good morning believe nation today’s message is life is unpredictable over to
message is life is unpredictable over to
message is life is unpredictable over to you Sally Ride awake TV go I hadn’t
you Sally Ride awake TV go I hadn’t
you Sally Ride awake TV go I hadn’t really planned my career around being an
really planned my career around being an
really planned my career around being an astronaut I had planned to go into plan
astronaut I had planned to go into plan
astronaut I had planned to go into plan to go into physics and to do research in
to go into physics and to do research in
to go into physics and to do research in physics get a job at a university do a
physics get a job at a university do a
physics get a job at a university do a little bit of research in a little bit
little bit of research in a little bit
little bit of research in a little bit of teaching the application procedure I
of teaching the application procedure I
of teaching the application procedure I was about to finish up my PhD and it was
was about to finish up my PhD and it was
was about to finish up my PhD and it was time to time to go look for a job and it
time to time to go look for a job and it
time to time to go look for a job and it was exactly at that time that NASA asked
was exactly at that time that NASA asked
was exactly at that time that NASA asked for for applications and I heard about
for for applications and I heard about
for for applications and I heard about it through the Center for Research on
it through the Center for Research on
it through the Center for Research on women at Stanford NASA had had sent out
women at Stanford NASA had had sent out
women at Stanford NASA had had sent out word to women’s centers and minority
word to women’s centers and minority
word to women’s centers and minority centers that they they were encouraging
centers that they they were encouraging
centers that they they were encouraging women and minority applications so it
women and minority applications so it
women and minority applications so it was really it was really through them
was really it was really through them
was really it was really through them that I that I heard about it I love this
that I that I heard about it I love this
that I that I heard about it I love this message because I think too many
message because I think too many
message because I think too many entrepreneurs too many people are
entrepreneurs too many people are
entrepreneurs too many people are attached to the how something will
attached to the how something will
attached to the how something will happen instead of just the why the most
happen instead of just the why the most
happen instead of just the why the most important thing is the why why are you
important thing is the why why are you
important thing is the why why are you doing this what is the big outcome that
doing this what is the big outcome that
doing this what is the big outcome that you want to accomplish right what is
you want to accomplish right what is
you want to accomplish right what is your purpose stay focused on that and
your purpose stay focused on that and
your purpose stay focused on that and not the how it’s going to happen because
not the how it’s going to happen because
not the how it’s going to happen because life is unpredictable because no matter
life is unpredictable because no matter
life is unpredictable because no matter how much you plan no matter how much you
how much you plan no matter how much you
how much you plan no matter how much you focus no matter how much you think
focus no matter how much you think
focus no matter how much you think something is going to work out once you
something is going to work out once you
something is going to work out once you actually get out to market and try your
actually get out to market and try your
actually get out to market and try your ideas out they are likely going to fail
ideas out they are likely going to fail
ideas out they are likely going to fail and what you’re going to have to do is
and what you’re going to have to do is
and what you’re going to have to do is listen to the market listen to what
listen to the market listen to what
listen to the market listen to what people are telling you talk to your
people are telling you talk to your
people are telling you talk to your customers and adjust make tweaks make
customers and adjust make tweaks make
customers and adjust make tweaks make changes it’ll take you down a different
changes it’ll take you down a different
changes it’ll take you down a different path so it’s holding on to the big
path so it’s holding on to the big
path so it’s holding on to the big picture holding on to why this is
picture holding on to why this is
picture holding on to why this is important hold it on to that big goal
important hold it on to that big goal
important hold it on to that big goal that you’re chasing after but not being
that you’re chasing after but not being
that you’re chasing after but not being too attached to the how you’re going to
too attached to the how you’re going to
too attached to the how you’re going to go out and accomplish it I look back to
go out and accomplish it I look back to
go out and accomplish it I look back to my first software company and I spent an
my first software company and I spent an
my first software company and I spent an entire summer working on the perfect
entire summer working on the perfect
entire summer working on the perfect business plan it was the perfect perfect
business plan it was the perfect perfect
business plan it was the perfect perfect perfect business plan and once we
perfect business plan and once we
perfect business plan and once we actually launched at the end of the
