so I recently saw this video of micro on entrepreneurs YouTube channel when you
entrepreneurs YouTube channel when you
entrepreneurs YouTube channel when you follow your passion when you follow your
follow your passion when you follow your
follow your passion when you follow your dream when you grow up being told that
dream when you grow up being told that
dream when you grow up being told that you’re a precious little snowflake and
you’re a precious little snowflake and
you’re a precious little snowflake and all you have to do is look inward and
all you have to do is look inward and
all you have to do is look inward and identify that thing in you that you want
identify that thing in you that you want
identify that thing in you that you want more than anything else that’s a trap I
more than anything else that’s a trap I
more than anything else that’s a trap I think when you put passion first you
think when you put passion first you
think when you put passion first you erect a giant wall if you can get over
erect a giant wall if you can get over
erect a giant wall if you can get over it
it
it and get down to the other side then you
and get down to the other side then you
and get down to the other side then you get to write the biography and tell the
get to write the biography and tell the
get to write the biography and tell the world about how you identified your wish
world about how you identified your wish
world about how you identified your wish and people love to read that crap in my
and people love to read that crap in my
and people love to read that crap in my view that’s simply not how most success
view that’s simply not how most success
view that’s simply not how most success works then I got this comment on my
works then I got this comment on my
works then I got this comment on my youtube channel
youtube channel
youtube channel [Music]
[Music]
[Music] what do I think I think you should be
what do I think I think you should be
what do I think I think you should be careful who you’re taking advice from
careful who you’re taking advice from
careful who you’re taking advice from here’s who I listen to people say you
here’s who I listen to people say you
here’s who I listen to people say you have to have a lot of passion for what
have to have a lot of passion for what
have to have a lot of passion for what you’re doing and it’s totally true and
you’re doing and it’s totally true and
you’re doing and it’s totally true and the reason is is because it’s so hard
the reason is is because it’s so hard
the reason is is because it’s so hard that if you don’t any rational person
that if you don’t any rational person
that if you don’t any rational person would give up it’s really hard and you
would give up it’s really hard and you
would give up it’s really hard and you have to do it over a sustained period of
have to do it over a sustained period of
have to do it over a sustained period of time so if you don’t love it if you’re
time so if you don’t love it if you’re
time so if you don’t love it if you’re not having fun doing it you don’t really
not having fun doing it you don’t really
not having fun doing it you don’t really love it you’re going to give up and
love it you’re going to give up and
love it you’re going to give up and that’s what happens to most people
that’s what happens to most people
that’s what happens to most people actually if you really look at the ones
actually if you really look at the ones
actually if you really look at the ones that ended up you know being successful
that ended up you know being successful
that ended up you know being successful unquote in the eyes of society and the
unquote in the eyes of society and the
unquote in the eyes of society and the ones that didn’t oftentimes it’s the
ones that didn’t oftentimes it’s the
ones that didn’t oftentimes it’s the ones that are successful love what they
ones that are successful love what they
ones that are successful love what they did so they could persevere when it you
did so they could persevere when it you
did so they could persevere when it you know when it got really tough and and
know when it got really tough and and
know when it got really tough and and the ones that didn’t love it quit
the ones that didn’t love it quit
the ones that didn’t love it quit because they’re saying right who would
because they’re saying right who would
because they’re saying right who would want to put up with this stuff if you
want to put up with this stuff if you
want to put up with this stuff if you don’t love it so it’s a lot of hard work
don’t love it so it’s a lot of hard work
don’t love it so it’s a lot of hard work and and it’s a lot of worrying
and and it’s a lot of worrying
and and it’s a lot of worrying constantly and if you don’t love it
constantly and if you don’t love it
constantly and if you don’t love it you’re going to fail so you got to love
you’re going to fail so you got to love
you’re going to fail so you got to love it you got to have passion really really
it you got to have passion really really
it you got to have passion really really liking what you do whatever area that
liking what you do whatever area that
liking what you do whatever area that you get into given that you know even if
you get into given that you know even if
