good morning believe nation its Evan my one word is believe I believe in you and
one word is believe I believe in you and
one word is believe I believe in you and I want to see that awesome thing that
I want to see that awesome thing that
I want to see that awesome thing that you have inside you explode out into the
you have inside you explode out into the
you have inside you explode out into the universe to have a major impact so to
universe to have a major impact so to
universe to have a major impact so to help you on your journey today’s message
help you on your journey today’s message
help you on your journey today’s message is don’t quit over to you Robert
is don’t quit over to you Robert
is don’t quit over to you Robert Kiyosaki is there a time to bail out on
Kiyosaki is there a time to bail out on
Kiyosaki is there a time to bail out on a project though I mean when I don’t
a project though I mean when I don’t
a project though I mean when I don’t that’s not in my vocabulary yeah look I
that’s not in my vocabulary yeah look I
that’s not in my vocabulary yeah look I have a I have an unfair advantage you
have a I have an unfair advantage you
have a I have an unfair advantage you know I went to war at war I’m alive
know I went to war at war I’m alive
know I went to war at war I’m alive because other guys died for me when you
because other guys died for me when you
because other guys died for me when you see stuff like that you know how can I
see stuff like that you know how can I
see stuff like that you know how can I quit most guys I just wimps
quit most guys I just wimps
quit most guys I just wimps pussies cowards they don’t have it so
pussies cowards they don’t have it so
pussies cowards they don’t have it so they should should get a job most people
they should should get a job most people
they should should get a job most people quit too soon in their ideas and it’s
quit too soon in their ideas and it’s
quit too soon in their ideas and it’s why you keep hearing so many people on
why you keep hearing so many people on
why you keep hearing so many people on this channel and I’ve said it – you
this channel and I’ve said it – you
this channel and I’ve said it – you can’t quit never quit don’t quit but
can’t quit never quit don’t quit but
can’t quit never quit don’t quit but there are some times when you need to
there are some times when you need to
there are some times when you need to quit and let me just explain a little
quit and let me just explain a little
quit and let me just explain a little bit more I think the reason why so many
bit more I think the reason why so many
bit more I think the reason why so many people share that message up don’t quit
people share that message up don’t quit
people share that message up don’t quit is because too often entrepreneurs will
is because too often entrepreneurs will
is because too often entrepreneurs will start and stop and start and stop and
start and stop and start and stop and
start and stop and start and stop and never actually see any of their ideas
never actually see any of their ideas
never actually see any of their ideas through and so if you have this passion
through and so if you have this passion
through and so if you have this passion for what you’re doing and you give up on
for what you’re doing and you give up on
for what you’re doing and you give up on it too soon as soon as you hit some kind
it too soon as soon as you hit some kind
it too soon as soon as you hit some kind of financial break or some other
of financial break or some other
of financial break or some other obstacles in your way you get some kind
obstacles in your way you get some kind
obstacles in your way you get some kind of rejection
of rejection
of rejection most people will quit so it’s too hard
most people will quit so it’s too hard
most people will quit so it’s too hard I’m not going to do that anymore I’m
I’m not going to do that anymore I’m
I’m not going to do that anymore I’m gonna stop I’m gonna give up I’m gonna
gonna stop I’m gonna give up I’m gonna
gonna stop I’m gonna give up I’m gonna go find something else and they quit
go find something else and they quit
go find something else and they quit that’s the case you should not quit
that’s the case you should not quit
that’s the case you should not quit right that’s why so many people have
right that’s why so many people have
right that’s why so many people have that message for you but sometimes
that message for you but sometimes
that message for you but sometimes people quit too late as well sometimes
people quit too late as well sometimes
people quit too late as well sometimes I’ve seen it happen to a lot of
I’ve seen it happen to a lot of
I’ve seen it happen to a lot of entrepreneurs you’ve lost the passion
entrepreneurs you’ve lost the passion
entrepreneurs you’ve lost the passion for it and you know you’ve had some
for it and you know you’ve had some
for it and you know you’ve had some success with this business or you just
success with this business or you just
success with this business or you just don’t want to you just don’t want to
don’t want to you just don’t want to
don’t want to you just don’t want to feel like a failure
feel like a failure
feel like a failure and so you don’t want to quit but you
and so you don’t want to quit but you
and so you don’t want to quit but you hang on too long to this thing that you
hang on too long to this thing that you
hang on too long to this thing that you shouldn’t be doing maybe that
shouldn’t be doing maybe that
