good morning believe nation today’s message is do what you love over to you
message is do what you love over to you
message is do what you love over to you Seth MacFarlane what were you like as a
Seth MacFarlane what were you like as a
Seth MacFarlane what were you like as a child I I was a combination of reclusive
child I I was a combination of reclusive
child I I was a combination of reclusive and obsessed with what I wanted to do
and obsessed with what I wanted to do
and obsessed with what I wanted to do when I was 2 I want I was sitting in
when I was 2 I want I was sitting in
when I was 2 I want I was sitting in front of the TV drawing Fred
front of the TV drawing Fred
front of the TV drawing Fred Flintstone’s and woody woodpecker’s and
Flintstone’s and woody woodpecker’s and
Flintstone’s and woody woodpecker’s and at age 7 I’m running around like a crazy
at age 7 I’m running around like a crazy
at age 7 I’m running around like a crazy person doing voices but at the same time
person doing voices but at the same time
person doing voices but at the same time I would try to make animated films and
I would try to make animated films and
I would try to make animated films and try to figure out exactly how that art
try to figure out exactly how that art
try to figure out exactly how that art form worked when did you do your first
form worked when did you do your first
form worked when did you do your first cartoon how old were you and what was it
cartoon how old were you and what was it
cartoon how old were you and what was it I was in seventh grade it was called
I was in seventh grade it was called
I was in seventh grade it was called space pirates it was terrible so doing
space pirates it was terrible so doing
space pirates it was terrible so doing what you love following your passion is
what you love following your passion is
what you love following your passion is the most consistent message that comes
the most consistent message that comes
the most consistent message that comes from the famous entrepreneurs innovators
from the famous entrepreneurs innovators
from the famous entrepreneurs innovators artists musicians that we’ve had
artists musicians that we’ve had
artists musicians that we’ve had profiled on this channel it anybody
profiled on this channel it anybody
profiled on this channel it anybody who’s at the top of their game says you
who’s at the top of their game says you
who’s at the top of their game says you need to love what you’re doing what I
need to love what you’re doing what I
need to love what you’re doing what I find really interesting about this clip
find really interesting about this clip
find really interesting about this clip is two things one if you don’t know what
is two things one if you don’t know what
is two things one if you don’t know what you’re what you love doing if you don’t
you’re what you love doing if you don’t
you’re what you love doing if you don’t know what your passion is there may be
know what your passion is there may be
know what your passion is there may be precursors earlier on in your life to
precursors earlier on in your life to
precursors earlier on in your life to figure it out so for him he loved
figure it out so for him he loved
figure it out so for him he loved drawing right he loved that aspect of
drawing right he loved that aspect of
drawing right he loved that aspect of his life for me I never thought I was
his life for me I never thought I was
his life for me I never thought I was gonna be an entrepreneur but I had five
gonna be an entrepreneur but I had five
gonna be an entrepreneur but I had five years old
years old
years old sold pictures door-to-door that I had
sold pictures door-to-door that I had
sold pictures door-to-door that I had painted with my three-year-old little
painted with my three-year-old little
painted with my three-year-old little sister going through school
sister going through school
sister going through school I sold baseball cards to my friends and
I sold baseball cards to my friends and
I sold baseball cards to my friends and went to Florida they get autographs of
went to Florida they get autographs of
went to Florida they get autographs of the baseball players and then brought
the baseball players and then brought
the baseball players and then brought them back here and sold them at a
them back here and sold them at a
them back here and sold them at a premium
premium
premium I joined Junior Achievement and won all
I joined Junior Achievement and won all
I joined Junior Achievement and won all kinds of awards and being part of their
kinds of awards and being part of their
kinds of awards and being part of their company program which is after-school
company program which is after-school
company program which is after-school program and all of this stuff but I had
program and all of this stuff but I had
program and all of this stuff but I had all these aren’t feral tendencies but I
all these aren’t feral tendencies but I
all these aren’t feral tendencies but I still thought I was gonna be an
still thought I was gonna be an
still thought I was gonna be an investment banker of some kind or
investment banker of some kind or
investment banker of some kind or consultant of some kind I was still what
consultant of some kind I was still what
consultant of some kind I was still what I thought I was gonna be cuz I didn’t
I thought I was gonna be cuz I didn’t
I thought I was gonna be cuz I didn’t have as much exposure right my
have as much exposure right my
have as much exposure right my environment was safe corporate job
environment was safe corporate job
environment was safe corporate job nobody my family was an entrepreneur
nobody my family was an entrepreneur
nobody my family was an entrepreneur nobody around me was an entrepreneur and
nobody around me was an entrepreneur and
nobody around me was an entrepreneur and so it doesn’t surprise me or anybody
so it doesn’t surprise me or anybody
so it doesn’t surprise me or anybody that I went down that path
that I went down that path
that I went down that path there were signs there before I just
there were signs there before I just
there were signs there before I just didn’t listen to them and the people
didn’t listen to them and the people
didn’t listen to them and the people around me I guess couldn’t point them
around me I guess couldn’t point them
around me I guess couldn’t point them out for me either so if you’re still
out for me either so if you’re still
out for me either so if you’re still struggling to find out what it is that
struggling to find out what it is that
struggling to find out what it is that you love doing there may be some signs
you love doing there may be some signs
you love doing there may be some signs you can look to what did you love doing
you can look to what did you love doing
you can look to what did you love doing when you were five or ten or fifteen or
