good morning believe nation its Evan my one word is believe and I believe in
one word is believe and I believe in
one word is believe and I believe in people more than they believe in
people more than they believe in
people more than they believe in themselves and my sincere hope is that
themselves and my sincere hope is that
themselves and my sincere hope is that if you see in yourself what I see in you
if you see in yourself what I see in you
if you see in yourself what I see in you you’ll be able to change the planet so
you’ll be able to change the planet so
you’ll be able to change the planet so to help you on your journey today’s
to help you on your journey today’s
to help you on your journey today’s message is be authentic over to you
message is be authentic over to you
message is be authentic over to you Oprah Winfrey I think that success is a
Oprah Winfrey I think that success is a
Oprah Winfrey I think that success is a process and I believe that my first
process and I believe that my first
process and I believe that my first Easter speech in Kosciusko Baptist
Easter speech in Kosciusko Baptist
Easter speech in Kosciusko Baptist Church at the age of three and a half
Church at the age of three and a half
Church at the age of three and a half was was the beginning and that every
was was the beginning and that every
was was the beginning and that every other speech every other book I read
other speech every other book I read
other speech every other book I read every other time I spoke in public was
every other time I spoke in public was
every other time I spoke in public was was a building block so that by the time
was a building block so that by the time
was a building block so that by the time I first sat down to audition in front of
I first sat down to audition in front of
I first sat down to audition in front of a television camera and somebody says
a television camera and somebody says
a television camera and somebody says read this what allows me to read it so
read this what allows me to read it so
read this what allows me to read it so comfortably and be so at ease with
comfortably and be so at ease with
comfortably and be so at ease with myself at that time for the fact that
myself at that time for the fact that
myself at that time for the fact that I’ve been doing in a while if I’ve never
I’ve been doing in a while if I’ve never
I’ve been doing in a while if I’ve never read a book like never spoken in public
read a book like never spoken in public
read a book like never spoken in public before I would have been traumatized by
before I would have been traumatized by
before I would have been traumatized by it so the fact that we went on the air
it so the fact that we went on the air
it so the fact that we went on the air with The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1986
with The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1986
with The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1986 nationally and people say oh but you see
nationally and people say oh but you see
nationally and people say oh but you see how you’re so comfortable in front of
how you’re so comfortable in front of
how you’re so comfortable in front of camera you can be yourself well it’s
camera you can be yourself well it’s
camera you can be yourself well it’s because I’ve been being myself since I
because I’ve been being myself since I
because I’ve been being myself since I was 19 and I would not have I would not
was 19 and I would not have I would not
was 19 and I would not have I would not have been able to be as comfortable with
have been able to be as comfortable with
have been able to be as comfortable with myself had I not made mistakes on the
myself had I not made mistakes on the
myself had I not made mistakes on the air and been allowed to make mistakes on
air and been allowed to make mistakes on
air and been allowed to make mistakes on the air and understand that it doesn’t
the air and understand that it doesn’t
the air and understand that it doesn’t matter you know I there’s no such thing
matter you know I there’s no such thing
matter you know I there’s no such thing to me as an embarrassing moment no such
to me as an embarrassing moment no such
to me as an embarrassing moment no such thing if I tripped and fell if my bra
thing if I tripped and fell if my bra
thing if I tripped and fell if my bra strap showed if my flip fell off if I
strap showed if my flip fell off if I
strap showed if my flip fell off if I fell flat on my face there’s no such
fell flat on my face there’s no such
fell flat on my face there’s no such thing as an embarrassing moment because
thing as an embarrassing moment because
thing as an embarrassing moment because I know that there is not a moment that I
I know that there is not a moment that I
I know that there is not a moment that I could possibly experience on the air
could possibly experience on the air
could possibly experience on the air that somebody else hasn’t already
that somebody else hasn’t already
that somebody else hasn’t already experienced so when it happens you say
experienced so when it happens you say
experienced so when it happens you say oh let slip fell off and it’s no big
oh let slip fell off and it’s no big
oh let slip fell off and it’s no big deal I mean like I was on TV the other
deal I mean like I was on TV the other
deal I mean like I was on TV the other day in places all over you have a run
