Forbes 400 and he ended up at the extreme end of the bell curve and

at the extreme end of the bell curve and

at the extreme end of the bell curve and that’s fine but he did not take risk to

that’s fine but he did not take risk to

that’s fine but he did not take risk to get there he was comfortable with

get there he was comfortable with

get there he was comfortable with uncertainty so entrepreneurs are great

uncertainty so entrepreneurs are great

uncertainty so entrepreneurs are great at dealing with uncertainty and also

at dealing with uncertainty and also

at dealing with uncertainty and also very good at minimizing risk that’s the

very good at minimizing risk that’s the

very good at minimizing risk that’s the classic great entrepreneur so what do

classic great entrepreneur so what do

classic great entrepreneur so what do you think I think that it’s interesting

you think I think that it’s interesting

you think I think that it’s interesting the way he defines minimize risk he

the way he defines minimize risk he

the way he defines minimize risk he defines as they it was a low risk high

defines as they it was a low risk high

defines as they it was a low risk high return kind of thing I think the way

return kind of thing I think the way

return kind of thing I think the way that I see risk personally is of any

that I see risk personally is of any

that I see risk personally is of any kind of uncertainty is

kind of uncertainty is

kind of uncertainty is specially when all the people around you

specially when all the people around you

specially when all the people around you think it’s not a good idea so I think

think it’s not a good idea so I think

think it’s not a good idea so I think that as entrepreneur is someone who

that as entrepreneur is someone who

that as entrepreneur is someone who wants to go out there open a restaurant

wants to go out there open a restaurant

wants to go out there open a restaurant start a clothing line even if you have

start a clothing line even if you have

start a clothing line even if you have all the investment the risk is you’re

all the investment the risk is you’re

all the investment the risk is you’re taking a chance you can be you know

taking a chance you can be you know

taking a chance you can be you know usually you’re going out of your comfort

usually you’re going out of your comfort

usually you’re going out of your comfort zone sometimes you’re going out of your

zone sometimes you’re going out of your

zone sometimes you’re going out of your profession profession leaving your

profession profession leaving your

profession profession leaving your full-time job to risk something even if

full-time job to risk something even if

full-time job to risk something even if you have the capital that financially

you have the capital that financially

you have the capital that financially you will be secure for the next little

you will be secure for the next little

you will be secure for the next little while the risk is that out of the

while the risk is that out of the

while the risk is that out of the comfort zone and trying something new

comfort zone and trying something new

comfort zone and trying something new for me I preach this a lot on the

for me I preach this a lot on the

for me I preach this a lot on the channel I don’t believe you should

channel I don’t believe you should

channel I don’t believe you should invest your money into the stuff I don’t

invest your money into the stuff I don’t

invest your money into the stuff I don’t want to see invest your hustle your

want to see invest your hustle your

want to see invest your hustle your energy you know I hate I hate so much

energy you know I hate I hate so much

energy you know I hate I hate so much seen entrepreneurs mortgage their house

seen entrepreneurs mortgage their house

seen entrepreneurs mortgage their house cash in their retirement savings to go

cash in their retirement savings to go

cash in their retirement savings to go all in on this business idea that they

all in on this business idea that they

all in on this business idea that they have because I’m going to sell alligator

have because I’m going to sell alligator

have because I’m going to sell alligator t-shirts and they’re going to be amazing

