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 choose your own path over to
message is choose your own path over to
message is choose your own path over to you Michelle Obama I want I want you all
you Michelle Obama I want I want you all
you Michelle Obama I want I want you all to stay true to the most real most
to stay true to the most real most
to stay true to the most real most sincere most authentic parts of
sincere most authentic parts of
sincere most authentic parts of yourselves I want you to ask those basic
yourselves I want you to ask those basic
yourselves I want you to ask those basic questions who do you want to be what
questions who do you want to be what
questions who do you want to be what inspires you how do you want to give
inspires you how do you want to give
inspires you how do you want to give back and then I want you to take a deep
back and then I want you to take a deep
back and then I want you to take a deep breath and trust yourself to chart your
breath and trust yourself to chart your
breath and trust yourself to chart your own course and make your mark on the
own course and make your mark on the
own course and make your mark on the world
world
world maybe it feels like you’re supposed to
maybe it feels like you’re supposed to
maybe it feels like you’re supposed to go to law school but what you really
go to law school but what you really
go to law school but what you really want to do is teach little kids maybe
want to do is teach little kids maybe
want to do is teach little kids maybe your parents are expecting you to come
your parents are expecting you to come
your parents are expecting you to come back home after you graduate but you’re
back home after you graduate but you’re
back home after you graduate but you’re feeling a pull to travel the world I
feeling a pull to travel the world I
feeling a pull to travel the world I want you to listen to those thoughts I
want you to listen to those thoughts I
want you to listen to those thoughts I want you to act with both your mind but
want you to act with both your mind but
want you to act with both your mind but also your heart and no matter what path
also your heart and no matter what path
also your heart and no matter what path you choose I want you to make sure it’s
you choose I want you to make sure it’s
you choose I want you to make sure it’s you choosing it and not someone else
everyone around you has a plan for your
everyone around you has a plan for your life everybody around you your parents
life everybody around you your parents
life everybody around you your parents your teachers your friends your
your teachers your friends your
your teachers your friends your neighbors your grandparents everybody
neighbors your grandparents everybody
neighbors your grandparents everybody has an agenda for your time and an
has an agenda for your time and an
has an agenda for your time and an opinion on what you should do with your
opinion on what you should do with your
opinion on what you should do with your life where you should go and a lot of
life where you should go and a lot of
life where you should go and a lot of times it’s out of love without a genuine
times it’s out of love without a genuine
times it’s out of love without a genuine care and wanting to see you be
care and wanting to see you be
care and wanting to see you be successful but success looks different
successful but success looks different
successful but success looks different to different people and so a lot of
to different people and so a lot of
to different people and so a lot of people ended up happening is they live
people ended up happening is they live
people ended up happening is they live their parents version of their lives
their parents version of their lives
their parents version of their lives their grandparents version of their
their grandparents version of their
their grandparents version of their lives to keep going down this path that
lives to keep going down this path that
lives to keep going down this path that is not meant for them and what happens
is not meant for them and what happens
is not meant for them and what happens you may have some success but ultimately
you may have some success but ultimately
you may have some success but ultimately you’re not going to be happy because
you’re not going to be happy because
you’re not going to be happy because you’re not doing the thing that’s inside
you’re not doing the thing that’s inside
you’re not doing the thing that’s inside of you I know what happens is people
of you I know what happens is people
of you I know what happens is people start complaining while I’m stuck on
start complaining while I’m stuck on
start complaining while I’m stuck on this path because my parents made me
this path because my parents made me
this path because my parents made me and now I have to go down this job line
and now I have to go down this job line
and now I have to go down this job line that I don’t want to do at some point
that I don’t want to do at some point
that I don’t want to do at some point you have to decide when you’re going to
you have to decide when you’re going to
you have to decide when you’re going to live your version of your life instead
live your version of your life instead
live your version of your life instead of your parents or somebody else right
of your parents or somebody else right
of your parents or somebody else right when you’re growing up you have to
when you’re growing up you have to
when you’re growing up you have to listen to your parents right when you’re
listen to your parents right when you’re
listen to your parents right when you’re 5 years old you’re not going to leave
5 years old you’re not going to leave
5 years old you’re not going to leave home and say I’m going to go forge my
home and say I’m going to go forge my
home and say I’m going to go forge my own path right you’re listening to your
own path right you’re listening to your
own path right you’re listening to your parents and you adopt some of their
parents and you adopt some of their
parents and you adopt some of their beliefs and some of their mindsets it’s
beliefs and some of their mindsets it’s
beliefs and some of their mindsets it’s one of those maybe limiting but at some
