good morning believe nation today’s message is start with a spark over you
message is start with a spark over you
message is start with a spark over you Bono when we started our week we
Bono when we started our week we
Bono when we started our week we couldn’t even play our instruments we
couldn’t even play our instruments we
couldn’t even play our instruments we really couldn’t we
really couldn’t we
really couldn’t we we formed a band before we could even
we formed a band before we could even
we formed a band before we could even play and we were 16 and we didn’t know
play and we were 16 and we didn’t know
play and we were 16 and we didn’t know where we were going and we just decided
where we were going and we just decided
where we were going and we just decided to go there together it’s just four of
to go there together it’s just four of
to go there together it’s just four of us in the kitchen in global city in
us in the kitchen in global city in
us in the kitchen in global city in Ireland and Larry Mullen jr. is the
Ireland and Larry Mullen jr. is the
Ireland and Larry Mullen jr. is the drummer on the group he started only he
drummer on the group he started only he
drummer on the group he started only he just kind of pinned a notice to announce
just kind of pinned a notice to announce
just kind of pinned a notice to announce notice boarding school is starting a
notice boarding school is starting a
notice boarding school is starting a high school band and we got started and
high school band and we got started and
high school band and we got started and actually looked at me I didn’t even know
actually looked at me I didn’t even know
actually looked at me I didn’t even know if I wanted to be in a band and but when
if I wanted to be in a band and but when
if I wanted to be in a band and but when we started to play together when we
we started to play together when we
we started to play together when we started writing selves together I don’t
started writing selves together I don’t
started writing selves together I don’t know why but we felt we could we could
know why but we felt we could we could
know why but we felt we could we could make a living out of it and we felt that
make a living out of it and we felt that
make a living out of it and we felt that there was something special a spark that
there was something special a spark that
there was something special a spark that was different and between us a lot of
was different and between us a lot of
was different and between us a lot of the other bands that was under me gusto
the other bands that was under me gusto
the other bands that was under me gusto better spark and we started with our
better spark and we started with our
better spark and we started with our little spark and we’ve kind of stranded
little spark and we’ve kind of stranded
little spark and we’ve kind of stranded a bit amounts of flame I suppose and
a bit amounts of flame I suppose and
a bit amounts of flame I suppose and there’s a sort of spire right now most
there’s a sort of spire right now most
there’s a sort of spire right now most people aren’t happy with the spark most
people aren’t happy with the spark most
people aren’t happy with the spark most people expect instant success as an
people expect instant success as an
people expect instant success as an entrepreneur they expect that lots of
entrepreneur they expect that lots of
entrepreneur they expect that lots of bunch burners have success and I’m
bunch burners have success and I’m
bunch burners have success and I’m talented and I’m smart why can’t I
talented and I’m smart why can’t I
talented and I’m smart why can’t I figure this out and my business should
figure this out and my business should
figure this out and my business should work in the first six months I fell into
work in the first six months I fell into
work in the first six months I fell into the same trap when I started my very
the same trap when I started my very
the same trap when I started my very first company was 19 I became an
first company was 19 I became an
first company was 19 I became an entrepreneur as my first kind of real
entrepreneur as my first kind of real
entrepreneur as my first kind of real company I guess I thought it would be a
company I guess I thought it would be a
company I guess I thought it would be a lot easier than it was
lot easier than it was
lot easier than it was I saw the articles and the magazines and
I saw the articles and the magazines and
I saw the articles and the magazines and the shows talking about these successful
the shows talking about these successful
the shows talking about these successful entrepreneurs I thought I could do this
entrepreneurs I thought I could do this
entrepreneurs I thought I could do this everything else I had done that I
everything else I had done that I
everything else I had done that I applied myself to I had success with so
applied myself to I had success with so
applied myself to I had success with so I could do this too and I failed over
I could do this too and I failed over
I could do this too and I failed over and over and over and over again and you
and over and over and over again and you
and over and over and over again and you realize and for those of you who’ve been
realize and for those of you who’ve been
