tell everyone so welcome to another episode of unlocking lily it’s always
episode of unlocking lily it’s always
episode of unlocking lily it’s always been my dream to be a speaker where I
been my dream to be a speaker where I
been my dream to be a speaker where I can inspire people to do extraordinary
can inspire people to do extraordinary
can inspire people to do extraordinary things and a few months ago
things and a few months ago
things and a few months ago I decided to make a life-altering
I decided to make a life-altering
I decided to make a life-altering decision I quit my day job to pursue
decision I quit my day job to pursue
decision I quit my day job to pursue this full-time and you guys are all
this full-time and you guys are all
this full-time and you guys are all coming along for the ride
coming along for the ride
coming along for the ride with me so every challenge that I take
with me so every challenge that I take
with me so every challenge that I take on is to help me grow as a speaker so my
on is to help me grow as a speaker so my
on is to help me grow as a speaker so my challenge this time is my first
challenge this time is my first
challenge this time is my first corporate gig with sage summit which is
corporate gig with sage summit which is
corporate gig with sage summit which is a two-day business conference I’ll be
a two-day business conference I’ll be
a two-day business conference I’ll be taking part in a mentor lounge where
taking part in a mentor lounge where
taking part in a mentor lounge where people could come in and book one-on-one
people could come in and book one-on-one
people could come in and book one-on-one coaching with me and talk about two
coaching with me and talk about two
coaching with me and talk about two specific areas the first area is
specific areas the first area is
specific areas the first area is leadership and vision and the second one
leadership and vision and the second one
leadership and vision and the second one is attracting and retaining talent so
is attracting and retaining talent so
is attracting and retaining talent so when Evan surprised me with this
when Evan surprised me with this
when Evan surprised me with this opportunity to be part of Sage summit I
opportunity to be part of Sage summit I
opportunity to be part of Sage summit I was so incredibly excited look at this
was so incredibly excited look at this
was so incredibly excited look at this it’s exactly what I want I am so so
it’s exactly what I want I am so so
it’s exactly what I want I am so so grateful for this opportunity and then I
grateful for this opportunity and then I
grateful for this opportunity and then I started to think oh I actually have to
started to think oh I actually have to
started to think oh I actually have to go out there and be courageous and show
go out there and be courageous and show
go out there and be courageous and show up and answer people’s questions and be
up and answer people’s questions and be
up and answer people’s questions and be someone’s mentor what if I go there and
someone’s mentor what if I go there and
someone’s mentor what if I go there and I sit there by myself and no one shows
I sit there by myself and no one shows
I sit there by myself and no one shows out to talk to me how am I good deal
out to talk to me how am I good deal
out to talk to me how am I good deal with that rejection what if everybody
with that rejection what if everybody
with that rejection what if everybody wants to talk to me and I have nothing
wants to talk to me and I have nothing
wants to talk to me and I have nothing to say
to say
to say what if people ask me questions that are
what if people ask me questions that are
what if people ask me questions that are way above my head and I completely make
way above my head and I completely make
way above my head and I completely make a fool out of myself what then and
a fool out of myself what then and
a fool out of myself what then and that’s when I was like no no this is
that’s when I was like no no this is
that’s when I was like no no this is ridiculous I need to stop thinking like
ridiculous I need to stop thinking like
ridiculous I need to stop thinking like this obviously Evan recommended me
this obviously Evan recommended me
this obviously Evan recommended me because he believed I am qualified and
because he believed I am qualified and
because he believed I am qualified and capable to do this amazing great whoa
capable to do this amazing great whoa
capable to do this amazing great whoa what if I let him down
what if I let him down
what if I let him down you know it’s his name on the line here
you know it’s his name on the line here
you know it’s his name on the line here he vouched for me I have to perform well
he vouched for me I have to perform well
he vouched for me I have to perform well what if I fall flat on my face and now
what if I fall flat on my face and now
what if I fall flat on my face and now he feels like he made a mistake in
he feels like he made a mistake in
he feels like he made a mistake in recommending me what do I do that
recommending me what do I do that
recommending me what do I do that that’s what I thought about something
