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Fill a VOID – Dom Kennedy (@DOPEITSDOM) – #Entspresso


good morning believe nation today’s

good morning believe nation today’s message is fill a void over to you Dom

message is fill a void over to you Dom

message is fill a void over to you Dom Kennedy fill a void you know fill the

Kennedy fill a void you know fill the

Kennedy fill a void you know fill the void jobs out here figure out what what

void jobs out here figure out what what

void jobs out here figure out what what you can make better that’s better than

you can make better that’s better than

you can make better that’s better than any job like you could go get a job

any job like you could go get a job

any job like you could go get a job doing something whatever you don’t want

doing something whatever you don’t want

doing something whatever you don’t want to but figure out where you could really

to but figure out where you could really

to but figure out where you could really fit in and be happy and they’re worried

fit in and be happy and they’re worried

fit in and be happy and they’re worried about the money’s gonna come that’s not

about the money’s gonna come that’s not

about the money’s gonna come that’s not gonna be a problem because if you’re

gonna be a problem because if you’re

gonna be a problem because if you’re filling a void and you add into you know

filling a void and you add into you know

filling a void and you add into you know whatever you might you might be like you

whatever you might you might be like you

whatever you might you might be like you know what they don’t have good food I’ve

know what they don’t have good food I’ve

know what they don’t have good food I’ve been used I’m saying and you might just

been used I’m saying and you might just

been used I’m saying and you might just be the person in the next billionaire to

be the person in the next billionaire to

be the person in the next billionaire to just have bomb food at concerts like

just have bomb food at concerts like

just have bomb food at concerts like straight up though straight up though or

straight up though straight up though or

straight up though straight up though or just figure out a way to involve like

just figure out a way to involve like

just figure out a way to involve like media in concerts like where people

media in concerts like where people

media in concerts like where people could be there and you could live you

could be there and you could live you

could be there and you could live you know whatever some type of web but just

know whatever some type of web but just

know whatever some type of web but just figure out something that people is not

figure out something that people is not

figure out something that people is not doing you know I’m saying that you feel

doing you know I’m saying that you feel

doing you know I’m saying that you feel like people could utilize and do that so

like people could utilize and do that so

like people could utilize and do that so a lot of them both successful businesses

a lot of them both successful businesses

a lot of them both successful businesses that were ever founded with by people

that were ever founded with by people

that were ever founded with by people who are scratching our own inch you see

who are scratching our own inch you see

who are scratching our own inch you see a problem you see something out there

a problem you see something out there

a problem you see something out there that you don’t like you want to solve it

that you don’t like you want to solve it

that you don’t like you want to solve it and so you go and do it this is what

and so you go and do it this is what

and so you go and do it this is what makes entrepreneurs successful you know

makes entrepreneurs successful you know

makes entrepreneurs successful you know what separates us from everybody else

what separates us from everybody else

what separates us from everybody else most people see a problem and what do

most people see a problem and what do

most people see a problem and what do they do they complain right

they do they complain right

they do they complain right most people just complain they complain

most people just complain they complain

most people just complain they complain about the government and they complain

about the government and they complain

about the government and they complain about the transportation system and they

about the transportation system and they

about the transportation system and they complain about all the negative things

complain about all the negative things

complain about all the negative things that are happening in their life and

that are happening in their life and

that are happening in their life and they abdicate responsibility by

they abdicate responsibility by

they abdicate responsibility by complaining we’re entrepreneurs we’re

complaining we’re entrepreneurs we’re

complaining we’re entrepreneurs we’re the ones who do something about it we’re

the ones who do something about it we’re

the ones who do something about it we’re the ones who see that negative and we

the ones who see that negative and we

the ones who see that negative and we turn it into an opportunity for

turn it into an opportunity for

turn it into an opportunity for ourselves and so if you see yourself

ourselves and so if you see yourself

ourselves and so if you see yourself complaining you see yourself wishing

complaining you see yourself wishing

complaining you see yourself wishing that something else had been created to

that something else had been created to

that something else had been created to solve this problem go out and solve the

solve this problem go out and solve the

solve this problem go out and solve the problem and then you can sell the

problem and then you can sell the

problem and then you can sell the solution to other people so when I look

solution to other people so when I look

solution to other people so when I look at my first software company was a

at my first software company was a

at my first software company was a biotech software company was started by

biotech software company was started by

biotech software company was started by two researchers who were at a university

two researchers who were at a university

two researchers who were at a university and they wanted software that could help

