good morning believe nation my name is Evan Carmichael my one word is believe
Evan Carmichael my one word is believe
Evan Carmichael my one word is believe and I believe that entrepreneurs are
and I believe that entrepreneurs are
and I believe that entrepreneurs are going to solve all of the world’s major
going to solve all of the world’s major
going to solve all of the world’s major problems so to help you on your journey
problems so to help you on your journey
problems so to help you on your journey today’s message is prepare yourself for
today’s message is prepare yourself for
today’s message is prepare yourself for success over to you dr. Sunday Agra
success over to you dr. Sunday Agra
success over to you dr. Sunday Agra logic says is possible success is a
logic says is possible success is a
logic says is possible success is a reality and but the fact is that only
reality and but the fact is that only
reality and but the fact is that only people will get get the blessings of
people will get get the blessings of
people will get get the blessings of success in life you know it’s like life
success in life you know it’s like life
success in life you know it’s like life is not free as it is in some extent or
is not free as it is in some extent or
is not free as it is in some extent or in some cases if you look at it just on
in some cases if you look at it just on
in some cases if you look at it just on the surface and you think that you will
the surface and you think that you will
the surface and you think that you will see some people who are making it some
see some people who are making it some
see some people who are making it some people who are doing a good job I mean
people who are doing a good job I mean
people who are doing a good job I mean some people who are really making it in
some people who are really making it in
some people who are really making it in life I think what makes these people
life I think what makes these people
life I think what makes these people better than the other people and it’s
better than the other people and it’s
better than the other people and it’s like that’s not really any much
like that’s not really any much
like that’s not really any much difference but really there is a
difference but really there is a
difference but really there is a difference it’s sustainable that is
difference it’s sustainable that is
difference it’s sustainable that is truly making it that is doing a good job
truly making it that is doing a good job
truly making it that is doing a good job it is only because it’s done something
it is only because it’s done something
it is only because it’s done something right and the main work the major
right and the main work the major
right and the main work the major condition or the major shame that a
condition or the major shame that a
condition or the major shame that a person like that has done right is that
person like that has done right is that
person like that has done right is that they have gotten themselves prepared for
they have gotten themselves prepared for
they have gotten themselves prepared for the success that you now enjoy our
the success that you now enjoy our
the success that you now enjoy our opportunities come only to people who
opportunities come only to people who
opportunities come only to people who are prepared for them if you are not
are prepared for them if you are not
are prepared for them if you are not prepared opportunities you will never
prepared opportunities you will never
prepared opportunities you will never see them using the opportunities around
see them using the opportunities around
see them using the opportunities around you people complain about the countries
you people complain about the countries
you people complain about the countries they live in it will complain about
they live in it will complain about
they live in it will complain about their leaders to complain about the
their leaders to complain about the
their leaders to complain about the environment with unlisted they all
environment with unlisted they all
environment with unlisted they all complain that there are no opportunities
complain that there are no opportunities
complain that there are no opportunities in their countries and entities or from
in their countries and entities or from
in their countries and entities or from their leaders or really any windows
their leaders or really any windows
their leaders or really any windows countries even those cities there are
countries even those cities there are
countries even those cities there are people who are having opportunities who
people who are having opportunities who
people who are having opportunities who are you know being and trusted by life
are you know being and trusted by life
are you know being and trusted by life by great positions or opportunities
by great positions or opportunities
by great positions or opportunities because they are prepared for them so if
because they are prepared for them so if
because they are prepared for them so if you want to be successful you have to do
you want to be successful you have to do
you want to be successful you have to do the work to be prepared for it when it