you get into given that you know even if you if you’re the best the best there’s
you if you’re the best the best there’s
you if you’re the best the best there’s always a chance of failure so I think
always a chance of failure so I think
always a chance of failure so I think it’s important that you really like
it’s important that you really like
it’s important that you really like whatever you’re doing if you don’t like
whatever you’re doing if you don’t like
whatever you’re doing if you don’t like it life is too short you know I’d say if
it life is too short you know I’d say if
it life is too short you know I’d say if and also if you if you like what you’re
and also if you if you like what you’re
and also if you if you like what you’re doing if you think about it even when
doing if you think about it even when
doing if you think about it even when you’re not working I mean it’ll just
you’re not working I mean it’ll just
you’re not working I mean it’ll just it’s something that your mind is drawn
it’s something that your mind is drawn
it’s something that your mind is drawn to and and if you don’t like it you just
to and and if you don’t like it you just
to and and if you don’t like it you just really can’t make it work I think my
really can’t make it work I think my
really can’t make it work I think my advice would be the same for any kind of
advice would be the same for any kind of
advice would be the same for any kind of entrepreneur and that is make sure that
entrepreneur and that is make sure that
entrepreneur and that is make sure that you are focused on something you’re
you are focused on something you’re
you are focused on something you’re passionate about
passionate about
passionate about so if you look at the early internet
so if you look at the early internet
so if you look at the early internet companies they were started and focused
companies they were started and focused
companies they were started and focused on doing something that they thought was
on doing something that they thought was
on doing something that they thought was very interesting long before the
very interesting long before the
very interesting long before the internet was fashionable in anyway you
internet was fashionable in anyway you
internet was fashionable in anyway you know I I you know we are currently an
know I I you know we are currently an
know I I you know we are currently an underdog once again we’ve been in
underdog once again we’ve been in
underdog once again we’ve been in business for six years and there was
business for six years and there was
business for six years and there was exactly one year where we were not the
exactly one year where we were not the
exactly one year where we were not the underdog and that was 1999 I like the
underdog and that was 1999 I like the
underdog and that was 1999 I like the the underdog years because it makes a
the underdog years because it makes a
the underdog years because it makes a you know I liked it when all the people
you know I liked it when all the people
you know I liked it when all the people we hired their parents told them they
we hired their parents told them they
we hired their parents told them they were crazy like that was the that was
were crazy like that was the that was
were crazy like that was the that was kind of the good era fortunately it’s
kind of the good era fortunately it’s
kind of the good era fortunately it’s back in 1999 all the parents were like
back in 1999 all the parents were like
back in 1999 all the parents were like you know given their brothers and
you know given their brothers and
you know given their brothers and sisters high fives you know my son is
sisters high fives you know my son is
sisters high fives you know my son is working at amazon.com so that’s a very
working at amazon.com so that’s a very
working at amazon.com so that’s a very you can’t follow the fashion when you’re
you can’t follow the fashion when you’re
you can’t follow the fashion when you’re trying to do a startup company or I
trying to do a startup company or I
trying to do a startup company or I think really anything in life but you
think really anything in life but you
think really anything in life but you have to as an entrepreneur if you’re
have to as an entrepreneur if you’re
have to as an entrepreneur if you’re going to if you’re going to build a
going to if you’re going to build a
going to if you’re going to build a company pick something you think is
company pick something you think is
company pick something you think is interesting that has the intersection of
interesting that has the intersection of
interesting that has the intersection of genuinely creating real customer value
genuinely creating real customer value
genuinely creating real customer value and then just stay right there and let
and then just stay right there and let
and then just stay right there and let the weight of catch you everybody has a
the weight of catch you everybody has a
the weight of catch you everybody has a calling and your real job in life is to
calling and your real job in life is to
calling and your real job in life is to figure out as soon as possible what that
figure out as soon as possible what that
figure out as soon as possible what that is who you were meant to be and begin to
is who you were meant to be and begin to