one of those maybe limiting but at some
one of those maybe limiting but at some point in time whether it’s at 12 years
point in time whether it’s at 12 years
point in time whether it’s at 12 years old or 16 years old or 18 years old or
old or 16 years old or 18 years old or
old or 16 years old or 18 years old or 34 years old like at some point you have
34 years old like at some point you have
34 years old like at some point you have to start making decisions for yourself
to start making decisions for yourself
to start making decisions for yourself and say you know what this path that you
and say you know what this path that you
and say you know what this path that you want for me it’s not the path that I
want for me it’s not the path that I
want for me it’s not the path that I want for myself I want to go and do this
want for myself I want to go and do this
want for myself I want to go and do this and I get that you want me to do
and I get that you want me to do
and I get that you want me to do something else and that is all that I
something else and that is all that I
something else and that is all that I love but I need to go down this path and
love but I need to go down this path and
love but I need to go down this path and even if I fail I at least need to know
even if I fail I at least need to know
even if I fail I at least need to know so if you’re not happy with where you’re
so if you’re not happy with where you’re
so if you’re not happy with where you’re at you’re not happy with the job path
at you’re not happy with the job path
at you’re not happy with the job path you’re at you’re not happy with the
you’re at you’re not happy with the
you’re at you’re not happy with the relationship path that you’re on don’t
relationship path that you’re on don’t
relationship path that you’re on don’t default to blaming other people it’s not
default to blaming other people it’s not
default to blaming other people it’s not your parents fault anymore it’s not your
your parents fault anymore it’s not your
your parents fault anymore it’s not your community’s fault anymore you’re an
community’s fault anymore you’re an
community’s fault anymore you’re an adult take responsibility if you are
adult take responsibility if you are
adult take responsibility if you are unhappy with where you are at in life
unhappy with where you are at in life
unhappy with where you are at in life it’s on you to fix it and that sucks at
it’s on you to fix it and that sucks at
it’s on you to fix it and that sucks at the start it’s so easy to complain and
the start it’s so easy to complain and
the start it’s so easy to complain and to blame somebody else
to blame somebody else
to blame somebody else it’d be great to point the finger and
it’d be great to point the finger and
it’d be great to point the finger and say it’s the president’s fault while
say it’s the president’s fault while
say it’s the president’s fault while you’re not successful that’s convenient
you’re not successful that’s convenient
you’re not successful that’s convenient and easy but it’s not the truth and when
and easy but it’s not the truth and when
and easy but it’s not the truth and when you accept that it’s on you and you take
you accept that it’s on you and you take
you accept that it’s on you and you take accountability and responsibility for
accountability and responsibility for
accountability and responsibility for where you are then you also recognize
where you are then you also recognize
where you are then you also recognize that you have the ability and you have
that you have the ability and you have
that you have the ability and you have the power to change it in a much more
the power to change it in a much more
the power to change it in a much more positive direction so the question is a
positive direction so the question is a
positive direction so the question is a today is I’m curious what was the moment
today is I’m curious what was the moment
today is I’m curious what was the moment in your life that you decided that you
in your life that you decided that you
in your life that you decided that you would go and shape your own path when
would go and shape your own path when
would go and shape your own path when was that
was that
was that tell me your story share it down the
tell me your story share it down the
tell me your story share it down the comments below super curious to find out
comments below super curious to find out
comments below super curious to find out I also want to give a quick shout out to
I also want to give a quick shout out to
I also want to give a quick shout out to Jane Cassell Jane take you so much
Jane Cassell Jane take you so much
Jane Cassell Jane take you so much you’re picking up a copy of my book your
you’re picking up a copy of my book your
you’re picking up a copy of my book your one word and posting it on Twitter and
one word and posting it on Twitter and
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LinkedIn I really really appreciate the support
I really really appreciate the support
I really really appreciate the support and I’m glad that you enjoyed the read
and I’m glad that you enjoyed the read
and I’m glad that you enjoyed the read thank you guys again for watching I
thank you guys again for watching I
thank 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 and whatever your
believe in yourself and whatever your
believe in yourself and whatever your one
one
one where it is much loved and I’ll see you
where it is much loved and I’ll see you
where it is much loved and I’ll see you guys again tomorrow morning for another
guys again tomorrow morning for another
guys again tomorrow morning for another shot of espresso
let’s see what is the choice but you
let’s see what is the choice but you walk a path like everyone else just in
walk a path like everyone else just in
walk a path like everyone else just in suits go to work and come back and never
suits go to work and come back and never
suits go to work and come back and never have a legacy or you swim upstream like
have a legacy or you swim upstream like
have a legacy or you swim upstream like a drought against norm and then whatever
a drought against norm and then whatever
a drought against norm and then whatever little you achieve is only your’s it’s
