hey at seven I believe it’s important to thank the people who have helped you in
thank the people who have helped you in
thank the people who have helped you in your business get to where you are show
your business get to where you are show
your business get to where you are show some gratitude and every week I make a
some gratitude and every week I make a
some gratitude and every week I make a new video thanking someone who’s helped
new video thanking someone who’s helped
new video thanking someone who’s helped me so today i want to thank guy kawasaki
me so today i want to thank guy kawasaki
me so today i want to thank guy kawasaki when I was first starting my website I
when I was first starting my website I
when I was first starting my website I had a bunch of famous stories famous
had a bunch of famous stories famous
had a bunch of famous stories famous entrepreneur stories on my site and a
entrepreneur stories on my site and a
entrepreneur stories on my site and a few friends of mine who were business
few friends of mine who were business
few friends of mine who were business coaches & consultants wrote in to save
coaches & consultants wrote in to save
coaches & consultants wrote in to save they can add content to and I thought
they can add content to and I thought
they can add content to and I thought maybe there’s a model here maybe I can
maybe there’s a model here maybe I can
maybe there’s a model here maybe I can get more people on board to contribute
get more people on board to contribute
get more people on board to contribute some stuff on my website it could be
some stuff on my website it could be
some stuff on my website it could be great resource for entrepreneurs but I
great resource for entrepreneurs but I
great resource for entrepreneurs but I wasn’t coming to the model didn’t know
wasn’t coming to the model didn’t know
wasn’t coming to the model didn’t know if it’d work out or not and in the
if it’d work out or not and in the
if it’d work out or not and in the friend of mine new guy and introduced us
friend of mine new guy and introduced us
friend of mine new guy and introduced us and I send a quick email to him saying
and I send a quick email to him saying
and I send a quick email to him saying basically asked him he would be part of
basically asked him he would be part of
basically asked him he would be part of my website you know we could take some
my website you know we could take some
my website you know we could take some articles and his and post it on the site
articles and his and post it on the site
articles and his and post it on the site I think the email is pretty weak but but
I think the email is pretty weak but but
I think the email is pretty weak but but I had some passion to it and he wrote
I had some passion to it and he wrote
I had some passion to it and he wrote back to say I trust you let’s do it and
back to say I trust you let’s do it and
back to say I trust you let’s do it and that for me gave me confidence that hey
that for me gave me confidence that hey
that for me gave me confidence that hey this is something that people are
this is something that people are
this is something that people are interested in and I could really blow
interested in and I could really blow
interested in and I could really blow this up and from there we’ve gone on now
this up and from there we’ve gone on now
this up and from there we’ve gone on now I have 7,000 people contributing to the
I have 7,000 people contributing to the
I have 7,000 people contributing to the website we fight over 20 million people
website we fight over 20 million people
website we fight over 20 million people check it out helping tons of
check it out helping tons of
check it out helping tons of entrepreneurs and a lot of that can be
entrepreneurs and a lot of that can be
entrepreneurs and a lot of that can be traced back to guys saying yeah count me
traced back to guys saying yeah count me
traced back to guys saying yeah count me in i’m on board and i gave me a huge
in i’m on board and i gave me a huge
in i’m on board and i gave me a huge confidence boost to go out and do this a
confidence boost to go out and do this a
confidence boost to go out and do this a couple years later I wanted to create a
couple years later I wanted to create a
couple years later I wanted to create a line of famous entrepreneur trading
line of famous entrepreneur trading
line of famous entrepreneur trading cards I’m a huge baseball card fan
cards I’m a huge baseball card fan
cards I’m a huge baseball card fan growing up I’ve got thousands of cards
growing up I’ve got thousands of cards
growing up I’ve got thousands of cards and I wanted to create my own line and
and I wanted to create my own line and
and I wanted to create my own line and do it for charity and I thought if we
do it for charity and I thought if we
do it for charity and I thought if we partner up with bloggers who are
partner up with bloggers who are
partner up with bloggers who are well-known in their field and ask them
well-known in their field and ask them
well-known in their field and ask them to pick their favorite famous
to pick their favorite famous
to pick their favorite famous entrepreneur I’d make a baseball card of
entrepreneur I’d make a baseball card of
entrepreneur I’d make a baseball card of them so the famous on turns on the front
them so the famous on turns on the front
them so the famous on turns on the front and the bloggers on the back and any
and the bloggers on the back and any
and the bloggers on the back and any money we made from it would go to
money we made from it would go to
money we made from it would go to support entrepreneurs in Africa through
support entrepreneurs in Africa through
support entrepreneurs in Africa through a program called KIBRA that I’m I’m a
a program called KIBRA that I’m I’m a
a program called KIBRA that I’m I’m a believer so I had the idea i partnered
believer so I had the idea i partnered
believer so I had the idea i partnered up with the company to do it and I said
up with the company to do it and I said
up with the company to do it and I said okay how am I gonna start this I got to
okay how am I gonna start this I got to
okay how am I gonna start this I got to turn the guy and I thought you know what
turn the guy and I thought you know what
turn the guy and I thought you know what I’m not going to commit to this or not
I’m not going to commit to this or not
I’m not going to commit to this or not but I’m going to write the guy and if
but I’m going to write the guy and if
but I’m going to write the guy and if he’s on board because I
he’s on board because I
he’s on board because I the Steve Jobs card and I knew that he
the Steve Jobs card and I knew that he
the Steve Jobs card and I knew that he was a big fan of jobs if guy was on
was a big fan of jobs if guy was on
was a big fan of jobs if guy was on board them then we’re ago because I
board them then we’re ago because I
board them then we’re ago because I could use that to then go out and get
could use that to then go out and get
