good morning believe nation today’s message is live your life over to you
message is live your life over to you
message is live your life over to you Ben Affleck if you could give advice to
Ben Affleck if you could give advice to
Ben Affleck if you could give advice to your 25 year old self what would you say
your 25 year old self what would you say
your 25 year old self what would you say you know I’d be inclined to say you know
you know I’d be inclined to say you know
you know I’d be inclined to say you know so watch out for this guy and don’t
so watch out for this guy and don’t
so watch out for this guy and don’t spend money on this and buy real estate
spend money on this and buy real estate
spend money on this and buy real estate right up until 2007 and then dump it all
right up until 2007 and then dump it all
right up until 2007 and then dump it all that kind of thing but the truth is
that kind of thing but the truth is
that kind of thing but the truth is about youth and experience and success
about youth and experience and success
about youth and experience and success and failure is that you just have to go
and failure is that you just have to go
and failure is that you just have to go live it and experience it and if you
live it and experience it and if you
live it and experience it and if you don’t it doesn’t make you a mature adult
don’t it doesn’t make you a mature adult
don’t it doesn’t make you a mature adult I think that you’re defined by how you
I think that you’re defined by how you
I think that you’re defined by how you rise more than how you fall one of the
rise more than how you fall one of the
rise more than how you fall one of the most important lessons that I ever
most important lessons that I ever
most important lessons that I ever learned as a human being from Jeff Bezos
learned as a human being from Jeff Bezos
learned as a human being from Jeff Bezos and I’ve told this story a couple times
and I’ve told this story a couple times
and I’ve told this story a couple times in the channel but the idea is to live
in the channel but the idea is to live
in the channel but the idea is to live life with no regrets he was the guy who
life with no regrets he was the guy who
life with no regrets he was the guy who is having massive success I just firm
is having massive success I just firm
is having massive success I just firm where he was the youngest vice president
where he was the youngest vice president
where he was the youngest vice president ever at his company and he left it he
ever at his company and he left it he
ever at his company and he left it he threw it all away to start a business
threw it all away to start a business
threw it all away to start a business called Amazon where people thought he
called Amazon where people thought he
called Amazon where people thought he was crazy who would ever buy books
was crazy who would ever buy books
was crazy who would ever buy books online why are you throwing away the
online why are you throwing away the
online why are you throwing away the successful career to do this thing and
successful career to do this thing and
successful career to do this thing and his answer was he want to live with
his answer was he want to live with
his answer was he want to live with regret he could live with it not working
regret he could live with it not working
regret he could live with it not working but he did not want to live with her
but he did not want to live with her
but he did not want to live with her Brett and so he called it in a very
Brett and so he called it in a very
Brett and so he called it in a very technical term the regret minimization
technical term the regret minimization
technical term the regret minimization framework where basically whenever
framework where basically whenever
framework where basically whenever you’re afraid to make a decision fast
you’re afraid to make a decision fast
you’re afraid to make a decision fast forward your life to h7t you’re looking
forward your life to h7t you’re looking
forward your life to h7t you’re looking back or maybe by the time we get there
back or maybe by the time we get there
back or maybe by the time we get there 9150 look back on your life say my going
9150 look back on your life say my going
9150 look back on your life say my going to regret saying yes or saying no to
to regret saying yes or saying no to
to regret saying yes or saying no to this and if you’re going to regret it
this and if you’re going to regret it
this and if you’re going to regret it then take the opposite action do it and
then take the opposite action do it and
then take the opposite action do it and so this really came into play into my
so this really came into play into my
so this really came into play into my life when I was in Paris and I was a
life when I was in Paris and I was a
life when I was in Paris and I was a tourist and this girl came up in asking
tourist and this girl came up in asking
tourist and this girl came up in asking for directions and I wanted to ask her
for directions and I wanted to ask her
for directions and I wanted to ask her out and I was too afraid to do it and I
out and I was too afraid to do it and I
out and I was too afraid to do it and I just pointed her in the direction she
just pointed her in the direction she
just pointed her in the direction she wanted to go and I didn’t ask her out
