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Surround Yourself with GREATNESS – Life with Evan


welcome everybody happy weekend I wanted

welcome everybody happy weekend I wanted to make a quick video because a lot of

to make a quick video because a lot of

to make a quick video because a lot of you are asking about my wall you see it

you are asking about my wall you see it

you are asking about my wall you see it in in my live recordings and who the

in in my live recordings and who the

in in my live recordings and who the people are and what the meaning is so I

people are and what the meaning is so I

people are and what the meaning is so I thought I would make this quick video

thought I would make this quick video

thought I would make this quick video for the weekend few guys to learn about

for the weekend few guys to learn about

for the weekend few guys to learn about the wall and to get some inspiration for

the wall and to get some inspiration for

the wall and to get some inspiration for what you might go to create in your

what you might go to create in your

what you might go to create in your office so first up we’ve got steve jobs

office so first up we’ve got steve jobs

office so first up we’ve got steve jobs here and there’s a picture of me and

here and there’s a picture of me and

here and there’s a picture of me and nina and hayden now this is where my

nina and hayden now this is where my

nina and hayden now this is where my computer is and normally i put the

computer is and normally i put the

computer is and normally i put the picture of Nina and hayden here because

picture of Nina and hayden here because

picture of Nina and hayden here because i can look at it and then you know i can

i can look at it and then you know i can

i can look at it and then you know i can see them here but when i do the live

see them here but when i do the live

see them here but when i do the live recordings i’m over here so that people

recordings i’m over here so that people

recordings i’m over here so that people can see me in and hayden as well so jobs

can see me in and hayden as well so jobs

can see me in and hayden as well so jobs is number one and that you know his

is number one and that you know his

is number one and that you know his thing of just wanted to make an impact

thing of just wanted to make an impact

thing of just wanted to make an impact and make a dent in the universe that’s a

and make a dent in the universe that’s a

and make a dent in the universe that’s a constant reminder that i have in my head