shouldn’t be doing maybe that relationship you’re in you should quit
relationship you’re in you should quit
relationship you’re in you should quit on like maybe that’s not a healthy
on like maybe that’s not a healthy
on like maybe that’s not a healthy relationship for you maybe that business
relationship for you maybe that business
relationship for you maybe that business that you’re in is not right for you
that you’re in is not right for you
that you’re in is not right for you don’t hang on to it just because you
don’t hang on to it just because you
don’t hang on to it just because you don’t want to feel like a failure
don’t want to feel like a failure
don’t want to feel like a failure failure is normal it was part of the
failure is normal it was part of the
failure is normal it was part of the process so how do you know when you
process so how do you know when you
process so how do you know when you should
should
should quit and when you shouldn’t quit the
quit and when you shouldn’t quit the
quit and when you shouldn’t quit the answer comes down to when you’re
answer comes down to when you’re
answer comes down to when you’re passionate hard-ons
passionate hard-ons
passionate hard-ons if you are passionate about your
if you are passionate about your
if you are passionate about your business if your heart is still in it if
business if your heart is still in it if
business if your heart is still in it if you want to build this amazing thing up
you want to build this amazing thing up
you want to build this amazing thing up and you have this dream then you can’t
and you have this dream then you can’t
and you have this dream then you can’t quit on it that’s when you have to keep
quit on it that’s when you have to keep
quit on it that’s when you have to keep going if you have the passion you have
going if you have the passion you have
going if you have the passion you have to keep going even if it doesn’t make
to keep going even if it doesn’t make
to keep going even if it doesn’t make sense even if there’s no clear path you
sense even if there’s no clear path you
sense even if there’s no clear path you will find the path eventually if you
will find the path eventually if you
will find the path eventually if you keep going for me when I started doing
keep going for me when I started doing
keep going for me when I started doing this helping entrepreneurs I had three
this helping entrepreneurs I had three
this helping entrepreneurs I had three people show up to a free event
people show up to a free event
people show up to a free event there’s only it was free and only three
there’s only it was free and only three
there’s only it was free and only three people showed up like logically how are
people showed up like logically how are
people showed up like logically how are you gonna make money off of this how
you gonna make money off of this how
you gonna make money off of this how will this ever become a business it
will this ever become a business it
will this ever become a business it doesn’t make any sense but didn’t matter
doesn’t make any sense but didn’t matter
doesn’t make any sense but didn’t matter for made sense because I loved it and I
for made sense because I loved it and I
for made sense because I loved it and I had to find a way to keep going and
had to find a way to keep going and
had to find a way to keep going and doing it even if I never made a way to
doing it even if I never made a way to
doing it even if I never made a way to make money out of it and it’s one of the
make money out of it and it’s one of the
make money out of it and it’s one of the most common messages that come up not
most common messages that come up not
most common messages that come up not just on this channel but when you study
just on this channel but when you study
just on this channel but when you study successful people is you need to follow
successful people is you need to follow
successful people is you need to follow your passion you got to do the thing
your passion you got to do the thing
your passion you got to do the thing that you’re so insanely passionate about
that you’re so insanely passionate about
that you’re so insanely passionate about how many times have you heard that
how many times have you heard that
how many times have you heard that message on this channel and from the
message on this channel and from the
message on this channel and from the people we’ve profiled it keeps coming up
people we’ve profiled it keeps coming up
people we’ve profiled it keeps coming up over and over and over again and there’s
over and over and over again and there’s
over and over and over again and there’s a reason because one of the single most
a reason because one of the single most
a reason because one of the single most important ingredients of success so as
important ingredients of success so as
important ingredients of success so as long as you still have that passion for
long as you still have that passion for
long as you still have that passion for your business and you have to keep going
your business and you have to keep going
your business and you have to keep going you have to keep following through you
you have to keep following through you
you have to keep following through you can’t quit because you will get it at
can’t quit because you will get it at
can’t quit because you will get it at some point you’ll regret quitting
some point you’ll regret quitting
some point you’ll regret quitting because you’ll be looking back on your
because you’ll be looking back on your
because you’ll be looking back on your life in five years ten years fifty years
