I’ve never ever been motivated by money it’s not about money for me the goal
it’s not about money for me the goal
it’s not about money for me the goal really was not so much to make a lot of
really was not so much to make a lot of
really was not so much to make a lot of money we created a company not because I
money we created a company not because I
money we created a company not because I wanted to be some successful
wanted to be some successful
wanted to be some successful entrepreneur and make a bunch of money
entrepreneur and make a bunch of money
entrepreneur and make a bunch of money who didn’t make money we have to be
who didn’t make money we have to be
who didn’t make money we have to be willing to not make money at J and I
willing to not make money at J and I
willing to not make money at J and I never talked about how much money we
never talked about how much money we
never talked about how much money we made or how much money we wanted to make
made or how much money we wanted to make
made or how much money we wanted to make nothing I did were the only reason for
nothing I did were the only reason for
nothing I did were the only reason for doing it was the money which ever worth
doing it was the money which ever worth
doing it was the money which ever worth it business doesn’t have to always money
it business doesn’t have to always money
it business doesn’t have to always money Center
Center
Center hello believe nation today we’re talking
hello believe nation today we’re talking
hello believe nation today we’re talking about how you shouldn’t do it for the
about how you shouldn’t do it for the
about how you shouldn’t do it for the money and as always guys if you hear
money and as always guys if you hear
money and as always guys if you hear something that really resonates with you
something that really resonates with you
something that really resonates with you please leave it down in the comments
please leave it down in the comments
please leave it down in the comments below put quotes around it so other
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below put quotes around it so other people can be inspired and when you
people can be inspired and when you
people can be inspired and when you write it down yourself it’s much more
write it down yourself it’s much more
write it down yourself it’s much more likely to stick with you as well enjoy
likely to stick with you as well enjoy
likely to stick with you as well enjoy [Music]
you make more money than any actor in
you make more money than any actor in the world this too shall pass by the way
the world this too shall pass by the way
the world this too shall pass by the way I don’t even know if that’s true I can
I don’t even know if that’s true I can
I don’t even know if that’s true I can tell you I pay more taxes than anyone
tell you I pay more taxes than anyone
tell you I pay more taxes than anyone I’ve ever met truth be told I’ve never
I’ve ever met truth be told I’ve never
I’ve ever met truth be told I’ve never ever been motivated by money I gotta
ever been motivated by money I gotta
ever been motivated by money I gotta give it to you man because you just seem
give it to you man because you just seem
give it to you man because you just seem like such a normal guy how are you able
like such a normal guy how are you able
like such a normal guy how are you able to get a smile and power talk exactly
to get a smile and power talk exactly
to get a smile and power talk exactly that’s what it is
that’s what it is
that’s what it is many people believe you’re normal yeah
many people believe you’re normal yeah
many people believe you’re normal yeah absolutely for me but
absolutely for me but
absolutely for me but so you had an opportunity
do things for play you make that choice
do things for play you make that choice which my love and then you’ll learn how
which my love and then you’ll learn how
which my love and then you’ll learn how to make money doing what you love here
to make money doing what you love here
to make money doing what you love here that’s when I changed careers
that’s when I changed careers
that’s when I changed careers I was never changing to something good
I was never changing to something good
I was never changing to something good money I was changing something I love
money I was changing something I love
money I was changing something I love right and that to me that’s really the
right and that to me that’s really the
right and that to me that’s really the only way to keep – if you have two
only way to keep – if you have two
only way to keep – if you have two choices one is IANA piano and another
choices one is IANA piano and another
choices one is IANA piano and another one I was out here though bowling and
one I was out here though bowling and
one I was out here though bowling and you can make more money fooling know but
you can make more money fooling know but
you can make more money fooling know but you love playing the piano for you got
you love playing the piano for you got
you love playing the piano for you got to play the piano it’s like you’ll tear
to play the piano it’s like you’ll tear
to play the piano it’s like you’ll tear yourself apart if you’re not doing the
yourself apart if you’re not doing the
yourself apart if you’re not doing the thing
thing
thing in Vice and you know what it is right
in Vice and you know what it is right
