good morning believe nation my name is Lily MA and my one word is extraordinary
Lily MA and my one word is extraordinary
Lily MA and my one word is extraordinary I believe that every single human being
I believe that every single human being
I believe that every single human being is capable of extraordinary things so to
is capable of extraordinary things so to
is capable of extraordinary things so to help you on your journey to these
help you on your journey to these
help you on your journey to these messages create your own luck over to
messages create your own luck over to
messages create your own luck over to you Donald Trump what would be one word
you Donald Trump what would be one word
you Donald Trump what would be one word of advice you would have for an upcoming
of advice you would have for an upcoming
of advice you would have for an upcoming businessman
knowledge knowledge but if it’s one word
knowledge knowledge but if it’s one word one words very hard for that but the
one words very hard for that but the
one words very hard for that but the word is knowledge but you get knowledge
word is knowledge but you get knowledge
word is knowledge but you get knowledge through experience one of the things
through experience one of the things
through experience one of the things people talk about is luck and I do
people talk about is luck and I do
people talk about is luck and I do believe that people are lucky and some
believe that people are lucky and some
believe that people are lucky and some people are luckier than others I do
people are luckier than others I do
people are luckier than others I do believe that but there’s also an
believe that but there’s also an
believe that but there’s also an expression the harder you work the
expression the harder you work the
expression the harder you work the luckier you get and I can tell you ten
luckier you get and I can tell you ten
luckier you get and I can tell you ten instances where I didn’t quit one it was
instances where I didn’t quit one it was
instances where I didn’t quit one it was 1990 the world was coming down the debt
1990 the world was coming down the debt
1990 the world was coming down the debt markets were – everybody all of my
markets were – everybody all of my
markets were – everybody all of my friends and enemies were going bankrupt
friends and enemies were going bankrupt
friends and enemies were going bankrupt I never did and the but try I mean the
I never did and the but try I mean the
I never did and the but try I mean the times were actually just terrible and
times were actually just terrible and
times were actually just terrible and even today you look at times and you see
even today you look at times and you see
even today you look at times and you see what happens and you have to learn but
what happens and you have to learn but
what happens and you have to learn but the word luck is very interesting but if
the word luck is very interesting but if
the word luck is very interesting but if I didn’t work really hard I probably
I didn’t work really hard I probably
I didn’t work really hard I probably would not almost definitely would not be
would not almost definitely would not be
would not almost definitely would not be here today and unless you had me up as a
here today and unless you had me up as a
here today and unless you had me up as a man who at one point was successful but
man who at one point was successful but
man who at one point was successful but let’s see what a loser looks like so you
let’s see what a loser looks like so you
let’s see what a loser looks like so you have to work hard because it is true you
have to work hard because it is true you
have to work hard because it is true you can develop luck through hard work so I
can develop luck through hard work so I
can develop luck through hard work so I think luck plays a part in people’s
think luck plays a part in people’s
think luck plays a part in people’s success but a really small part it
success but a really small part it
success but a really small part it becomes a problem
becomes a problem
becomes a problem if that’s all you focus on it becomes a
if that’s all you focus on it becomes a
if that’s all you focus on it becomes a problem when you use it as an excuse not
problem when you use it as an excuse not
problem when you use it as an excuse not to go out there and do something with
to go out there and do something with
to go out there and do something with your life it becomes an even bigger
your life it becomes an even bigger
your life it becomes an even bigger problem if you’re always waiting for a
problem if you’re always waiting for a
problem if you’re always waiting for a luck to come your way so for example I’m
luck to come your way so for example I’m
luck to come your way so for example I’m just starting out as a speaker I’m in my
just starting out as a speaker I’m in my
just starting out as a speaker I’m in my early stages of my speaking career I
early stages of my speaking career I
early stages of my speaking career I look at Evan he just went to Paris
look at Evan he just went to Paris
look at Evan he just went to Paris and he spoke in front of thousands of
and he spoke in front of thousands of
and he spoke in front of thousands of people ate at a fancy restaurant sat at
people ate at a fancy restaurant sat at
people ate at a fancy restaurant sat at first-class airlines went to a beautiful
first-class airlines went to a beautiful
first-class airlines went to a beautiful hotel and he was given this opportunity
hotel and he was given this opportunity
hotel and he was given this opportunity and he is so lucky right that is not the
and he is so lucky right that is not the
and he is so lucky right that is not the mindset that I need to have that kind of
mindset that I need to have that kind of
mindset that I need to have that kind of mindset will completely destroy my
mindset will completely destroy my
mindset will completely destroy my future and will not help me grow the
future and will not help me grow the
future and will not help me grow the reason why Evan had that opportunity is
reason why Evan had that opportunity is
reason why Evan had that opportunity is through years and years of dedicated
through years and years of dedicated