life in five years ten years fifty years
life in five years ten years fifty years and saying I could have done more you
and saying I could have done more you
and saying I could have done more you know I couldn’t could have what if I
know I couldn’t could have what if I
know I couldn’t could have what if I just gave it another three months what
just gave it another three months what
just gave it another three months what if I just give it another six months
if I just give it another six months
if I just give it another six months what if I just tried a little bit harder
what if I just tried a little bit harder
what if I just tried a little bit harder you’ll always have that piece eating at
you’ll always have that piece eating at
you’ll always have that piece eating at you not you not you for the rest of your
you not you not you for the rest of your
you not you not you for the rest of your life it can turn you bitter and angry
life it can turn you bitter and angry
life it can turn you bitter and angry and then complaining for the rest of
and then complaining for the rest of
and then complaining for the rest of your life because you could have done
your life because you could have done
your life because you could have done more and so if you still have that
more and so if you still have that
more and so if you still have that passion you have to find a way to keep
passion you have to find a way to keep
passion you have to find a way to keep going even if it means taking a job
going even if it means taking a job
going even if it means taking a job doing something else supporting yourself
doing something else supporting yourself
doing something else supporting yourself in other ways you have to find a way to
in other ways you have to find a way to
in other ways you have to find a way to keep going every day consistently don’t
keep going every day consistently don’t
keep going every day consistently don’t quit but if you’ve lost the passion for
quit but if you’ve lost the passion for
quit but if you’ve lost the passion for it it just feels like a grind it just
it it just feels like a grind it just
it it just feels like a grind it just feels like work it just feels boring it
feels like work it just feels boring it
feels like work it just feels boring it feels uncomplicated it feels just like
feels uncomplicated it feels just like
feels uncomplicated it feels just like you’ve got this huge boulder on your
you’ve got this huge boulder on your
you’ve got this huge boulder on your head every time you have to go and think
head every time you have to go and think
head every time you have to go and think about work then you should quit and
about work then you should quit and
about work then you should quit and either sell the business if it’s built
either sell the business if it’s built
either sell the business if it’s built up to the point where you can sell it to
up to the point where you can sell it to
up to the point where you can sell it to somebody
somebody
somebody or just stop and go do something else
or just stop and go do something else
or just stop and go do something else because you will create insane value
because you will create insane value
because you will create insane value when you’re doing work that you love
when you’re doing work that you love
when you’re doing work that you love when you enjoy right not every minute
when you enjoy right not every minute
when you enjoy right not every minute not every minutes amazing but net like
not every minutes amazing but net like
not every minutes amazing but net like you’re doing something that is worthy if
you’re doing something that is worthy if
you’re doing something that is worthy if you feel like you’re doing work that is
you feel like you’re doing work that is
you feel like you’re doing work that is worthy you will pour your heart into it
worthy you will pour your heart into it
worthy you will pour your heart into it and make something amazing you do that
and make something amazing you do that
and make something amazing you do that consistently you’re gonna become the
consistently you’re gonna become the
consistently you’re gonna become the best in the world at it and you will get
best in the world at it and you will get
best in the world at it and you will get paid eventually everybody’s Road looks
paid eventually everybody’s Road looks
paid eventually everybody’s Road looks like that you know it’s not like it’s an
like that you know it’s not like it’s an
like that you know it’s not like it’s an instant success to most people it’s
instant success to most people it’s
instant success to most people it’s years of struggle and then they hit it
years of struggle and then they hit it
years of struggle and then they hit it if I continue to hone their craft but if
if I continue to hone their craft but if
if I continue to hone their craft but if you’re walking in the work with this
you’re walking in the work with this
you’re walking in the work with this Boulder on your head and you can’t stand
Boulder on your head and you can’t stand
Boulder on your head and you can’t stand being there and you feel like the work
being there and you feel like the work
being there and you feel like the work you’re doing socks it has no meaning
you’re doing socks it has no meaning
you’re doing socks it has no meaning you’re just wasting your time you’re
you’re just wasting your time you’re
you’re just wasting your time you’re counting down until the clock hits
counting down until the clock hits