the work to be prepared for it when it
the work to be prepared for it when it comes to you success doesn’t just land
comes to you success doesn’t just land
comes to you success doesn’t just land on your lap opportunities don’t just
on your lap opportunities don’t just
on your lap opportunities don’t just open themselves up to you you have to do
open themselves up to you you have to do
open themselves up to you you have to do the work it doesn’t come by just sitting
the work it doesn’t come by just sitting
the work it doesn’t come by just sitting on the couch and dreaming and thinking
on the couch and dreaming and thinking
on the couch and dreaming and thinking and hoping
and hoping
and hoping something’s going to happen to you it
something’s going to happen to you it
something’s going to happen to you it happens because you are out and you are
happens because you are out and you are
happens because you are out and you are preparing and you are doing the work so
preparing and you are doing the work so
preparing and you are doing the work so as an example I look at Lily who was one
as an example I look at Lily who was one
as an example I look at Lily who was one of my self instructors still is and I
of my self instructors still is and I
of my self instructors still is and I offered her a full-time opportunity to
offered her a full-time opportunity to
offered her a full-time opportunity to quit her job and start her own business
quit her job and start her own business
quit her job and start her own business as a new potential speaker with me and I
as a new potential speaker with me and I
as a new potential speaker with me and I paid her to leave her job so she can
paid her to leave her job so she can
paid her to leave her job so she can start this opportunity so she’s getting
start this opportunity so she’s getting
start this opportunity so she’s getting paces leave her job she’s getting
paces leave her job she’s getting
paces leave her job she’s getting mentoring for me to launch her own
mentoring for me to launch her own
mentoring for me to launch her own business and a lot of people would think
business and a lot of people would think
business and a lot of people would think well how do I get that opportunity how
well how do I get that opportunity how
well how do I get that opportunity how do I get that chance to do it you’re so
do I get that chance to do it you’re so
do I get that chance to do it you’re so lucky that you get this thing that
lucky that you get this thing that
lucky that you get this thing that nobody else gets but she’s it the work
nobody else gets but she’s it the work
nobody else gets but she’s it the work to prepare for it she was putting in
to prepare for it she was putting in
to prepare for it she was putting in hustle and energy and heart and from one
hustle and energy and heart and from one
hustle and energy and heart and from one of the first times that I met her and
of the first times that I met her and
of the first times that I met her and had our conversation I said I want to do
had our conversation I said I want to do
had our conversation I said I want to do something with you we’re going to figure
something with you we’re going to figure
something with you we’re going to figure out a way I get shown some kind of
out a way I get shown some kind of
out a way I get shown some kind of business to happen together and she
business to happen together and she
business to happen together and she might have thought I was crazy the first
might have thought I was crazy the first
might have thought I was crazy the first time that we had that conversation
time that we had that conversation
time that we had that conversation during the meeting he told me that he
during the meeting he told me that he
during the meeting he told me that he really liked me and he wanted to start
really liked me and he wanted to start
really liked me and he wanted to start some sort of business with me so my
some sort of business with me so my
some sort of business with me so my first thought was wow he is so nice and
first thought was wow he is so nice and
first thought was wow he is so nice and what an amazing confidence booster for
what an amazing confidence booster for
what an amazing confidence booster for me but she worked at it and she prepared
me but she worked at it and she prepared
me but she worked at it and she prepared and she put in hours and effort
and she put in hours and effort
and she put in hours and effort consistently and that’s the difference
consistently and that’s the difference
consistently and that’s the difference if you look at anybody who’s had major
if you look at anybody who’s had major
if you look at anybody who’s had major success look at anybody who look up to
success look at anybody who look up to
success look at anybody who look up to as an entrepreneur as an athlete as a
as an entrepreneur as an athlete as a
as an entrepreneur as an athlete as a singer whatever you aspire to do there
singer whatever you aspire to do there
singer whatever you aspire to do there is always a ton of hard work that goes
is always a ton of hard work that goes