wanted to go and I didn’t ask her out
wanted to go and I didn’t ask her out and then I took a picture as she was
and then I took a picture as she was
and then I took a picture as she was walking across the the bridge to the
walking across the the bridge to the
walking across the the bridge to the other side of the street and and I
other side of the street and and I
other side of the street and and I didn’t actually get her in the picture I
didn’t actually get her in the picture I
didn’t actually get her in the picture I couldn’t tell because it wasn’t digital
couldn’t tell because it wasn’t digital
couldn’t tell because it wasn’t digital at the time
at the time
at the time and I put that picture I printed it off
and I put that picture I printed it off
and I put that picture I printed it off big and I put it on my wall at home put
big and I put it on my wall at home put
big and I put it on my wall at home put it in my bedroom
it in my bedroom
it in my bedroom as a reminder not to live with regret as
as a reminder not to live with regret as
as a reminder not to live with regret as a reminder the next time that I get in
a reminder the next time that I get in
a reminder the next time that I get in that situation I want to do something
that situation I want to do something
that situation I want to do something but I’m too afraid to do it because the
but I’m too afraid to do it because the
but I’m too afraid to do it because the alternative is not knowing and you can
alternative is not knowing and you can
alternative is not knowing and you can deal with a little bit of short-term
deal with a little bit of short-term
deal with a little bit of short-term pain right maybe you get rejected maybe
pain right maybe you get rejected maybe
pain right maybe you get rejected maybe doesn’t work out maybe she laughs at you
doesn’t work out maybe she laughs at you
doesn’t work out maybe she laughs at you whatever it is you do a little bit
whatever it is you do a little bit
whatever it is you do a little bit short-term pain versus a lifetime of not
short-term pain versus a lifetime of not
short-term pain versus a lifetime of not knowing and so I had that picture on my
knowing and so I had that picture on my
knowing and so I had that picture on my wall and people thought it was a
wall and people thought it was a
wall and people thought it was a beautiful French picture like yes
beautiful French picture like yes
beautiful French picture like yes I didn’t tell anybody the story behind
I didn’t tell anybody the story behind
I didn’t tell anybody the story behind it and then an opportunity came later on
it and then an opportunity came later on
it and then an opportunity came later on that year where I had a chance to go
that year where I had a chance to go
that year where I had a chance to go work at the dream company that I thought
work at the dream company that I thought
work at the dream company that I thought I wanted to work at versus being
I wanted to work at versus being
I wanted to work at versus being involved in this startup biotech company
involved in this startup biotech company
involved in this startup biotech company that wasn’t making a lot of money making
that wasn’t making a lot of money making
that wasn’t making a lot of money making a 300 bucks a month and that was part of
a 300 bucks a month and that was part of
a 300 bucks a month and that was part of what helped me decide to stick with the
what helped me decide to stick with the
what helped me decide to stick with the company and not go get the job where
company and not go get the job where
company and not go get the job where would be making a 200k a year lots of
would be making a 200k a year lots of
would be making a 200k a year lots of opportunities the thing that all my
opportunities the thing that all my
opportunities the thing that all my friends wanted and the companies fly me
friends wanted and the companies fly me
friends wanted and the companies fly me to New York and put me up in fancy
to New York and put me up in fancy
to New York and put me up in fancy hotels and wining and dining and all of
hotels and wining and dining and all of
hotels and wining and dining and all of that stuff
that stuff
that stuff saying no to do this small company that
saying no to do this small company that
saying no to do this small company that had a little chance of success hadn’t
had a little chance of success hadn’t
had a little chance of success hadn’t proven itself at all I wasn’t making any
proven itself at all I wasn’t making any
proven itself at all I wasn’t making any kind of real money from it why would I
kind of real money from it why would I
kind of real money from it why would I do that because I could live with the
do that because I could live with the
do that because I could live with the company failing but I couldn’t live with
company failing but I couldn’t live with
company failing but I couldn’t live with not knowing and so I try to live my life
not knowing and so I try to live my life
not knowing and so I try to live my life ever since that point of reducing as
ever since that point of reducing as
ever since that point of reducing as many regrets as possible and every time
many regrets as possible and every time
many regrets as possible and every time I ask myself am I going to regret this
I ask myself am I going to regret this