constant reminder that i have in my head

constant reminder that i have in my head when I walk in and I see this picture

when I walk in and I see this picture

when I walk in and I see this picture next behind me is Howard Schultz and he

next behind me is Howard Schultz and he

next behind me is Howard Schultz and he is the head of starbucks and the thing

is the head of starbucks and the thing

is the head of starbucks and the thing about starbucks that i love and how were

about starbucks that i love and how were

about starbucks that i love and how were chilled specifically is about leading

chilled specifically is about leading

chilled specifically is about leading through values and is one great clip

through values and is one great clip

through values and is one great clip that we featured on the channel before

that we featured on the channel before

that we featured on the channel before where there was a guy who got up at a

where there was a guy who got up at a

where there was a guy who got up at a starbucks shareholders meeting and was

starbucks shareholders meeting and was

starbucks shareholders meeting and was upset that starbucks was recognizing gay

upset that starbucks was recognizing gay

upset that starbucks was recognizing gay marriage he felt that gay marriage is

marriage he felt that gay marriage is

marriage he felt that gay marriage is wrong and said what should not recognize

wrong and said what should not recognize

wrong and said what should not recognize gay marriage and then would hurt the

gay marriage and then would hurt the

gay marriage and then would hurt the starbucks price and Howard Schultz got

starbucks price and Howard Schultz got

starbucks price and Howard Schultz got up on stage and said this is not an

up on stage and said this is not an

up on stage and said this is not an economic decision we’re doing this

economic decision we’re doing this

economic decision we’re doing this because it’s the right thing to do and

because it’s the right thing to do and

because it’s the right thing to do and because it aligns with our values and I

because it aligns with our values and I

because it aligns with our values and I really love that sentiment and ever

really love that sentiment and ever

really love that sentiment and ever since I’ve been that Howard Schultz fan

since I’ve been that Howard Schultz fan

since I’ve been that Howard Schultz fan and picked up his books and so that’s

and picked up his books and so that’s

and picked up his books and so that’s why he’s here is to you know make an

why he’s here is to you know make an

why he’s here is to you know make an impact but make the impact to values

impact but make the impact to values

impact but make the impact to values next up

next up

next up this is a this is a picture of me with

this is a this is a picture of me with

this is a this is a picture of me with my parents I feel like I’m around havens

my parents I feel like I’m around havens

my parents I feel like I’m around havens each year six or seven and the reason

each year six or seven and the reason

each year six or seven and the reason why this is on the wall is because my

why this is on the wall is because my

why this is on the wall is because my parents were the foundation of belief

parents were the foundation of belief

parents were the foundation of belief for me I’ve told you guys in tons of

for me I’ve told you guys in tons of

for me I’ve told you guys in tons of videos at the the believe here right

videos at the the believe here right

videos at the the believe here right there on the shirt comes from my mom’s

there on the shirt comes from my mom’s

there on the shirt comes from my mom’s last name is mr. Lee my dad was I

last name is mr. Lee my dad was I

last name is mr. Lee my dad was I Salinas Carmichael they would always

Salinas Carmichael they would always

Salinas Carmichael they would always tell me I mcus truly Carmichael and I

tell me I mcus truly Carmichael and I

tell me I mcus truly Carmichael and I can do anything that I wanted to put my

can do anything that I wanted to put my

can do anything that I wanted to put my mind to and I remember always have to

mind to and I remember always have to

mind to and I remember always have to sit down a report card season and I

sit down a report card season and I

sit down a report card season and I would never get his good grades as my

would never get his good grades as my

would never get his good grades as my sisters and they would tell me that and

sisters and they would tell me that and

sisters and they would tell me that and that was just filming with confidence

that was just filming with confidence

that was just filming with confidence and every time that I talk to do

and every time that I talk to do

and every time that I talk to do something different or new you know even

something different or new you know even

something different or new you know even if they didn’t have any knowledge or

if they didn’t have any knowledge or

if they didn’t have any knowledge or experience like when I wanted to try to

experience like when I wanted to try to

experience like when I wanted to try to learn about baseball cards and self

learn about baseball cards and self

learn about baseball cards and self baseball cards you know they had no

baseball cards you know they had no

baseball cards you know they had no interest in baseball cards but they

interest in baseball cards but they

interest in baseball cards but they always made me believe in myself so here

always made me believe in myself so here

always made me believe in myself so here I was this 12 year old kid negotiating

I was this 12 year old kid negotiating

I was this 12 year old kid negotiating with 40 rolls and 50 rolls over baseball

with 40 rolls and 50 rolls over baseball

with 40 rolls and 50 rolls over baseball cards and they would drive me to

cards and they would drive me to

cards and they would drive me to baseball card shows and take me to

baseball card shows and take me to

baseball card shows and take me to spring training every year in Florida to

spring training every year in Florida to

spring training every year in Florida to meet the players and get autographs and

meet the players and get autographs and

meet the players and get autographs and so this is a theme and the store that

so this is a theme and the store that

so this is a theme and the store that there’s a reason to be ordered here too

there’s a reason to be ordered here too

there’s a reason to be ordered here too so jobs is have an impact Howard Schultz

so jobs is have an impact Howard Schultz

so jobs is have an impact Howard Schultz is doing through values and my golly was