realize and for those of you who’ve been in business you know it’s way harder
in business you know it’s way harder
in business you know it’s way harder than you think it’s going to be and a
than you think it’s going to be and a
than you think it’s going to be and a lot of people just quit too soon a lot
lot of people just quit too soon a lot
lot of people just quit too soon a lot of people give up once it gets hard
of people give up once it gets hard
of people give up once it gets hard because the spark isn’t enough we all
because the spark isn’t enough we all
because the spark isn’t enough we all have the spark but to turn the spark
have the spark but to turn the spark
have the spark but to turn the spark into a fire
into a fire
into a fire you need to work it and work it and work
you need to work it and work it and work
you need to work it and work it and work it and work it and work it and the thing
it and work it and work it and the thing
it and work it and work it and the thing that gets you through was the absolute
that gets you through was the absolute
that gets you through was the absolute passion for what you’re doing if you can
passion for what you’re doing if you can
passion for what you’re doing if you can find the thing that you love doing that
find the thing that you love doing that
find the thing that you love doing that you would do even if you weren’t getting
you would do even if you weren’t getting
you would do even if you weren’t getting paid to do it then you have to find the
paid to do it then you have to find the
paid to do it then you have to find the way to keep going even if doesn’t make
way to keep going even if doesn’t make
way to keep going even if doesn’t make sense
sense
sense you lost all practicality even if
you lost all practicality even if
you lost all practicality even if everybody around you telling you that
everybody around you telling you that
everybody around you telling you that you’re crazy and stupid if it’s inside
you’re crazy and stupid if it’s inside
you’re crazy and stupid if it’s inside here you have to keep finding a way to
here you have to keep finding a way to
here you have to keep finding a way to keep going if you take on part-time jobs
keep going if you take on part-time jobs
keep going if you take on part-time jobs maybe you go work for somebody else
maybe you go work for somebody else
maybe you go work for somebody else whatever it is you have to find a way to
whatever it is you have to find a way to
whatever it is you have to find a way to keep going if you’ve lost interest in it
keep going if you’ve lost interest in it
keep going if you’ve lost interest in it it’s not exciting sure anymore it was
it’s not exciting sure anymore it was
it’s not exciting sure anymore it was just something that you were trying to
just something that you were trying to
just something that you were trying to make some money off of then you should
make some money off of then you should
make some money off of then you should quit and move on to something else if
quit and move on to something else if
quit and move on to something else if you find that spark and you think that
you find that spark and you think that
you find that spark and you think that this is something that I really really
this is something that I really really
this is something that I really really have a passion for I want to do then you
have a passion for I want to do then you
have a passion for I want to do then you have to find a way to keep going don’t
have to find a way to keep going don’t
have to find a way to keep going don’t quit too soon and turn that spark into a
quit too soon and turn that spark into a
quit too soon and turn that spark into a fire so the question they today is I’m
fire so the question they today is I’m
fire so the question they today is I’m curious what’s your spark what’s the
curious what’s your spark what’s the
curious what’s your spark what’s the thing that gets you excited what’s the
thing that gets you excited what’s the
thing that gets you excited what’s the thing that gets you motivated what do
thing that gets you motivated what do
thing that gets you motivated what do you love about your business leave it
you love about your business leave it
you love about your business leave it down the comments below to be curious to
down the comments below to be curious to
down the comments below to be 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 shout out to David a special David thank
shout out to David a special David thank
shout out to David a special David thank you so much for picking up a copy of my
you so much for picking up a copy of my
you so much for picking up a copy of my book here one word it really really
book here one word it really really
book here one word it really really means a lot to me and I hope you
means a lot to me and I hope you
means a lot to me and I hope you enjoying the read so thank you guys
enjoying the read so thank you guys
enjoying the read so thank you guys again for watching I believe in you I
again for watching I believe in you I
again for watching I believe in you I hope you continue to believe in yourself
hope you continue to believe in yourself
hope you continue to believe in yourself and whatever your one word is much love