is who you were meant to be and begin to honor that in the best way possible
honor that in the best way possible
honor that in the best way possible for yourself we have seen over the years
for yourself we have seen over the years
for yourself we have seen over the years on The Oprah Show so many people who’ve
on The Oprah Show so many people who’ve
on The Oprah Show so many people who’ve been able to rise to success in their
been able to rise to success in their
been able to rise to success in their life and only able to rise to success
life and only able to rise to success
life and only able to rise to success because they answered the call lots of
because they answered the call lots of
because they answered the call lots of people think that it’s about being
people think that it’s about being
people think that it’s about being famous or about being known or about
famous or about being known or about
famous or about being known or about doing big big incredible things what
doing big big incredible things what
doing big big incredible things what you’re going to hear today and see
you’re going to hear today and see
you’re going to hear today and see through the stories is that sometimes
through the stories is that sometimes
through the stories is that sometimes the calling is right in your own
the calling is right in your own
the calling is right in your own neighborhood sometimes the calling is
neighborhood sometimes the calling is
neighborhood sometimes the calling is something that was just a whisper to you
something that was just a whisper to you
something that was just a whisper to you and when you begin to honor that whisper
and when you begin to honor that whisper
and when you begin to honor that whisper and to follow that you end up being the
and to follow that you end up being the
and to follow that you end up being the best that you could be so in my own life
best that you could be so in my own life
best that you could be so in my own life I have to say that I had no idea that I
I have to say that I had no idea that I
I have to say that I had no idea that I would end up being who I have become but
would end up being who I have become but
would end up being who I have become but I had a strong belief that the calling
I had a strong belief that the calling
I had a strong belief that the calling was something greater than what
was something greater than what
was something greater than what Mississippi was showing me the calling
Mississippi was showing me the calling
Mississippi was showing me the calling was greater than my front yard the
was greater than my front yard the
was greater than my front yard the calling was greater than what my
calling was greater than what my
calling was greater than what my grandmother believed that my life could
grandmother believed that my life could
grandmother believed that my life could be in your book the art of the deal
be in your book the art of the deal
be in your book the art of the deal you said that money really isn’t that
you said that money really isn’t that
you said that money really isn’t that important it’s just a means of keeping
important it’s just a means of keeping
important it’s just a means of keeping score it’s playing the game that excites
score it’s playing the game that excites
score it’s playing the game that excites you I love the game I like the money and
you I love the game I like the money and
you I love the game I like the money and the money is certainly a method of
the money is certainly a method of
the money is certainly a method of keeping score but I don’t do things for
keeping score but I don’t do things for
keeping score but I don’t do things for money I do things because I enjoy doing
money I do things because I enjoy doing
money I do things because I enjoy doing that really sometimes can translate into
that really sometimes can translate into
that really sometimes can translate into more money than you would have made if
more money than you would have made if
more money than you would have made if you went just after the money I say that
you went just after the money I say that
you went just after the money I say that you know you should pursue your passion
you know you should pursue your passion
you know you should pursue your passion if you’re passionate about something and
if you’re passionate about something and
if you’re passionate about something and you work hard then I think you’ll be
you work hard then I think you’ll be
you work hard then I think you’ll be successful if you if you start a
successful if you if you start a
successful if you if you start a business because you think you’re going
business because you think you’re going
business because you think you’re going to make a lot of money at it then you
to make a lot of money at it then you
to make a lot of money at it then you probably won’t be successful because
probably won’t be successful because
probably won’t be successful because that’s the wrong reason to start a
that’s the wrong reason to start a
that’s the wrong reason to start a business you have to really believe in
business you have to really believe in
business you have to really believe in what you’re doing be passionate enough
what you’re doing be passionate enough
what you’re doing be passionate enough about it so that you will put in the