through years and years of dedicated hard work over time I work with that man
hard work over time I work with that man
hard work over time I work with that man I know how consistent he is I know how
I know how consistent he is I know how
I know how consistent he is I know how determined he is and I know how
determined he is and I know how
determined he is and I know how dedicated he is to his mission and the
dedicated he is to his mission and the
dedicated he is to his mission and the reason why I don’t have that luck or
reason why I don’t have that luck or
reason why I don’t have that luck or that opportunity is because I don’t
that opportunity is because I don’t
that opportunity is because I don’t deserve it yet and it’s no way of me to
deserve it yet and it’s no way of me to
deserve it yet and it’s no way of me to knock myself down at all instead it
knock myself down at all instead it
knock myself down at all instead it raises me even higher because I am not
raises me even higher because I am not
raises me even higher because I am not waiting for some elusive fairy to come
waiting for some elusive fairy to come
waiting for some elusive fairy to come around and sprinkle dust over my head
around and sprinkle dust over my head
around and sprinkle dust over my head that is called luck for this to happen
that is called luck for this to happen
that is called luck for this to happen it is within my control I have the
it is within my control I have the
it is within my control I have the responsibility and accountability to
responsibility and accountability to
responsibility and accountability to make that happen for myself I need to
make that happen for myself I need to
make that happen for myself I need to work harder I need to work harder
work harder I need to work harder
work harder I need to work harder consistently over time keep working keep
consistently over time keep working keep
consistently over time keep working keep working be dedicated to my mission keep
working be dedicated to my mission keep
working be dedicated to my mission keep working gain knowledge through research
working gain knowledge through research
working gain knowledge through research and soon enough that opportunity will
and soon enough that opportunity will
and soon enough that opportunity will come my way so next time you look at
come my way so next time you look at
come my way so next time you look at someone that you that you think has a
someone that you that you think has a
someone that you that you think has a lot of luck in their life change your
lot of luck in their life change your
lot of luck in their life change your mindset around and find ways to create
mindset around and find ways to create
mindset around and find ways to create your own luck so the question of the day
your own luck so the question of the day
your own luck so the question of the day is what is that one opportunity you
is what is that one opportunity you
is what is that one opportunity you really want in your life that hasn’t
really want in your life that hasn’t
really want in your life that hasn’t happened for you yet and hopefully when
happened for you yet and hopefully when
happened for you yet and hopefully when you write it down it’s gonna give me
you write it down it’s gonna give me
you write it down it’s gonna give me that fuel the fire to go and make your
that fuel the fire to go and make your
that fuel the fire to go and make your own luck so leave in the comments below
own luck so leave in the comments below
own luck so leave in the comments below and I will join in on the discussion so
and I will join in on the discussion so
and I will join in on the discussion so I also have a quick chatter for Evan Lee
I also have a quick chatter for Evan Lee
I also have a quick chatter for Evan Lee Anto thank you so much for picking up a
Anto thank you so much for picking up a
Anto thank you so much for picking up a copy of Evans book your one word your
copy of Evans book your one word your
copy of Evans book your one word your support means a lot to us and I hope
support means a lot to us and I hope
support means a lot to us and I hope you’re enjoying the read so thank you so
you’re enjoying the read so thank you so
you’re enjoying the read so thank you so much for watching I believe in you and I
much for watching I believe in you and I
much for watching I believe in you and I hope you continue to believe in yourself
hope you continue to believe in yourself
hope you continue to believe in yourself and whatever your one word is
and whatever your one word is
and whatever your one word is and we’ll see you again tomorrow morning
and we’ll see you again tomorrow morning
and we’ll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot of espresso
I think I think that’s one of the
I think I think that’s one of the strongest things you can cultivate as an
strongest things you can cultivate as an
strongest things you can cultivate as an entrepreneur is to not rely on luck but
entrepreneur is to not rely on luck but
entrepreneur is to not rely on luck but cultivating and the ability to recognize
cultivating and the ability to recognize
cultivating and the ability to recognize fortunate situations when they’re
fortunate situations when they’re
fortunate situations when they’re occurring mm-hmm
occurring mm-hmm
occurring mm-hmm odyo was a very fortunate situation
odyo was a very fortunate situation
odyo was a very fortunate situation could have taken that idea not told it
could have taken that idea not told it
could have taken that idea not told it to have not told it to be is not not
to have not told it to be is not not
to have not told it to be is not not told it to know and and all my other
told it to know and and all my other
told it to know and and all my other co-workers at OU do and tried to start
co-workers at OU do and tried to start
co-workers at OU do and tried to start my own company with with that idea but
my own company with with that idea but
my own company with with that idea but the fortunate situation was I was
the fortunate situation was I was
the fortunate situation was I was working with some really amazing people
working with some really amazing people
working with some really amazing people and we had a great team so of course you