I ask myself am I going to regret this as soon as I get an honest answer that I
as soon as I get an honest answer that I
as soon as I get an honest answer that I know what I have to do so that’s my
know what I have to do so that’s my
know what I have to do so that’s my story and the question today today is
story and the question today today is
story and the question today today is what advice would you give your 25 year
what advice would you give your 25 year
what advice would you give your 25 year old self just like Ben Affleck did
old self just like Ben Affleck did
old self just like Ben Affleck did leaving the comments below
leaving the comments below
leaving the comments below super curious to find out I also want to
super curious to find out I also want to
super curious to find out I also want to give a quick shout out to Liliana
give a quick shout out to Liliana
give a quick shout out to Liliana Liliana thank you so much for picking up
Liliana thank you so much for picking up
Liliana thank you so much for picking up a copy of my book your one word really
a copy of my book your one word really
a copy of my book your one word really really really means a lot to me and I
really really means a lot to me and I
really really means a lot to me and I hope you’re enjoying the read thank you
hope you’re enjoying the read thank you
hope you’re enjoying the read thank you guys again for watching I hope you have
guys again for watching I hope you have
guys again for watching I hope you have an amazing day I believe in you and hope
an amazing day I believe in you and hope
an amazing day I believe in you and hope you continue to believe in yourself and
you continue to believe in yourself and
you continue to believe in yourself and I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for
I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for
I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot events better
another shot events better
another shot events better more expresso give me go
proponent is one life and we should make
proponent is one life and we should make the best of it and that’s what I try to
the best of it and that’s what I try to
the best of it and that’s what I try to and best to do the best is not to enjoy
and best to do the best is not to enjoy
and best to do the best is not to enjoy each day as as it’s the last they are
each day as as it’s the last they are
each day as as it’s the last they are celebrating drinking whatever because
celebrating drinking whatever because
celebrating drinking whatever because tomorrow it could be at the end
tomorrow it could be at the end
tomorrow it could be at the end no no it’s m2 to make it a better place
no no it’s m2 to make it a better place
no no it’s m2 to make it a better place I think it’s only possible in your
I think it’s only possible in your
I think it’s only possible in your surrounding you come in the room try
surrounding you come in the room try
surrounding you come in the room try that the people don’t feel worse when
that the people don’t feel worse when
that the people don’t feel worse when you come in so that’s what I try to
you come in so that’s what I try to
you come in so that’s what I try to thats how i understand life i think a
thats how i understand life i think a
thats how i understand life i think a lot of times you think that the great
lot of times you think that the great
lot of times you think that the great writers are the people they just write
writers are the people they just write
writers are the people they just write hit after hit after hit and they do but
hit after hit after hit and they do but
hit after hit after hit and they do but it’s also because they get through all
it’s also because they get through all
it’s also because they get through all the terrible songs first and I mean I
the terrible songs first and I mean I
the terrible songs first and I mean I think that’s kind of every single artist
think that’s kind of every single artist
think that’s kind of every single artist story and and I mean I love to talk when
story and and I mean I love to talk when
story and and I mean I love to talk when people ask what’s your best advice for
people ask what’s your best advice for
people ask what’s your best advice for you know upcoming musician or anybody I
you know upcoming musician or anybody I
you know upcoming musician or anybody I think it’s that you have to be able to
think it’s that you have to be able to
think it’s that you have to be able to rise from the failures is what makes a
rise from the failures is what makes a
rise from the failures is what makes a successful person because everybody’s
successful person because everybody’s
successful person because everybody’s going to have mishaps they’re going to
going to have mishaps they’re going to
going to have mishaps they’re going to fall down and it’s you know the people
fall down and it’s you know the people
fall down and it’s you know the people that continuously pick themselves up
that continuously pick themselves up
that continuously pick themselves up that are the ones that are going to find
that are the ones that are going to find
that are the ones that are going to find their voice make it whatever you want to
their voice make it whatever you want to
their voice make it whatever you want to call it
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