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“ONLY DO What You LOVE!” – Damon Dash – #Entspresso


rise and shine it’s aunt spresso time

rise and shine it’s aunt spresso time good morning belief nation it’s seven my

good morning belief nation it’s seven my

good morning belief nation it’s seven my one word is believe and I believe in you

one word is believe and I believe in you

one word is believe and I believe in you I believe you have an amazing gift

I believe you have an amazing gift

I believe you have an amazing gift inside you that I want to see explode

inside you that I want to see explode

inside you that I want to see explode out into the world

out into the world

out into the world so grab your coffee and sip on today’s

so grab your coffee and sip on today’s

so grab your coffee and sip on today’s message do what you love

over to you Damon – how do you say

over to you Damon – how do you say motivated not get burned out I only do

motivated not get burned out I only do

motivated not get burned out I only do what I love you got to do what you love

what I love you got to do what you love

what I love you got to do what you love you can’t get burnt out and I do get

you can’t get burnt out and I do get

you can’t get burnt out and I do get burnt out you know once I’m in a

burnt out you know once I’m in a

burnt out you know once I’m in a business and I don’t enjoy it no more

business and I don’t enjoy it no more

business and I don’t enjoy it no more that’s the thing I can’t it’s hard for

that’s the thing I can’t it’s hard for

that’s the thing I can’t it’s hard for me to stay in the business for a long

me to stay in the business for a long

me to stay in the business for a long period of time because the people tend

period of time because the people tend

period of time because the people tend to make me sick so as soon as I start to

to make me sick so as soon as I start to

to make me sick so as soon as I start to get aggravated you know it’s like I’ll

get aggravated you know it’s like I’ll

get aggravated you know it’s like I’ll be on the Block if the block starts to

be on the Block if the block starts to

be on the Block if the block starts to make me mad I go to another block even

make me mad I go to another block even

make me mad I go to another block even if I got the block click and it’s just

if I got the block click and it’s just

if I got the block click and it’s just like I won’t compromise my quality of

like I won’t compromise my quality of

like I won’t compromise my quality of living you know what I’m saying but like

living you know what I’m saying but like

living you know what I’m saying but like right now what I’m doing is you know I’m