that’s what I thought about something
that’s what I thought about something that was quite interesting about me all
that was quite interesting about me all
that was quite interesting about me all my life I never feel that I’m worthy of
my life I never feel that I’m worthy of
my life I never feel that I’m worthy of the things that happened to me I lean
the things that happened to me I lean
the things that happened to me I lean into the gratitude a lot I mean I’m so
into the gratitude a lot I mean I’m so
into the gratitude a lot I mean I’m so grateful for Evan for giving me the
grateful for Evan for giving me the
grateful for Evan for giving me the opportunity I’m so grateful for all of
opportunity I’m so grateful for all of
opportunity I’m so grateful for all of you for supporting me but I never give
you for supporting me but I never give
you for supporting me but I never give myself credit that I have worked hard
myself credit that I have worked hard
myself credit that I have worked hard for something that I do deserve it and I
for something that I do deserve it and I
for something that I do deserve it and I am worthy and that’s what I thought you
am worthy and that’s what I thought you
am worthy and that’s what I thought you know what I need to really change my
know what I need to really change my
know what I need to really change my mindset around it yes of course I’m new
mindset around it yes of course I’m new
mindset around it yes of course I’m new and yes I’m very grateful for all the
and yes I’m very grateful for all the
and yes I’m very grateful for all the opportunities are coming my way and it
opportunities are coming my way and it
opportunities are coming my way and it wouldn’t happen unless you know Evan was
wouldn’t happen unless you know Evan was
wouldn’t happen unless you know Evan was helping me out but at the same time my
helping me out but at the same time my
helping me out but at the same time my intention is pure my intention is to add
intention is pure my intention is to add
intention is pure my intention is to add as much value as possible my mission is
as much value as possible my mission is
as much value as possible my mission is to help people become extraordinary and
to help people become extraordinary and
to help people become extraordinary and as long as I keep that in mind and work
as long as I keep that in mind and work
as long as I keep that in mind and work really hard to prepare myself to show up
really hard to prepare myself to show up
really hard to prepare myself to show up and say hey you know I am qualified to
and say hey you know I am qualified to
and say hey you know I am qualified to do this and I am ready and prepared and
do this and I am ready and prepared and
do this and I am ready and prepared and I spent the last couple of weeks you
I spent the last couple of weeks you
I spent the last couple of weeks you know really really really preparing and
know really really really preparing and
know really really really preparing and getting ready for this event
getting ready for this event
getting ready for this event then if things do kind of go wrong which
then if things do kind of go wrong which
then if things do kind of go wrong which it will things are never perfect I can
it will things are never perfect I can
it will things are never perfect I can learn from those mistakes and I can use
learn from those mistakes and I can use
learn from those mistakes and I can use this as an experience as long as I know
this as an experience as long as I know
this as an experience as long as I know that my intention is to help others my
that my intention is to help others my
that my intention is to help others my intent is that about the mentees are
intent is that about the mentees are
intent is that about the mentees are going to be coming in
going to be coming in
going to be coming in it’s not about me freaking out and being
it’s not about me freaking out and being
it’s not about me freaking out and being panicky if I’m panicking they’re going
panicky if I’m panicking they’re going
panicky if I’m panicking they’re going to be panicking too it’s my job to stay
to be panicking too it’s my job to stay
to be panicking too it’s my job to stay calm and provide them with a great
calm and provide them with a great
calm and provide them with a great experience and know that this is why I’m
experience and know that this is why I’m
experience and know that this is why I’m doing this in the first place so when I
doing this in the first place so when I
doing this in the first place so when I thought about all of that it immediately
thought about all of that it immediately
thought about all of that it immediately gave me the excitement which is great
gave me the excitement which is great
gave me the excitement which is great and also the confidence to go and
and also the confidence to go and
and also the confidence to go and continue on and feel great that I’m not
continue on and feel great that I’m not
continue on and feel great that I’m not only incredibly lucky to be given this
only incredibly lucky to be given this
only incredibly lucky to be given this opportunity I also deserve it