in Vice and you know what it is right right now the thing that you love more
right now the thing that you love more
right now the thing that you love more than everything whatever it is you trip
than everything whatever it is you trip
than everything whatever it is you trip up crazy as returning it to dedicate
up crazy as returning it to dedicate
up crazy as returning it to dedicate your life are you going to get paid up
your life are you going to get paid up
your life are you going to get paid up front from the Samoyed of blood we’re
front from the Samoyed of blood we’re
front from the Samoyed of blood we’re going to cut your jack am I getting paid
going to cut your jack am I getting paid
going to cut your jack am I getting paid up residence you can get me to get your
up residence you can get me to get your
up residence you can get me to get your check
check
check I not know but it’s not a it’s not about
I not know but it’s not a it’s not about
I not know but it’s not a it’s not about it’s not about money for me like it’s
it’s not about money for me like it’s
it’s not about money for me like it’s not it’s not I wanted to do I wanted my
not it’s not I wanted to do I wanted my
not it’s not I wanted to do I wanted my own Network I wanted to put I wanted to
own Network I wanted to put I wanted to
own Network I wanted to put I wanted to do something cool and it’s always about
do something cool and it’s always about
do something cool and it’s always about just me doing something that I think is
just me doing something that I think is
just me doing something that I think is awesome and the money will come I’m not
awesome and the money will come I’m not
awesome and the money will come I’m not I’m not worried about that that’ll
I’m not worried about that that’ll
I’m not worried about that that’ll that’ll come when the universe decides
that’ll come when the universe decides
that’ll come when the universe decides for it to come our goal was to get that
for it to come our goal was to get that
for it to come our goal was to get that we started with four employees and our
we started with four employees and our
we started with four employees and our goal was to get to 50 employees and the
goal was to get to 50 employees and the
goal was to get to 50 employees and the goal really was not so much to make a
goal really was not so much to make a
goal really was not so much to make a lot of money I’m I’m on it I wanted to
lot of money I’m I’m on it I wanted to
lot of money I’m I’m on it I wanted to me a lot of money in those days was I
me a lot of money in those days was I
me a lot of money in those days was I want to own a house I want have a nice
want to own a house I want have a nice
want to own a house I want have a nice car and I wanted to work with
car and I wanted to work with
car and I wanted to work with interesting people and do interesting
interesting people and do interesting
interesting people and do interesting things and I thought if I could control
things and I thought if I could control
things and I thought if I could control my own environment have a small
my own environment have a small
my own environment have a small consulting company and Oracle started
consulting company and Oracle started
consulting company and Oracle started out as a software consulting company we
out as a software consulting company we
out as a software consulting company we work for tandem computer if anyone
work for tandem computer if anyone
work for tandem computer if anyone remembers those guys we work for IBM
remembers those guys we work for IBM
remembers those guys we work for IBM that we work for a lot of different tech
that we work for a lot of different tech
that we work for a lot of different tech companies in Silicon Valley doing
companies in Silicon Valley doing
companies in Silicon Valley doing contract programming fixed-price
contract programming fixed-price
contract programming fixed-price contract programming and we did pretty
contract programming and we did pretty
contract programming and we did pretty well actually and again the idea was
well actually and again the idea was
well actually and again the idea was just to have a small software contract
just to have a small software contract
just to have a small software contract software company a bunch of you know we
software company a bunch of you know we
software company a bunch of you know we thought were a hotrod programmers and we
thought were a hotrod programmers and we
thought were a hotrod programmers and we thought we could make a decent living
thought we could make a decent living
thought we could make a decent living doing just that and quite by accident we
doing just that and quite by accident we
doing just that and quite by accident we built a product Airbnb we created a
built a product Airbnb we created a
built a product Airbnb we created a company not because I wanted to be some
company not because I wanted to be some
company not because I wanted to be some successful entrepreneur and make a bunch
successful entrepreneur and make a bunch
successful entrepreneur and make a bunch of money if I was going to do that I
of money if I was going to do that I
of money if I was going to do that I would not have started air-beds
would not have started air-beds
would not have started air-beds for conferences around the country that
for conferences around the country that
for conferences around the country that was not going to be a good idea in fact