and we had a great team so of course you
and we had a great team so of course you know it makes sense to start there
know it makes sense to start there
know it makes sense to start there the fortunate situation for square was
the fortunate situation for square was
the fortunate situation for square was that in 2008 at the end of 2008 the
that in 2008 at the end of 2008 the
that in 2008 at the end of 2008 the entire market was crashing down like all
entire market was crashing down like all
entire market was crashing down like all of these abstractions we built upon
of these abstractions we built upon
of these abstractions we built upon abstraction upon abstraction upon
abstraction upon abstraction upon
abstraction upon abstraction upon abstraction in the financial world which
abstraction in the financial world which
abstraction in the financial world which no single human understood we’re now
no single human understood we’re now
no single human understood we’re now falling apart and suddenly we’re getting
falling apart and suddenly we’re getting
falling apart and suddenly we’re getting back to basics back to fundamentals
back to basics back to fundamentals
back to basics back to fundamentals management teams were being asked to
management teams were being asked to
management teams were being asked to leave banks were failing you know people
leave banks were failing you know people
leave banks were failing you know people were we’re clarifying around like we
were we’re clarifying around like we
were we’re clarifying around like we need to start getting innovative if we
need to start getting innovative if we
need to start getting innovative if we need to start treating our customers so
need to start treating our customers so
need to start treating our customers so poorly we need to start insight we need
poorly we need to start insight we need
poorly we need to start insight we need to stop you know encouraging bad
to stop you know encouraging bad
to stop you know encouraging bad behavior to reap fees like we need to
behavior to reap fees like we need to
behavior to reap fees like we need to really turn this whole thing around and
really turn this whole thing around and
really turn this whole thing around and anytime there’s a recession or a
anytime there’s a recession or a
anytime there’s a recession or a depression that’s a great time to
depression that’s a great time to
depression that’s a great time to innovate start a company start a project
innovate start a company start a project
innovate start a company start a project you know do anything so you know we
you know do anything so you know we
you know do anything so you know we recognize we recognize that time in the
recognize we recognize that time in the
recognize we recognize that time in the same time my co-founder Jim we you know
same time my co-founder Jim we you know
same time my co-founder Jim we you know we contacted me he I’ve known him since
we contacted me he I’ve known him since
we contacted me he I’ve known him since I was 15 years old he was my boss when I
I was 15 years old he was my boss when I
I was 15 years old he was my boss when I was 15 years old and he’s like Jack I
was 15 years old and he’s like Jack I
was 15 years old and he’s like Jack I want to talk to you I want to I want to
want to talk to you I want to I want to
want to talk to you I want to I want to build an electronic car company like
build an electronic car company like
build an electronic car company like that’s interesting and he was thinking
that’s interesting and he was thinking
that’s interesting and he was thinking about it because the car industry was
about it because the car industry was
about it because the car industry was failing as well and like he was like why
failing as well and like he was like why
failing as well and like he was like why don’t we just give these car companies
don’t we just give these car companies
don’t we just give these car companies to well seasoned entrepreneurs like why
to well seasoned entrepreneurs like why
to well seasoned entrepreneurs like why don’t we give Ford to Steve Jobs and
don’t we give Ford to Steve Jobs and
don’t we give Ford to Steve Jobs and like you know that would be amazing
like you know that would be amazing
like you know that would be amazing yeah it would be amazing and like you
yeah it would be amazing and like you
yeah it would be amazing and like you know GM to Ellison are like
know GM to Ellison are like
know GM to Ellison are like he’s like and also I want to start an
he’s like and also I want to start an
he’s like and also I want to start an electronic car company I’m like you know
electronic car company I’m like you know
electronic car company I’m like you know that that’s ambitious but in that moment
that that’s ambitious but in that moment
that that’s ambitious but in that moment we decided not to start an electronic
we decided not to start an electronic
we decided not to start an electronic car company but we wanted to do
car company but we wanted to do
car company but we wanted to do something together mm-hm and we kept
something together mm-hm and we kept
something together mm-hm and we kept having these weekly conversations about
having these weekly conversations about
having these weekly conversations about what that thing was and I was
what that thing was and I was
what that thing was and I was researching a lot with finance and
researching a lot with finance and
researching a lot with finance and healthcare because I was looking at you
healthcare because I was looking at you
healthcare because I was looking at you know doing something in those spaces and
know doing something in those spaces and
know doing something in those spaces and and Jim called me one day one of us
and Jim called me one day one of us
and Jim called me one day one of us scheduled me to meetings and he said I
scheduled me to meetings and he said I
scheduled me to meetings and he said I just lost a glass sale he’s an artist he
just lost a glass sale he’s an artist he
just lost a glass sale he’s an artist he he sells class and I lost the sale
he sells class and I lost the sale
he sells class and I lost the sale because I couldn’t accept a credit card
because I couldn’t accept a credit card
because I couldn’t accept a credit card and here he was talking on his iPhone