opportunity I also deserve it
opportunity I also deserve it because I’ve been working so incredibly
because I’ve been working so incredibly
because I’ve been working so incredibly hard towards this goal so excited for
hard towards this goal so excited for
hard towards this goal so excited for this
good morning everyone so today is
good morning everyone so today is actually the big day
actually the big day
actually the big day so it’s about 5:00 5:15 a.m. I’m an
so it’s about 5:00 5:15 a.m. I’m an
so it’s about 5:00 5:15 a.m. I’m an early-morning riser so this is amazing
early-morning riser so this is amazing
early-morning riser so this is amazing for me this is like the best time of the
for me this is like the best time of the
for me this is like the best time of the day for me where I can reflect and kind
day for me where I can reflect and kind
day for me where I can reflect and kind of start my day right and see what are
of start my day right and see what are
of start my day right and see what are the things that I need to do so the
the things that I need to do so the
the things that I need to do so the first thing that I do after I get
first thing that I do after I get
first thing that I do after I get dressed and shower and everything is
dressed and shower and everything is
dressed and shower and everything is actually do a walking meditation so what
actually do a walking meditation so what
actually do a walking meditation so what that is is I look at the at the
that is is I look at the at the
that is is I look at the at the environment around me and just focus on
environment around me and just focus on
environment around me and just focus on that
that
that so for example if I were just to look at
so for example if I were just to look at
so for example if I were just to look at these trees for example I just focus on
these trees for example I just focus on
these trees for example I just focus on the leaves I focus on the color I don’t
the leaves I focus on the color I don’t
the leaves I focus on the color I don’t think about anything else about that so
think about anything else about that so
think about anything else about that so I’m going to do that quickly for about
I’m going to do that quickly for about
I’m going to do that quickly for about five minutes or so and then I’ll see you
five minutes or so and then I’ll see you
five minutes or so and then I’ll see you very soon
[Music]
[Music] so I finally ended up in the exhibition
so I finally ended up in the exhibition
so I finally ended up in the exhibition grounds where the series coverage is
grounds where the series coverage is
grounds where the series coverage is taking place so I’m just following the
taking place so I’m just following the
taking place so I’m just following the crowd and hopefully I’m going to find it
crowd and hopefully I’m going to find it
crowd and hopefully I’m going to find it and rivers ahead of me hopefully they’re
and rivers ahead of me hopefully they’re
and rivers ahead of me hopefully they’re going the right direction and you’ll
going the right direction and you’ll
going the right direction and you’ll meet up with Evan very very soon he’s
meet up with Evan very very soon he’s
meet up with Evan very very soon he’s here already so early so I got my badge
here already so early so I got my badge
here already so early so I got my badge and I see Evan oh this is so weird this
and I see Evan oh this is so weird this
and I see Evan oh this is so weird this is so meta look at look who it is
is so meta look at look who it is
is so meta look at look who it is Lily it’s filming put it there
Lily it’s filming put it there
Lily it’s filming put it there oh no your says new to stage look at
oh no your says new to stage look at
oh no your says new to stage look at that ah all right
that ah all right
that ah all right maybe people will be nicer to me we’re
maybe people will be nicer to me we’re
maybe people will be nicer to me we’re going to head inside soon
going to head inside soon
going to head inside soon I gotta do two back-to-back mentoring
I gotta do two back-to-back mentoring
I gotta do two back-to-back mentoring sessions and I think overall went really
sessions and I think overall went really
sessions and I think overall went really well if people laughed really happy with
well if people laughed really happy with
well if people laughed really happy with the first one I feel like I could have
the first one I feel like I could have
the first one I feel like I could have done more with his limiting belief I
done more with his limiting belief I
done more with his limiting belief I could have dug a little deeper and given
could have dug a little deeper and given
could have dug a little deeper and given given the situation I kind of hesitated
given the situation I kind of hesitated
given the situation I kind of hesitated so anytime I hesitate I don’t end up
so anytime I hesitate I don’t end up
so anytime I hesitate I don’t end up following through the way I want I still
following through the way I want I still
following through the way I want I still think he left off with a lot tons of
think he left off with a lot tons of
