[Music] the Y was born out of pain it was never
the Y was born out of pain it was never
the Y was born out of pain it was never an academic or commercial exercise it
an academic or commercial exercise it
an academic or commercial exercise it was born out of a time in my life many
was born out of a time in my life many
was born out of a time in my life many years ago 10 years ago where I had lost
years ago 10 years ago where I had lost
years ago 10 years ago where I had lost my passion for what I was doing I own my
my passion for what I was doing I own my
my passion for what I was doing I own my own small business I was living the
own small business I was living the
own small business I was living the American dream
American dream
American dream superficially my life was fantastic and
superficially my life was fantastic and
superficially my life was fantastic and yet I didn’t want to wake up and do it
yet I didn’t want to wake up and do it
yet I didn’t want to wake up and do it again and I was embarrassed by that you
again and I was embarrassed by that you
again and I was embarrassed by that you know who am I to complain about my life
know who am I to complain about my life
know who am I to complain about my life my life seemed perfect and yet I hated
my life seemed perfect and yet I hated
my life seemed perfect and yet I hated it and so I kept it to myself every
it and so I kept it to myself every
it and so I kept it to myself every ounce of my being every all the energy
ounce of my being every all the energy
ounce of my being every all the energy that I had was invested in pretending
that I had was invested in pretending
that I had was invested in pretending that I was happier more successful and
that I was happier more successful and
that I was happier more successful and more of control than I felt and it was
more of control than I felt and it was
more of control than I felt and it was debilitating quite frankly strange
debilitating quite frankly strange
debilitating quite frankly strange things start to happen when you put
things start to happen when you put
things start to happen when you put yourself in that cycle and the stress
yourself in that cycle and the stress
yourself in that cycle and the stress starts to build you start to become
starts to build you start to become
starts to build you start to become paranoid so for example I was convinced
paranoid so for example I was convinced
paranoid so for example I was convinced that um my employees hated me I didn’t
that um my employees hated me I didn’t
that um my employees hated me I didn’t go out much and it was really it was
go out much and it was really it was
go out much and it was really it was really a bad time and it was until a
really a bad time and it was until a
really a bad time and it was until a friend of mine came to me concerned that
friend of mine came to me concerned that
friend of mine came to me concerned that I wasn’t acting myself and basically
I wasn’t acting myself and basically
I wasn’t acting myself and basically offered me nothing more than moral
offered me nothing more than moral
offered me nothing more than moral support what if you need I got your back
support what if you need I got your back
support what if you need I got your back and worried about you and it was that
and worried about you and it was that
and worried about you and it was that simple act that gave me the courage to
simple act that gave me the courage to
simple act that gave me the courage to face my own problem and was that simple
face my own problem and was that simple
face my own problem and was that simple act that gave me the courage to seek out
act that gave me the courage to seek out
act that gave me the courage to seek out a solution to go back to the way I used
a solution to go back to the way I used
a solution to go back to the way I used to feel to be passionate about something
to feel to be passionate about something
to feel to be passionate about something again there was a confluence of events
again there was a confluence of events
again there was a confluence of events and I made this discovery that every
and I made this discovery that every
and I made this discovery that every single organization on the planet even
single organization on the planet even
single organization on the planet even our own career is always function on the
our own career is always function on the
our own career is always function on the same three levels what we do how we do
same three levels what we do how we do
same three levels what we do how we do it and why we do it and it was based on
it and why we do it and it was based on
it and why we do it and it was based on the biology of human decision-making it
the biology of human decision-making it
the biology of human decision-making it wasn’t some highfalutin management
wasn’t some highfalutin management
wasn’t some highfalutin management theory was based on brain stuff and I
theory was based on brain stuff and I
theory was based on brain stuff and I realized I knew what I did it was good
realized I knew what I did it was good
realized I knew what I did it was good at it and I knew how I did it I could
at it and I knew how I did it I could
at it and I knew how I did it I could tell you what was different or special
tell you what was different or special
tell you what was different or special about the way I did things but I
about the way I did things but I
about the way I did things but I couldn’t tell you why I was doing it
couldn’t tell you why I was doing it
couldn’t tell you why I was doing it that was the missing piece you have to
that was the missing piece you have to
that was the missing piece you have to have all three I became obsessed with
have all three I became obsessed with
have all three I became obsessed with this thing called the why I figured out
this thing called the why I figured out
this thing called the why I figured out how to find my why and it restored my
how to find my why and it restored my
how to find my why and it restored my passion to levels I had never
passion to levels I had never
passion to levels I had never experienced before and more importantly
experienced before and more importantly
experienced before and more importantly I figured out how to help
I figured out how to help
I figured out how to help find theirs and I did what anyone would
find theirs and I did what anyone would
find theirs and I did what anyone would do when you discover something beautiful
do when you discover something beautiful