right now what I’m doing is you know I’m

right now what I’m doing is you know I’m building things that I could pass to my

building things that I could pass to my

building things that I could pass to my kids but only things that I love and my

kids but only things that I love and my

kids but only things that I love and my family so I love making movies I’ll make

family so I love making movies I’ll make

family so I love making movies I’ll make it movies I love it I don’t think I’m

it movies I love it I don’t think I’m

it movies I love it I don’t think I’m gonna be burnt out with that any time

gonna be burnt out with that any time

gonna be burnt out with that any time soon you know and then also when you’re

soon you know and then also when you’re

soon you know and then also when you’re in the business of making money off

in the business of making money off

in the business of making money off other people that person could make you

other people that person could make you

other people that person could make you sick and you don’t want to make money

sick and you don’t want to make money

sick and you don’t want to make money off them no more so that’s the reason

off them no more so that’s the reason

off them no more so that’s the reason why I try to only make money off myself

why I try to only make money off myself

why I try to only make money off myself these days and also do things that you

these days and also do things that you

these days and also do things that you know my girl or my wife rocky if she’s

know my girl or my wife rocky if she’s

know my girl or my wife rocky if she’s inspired then we’ll do that business I’m

inspired then we’ll do that business I’m

inspired then we’ll do that business I’m like some revolving my children I like

like some revolving my children I like

like some revolving my children I like that business but I worked hard to put

that business but I worked hard to put

that business but I worked hard to put myself in that position so doing work

myself in that position so doing work

myself in that position so doing work that you love is the number one rule

that you love is the number one rule

that you love is the number one rule that keeps coming up over and over and

that keeps coming up over and over and

that keeps coming up over and over and over again on this channel because

over again on this channel because

over again on this channel because that’s what successful people do it’s in

that’s what successful people do it’s in

that’s what successful people do it’s in the book the top ten was a success I

the book the top ten was a success I

the book the top ten was a success I looked at 40 of the most popular people

looked at 40 of the most popular people

looked at 40 of the most popular people we’ve ever profiled on the channel and

we’ve ever profiled on the channel and

we’ve ever profiled on the channel and the number one rule they all have in

the number one rule they all have in

the number one rule they all have in common is doing what you love

common is doing what you love

common is doing what you love I love Dane Dash’s approach and

I love Dane Dash’s approach and

I love Dane Dash’s approach and especially when he’s talking about

especially when he’s talking about

especially when he’s talking about stress and burnout I think it’s really

stress and burnout I think it’s really

stress and burnout I think it’s really really really hard to get burnt out

really really hard to get burnt out

really really hard to get burnt out doing work that you love it’s possible

doing work that you love it’s possible

doing work that you love it’s possible but it’s really really really hard the

but it’s really really really hard the

but it’s really really really hard the work that you love should energize you

work that you love should energize you

work that you love should energize you I should fill you up not deplete you if

I should fill you up not deplete you if

I should fill you up not deplete you if I think about median entrepreneurs to

I think about median entrepreneurs to

I think about median entrepreneurs to help them with their business if I think

help them with their business if I think

help them with their business if I think about coming here and making videos for

about coming here and making videos for

about coming here and making videos for YouTube if you think about meeting Alex

YouTube if you think about meeting Alex

YouTube if you think about meeting Alex to talk with TBS or meeting Lily to talk

to talk with TBS or meeting Lily to talk

to talk with TBS or meeting Lily to talk about her business or if I’m getting

about her business or if I’m getting

about her business or if I’m getting ready to speak at an event I would think

ready to speak at an event I would think

ready to speak at an event I would think about those things that things that

about those things that things that

about those things that things that really fill me up it gives me energy not

really fill me up it gives me energy not

really fill me up it gives me energy not take away I’ve been filming here all day

take away I’ve been filming here all day

take away I’ve been filming here all day and I’ve had a couple bars to eat I

and I’ve had a couple bars to eat I

and I’ve had a couple bars to eat I haven’t gone to the bathroom yet just

haven’t gone to the bathroom yet just

haven’t gone to the bathroom yet just thinking about it makes me have to go to

thinking about it makes me have to go to

thinking about it makes me have to go to the bathroom it’s like I just go through

