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“If I’m Going to FALL… I’m Going to Fall FORWARD!” – Denzel Washington – #Entspresso


good morning believe nation my name is

good morning believe nation my name is Evan Carmichael my one word is believe

Evan Carmichael my one word is believe

Evan Carmichael my one word is believe but I believe that entrepreneurs will

but I believe that entrepreneurs will

but I believe that entrepreneurs will solve all of the world’s major problems

solve all of the world’s major problems

solve all of the world’s major problems so to help you on your journey today’s

so to help you on your journey today’s

so to help you on your journey today’s message is fall-forward over to you

message is fall-forward over to you

message is fall-forward over to you Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington [Music]

I found that nothing in life is

I found that nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks

worthwhile unless you take risks

worthwhile unless you take risks nothing Nelson Mandela said there is no

nothing Nelson Mandela said there is no

nothing Nelson Mandela said there is no passion to be found playing small and

passion to be found playing small and

passion to be found playing small and settling for a life that’s less than the

settling for a life that’s less than the

settling for a life that’s less than the one you’re capable of living now I’m

one you’re capable of living now I’m

one you’re capable of living now I’m sure in your experiences in school and

sure in your experiences in school and

sure in your experiences in school and applying to college and picking your

applying to college and picking your

applying to college and picking your major and deciding what you want to do

major and deciding what you want to do

major and deciding what you want to do with life I’m sure people have told you

with life I’m sure people have told you

with life I’m sure people have told you to make sure you have something to fall

to make sure you have something to fall

to make sure you have something to fall back on make sure you got something to

back on make sure you got something to

back on make sure you got something to fall back on honey but I never

fall back on honey but I never

fall back on honey but I never understood that concept having something

understood that concept having something

understood that concept having something to fall back on

to fall back on

to fall back on if I’m going to fall I don’t want to

if I’m going to fall I don’t want to

if I’m going to fall I don’t want to fall back on anything except my faith I

fall back on anything except my faith I

fall back on anything except my faith I want to fall forward I figure at least

want to fall forward I figure at least

want to fall forward I figure at least this way I’ll see what I’m going to hit

fall forward this is what I mean Reggie

fall forward this is what I mean Reggie Jackson struck out 26 hundred times in

Jackson struck out 26 hundred times in

Jackson struck out 26 hundred times in his career the most in the history of

his career the most in the history of

his career the most in the history of baseball but you don’t hear about the

baseball but you don’t hear about the

baseball but you don’t hear about the strikeouts people remember the home runs

strikeouts people remember the home runs

strikeouts people remember the home runs for Polie Thomas Edison conducted 1,000

for Polie Thomas Edison conducted 1,000

for Polie Thomas Edison conducted 1,000 failed experiments did you know that I

failed experiments did you know that I

failed experiments did you know that I didn’t know that

didn’t know that

didn’t know that because the 1,000 and first was the

because the 1,000 and first was the

because the 1,000 and first was the light bulb fall forward

light bulb fall forward

light bulb fall forward every failed experiment is one step

every failed experiment is one step

every failed experiment is one step closer to success so I love the concept

closer to success so I love the concept

closer to success so I love the concept of falling forward and seeing failures

of falling forward and seeing failures

of falling forward and seeing failures not as true failures but as opportunity

not as true failures but as opportunity

not as true failures but as opportunity to learn and grow and get better I think

to learn and grow and get better I think

to learn and grow and get better I think it also applies to how we see ourselves

it also applies to how we see ourselves

it also applies to how we see ourselves in our daily lives and the decisions we

in our daily lives and the decisions we

in our daily lives and the decisions we make and how hard we are in ourselves I

make and how hard we are in ourselves I

make and how hard we are in ourselves I believe that you need to kick yourself

believe that you need to kick yourself

believe that you need to kick yourself forward instead of

forward instead of

forward instead of taking yourself down I once got after

taking yourself down I once got after

taking yourself down I once got after the interview by the reporter would

the interview by the reporter would

the interview by the reporter would saying how hard should you be on

saying how hard should you be on

saying how hard should you be on yourself can you be too hard on yourself

yourself can you be too hard on yourself

yourself can you be too hard on yourself and at first I was confused with a

and at first I was confused with a

and at first I was confused with a question like too hard on yourself how

question like too hard on yourself how

question like too hard on yourself how can you be too hard yourself no you

can you be too hard yourself no you

can you be too hard yourself no you can’t be too hard on yourself and after

can’t be too hard on yourself and after

can’t be too hard on yourself and after going home and thinking about it I was

going home and thinking about it I was

going home and thinking about it I was actually frustrated with my answer

actually frustrated with my answer

actually frustrated with my answer because I’m so in on the heart of myself

because I’m so in on the heart of myself

because I’m so in on the heart of myself forward and kicking myself forward that

forward and kicking myself forward that

forward and kicking myself forward that the part that I miss is most people kick

the part that I miss is most people kick

the part that I miss is most people kick themselves down most people are so hard

themselves down most people are so hard

themselves down most people are so hard on themselves that then they don’t take

on themselves that then they don’t take

on themselves that then they don’t take any action that they tell themselves

any action that they tell themselves

any action that they tell themselves they can’t do something that they suck

they can’t do something that they suck

they can’t do something that they suck and they’ll never amount to anything and

and they’ll never amount to anything and

and they’ll never amount to anything and they have no value and they should quit

they have no value and they should quit

they have no value and they should quit and go off into something else well

and go off into something else well

and go off into something else well people just kick themselves down or what

people just kick themselves down or what

people just kick themselves down or what you want is the ability to kick yourself