day in places all over you have a run
day in places all over you have a run have you not seen a run before in your
have you not seen a run before in your
have you not seen a run before in your life well
life well
life well I get them to let me tell you so I mean
I get them to let me tell you so I mean
I get them to let me tell you so I mean I can’t be embarrassed I can’t be
I can’t be embarrassed I can’t be
I can’t be embarrassed I can’t be embarrassed now when I first started out
embarrassed now when I first started out
embarrassed now when I first started out that was not true because I was under
that was not true because I was under
that was not true because I was under think I was pretending to be somebody I
think I was pretending to be somebody I
think I was pretending to be somebody I was not I was pretending to be Barbara
was not I was pretending to be Barbara
was not I was pretending to be Barbara Walters so I go to a news conference and
Walters so I go to a news conference and
Walters so I go to a news conference and I was more interested in how I phrased
I was more interested in how I phrased
I was more interested in how I phrased the question and how eloquent the
the question and how eloquent the
the question and how eloquent the question sounded as opposed to listening
question sounded as opposed to listening
question sounded as opposed to listening to the answer I saw what which always
to the answer I saw what which always
to the answer I saw what which always happens when you’re interested in
happens when you’re interested in
happens when you’re interested in impressing people instead of doing what
impressing people instead of doing what
impressing people instead of doing what you’re supposed to be doing and it took
you’re supposed to be doing and it took
you’re supposed to be doing and it took me a while it took me messing up on the
me a while it took me messing up on the
me a while it took me messing up on the air on during a live newscast I was
air on during a live newscast I was
air on during a live newscast I was doing a list of foreign countries I
doing a list of foreign countries I
doing a list of foreign countries I there was all these foreign names and
there was all these foreign names and
there was all these foreign names and then Canada was thrown in and I call
then Canada was thrown in and I call
then Canada was thrown in and I call Canada Canada and I got so tickled that
Canada Canada and I got so tickled that
Canada Canada and I got so tickled that I called Kenna I thought that wasn’t
I called Kenna I thought that wasn’t
I called Kenna I thought that wasn’t Kannada that was Camelot excuse me that
Kannada that was Camelot excuse me that
Kannada that was Camelot excuse me that was some kind of above that wasn’t
was some kind of above that wasn’t
was some kind of above that wasn’t Kannada up with Canada and then I
Kannada up with Canada and then I
Kannada up with Canada and then I started laughing well it was it was it
started laughing well it was it was it
started laughing well it was it was it became a mutt became the first real
became a mutt became the first real
became a mutt became the first real moment I ever had and the news director
moment I ever had and the news director
moment I ever had and the news director later said to me well if you do that
later said to me well if you do that
later said to me well if you do that then you should just keep going you
then you should just keep going you
then you should just keep going you shouldn’t correct yourself and let
shouldn’t correct yourself and let
shouldn’t correct yourself and let people know all right now well who’s
people know all right now well who’s
people know all right now well who’s ever heard our kannada so that was for
ever heard our kannada so that was for
ever heard our kannada so that was for me the beginning of realizing that oh
me the beginning of realizing that oh
me the beginning of realizing that oh you can laugh at yourself and you can
you can laugh at yourself and you can
you can laugh at yourself and you can make a mistake and it’s not the end of
make a mistake and it’s not the end of
make a mistake and it’s not the end of the world you don’t have to be perfect
the world you don’t have to be perfect
the world you don’t have to be perfect and biggest lesson for me for television
and biggest lesson for me for television
and biggest lesson for me for television because then it didn’t matter didn’t
because then it didn’t matter didn’t
because then it didn’t matter didn’t matter osiris-rex showing not being
matter osiris-rex showing not being
matter osiris-rex showing not being afraid to make mistakes is one of the
afraid to make mistakes is one of the
afraid to make mistakes is one of the hardest things to learn how to do and
hardest things to learn how to do and
hardest things to learn how to do and probably one of the most useful and
probably one of the most useful and
probably one of the most useful and important things that you can learn not
important things that you can learn not
important things that you can learn not just as an entrepreneur as a human being
just as an entrepreneur as a human being
just as an entrepreneur as a human being you know when I first started doing
you know when I first started doing
you know when I first started doing YouTube I was terrified of making a
YouTube I was terrified of making a