think he left off with a lot tons of value but he didn’t actually get to the
value but he didn’t actually get to the
value but he didn’t actually get to the real issue that he was facing so I
real issue that he was facing so I
real issue that he was facing so I definitely needed to change that and
definitely needed to change that and
definitely needed to change that and then the second one I was able to take
then the second one I was able to take
then the second one I was able to take the immediate feedback that I gave
the immediate feedback that I gave
the immediate feedback that I gave myself and I started asking more
myself and I started asking more
myself and I started asking more important questions right away so that
important questions right away so that
important questions right away so that way I could get to the solution a lot
way I could get to the solution a lot
way I could get to the solution a lot faster and yeah I think I still could
faster and yeah I think I still could
faster and yeah I think I still could have got there a little bit faster than
have got there a little bit faster than
have got there a little bit faster than I did better better but it could have
I did better better but it could have
I did better better but it could have been I could have been faster and I
been I could have been faster and I
been I could have been faster and I could have helped him a lot more with a
could have helped him a lot more with a
could have helped him a lot more with a solution and helping his business and
solution and helping his business and
solution and helping his business and how to create his messaging around
how to create his messaging around
how to create his messaging around what’s important in him but in the end
what’s important in him but in the end
what’s important in him but in the end what made me really happy because he he
what made me really happy because he he
what made me really happy because he he left and he says I’m going to start
left and he says I’m going to start
left and he says I’m going to start doing this right now it’s going to be
doing this right now it’s going to be
doing this right now it’s going to be this afternoon and thank you for tea
this afternoon and thank you for tea
this afternoon and thank you for tea thank you for helping me take immediate
thank you for helping me take immediate
thank you for helping me take immediate action and that to me is the the biggest
action and that to me is the the biggest
action and that to me is the the biggest thank you someone could give you so I
thank you someone could give you so I
thank you someone could give you so I feel really good
feel really good
feel really good tomorrow I’m back at this again and I’m
tomorrow I’m back at this again and I’m
tomorrow I’m back at this again and I’m going to try to find ways to get to the
going to try to find ways to get to the
going to try to find ways to get to the problem a lot faster than I have been
problem a lot faster than I have been
problem a lot faster than I have been and that’s been an ongoing progress for
and that’s been an ongoing progress for
and that’s been an ongoing progress for me so yes I’m really excited for
me so yes I’m really excited for
me so yes I’m really excited for tomorrow but super pumped about the two
tomorrow but super pumped about the two
tomorrow but super pumped about the two mentees that I had today
so today is a day two of sage summit I’m
so today is a day two of sage summit I’m just thinking about the two mentoring
just thinking about the two mentoring
just thinking about the two mentoring sessions that I had this morning and how
sessions that I had this morning and how
sessions that I had this morning and how much joy that brought me I always
much joy that brought me I always
much joy that brought me I always approach any kind of mentoring session
approach any kind of mentoring session
approach any kind of mentoring session or coaching session with a lot of
or coaching session with a lot of
or coaching session with a lot of nervousness because I’m always worried
nervousness because I’m always worried
nervousness because I’m always worried that I’m not adding enough value you
that I’m not adding enough value you
that I’m not adding enough value you know what are the things that I could do
know what are the things that I could do
know what are the things that I could do better and then once I have a person
better and then once I have a person
better and then once I have a person face-to-face everything else kind of
face-to-face everything else kind of
face-to-face everything else kind of fades and I just focus on them and the
fades and I just focus on them and the
fades and I just focus on them and the things that they can do to inspire
things that they can do to inspire
things that they can do to inspire themselves so really thinking about the
themselves so really thinking about the
themselves so really thinking about the two people that I had yesterday and how
two people that I had yesterday and how
two people that I had yesterday and how happy they were when they left and how
happy they were when they left and how