the bathroom it’s like I just go through

the bathroom it’s like I just go through it because I love this work this isn’t

it because I love this work this isn’t

it because I love this work this isn’t work it fills me up where when you are

work it fills me up where when you are

work it fills me up where when you are feeling super stressed out or feeling

feeling super stressed out or feeling

feeling super stressed out or feeling burnt out it’s typically from work that

burnt out it’s typically from work that

burnt out it’s typically from work that you’re not enjoying it’s from all the

you’re not enjoying it’s from all the

you’re not enjoying it’s from all the crap that you have to deal with in your

crap that you have to deal with in your

crap that you have to deal with in your business that’s what gets you anxious

business that’s what gets you anxious

business that’s what gets you anxious can lead to depression can leads a lot

can lead to depression can leads a lot

can lead to depression can leads a lot of unhappiness and so I like to use

of unhappiness and so I like to use

of unhappiness and so I like to use stress as a good filter I like to use

stress as a good filter I like to use

stress as a good filter I like to use burnout as a fantastic filter if you are

burnout as a fantastic filter if you are

burnout as a fantastic filter if you are constantly burning yourself out then

constantly burning yourself out then

constantly burning yourself out then chances are you’re doing the wrong work

chances are you’re doing the wrong work

chances are you’re doing the wrong work and I would look at my schedule look at

and I would look at my schedule look at

and I would look at my schedule look at where I’ve spent my time today and how

where I’ve spent my time today and how

where I’ve spent my time today and how much of that work that I actually love

much of that work that I actually love

much of that work that I actually love probably not a lot if I’m feeling burnt

probably not a lot if I’m feeling burnt

probably not a lot if I’m feeling burnt out at the end of the day and so how can

out at the end of the day and so how can

out at the end of the day and so how can I make a plan to eliminate that work

I make a plan to eliminate that work

I make a plan to eliminate that work from my life that may be something that

from my life that may be something that

from my life that may be something that is immediate like no more I’m not gonna

is immediate like no more I’m not gonna

is immediate like no more I’m not gonna do this anymore I’m just cutting this

do this anymore I’m just cutting this

do this anymore I’m just cutting this off and I’m gonna go do something else

off and I’m gonna go do something else

off and I’m gonna go do something else or it still may be required for your

or it still may be required for your

or it still may be required for your business but you’re making a transition

business but you’re making a transition

business but you’re making a transition plan so you can eliminate yourself from

plan so you can eliminate yourself from

plan so you can eliminate yourself from it whether that’s in a year or six

it whether that’s in a year or six

it whether that’s in a year or six months or three months you know as an

months or three months you know as an

months or three months you know as an example for me and making these videos

example for me and making these videos

example for me and making these videos editing was something that I could burn

editing was something that I could burn

editing was something that I could burn out on I like editing at the beginning

out on I like editing at the beginning

out on I like editing at the beginning just just to learn it just to learn the

just just to learn it just to learn the

just just to learn it just to learn the new skill the techniques to understand

new skill the techniques to understand

new skill the techniques to understand how the software work to be able to see

how the software work to be able to see

how the software work to be able to see a video come up on screen like I edited

a video come up on screen like I edited

a video come up on screen like I edited that I made that felt really nice then I

that I made that felt really nice then I

that I made that felt really nice then I got used to it and then I got bored of

got used to it and then I got bored of

got used to it and then I got bored of it and then I didn’t want to learn

it and then I didn’t want to learn

it and then I didn’t want to learn anymore in it and then it felt like a

anymore in it and then it felt like a

anymore in it and then it felt like a chore I liked making the videos I didn’t

chore I liked making the videos I didn’t

chore I liked making the videos I didn’t like editing the videos and so I had to

like editing the videos and so I had to

like editing the videos and so I had to make a plan to get an editor on board to

make a plan to get an editor on board to

make a plan to get an editor on board to help me with this because this was

help me with this because this was

help me with this because this was leading to anxiety and stress and

leading to anxiety and stress and

leading to anxiety and stress and unhappiness in my life not to the point

unhappiness in my life not to the point

unhappiness in my life not to the point where I’m burning out but to the point

where I’m burning out but to the point

where I’m burning out but to the point where I’m not making enough great videos

where I’m not making enough great videos

where I’m not making enough great videos for you guys because I was doing too

for you guys because I was doing too

for you guys because I was doing too much work that I didn’t like and you’ll

much work that I didn’t like and you’ll

much work that I didn’t like and you’ll never have success doing work that you

never have success doing work that you

never have success doing work that you don’t love you look at the people at the

don’t love you look at the people at the

don’t love you look at the people at the top they love the work that they’re

top they love the work that they’re

top they love the work that they’re doing not every day again is amazing and

doing not every day again is amazing and

doing not every day again is amazing and not every moment of every day is amazing

not every moment of every day is amazing

not every moment of every day is amazing but net-net

but net-net

but net-net they love what they’re doing and so if

they love what they’re doing and so if

they love what they’re doing and so if you’re feeling that burnout if you’re

you’re feeling that burnout if you’re

you’re feeling that burnout if you’re feeling that stress I highly encourage

feeling that stress I highly encourage

feeling that stress I highly encourage you to look at how your day was spent

you to look at how your day was spent

you to look at how your day was spent what were the tasks what were the

what were the tasks what were the

what were the tasks what were the responsibilities what they what were the

responsibilities what they what were the

responsibilities what they what were the activities that led to you feeling

activities that led to you feeling

activities that led to you feeling burnt out and then how can you either

burnt out and then how can you either

burnt out and then how can you either immediately eliminate them from your

immediately eliminate them from your

immediately eliminate them from your life or create a transition plan so that

life or create a transition plan so that

life or create a transition plan so that in a week a month three months six

in a week a month three months six

in a week a month three months six months whatever it is those things are

months whatever it is those things are

months whatever it is those things are occupied and off to somebody else so the

occupied and off to somebody else so the

occupied and off to somebody else so the question they today is I’m curious what

question they today is I’m curious what

question they today is I’m curious what is the thing that leads to the most

is the thing that leads to the most

is the thing that leads to the most burnout in your life or in your business

burnout in your life or in your business

burnout in your life or in your business leave it down in the comments below I’m

leave it down in the comments below I’m

leave it down in the comments below I’m really curious to see what you have to

really curious to see what you have to

really curious to see what you have to say I also want to give a quick shout

say I also want to give a quick shout

say I also want to give a quick shout out to Nick Francis Nick thank you so

out to Nick Francis Nick thank you so

out to Nick Francis Nick 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 taking my picture posting

your one word taking my picture posting

your one word taking my picture posting it online

it online

it online I really really appreciate the support

I really really appreciate the support

I really really appreciate the support man and I hope you enjoyed the read so

man and I hope you enjoyed the read so

man and I hope you enjoyed the read so thank you guys again for watching I

thank you guys again for watching I

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 much love and I’ll see you

one word is much love and I’ll see you

one word is much love and I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot

again tomorrow morning for another shot

again tomorrow morning for another shot event spresso

event spresso

event spresso [Music]

don’t know about trying to make what I

don’t know about trying to make what I think people will like you know it I

think people will like you know it I

think people will like you know it I think because it doesn’t sound like

think because it doesn’t sound like

think because it doesn’t sound like 1/4000 from top to bottom people

1/4000 from top to bottom people

1/4000 from top to bottom people disregard it because it’s all over the

disregard it because it’s all over the

disregard it because it’s all over the place people think it’s messy or chaotic

place people think it’s messy or chaotic

place people think it’s messy or chaotic but I think it’s beautiful chaos and

but I think it’s beautiful chaos and

but I think it’s beautiful chaos and it’s perfect

it’s perfect

it’s perfect then it’s my favorite album to date

then it’s my favorite album to date

then it’s my favorite album to date regardless of what anyone says and um I

regardless of what anyone says and um I

regardless of what anyone says and um I can understand why people don’t like it

can understand why people don’t like it

can understand why people don’t like it it’s different and sometimes different

it’s different and sometimes different

it’s 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

everyone loves it

everyone loves it that’s a win-win that’s great if you

that’s a win-win that’s great if you

that’s a win-win that’s great if you have something that you really love and

have something that you really love and

have something that you really love and everyone makes it at least you love it

everyone makes it at least you love it

everyone makes it at least you love it and you just move on a very spiritual

and you just move on a very spiritual

and you just move on a very spiritual person and I follow my spirit and I do

person and I follow my spirit and I do

person and I follow my spirit and I do it my spirit tells me to do you know and

it my spirit tells me to do you know and

it my spirit tells me to do you know and I don’t have a set like oh I want to

I don’t have a set like oh I want to

I don’t have a set like oh I want to play this type of character and I won’t

play this type of character and I won’t

play this type of character and I won’t play that type of character I’m

play that type of character I’m

play that type of character I’m receptive to anything you know and when

receptive to anything you know and when

receptive to anything you know and when the right thing comes along if it’s

the right thing comes along if it’s

the right thing comes along if it’s serious that was funny if it’s silly if

serious that was funny if it’s silly if

serious that was funny if it’s silly if it’s low but see I’m but it put it this

it’s low but see I’m but it put it this

it’s low but see I’m but it put it this way I do I just do whatever makes me I

way I do I just do whatever makes me I

way I do I just do whatever makes me I get the most gratification from as an

get the most gratification from as an

get the most gratification from as an artist you know I do music albums and

artist you know I do music albums and

artist you know I do music albums and nobody buys my records I do them because

nobody buys my records I do them because

nobody buys my records I do them because I love making music you know and that’s

I love making music you know and that’s

I love making music you know and that’s the same way I’m about movies I don’t

the same way I’m about movies I don’t

the same way I’m about movies I don’t make movies because I’m well I don’t go

make movies because I’m well I don’t go

make movies because I’m well I don’t go into it thinking let me do this because

into it thinking let me do this because

into it thinking let me do this because then people are come or how much will

then people are come or how much will

then people are come or how much will the movie make and I’m trying to make

the movie make and I’m trying to make

the movie make and I’m trying to make the audience do that I do what feels

the audience do that I do what feels

the audience do that I do what feels right for them you know I have tons of

right for them you know I have tons of

right for them you know I have tons of things I’d like to do

things I’d like to do

things 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 if you had to think of one

until the end if you had to think of one

until the end if you had to think of one word that’s most important to you or

word that’s most important to you or

word that’s most important to you or that sums you up or that would be

that sums you up or that would be

that sums you up or that would be collect a little beacon hey believe

collect a little beacon hey believe

collect a little beacon hey believe nation if you want to know what the most

nation if you want to know what the most

nation if you want to know what the most important one word is for Tony Robbins

important one word is for Tony Robbins

important one word is for Tony Robbins Gary Vaynerchuk

Gary Vaynerchuk

Gary Vaynerchuk Oprah Winfrey will.i.am and Howard

Oprah Winfrey will.i.am and Howard

Oprah Winfrey will.i.am and Howard Schultz I have a very special secret

Schultz I have a very special secret

Schultz I have a very special secret video for you check the description for

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