before we begin I would like for you to take a moment take a really deep breath
take a moment take a really deep breath
take a moment take a really deep breath pause for a second and I want you to
pause for a second and I want you to
pause for a second and I want you to release as you’re doing this I want your
release as you’re doing this I want your
release as you’re doing this I want your I want you to let your mind wander
I want you to let your mind wander
I want you to let your mind wander imagine if I told you you have one year
imagine if I told you you have one year
imagine if I told you you have one year to live at the end then the end of this
to live at the end then the end of this
to live at the end then the end of this year you’re going to die let me give you
year you’re going to die let me give you
year you’re going to die let me give you a moment think about what you will not
a moment think about what you will not
a moment think about what you will not accomplish what would you like to do in
accomplish what would you like to do in
accomplish what would you like to do in the year that you have left as you still
the year that you have left as you still
the year that you have left as you still continue your Brit breathing I want you
continue your Brit breathing I want you
continue your Brit breathing I want you to now imagine if I told you you only
to now imagine if I told you you only
to now imagine if I told you you only have a month to live what are you going
have a month to live what are you going
have a month to live what are you going to get rid of what are you going to try
to get rid of what are you going to try
to get rid of what are you going to try to accomplish why you have this week now
to accomplish why you have this week now
to accomplish why you have this week now what if you only had one minute how
what if you only had one minute how
what if you only had one minute how would that change after you get over the
would that change after you get over the
would that change after you get over the craziness of oh my god there’s so much I
craziness of oh my god there’s so much I
craziness of oh my god there’s so much I can I should do I I really need to do so
can I should do I I really need to do so
can I should do I I really need to do so many things just because I did taught me
many things just because I did taught me
many things just because I did taught me I need to be successful they told me I
I need to be successful they told me I
I need to be successful they told me I need to go to school they told me I need
need to go to school they told me I need
need to go to school they told me I need to get a job and they also told me I
to get a job and they also told me I
to get a job and they also told me I need to do this this this this this and
need to do this this this this this and
need to do this this this this this and I have no time to do any of it all but
I have no time to do any of it all but
I have no time to do any of it all but once you get over that you realize not a
once you get over that you realize not a
once you get over that you realize not a whole lot of it really matters does it
whole lot of it really matters does it
whole lot of it really matters does it sometimes we get caught in the drama of
sometimes we get caught in the drama of
sometimes we get caught in the drama of a create a game that we create for
a create a game that we create for
a create a game that we create for ourselves and we forget what we do it
ourselves and we forget what we do it
ourselves and we forget what we do it for I won’t tell you my life story
for I won’t tell you my life story
for I won’t tell you my life story because I think you guys have heard at
because I think you guys have heard at
because I think you guys have heard at all I’m the general typical person that
all I’m the general typical person that
all I’m the general typical person that was really really broke and I was so so
was really really broke and I was so so
was really really broke and I was so so so down and I became so successful right
so down and I became so successful right
so down and I became so successful right just like most other people that get an
just like most other people that get an
just like most other people that get an opportunity to speak because that’s the
opportunity to speak because that’s the
opportunity to speak because that’s the story that resonates with all of us but
story that resonates with all of us but
story that resonates with all of us but what I want to talk about with you guys
what I want to talk about with you guys
what I want to talk about with you guys is don’t make the same mistakes I did
is don’t make the same mistakes I did
is don’t make the same mistakes I did because the moment I was down when I
because the moment I was down when I
because the moment I was down when I really wanted to make it I started
really wanted to make it I started
really wanted to make it I started listening to everybody around me and I
listening to everybody around me and I
listening to everybody around me and I wanted to become successful I read every
wanted to become successful I read every
wanted to become successful I read every book you can’t imagine I washed every
book you can’t imagine I washed every
