stay true to myself stay pretty true to whatever my instincts are you’ve got to
whatever my instincts are you’ve got to
whatever my instincts are you’ve got to stay true to who you are yourself stay
stay true to who you are yourself stay
stay true to who you are yourself stay true to who I am to myself I had to be
true to who I am to myself I had to be
true to who I am to myself I had to be true hello believe nation today we’re
true hello believe nation today we’re
true hello believe nation today we’re going to talk about how you can stay
going to talk about how you can stay
going to talk about how you can stay true to yourself and as always as you’re
true to yourself and as always as you’re
true to yourself and as always as you’re watching if you hear something that
watching if you hear something that
watching if you hear something that really resonates with you please leave
really resonates with you please leave
really resonates with you please leave it in the comments below and put quotes
it in the comments below and put quotes
it in the comments below and put quotes around it so other people can be
around it so other people can be
around it so other people can be inspired as well enjoy I haven’t had any
inspired as well enjoy I haven’t had any
inspired as well enjoy I haven’t had any regrets you know it there and it’s
regrets you know it there and it’s
regrets you know it there and it’s sometimes really hard I’ll tell you a
sometimes really hard I’ll tell you a
sometimes really hard I’ll tell you a funny story I remember right before I
funny story I remember right before I
funny story I remember right before I got a different world I auditioned for
got a different world I auditioned for
got a different world I auditioned for blossom remember the TV show absolutely
blossom remember the TV show absolutely
blossom remember the TV show absolutely yes you remember her friend the young
yes you remember her friend the young
yes you remember her friend the young girl her six I auditioned for six okay
girl her six I auditioned for six okay
girl her six I auditioned for six okay and I had my hair up in a little
and I had my hair up in a little
and I had my hair up in a little ponytail with this little jumpsuit I
ponytail with this little jumpsuit I
ponytail with this little jumpsuit I looked like I was about 12 but got the
looked like I was about 12 but got the
looked like I was about 12 but got the role okay got the role to play six and I
role okay got the role to play six and I
role okay got the role to play six and I was like I was 18 19 years old then I
was like I was 18 19 years old then I
was like I was 18 19 years old then I said I looked at my agent Nancy ran for
said I looked at my agent Nancy ran for
said I looked at my agent Nancy ran for it
it
it I said Nancy I can’t do this I just
I said Nancy I can’t do this I just
I said Nancy I can’t do this I just can’t do it this is I’m gonna be
can’t do it this is I’m gonna be
can’t do it this is I’m gonna be miserable playing a twelve-year-old on
miserable playing a twelve-year-old on
miserable playing a twelve-year-old on this show I can’t do this and we had to
this show I can’t do this and we had to
this show I can’t do this and we had to turn it down and I and let me tell you
turn it down and I and let me tell you
turn it down and I and let me tell you then folks were not happy it’s like this
then folks were not happy it’s like this
then folks were not happy it’s like this girl this she is you know that whole
girl this she is you know that whole
girl this she is you know that whole thing but within two weeks I got a
thing but within two weeks I got a
thing but within two weeks I got a different world and that really taught
different world and that really taught
different world and that really taught me a lesson which was you know to really
me a lesson which was you know to really
me a lesson which was you know to really listen to and and follow my gut because
listen to and and follow my gut because
listen to and and follow my gut because everything that that shines isn’t gold
everything that that shines isn’t gold
everything that that shines isn’t gold you know what I mean and so it really
you know what I mean and so it really
you know what I mean and so it really taught me a very valuable lesson to just
taught me a very valuable lesson to just
taught me a very valuable lesson to just stay true to myself if there’s nothing
stay true to myself if there’s nothing
stay true to myself if there’s nothing that I haven’t
that I haven’t
that I haven’t about this business it’s really about
about this business it’s really about
about this business it’s really about staying true to why I’m here
staying true to why I’m here
staying true to why I’m here why you know I started acting in the
why you know I started acting in the
why you know I started acting in the first place and and what’s important to
first place and and what’s important to
first place and and what’s important to me and keeping my artistic integrity as
me and keeping my artistic integrity as
me and keeping my artistic integrity as well as my creative like my personal
well as my creative like my personal
well as my creative like my personal integrity and that was a big lesson for
integrity and that was a big lesson for
integrity and that was a big lesson for me and let me tell you that was not an
me and let me tell you that was not an
me and let me tell you that was not an easy thing to turn down you know being a
easy thing to turn down you know being a
easy thing to turn down you know being a young actress you got this opportunity
young actress you got this opportunity
young actress you got this opportunity for you know this this series regular is
for you know this this series regular is
for you know this this series regular is money you know but I just felt deeper
money you know but I just felt deeper
