good morning believe nation today’s message is do you really want it over to
message is do you really want it over to
message is do you really want it over to you george RR martin ask yourself what
you george RR martin ask yourself what
you george RR martin ask yourself what if no one ever bought any of my work
if no one ever bought any of my work
if no one ever bought any of my work what if I’m never gonna sell a book or
what if I’m never gonna sell a book or
what if I’m never gonna sell a book or publish a book or a short story are you
publish a book or a short story are you
publish a book or a short story are you gonna continue to write and if the
gonna continue to write and if the
gonna continue to write and if the answer is yes because I have to do then
answer is yes because I have to do then
answer is yes because I have to do then yeah then you are a writer and whether
yeah then you are a writer and whether
yeah then you are a writer and whether you’re selling out I can’t no but if
you’re selling out I can’t no but if
you’re selling out I can’t no but if they’re stories and you that have to get
they’re stories and you that have to get
they’re stories and you that have to get out and want to put them down in the
out and want to put them down in the
out and want to put them down in the paper with whether you ever get the
paper with whether you ever get the
paper with whether you ever get the affirmation of a contract or a book in
affirmation of a contract or a book in
affirmation of a contract or a book in your hand or being on the bestseller
your hand or being on the bestseller
your hand or being on the bestseller list if you still have to tell your
list if you still have to tell your
list if you still have to tell your stories then then your writer if you can
stories then then your writer if you can
stories then then your writer if you can give it up then then it probably would
give it up then then it probably would
give it up then then it probably would be an act of sanity to learn accounting
be an act of sanity to learn accounting
be an act of sanity to learn accounting or something like that
or something like that
or something like that I think this lesson applies to everybody
I think this lesson applies to everybody
I think this lesson applies to everybody in the early stages of entrepreneurship
in the early stages of entrepreneurship
in the early stages of entrepreneurship whether you want to be a writer whether
whether you want to be a writer whether
whether you want to be a writer whether you want to be a musician whether you
you want to be a musician whether you
you want to be a musician whether you want to be an actor whether you want to
want to be an actor whether you want to
want to be an actor whether you want to be an innovator whether you want to be a
be an innovator whether you want to be a
be an innovator whether you want to be a youtuber whether you want to make chairs
youtuber whether you want to make chairs
youtuber whether you want to make chairs whether you want to be a dancer whatever
whether you want to be a dancer whatever
whether you want to be a dancer whatever it is whatever it is expect little to no
it is whatever it is expect little to no
it is whatever it is expect little to no traction at the beginning when I first
traction at the beginning when I first
traction at the beginning when I first started my entrepreneurship career my
started my entrepreneurship career my
started my entrepreneurship career my first business in the biotech software
first business in the biotech software
first business in the biotech software company I was making $300 a month we had
company I was making $300 a month we had
company I was making $300 a month we had zero traction built up and I just I
zero traction built up and I just I
zero traction built up and I just I could not live with the idea of not
could not live with the idea of not
could not live with the idea of not knowing and so even though I had these
knowing and so even though I had these
knowing and so even though I had these high-paying jobs available to me I had
high-paying jobs available to me I had
high-paying jobs available to me I had to say no I’m putting that on hold
to say no I’m putting that on hold
to say no I’m putting that on hold because I need to try this out I’m okay
because I need to try this out I’m okay
because I need to try this out I’m okay with it not working but I’m not okay
with it not working but I’m not okay
with it not working but I’m not okay with not knowing I had to give it a shot
with not knowing I had to give it a shot
with not knowing I had to give it a shot so we kept going and ended up working
so we kept going and ended up working
so we kept going and ended up working out for my first kind of speaking gig
out for my first kind of speaking gig
out for my first kind of speaking gig being an entrepreneur expert and giving
being an entrepreneur expert and giving
being an entrepreneur expert and giving some advice to people the first event
some advice to people the first event
some advice to people the first event was for it was free and had three people
was for it was free and had three people
was for it was free and had three people show up at my local YMCA three people
show up at my local YMCA three people
show up at my local YMCA three people and I put all of this work and energy
and I put all of this work and energy
and I put all of this work and energy and love into making it happen and only
and love into making it happen and only
and love into making it happen and only three people showed up and my heart sank
three people showed up and my heart sank
three people showed up and my heart sank walking into that room and seeing nobody
walking into that room and seeing nobody
walking into that room and seeing nobody show up for a free thing and logically
show up for a free thing and logically