and they wanted software that could help

and they wanted software that could help them do their experiments more simply

them do their experiments more simply

them do their experiments more simply to reduce the number of steps to improve

to reduce the number of steps to improve

to reduce the number of steps to improve the efficiency and to create a more

the efficiency and to create a more

the efficiency and to create a more visual product that people could

visual product that people could

visual product that people could understand and nothing existed

understand and nothing existed

understand and nothing existed everything was super scientific and

everything was super scientific and

everything was super scientific and super technical and they didn’t

super technical and they didn’t

super technical and they didn’t understand how to use it so they built a

understand how to use it so they built a

understand how to use it so they built a better version for themselves and then

better version for themselves and then

better version for themselves and then they shared it and that was the genesis

they shared it and that was the genesis

they shared it and that was the genesis of the first product if I look at this

of the first product if I look at this

of the first product if I look at this YouTube channel a lot of the videos that

YouTube channel a lot of the videos that

YouTube channel a lot of the videos that we end up doing I request it’s like what

we end up doing I request it’s like what

we end up doing I request it’s like what do you guys want to hear and my request

do you guys want to hear and my request

do you guys want to hear and my request is well to create this I wanted to be

is well to create this I wanted to be

is well to create this I wanted to be surrounded by successful people on a

surrounded by successful people on a

surrounded by successful people on a daily basis that’s the thesis of this

daily basis that’s the thesis of this

daily basis that’s the thesis of this channel I wanted to be surrounded by

channel I wanted to be surrounded by

channel I wanted to be surrounded by success and use that to push me into a

success and use that to push me into a

success and use that to push me into a more powerful direction forward nobody

more powerful direction forward nobody

more powerful direction forward nobody has done it the way that I wanted it

has done it the way that I wanted it

has done it the way that I wanted it done nobody was profiling the famous

done nobody was profiling the famous

done nobody was profiling the famous entrepreneurs in the way that I needed

entrepreneurs in the way that I needed

entrepreneurs in the way that I needed and so I was consuming all of these

and so I was consuming all of these

and so I was consuming all of these videos and content and hours and hours

videos and content and hours and hours

videos and content and hours and hours and hours of footage to get little hits

and hours of footage to get little hits

and hours of footage to get little hits you know consume eight hours of Elon

you know consume eight hours of Elon

you know consume eight hours of Elon Musk interviews to get like five minutes

Musk interviews to get like five minutes

Musk interviews to get like five minutes of gold

of gold

of gold I wanted that process to be simple I

I wanted that process to be simple I

I wanted that process to be simple I wanted to just turn on YouTube when

wanted to just turn on YouTube when

wanted to just turn on YouTube when there’s a video I click play I get

there’s a video I click play I get

there’s a video I click play I get inspired I learned something and I

inspired I learned something and I

inspired I learned something and I wanted to be consistent they want to

wanted to be consistent they want to

wanted to be consistent they want to watch the same video 100 times because

watch the same video 100 times because

watch the same video 100 times because the impact would wear out so this

the impact would wear out so this

the impact would wear out so this channel was designed for me and I’m

channel was designed for me and I’m

channel was designed for me and I’m happy to share it with you guys and we

happy to share it with you guys and we

happy to share it with you guys and we have this relationship where it’s for

have this relationship where it’s for

have this relationship where it’s for both of us and that’s amazing and so if

both of us and that’s amazing and so if

both of us and that’s amazing and so if you see a void in the market if you see

you see a void in the market if you see

you see a void in the market if you see a problem that exists that’s quite often

a problem that exists that’s quite often

a problem that exists that’s quite often your next best business idea that’s

your next best business idea that’s

your next best business idea that’s where so many of the best businesses

where so many of the best businesses

where so many of the best businesses have been built and where your next big

have been built and where your next big

have been built and where your next big opportunity may be coming from so the

opportunity may be coming from so the

opportunity may be coming from so the question today is what is the void that

question today is what is the void that

question today is what is the void that you see and are trying to fix right now

you see and are trying to fix right now

you see and are trying to fix right now in the market leave it down the comments

in the market leave it down the comments

in the market leave it down 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 Gary