book you can’t imagine I washed every TED talk evening I watched every single
TED talk evening I watched every single
TED talk evening I watched every single entrepreneur that you think would be out
entrepreneur that you think would be out
entrepreneur that you think would be out there that has made it I studied all of
there that has made it I studied all of
there that has made it I studied all of it
it
it and it became good at it I wanted to
and it became good at it I wanted to
and it became good at it I wanted to make 3040 thousand dollars a year just
make 3040 thousand dollars a year just
make 3040 thousand dollars a year just to be happy and in 2008 I was able to
to be happy and in 2008 I was able to
to be happy and in 2008 I was able to accomplish that but once I got there
accomplish that but once I got there
accomplish that but once I got there then they told me economies crashed what
then they told me economies crashed what
then they told me economies crashed what am I supposed to do now I worked so hard
am I supposed to do now I worked so hard
am I supposed to do now I worked so hard to learn all this stuff and now you’re
to learn all this stuff and now you’re
to learn all this stuff and now you’re telling me economy’s crashed and people
telling me economy’s crashed and people
telling me economy’s crashed and people are not buying everybody’s worried about
are not buying everybody’s worried about
are not buying everybody’s worried about their finances so what am I supposed to
their finances so what am I supposed to
their finances so what am I supposed to do I became more and more aggressive I
do I became more and more aggressive I
do I became more and more aggressive I started learning more I started reading
started learning more I started reading
started learning more I started reading more I started coming up with other
more I started coming up with other
more I started coming up with other strategies that would help me gain
strategies that would help me gain
strategies that would help me gain personally and that’s what I focused on
personally and that’s what I focused on
personally and that’s what I focused on once I focused on that between 2008 and
once I focused on that between 2008 and
once I focused on that between 2008 and 2009 we doubled our revenue between 2008
2009 we doubled our revenue between 2008
2009 we doubled our revenue between 2008 9 and in 2010 we doubled our revenue
9 and in 2010 we doubled our revenue
9 and in 2010 we doubled our revenue again the crazy thing about that is that
again the crazy thing about that is that
again the crazy thing about that is that we doubled our own revenue in four five
we doubled our own revenue in four five
we doubled our own revenue in four five consecutive years you would think after
consecutive years you would think after
consecutive years you would think after all I’ve gone through that would be my
all I’ve gone through that would be my
all I’ve gone through that would be my happiness right and the reason why I got
happiness right and the reason why I got
happiness right and the reason why I got into business in the first place is
into business in the first place is
into business in the first place is because I thought I’m so broke and I’m
because I thought I’m so broke and I’m
because I thought I’m so broke and I’m so down and I’m not worthy of a damn
so down and I’m not worthy of a damn
so down and I’m not worthy of a damn thing if I don’t achieve success
thing if I don’t achieve success
thing if I don’t achieve success I’ve not accomplished anything because
I’ve not accomplished anything because
I’ve not accomplished anything because that’s what everybody around me was
that’s what everybody around me was
that’s what everybody around me was telling me right so once I became so
telling me right so once I became so
telling me right so once I became so wealthy and so successful way beyond my
wealthy and so successful way beyond my
wealthy and so successful way beyond my wildest dreams I started buying toys
wildest dreams I started buying toys
wildest dreams I started buying toys because I needed to fill that void that
because I needed to fill that void that
because I needed to fill that void that was inside me right yet a car because I
was inside me right yet a car because I
was inside me right yet a car because I didn’t have a car yet a car that
didn’t have a car yet a car that
didn’t have a car yet a car that actually has AC then get a better car
actually has AC then get a better car
actually has AC then get a better car then get a better car right so so has a
then get a better car right so so has a
then get a better car right so so has a Lamborghini why can I it’s also just got
Lamborghini why can I it’s also just got
Lamborghini why can I it’s also just got a house why can I write so move from
a house why can I write so move from
a house why can I write so move from this apartment to the other apartment
this apartment to the other apartment
this apartment to the other apartment move closer to the beach get a bigger
move closer to the beach get a bigger
move closer to the beach get a bigger house move up into high-rises and so on
house move up into high-rises and so on
house move up into high-rises and so on and so forth and that was basically the