happy they were when they left and how they going to take immediate action I
they going to take immediate action I
they going to take immediate action I actually received an email from one of
actually received an email from one of
actually received an email from one of them saying that his day went you know
them saying that his day went you know
them saying that his day went you know from a seven and a half to eleven and he
from a seven and a half to eleven and he
from a seven and a half to eleven and he wanted to thank me for that so all of
wanted to thank me for that so all of
wanted to thank me for that so all of that makes it so worth it to wake up at
that makes it so worth it to wake up at
that makes it so worth it to wake up at 4:45 in the morning to get down there
4:45 in the morning to get down there
4:45 in the morning to get down there and to do the mentoring session yeah I
and to do the mentoring session yeah I
and to do the mentoring session yeah I don’t know it’s that’s why I do what I
don’t know it’s that’s why I do what I
don’t know it’s that’s why I do what I do is to see other people happy is to
do is to see other people happy is to
do is to see other people happy is to see them getting inspired is to see them
see them getting inspired is to see them
see them getting inspired is to see them taking action right away whether if it’s
taking action right away whether if it’s
taking action right away whether if it’s in their life or business or
in their life or business or
in their life or business or relationships whatever it is that they
relationships whatever it is that they
relationships whatever it is that they need and I’m going to just take that
need and I’m going to just take that
need and I’m going to just take that with me this morning and I feel a lot
with me this morning and I feel a lot
with me this morning and I feel a lot less nervous I feel way more excited
less nervous I feel way more excited
less nervous I feel way more excited than nervous so it’s all good it’s going
than nervous so it’s all good it’s going
than nervous so it’s all good it’s going to be a great day it’s the last day of
to be a great day it’s the last day of
to be a great day it’s the last day of the summit so it’s it’s going to be a
the summit so it’s it’s going to be a
the summit so it’s it’s going to be a fabulous day yeah
all right just got out of the keynote
all right just got out of the keynote with Rick Mercer I’m going to head over
with Rick Mercer I’m going to head over
with Rick Mercer I’m going to head over to the mentor lounge
to the mentor lounge
to the mentor lounge I think Evans already here let me go
I think Evans already here let me go
I think Evans already here let me go find him all right day two of the summit
find him all right day two of the summit
find him all right day two of the summit done overall it was a really great
done overall it was a really great
done overall it was a really great experience I haven’t been to an
experience I haven’t been to an
experience I haven’t been to an accounting conference before and who
accounting conference before and who
accounting conference before and who knew that it would actually be a lot of
knew that it would actually be a lot of
knew that it would actually be a lot of fun the keynote this morning I don’t
fun the keynote this morning I don’t
fun the keynote this morning I don’t really need to be honest I didn’t know
really need to be honest I didn’t know
really need to be honest I didn’t know who he was for those of you don’t know
who he was for those of you don’t know
who he was for those of you don’t know he is a Canadian comedian any coaching
he is a Canadian comedian any coaching
he is a Canadian comedian any coaching coaching sessions but I use the
coaching sessions but I use the
coaching sessions but I use the opportunity to learn from Evan I had
opportunity to learn from Evan I had
opportunity to learn from Evan I had some questions for him so he kind of
some questions for him so he kind of
some questions for him so he kind of guided me through that and I was right
guided me through that and I was right
guided me through that and I was right beside him so I kind of sit in and he’s
beside him so I kind of sit in and he’s
beside him so I kind of sit in and he’s drop a little bit into his sessions and
drop a little bit into his sessions and
drop a little bit into his sessions and learn from him and see what he does so
learn from him and see what he does so
learn from him and see what he does so that way I could use some of that method
that way I could use some of that method
that way I could use some of that method myself too and see the weekends question
myself too and see the weekends question
myself too and see the weekends question looking at his thought process all of
looking at his thought process all of
looking at his thought process all of that so overall it wasn’t a waste even
that so overall it wasn’t a waste even
that so overall it wasn’t a waste even though I was looking forward to meeting
though I was looking forward to meeting
though I was looking forward to meeting more people but every opportunity is an
more people but every opportunity is an