do when you discover something beautiful you share with your friends and my
you share with your friends and my
you share with your friends and my friends started making crazy life
friends started making crazy life
friends started making crazy life changes themselves and they started
changes themselves and they started
changes themselves and they started finding happiness and passion that they
finding happiness and passion that they
finding happiness and passion that they never experienced before it was me
never experienced before it was me
never experienced before it was me solving my own problem that happened to
solving my own problem that happened to
solving my own problem that happened to help others solve it for them too and
help others solve it for them too and
help others solve it for them too and people just kept inviting me and I just
people just kept inviting me and I just
people just kept inviting me and I just kept saying yes I was making huge
kept saying yes I was making huge
kept saying yes I was making huge decisions that were really easy to make
decisions that were really easy to make
decisions that were really easy to make like I shut down my office and started
like I shut down my office and started
like I shut down my office and started over again because I realized the
over again because I realized the
over again because I realized the business I had built was so inconsistent
business I had built was so inconsistent
business I had built was so inconsistent with my why all my friends thought I
with my why all my friends thought I
with my why all my friends thought I went out of business they were worried
went out of business they were worried
went out of business they were worried about me it was the easiest easiest
about me it was the easiest easiest
about me it was the easiest easiest decision I ever made
decision I ever made
decision I ever made in other words when you know your why
in other words when you know your why
in other words when you know your why the filter is clear it’s not like there
the filter is clear it’s not like there
the filter is clear it’s not like there are options the option is obvious
are options the option is obvious
are options the option is obvious there’s only one option share give
there’s only one option share give
there’s only one option share give inspire and everything that I’ve
inspire and everything that I’ve
inspire and everything that I’ve achieved any success that I’ve enjoyed
achieved any success that I’ve enjoyed
achieved any success that I’ve enjoyed has all been a hundred percent because
has all been a hundred percent because
has all been a hundred percent because of the gracious just amazing generosity
of the gracious just amazing generosity
of the gracious just amazing generosity of people around me my friends my
of people around me my friends my
of people around me my friends my colleagues people who just believe what
colleagues people who just believe what
colleagues people who just believe what I believe they are the ones who either
I believe they are the ones who either
I believe they are the ones who either introduced me to others or took a risk
introduced me to others or took a risk
introduced me to others or took a risk or said let me try that or bought a book
or said let me try that or bought a book
or said let me try that or bought a book or watched a TED talk or more
or watched a TED talk or more
or watched a TED talk or more importantly sent it to somebody else
importantly sent it to somebody else
importantly sent it to somebody else because they thought they would be
because they thought they would be
because they thought they would be inspired by it for all of the things
inspired by it for all of the things
inspired by it for all of the things that I’ve done over the past decade I
that I’ve done over the past decade I
that I’ve done over the past decade I still feel like I’m at the beginning I
still feel like I’m at the beginning I
still feel like I’m at the beginning I have been saying it for 10 years
have been saying it for 10 years
have been saying it for 10 years when everybody says to me you know
when everybody says to me you know
when everybody says to me you know congratulations on X Y or Z my answer is
congratulations on X Y or Z my answer is
congratulations on X Y or Z my answer is always the same tip of the iceberg and I
always the same tip of the iceberg and I
always the same tip of the iceberg and I think that’s what keeps me inspired
think that’s what keeps me inspired
think that’s what keeps me inspired which is for me it’s a journey I’m on
which is for me it’s a journey I’m on
which is for me it’s a journey I’m on the right path I’m walking past the
the right path I’m walking past the
the right path I’m walking past the right mile markers in other words I know
right mile markers in other words I know
right mile markers in other words I know making progress to the vision that I
making progress to the vision that I
making progress to the vision that I have to build this world in which the
have to build this world in which the
have to build this world in which the vast majority of people wake up every
vast majority of people wake up every
vast majority of people wake up every single morning inspire to go to work
single morning inspire to go to work
single morning inspire to go to work feel safer in their their returning home
feel safer in their their returning home
feel safer in their their returning home at the end of the day fulfilled by the
at the end of the day fulfilled by the
at the end of the day fulfilled by the work that they do when I started the
work that they do when I started the
work that they do when I started the race I ran by myself and it’s lonely
race I ran by myself and it’s lonely
race I ran by myself and it’s lonely alone alone
alone alone
alone alone and now I don’t like it here like a
and now I don’t like it here like a
and now I don’t like it here like a thousand people to the left of people to
thousand people to the left of people to
thousand people to the left of people to the right the thousand people behind me
the right the thousand people behind me
the right the thousand people behind me and I look around I’m like yeah we’re
and I look around I’m like yeah we’re
and I look around I’m like yeah we’re gonna change the world
gonna change the world
gonna change the world we’re going to change the world there
we’re going to change the world there
we’re going to change the world there you go
you go
you go [Music]
[Music]
[Music] Matthew
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