show up for a free thing and logically you’re thinking if only three people
you’re thinking if only three people
you’re thinking if only three people show up to your
show up to your
show up to your free event how are you ever gonna charge
free event how are you ever gonna charge
free event how are you ever gonna charge for this right how is this ever gonna be
for this right how is this ever gonna be
for this right how is this ever gonna be a business and for me I didn’t care I
a business and for me I didn’t care I
a business and for me I didn’t care I didn’t care if it even ever became a
didn’t care if it even ever became a
didn’t care if it even ever became a business I loved it I loved helping
business I loved it I loved helping
business I loved it I loved helping those three people out and then with
those three people out and then with
those three people out and then with time’ grew three became five became
time’ grew three became five became
time’ grew three became five became eight became twenty became thirty you
eight became twenty became thirty you
eight became twenty became thirty you know and just kept growing up to then
know and just kept growing up to then
know and just kept growing up to then starting on the youtube channel when I
starting on the youtube channel when I
starting on the youtube channel when I start on the YouTube channel I had no
start on the YouTube channel I had no
start on the YouTube channel I had no results go back and look at my first
results go back and look at my first
results go back and look at my first videos
videos
videos no comments little views I just like the
no comments little views I just like the
no comments little views I just like the process of doing it and I think that’s
process of doing it and I think that’s
process of doing it and I think that’s what’s so important you have to not be
what’s so important you have to not be
what’s so important you have to not be just attached to the goal of something
just attached to the goal of something
just attached to the goal of something working out you have to be attached to
working out you have to be attached to
working out you have to be attached to the process of doing the work if you
the process of doing the work if you
the process of doing the work if you really really really really really want
really really really really really want
really really really really really want to do it then you’ll find time to go out
to do it then you’ll find time to go out
to do it then you’ll find time to go out and do it and that’s a trait that you’ll
and do it and that’s a trait that you’ll
and do it and that’s a trait that you’ll find in all successful entrepreneurs you
find in all successful entrepreneurs you
find in all successful entrepreneurs you have some early failures at the start
have some early failures at the start
have some early failures at the start and you keep going where most people
and you keep going where most people
and you keep going where most people quit where it’s the logical thing to
quit where it’s the logical thing to
quit where it’s the logical thing to quit where it’s the same thing to quit
quit where it’s the same thing to quit
quit where it’s the same thing to quit where the brain says quit this is not
where the brain says quit this is not
where the brain says quit this is not working stop doing it and something
working stop doing it and something
working stop doing it and something makes you want to keep going that’s when
makes you want to keep going that’s when
makes you want to keep going that’s when you know you’re on the right path so the
you know you’re on the right path so the
you know you’re on the right path so the question of the day today is I’m curious
question of the day today is I’m curious
question of the day today is I’m curious what have you had to give up to be the
what have you had to give up to be the
what have you had to give up to be the entrepreneur what opportunities did you
entrepreneur what opportunities did you
entrepreneur what opportunities did you give what what opportunity to give up on
give what what opportunity to give up on
give what what opportunity to give up on what things did you pass by on because
what things did you pass by on because
what things did you pass by on because you said no I’m gonna focus on this I’m
you said no I’m gonna focus on this I’m
you said no I’m gonna focus on this I’m gonna try to make this thing work I’m
gonna try to make this thing work I’m
gonna try to make this thing work I’m gonna give this my all what did you give
gonna give this my all what did you give
gonna give this my all what did you give up to get here leave it in the comments
up to get here leave it in the comments
up to get here leave it in the comments below super curious to find out I also
below super curious to find out I also
below super curious to find out I also want to give a quick shout out to thong
want to give a quick shout out to thong
want to give a quick shout out to thong Union thank you so much for picking up a
Union thank you so much for picking up a
Union thank you so much for picking up a copy of my book it really really really
copy of my book it really really really
copy of my book it really really really means a lot to me so thank you guys for
means a lot to me so thank you guys for
means a lot to me so thank you guys for watching I believe in you I hope you
watching I believe in you I hope you
watching I believe in you I hope you continue to believe in yourself and
continue to believe in yourself and
continue to believe in yourself and whatever your one word is much love and
whatever your one word is much love and
whatever your one word is much love and I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for
I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for
I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot of espresso
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