money you know but I just felt deeper down inside I was like something’s
down inside I was like something’s
down inside I was like something’s coming your way just fall back and then
coming your way just fall back and then
coming your way just fall back and then I got to meet you know Debbie Allen and
I got to meet you know Debbie Allen and
I got to meet you know Debbie Allen and it’s kind of like I’m always been an
it’s kind of like I’m always been an
it’s kind of like I’m always been an outcast because they never see me I know
outcast because they never see me I know
outcast because they never see me I know without having if you went into the
without having if you went into the
without having if you went into the music or just us in general like you
music or just us in general like you
music or just us in general like you made me a person I’m just serious now
made me a person I’m just serious now
made me a person I’m just serious now but I’m always I’m surprised I’ve said
but I’m always I’m surprised I’ve said
but I’m always I’m surprised I’ve said this it’s kind of cool this is what’s
this it’s kind of cool this is what’s
this it’s kind of cool this is what’s gonna make us great in the future that
gonna make us great in the future that
gonna make us great in the future that they here today do a lot of jokes and
they here today do a lot of jokes and
they here today do a lot of jokes and there’s always be yourself that’s when
there’s always be yourself that’s when
there’s always be yourself that’s when one thing I might just do with the life
one thing I might just do with the life
one thing I might just do with the life that’s what I try to tell people just to
that’s what I try to tell people just to
that’s what I try to tell people just to do with the person others and that’s why
do with the person others and that’s why
do with the person others and that’s why at the end of the day I’m always gonna
at the end of the day I’m always gonna
at the end of the day I’m always gonna make the music I want to make
make the music I want to make
make the music I want to make you get so caught up ye canna first out
you get so caught up ye canna first out
you get so caught up ye canna first out one battery light was pretty successful
one battery light was pretty successful
one battery light was pretty successful the teeth are like something like that I
the teeth are like something like that I
the teeth are like something like that I can’t its progression I’m gonna hold if
can’t its progression I’m gonna hold if
can’t its progression I’m gonna hold if [Music]
[Music]
[Music] I’m gonna make the music that I want to
I’m gonna make the music that I want to
I’m gonna make the music that I want to make now that sounds good to me
make now that sounds good to me
make now that sounds good to me you know I might even do your organic
you know I might even do your organic
you know I might even do your organic two years from now making some
two years from now making some
two years from now making some off-the-wall music today I stayed pretty
off-the-wall music today I stayed pretty
off-the-wall music today I stayed pretty true to whatever my instincts are as an
true to whatever my instincts are as an
true to whatever my instincts are as an artist sometimes for worse at first
artist sometimes for worse at first
artist sometimes for worse at first because I think when you do something
because I think when you do something
because I think when you do something that’s out of the norm you have to keep
that’s out of the norm you have to keep
that’s out of the norm you have to keep doing it for a little while to make it
doing it for a little while to make it
doing it for a little while to make it your own norm so it’s an exciting idea
your own norm so it’s an exciting idea
your own norm so it’s an exciting idea to me that I could be putting a record
to me that I could be putting a record
to me that I could be putting a record out and being able to be my own person
out and being able to be my own person
out and being able to be my own person to not have to think about what I can’t
to not have to think about what I can’t
to not have to think about what I can’t say or can’t do because I don’t want to
say or can’t do because I don’t want to
say or can’t do because I don’t want to lose people’s understanding of what I do
lose people’s understanding of what I do
lose people’s understanding of what I do as a convention you know so I’m really
as a convention you know so I’m really
as a convention you know so I’m really excited about the idea of people going
excited about the idea of people going
excited about the idea of people going oh no that’s him that’s him
oh no that’s him that’s him
oh no that’s him that’s him you know you get new video all the time
you know you get new video all the time
you know you get new video all the time all the time
all the time
all the time so this is actually a video of a
so this is actually a video of a
so this is actually a video of a firefighter rescuing and resuscitating
firefighter rescuing and resuscitating
firefighter rescuing and resuscitating Canton yeah and a video like that would
Canton yeah and a video like that would
Canton yeah and a video like that would very easily go viral around the world oh
very easily go viral around the world oh
very easily go viral around the world oh my god
my god
my god yeah and that’s essentially a commercial
yeah and that’s essentially a commercial
yeah and that’s essentially a commercial for GoPro essentially a commercial for
for GoPro essentially a commercial for
for GoPro essentially a commercial for GoPro it’s a marketers dream and it’s
GoPro it’s a marketers dream and it’s
GoPro it’s a marketers dream and it’s all based off of authenticity right it’s
all based off of authenticity right it’s
all based off of authenticity right it’s it’s our customers doing interesting