was not going to be a good idea in fact
was not going to be a good idea in fact I had a mentor I told about the idea of
I had a mentor I told about the idea of
I had a mentor I told about the idea of airbend breakfast and he told me I hope
airbend breakfast and he told me I hope
airbend breakfast and he told me I hope that’s not the only idea you’re working
that’s not the only idea you’re working
that’s not the only idea you’re working on and my mom growing up all she ever
on and my mom growing up all she ever
on and my mom growing up all she ever wanted I went to art school she said
wanted I went to art school she said
wanted I went to art school she said just make sure you get a job that has
just make sure you get a job that has
just make sure you get a job that has health insurance and so I created when
health insurance and so I created when
health insurance and so I created when we created our bed and breakfast she
we created our bed and breakfast she
we created our bed and breakfast she said us I guess you never got that job
said us I guess you never got that job
said us I guess you never got that job of health insurance is what happens you
of health insurance is what happens you
of health insurance is what happens you start having to let strangers in your
start having to let strangers in your
start having to let strangers in your homes I come from a country where you
homes I come from a country where you
homes I come from a country where you didn’t make money because you made
didn’t make money because you made
didn’t make money because you made movies you lost money because you’re
movies you lost money because you’re
movies you lost money because you’re made movies and all of my life when I
made movies and all of my life when I
made movies and all of my life when I approached a new project and I was fifty
approached a new project and I was fifty
approached a new project and I was fifty fifty years old and I’ve done now
fifty years old and I’ve done now
fifty years old and I’ve done now I don’t know how many movies has
I don’t know how many movies has
I don’t know how many movies has producer director Lola and I still have
producer director Lola and I still have
producer director Lola and I still have the same emotion when I go into a
the same emotion when I go into a
the same emotion when I go into a project I go how much I’m willing to
project I go how much I’m willing to
project I go how much I’m willing to lose to do that image and there’s always
lose to do that image and there’s always
lose to do that image and there’s always one or two images in every project that
one or two images in every project that
one or two images in every project that you would more than your house sell your
you would more than your house sell your
you would more than your house sell your car give everything you have to to make
car give everything you have to to make
car give everything you have to to make sure that image comes to save I’ve heard
sure that image comes to save I’ve heard
sure that image comes to save I’ve heard you talk about like Pacific Rim it was
you talk about like Pacific Rim it was
you talk about like Pacific Rim it was through the girl with the red she
through the girl with the red she
through the girl with the red she absolutely like had to make that movie
absolutely like had to make that movie
absolutely like had to make that movie just to see that it doesn’t matter what
just to see that it doesn’t matter what
just to see that it doesn’t matter what you go through doesn’t matter they they
you go through doesn’t matter they they
you go through doesn’t matter they they give you X amount of time but what you
give you X amount of time but what you
give you X amount of time but what you need to always protect the images that
need to always protect the images that
need to always protect the images that are crucial so you’ve sort of arrived at
are crucial so you’ve sort of arrived at
are crucial so you’ve sort of arrived at these different approaches to writing
these different approaches to writing
these different approaches to writing what was the first to your mind like the
what was the first to your mind like the
what was the first to your mind like the first writing piece that you did they
first writing piece that you did they
first writing piece that you did they kind of put you on the map
kind of put you on the map
kind of put you on the map we’re not like I’ve arrived but you’re
we’re not like I’ve arrived but you’re
we’re not like I’ve arrived but you’re like okay I actually I actually could
like okay I actually I actually could
like okay I actually I actually could make this work or I could actually
make this work or I could actually
make this work or I could actually really be good at this or wow I get I
really be good at this or wow I get I
really be good at this or wow I get I just got recognition for this piece I
just got recognition for this piece I
just got recognition for this piece I mean was were there any sort of defining
mean was were there any sort of defining
mean was were there any sort of defining moments in your in your career as a
moments in your in your career as a
moments in your in your career as a writer yeah I think I mean I don’t know
writer yeah I think I mean I don’t know
writer yeah I think I mean I don’t know I’m not yeah the other things that I
I’m not yeah the other things that I