when you were five or ten or fifteen or
when you were five or ten or fifteen or twenty or whatever it is there may be
twenty or whatever it is there may be
twenty or whatever it is there may be some clues are for you
some clues are for you
some clues are for you the second thing that I loved about it
the second thing that I loved about it
the second thing that I loved about it was that he sucked at the start right
was that he sucked at the start right
was that he sucked at the start right his first thing was terrible so you can
his first thing was terrible so you can
his first thing was terrible so you can expect to suck at the start of whatever
expect to suck at the start of whatever
expect to suck at the start of whatever you do you can love it you have an
you do you can love it you have an
you do you can love it you have an inclination to want to do it you want to
inclination to want to do it you want to
inclination to want to do it you want to go out more and uncover a little bit
go out more and uncover a little bit
go out more and uncover a little bit more about it but you may suck in the
more about it but you may suck in the
more about it but you may suck in the process right don’t expect your first
process right don’t expect your first
process right don’t expect your first thing to be amazing
thing to be amazing
thing to be amazing what’s way more important is the passion
what’s way more important is the passion
what’s way more important is the passion that you’re drawn to it that you want to
that you’re drawn to it that you want to
that you’re drawn to it that you want to go and do it again when I first started
go and do it again when I first started
go and do it again when I first started salsa dancing I sucked I walked into a
salsa dancing I sucked I walked into a
salsa dancing I sucked I walked into a class and I was terrible I actually went
class and I was terrible I actually went
class and I was terrible I actually went to another school as well I took two
to another school as well I took two
to another school as well I took two classes to different schools at the same
classes to different schools at the same
classes to different schools at the same time to try to get better because I suck
time to try to get better because I suck
time to try to get better because I suck so badly at the start didn’t want to let
so badly at the start didn’t want to let
so badly at the start didn’t want to let down the people in my class so I had
down the people in my class so I had
down the people in my class so I had extra practice time you expect the suck
extra practice time you expect the suck
extra practice time you expect the suck but I loved it and I wanted to go back
but I loved it and I wanted to go back
but I loved it and I wanted to go back and do more and get better writing with
and do more and get better writing with
and do more and get better writing with time and with practice and with patience
time and with practice and with patience
time and with practice and with patience my skills improved and so just because
my skills improved and so just because
my skills improved and so just because you’re not good at something if you feel
you’re not good at something if you feel
you’re not good at something if you feel drawn to it
drawn to it
drawn to it go it and try it and if you like it do
go it and try it and if you like it do
go it and try it and if you like it do it again and do it again and do it again
it again and do it again and do it again
it again and do it again and do it again don’t put so much pressure but this has
don’t put so much pressure but this has
don’t put so much pressure but this has to be the thing that you love because if
to be the thing that you love because if
to be the thing that you love because if I did that I would never completed salsa
I did that I would never completed salsa
I did that I would never completed salsa would have never kept going on because
would have never kept going on because
would have never kept going on because on paper it looks terrible that I’m I’m
on paper it looks terrible that I’m I’m
on paper it looks terrible that I’m I’m tall
tall
tall I take big steps I don’t know Spanish
I take big steps I don’t know Spanish
I take big steps I don’t know Spanish I’m learning as an adult you know all of
I’m learning as an adult you know all of
I’m learning as an adult you know all of these things are potentially holding me
these things are potentially holding me
these things are potentially holding me back and put the people who’ve been
back and put the people who’ve been
back and put the people who’ve been dancing for a lot longer but I was able
dancing for a lot longer but I was able
dancing for a lot longer but I was able to quickly pass them because I love
to quickly pass them because I love
to quickly pass them because I love doing it and that’s what’s really
doing it and that’s what’s really
doing it and that’s what’s really important so the question of the day
important so the question of the day
important so the question of the day today is I’m curious
today is I’m curious
today is I’m curious were there signs earlier in your life
were there signs earlier in your life
were there signs earlier in your life that this is what you’re supposed to be
that this is what you’re supposed to be
that this is what you’re supposed to be doing I’m curious what those signs may
doing I’m curious what those signs may
doing I’m curious what those signs may or may not have been leave it down in
or may not have been leave it down in
or may not have been leave it down in the comments below I’m gonna join in the
the comments below I’m gonna join in the
the comments below I’m gonna join in the discussion I also want to give a quick
discussion I also want to give a quick
discussion I also want to give a quick shout out to Tristan Becnel Tristan
shout out to Tristan Becnel Tristan
shout out to Tristan Becnel Tristan thank you so much for picking up a copy
thank you so much for picking up a copy
thank you so much for picking up a copy of my book your one word it really
of my book your one word it really
of my book your one word it really really really means a lot to me so thank
really really means a lot to me so thank
really really means a lot to me so thank you guys for watching I believe in you I
you guys for watching I believe in you I
you guys for watching I believe in you I hope
hope
hope continue to belief in yourself and
continue to belief in yourself and
continue to belief in yourself and whatever your one where it is
whatever your one where it is
whatever your one where it is much love and I’ll see you again
much love and I’ll see you again
much love and I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot of
tomorrow morning for another shot of
tomorrow morning for another shot of inter
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