and so forth and that was basically the
and so forth and that was basically the whole game I felt so empty the day I
whole game I felt so empty the day I
whole game I felt so empty the day I woke up and I said to my wife Christie
woke up and I said to my wife Christie
woke up and I said to my wife Christie nothing in my eye
nothing in my eye
nothing in my eye I can’t really see like what I can’t
I can’t really see like what I can’t
I can’t really see like what I can’t really see from my right eye anything
really see from my right eye anything
really see from my right eye anything they’re like no I don’t think so
they’re like no I don’t think so
they’re like no I don’t think so I was so stupid I did not even go to a
I was so stupid I did not even go to a
I was so stupid I did not even go to a doctor that moment
doctor that moment
doctor that moment because I had a business to run I was so
because I had a business to run I was so
because I had a business to run I was so busy in this game that I created for
busy in this game that I created for
busy in this game that I created for myself that nothing else really mattered
myself that nothing else really mattered
myself that nothing else really mattered I was blinded to everything else I went
I was blinded to everything else I went
I was blinded to everything else I went to a business meeting as who cares about
to a business meeting as who cares about
to a business meeting as who cares about UI right I mean you would do the same
UI right I mean you would do the same
UI right I mean you would do the same thing huh so I won’t bore you with the
thing huh so I won’t bore you with the
thing huh so I won’t bore you with the details of it because it was such a
details of it because it was such a
details of it because it was such a scary process for me in that 11 months
scary process for me in that 11 months
scary process for me in that 11 months that I saw 23 different surgeons and
that I saw 23 different surgeons and
that I saw 23 different surgeons and that was in 2014 even till this day I
that was in 2014 even till this day I
that was in 2014 even till this day I don’t have a diagnosis all I know and
don’t have a diagnosis all I know and
don’t have a diagnosis all I know and all the doctors know is that there are
all the doctors know is that there are
all the doctors know is that there are three lesions meaning spots on my brain
three lesions meaning spots on my brain
three lesions meaning spots on my brain and they don’t know how much longer I
and they don’t know how much longer I
and they don’t know how much longer I have I was stuck in an MRI machine for
have I was stuck in an MRI machine for
have I was stuck in an MRI machine for an hour and a half at some point at
an hour and a half at some point at
an hour and a half at some point at cedars-sinai and I was just thinking to
cedars-sinai and I was just thinking to
cedars-sinai and I was just thinking to myself so now what the surgeon I was
myself so now what the surgeon I was
myself so now what the surgeon I was just talking to just look me in the eye
just talking to just look me in the eye
just talking to just look me in the eye said ash I honestly don’t know you might
said ash I honestly don’t know you might
said ash I honestly don’t know you might have six months to live or you might be
have six months to live or you might be
have six months to live or you might be okay for another sixty years that woke
okay for another sixty years that woke
okay for another sixty years that woke me up I don’t really hear much after six
me up I don’t really hear much after six
me up I don’t really hear much after six months because this little game that I
months because this little game that I
months because this little game that I was so caught in didn’t really matter
was so caught in didn’t really matter
was so caught in didn’t really matter anymore because I couldn’t even play the
anymore because I couldn’t even play the
anymore because I couldn’t even play the big game of a life let alone worry about
big game of a life let alone worry about
big game of a life let alone worry about this little gamer that it made for
this little gamer that it made for
this little gamer that it made for myself hundreds of millions of dollars
myself hundreds of millions of dollars
myself hundreds of millions of dollars worth of sales of products that had done
worth of sales of products that had done
worth of sales of products that had done meant nothing all the friends fans
meant nothing all the friends fans
meant nothing all the friends fans followers y’all on Instagram right means
followers y’all on Instagram right means
followers y’all on Instagram right means nothing it didn’t mean anything to me at
nothing it didn’t mean anything to me at
nothing it didn’t mean anything to me at the time because I started reviewing
the time because I started reviewing
the time because I started reviewing what I had done in my life I know what I
what I had done in my life I know what I
what I had done in my life I know what I want to tell you is that we don’t talk
want to tell you is that we don’t talk
want to tell you is that we don’t talk about death much why is that why don’t
about death much why is that why don’t