want to give a quick shout out to Gary

want to give a quick shout out to Gary Freeman Gary thank you so much for

Freeman Gary thank you so much for

Freeman Gary thank you so much for picking up a couple of my book your

picking up a couple of my book your

picking up a couple of my book your one-word really really means a lot to me

one-word really really means a lot to me

one-word really really means a lot to me Gary and appreciate the support and I

Gary and appreciate the support and I

Gary and appreciate the support and I hope you joined the read so thank you

hope you joined the read so thank you

hope you joined the read so thank you guys again for watching I believe in you

guys again for watching I believe in you

guys again for watching I believe in you I hope you continue to believe in

I hope you continue to believe in

I hope you continue to believe in yourself and whatever your one word is

yourself and whatever your one word is

yourself and whatever your one word is much love and I’ll see you guys again

much love and I’ll see you guys again

much love and I’ll see you guys again tomorrow morning for another shot of

tomorrow morning for another shot of

tomorrow morning for another shot of espresso

espresso

espresso very more spray so give me

Stedman and I were in a hotel watching

Stedman and I were in a hotel watching some bad television and I was

some bad television and I was

some bad television and I was complaining about the state of

complaining about the state of

complaining about the state of television talk shows in particular and

television talk shows in particular and

television talk shows in particular and he said why don’t you change it why

he said why don’t you change it why

he said why don’t you change it why don’t you just get your own Network and

don’t you just get your own Network and

don’t you just get your own Network and I thought that that was a ridiculous

I thought that that was a ridiculous

I thought that that was a ridiculous idea and then he started to talk about

idea and then he started to talk about

idea and then he started to talk about it and he wrote some things down and I

it and he wrote some things down and I

it and he wrote some things down and I saw the word own at that Oh Oh w oh

saw the word own at that Oh Oh w oh

saw the word own at that Oh Oh w oh that’s my those are my initials and I

that’s my those are my initials and I

that’s my those are my initials and I said wouldn’t it be something if I could

said wouldn’t it be something if I could

said wouldn’t it be something if I could create a network that was really about

create a network that was really about

create a network that was really about mindful and I underlined the word

mindful and I underlined the word

mindful and I underlined the word mindful television fifteen years later

mindful television fifteen years later

mindful television fifteen years later those scribblings came closer to reality

those scribblings came closer to reality

those scribblings came closer to reality when she was approached by David’s as

when she was approached by David’s as

when she was approached by David’s as one of the president of the Discovery

one of the president of the Discovery

one of the president of the Discovery Network my view was if we want to do

Network my view was if we want to do

Network my view was if we want to do this you have to be all that she paused

this you have to be all that she paused

this you have to be all that she paused and then she said to me it’s meant to be

and then she said to me it’s meant to be

and then she said to me it’s meant to be and we shook hands and that’s how I

and we shook hands and that’s how I

and we shook hands and that’s how I journeyed again at first I felt great

journeyed again at first I felt great

journeyed again at first I felt great network oh gee this is the dream I had

network oh gee this is the dream I had

network oh gee this is the dream I had and I actually showed him the piece of

and I actually showed him the piece of

and I actually showed him the piece of paper where I had written it down in

paper where I had written it down in

paper where I had written it down in segments and as that started to settle

segments and as that started to settle

segments and as that started to settle in with me I thought whoa what is this

in with me I thought whoa what is this

in with me I thought whoa what is this I’ve gotten myself into this is a lot

I’ve gotten myself into this is a lot

I’ve gotten myself into this is a lot more work than I ever imagined are you

more work than I ever imagined are you

more work than I ever imagined are you scared very scared I was very scared and

scared very scared I was very scared and

scared very scared I was very scared and I would wake up in the middle of the

I would wake up in the middle of the

I would wake up in the middle of the night literally like clutching my chest

night literally like clutching my chest

night literally like clutching my chest like what have I done what have I done

like what have I done what have I done

like what have I done what have I done what if you fail hmm that’s what I was

what if you fail hmm that’s what I was

what if you fail hmm that’s what I was afraid of that’s what I was afraid of

afraid of that’s what I was afraid of

afraid of that’s what I was afraid of the reason why I made the decision to go

the reason why I made the decision to go

the reason why I made the decision to go forward is because I believe that people