and whatever your one word is much love
and whatever your one word is much love and I’ll see you guys again tomorrow
and I’ll see you guys again tomorrow
and I’ll see you guys again tomorrow morning for another shot events presto
so do you have any advice for someone
so do you have any advice for someone who would like to start doing creative
who would like to start doing creative
who would like to start doing creative writing but has no idea where to start
writing but has no idea where to start
writing but has no idea where to start whatsoever um depends are you the kind
whatsoever um depends are you the kind
whatsoever um depends are you the kind of person who arm do you read a lot I
of person who arm do you read a lot I
of person who arm do you read a lot I read a lot yes and I write snarky emails
read a lot yes and I write snarky emails
read a lot yes and I write snarky emails but that’s not I’ve been told they’re
but that’s not I’ve been told they’re
but that’s not I’ve been told they’re very good I mean wouldn’t you say
very good I mean wouldn’t you say
very good I mean wouldn’t you say creative writing do you want to write
creative writing do you want to write
creative writing do you want to write fiction do you want to write humorous
fiction do you want to write humorous
fiction do you want to write humorous essays do you want or there’s inaudible
essays do you want or there’s inaudible
essays do you want or there’s inaudible and I would think you want to do stories
and I would think you want to do stories
and I would think you want to do stories yes okay so my advice is start writing
yes okay so my advice is start writing
yes okay so my advice is start writing stories just like do it really it’s
stories just like do it really it’s
stories just like do it really it’s almost as simple as that it’s start
almost as simple as that it’s start
almost as simple as that it’s start writing so pick a bigger style pick a
writing so pick a bigger style pick a
writing so pick a bigger style pick a theme look at the kind of you know you
theme look at the kind of you know you
theme look at the kind of you know you are not expected straight out of the hat
are not expected straight out of the hat
are not expected straight out of the hat to be a brave and original voice
to be a brave and original voice
to be a brave and original voice producing fine and wonderful fiction
producing fine and wonderful fiction
producing fine and wonderful fiction it’s much more like you know the first
it’s much more like you know the first
it’s much more like you know the first pancake on the griddle which is gonna be
pancake on the griddle which is gonna be
pancake on the griddle which is gonna be this weird black messy thing that you
this weird black messy thing that you
this weird black messy thing that you will either give to your dog or to a
will either give to your dog or to a
will either give to your dog or to a child trying to convince them yeah it’s
child trying to convince them yeah it’s
child trying to convince them yeah it’s nice
nice
nice hey you know if it’s you will you you’re
hey you know if it’s you will you you’re
hey you know if it’s you will you you’re right you finish things you start the
right you finish things you start the
right you finish things you start the next thing you write that you finish it
next thing you write that you finish it
next thing you write that you finish it someone there you get reasonably good
someone there you get reasonably good
someone there you get reasonably good arm and these two people or do you just
arm and these two people or do you just
arm and these two people or do you just yeah I the the the point I was found
yeah I the the the point I was found
yeah I the the the point I was found that I I would always learn more about
that I I would always learn more about
that I I would always learn more about what I’d done the moment I saw it in
what I’d done the moment I saw it in
what I’d done the moment I saw it in print or the moment these days probably
print or the moment these days probably
print or the moment these days probably the moment you’d see things up on the
the moment you’d see things up on the
the moment you’d see things up on the web but yeah II um to people um but the
web but yeah II um to people um but the
web but yeah II um to people um but the most important thing when you’re just
most important thing when you’re just
most important thing when you’re just starting out is write the next one a
starting out is write the next one a
starting out is write the next one a fume that you have you know a million
fume that you have you know a million
fume that you have you know a million words inside you that are absolute
words inside you that are absolute
words inside you that are absolute rubbish and you need to get them out
rubbish and you need to get them out
rubbish and you need to get them out before you get to the good ones and if
before you get to the good ones and if
before you get to the good ones and if you get there early that’s great that’s
you get there early that’s great that’s
you get there early that’s great that’s really my biggest advice thank you read
really my biggest advice thank you read
really my biggest advice thank you read everything you can read outside your