YouTube I was terrified of making a mistake I was terrified of what you guys
mistake I was terrified of what you guys
mistake I was terrified of what you guys would think I was terrified of putting
would think I was terrified of putting
would think I was terrified of putting out an imperfect product I was trying to
out an imperfect product I was trying to
out an imperfect product I was trying to memorize lines and in my first videos
memorize lines and in my first videos
memorize lines and in my first videos they were really they were really fake
they were really they were really fake
they were really they were really fake it was a fake version of me because I
it was a fake version of me because I
it was a fake version of me because I was trying to get the exact words right
was trying to get the exact words right
was trying to get the exact words right everyone knows Walt Disney
everyone knows Walt Disney
everyone knows Walt Disney moving theme park and cast of characters
moving theme park and cast of characters
moving theme park and cast of characters but most people don’t know is when you
but most people don’t know is when you
but most people don’t know is when you first started out he had no money he had
first started out he had no money he had
first started out he had no money he had to live in his office because he
to live in his office because he
to live in his office because he couldn’t afford rent for an apartment
couldn’t afford rent for an apartment
couldn’t afford rent for an apartment and he survived on a diet of cold beans
and he survived on a diet of cold beans
and he survived on a diet of cold beans because we couldn’t afford food I would
because we couldn’t afford food I would
because we couldn’t afford food I would be sitting down I’d be you know looking
be sitting down I’d be you know looking
be sitting down I’d be you know looking up trying to memorize my lines and when
up trying to memorize my lines and when
up trying to memorize my lines and when I realized with much more practice with
I realized with much more practice with
I realized with much more practice with that it doesn’t matter the exact words
that it doesn’t matter the exact words
that it doesn’t matter the exact words that I use it’s more than feeling its
that I use it’s more than feeling its
that I use it’s more than feeling its mother genuineness and it’s taking me a
mother genuineness and it’s taking me a
mother genuineness and it’s taking me a lot of times it gets to that right I’ve
lot of times it gets to that right I’ve
lot of times it gets to that right I’ve made 5,000 videos now and I’ve been
made 5,000 videos now and I’ve been
made 5,000 videos now and I’ve been working on working on and working on it
working on working on and working on it
working on working on and working on it and I wish there were a lot more actual
and I wish there were a lot more actual
and I wish there were a lot more actual genuine moments too and I wish there
genuine moments too and I wish there
genuine moments too and I wish there were more mistakes I don’t really make a
were more mistakes I don’t really make a
were more mistakes I don’t really make a ton of bloopers when I’m making these
ton of bloopers when I’m making these
ton of bloopers when I’m making these videos my team was always worried about
videos my team was always worried about
videos my team was always worried about walking through shots and I’m actually
walking through shots and I’m actually
walking through shots and I’m actually excited I think we got one where Alex
excited I think we got one where Alex
excited I think we got one where Alex was picking up a table of moving in that
was picking up a table of moving in that
was picking up a table of moving in that like I’m cheering them on pump tup that
like I’m cheering them on pump tup that
like I’m cheering them on pump tup that he’s in the shot that we made a kind of
he’s in the shot that we made a kind of
he’s in the shot that we made a kind of blooper a mistake did we get outs in
blooper a mistake did we get outs in
blooper a mistake did we get outs in there yeah nice nice I love it I love it
there yeah nice nice I love it I love it
there yeah nice nice I love it I love it even last month when my audio didn’t
even last month when my audio didn’t
even last month when my audio didn’t work properly you guys gave me a ton a
work properly you guys gave me a ton a
work properly you guys gave me a ton a ton it’s probably the most negative
ton it’s probably the most negative
ton it’s probably the most negative comments in the history of our channel
comments in the history of our channel
comments in the history of our channel every video we put up we got comments
every video we put up we got comments
every video we put up we got comments about the echo and am I in a cave and
about the echo and am I in a cave and
about the echo and am I in a cave and people want to fly here to buy me a mic
people want to fly here to buy me a mic
people want to fly here to buy me a mic and some of them were funny and some of
and some of them were funny and some of
and some of them were funny and some of them were just super hate and negative
them were just super hate and negative
them were just super hate and negative and I kept the videos up because I make
and I kept the videos up because I make
and I kept the videos up because I make mistakes right because I make mistakes
mistakes right because I make mistakes