forward is because I believe that people

forward is because I believe that people deserve to have value centered

deserve to have value centered

deserve to have value centered inspirational programming for themselves

inspirational programming for themselves

inspirational programming for themselves I believe that television has become in

I believe that television has become in

I believe that television has become in many ways banal it has become insipid

many ways banal it has become insipid

many ways banal it has become insipid and not not all of it but I think that I

and not not all of it but I think that I

and not not all of it but I think that I have something to offer what

have something to offer what

have something to offer what circumstances were present that made

circumstances were present that made

circumstances were present that made this idea catch fire sure so I think

this idea catch fire sure so I think

this idea catch fire sure so I think there was sort of two components in the

there was sort of two components in the

there was sort of two components in the first component

first component

first component it’s probably that social media is

it’s probably that social media is

it’s probably that social media is starting to feel a little stale so

starting to feel a little stale so

starting to feel a little stale so there’s only so many beautiful

there’s only so many beautiful

there’s only so many beautiful attractive cool pictures that you can

attractive cool pictures that you can

attractive cool pictures that you can take and when you see all of them day

take and when you see all of them day

take and when you see all of them day after day after day it just kind of gets

after day after day it just kind of gets

after day after day it just kind of gets boring so I think there was that aspect

boring so I think there was that aspect

boring so I think there was that aspect of it and then I think the other thing

of it and then I think the other thing

of it and then I think the other thing is that we really identified that this

is that we really identified that this

is that we really identified that this ephemeral thing was core to conversation

ephemeral thing was core to conversation

ephemeral thing was core to conversation and so if you want to have a

and so if you want to have a

and so if you want to have a conversation one of the best parts about

conversation one of the best parts about

conversation one of the best parts about it was that you were left with the

it was that you were left with the

it was that you were left with the memory but not necessarily a transcript

memory but not necessarily a transcript

memory but not necessarily a transcript and I think that that really drove the

and I think that that really drove the

and I think that that really drove the great feeling that you have when you you

great feeling that you have when you you

great feeling that you have when you you know share snaps with friends and

know share snaps with friends and

know share snaps with friends and they’re silly and you know not exactly

they’re silly and you know not exactly

they’re silly and you know not exactly perfect you know there was obviously a

perfect you know there was obviously a

perfect you know there was obviously a place for all of these great photos that

place for all of these great photos that

place for all of these great photos that you wanted to save and keep and there

you wanted to save and keep and there

you wanted to save and keep and there wasn’t so much a place to have a

wasn’t so much a place to have a

wasn’t so much a place to have a conversation and I think you know

conversation and I think you know

conversation and I think you know there’s a nice balance with both and so

there’s a nice balance with both and so

there’s a nice balance with both and so I think we sort of filled maybe avoid

I think we sort of filled maybe avoid

I think we sort of filled maybe avoid the conversation but that was missing

the conversation but that was missing

the conversation but that was missing I just think music is changing in terms

I just think music is changing in terms

I just think music is changing in terms of the gatekeepers and the power that

of the gatekeepers and the power that

of the gatekeepers and the power that the the positi and I feel like it’s in a

the the positi and I feel like it’s in a

the the positi and I feel like it’s in a more democratic time it’s like the power

more democratic time it’s like the power

more democratic time it’s like the power is in the musicians hands and in the

is in the musicians hands and in the

is in the musicians hands and in the fans and I mean they choose you know

fans and I mean they choose you know

fans and I mean they choose you know what what matters what’s relevant what

what what matters what’s relevant what

what what matters what’s relevant what sells what you know it’s not so much

sells what you know it’s not so much

sells what you know it’s not so much like the old powers the old gatekeepers

like the old powers the old gatekeepers

like the old powers the old gatekeepers who could just shove something down your

who could just shove something down your

who could just shove something down your throat it’s like you know you you see

throat it’s like you know you you see

throat it’s like you know you you see less and less superstars and more and

less and less superstars and more and

less and less superstars and more and more organically grown you know artists

more organically grown you know artists

more organically grown you know artists like myself who are just you know just

like myself who are just you know just

like myself who are just you know just doing something a little different you

doing something a little different you

doing something a little different you know they mean bending genres and don’t

know they mean bending genres and don’t

know they mean bending genres and don’t necessarily fit within this like format

necessarily fit within this like format

necessarily fit within this like format or walls of you know whatever it’s kind

or walls of you know whatever it’s kind

or walls of you know whatever it’s kind of doing their own thing and finding an

of doing their own thing and finding an

of doing their own thing and finding an audience and and growing it organically

audience and and growing it organically

audience and and growing it organically and making it happen

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