counting down until the clock hits whatever time when you’re gonna go home
whatever time when you’re gonna go home
whatever time when you’re gonna go home you’re wasting your time and you’ll
you’re wasting your time and you’ll
you’re wasting your time and you’ll never create anything amazing for those
never create anything amazing for those
never create anything amazing for those people there don’t let that fear of
people there don’t let that fear of
people there don’t let that fear of being labeled a quitter
being labeled a quitter
being labeled a quitter or labeled a failure keep you in
or labeled a failure keep you in
or labeled a failure keep you in something in relationship in a business
something in relationship in a business
something in relationship in a business in an opportunity that isn’t right for
in an opportunity that isn’t right for
in an opportunity that isn’t right for you if you don’t have the passion then
you if you don’t have the passion then
you if you don’t have the passion then you should quit you still have the
you should quit you still have the
you should quit you still have the passion you can’t quit you’ve got to
passion you can’t quit you’ve got to
passion you can’t quit you’ve got to find a way to keep going
find a way to keep going
find a way to keep going so the question today today is I’m
so the question today today is I’m
so the question today today is I’m curious for those of you who have a deep
curious for those of you who have a deep
curious for those of you who have a deep passion for your business what is the
passion for your business what is the
passion for your business what is the thing that is keeping you in this
thing that is keeping you in this
thing that is keeping you in this company maybe you’ve had a lot of
company maybe you’ve had a lot of
company maybe you’ve had a lot of success maybe you haven’t hit your
success maybe you haven’t hit your
success maybe you haven’t hit your stride yet but what is the thing that is
stride yet but what is the thing that is
stride yet but what is the thing that is forcing you to stay in this company and
forcing you to stay in this company and
forcing you to stay in this company and not quit what does that mean to you
not quit what does that mean to you
not quit what does that mean to you hopefully by writing it down it ignites
hopefully by writing it down it ignites
hopefully by writing it down it ignites a fire within yourself and can also
a fire within yourself and can also
a fire within yourself and can also inspire the other people watching share
inspire the other people watching share
inspire the other people watching share your thoughts down in the comments below
your thoughts down in the comments below
your thoughts down in the comments below I also want to give a quick Charta to
I also want to give a quick Charta to
I also want to give a quick Charta to Miko Sal kolache from South College comm
Miko Sal kolache from South College comm
Miko Sal kolache from South College comm Nico thank you so much for picking up a
Nico thank you so much for picking up a
Nico thank you so much for picking up a copy of my book your one word I really
copy of my book your one word I really
copy of my book your one word I really really appreciate it and I hope you’re
really appreciate it and I hope you’re
really appreciate it and I hope you’re enjoying the read thank you guys again
enjoying the read thank you guys again
enjoying the read thank you guys again for watching I hope you have an amazing
for watching I hope you have an amazing
for watching I hope you have an amazing day I believe in you I hope we continue
day I believe in you I hope we continue
day I believe in you I hope we continue to believe in yourself and whatever
to believe in yourself and whatever
to believe in yourself and whatever you’re one where it is much love and
you’re one where it is much love and
you’re one where it is much love 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 of an espresso
so unfortunate a lot of people stand in
so unfortunate a lot of people stand in front of the stove of life and they say
front of the stove of life and they say
front of the stove of life and they say now stove you give me some heat then
now stove you give me some heat then
now stove you give me some heat then I’ll put some wood in you that ain’t the
I’ll put some wood in you that ain’t the
I’ll put some wood in you that ain’t the way it works you got to put something in
way it works you got to put something in
way it works you got to put something in before you can get anything out so many
before you can get anything out so many
before you can get anything out so many times you know the employee goes to the
times you know the employee goes to the
times you know the employee goes to the employer and say give me a raise then
employer and say give me a raise then
employer and say give me a raise then I’ll start coming to work on time
I’ll start coming to work on time
I’ll start coming to work on time all right so many times they will come
all right so many times they will come
all right so many times they will come to him and say make me the boss now I
to him and say make me the boss now I
to him and say make me the boss now I know I haven’t been here very long don’t
know I haven’t been here very long don’t
know I haven’t been here very long don’t really deserve to be the law but I just
really deserve to be the law but I just
really deserve to be the law but I just function better when I am in charge of
function better when I am in charge of