about it so that you will put in the
about it so that you will put in the hours and the hard work that it takes to
hours and the hard work that it takes to
hours and the hard work that it takes to actually succeed there and then then
actually succeed there and then then
actually succeed there and then then you’ll be successful do you need more
you’ll be successful do you need more
you’ll be successful do you need more need people that look for great ideas to
need people that look for great ideas to
need people that look for great ideas to make money you know are nearly as
make money you know are nearly as
make money you know are nearly as successful as those who say okay what do
successful as those who say okay what do
successful as those who say okay what do I really love to do what am I excited
I really love to do what am I excited
I really love to do what am I excited about what I know something about you
about what I know something about you
about what I know something about you know what’s kind of interesting and
know what’s kind of interesting and
know what’s kind of interesting and compelling my advice is do things that
compelling my advice is do things that
compelling my advice is do things that are true to you most things that I’m
are true to you most things that I’m
are true to you most things that I’m involved with are extension of being
involved with are extension of being
involved with are extension of being creative you know Rockaway is a clothing
creative you know Rockaway is a clothing
creative you know Rockaway is a clothing company you know it’s part of who you
company you know it’s part of who you
company you know it’s part of who you are and hip hop is your attitude and
are and hip hop is your attitude and
are and hip hop is your attitude and what you’re trying to express express
what you’re trying to express express
what you’re trying to express express how you dress I love sports growing up I
how you dress I love sports growing up I
how you dress I love sports growing up I grew up in a household where sports was
grew up in a household where sports was
grew up in a household where sports was on 24 you know 7 so these are things
on 24 you know 7 so these are things
on 24 you know 7 so these are things that are you know are comfortable for me
that are you know are comfortable for me
that are you know are comfortable for me you know these are things that I like so
you know these are things that I like so
you know these are things that I like so I would just say get involved in things
I would just say get involved in things
I would just say get involved in things that you love and also have you know
that you love and also have you know
that you love and also have you know have a standard for yourself and have
have a standard for yourself and have
have a standard for yourself and have some sort of integrity and try to you
some sort of integrity and try to you
some sort of integrity and try to you know find some sort of truth in what
know find some sort of truth in what
know find some sort of truth in what you’re doing you can spend your whole
you’re doing you can spend your whole
you’re doing you can spend your whole life imagining ghosts worrying about the
life imagining ghosts worrying about the
life imagining ghosts worrying about the pathway to the future but all there will
pathway to the future but all there will
pathway to the future but all there will ever be is what’s happening here in the
ever be is what’s happening here in the
ever be is what’s happening here in the decisions we make in this moment which
decisions we make in this moment which
decisions we make in this moment which are based in either love or fear so many
are based in either love or fear so many
are based in either love or fear so many of us choose our path out of fear
of us choose our path out of fear
of us choose our path out of fear disguised as practicality
what we really want seems impossibly out
what we really want seems impossibly out of reach and ridiculous to expect so we
of reach and ridiculous to expect so we
of reach and ridiculous to expect so we never dare to ask the universe for it
never dare to ask the universe for it
never dare to ask the universe for it I’m saying I’m the proof that you can
I’m saying I’m the proof that you can
I’m saying I’m the proof that you can ask the universe for it please and if it
ask the universe for it please and if it
ask the universe for it please and if it doesn’t happen for you right away it’s
doesn’t happen for you right away it’s
doesn’t happen for you right away it’s only because the universe is so busy
only because the universe is so busy
only because the universe is so busy fulfilling my order
my father could have been a great
my father could have been a great comedian but he didn’t believe that that
comedian but he didn’t believe that that
comedian but he didn’t believe that that was possible for him and so he made a
was possible for him and so he made a
was possible for him and so he made a conservative choice instead he got a
conservative choice instead he got a
conservative choice instead he got a safe job as an accountant and when I was
safe job as an accountant and when I was
safe job as an accountant and when I was 12 years old he was let go from that