you want is the ability to kick yourself

you want is the ability to kick yourself forward to say this sucked I know I can

forward to say this sucked I know I can

forward to say this sucked I know I can do better what I just created is not my

do better what I just created is not my

do better what I just created is not my best work

best work

best work here are the 20 areas that I need to

here are the 20 areas that I need to

here are the 20 areas that I need to improve on and I’m going to go and work

improve on and I’m going to go and work

improve on and I’m going to go and work on that right now to see the failure and

on that right now to see the failure and

on that right now to see the failure and the negativity and the holes and what

the negativity and the holes and what

the negativity and the holes and what you’re making and use that as motivation

you’re making and use that as motivation

you’re making and use that as motivation to go off and do better that’s how I

to go off and do better that’s how I

to go off and do better that’s how I default to I think it’s how most

default to I think it’s how most

default to I think it’s how most entrepreneurs will default to you kind

entrepreneurs will default to you kind

entrepreneurs will default to you kind of have to if you just live in

of have to if you just live in

of have to if you just live in negativity land of how much you suck and

negativity land of how much you suck and

negativity land of how much you suck and how you’re never going to get anywhere

how you’re never going to get anywhere

how you’re never going to get anywhere you’re just kicking yourself down it’s

you’re just kicking yourself down it’s

you’re just kicking yourself down it’s really hard to build a successful

really hard to build a successful

really hard to build a successful business if you are that hard on

business if you are that hard on

business if you are that hard on yourself and you never take any action

yourself and you never take any action

yourself and you never take any action you’re never going to get anywhere but

you’re never going to get anywhere but

you’re never going to get anywhere but entrepreneurs who are hard on themselves

entrepreneurs who are hard on themselves

entrepreneurs who are hard on themselves to keep themselves forward it can be

to keep themselves forward it can be

to keep themselves forward it can be harder on themselves than anybody else

harder on themselves than anybody else

harder on themselves than anybody else around them but in a positive way that

around them but in a positive way that

around them but in a positive way that pushes them to action those are the

pushes them to action those are the

pushes them to action those are the people who win so I encourage you to

people who win so I encourage you to

people who win so I encourage you to think about you being hard on yourself

think about you being hard on yourself

think about you being hard on yourself is it helping you are you just beating

is it helping you are you just beating

is it helping you are you just beating yourself up or you’re using it as

yourself up or you’re using it as

yourself up or you’re using it as motivation and fuel to do a better job

motivation and fuel to do a better job

motivation and fuel to do a better job so I’m going to make that the question

so I’m going to make that the question

so I’m going to make that the question of the day question of the day do you

of the day question of the day do you

of the day question of the day do you kick yourself down would you kick

kick yourself down would you kick

kick yourself down would you kick yourself forward super curious leave the

yourself forward super curious leave the

yourself forward super curious leave the comments below I also want to give a

comments below I also want to give a

comments below I also want to give a quick shout out to gene from Third Eye

quick shout out to gene from Third Eye

quick shout out to gene from Third Eye brand gene thank you so much you’re

brand gene thank you so much you’re

brand gene thank you so much you’re picking up a copy of my book you’re one

picking up a copy of my book you’re one

picking up a copy of my book you’re one word and posting my picture on Instagram

word and posting my picture on Instagram

word and posting my picture on Instagram I really really really appreciate it and

I really really really appreciate it and

I really really really appreciate it and I hope you’re enjoying the read thank

I hope you’re enjoying the read thank

I hope you’re enjoying the read 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