is always a ton of hard work that goes alongside it you will not get the
alongside it you will not get the
alongside it you will not get the success you’re after by just sitting on
success you’re after by just sitting on
success you’re after by just sitting on the couch and when an opportunity does
the couch and when an opportunity does
the couch and when an opportunity does come to you you have to say yes to it
come to you you have to say yes to it
come to you you have to say yes to it before I offered Lily disposition I
before I offered Lily disposition I
before I offered Lily disposition I actually offered a different position to
actually offered a different position to
actually offered a different position to somebody else to a guy who I was going
somebody else to a guy who I was going
somebody else to a guy who I was going to start a marketing agency with and he
to start a marketing agency with and he
to start a marketing agency with and he said no he said he wasn’t ready to quit
said no he said he wasn’t ready to quit
said no he said he wasn’t ready to quit his job he didn’t jump on that
his job he didn’t jump on that
his job he didn’t jump on that opportunity and so I had the space to
opportunity and so I had the space to
opportunity and so I had the space to offer to Lily if he said yes to that
offer to Lily if he said yes to that
offer to Lily if he said yes to that opportunity three months sooner I
opportunity three months sooner I
opportunity three months sooner I wouldn’t have been able to give us to
wouldn’t have been able to give us to
wouldn’t have been able to give us to Lily because my time would have been
Lily because my time would have been
Lily because my time would have been taking up but he said no he’s down his
taking up but he said no he’s down his
taking up but he said no he’s down his corporate path and Lily said yes so when
corporate path and Lily said yes so when
corporate path and Lily said yes so when those opportunities come and when
those opportunities come and when
those opportunities come and when they’re scary and when you’re not sure
they’re scary and when you’re not sure
they’re scary and when you’re not sure how it’s going to work out do you seize
how it’s going to work out do you seize
how it’s going to work out do you seize it or not or do you live the rest of
it or not or do you live the rest of
it or not or do you live the rest of your life
your life
your life at wondering what might have happened so
at wondering what might have happened so
at wondering what might have happened so the question today today is I’m curious
the question today today is I’m curious
the question today today is I’m curious what is the thing that you are doing
what is the thing that you are doing
what is the thing that you are doing consistently to prepare yourself for
consistently to prepare yourself for
consistently to prepare yourself for success how much are you working on your
success how much are you working on your
success how much are you working on your dream on your goal every single day to
dream on your goal every single day to
dream on your goal every single day to make sure that it happens leave it down
make sure that it happens leave it down
make sure that it happens leave it down the comments below I’m super curious to
the comments below I’m super curious to
the comments below I’m super curious to find out I also want to give a quick
find out I also want to give a quick
find out I also want to give a quick credit to John Jenkins John thank you so
credit to John Jenkins John thank you so
credit to John Jenkins John 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 and making that YouTube
your one word and making that YouTube
your one word and making that YouTube video about it man I really appreciate
video about it man I really appreciate
video about it man I really appreciate it and I thank you for the support I’m
it and I thank you for the support I’m
it and I thank you for the support I’m glad you enjoyed the read so thank you
glad you enjoyed the read so thank you
glad you enjoyed the read 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
I hope you continue to believe in
I hope you continue to believe in yourself and whatever your one word is
yourself and whatever your one word is
yourself and whatever your one word is much love I will see you again tomorrow
much love I will see you again tomorrow
much love I will see you again tomorrow morning for another shot event
I picked up about 4:30 and 5m between
I picked up about 4:30 and 5m between 5:00 and 5:15 I am working on emails
5:00 and 5:15 I am working on emails
5:00 and 5:15 I am working on emails catching up on news looking at the blogs
catching up on news looking at the blogs
catching up on news looking at the blogs looking at the different opinions
looking at the different opinions
looking at the different opinions because people just don’t sleep I media
because people just don’t sleep I media
because people just don’t sleep I media working 24/7 somewhere around the world
working 24/7 somewhere around the world
working 24/7 somewhere around the world people are awake and working so he’s