is doing through values and my golly was

is doing through values and my golly was believed that came from my parents why

believed that came from my parents why

believed that came from my parents why falling here hits something next up is

falling here hits something next up is

falling here hits something next up is AP Giannini here we go he’s the founder

AP Giannini here we go he’s the founder

AP Giannini here we go he’s the founder bank of america is my favorite

bank of america is my favorite

bank of america is my favorite entrepreneur may be thinking why is a

entrepreneur may be thinking why is a

entrepreneur may be thinking why is a banker favorite entrepreneur for me he

banker favorite entrepreneur for me he

banker favorite entrepreneur for me he was the belief banker he was at a bank

was the belief banker he was at a bank

was the belief banker he was at a bank and he was having success as a board

and he was having success as a board

and he was having success as a board member of a bank after being successful

member of a bank after being successful

member of a bank after being successful entrepreneur and he wanted the bank to

entrepreneur and he wanted the bank to

entrepreneur and he wanted the bank to expand to offer loans to immigrants and

expand to offer loans to immigrants and

expand to offer loans to immigrants and hard-working you know blue-collar type

hard-working you know blue-collar type

hard-working you know blue-collar type of workers where he was an immigrant

of workers where he was an immigrant

of workers where he was an immigrant himself and at the moment banks only

himself and at the moment banks only

himself and at the moment banks only lent to really safe deals really save

lent to really safe deals really save

lent to really safe deals really save businesses and didn’t want to lend money

businesses and didn’t want to lend money

businesses and didn’t want to lend money to immigrants because was too much of a

to immigrants because was too much of a

to immigrants because was too much of a risk where he then decided to quit that

risk where he then decided to quit that

risk where he then decided to quit that bang leave the board of directors and

bang leave the board of directors and

bang leave the board of directors and open up his own bank across the street

open up his own bank across the street

open up his own bank across the street from the original bank that he was on

from the original bank that he was on

from the original bank that he was on the board of and he lent money to

the board of and he lent money to

the board of and he lent money to immigrants he made loan

immigrants he made loan

immigrants he made loan decisions based off of a handshake the

decisions based off of a handshake the

decisions based off of a handshake the calluses on somebody’s hand and a look

calluses on somebody’s hand and a look

calluses on somebody’s hand and a look in their eye can you imagine a banker

in their eye can you imagine a banker

in their eye can you imagine a banker today making a loan to somebody based on

today making a loan to somebody based on

today making a loan to somebody based on a look in their eye sounds crazy right

a look in their eye sounds crazy right

a look in their eye sounds crazy right but that’s a foundation of Bank of

but that’s a foundation of Bank of

but that’s a foundation of Bank of America I don’t know how much bank of

America I don’t know how much bank of

America I don’t know how much bank of america kind of still rings true to his

america kind of still rings true to his

america kind of still rings true to his initial visions but I love him and for

initial visions but I love him and for

initial visions but I love him and for me it’s the application of believe so my

me it’s the application of believe so my

me it’s the application of believe so my parents taught me to believe this is the

parents taught me to believe this is the

parents taught me to believe this is the application of belief and he bet on Walt

application of belief and he bet on Walt

application of belief and he bet on Walt Disney when nobody would give him money

Disney when nobody would give him money

Disney when nobody would give him money like Walt Disney wanted to make

like Walt Disney wanted to make

like Walt Disney wanted to make full-length animated videos which

full-length animated videos which

full-length animated videos which everybody thought was crazy but he gave

everybody thought was crazy but he gave

everybody thought was crazy but he gave him the money to do it he been on the

him the money to do it he been on the

him the money to do it he been on the Golden State bridge when everybody

Golden State bridge when everybody

Golden State bridge when everybody thought it was crazy and they shouldn’t

thought it was crazy and they shouldn’t

thought it was crazy and they shouldn’t do it so he had a history of just biting

do it so he had a history of just biting

do it so he had a history of just biting a little guy believing in them and I

a little guy believing in them and I

a little guy believing in them and I really respect that and that’s why I’m

really respect that and that’s why I’m

really respect that and that’s why I’m banker is my favorite entrepreneur an in

banker is my favorite entrepreneur an in

banker is my favorite entrepreneur an in last up is the most controversial mr.

last up is the most controversial mr.

last up is the most controversial mr. Kanye West and I talked about him a lot

Kanye West and I talked about him a lot

Kanye West and I talked about him a lot on the various episodes that I’ve had

on the various episodes that I’ve had

on the various episodes that I’ve had for me I feel like a lot of people don’t

for me I feel like a lot of people don’t

for me I feel like a lot of people don’t give Kanye enough respect for the stuff

give Kanye enough respect for the stuff

give Kanye enough respect for the stuff that he’s done and you can learn from

that he’s done and you can learn from

that he’s done and you can learn from him even if you don’t want to be exactly

him even if you don’t want to be exactly

him even if you don’t want to be exactly like him you know if you don’t respect

like him you know if you don’t respect

like him you know if you don’t respect the fact that he might you know

the fact that he might you know

the fact that he might you know interrupt people and say the wrong

interrupt people and say the wrong

interrupt people and say the wrong things and be too controversial that’s

things and be too controversial that’s

things and be too controversial that’s okay but what I learned from him and why

okay but what I learned from him and why

okay but what I learned from him and why he’s on the wall here is not being

he’s on the wall here is not being

he’s on the wall here is not being afraid to express yourself when you have

afraid to express yourself when you have

afraid to express yourself when you have one idea when you want to do something

one idea when you want to do something

one idea when you want to do something when you got that thing inside you that

when you got that thing inside you that

when you got that thing inside you that has to come out a lot of times we hold

has to come out a lot of times we hold

has to come out a lot of times we hold it down a lot of times we tell ourselves

it down a lot of times we tell ourselves

it down a lot of times we tell ourselves all we shouldn’t do that people will

all we shouldn’t do that people will

all we shouldn’t do that people will judge us Kanye is unafraid Kanye will

judge us Kanye is unafraid Kanye will

judge us Kanye is unafraid Kanye will not take crap from people in that that

not take crap from people in that that

not take crap from people in that that to me is inspiring now I I use that to

to me is inspiring now I I use that to

to me is inspiring now I I use that to turn up if you see in my videos what I’m

turn up if you see in my videos what I’m

turn up if you see in my videos what I’m at now compared to when I started you’ll