could use that to then go out and get other bloggers and create a whole line
other bloggers and create a whole line
other bloggers and create a whole line of cards so i wrote to i wrote the guide
of cards so i wrote to i wrote the guide
of cards so i wrote to i wrote the guide was a few days you know I’ve gone by I
was a few days you know I’ve gone by I
was a few days you know I’ve gone by I hadn’t or anything back I was warning
hadn’t or anything back I was warning
hadn’t or anything back I was warning you know maybe maybe didn’t get to him
you know maybe maybe didn’t get to him
you know maybe maybe didn’t get to him or maybe maybe he’s not interested in it
or maybe maybe he’s not interested in it
or maybe maybe he’s not interested in it because he usually writes back to the
because he usually writes back to the
because he usually writes back to the emails and then I remember I was driving
emails and then I remember I was driving
emails and then I remember I was driving one day I was going to go buy a new
one day I was going to go buy a new
one day I was going to go buy a new stroller I’m in the car on the passenger
stroller I’m in the car on the passenger
stroller I’m in the car on the passenger and i look at my phone and email from
and i look at my phone and email from
and i look at my phone and email from guy comes in about the car is a call
guy comes in about the car is a call
guy comes in about the car is a call this is it let’s see what he says i hope
this is it let’s see what he says i hope
this is it let’s see what he says i hope this is a hope we had says yes and i
this is a hope we had says yes and i
this is a hope we had says yes and i don’t remember exactly what he wrote but
don’t remember exactly what he wrote but
don’t remember exactly what he wrote but basically he was on board he said let’s
basically he was on board he said let’s
basically he was on board he said let’s do it he’s excited let’s do it count me
do it he’s excited let’s do it count me
do it he’s excited let’s do it count me in for the project and like it’s a go
in for the project and like it’s a go
in for the project and like it’s a go this is great and i called up the
this is great and i called up the
this is great and i called up the company was working with and said we’re
company was working with and said we’re
company was working with and said we’re on board let’s get this going let’s make
on board let’s get this going let’s make
on board let’s get this going let’s make the first card and then we can explain
the first card and then we can explain
the first card and then we can explain it to all the other ones and so again i
it to all the other ones and so again i
it to all the other ones and so again i was at this you know point of maybe i’ll
was at this you know point of maybe i’ll
was at this you know point of maybe i’ll do it maybe I won’t let see what guy
do it maybe I won’t let see what guy
do it maybe I won’t let see what guy says and he he gave me the vote of
says and he he gave me the vote of
says and he he gave me the vote of confidence and and I created that line
confidence and and I created that line
confidence and and I created that line and as a result we brought on a number
and as a result we brought on a number
and as a result we brought on a number of bloggers they all picked their
of bloggers they all picked their
of bloggers they all picked their favorite famous entrepreneurs we started
favorite famous entrepreneurs we started
favorite famous entrepreneurs we started selling the cards and we have helped
selling the cards and we have helped
selling the cards and we have helped 3500 entrepreneurs in Africa get their
3500 entrepreneurs in Africa get their
3500 entrepreneurs in Africa get their businesses started because of the
businesses started because of the
businesses started because of the proceeds that we’ve raised through
proceeds that we’ve raised through
proceeds that we’ve raised through selling the cars went to the website and
selling the cars went to the website and
selling the cars went to the website and so again it was a great project that
so again it was a great project that
so again it was a great project that meant a lot to me as a passion project I
meant a lot to me as a passion project I
meant a lot to me as a passion project I got the crib my own line of baseball
got the crib my own line of baseball
got the crib my own line of baseball cards around entrepreneurs and help
cards around entrepreneurs and help
cards around entrepreneurs and help raise money for a great cause and again
raise money for a great cause and again
raise money for a great cause and again guy was instrumental in helping set that
guy was instrumental in helping set that
guy was instrumental in helping set that up just by saying yes and just bye-bye
up just by saying yes and just bye-bye
up just by saying yes and just bye-bye you know being involved at the early
you know being involved at the early
you know being involved at the early stages and given a confidence booster to
stages and given a confidence booster to
stages and given a confidence booster to let me know that hey you know this is
let me know that hey you know this is
let me know that hey you know this is interesting and people will want to be
interesting and people will want to be
interesting and people will want to be involved so thank you God you know I
involved so thank you God you know I
involved so thank you God you know I don’t know if I ever told you those
don’t know if I ever told you those
don’t know if I ever told you those stories but it means a lot it has helped
stories but it means a lot it has helped
stories but it means a lot it has helped my business grow in a number of
my business grow in a number of
my business grow in a number of different directions and I don’t know if
different directions and I don’t know if
different directions and I don’t know if I would have gone that path if if you
I would have gone that path if if you
I would have gone that path if if you didn’t give me that vote of confidence
didn’t give me that vote of confidence
didn’t give me that vote of confidence in the early days so thank you so much
in the early days so thank you so much
in the early days so thank you so much and for everybody watching take time
and for everybody watching take time
and for everybody watching take time today to thank somebody who’s had an
today to thank somebody who’s had an
today to thank somebody who’s had an impact on your business it’ll make you
impact on your business it’ll make you
impact on your business it’ll make you feel good and make them feel good and it
feel good and make them feel good and it
feel good and make them feel good and it will help your business grow if you guys
will help your business grow if you guys
will help your business grow if you guys like this video please give
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thank you guys and you have a question
thank you guys and you have a question for your business leave it in the
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