function better when I am in charge of things you reward me now and then I
things you reward me now and then I
things you reward me now and then I promise you I’ll learn what this
promise you I’ll learn what this
promise you I’ll learn what this business is all about later on reward me
business is all about later on reward me
business is all about later on reward me now and I’ll produce later doesn’t work
now and I’ll produce later doesn’t work
now and I’ll produce later doesn’t work that way kids you just see a youngster
that way kids you just see a youngster
that way kids you just see a youngster in school saying teach you if I take a
in school saying teach you if I take a
in school saying teach you if I take a failing grade home my parents gonna skin
failing grade home my parents gonna skin
failing grade home my parents gonna skin me alive paste me on this quarter and
me alive paste me on this quarter and
me alive paste me on this quarter and next time I’ll study more than anybody
next time I’ll study more than anybody
next time I’ll study more than anybody else reward me now I’ll produce later it
else reward me now I’ll produce later it
else reward me now I’ll produce later it doesn’t work that way can’t you just see
doesn’t work that way can’t you just see
doesn’t work that way can’t you just see an old farmer standing out in the fields
an old farmer standing out in the fields
an old farmer standing out in the fields in October and said Lord I know I didn’t
in October and said Lord I know I didn’t
in October and said Lord I know I didn’t plant a thing this year but if you give
plant a thing this year but if you give
plant a thing this year but if you give me a big crop this year I’ll plant more
me a big crop this year I’ll plant more
me a big crop this year I’ll plant more than anybody next year it ain’t that way
than anybody next year it ain’t that way
than anybody next year it ain’t that way folks you gotta put something in before
folks you gotta put something in before
folks you gotta put something in before you can expect to get anything out well
you can expect to get anything out well
you can expect to get anything out well you just pumping away you know that’s
you just pumping away you know that’s
you just pumping away you know that’s hard it’s August I mean the question is
hard it’s August I mean the question is
hard it’s August I mean the question is just how much pumping are you gonna do
just how much pumping are you gonna do
just how much pumping are you gonna do Parker I drink the water and finally Oh
Parker I drink the water and finally Oh
Parker I drink the water and finally Oh Bernard said you know Jimmy I don’t
Bernard said you know Jimmy I don’t
Bernard said you know Jimmy I don’t believe you’re sending water down there
believe you’re sending water down there
believe you’re sending water down there Jimmy said yeah it is Bernard you know
Jimmy said yeah it is Bernard you know
Jimmy said yeah it is Bernard you know in South Alabama the worlds are deepened
in South Alabama the worlds are deepened
in South Alabama the worlds are deepened oh we’re glad they’re deep because the
oh we’re glad they’re deep because the
oh we’re glad they’re deep because the deeper the well the cool of the cleaner
deeper the well the cool of the cleaner
deeper the well the cool of the cleaner the sweeter the pure the better tasting
the sweeter the pure the better tasting
the sweeter the pure the better tasting the water and isn’t that true of life
the water and isn’t that true of life
the water and isn’t that true of life into that if you can become an MD by six
into that if you can become an MD by six
into that if you can become an MD by six weeks of summer school that the rewards
weeks of summer school that the rewards
weeks of summer school that the rewards would be almost minimal or nothing and
would be almost minimal or nothing and
would be almost minimal or nothing and how many paces would you have ended sir
how many paces would you have ended sir
how many paces would you have ended sir that if you become a sales expert in
that if you become a sales expert in
that if you become a sales expert in three days of a training school or that
three days of a training school or that
three days of a training school or that the rate of pay would go down rather
the rate of pay would go down rather
the rate of pay would go down rather radically isn’t it true that anything
radically isn’t it true that anything
radically isn’t it true that anything worth doing is worth doing poorly until
worth doing is worth doing poorly until
worth doing is worth doing poorly until you can learn to do it well we’ll never
you can learn to do it well we’ll never
you can learn to do it well we’ll never know how many kids have missed a college
know how many kids have missed a college
know how many kids have missed a college scholarship because they didn’t study an
scholarship because they didn’t study an
scholarship because they didn’t study an average of ten more minutes a day we
average of ten more minutes a day we
average of ten more minutes a day we will never know how we come so close to
will never know how we come so close to
will never know how we come so close to promotion but we’re good discouraged and
promotion but we’re good discouraged and
promotion but we’re good discouraged and quit too soon we’ll never know how much
quit too soon we’ll never know how much
quit too soon we’ll never know how much more success we would have Hey
more success we would have Hey
more success we would have Hey had we just had a little more pumping in