people are awake and working so he’s
people are awake and working so he’s always constantly being bombarded with
always constantly being bombarded with
always constantly being bombarded with requests information or just sometimes
requests information or just sometimes
requests information or just sometimes news and so in the morning I wake up and
news and so in the morning I wake up and
news and so in the morning I wake up and I you know take care of my mind and then
I you know take care of my mind and then
I you know take care of my mind and then after that I work out and that’s taking
after that I work out and that’s taking
after that I work out and that’s taking care of my body and then I do meditate
care of my body and then I do meditate
care of my body and then I do meditate before I go to work so that takes care
before I go to work so that takes care
before I go to work so that takes care of my soul you know business is like a
of my soul you know business is like a
of my soul you know business is like a war you have to be completely prepared
war you have to be completely prepared
war you have to be completely prepared and unless you have mind body and soul
and unless you have mind body and soul
and unless you have mind body and soul really all lady for it you just can’t
really all lady for it you just can’t
really all lady for it you just can’t fight that battle how often do you find
fight that battle how often do you find
fight that battle how often do you find when you get on set people are like do
when you get on set people are like do
when you get on set people are like do the Samuel do the same Jackson thing do
the Samuel do the same Jackson thing do
the Samuel do the same Jackson thing do the 10ml Jackson thing that we know and
the 10ml Jackson thing that we know and
the 10ml Jackson thing that we know and love
love
love not often yeah I don’t know what that is
not often yeah I don’t know what that is
not often yeah I don’t know what that is I mean unless it’s a like
I mean unless it’s a like
I mean unless it’s a like eight times and you know well crap
eight times and you know well crap
eight times and you know well crap display but um me I don’t work I don’t
display but um me I don’t work I don’t
display but um me I don’t work I don’t really know what that is
really know what that is
really know what that is or to me the Sam Jackson thing is I’ve
or to me the Sam Jackson thing is I’ve
or to me the Sam Jackson thing is I’ve I’ve read the script you know I don’t
I’ve read the script you know I don’t
I’ve read the script you know I don’t know how many times and I’ve broken my
know how many times and I’ve broken my
know how many times and I’ve broken my character down the way I learned to
character down the way I learned to
character down the way I learned to break a character down in the theater if
break a character down in the theater if
break a character down in the theater if there’s sorts of material like for
there’s sorts of material like for
there’s sorts of material like for George Washington Williams I’ll go to
George Washington Williams I’ll go to
George Washington Williams I’ll go to the source material and deal with that
the source material and deal with that
the source material and deal with that but if not then okay it’s up to me to
but if not then okay it’s up to me to
but if not then okay it’s up to me to figure out who this guy is I can figure
figure out who this guy is I can figure
figure out who this guy is I can figure out when he was born who his parents
out when he was born who his parents
out when he was born who his parents were
were
were what his educational background is
what his educational background is
what his educational background is military if he has that what kind of
military if he has that what kind of
military if he has that what kind of life experiences he’s had how he feels
life experiences he’s had how he feels
life experiences he’s had how he feels about this that or the other even down
about this that or the other even down
about this that or the other even down sometimes to what kind of food eats you
sometimes to what kind of food eats you
sometimes to what kind of food eats you know just because they’re eating scenes
know just because they’re eating scenes
know just because they’re eating scenes in the movie and I want to figure out
in the movie and I want to figure out
in the movie and I want to figure out what I want to eat when I’m you know in
what I want to eat when I’m you know in
what I want to eat when I’m you know in that particular scene and then from
that particular scene and then from
that particular scene and then from seeing the scene what my relationship is
seeing the scene what my relationship is
seeing the scene what my relationship is with those characters or what I’m trying
with those characters or what I’m trying
with those characters or what I’m trying to accomplish in this scene that leads
to accomplish in this scene that leads
to accomplish in this scene that leads to the next scene that leads to the next
to the next scene that leads to the next
to the next scene that leads to the next scene that leads to the next thing
scene that leads to the next thing