more people but every opportunity is an opportunity to learn oh great great
opportunity to learn oh great great
opportunity to learn oh great great so being part of the sage summit was
so being part of the sage summit was
so being part of the sage summit was such an incredible experience for me not
such an incredible experience for me not
such an incredible experience for me not only did I get to mentor people help
only did I get to mentor people help
only did I get to mentor people help them out with their business and lives I
them out with their business and lives I
them out with their business and lives I got to watch some great speakers deliver
got to watch some great speakers deliver
got to watch some great speakers deliver their message to us I also met a new
their message to us I also met a new
their message to us I also met a new friend her name is Rebecca she shared
friend her name is Rebecca she shared
friend her name is Rebecca she shared her favorite quote with me which is say
her favorite quote with me which is say
her favorite quote with me which is say yes and figure the rest out afterwards
yes and figure the rest out afterwards
yes and figure the rest out afterwards which basically sums up this entire
which basically sums up this entire
which basically sums up this entire experience for me when Evan came with a
experience for me when Evan came with a
experience for me when Evan came with a challenge I just said yes I had no idea
challenge I just said yes I had no idea
challenge I just said yes I had no idea what was expected of me I didn’t know
what was expected of me I didn’t know
what was expected of me I didn’t know the details I didn’t know where I needed
the details I didn’t know where I needed
the details I didn’t know where I needed to be at what time what day wherever I
to be at what time what day wherever I
to be at what time what day wherever I just said yes and it turns out to be one
just said yes and it turns out to be one
just said yes and it turns out to be one of the best experiences I’ve had in a
of the best experiences I’ve had in a
of the best experiences I’ve had in a very long time and I’m so glad I said
very long time and I’m so glad I said
very long time and I’m so glad I said yes so for my next challenge I’m going
yes so for my next challenge I’m going
yes so for my next challenge I’m going to be
to be
to be bringing all of you behind the scenes in
bringing all of you behind the scenes in
bringing all of you behind the scenes in my mentoring sessions with Evan I
my mentoring sessions with Evan I
my mentoring sessions with Evan I learned from Tony Robbins that success
learned from Tony Robbins that success
learned from Tony Robbins that success leaves Clues if there’s something you
leaves Clues if there’s something you
leaves Clues if there’s something you really want to be successful at you need
really want to be successful at you need
really want to be successful at you need to study and mentor under someone who
to study and mentor under someone who
to study and mentor under someone who has been there and it has been
has been there and it has been
has been there and it has been successful consistently and to me
successful consistently and to me
successful consistently and to me I’ve been perfectly embodies that and
I’ve been perfectly embodies that and
I’ve been perfectly embodies that and such a great mentor for me so the
such a great mentor for me so the
such a great mentor for me so the question of the day is what is that one
question of the day is what is that one
question of the day is what is that one scary thing that you said yes dude that
scary thing that you said yes dude that
scary thing that you said yes dude that turned out to be an amazing experience
turned out to be an amazing experience
turned out to be an amazing experience for you so thank you so much for
for you so thank you so much for
for you so thank you so much for watching your comments and encouragement
watching your comments and encouragement
watching your comments and encouragement who really received gets me excited and
who really received gets me excited and
who really received gets me excited and wants me to keep going and making all
wants me to keep going and making all
wants me to keep going and making all these videos for all of you as you have
these videos for all of you as you have
these videos for all of you as you have a special shout out for Jason beam Jason
a special shout out for Jason beam Jason
a special shout out for Jason beam Jason beam wrote this is so cool honestly
beam wrote this is so cool honestly
beam wrote this is so cool honestly Jason you’ve been there since day one
Jason you’ve been there since day one
Jason you’ve been there since day one and I’m so incredibly honored to have
and I’m so incredibly honored to have
and I’m so incredibly honored to have you on this journey with me once again
you on this journey with me once again
you on this journey with me once again thank you so much guys I love you all
thank you so much guys I love you all
thank you so much guys I love you all and I’ll see you very very soon
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