had we just had a little more pumping in
had we just had a little more pumping in there and pump and pump and pump and
there and pump and pump and pump and
there and pump and pump and pump and pump well finally Oh Bernard just got
pump well finally Oh Bernard just got
pump well finally Oh Bernard just got disgusted through his and you said Jimmy
disgusted through his and you said Jimmy
disgusted through his and you said Jimmy there’s just no water down there Jimmy
there’s just no water down there Jimmy
there’s just no water down there Jimmy said don’t stop my life don’t stop if
said don’t stop my life don’t stop if
said don’t stop my life don’t stop if you stop day what is going to go all the
you stop day what is going to go all the
you stop day what is going to go all the way back down and then you’re gonna have
way back down and then you’re gonna have
way back down and then you’re gonna have to start all over the reality is folks
to start all over the reality is folks
to start all over the reality is folks and I’m totally convinced of this this
and I’m totally convinced of this this
and I’m totally convinced of this this is the story of America this is your
is the story of America this is your
is the story of America this is your story this is a story of success this is
story this is a story of success this is
story this is a story of success this is the story of life I believe with all of
the story of life I believe with all of
the story of life I believe with all of my heart that if you would pump long
my heart that if you would pump long
my heart that if you would pump long enough and hard enough and
enough and hard enough and
enough and hard enough and enthusiastically enough that eventually
enthusiastically enough that eventually
enthusiastically enough that eventually the reward is going to follow the effort
the reward is going to follow the effort
the reward is going to follow the effort and then once that water starts to flow
and then once that water starts to flow
and then once that water starts to flow all you got to do is just people to be
all you got to do is just people to be
all you got to do is just people to be easy steady pressure on it and you’re
easy steady pressure on it and you’re
easy steady pressure on it and you’re going to get more water than you can
going to get more water than you can
going to get more water than you can possibly so many times people get
possibly so many times people get
possibly so many times people get involved in something and they’ll say
involved in something and they’ll say
involved in something and they’ll say well I’ll give it a try and if it works
well I’ll give it a try and if it works
well I’ll give it a try and if it works out that’ll be good and if it if it
out that’ll be good and if it if it
out that’ll be good and if it if it doesn’t work out I mean hang on kill the
doesn’t work out I mean hang on kill the
doesn’t work out I mean hang on kill the check you know what I mean by the way
check you know what I mean by the way
check you know what I mean by the way well I gotta tell you something folks
well I gotta tell you something folks
well I gotta tell you something folks you’re gonna pump forever like that
you’re gonna pump forever like that
you’re gonna pump forever like that before anything happens when you get
before anything happens when you get
before anything happens when you get into something grab that sucker and dig
into something grab that sucker and dig
into something grab that sucker and dig with it and then once the water starts
with it and then once the water starts
with it and then once the water starts to flow then ladies and gentlemen
to flow then ladies and gentlemen
to flow then ladies and gentlemen that’s what strategies for success is
that’s what strategies for success is
that’s what strategies for success is all about now here’s an important point
all about now here’s an important point
all about now here’s an important point nothing works the first time when you
nothing works the first time when you
nothing works the first time when you try something new it probably won’t work
try something new it probably won’t work
try something new it probably won’t work when you try something new several times
when you try something new several times
when you try something new several times it probably won’t work and the turning
it probably won’t work and the turning
it probably won’t work and the turning point in my life came when I would hear
point in my life came when I would hear
point in my life came when I would hear good ideas and I was so eager to be
good ideas and I was so eager to be
good ideas and I was so eager to be successful in selling I would run out
successful in selling I would run out
successful in selling I would run out and try the ideas and they wouldn’t work
and try the ideas and they wouldn’t work
and try the ideas and they wouldn’t work I try a way of getting an appointment or
I try a way of getting an appointment or
I try a way of getting an appointment or answering an objection or closing a sale
answering an objection or closing a sale
answering an objection or closing a sale it wouldn’t work and my natural response
it wouldn’t work and my natural response
it wouldn’t work and my natural response ah and I think yes to be disappointed
ah and I think yes to be disappointed
ah and I think yes to be disappointed and then I realized nothing works at
and then I realized nothing works at
and then I realized nothing works at least the first few times so I decided I