scene that leads to the next thing so what happens is the Sam Jackson thing
so what happens is the Sam Jackson thing
so what happens is the Sam Jackson thing for me according to my agents and
for me according to my agents and
for me according to my agents and managers is I’m so prepared when I show
managers is I’m so prepared when I show
managers is I’m so prepared when I show up that I expect everybody else to be as
up that I expect everybody else to be as
up that I expect everybody else to be as prepared as I am so when the director
prepared as I am so when the director
prepared as I am so when the director does not have a shot list for that day
does not have a shot list for that day
does not have a shot list for that day or directors floundering and trying to
or directors floundering and trying to
or directors floundering and trying to figure out what he’s doing he can ask me
figure out what he’s doing he can ask me
figure out what he’s doing he can ask me and I can tell him you know because one
and I can tell him you know because one
and I can tell him you know because one of funny things about movies is the
of funny things about movies is the
of funny things about movies is the director is usually the person on the
director is usually the person on the
director is usually the person on the film set it’s got the least amount
film set it’s got the least amount
film set it’s got the least amount experience of everybody their director a
experience of everybody their director a
experience of everybody their director a director makes one movie every four
director makes one movie every four
director makes one movie every four years every two years yes and I became a
years every two years yes and I became a
years every two years yes and I became a director study that’s what a good
director study that’s what a good
director study that’s what a good directors for his 15 movies you know
directors for his 15 movies you know
directors for his 15 movies you know everybody has done 15 movies last two
everybody has done 15 movies last two
everybody has done 15 movies last two years you know so we all know you know
years you know so we all know you know
years you know so we all know you know she’s met any gonna be in the movie yeah
she’s met any gonna be in the movie yeah
she’s met any gonna be in the movie yeah like you don’t really need a shot yeah
so des des des she go what about that
so des des des she go what about that restroom no that was amazing what are
restroom no that was amazing what are
restroom no that was amazing what are you doin okay I digress somewhere but I
you doin okay I digress somewhere but I
you doin okay I digress somewhere but I show up prepared so that immediately I’m
show up prepared so that immediately I’m
show up prepared so that immediately I’m Jackson thing when you hire me you had
Jackson thing when you hire me you had
Jackson thing when you hire me you had an actor who’s going to show up who
an actor who’s going to show up who
an actor who’s going to show up who going to know his lands gonna hit his
going to know his lands gonna hit his
going to know his lands gonna hit his marks and do his best to make the other
marks and do his best to make the other
marks and do his best to make the other actors around him better
actors around him better
actors around him better absolutely I’m not gonna call shots for
absolutely I’m not gonna call shots for
absolutely I’m not gonna call shots for you and I don’t expect you to give me a
you and I don’t expect you to give me a
you and I don’t expect you to give me a land reading and if you do you had to
land reading and if you do you had to
land reading and if you do you had to Roma with doubt which might be the first
Roma with doubt which might be the first
Roma with doubt which might be the first time that people in film necessarily
time that people in film necessarily
time that people in film necessarily really appreciated what you were doing
really appreciated what you were doing
really appreciated what you were doing your preparation for that was a strong
your preparation for that was a strong
your preparation for that was a strong astronomical I’m amazing and so that has
astronomical I’m amazing and so that has
astronomical I’m amazing and so that has the last pre-health question if I can
the last pre-health question if I can
the last pre-health question if I can just ask you just to show the kind of
just ask you just to show the kind of
just ask you just to show the kind of work that you’re willing to do for even
work that you’re willing to do for even
work that you’re willing to do for even I think it was eight minutes of screen
I think it was eight minutes of screen
I think it was eight minutes of screen time which was deservedly rewarded with
time which was deservedly rewarded with
time which was deservedly rewarded with an Oscar nomination but I mean that is
an Oscar nomination but I mean that is
an Oscar nomination but I mean that is not a ton to work with and yet you made
not a ton to work with and yet you made
not a ton to work with and yet you made the most of it how did you what did you
the most of it how did you what did you