little you achieve is only your’s it’s
little you achieve is only your’s it’s not like everyone else and I’d rather
not like everyone else and I’d rather
not like everyone else and I’d rather have something that is my path waived by
have something that is my path waived by
have something that is my path waived by me something that is my legacy my own
me something that is my legacy my own
me something that is my legacy my own self my own achievement than being one
self my own achievement than being one
self my own achievement than being one of the many successful people to look
of the many successful people to look
of the many successful people to look every pursuit no matter how glamorous it
every pursuit no matter how glamorous it
every pursuit no matter how glamorous it may seem no matter how exciting you are
may seem no matter how exciting you are
may seem no matter how exciting you are it feels to you no matter how much you
it feels to you no matter how much you
it feels to you no matter how much you feel like you were born to do it
feel like you were born to do it
feel like you were born to do it comes with a sandwich and so the
comes with a sandwich and so the
comes with a sandwich and so the question is not what do I love the
question is not what do I love the
question is not what do I love the question is what do I love so much that
question is what do I love so much that
question is what do I love so much that I don’t mind eating the sandwich that
I don’t mind eating the sandwich that
I don’t mind eating the sandwich that comes along with that thing so for me in
comes along with that thing so for me in
comes along with that thing so for me in my life writing is the thing that I love
my life writing is the thing that I love
my life writing is the thing that I love and the sandwich was the 7 years that I
and the sandwich was the 7 years that I
and the sandwich was the 7 years that I was not getting published and that I was
was not getting published and that I was
was not getting published and that I was coming home from my job as a diner
coming home from my job as a diner
coming home from my job as a diner waitress as a bartender as an au-pair
waitress as a bartender as an au-pair
waitress as a bartender as an au-pair as a somebody who worked in flea markets
as a somebody who worked in flea markets
as a somebody who worked in flea markets as a cook and I was coming home tired
as a cook and I was coming home tired
as a cook and I was coming home tired and smelling like other people’s french
and smelling like other people’s french
and smelling like other people’s french fries and sitting down and doing my real
fries and sitting down and doing my real
fries and sitting down and doing my real job which was to write and then to go to
job which was to write and then to go to
job which was to write and then to go to the mailbox the next day and get another
the mailbox the next day and get another
the mailbox the next day and get another rejection letter and then say Doris
rejection letter and then say Doris
rejection letter and then say Doris delusion is because this sandwich ha ha
delusion is because this sandwich ha ha
delusion is because this sandwich ha ha ha ha ha ready to I know and I did still
ha ha ha ready to I know and I did still
ha ha ha ready to I know and I did still want to do it and now even as somebody
want to do it and now even as somebody
want to do it and now even as somebody who makes their living as a writer
who makes their living as a writer
who makes their living as a writer there’s no end to the sandwiches it’s
there’s no end to the sandwiches it’s
there’s no end to the sandwiches it’s like oh hello horrible review in
like oh hello horrible review in
like oh hello horrible review in prominent newspaper that’s your sandwich
prominent newspaper that’s your sandwich
prominent newspaper that’s your sandwich today Liz you still want to do this work
today Liz you still want to do this work
today Liz you still want to do this work yeah yeah I still do still worth it like
yeah yeah I still do still worth it like
yeah yeah I still do still worth it like Hello awful comment on social media from
Hello awful comment on social media from
Hello awful comment on social media from somebody who thinks you’re a pile of oh
somebody who thinks you’re a pile of oh
somebody who thinks you’re a pile of oh yeah you know I just have like chosen
yeah you know I just have like chosen
yeah you know I just have like chosen every possible way that they can just
every possible way that they can just
every possible way that they can just cannot get it out of their system fast
cannot get it out of their system fast
cannot get it out of their system fast enough
enough
enough how much disregard they have for your
how much disregard they have for your
how much disregard they have for your entire life yes still want to do this
entire life yes still want to do this
entire life yes still want to do this thing yeah I still want to do it you
thing yeah I still want to do it you
thing yeah I still want to do it you know so that’s the question because if
know so that’s the question because if
know so that’s the question because if the first time you encounter the
the first time you encounter the
the first time you encounter the sandwich you’re like well this this
sandwich you’re like well this this
sandwich you’re like well this this isn’t worth it then that’s not the thing
isn’t worth it then that’s not the thing
isn’t worth it then that’s not the thing you’re supposed to be doing yeah and
you’re supposed to be doing yeah and
you’re supposed to be doing yeah and there are plenty of things in life that
there are plenty of things in life that
there are plenty of things in life that that I have run into a sandwich and I’ve
that I have run into a sandwich and I’ve
that I have run into a sandwich and I’ve been like
been like
been like so not worth it so not worth it like
so not worth it so not worth it like
so not worth it so not worth it like this is not I want to do this like
this is not I want to do this like
this is not I want to do this like whatever the bed alleged benefits of
whatever the bed alleged benefits of
whatever the bed alleged benefits of this thing yes maybe no down SoulCycle