it’s our customers doing interesting
it’s our customers doing interesting things around the world and they’re so
things around the world and they’re so
things around the world and they’re so stoked that they’re able to finally self
stoked that they’re able to finally self
stoked that they’re able to finally self document these things that they like to
document these things that they like to
document these things that they like to do and share with people they’re so
do and share with people they’re so
do and share with people they’re so stoked at how good they look in the
stoked at how good they look in the
stoked at how good they look in the video that when they share the video
video that when they share the video
video that when they share the video they often give us credit my GoPro ski
they often give us credit my GoPro ski
they often give us credit my GoPro ski trip my GoPro day at the park with my
trip my GoPro day at the park with my
trip my GoPro day at the park with my kids you’re the only CEO or interviewed
kids you’re the only CEO or interviewed
kids you’re the only CEO or interviewed who’s used the word stoked like five
who’s used the word stoked like five
who’s used the word stoked like five million times yes well you know it’s
million times yes well you know it’s
million times yes well you know it’s it’s you you you’ve got to stay true to
it’s you you you’ve got to stay true to
it’s you you you’ve got to stay true to who you are and and I recognize that my
who you are and and I recognize that my
who you are and and I recognize that my approach to life and are now our
approach to life and are now our
approach to life and are now our company’s approach to life is what has
company’s approach to life is what has
company’s approach to life is what has made GoPro what it is and so there’s no
made GoPro what it is and so there’s no
made GoPro what it is and so there’s no reason to change that you have to be
reason to change that you have to be
reason to change that you have to be authentic I mean you’ve got no hope if
authentic I mean you’ve got no hope if
authentic I mean you’ve got no hope if you try to pretend to be Reed Hastings
you try to pretend to be Reed Hastings
you try to pretend to be Reed Hastings or Mark Zuckerberg or Bill Gates or
or Mark Zuckerberg or Bill Gates or
or Mark Zuckerberg or Bill Gates or whoever you want to think your CEOs are
whoever you want to think your CEOs are
whoever you want to think your CEOs are that you’ve met you know that is crazy
that you’ve met you know that is crazy
that you’ve met you know that is crazy and you got to really get comfortable
and you got to really get comfortable
and you got to really get comfortable with yourself your strengths and
with yourself your strengths and
with yourself your strengths and weaknesses people are inspired by
weaknesses people are inspired by
weaknesses people are inspired by authenticity and I’m just surprised how
authenticity and I’m just surprised how
authenticity and I’m just surprised how many people feel like they’re acting and
many people feel like they’re acting and
many people feel like they’re acting and or try to act and you may be a really
or try to act and you may be a really
or try to act and you may be a really quiet person and that’s fine
quiet person and that’s fine
quiet person and that’s fine but if you have that fierce will that
but if you have that fierce will that
but if you have that fierce will that desire for the institution the company
desire for the institution the company
desire for the institution the company to be great and your own role and that
to be great and your own role and that
to be great and your own role and that is secondary and you authentically
is secondary and you authentically
is secondary and you authentically Express that whatever ways you do then
Express that whatever ways you do then
Express that whatever ways you do then you’ll be greatly accepted okay and so
you’ll be greatly accepted okay and so
you’ll be greatly accepted okay and so that’s all it takes is to be authentic
that’s all it takes is to be authentic
that’s all it takes is to be authentic and not try to be something else and to
and not try to be something else and to
and not try to be something else and to fundamentally care at your core about
fundamentally care at your core about
fundamentally care at your core about what’s good for the company and if
what’s good for the company and if
what’s good for the company and if everybody knows and you act in the
everybody knows and you act in the
everybody knows and you act in the notion of what’s good as best as your
notion of what’s good as best as your
notion of what’s good as best as your judgement can tell what’s good for the
judgement can tell what’s good for the
judgement can tell what’s good for the cup
cup
cup they will see that and people will
they will see that and people will
they will see that and people will follow you and they won’t be cynical
follow you and they won’t be cynical
follow you and they won’t be cynical it’s when you hide things it’s when you
it’s when you hide things it’s when you
it’s when you hide things it’s when you pretend that you lose trust very quickly
pretend that you lose trust very quickly
pretend that you lose trust very quickly man you just got to stay true to
man you just got to stay true to
man you just got to stay true to yourself you know never try to follow
yourself you know never try to follow
yourself you know never try to follow the trends that’s when you get lost in
the trends that’s when you get lost in
the trends that’s when you get lost in the sauce man you gotta do what you feel
the sauce man you gotta do what you feel
the sauce man you gotta do what you feel man and be creative and don’t be scared
man and be creative and don’t be scared
man and be creative and don’t be scared to be yourself and I always keep that