you I hope you continue to believe in

you I hope you continue to believe in yourself

yourself

yourself and whatever

and whatever

and whatever your one word is much love and you’ll

your one word is much love and you’ll

your one word is much love and you’ll see you guys again tomorrow morning for

see you guys again tomorrow morning for

see you guys again tomorrow morning for another shot events press Oh

and as you begin to challenge yourself

and as you begin to challenge yourself you discover some things about yourself

you discover some things about yourself

you discover some things about yourself that you don’t know right now the other

that you don’t know right now the other

that you don’t know right now the other thing is you begin to look at yourself

thing is you begin to look at yourself

thing is you begin to look at yourself look at your dreams it and and begin

look at your dreams it and and begin

look at your dreams it and and begin begin to experiment and stepping in to

begin to experiment and stepping in to

begin to experiment and stepping in to your greatness one of the things that’s

your greatness one of the things that’s

your greatness one of the things that’s very important whatever goals and dreams

very important whatever goals and dreams

very important whatever goals and dreams that you have repeat after me please

that you have repeat after me please

that you have repeat after me please make your move before you’re ready their

make your move before you’re ready their

make your move before you’re ready their price Pritchett is a great great

price Pritchett is a great great

price Pritchett is a great great motivator and trainer said make your

motivator and trainer said make your

motivator and trainer said make your move before you’re ready we’re

move before you’re ready we’re

move before you’re ready we’re instructed in life to walk by faith and

instructed in life to walk by faith and

instructed in life to walk by faith and not by sight until you want to really

not by sight until you want to really

not by sight until you want to really begin to stretch yourself you want to

begin to stretch yourself you want to

begin to stretch yourself you want to become a risk-taker you want to raise

become a risk-taker you want to raise

become a risk-taker you want to raise the bar on yourself most people won’t do

the bar on yourself most people won’t do

the bar on yourself most people won’t do that see most people engage in low life

that see most people engage in low life

that see most people engage in low life living low risk living this God said if

living low risk living this God said if

living low risk living this God said if you’re not willing to risk you cannot

you’re not willing to risk you cannot

you’re not willing to risk you cannot grow and if you cannot grow you cannot

grow and if you cannot grow you cannot

grow and if you cannot grow you cannot become your best and if you cannot

become your best and if you cannot

become your best and if you cannot become your best you can’t be happy and

become your best you can’t be happy and

become your best you can’t be happy and if you can’t be happy then what else is

if you can’t be happy then what else is

if you can’t be happy then what else is there I like what Helen Keller said life

there I like what Helen Keller said life

there I like what Helen Keller said life is short and unpredictable

is short and unpredictable

is short and unpredictable eat the dessert first and so you want to

eat the dessert first and so you want to

eat the dessert first and so you want to begin to take some chances you want to

begin to take some chances you want to

begin to take some chances you want to begin to challenge yourself and they

begin to challenge yourself and they

begin to challenge yourself and they could okay to feel and learn from your

could okay to feel and learn from your

could okay to feel and learn from your failures don’t allow fear of failure and

failures don’t allow fear of failure and

failures don’t allow fear of failure and the Lord the attractiveness of playing

the Lord the attractiveness of playing

the Lord the attractiveness of playing it safe in life to draw you in you can’t

it safe in life to draw you in you can’t

it safe in life to draw you in you can’t get out of life alive you’ve got to dot

get out of life alive you’ve got to dot