everything you can read outside your
everything you can read outside your comfort zone and write a lot let’s talk
comfort zone and write a lot let’s talk
comfort zone and write a lot let’s talk about that initiation of the dream how
about that initiation of the dream how
about that initiation of the dream how did that start and had that come about
did that start and had that come about
did that start and had that come about I’d started a business before that I
I’d started a business before that I
I’d started a business before that I raised four million bucks of other
raised four million bucks of other
raised four million bucks of other people’s money started a web
people’s money started a web
people’s money started a web Marketing company went boom and bust
Marketing company went boom and bust
Marketing company went boom and bust with the first dot-com boom and bust I
with the first dot-com boom and bust I
with the first dot-com boom and bust I knew I wanted to make it as an
knew I wanted to make it as an
knew I wanted to make it as an entrepreneur and start another business
entrepreneur and start another business
entrepreneur and start another business but I had no idea what I wanted to do
but I had no idea what I wanted to do
but I had no idea what I wanted to do and so for inspiration I went surfing
and so for inspiration I went surfing
and so for inspiration I went surfing and I planned a five-month surf trip
and I planned a five-month surf trip
and I planned a five-month surf trip around Australia and Indonesia the
around Australia and Indonesia the
around Australia and Indonesia the inspiration came before I even left I
inspiration came before I even left I
inspiration came before I even left I wanted to capture photos of myself and
wanted to capture photos of myself and
wanted to capture photos of myself and my friends that I was going on the trip
my friends that I was going on the trip
my friends that I was going on the trip with while we were surfing out in the
with while we were surfing out in the
with while we were surfing out in the water and no camera existed that allowed
water and no camera existed that allowed
water and no camera existed that allowed you to do that and so I set out to
you to do that and so I set out to
you to do that and so I set out to develop this wrist harness that I could
develop this wrist harness that I could
develop this wrist harness that I could put a single-use disposable camera into
put a single-use disposable camera into
put a single-use disposable camera into and surf with it and if I didn’t even
and surf with it and if I didn’t even
and surf with it and if I didn’t even mean it to be a business idea
mean it to be a business idea
mean it to be a business idea I just wanted to document my experience
I just wanted to document my experience
I just wanted to document my experience on this trip and as soon as I got it
on this trip and as soon as I got it
on this trip and as soon as I got it working well the light bulb went off and
working well the light bulb went off and
working well the light bulb went off and I realized oh my god there must be so
I realized oh my god there must be so
I realized oh my god there must be so many other surfers in the world that
many other surfers in the world that
many other surfers in the world that want something like this so you started
want something like this so you started
want something like this so you started with wrist straps essentially but how do
with wrist straps essentially but how do
with wrist straps essentially but how do you go from wrist straps it’s very
you go from wrist straps it’s very
you go from wrist straps it’s very simple to hardware into actually
simple to hardware into actually
simple to hardware into actually developing a camera I wanted to use
developing a camera I wanted to use
developing a camera I wanted to use higher quality cameras with my wrist
higher quality cameras with my wrist
higher quality cameras with my wrist strap to capture higher quality photos
strap to capture higher quality photos
strap to capture higher quality photos but every camera that I would use with
but every camera that I would use with
but every camera that I would use with the strap surfing I would break the
the strap surfing I would break the
the strap surfing I would break the camera because cameras weren’t designed
camera because cameras weren’t designed
camera because cameras weren’t designed to be used during rigorous activities
to be used during rigorous activities
to be used during rigorous activities like surfing and what I ended up doing
like surfing and what I ended up doing
like surfing and what I ended up doing was I spent two years going to trade
was I spent two years going to trade
was I spent two years going to trade shows the camera trade shows around the
shows the camera trade shows around the
shows the camera trade shows around the world to look for a camera that was
world to look for a camera that was
world to look for a camera that was close to what I would want to design
close to what I would want to design
close to what I would want to design after a year and a half about a year I
after a year and a half about a year I
after a year and a half about a year I found it and got the manufacturer to
found it and got the manufacturer to