I’m not yeah the other things that I remember I remember like I was like but
remember I remember like I was like but
remember I remember like I was like but by the way the best way to get about it
by the way the best way to get about it
by the way the best way to get about it get started anything is to be willing to
get started anything is to be willing to
get started anything is to be willing to work for free
work for free
work for free internships like to me of the path to
internships like to me of the path to
internships like to me of the path to anything and I mean I really think being
anything and I mean I really think being
anything and I mean I really think being there’s definitely a lot of people who
there’s definitely a lot of people who
there’s definitely a lot of people who are entitled basically absence to say
are entitled basically absence to say
are entitled basically absence to say but anyway yeah if you want to want to
but anyway yeah if you want to want to
but anyway yeah if you want to want to live in your passion whatever your
live in your passion whatever your
live in your passion whatever your passion is you have to be willing to not
passion is you have to be willing to not
passion is you have to be willing to not make money at it you want to do what you
make money at it you want to do what you
make money at it you want to do what you love you got to do yes do you people you
love you got to do yes do you people you
love you got to do yes do you people you have a choice you can choose money or
have a choice you can choose money or
have a choice you can choose money or you can choose what you love the Joseph
you can choose what you love the Joseph
you can choose what you love the Joseph Campbell has a great quote that I always
Campbell has a great quote that I always
Campbell has a great quote that I always use I don’t know if you guys know this
use I don’t know if you guys know this
use I don’t know if you guys know this just just general so the idea here what
just just general so the idea here what
just just general so the idea here what mm so yeah the great kind of professor
mm so yeah the great kind of professor
mm so yeah the great kind of professor of mythology that he said the the
of mythology that he said the the
of mythology that he said the the insecure could you guys realistic
insecure could you guys realistic
insecure could you guys realistic insecure way is the secure way you guys
insecure way is the secure way you guys
insecure way is the secure way you guys have heard that quote and what it means
have heard that quote and what it means
have heard that quote and what it means basically is you know my parents and I’m
basically is you know my parents and I’m
basically is you know my parents and I’m sure like most people’s parents say get
sure like most people’s parents say get
sure like most people’s parents say get a good job trying to make some money
a good job trying to make some money
a good job trying to make some money make a good living yeah and because I
make a good living yeah and because I
make a good living yeah and because I think that’s secure if you make go and
think that’s secure if you make go and
think that’s secure if you make go and make money but if you do a job you make
make money but if you do a job you make
make money but if you do a job you make money
money
money lose that job yeah then use the money
lose that job yeah then use the money
lose that job yeah then use the money you have nothing right right where he
you have nothing right right where he
you have nothing right right where he says if you choose your passion yeah I
says if you choose your passion yeah I
says if you choose your passion yeah I should just mentally make money to lose
should just mentally make money to lose
should just mentally make money to lose money because you’re always in had your
money because you’re always in had your
money because you’re always in had your passion be happy so it doesn’t actually
passion be happy so it doesn’t actually
passion be happy so it doesn’t actually matter that’s your safety net right and
matter that’s your safety net right and
matter that’s your safety net right and and but the challenge of that is that it
and but the challenge of that is that it
and but the challenge of that is that it might be eight years or four years
might be eight years or four years
might be eight years or four years before you’re actually making a living
before you’re actually making a living
before you’re actually making a living at it versus versus something else well
at it versus versus something else well
at it versus versus something else well I said what if finally comes down to in
I said what if finally comes down to in
I said what if finally comes down to in your business and how you run it is you
your business and how you run it is you
your business and how you run it is you first and me second take that home with
first and me second take that home with
first and me second take that home with you first and me second the first thing
you first and me second the first thing
you first and me second the first thing you want to do is help your people
you want to do is help your people
you want to do is help your people succeed and then you succeed just keep
succeed and then you succeed just keep
succeed and then you succeed just keep it in the right order it’s not you
it in the right order it’s not you
it in the right order it’s not you succeeding and then hopefully they come