12 years old he was let go from that
12 years old he was let go from that safe job and our family had to do
safe job and our family had to do
safe job and our family had to do whatever we could to survive I learned
whatever we could to survive I learned
whatever we could to survive I learned many great lessons from my father not
many great lessons from my father not
many great lessons from my father not the least of which was that you can fail
the least of which was that you can fail
the least of which was that you can fail at what you don’t want so you might as
at what you don’t want so you might as
at what you don’t want so you might as well take a chance on doing what you
well take a chance on doing what you
well take a chance on doing what you love I’ve been telling people for a long
love I’ve been telling people for a long
love I’ve been telling people for a long time if you’re doing something that
time if you’re doing something that
time if you’re doing something that you’re not passionate about or committed
you’re not passionate about or committed
you’re not passionate about or committed to then you compromising yourself every
to then you compromising yourself every
to then you compromising yourself every day and you know what you cannot fake
day and you know what you cannot fake
day and you know what you cannot fake the font for long just don’t take no for
the font for long just don’t take no for
the font for long just don’t take no for an answer and I think if you you know if
an answer and I think if you you know if
an answer and I think if you you know if you believe in what you’re doing
you believe in what you’re doing
you believe in what you’re doing many people will tell you you know what
many people will tell you you know what
many people will tell you you know what why you’re mistaken why you’ll never
why you’re mistaken why you’ll never
why you’re mistaken why you’ll never work and you know if you’re ready leave
work and you know if you’re ready leave
work and you know if you’re ready leave passionate what you’re doing just
passionate what you’re doing just
passionate what you’re doing just distant and I you know keep going you
distant and I you know keep going you
distant and I you know keep going you don’t keep keep pushing on I feel so
don’t keep keep pushing on I feel so
don’t keep keep pushing on I feel so strongly that the reason I’m here is I
strongly that the reason I’m here is I
strongly that the reason I’m here is I dreamed big dreams I dream the kind of
dreamed big dreams I dream the kind of
dreamed big dreams I dream the kind of dreams that other people said would not
dreams that other people said would not
dreams that other people said would not be possible I’m also living proof this
be possible I’m also living proof this
be possible I’m also living proof this isn’t a Hollywood movie I come literally
isn’t a Hollywood movie I come literally
isn’t a Hollywood movie I come literally from the other side of the tracks if you
from the other side of the tracks if you
from the other side of the tracks if you saw where I grew up and we took a
saw where I grew up and we took a
saw where I grew up and we took a picture of it the neighborhood the
picture of it the neighborhood the
picture of it the neighborhood the setting you say it’s not it’s impossible
setting you say it’s not it’s impossible
setting you say it’s not it’s impossible that someone could come from there and
that someone could come from there and
that someone could come from there and get here but it is possible and not to
get here but it is possible and not to
get here but it is possible and not to sound too trite it’s possible because we
sound too trite it’s possible because we
sound too trite it’s possible because we still live in a country where the
still live in a country where the
still live in a country where the entrepreneurial spirit is so alive and
entrepreneurial spirit is so alive and
entrepreneurial spirit is so alive and so well and anyone in this country if
so well and anyone in this country if
so well and anyone in this country if you dream big and surround yourself with
you dream big and surround yourself with
you dream big and surround yourself with great people and leave your ego at the
great people and leave your ego at the
great people and leave your ego at the door and share a success with others and
door and share a success with others and
door and share a success with others and have a little luck along the way you can
have a little luck along the way you can
have a little luck along the way you can do anything but there will be people
do anything but there will be people
do anything but there will be people along the way and I remember this who
along the way and I remember this who
along the way and I remember this who will say to you you know you’re dreaming
will say to you you know you’re dreaming
will say to you you know you’re dreaming too big
too big
too big it’s not possible those things just
it’s not possible those things just
it’s not possible those things just can’t happen don’t allow anyone friend
can’t happen don’t allow anyone friend
can’t happen don’t allow anyone friend family acquaintances teachers whoever it
family acquaintances teachers whoever it
family acquaintances teachers whoever it is don’t allow anyone to tell you that