least the first few times so I decided I
least the first few times so I decided I would try a new idea five or ten times
would try a new idea five or ten times
would try a new idea five or ten times before I pass judgment on I would not
before I pass judgment on I would not
before I pass judgment on I would not just try it once and quit like most
just try it once and quit like most
just try it once and quit like most people do and that changed my whole life
people do and that changed my whole life
people do and that changed my whole life it was a turning point in my life
it was a turning point in my life
it was a turning point in my life because I realized from then on if
because I realized from then on if
because I realized from then on if you’ve got a good idea and you’ve got a
you’ve got a good idea and you’ve got a
you’ve got a good idea and you’ve got a good goal and you want to double your
good goal and you want to double your
good goal and you want to double your income and improve the quality of your
income and improve the quality of your
income and improve the quality of your life and you have to try new things in
life and you have to try new things in
life and you have to try new things in order to get new results it’s not going
order to get new results it’s not going
order to get new results it’s not going to work the first time so you say well
to work the first time so you say well
to work the first time so you say well that didn’t work try something else and
that didn’t work try something else and
that didn’t work try something else and try something else and try something
try something else and try something
try something else and try something else
else
else now if you try
now if you try
now if you try only two things can happen what are they
only two things can happen what are they
only two things can happen what are they succeed or fail if you succeed you do
succeed or fail if you succeed you do
succeed or fail if you succeed you do more of it if you fail you learn from it
more of it if you fail you learn from it
more of it if you fail you learn from it get smarter and try it again so you
get smarter and try it again so you
get smarter and try it again so you cannot lose by taking action you could
cannot lose by taking action you could
cannot lose by taking action you could only lose by not taking action but why
only lose by not taking action but why
only lose by not taking action but why did you still believe in the company I
did you still believe in the company I
did you still believe in the company I mean I have to think that that at any
mean I have to think that that at any
mean I have to think that that at any point in Silicon Valley history there’s
point in Silicon Valley history there’s
point in Silicon Valley history there’s a lot of people that at that point
a lot of people that at that point
a lot of people that at that point they’re just like this isn’t going to
they’re just like this isn’t going to
they’re just like this isn’t going to work
work
work markets changed this isn’t a viable
markets changed this isn’t a viable
markets changed this isn’t a viable concept anymore well you know I I don’t
concept anymore well you know I I don’t
concept anymore well you know I I don’t know how much belief I had but I knew
know how much belief I had but I knew
know how much belief I had but I knew that I had kind of gotten everybody into
that I had kind of gotten everybody into
that I had kind of gotten everybody into the boat with me so it wasn’t so much
the boat with me so it wasn’t so much
the boat with me so it wasn’t so much that I didn’t want to quit I wanted to
that I didn’t want to quit I wanted to
that I didn’t want to quit I wanted to quit every day I was in that job I felt
quit every day I was in that job I felt
quit every day I was in that job I felt like throwing up when I woke up in the
like throwing up when I woke up in the
like throwing up when I woke up in the morning do you know what it’s like
morning do you know what it’s like
morning do you know what it’s like having a baby now yeah exactly like I
having a baby now yeah exactly like I
having a baby now yeah exactly like I felt like I was pregnant but you know
felt like I was pregnant but you know
felt like I was pregnant but you know I’d hired every employee and they all
I’d hired every employee and they all
I’d hired every employee and they all trust me I’d raised all the money I
trust me I’d raised all the money I
trust me I’d raised all the money I talked every investor into putting their
talked every investor into putting their
talked every investor into putting their money and I had given stock to you know
money and I had given stock to you know
money and I had given stock to you know like my friends and relatives and they
like my friends and relatives and they
like my friends and relatives and they were all excited about the prospects for
were all excited about the prospects for
were all excited about the prospects for the company when it went public like a
the company when it went public like a
the company when it went public like a lot of my friends from high school like
lot of my friends from high school like
lot of my friends from high school like bought the stock because I was running
bought the stock because I was running
bought the stock because I was running the company and so I just I felt like I
the company and so I just I felt like I
the company and so I just I felt like I could die but I couldn’t quit and you
could die but I couldn’t quit and you