to be yourself and I always keep that
to be yourself and I always keep that faith you know I’ve been in the darkest
faith you know I’ve been in the darkest
faith you know I’ve been in the darkest times of my life man where I didn’t know
times of my life man where I didn’t know
times of my life man where I didn’t know what was gonna happen I was flat broke
what was gonna happen I was flat broke
what was gonna happen I was flat broke anything you could think of man I hadn’t
anything you could think of man I hadn’t
anything you could think of man I hadn’t been through it and like you know you
been through it and like you know you
been through it and like you know you got to be strong enough to make it
got to be strong enough to make it
got to be strong enough to make it through and it just makes it that much
through and it just makes it that much
through and it just makes it that much sweeter when everything starts going
sweeter when everything starts going
sweeter when everything starts going right when she was 17 years old
right when she was 17 years old
right when she was 17 years old Stephanie got her high school diploma
Stephanie got her high school diploma
Stephanie got her high school diploma and left the nuns to join the
and left the nuns to join the
and left the nuns to join the prestigious Tisch School of Arts a
prestigious Tisch School of Arts a
prestigious Tisch School of Arts a school entirely dedicated to artistic
school entirely dedicated to artistic
school entirely dedicated to artistic disciplines
disciplines
disciplines she took numerous classes such as arts
she took numerous classes such as arts
she took numerous classes such as arts story music theater and dancing I was
story music theater and dancing I was
story music theater and dancing I was really blessed and lucky to get in I got
really blessed and lucky to get in I got
really blessed and lucky to get in I got in very early I was 17 and I was one of
in very early I was 17 and I was one of
in very early I was 17 and I was one of 20 people in in America that got into
20 people in in America that got into
20 people in in America that got into the school early and I was really happy
the school early and I was really happy
the school early and I was really happy and excited and I just felt like all my
and excited and I just felt like all my
and excited and I just felt like all my dreams were coming true and it was a
dreams were coming true and it was a
dreams were coming true and it was a wonderful school but it was very factory
wonderful school but it was very factory
wonderful school but it was very factory like not in the Warhol factory like way
like not in the Warhol factory like way
like not in the Warhol factory like way more like a sausage link factory where
more like a sausage link factory where
more like a sausage link factory where everyone was taught the same sorts of
everyone was taught the same sorts of
everyone was taught the same sorts of things and and I think what I didn’t
things and and I think what I didn’t
things and and I think what I didn’t like about this school was I felt that
like about this school was I felt that
like about this school was I felt that they wanted us all to be the same and
they wanted us all to be the same and
they wanted us all to be the same and possess the same skills and I had
possess the same skills and I had
possess the same skills and I had something very different inside of me
something very different inside of me
something very different inside of me you think the secret to your success is
you think the secret to your success is
you think the secret to your success is actually that you are in many ways in
actually that you are in many ways in
actually that you are in many ways in the way you lead your life your tastes
the way you lead your life your tastes
the way you lead your life your tastes are quite average middle-of-the-road the
are quite average middle-of-the-road the
are quite average middle-of-the-road the kind of stuff that the mass market would
kind of stuff that the mass market would
kind of stuff that the mass market would like for sure absolutely right
like for sure absolutely right
like for sure absolutely right and I don’t think you can make records
and I don’t think you can make records
and I don’t think you can make records other that you can make TV shows
other that you can make TV shows
other that you can make TV shows properly unless you can sit there as a
properly unless you can sit there as a
properly unless you can sit there as a listener or a viewer you can’t guess
listener or a viewer you can’t guess
listener or a viewer you can’t guess what people like it would be like me
what people like it would be like me
what people like it would be like me guessing what you want for dinner it’s
guessing what you want for dinner it’s
guessing what you want for dinner it’s impossible I can tell you what I want
impossible I can tell you what I want
impossible I can tell you what I want so I base everything on my own tastes
so I base everything on my own tastes
so I base everything on my own tastes and I have you know fairly broad you
and I have you know fairly broad you
and I have you know fairly broad you know I would say quite simple tastes
know I would say quite simple tastes
know I would say quite simple tastes I mean
I mean
I mean terrible as it is the kid who had the
terrible as it is the kid who had the
terrible as it is the kid who had the girls in the neighborhood who had the
girls in the neighborhood who had the
girls in the neighborhood who had the nicest car and sold the most drugs you
nicest car and sold the most drugs you
nicest car and sold the most drugs you know there wasn’t really anybody that I
know there wasn’t really anybody that I
know there wasn’t really anybody that I could look up to that was from my
could look up to that was from my