at now compared to when I started you’ll

at now compared to when I started you’ll notice a lot more passion lot more

notice a lot more passion lot more

notice a lot more passion lot more energy and that’s a variety of factors

energy and that’s a variety of factors

energy and that’s a variety of factors but one of them is is having Kanye watch

but one of them is is having Kanye watch

but one of them is is having Kanye watch some videos and seeing how he’s unafraid

some videos and seeing how he’s unafraid

some videos and seeing how he’s unafraid makes me less afraid to do things and

makes me less afraid to do things and

makes me less afraid to do things and also the sense of urgency this this

also the sense of urgency this this

also the sense of urgency this this picture is from a radio interview that

picture is from a radio interview that

picture is from a radio interview that he was doing where he was basically

he was doing where he was basically

he was doing where he was basically saying that the time is now

saying that the time is now

saying that the time is now I don’t want to work inside the

I don’t want to work inside the

I don’t want to work inside the corporation for the next 20 years and

corporation for the next 20 years and

corporation for the next 20 years and then try to express myself the time is

then try to express myself the time is

then try to express myself the time is now to be the greatest you and that

now to be the greatest you and that

now to be the greatest you and that sense of urgency really is inspiring to

sense of urgency really is inspiring to

sense of urgency really is inspiring to me really is motivating to me so that’s

me really is motivating to me so that’s

me really is motivating to me so that’s why he’s up on the wall so quick recap

why he’s up on the wall so quick recap

why he’s up on the wall so quick recap of everybody here jobs is about having

of everybody here jobs is about having

of everybody here jobs is about having an impact on the world trying to make a

an impact on the world trying to make a

an impact on the world trying to make a difference Howard Schultz is about

difference Howard Schultz is about

difference Howard Schultz is about leading through values and making that

leading through values and making that

leading through values and making that impact through values my parents are

impact through values my parents are

impact through values my parents are about the value of believe and making

about the value of believe and making

about the value of believe and making sure that that’s what I’m having the

sure that that’s what I’m having the

sure that that’s what I’m having the impact on apg Nene’s is a role model for

impact on apg Nene’s is a role model for

impact on apg Nene’s is a role model for showing me how to make an impact on

showing me how to make an impact on

showing me how to make an impact on believe in betting on the little guy and

believe in betting on the little guy and

believe in betting on the little guy and Kanye is about not waiting urgency do it

Kanye is about not waiting urgency do it

Kanye is about not waiting urgency do it now you’re running out of time express

now you’re running out of time express

now you’re running out of time express yourself so those are the five on the

yourself so those are the five on the

yourself so those are the five on the wall and then of course my amazing wife

wall and then of course my amazing wife

wall and then of course my amazing wife and son Nina and Hayden I look at them

and son Nina and Hayden I look at them

and son Nina and Hayden I look at them every day and they inspire me to so love

every day and they inspire me to so love

every day and they inspire me to so love to know what you guys think I’d love to

to know what you guys think I’d love to

to know what you guys think I’d love to know what’s in your home office the

know what’s in your home office the

know what’s in your home office the environment matters if you want to do

environment matters if you want to do

environment matters if you want to do great things you can be surrounded by

great things you can be surrounded by

great things you can be surrounded by greatness so share below some of the

greatness so share below some of the

greatness so share below some of the things that you have in your office or

things that you have in your office or

things that you have in your office or you’re going to put in your office now

you’re going to put in your office now

you’re going to put in your office now to help you aspire and inspire yourself

to help you aspire and inspire yourself

to help you aspire and inspire yourself to be the best version of you look

to be the best version of you look

to be the best version of you look forward to seeing comments take care

forward to seeing comments take care

forward to seeing comments take care continue to believe have a great weekend

continue to believe have a great weekend

continue to believe have a great weekend and and I’ll see you soon

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