mistakes right because I make mistakes my teammate makes mistakes we’re still
my teammate makes mistakes we’re still
my teammate makes mistakes we’re still human and I wanted to use that as look
human and I wanted to use that as look
human and I wanted to use that as look here’s the channel that has eight
here’s the channel that has eight
here’s the channel that has eight hundred thousand subscribers and we’re
hundred thousand subscribers and we’re
hundred thousand subscribers and we’re still making mistakes and we’re still
still making mistakes and we’re still
still making mistakes and we’re still trying to figure things out and that’s
trying to figure things out and that’s
trying to figure things out and that’s authentic for me and so I think the
authentic for me and so I think the
authentic for me and so I think the biggest thing is one just realizing have
biggest thing is one just realizing have
biggest thing is one just realizing have any awareness to understand that you are
any awareness to understand that you are
any awareness to understand that you are holding yourself back because of a fear
holding yourself back because of a fear
holding yourself back because of a fear of judgement fear of not being yourself
of judgement fear of not being yourself
of judgement fear of not being yourself fear what people might think about you
fear what people might think about you
fear what people might think about you most of the time we do things that are
most of the time we do things that are
most of the time we do things that are so just subconscious and we don’t take
so just subconscious and we don’t take
so just subconscious and we don’t take action on it recognising that here’s a
action on it recognising that here’s a
action on it recognising that here’s a moment right now where you are afraid to
moment right now where you are afraid to
moment right now where you are afraid to do something because how somebody might
do something because how somebody might
do something because how somebody might judge you and then doing something about
judge you and then doing something about
judge you and then doing something about it and then taking action against it and
it and then taking action against it and
it and then taking action against it and then slowly building up that muscle so
then slowly building up that muscle so
then slowly building up that muscle so that the next time it happens you’re
that the next time it happens you’re
that the next time it happens you’re able to expand your comfort zone a
able to expand your comfort zone a
able to expand your comfort zone a little bit more and just being able to
little bit more and just being able to
little bit more and just being able to recognize that in your head you have
recognize that in your head you have
recognize that in your head you have this rationale you rationalize you cope
this rationale you rationalize you cope
this rationale you rationalize you cope with all the reasons why you shouldn’t
with all the reasons why you shouldn’t
with all the reasons why you shouldn’t be doing something but really it’s just
be doing something but really it’s just
be doing something but really it’s just that you’re afraid if you can get to the
that you’re afraid if you can get to the
that you’re afraid if you can get to the deeper cause of I’m just afraid that’s
deeper cause of I’m just afraid that’s
deeper cause of I’m just afraid that’s okay I’m going to push through this and
okay I’m going to push through this and
okay I’m going to push through this and expand my comfort zone and get stronger
expand my comfort zone and get stronger
expand my comfort zone and get stronger and stronger each time have none
and stronger each time have none
and stronger each time have none awareness and then doing something about
awareness and then doing something about
awareness and then doing something about it will help you become more authentic
it will help you become more authentic
it will help you become more authentic and it doesn’t just help you in business
and it doesn’t just help you in business
and it doesn’t just help you in business people want to deal with people people
people want to deal with people people
people want to deal with people people don’t understand your story people want
don’t understand your story people want
don’t understand your story people want to feel like they connect to you people
to feel like they connect to you people
to feel like they connect to you people connect to me more now than they did
connect to me more now than they did
connect to me more now than they did when I first started and I have the same
when I first started and I have the same
when I first started and I have the same message that I did when I started it’s
message that I did when I started it’s
message that I did when I started it’s just the way I deliver it it’s much more
just the way I deliver it it’s much more
just the way I deliver it it’s much more authentic and so if you want to reach
authentic and so if you want to reach
authentic and so if you want to reach people and have them take action and
people and have them take action and
people and have them take action and grow your business authenticity is
grow your business authenticity is
grow your business authenticity is really important you hear that message
really important you hear that message
really important you hear that message over and over again on the channel but