the most of it how did you what did you do to prepare for that one um well it’s
do to prepare for that one um well it’s
do to prepare for that one um well it’s based on a play so I read the
based on a play so I read the
based on a play so I read the playing after I’ve read the play I said
playing after I’ve read the play I said
playing after I’ve read the play I said I don’t even understand this woman I
I don’t even understand this woman I
I don’t even understand this woman I don’t know why they’ve got all this
don’t know why they’ve got all this
don’t know why they’ve got all this attention this woman wants a sacrifice
attention this woman wants a sacrifice
attention this woman wants a sacrifice her son and uh and I had all the kind of
her son and uh and I had all the kind of
her son and uh and I had all the kind of responses that you would have with the
responses that you would have with the
responses that you would have with the character that you didn’t understand but
character that you didn’t understand but
character that you didn’t understand but it’s being an actor you have to do
it’s being an actor you have to do
it’s being an actor you have to do investigative work you have to you have
investigative work you have to you have
investigative work you have to you have to make sure that when people are in the
to make sure that when people are in the
to make sure that when people are in the audience they understand you and they
audience they understand you and they
audience they understand you and they they ultimately feel something and so I
they ultimately feel something and so I
they ultimately feel something and so I had to write a bio which ended up being
had to write a bio which ended up being
had to write a bio which ended up being over a hundred pages I talked to people
over a hundred pages I talked to people
over a hundred pages I talked to people who had seen the play because I was
who had seen the play because I was
who had seen the play because I was doing a play at the same time and never
doing a play at the same time and never
doing a play at the same time and never saw the play I read the script probably
saw the play I read the script probably
saw the play I read the script probably I don’t know how many times so I
I don’t know how many times so I
I don’t know how many times so I literally study the script for four
literally study the script for four
literally study the script for four months before I finally got it like I
months before I finally got it like I
months before I finally got it like I had the aha moment and aha moment is we
had the aha moment and aha moment is we
had the aha moment and aha moment is we always want to feel that decisions are
always want to feel that decisions are
always want to feel that decisions are pretty we always want to believe that
pretty we always want to believe that
pretty we always want to believe that decisions are easy and sometimes they’re
decisions are easy and sometimes they’re
decisions are easy and sometimes they’re a Sophie’s Choice you know and sometimes
a Sophie’s Choice you know and sometimes
a Sophie’s Choice you know and sometimes a person’s motivations are absolutely
a person’s motivations are absolutely
a person’s motivations are absolutely pure but to the outside eye they look
pure but to the outside eye they look
pure but to the outside eye they look very dysfunctional and I probably you
very dysfunctional and I probably you
very dysfunctional and I probably you know had the aha moment two days before
know had the aha moment two days before
know had the aha moment two days before I even started filming and I was really
I even started filming and I was really
I even started filming and I was really waiting for that aha moment because I
waiting for that aha moment because I
waiting for that aha moment because I said I’m gonna be opposite Meryl Streep
said I’m gonna be opposite Meryl Streep
said I’m gonna be opposite Meryl Streep and she’s gonna tear me a new a-hole and
and she’s gonna tear me a new a-hole and
and she’s gonna tear me a new a-hole and I do not want to look bad so um but I
I do not want to look bad so um but I
I do not want to look bad so um but I had that aha moment but I did my I did
had that aha moment but I did my I did
had that aha moment but I did my I did my work with that I can’t emphasize that
my work with that I can’t emphasize that
my work with that I can’t emphasize that enough you know because I I never want
enough you know because I I never want
enough you know because I I never want anyone to dismiss my talent listen I may
anyone to dismiss my talent listen I may
anyone to dismiss my talent listen I may get up on this screen and there are
get up on this screen and there are
get up on this screen and there are times when I may stink because it’s
times when I may stink because it’s
times when I may stink because it’s occupational hazard
occupational hazard
occupational hazard to not always be good but I never want
to not always be good but I never want
to not always be good but I never want anyone to say that she’s not an actress
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