succeeding and then hopefully they come
succeeding and then hopefully they come out okay it’s all about them not about
out okay it’s all about them not about
out okay it’s all about them not about you and I think that was the foundation
you and I think that was the foundation
you and I think that was the foundation of our business you know we never say
of our business you know we never say
of our business you know we never say and I never talked about how much money
and I never talked about how much money
and I never talked about how much money we made or how much money we wanted to
we made or how much money we wanted to
we made or how much money we wanted to make
make
make we took awhile big we like our business
we took awhile big we like our business
we took awhile big we like our business but it was never a personal financial
but it was never a personal financial
but it was never a personal financial goal but our focus was on how we could
goal but our focus was on how we could
goal but our focus was on how we could enrich the lives of our people and make
enrich the lives of our people and make
enrich the lives of our people and make them better oftentimes influencing them
them better oftentimes influencing them
them better oftentimes influencing them with our faith as well when you start
with our faith as well when you start
with our faith as well when you start out you have to deal with the problems
out you have to deal with the problems
out you have to deal with the problems of failure you need to be thick-skinned
of failure you need to be thick-skinned
of failure you need to be thick-skinned to learn that not every project will
to learn that not every project will
to learn that not every project will survive a freelance life a life in the
survive a freelance life a life in the
survive a freelance life a life in the arts is sometimes like putting messages
arts is sometimes like putting messages
arts is sometimes like putting messages in bottles on a desert island and hoping
in bottles on a desert island and hoping
in bottles on a desert island and hoping that someone will find one of your
that someone will find one of your
that someone will find one of your bottles and open it to read it and put
bottles and open it to read it and put
bottles and open it to read it and put something in a bottle that will wash its
something in a bottle that will wash its
something in a bottle that will wash its way back to you appreciation or a
way back to you appreciation or a
way back to you appreciation or a commission or money or love and you have
commission or money or love and you have
commission or money or love and you have to accept that you may put out hundreds
to accept that you may put out hundreds
to accept that you may put out hundreds of things for every bottle that winds up
of things for every bottle that winds up
of things for every bottle that winds up coming back the problems of failure the
coming back the problems of failure the
coming back the problems of failure the problems of discouragement of
problems of discouragement of
problems of discouragement of hopelessness of hunger you want
hopelessness of hunger you want
hopelessness of hunger you want everything to happen and you want it now
everything to happen and you want it now
everything to happen and you want it now and things go wrong my first book a
and things go wrong my first book a
and things go wrong my first book a piece of journalism I done only for the
piece of journalism I done only for the
piece of journalism I done only for the money and which had already bought me an
money and which had already bought me an
money and which had already bought me an electric typewriter from the advance
electric typewriter from the advance
electric typewriter from the advance should have been a best-seller it should
should have been a best-seller it should
should have been a best-seller it should have paid me a lot of money if the
have paid me a lot of money if the
have paid me a lot of money if the publisher hadn’t done in
publisher hadn’t done in
publisher hadn’t done in in voluntary liquidation between the
in voluntary liquidation between the
in voluntary liquidation between the first print run selling out and the
first print run selling out and the
first print run selling out and the second print run never happening and
second print run never happening and
second print run never happening and before any Broyles his could be paid it
before any Broyles his could be paid it
before any Broyles his could be paid it would have done and I shrugged and I
would have done and I shrugged and I
would have done and I shrugged and I still had my electric typewriter and
still had my electric typewriter and
still had my electric typewriter and enough money to pay the rent for a
enough money to pay the rent for a
enough money to pay the rent for a couple of months and I decided that I’d
couple of months and I decided that I’d
couple of months and I decided that I’d do my best in future not to write books
do my best in future not to write books
do my best in future not to write books just for the money if she didn’t get the
just for the money if she didn’t get the
just for the money if she didn’t get the money then you didn’t have anything and
money then you didn’t have anything and
money then you didn’t have anything and if I did work I was proud of and I
if I did work I was proud of and I