t-shirts and they’re going to be amazing

t-shirts and they’re going to be amazing right and then and then it doesn’t work

right and then and then it doesn’t work

right and then and then it doesn’t work right that sucks right and so I would

right that sucks right and so I would

right that sucks right and so I would say that to minimize your risk you’re

say that to minimize your risk you’re

say that to minimize your risk you’re not putting your dollars in but you’re

not putting your dollars in but you’re

not putting your dollars in but you’re investing your time your energy your

investing your time your energy your

investing your time your energy your hustle to try to make something work

hustle to try to make something work

hustle to try to make something work right like you it may take you a little

right like you it may take you a little

right like you it may take you a little bit longer to get to where you go but

bit longer to get to where you go but

bit longer to get to where you go but your chance of success go up

your chance of success go up

your chance of success go up dramatically because you only get one

dramatically because you only get one

dramatically because you only get one shot if you’re going to cash in your

shot if you’re going to cash in your

shot if you’re going to cash in your life savings and you can never be sure

life savings and you can never be sure

life savings and you can never be sure that this is going to be the one to go

that this is going to be the one to go

that this is going to be the one to go to the other way that I talked about it

to the other way that I talked about it

to the other way that I talked about it too is I don’t think you should quit

too is I don’t think you should quit

too is I don’t think you should quit your job and go full time on your

your job and go full time on your

your job and go full time on your business I’m a big believer in certain

business I’m a big believer in certain

business I’m a big believer in certain the business part time started on the

the business part time started on the

the business part time started on the side ideally you have a job where you’re

side ideally you have a job where you’re

side ideally you have a job where you’re learning and getting paid to make

learning and getting paid to make

learning and getting paid to make mistakes you’re getting mentored go work

mistakes you’re getting mentored go work

mistakes you’re getting mentored go work for a company where you feel like you’re

for a company where you feel like you’re

for a company where you feel like you’re going to learn not just for a paycheck

going to learn not just for a paycheck

going to learn not just for a paycheck but you’re you’re developing and growing

but you’re you’re developing and growing

but you’re you’re developing and growing yourself and then start your business on

yourself and then start your business on

yourself and then start your business on the side and when your side business is

the side and when your side business is

the side and when your side business is making enough moneys for you to survive

making enough moneys for you to survive

making enough moneys for you to survive not not like go buy Lamborghinis but

not not like go buy Lamborghinis but

not not like go buy Lamborghinis but survived like I compared the internet

survived like I compared the internet

survived like I compared the internet and I can pay my food bills right and I

and I can pay my food bills right and I

and I can pay my food bills right and I can you know Alex in by his protein

can you know Alex in by his protein

can you know Alex in by his protein shakes and right survive then you can

shakes and right survive then you can

shakes and right survive then you can quit your job and go all in on your

quit your job and go all in on your

quit your job and go all in on your business because too many people quit

business because too many people quit

business because too many people quit their job too soon and then three months

their job too soon and then three months

their job too soon and then three months later they realize I’m out of money I

later they realize I’m out of money I

later they realize I’m out of money I got to go back and get a job and so I

got to go back and get a job and so I

got to go back and get a job and so I think for me what I take from it is the

think for me what I take from it is the

think for me what I take from it is the financial ristic I will invest insane

financial ristic I will invest insane

financial ristic I will invest insane amounts of love and energy in the up

amounts of love and energy in the up

amounts of love and energy in the up till

till

till four in the morning working on something

four in the morning working on something

four in the morning working on something trying to get some project off the

trying to get some project off the

trying to get some project off the ground it may never ever get there but

ground it may never ever get there but

ground it may never ever get there but I’m not investing my dollars into

I’m not investing my dollars into

I’m not investing my dollars into anything until I’ve shown that I can

anything until I’ve shown that I can

anything until I’ve shown that I can earn so I proved yourself you can make

earn so I proved yourself you can make

earn so I proved yourself you can make money before you start spending it so

money before you start spending it so

money before you start spending it so the question today today is how do you

the question today today is how do you

the question today today is how do you define risk interesting leaving the

define risk interesting leaving the

define risk interesting leaving the comments below will join the discussion

comments below will join the discussion

comments below will join the discussion thank you so much for watching have an

thank you so much for watching have an

thank you so much for watching have an amazing day continue to believe and

amazing day continue to believe and

amazing day continue to believe and we’ll see you again tomorrow morning for

we’ll see you again tomorrow morning for

we’ll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot of espresso okay

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