could look up to that was from my situation I really made something of
situation I really made something of
situation I really made something of himself that’s why I feel is so
himself that’s why I feel is so
himself that’s why I feel is so important to stay true to who I am and
important to stay true to who I am and
important to stay true to who I am and where I’m from you know because kids
where I’m from you know because kids
where I’m from you know because kids like myself do look up to me you know
like myself do look up to me you know
like myself do look up to me you know and I came through it the right way you
and I came through it the right way you
and I came through it the right way you know so it really you know makes them it
know so it really you know makes them it
know so it really you know makes them it gives them something to look at you know
gives them something to look at you know
gives them something to look at you know and something to work for you know and
and something to work for you know and
and something to work for you know and that’s why I’ve accomplished really
that’s why I’ve accomplished really
that’s why I’ve accomplished really everything that I’ve set out to do but
everything that I’ve set out to do but
everything that I’ve set out to do but to to just stop and not stay on that
to to just stop and not stay on that
to to just stop and not stay on that mission I think would be wrong too
mission I think would be wrong too
mission I think would be wrong too because things are still getting worse
because things are still getting worse
because things are still getting worse you know what I’m saying
you know what I’m saying
you know what I’m saying which one mother is this coming master
you didn’t think I was gonna do it did
you didn’t think I was gonna do it did you thought oh he’s on staying in I know
you thought oh he’s on staying in I know
you thought oh he’s on staying in I know he’s gonna say mother I fooled you
he’s gonna say mother I fooled you
he’s gonna say mother I fooled you fooled you too my too bad own self be
fooled you too my too bad own self be
fooled you too my too bad own self be true
true
true so to myself I had to be true
so to myself I had to be true
so to myself I had to be true I’m not gonna litter it because we’re
I’m not gonna litter it because we’re
I’m not gonna litter it because we’re about conversation with mother as I
about conversation with mother as I
about conversation with mother as I usually do if you know anything about me
usually do if you know anything about me
usually do if you know anything about me I’m gonna live in him I’m gonna limit
I’m gonna live in him I’m gonna limit
I’m gonna live in him I’m gonna limit maybe twelve thirteen mother through the
maybe twelve thirteen mother through the
maybe twelve thirteen mother through the whole thing because I would like
whole thing because I would like
whole thing because I would like possibly to get a few seconds on see any
possibly to get a few seconds on see any
possibly to get a few seconds on see any but if I don’t make it thank you guys so
but if I don’t make it thank you guys so
but if I don’t make it thank you guys so much for watching I’d love to know what
much for watching I’d love to know what
much for watching I’d love to know what did you think what was your favorite
did you think what was your favorite
did you think what was your favorite clip what was a single biggest message
clip what was a single biggest message
clip what was a single biggest message that you learned from this that you are
that you learned from this that you are
that you learned from this that you are going to immediately apply to your life
going to immediately apply to your life
going to immediately apply to your life or your business leave in the comments
or your business leave in the comments
or your business leave in the comments below I’m gonna join in the discussion
below I’m gonna join in the discussion
below I’m gonna join in the discussion also I’m curious how are you staying
also I’m curious how are you staying
also I’m curious how are you staying true to yourself what are the some of
true to yourself what are the some of
true to yourself what are the some of the things that you’re doing in your
the things that you’re doing in your
the things that you’re doing in your life consistently to stay true to stay
life consistently to stay true to stay
life consistently to stay true to stay authentic leave it in the comments I’m
authentic leave it in the comments I’m
authentic leave it in the comments I’m gonna join in the discussion finally I
gonna join in the discussion finally I
gonna join in the discussion finally I want to give a quick shout to obtain
want to give a quick shout to obtain
want to give a quick shout to obtain eudaimonia it’s a YouTube channel run by
eudaimonia it’s a YouTube channel run by
eudaimonia it’s a YouTube channel run by an awesome guy named Adam who recently
an awesome guy named Adam who recently
an awesome guy named Adam who recently made an animated book summary of my book
made an animated book summary of my book
made an animated book summary of my book your one word that I really really
your one word that I really really
your one word that I really really appreciate it so go check out his
appreciate it so go check out his
appreciate it so go check out his channel as well his book explains the
channel as well his book explains the
channel as well his book explains the secrets of how one word can transform
secrets of how one word can transform
secrets of how one word can transform you and your business thank you guys so
you and your business thank you guys so
you and your business thank you guys so much for watching I believe in you I
much for watching I believe in you I
much 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 I’ll see you soon
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