and here he was talking on his iPhone
and here he was talking on his iPhone his general-purpose computer and I was
his general-purpose computer and I was
his general-purpose computer and I was talking about my iPhone I’m like well
talking about my iPhone I’m like well
talking about my iPhone I’m like well you’re Hertz computer sitting in the
you’re Hertz computer sitting in the
you’re Hertz computer sitting in the palm of your hand but no way to accept
palm of your hand but no way to accept
palm of your hand but no way to accept credit he couldn’t accept two thousand
credit he couldn’t accept two thousand
credit he couldn’t accept two thousand dollars from from someone who wanted to
dollars from from someone who wanted to
dollars from from someone who wanted to pay him right like why is that so we
pay him right like why is that so we
pay him right like why is that so we decided that we wanted to answer that
decided that we wanted to answer that
decided that we wanted to answer that question and we did a bunch of research
question and we did a bunch of research
question and we did a bunch of research and I started writing some server code
and I started writing some server code
and I started writing some server code and we hired a guy to write some iPhone
and we hired a guy to write some iPhone
and we hired a guy to write some iPhone code and Jim built some hardware and in
code and Jim built some hardware and in
code and Jim built some hardware and in a month we had a little right it was
a month we had a little right it was
a month we had a little right it was actually quite a big device that plugged
actually quite a big device that plugged
actually quite a big device that plugged into the audio jack of your iPhone and
into the audio jack of your iPhone and
into the audio jack of your iPhone and could swipe a card take a payment it
could swipe a card take a payment it
could swipe a card take a payment it would go through the merchant process
would go through the merchant process
would go through the merchant process and then generate a receipt with a map
and then generate a receipt with a map
and then generate a receipt with a map on it and I went around I showed it to a
on it and I went around I showed it to a
on it and I went around I showed it to a bunch of investors and they were all
bunch of investors and they were all
bunch of investors and they were all amazed that it could even work so we
amazed that it could even work so we
amazed that it could even work so we decided to really focus on it and make
decided to really focus on it and make
decided to really focus on it and make it a make it a company and and it really
it a make it a company and and it really
it a make it a company and and it really just comes down to like recognizing that
just comes down to like recognizing that
just comes down to like recognizing that fortunate situation and recognizing the
fortunate situation and recognizing the
fortunate situation and recognizing the people around you that that could help
people around you that that could help
people around you that that could help him and just owning you were bold you
him and just owning you were bold you
him and just owning you were bold you kind of talked him up you ended up
kind of talked him up you ended up
kind of talked him up you ended up selling him a help selling his house but
selling him a help selling his house but
selling him a help selling his house but you approached him and you said are you
you approached him and you said are you
you approached him and you said are you ready to sell one of your houses you
ready to sell one of your houses you
ready to sell one of your houses you already knew that he owned two houses
already knew that he owned two houses
already knew that he owned two houses you knew where they were you know so
you knew where they were you know so
you knew where they were you know so isn’t that also a big part of this you
isn’t that also a big part of this you
isn’t that also a big part of this you have to really do the hard work yeah and
have to really do the hard work yeah and
have to really do the hard work yeah and and really preparing yourself to be
and really preparing yourself to be
and really preparing yourself to be lucky putting yourself in situations
lucky putting yourself in situations
lucky putting yourself in situations where where you can get lucky where it’s
where where you can get lucky where it’s
where where you can get lucky where it’s not so much luck it’s preparation I tell
not so much luck it’s preparation I tell
not so much luck it’s preparation I tell a story about how I’m staying inside a
a story about how I’m staying inside a
a story about how I’m staying inside a line in Starbucks and I’m not at that
line in Starbucks and I’m not at that
line in Starbucks and I’m not at that Starbucks because I like coffee I’m at
Starbucks because I like coffee I’m at
Starbucks because I like coffee I’m at that Starbucks because that’s where all
that Starbucks because that’s where all
that Starbucks because that’s where all the wealthy people and all the
the wealthy people and all the
the wealthy people and all the celebrities in Beverly Hills go every
celebrities in Beverly Hills go every
celebrities in Beverly Hills go every morning I
morning I
morning I meet a guy in line in front of me I end
meet a guy in line in front of me I end
meet a guy in line in front of me I end up showing him a house later that
up showing him a house later that
up showing him a house later that afternoon and he buys a twelve million
afternoon and he buys a twelve million
afternoon and he buys a twelve million dollar house some people would say
dollar house some people would say
dollar house some people would say that’s luck for me it’s all about being
that’s luck for me it’s all about being
that’s luck for me it’s all about being in the right place and there was a
in the right place and there was a
in the right place and there was a reason why I’m there because I’m an
reason why I’m there because I’m an
reason why I’m there because I’m an expert in my community and I put myself
expert in my community and I put myself
expert in my community and I put myself in that situation
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