over and over again on the channel but
over and over again on the channel but also just helps you as a human being to
also just helps you as a human being to
also just helps you as a human being to know that you can be yourself be
know that you can be yourself be
know that you can be yourself be comfortable in your own skin not be
comfortable in your own skin not be
comfortable in your own skin not be constantly worried when you’re out at
constantly worried when you’re out at
constantly worried when you’re out at parties or in social events of how
parties or in social events of how
parties or in social events of how people might be seeing you and judging
people might be seeing you and judging
people might be seeing you and judging you if you’re if that’s the world you
you if you’re if that’s the world you
you if you’re if that’s the world you live in when you’re constantly afraid of
live in when you’re constantly afraid of
live in when you’re constantly afraid of how people are seeing you then you’re
how people are seeing you then you’re
how people are seeing you then you’re never actually going to be yourself and
never actually going to be yourself and
never actually going to be yourself and that is not a happy place to be and so
that is not a happy place to be and so
that is not a happy place to be and so that awareness to understand when you’re
that awareness to understand when you’re
that awareness to understand when you’re holding yourself back and then to
holding yourself back and then to
holding yourself back and then to actually do something about it
actually do something about it
actually do something about it take the action even though you’re
take the action even though you’re
take the action even though you’re afraid do that consistently and you’ll
afraid do that consistently and you’ll
afraid do that consistently and you’ll see a significant growth not just in
see a significant growth not just in
see a significant growth not just in your personal life but also in your
your personal life but also in your
your personal life but also in your business so the question today is I’m
business so the question today is I’m
business so the question today is I’m curious what is the thing that you have
curious what is the thing that you have
curious what is the thing that you have the hardest time being authentic about
the hardest time being authentic about
the hardest time being authentic about the thing of the hardest time being your
the thing of the hardest time being your
the thing of the hardest time being your true self about leave it down in the
true self about leave it down in the
true self about leave it down in the comments below really curious to find
comments below really curious to find
comments below really curious to find out and if you leave a comment within
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the first couple hours of this video
the first couple hours of this video going live you have a chance to win one
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going live you have a chance to win one of two daily prizes I also want to give
of two daily prizes I also want to give
of two daily prizes I also want to give a quick shredder – Penelope Stansfield
a quick shredder – Penelope Stansfield
a quick shredder – Penelope Stansfield from green frogs dot fr Penelope thank
from green frogs dot fr Penelope thank
from green frogs dot fr Penelope 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 your one word really really means a
book your one word really really means a
book your one word really really means a lot to me and I hope you join the read
lot to me and I hope you join the read
lot to me and I hope you join the read thank you guys again for watching I
thank you guys again for watching I
thank you guys again for watching I believe in you I hope you continue to
believe in you I hope you continue to
believe in you I hope you continue to believe in yourself and whatever your
believe in yourself and whatever your
believe in yourself and whatever your one word is much love and I’ll see you
one word is much love and I’ll see you
one word is much love and I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot
again tomorrow morning for another shot
again tomorrow morning for another shot events better
adopt the mode of authentic being and
adopt the mode of authentic being and that is something like refusing to
that is something like refusing to
that is something like refusing to participate in the lie in deception in
participate in the lie in deception in
participate in the lie in deception in the lie to orient your speech as much as
the lie to orient your speech as much as
the lie to orient your speech as much as you can towards the truth and to take
you can towards the truth and to take
you can towards the truth and to take responsibility for your own life and
responsibility for your own life and
responsibility for your own life and perhaps also for the lives of other
perhaps also for the lives of other
perhaps also for the lives of other people and there’s something about that
people and there’s something about that
people and there’s something about that that’s meaningful and responsible and
that’s meaningful and responsible and
that’s meaningful and responsible and Noble but also serves to mitigate the
Noble but also serves to mitigate the
Noble but also serves to mitigate the very suffering that produces say the