if I did work I was proud of and I didn’t get the money at least I’d have
didn’t get the money at least I’d have
didn’t get the money at least I’d have the work every now and then I forget
the work every now and then I forget
the work every now and then I forget that rule and whenever I do the universe
that rule and whenever I do the universe
that rule and whenever I do the universe kicks me hard and reminds me I don’t
kicks me hard and reminds me I don’t
kicks me hard and reminds me I don’t know that it’s an issue for anybody but
know that it’s an issue for anybody but
know that it’s an issue for anybody but me but it’s true that nothing I did
me but it’s true that nothing I did
me but it’s true that nothing I did we’re the only reason for doing it was
we’re the only reason for doing it was
we’re the only reason for doing it was the money would ever worth it
the money would ever worth it
the money would ever worth it except this bitter experience usually I
except this bitter experience usually I
except this bitter experience usually I didn’t wind up getting the money either
the things I did because I was excited
the things I did because I was excited and wanted to see them exist in reality
and wanted to see them exist in reality
and wanted to see them exist in reality have never let me down and I’ve never
have never let me down and I’ve never
have never let me down and I’ve never regretted the time I spent on any of
regretted the time I spent on any of
regretted the time I spent on any of them everything that we do in the
them everything that we do in the
them everything that we do in the business world is focused on making
business world is focused on making
business world is focused on making money that’s what indicate indicator
money that’s what indicate indicator
money that’s what indicate indicator that you try to assess how successful we
that you try to assess how successful we
that you try to assess how successful we are in the business world there’s
are in the business world there’s
are in the business world there’s nothing else so that kind of squeezed
nothing else so that kind of squeezed
nothing else so that kind of squeezed out all kinds of social orientation of
out all kinds of social orientation of
out all kinds of social orientation of human life and human activity and that’s
human life and human activity and that’s
human life and human activity and that’s not a terrible situation and that
not a terrible situation and that
not a terrible situation and that untenable situation is created by the
untenable situation is created by the
untenable situation is created by the structure that we have I said business
structure that we have I said business
structure that we have I said business doesn’t have to always money center
doesn’t have to always money center
doesn’t have to always money center always self-centered always or many
always self-centered always or many
always self-centered always or many times obsessed with money because human
times obsessed with money because human
times obsessed with money because human beings is not they are not always about
beings is not they are not always about
beings is not they are not always about money human beings is much bigger than
money human beings is much bigger than
money human beings is much bigger than just a money-making machine we are not
just a money-making machine we are not
just a money-making machine we are not robots we are human beings we take care
robots we are human beings we take care
robots we are human beings we take care of ourselves individually at the same
of ourselves individually at the same
of ourselves individually at the same time we take care of everybody else we
time we take care of everybody else we
time we take care of everybody else we take care of the planet itself and
take care of the planet itself and
take care of the planet itself and business world doesn’t have that
business world doesn’t have that
business world doesn’t have that orientation so at the moment we can do
orientation so at the moment we can do
orientation so at the moment we can do that we can create a different kind of
that we can create a different kind of
that we can create a different kind of business which is not money center thank
business which is not money center thank
business which is not money center thank you guys so much for watching I hope you
you guys so much for watching I hope you
you guys so much for watching I hope you enjoyed I’d love to know what was your
enjoyed I’d love to know what was your
enjoyed I’d love to know what was your paperclip what resonated the most with
paperclip what resonated the most with
paperclip what resonated the most with you what are you going to take from this
you what are you going to take from this
you what are you going to take from this video and immediately apply to your life
video and immediately apply to your life
video and immediately apply to your life or your business somehow please leave it
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down in the comments I’m super curious
down in the comments I’m super curious to find out thank you guys again for
to find out thank you guys again for
to find out thank you guys again 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 I’ll
whatever your one word is much love I’ll
whatever your one word is much love I’ll see you soon
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