could die but I couldn’t quit and you know one of the horrible things about
know one of the horrible things about
know one of the horrible things about being founder CEO is it’s the one job
being founder CEO is it’s the one job
being founder CEO is it’s the one job you really can’t quit or if you do quit
you really can’t quit or if you do quit
you really can’t quit or if you do quit you’re Punk
you’re Punk
you’re Punk so yeah you know I didn’t want to be a
so yeah you know I didn’t want to be a
so yeah you know I didn’t want to be a punk so I I just kept you know I just
punk so I I just kept you know I just
punk so I I just kept you know I just kept pedaling but it was rough I mean
kept pedaling but it was rough I mean
kept pedaling but it was rough I mean like that was a running floud cloud yeah
like that was a running floud cloud yeah
like that was a running floud cloud yeah right and it didn’t stop there right
right and it didn’t stop there right
right and it didn’t stop there right like that was loud loud loud cloud you
like that was loud loud loud cloud you
like that was loud loud loud cloud you know by the time loud cloud was two and
know by the time loud cloud was two and
know by the time loud cloud was two and a half years old I had like sold like
a half years old I had like sold like
a half years old I had like sold like the loud cloud part of the business and
the loud cloud part of the business and
the loud cloud part of the business and I had to change it into another business
I had to change it into another business
I had to change it into another business no like that the next thing that
no like that the next thing that
no like that the next thing that happened was right loud cloud was going
happened was right loud cloud was going
happened was right loud cloud was going to go bankrupt so I raised 160 million
to go bankrupt so I raised 160 million
to go bankrupt so I raised 160 million dollars in the IPO but like I burned you
dollars in the IPO but like I burned you
dollars in the IPO but like I burned you know like we burnt through that and we
know like we burnt through that and we
know like we burnt through that and we couldn’t stop the burn because the
couldn’t stop the burn because the
couldn’t stop the burn because the customers
customers
customers going out of business and so like we
going out of business and so like we
going out of business and so like we were headed towards bankruptcy so then I
were headed towards bankruptcy so then I
were headed towards bankruptcy so then I had to you know I sold the services part
had to you know I sold the services part
had to you know I sold the services part of the business and all the cash burn
of the business and all the cash burn
of the business and all the cash burn TDs and and then I had to lay off you
TDs and and then I had to lay off you
TDs and and then I had to lay off you know probably you know another third of
know probably you know another third of
know probably you know another third of the employees and then I kept the
the employees and then I kept the
the employees and then I kept the remaining 80 employees and we became a
remaining 80 employees and we became a
remaining 80 employees and we became a software company a publicly traded
software company a publicly traded
software company a publicly traded software company with no customers in a
software company with no customers in a
software company with no customers in a revenue which was an another trip ops
revenue which was an another trip ops
revenue which was an another trip ops where that’s when we became ops where
where that’s when we became ops where
where that’s when we became ops where yeah so like that was hard but it was
yeah so like that was hard but it was
yeah so like that was hard but it was good you know if that kind of stuff it
good you know if that kind of stuff it
good you know if that kind of stuff it makes you strong you know eventually you
makes you strong you know eventually you
makes you strong you know eventually you know we five years later we sold to heel
know we five years later we sold to heel
know we five years later we sold to heel at Packard for you know 1.6 billion
at Packard for you know 1.6 billion
at Packard for you know 1.6 billion dollars and not a bad exit which was
dollars and not a bad exit which was
dollars and not a bad exit which was like still I’m still shocked by that
like still I’m still shocked by that
like still I’m still shocked by that whole thing I’m still wake up in the
whole thing I’m still wake up in the
whole thing I’m still wake up in the middle of the night going are we’re
middle of the night going are we’re
middle of the night going are we’re gonna run out of money if you had to
gonna run out of money if you had to
gonna run out of money if you had to think of one word that’s most important
think of one word that’s most important
think of one word that’s most important to or that sums you up or that would be
to or that sums you up or that would be
to or that sums you up or that would be like a little beacon pay believe nation
like a little beacon pay believe nation
like a little beacon pay believe nation if you want to know what the most
if you want to know what the most
if you want to know what the most important one word is for Tony Robbins
important one word is for Tony Robbins
important one word is for Tony Robbins Gary Vaynerchuk Oprah Winfrey will.i.am
Gary Vaynerchuk Oprah Winfrey will.i.am
Gary Vaynerchuk Oprah Winfrey will.i.am and Howard Schultz I have a very special
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