very suffering that produces say the
very suffering that produces say the nihilism or the flee into the arms of
nihilism or the flee into the arms of
nihilism or the flee into the arms of Plenty or or the or the escape into the
Plenty or or the or the escape into the
Plenty or or the or the escape into the arms of totalitarians to begin with you
arms of totalitarians to begin with you
arms of totalitarians to begin with you need something to shelter you against
need something to shelter you against
need something to shelter you against your own vulnerability you know you’re
your own vulnerability you know you’re
your own vulnerability you know you’re watching a movie and you hear a lion and
watching a movie and you hear a lion and
watching a movie and you hear a lion and it feels like oh they thought that was
it feels like oh they thought that was
it feels like oh they thought that was gonna be a line in the trailer like you
gonna be a line in the trailer like you
gonna be a line in the trailer like you just know that on the set someone’s like
just know that on the set someone’s like
just know that on the set someone’s like that’s a trailer mode like it doesn’t
that’s a trailer mode like it doesn’t
that’s a trailer mode like it doesn’t because it doesn’t feel real necessarily
because it doesn’t feel real necessarily
because it doesn’t feel real necessarily in life but it just feels like a great
in life but it just feels like a great
in life but it just feels like a great sound by it’s a great thing that there’s
sound by it’s a great thing that there’s
sound by it’s a great thing that there’s a visual equivalent of that and you got
a visual equivalent of that and you got
a visual equivalent of that and you got to be really careful because sometimes
to be really careful because sometimes
to be really careful because sometimes I’ll think this is like one of those
I’ll think this is like one of those
I’ll think this is like one of those moments and then you end up doing it and
moments and then you end up doing it and
moments and then you end up doing it and the truth is it ends up feeling posed it
the truth is it ends up feeling posed it
the truth is it ends up feeling posed it just doesn’t feel authentic I try for
just doesn’t feel authentic I try for
just doesn’t feel authentic I try for those sometimes they never seem to work
those sometimes they never seem to work
those sometimes they never seem to work I think that the key for any of this
I think that the key for any of this
I think that the key for any of this stuff and you know whether we’ve
stuff and you know whether we’ve
stuff and you know whether we’ve accomplished it or not is up to the
accomplished it or not is up to the
accomplished it or not is up to the audience but I think that the key to any
audience but I think that the key to any
audience but I think that the key to any movie working certainly a movie called
movie working certainly a movie called
movie working certainly a movie called Star Trek which you know could you know
Star Trek which you know could you know
Star Trek which you know could you know be seen as campy is finding authenticity
be seen as campy is finding authenticity
be seen as campy is finding authenticity and and it’s whether it’s in a little
and and it’s whether it’s in a little
and and it’s whether it’s in a little nuance a little moment a character
nuance a little moment a character
nuance a little moment a character exchange a look a glance or a huge plot
exchange a look a glance or a huge plot
exchange a look a glance or a huge plot point there’s something for me that is
point there’s something for me that is
point there’s something for me that is if I don’t really understand what’s
if I don’t really understand what’s
if I don’t really understand what’s going on if I can’t really get into
going on if I can’t really get into
going on if I can’t really get into under the skin of these characters none
under the skin of these characters none
under the skin of these characters none of the spectacles of the matter and I
of the spectacles of the matter and I
of the spectacles of the matter and I give it my all I mean I I practice every
give it my all I mean I I practice every
give it my all I mean I I practice every day and I try and stay authentic and
day and I try and stay authentic and
day and I try and stay authentic and uncompromising we don’t play any you
uncompromising we don’t play any you
uncompromising we don’t play any you know crowd-pleasing stuff we don’t you
know crowd-pleasing stuff we don’t you
know crowd-pleasing stuff we don’t you know get out there and play when the
know get out there and play when the
know get out there and play when the saints go marching in and you know will
saints go marching in and you know will
saints go marching in and you know will we play blues hymns ragtime whorehouse
we play blues hymns ragtime whorehouse
we play blues hymns ragtime whorehouse music
music
music stuff that was authentically New Orleans
stuff that was authentically New Orleans
stuff that was authentically New Orleans and we play it in the New Orleans style
and we play it in the New Orleans style
and we play it in the New Orleans style as best we can and so I don’t feel that
as best we can and so I don’t feel that
as best we can and so I don’t feel that I’m a sellout I’m doing the best I can
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