get out of life alive you’ve got to dot I leave here the movies that I made

I leave here the movies that I made

I leave here the movies that I made while I was making the fresh print so

while I was making the fresh print so

while I was making the fresh print so with the fresh prints during the the

with the fresh prints during the the

with the fresh prints during the the winter and then the the summers were bad

winter and then the the summers were bad

winter and then the the summers were bad boys independent so many black you know

boys independent so many black you know

boys independent so many black you know so it was like it really captured a time

so it was like it really captured a time

so it was like it really captured a time so it’s a it’s very difficult I wouldn’t

so it’s a it’s very difficult I wouldn’t

so it’s a it’s very difficult I wouldn’t have it any other way I love being able

have it any other way I love being able

have it any other way I love being able to make people smile and cheer you know

to make people smile and cheer you know

to make people smile and cheer you know over that but I also am going to boldly

over that but I also am going to boldly

over that but I also am going to boldly go to new creation you know even

go to new creation you know even

go to new creation you know even something something like the decision

something something like the decision

something something like the decision you know I had the two screenplays in

you know I had the two screenplays in

you know I had the two screenplays in front of me for the Independence Day two

front of me for the Independence Day two

front of me for the Independence Day two and

and

and for Suicide Squad so I had to choose

for Suicide Squad so I had to choose

for Suicide Squad so I had to choose between the two of those and even the

between the two of those and even the

between the two of those and even the choice of going to Suicide Squad nothing

choice of going to Suicide Squad nothing

choice of going to Suicide Squad nothing nothing about the qualities of the movie

nothing about the qualities of the movie

nothing about the qualities of the movie but the choice of trying to go forward

but the choice of trying to go forward

but the choice of trying to go forward versus clinging and climb backwards you

versus clinging and climb backwards you

versus clinging and climb backwards you know so I do want to aggressively go

know so I do want to aggressively go

know so I do want to aggressively go forward and do new things and create and

forward and do new things and create and

forward and do new things and create and hopefully be able to stumble upon a new

hopefully be able to stumble upon a new

hopefully be able to stumble upon a new heyday failure is a part of the learning

heyday failure is a part of the learning

heyday failure is a part of the learning process right what’s the risk of failure

process right what’s the risk of failure

process right what’s the risk of failure what you’ll be embarrassed or risk of

what you’ll be embarrassed or risk of

what you’ll be embarrassed or risk of how do you distinguish failure from

how do you distinguish failure from

how do you distinguish failure from learning in your whole life you know

learning in your whole life you know

learning in your whole life you know failure implies that it stopped that the

failure implies that it stopped that the

failure implies that it stopped that the game stops right if it’s part of a

game stops right if it’s part of a

game stops right if it’s part of a you’re failing and then you learn then

you’re failing and then you learn then

you’re failing and then you learn then that learning is part of the moving

that learning is part of the moving

that learning is part of the moving forward right so that is what the

forward right so that is what the

forward right so that is what the process is like fail learn move forward

process is like fail learn move forward

process is like fail learn move forward and constantly do that because you’re

and constantly do that because you’re

and constantly do that because you’re cutting edge you’re going where people

cutting edge you’re going where people

cutting edge you’re going where people haven’t been before in inventiveness

haven’t been before in inventiveness

haven’t been before in inventiveness that’s exciting

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