this thing yes maybe no down SoulCycle
this thing yes maybe no down SoulCycle no you know like I know it’s probably
no you know like I know it’s probably
no you know like I know it’s probably really good for me but I feel like
really good for me but I feel like
really good for me but I feel like throwing up right now is too hard
throwing up right now is too hard
throwing up right now is too hard come on you’ll not be seeing me here
come on you’ll not be seeing me here
come on you’ll not be seeing me here again you know like I’m and I love my
again you know like I’m and I love my
again you know like I’m and I love my sister’s is SoulCycle I just don’t like
sister’s is SoulCycle I just don’t like
sister’s is SoulCycle I just don’t like feeling like I’m going to throw up when
feeling like I’m going to throw up when
feeling like I’m going to throw up when I exercise so it’s not for me you know
I exercise so it’s not for me you know
I exercise so it’s not for me you know and and so that’s the question so if you
and and so that’s the question so if you
and and so that’s the question so if you go into this thing thinking if I follow
go into this thing thinking if I follow
go into this thing thinking if I follow my bliss and I live my dream and I stand
my bliss and I live my dream and I stand
my bliss and I live my dream and I stand in my truth then everything will be
in my truth then everything will be
in my truth then everything will be great
great
great it doesn’t mean everything will be great
it doesn’t mean everything will be great
it doesn’t mean everything will be great it just means at the end of the day when
it just means at the end of the day when
it just means at the end of the day when you check in with yourself
you check in with yourself
you check in with yourself and you know in the end on the balance
and you know in the end on the balance
and you know in the end on the balance is there still better than not doing it
is there still better than not doing it
is there still better than not doing it and the answer is still yeah this
and the answer is still yeah this
and the answer is still yeah this thing’s still better than not doing it
thing’s still better than not doing it
thing’s still better than not doing it then you’re on the right path I got into
then you’re on the right path I got into
then you’re on the right path I got into the Air Force because I was it as it
the Air Force because I was it as it
the Air Force because I was it as it turns out I was romanticizing that whole
turns out I was romanticizing that whole
turns out I was romanticizing that whole idea you know we were refighting World
idea you know we were refighting World
idea you know we were refighting World War two as I was growing up so we had
War two as I was growing up so we had
War two as I was growing up so we had all these heroic movies and I fell in
all these heroic movies and I fell in
all these heroic movies and I fell in love with the idea of flying and then
love with the idea of flying and then
love with the idea of flying and then when I got into the Air Force
when I got into the Air Force
when I got into the Air Force I had just big eye-opener that racism
I had just big eye-opener that racism
I had just big eye-opener that racism was rampant there also and that I didn’t
was rampant there also and that I didn’t
was rampant there also and that I didn’t I not disqualified or suited this better
I not disqualified or suited this better
I not disqualified or suited this better word for military life that kind of
unquestioning obedience to a lot of
unquestioning obedience to a lot of things that I think of stupid didn’t
things that I think of stupid didn’t
things that I think of stupid didn’t quite go over well yeah so when I got
quite go over well yeah so when I got
quite go over well yeah so when I got out I was I was an early discharge it
out I was I was an early discharge it
out I was I was an early discharge it was almost dishonorable you know because
was almost dishonorable you know because
was almost dishonorable you know because I just really didn’t fit but the
I just really didn’t fit but the
I just really didn’t fit but the catalyst actually was I did get to sit
catalyst actually was I did get to sit
catalyst actually was I did get to sit in a jet trainer because I
in a jet trainer because I
in a jet trainer because I a lot of people behind me to get me into
a lot of people behind me to get me into
a lot of people behind me to get me into flight school and stuff but sitting
flight school and stuff but sitting
flight school and stuff but sitting there it occurred to me that this is
there it occurred to me that this is
there it occurred to me that this is absolutely not what I want it’s it isn’t
absolutely not what I want it’s it isn’t
absolutely not what I want it’s it isn’t movies it’s for real these nano this
movies it’s for real these nano this
movies it’s for real these nano this little red button on the joystick
little red button on the joystick
little red button on the joystick controls guns with real bullets and I
controls guns with real bullets and I
controls guns with real bullets and I said that for quite a while and knew
said that for quite a while and knew
said that for quite a while and knew that if I made a strafing run and needed
that if I made a strafing run and needed
that if I made a strafing run and needed a camera here and I needed the people to
a camera here and I needed the people to
a camera here and I needed the people to be able to get up and go back to number
be able to get up and go back to number
be able to get up and go back to number one so I got out of that plane on the
one so I got out of that plane on the
one so I got out of that plane on the runway at North Island Air Station a
runway at North Island Air Station a
runway at North Island Air Station a Naval Air Station and I walked away from
Naval Air Station and I walked away from
Naval Air Station and I walked away from that and towards acting I knew that it
that and towards acting I knew that it
that and towards acting I knew that it was all about the movies it was all
was all about the movies it was all
was all about the movies it was all about the movies
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