found it and got the manufacturer to agree to make the modifications and
agree to make the modifications and
agree to make the modifications and begin building the cameras for me I
begin building the cameras for me I
begin building the cameras for me I actually did the deal without ever
actually did the deal without ever
actually did the deal without ever meeting the actual company is all email
meeting the actual company is all email
meeting the actual company is all email I had one phone call where we could
I had one phone call where we could
I had one phone call where we could barely understand each other because of
barely understand each other because of
barely understand each other because of language barrier we’re ten year in
language barrier we’re ten year in
language barrier we’re ten year in Shenzhen I wired my five thousand
Shenzhen I wired my five thousand
Shenzhen I wired my five thousand dollars for the tool so to be dizzy the
dollars for the tool so to be dizzy the
dollars for the tool so to be dizzy the mold to be made because it was it was
mold to be made because it was it was
mold to be made because it was it was actually cheaper just to wire five grand
actually cheaper just to wire five grand
actually cheaper just to wire five grand and to fly over there meet them have a
and to fly over there meet them have a
and to fly over there meet them have a business trip and I just figured okay
business trip and I just figured okay
business trip and I just figured okay we’ll just go for it
we’ll just go for it
we’ll just go for it and they ended up being legitimate and
and they ended up being legitimate and
and they ended up being legitimate and we were profitable from day one
we were profitable from day one
we were profitable from day one because it was just me one employee we
because it was just me one employee we
because it was just me one employee we just had no overhead and rolled one good
just had no overhead and rolled one good
just had no overhead and rolled one good production run into another and slowly
production run into another and slowly
production run into another and slowly scaled it and the GoPro that that
scaled it and the GoPro that that
scaled it and the GoPro that that everybody knows today has been built on
everybody knows today has been built on
everybody knows today has been built on two hundred and sixty-five thousand
two hundred and sixty-five thousand
two hundred and sixty-five thousand dollars of capital mom made it into
dollars of capital mom made it into
dollars of capital mom made it into college on his third try and became an
college on his third try and became an
college on his third try and became an English teacher with no computing or
English teacher with no computing or
English teacher with no computing or engineering background
engineering background
engineering background he’s an unlikely tech Titan but he says
he’s an unlikely tech Titan but he says
he’s an unlikely tech Titan but he says he was captivated by the internet from
he was captivated by the internet from
he was captivated by the internet from the moment he first saw it in 1995 when
the moment he first saw it in 1995 when
the moment he first saw it in 1995 when he came to the US as a translator I
he came to the US as a translator I
he came to the US as a translator I never touched keyboard before I was
never touched keyboard before I was
never touched keyboard before I was using computer before and I say what is
using computer before and I say what is
using computer before and I say what is Internet is a Jack you know such
Internet is a Jack you know such
Internet is a Jack you know such whatever you want on the Internet
whatever you want on the Internet
whatever you want on the Internet how can I search what I search me is it
how can I search what I search me is it
how can I search what I search me is it just the type I don’t want to type
just the type I don’t want to type
just the type I don’t want to type computers so expensive in China I don’t
computers so expensive in China I don’t
computers so expensive in China I don’t want to destroy it
want to destroy it
want to destroy it he said it’s not a bomb just the type so
he said it’s not a bomb just the type so
he said it’s not a bomb just the type so I touched the first to work of beer at
I touched the first to work of beer at
I touched the first to work of beer at that time very slow come out the
that time very slow come out the
that time very slow come out the American beer Japan beer in the German
American beer Japan beer in the German
American beer Japan beer in the German beer the new China beer so I was curious
beer the new China beer so I was curious
beer the new China beer so I was curious and it was typed China no China no data
and it was typed China no China no data
and it was typed China no China no data came back to Hangzhou with one dollar in
came back to Hangzhou with one dollar in
came back to Hangzhou with one dollar in my pocket scared worried and I came back
my pocket scared worried and I came back
my pocket scared worried and I came back and I said I want to do something called
and I said I want to do something called
and I said I want to do something called Internet
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