is don’t allow anyone to tell you that
is don’t allow anyone to tell you that what you are dreaming for yourself and
what you are dreaming for yourself and
what you are dreaming for yourself and your family is not possible it is
your family is not possible it is
your family is not possible it is possible don’t be one of those people 20
possible don’t be one of those people 20
possible don’t be one of those people 20 years from now are going to be walking
years from now are going to be walking
years from now are going to be walking around a nine-to-five job
around a nine-to-five job
around a nine-to-five job miserable and angry and bitter because
miserable and angry and bitter because
miserable and angry and bitter because you let your dreams get away from you
you let your dreams get away from you
you let your dreams get away from you because you did not believe stronger
because you did not believe stronger
because you did not believe stronger enough strongly enough in yourself and
enough strongly enough in yourself and
enough strongly enough in yourself and what was possible don’t allow that to
what was possible don’t allow that to
what was possible don’t allow that to happen
happen
happen this is an unbelievable time and I can’t
this is an unbelievable time and I can’t
this is an unbelievable time and I can’t encourage you enough to continue to
encourage you enough to continue to
encourage you enough to continue to think that things are possible and that
think that things are possible and that
think that things are possible and that your dreams can come true and as it
your dreams can come true and as it
your dreams can come true and as it relates to finding your calling in terms
relates to finding your calling in terms
relates to finding your calling in terms of what the opportunity or the
of what the opportunity or the
of what the opportunity or the entrepreneurial adventure is going to be
entrepreneurial adventure is going to be
entrepreneurial adventure is going to be it has to be linked to something that
it has to be linked to something that
it has to be linked to something that you are so passionate and crazed about
you are so passionate and crazed about
you are so passionate and crazed about that you’re willing to knock down walls
that you’re willing to knock down walls
that you’re willing to knock down walls and climb mountains and do the things
and climb mountains and do the things
and climb mountains and do the things that are going to put yourself in a
that are going to put yourself in a
that are going to put yourself in a position of sacrificing so many other
position of sacrificing so many other
position of sacrificing so many other things for its success and you can only
things for its success and you can only
things for its success and you can only do that when there’s a compelling
do that when there’s a compelling
do that when there’s a compelling underlying feeling that you have that
underlying feeling that you have that
underlying feeling that you have that this is something I’m going to fight to
this is something I’m going to fight to
this is something I’m going to fight to the death for and without that I think
the death for and without that I think
the death for and without that I think it’s going to be a commodity based
it’s going to be a commodity based
it’s going to be a commodity based experience not only for the customer but
experience not only for the customer but
experience not only for the customer but for you and I think you can’t really
for you and I think you can’t really
for you and I think you can’t really succeed at the levels that you want to
succeed at the levels that you want to
succeed at the levels that you want to unless you find that thing that you’re
unless you find that thing that you’re
unless you find that thing that you’re so passionate excited and in love with
so passionate excited and in love with
so passionate excited and in love with and I think because you’ve got it along
and I think because you’ve got it along
and I think because you’ve got it along the way you’re going to have to convince
the way you’re going to have to convince
the way you’re going to have to convince so many other people to believe in you
so many other people to believe in you
so many other people to believe in you and the idea and the opportunity and the
and the idea and the opportunity and the
and the idea and the opportunity and the struggle and the obstacles that are
struggle and the obstacles that are
struggle and the obstacles that are going to come can over only be overcome
going to come can over only be overcome
going to come can over only be overcome by this passion that you have in which
by this passion that you have in which
by this passion that you have in which you’re going to be able to get people to
you’re going to be able to get people to
you’re going to be able to get people to follow you over the over those hurdles I
follow you over the over those hurdles I
follow you over the over those hurdles I know it sounds a little bit sophomoric
know it sounds a little bit sophomoric
know it sounds a little bit sophomoric but it’s so true so does that answer it
but it’s so true so does that answer it
but it’s so true so does that answer it for you
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