actually launched at the end of the
actually launched at the end of the summer we realize that everything not
summer we realize that everything not
summer we realize that everything not everything
everything
everything a lot of the things in my business plan
a lot of the things in my business plan
a lot of the things in my business plan were wrong a lot of my assumptions were
were wrong a lot of my assumptions were
were wrong a lot of my assumptions were wrong the things that I thought were
wrong the things that I thought were
wrong the things that I thought were really great ideas turned out not to be
really great ideas turned out not to be
really great ideas turned out not to be really great ideas and that could have
really great ideas and that could have
really great ideas and that could have cost us a lot of opportunities it costs
cost us a lot of opportunities it costs
cost us a lot of opportunities it costs us a major deal where one of our
us a major deal where one of our
us a major deal where one of our competitors got bought out and that
competitors got bought out and that
competitors got bought out and that could have been us for a much larger
could have been us for a much larger
could have been us for a much larger deal than what I got bought out for
deal than what I got bought out for
deal than what I got bought out for because I didn’t focus enough right I
because I didn’t focus enough right I
because I didn’t focus enough right I focus too much on the planning the
focus too much on the planning the
focus too much on the planning the researching the writing and not enough
researching the writing and not enough
researching the writing and not enough on actually getting out there and
on actually getting out there and
on actually getting out there and testing my assumptions I was too focused
testing my assumptions I was too focused
testing my assumptions I was too focused on the how something was going to work
on the how something was going to work
on the how something was going to work instead of the why getting it out there
instead of the why getting it out there
instead of the why getting it out there getting feedback and testing I look at
getting feedback and testing I look at
getting feedback and testing I look at my youtube channel now my big goal is to
my youtube channel now my big goal is to
my youtube channel now my big goal is to help a billion entrepreneurs my next
help a billion entrepreneurs my next
help a billion entrepreneurs my next goal my next challenge is to get to a
goal my next challenge is to get to a
goal my next challenge is to get to a million entrepreneurs the rate that I’m
million entrepreneurs the rate that I’m
million entrepreneurs the rate that I’m growing now right I’m getting 15 to
growing now right I’m getting 15 to
growing now right I’m getting 15 to 20,000 subscribers a month in a youtube
20,000 subscribers a month in a youtube
20,000 subscribers a month in a youtube channel at that rate it’s going to take
channel at that rate it’s going to take
channel at that rate it’s going to take me five years to get to a million
me five years to get to a million
me five years to get to a million subscribers on my channel and so that’s
subscribers on my channel and so that’s
subscribers on my channel and so that’s my big goal that’s what I want to
my big goal that’s what I want to
my big goal that’s what I want to accomplish the how has to change right
accomplish the how has to change right
accomplish the how has to change right the quality of the videos that I do have
the quality of the videos that I do have
the quality of the videos that I do have to change the content of the videos that
to change the content of the videos that
to change the content of the videos that I do has to change I need to change and
I do has to change I need to change and
I do has to change I need to change and get better if I keep doing what I’m
get better if I keep doing what I’m
get better if I keep doing what I’m doing now I’m going to get the results
doing now I’m going to get the results
doing now I’m going to get the results that I’m getting now or if I want to get
that I’m getting now or if I want to get
that I’m getting now or if I want to get better results more quickly more
better results more quickly more
better results more quickly more effectively more efficiently that I’m
effectively more efficiently that I’m
effectively more efficiently that I’m going to have to change so I’m not
going to have to change so I’m not
going to have to change so I’m not trying to be too attached to the how I
trying to be too attached to the how I
trying to be too attached to the how I get there but I’m staying attached to
get there but I’m staying attached to
get there but I’m staying attached to the why and the big goal so the question
the why and the big goal so the question
the why and the big goal so the question the day today is are you more attached
the day today is are you more attached
the day today is are you more attached to the y or the how I’m really curious
to the y or the how I’m really curious
to the y or the how I’m really curious to find out leave your comments below
to find out leave your comments below
to find out leave your comments below thank you so much for watching have an
thank you so much for watching have an
thank you so much for watching have an amazing day continue to believe and i’ll
amazing day continue to believe and i’ll
amazing day continue to believe and i’ll see you again tomorrow morning for
see you again tomorrow morning for
see you again tomorrow morning for another shot events press 0
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