about death much why is that why don’t we talk about death it’s like we’re on a
we talk about death it’s like we’re on a
we talk about death it’s like we’re on a vacation here on this earth right and at
vacation here on this earth right and at
vacation here on this earth right and at some point I’m gonna have to leave if
some point I’m gonna have to leave if
some point I’m gonna have to leave if I’m gonna have to leave shouldn’t I
I’m gonna have to leave shouldn’t I
I’m gonna have to leave shouldn’t I start actually planning for some of this
start actually planning for some of this
start actually planning for some of this stuff if you’re on a vacation don’t you
stuff if you’re on a vacation don’t you
stuff if you’re on a vacation don’t you want to get a few things done see a few
want to get a few things done see a few
want to get a few things done see a few sights
sights
sights a few places and I had not done that I
a few places and I had not done that I
a few places and I had not done that I didn’t feel like the world was going to
didn’t feel like the world was going to
didn’t feel like the world was going to be a better place because I was here and
be a better place because I was here and
be a better place because I was here and that was my biggest grief that’s why I
that was my biggest grief that’s why I
that was my biggest grief that’s why I was not ready to let go because I just
was not ready to let go because I just
was not ready to let go because I just couldn’t and I want to tell you
couldn’t and I want to tell you
couldn’t and I want to tell you something today
something today
something today that hopefully if you take nothing else
that hopefully if you take nothing else
that hopefully if you take nothing else from my talk you always remember this in
from my talk you always remember this in
from my talk you always remember this in life sometimes you get caught in
life sometimes you get caught in
life sometimes you get caught in something it might be a breakup it might
something it might be a breakup it might
something it might be a breakup it might be a death it might be a contract that’s
be a death it might be a contract that’s
be a death it might be a contract that’s not working out it could be your friend
not working out it could be your friend
not working out it could be your friend it could be your wife girlfriend husband
it could be your wife girlfriend husband
it could be your wife girlfriend husband your car just broke down you just got
your car just broke down you just got
your car just broke down you just got fired I want you to remember this book I
fired I want you to remember this book I
fired I want you to remember this book I want you to remember this only and
want you to remember this only and
want you to remember this only and remember I told you when you get caught
remember I told you when you get caught
remember I told you when you get caught in that snap yourself out of it and
in that snap yourself out of it and
in that snap yourself out of it and remember it’s just the thing there’s a
remember it’s just the thing there’s a
remember it’s just the thing there’s a whole life happening here and the one
whole life happening here and the one
whole life happening here and the one thing that you’re caught in is just the
thing that you’re caught in is just the
thing that you’re caught in is just the thing if you don’t worry about that and
thing if you don’t worry about that and
thing if you don’t worry about that and realize there are so many other things
realize there are so many other things
realize there are so many other things that may be more important to you
that may be more important to you
that may be more important to you once you’re facing the raw true death
once you’re facing the raw true death
once you’re facing the raw true death not going to mean much there are so many
not going to mean much there are so many
not going to mean much there are so many students I talk to these days and most
students I talk to these days and most
students I talk to these days and most of them say hi I don’t know what I want
of them say hi I don’t know what I want
of them say hi I don’t know what I want to do I really don’t I have no idea what
to do I really don’t I have no idea what
to do I really don’t I have no idea what I’m going to do after I graduate I don’t
I’m going to do after I graduate I don’t
I’m going to do after I graduate I don’t know what I want to study in college and
know what I want to study in college and
know what I want to study in college and that’s because we’re all confused I was
that’s because we’re all confused I was
that’s because we’re all confused I was the one that listen to everything you
the one that listen to everything you
the one that listen to everything you were being told right now every single
were being told right now every single
were being told right now every single thing that they’re telling you should do
thing that they’re telling you should do
thing that they’re telling you should do I I did it all and I was very successful
I I did it all and I was very successful
I I did it all and I was very successful at it everything you’re about to do I
at it everything you’re about to do I
at it everything you’re about to do I already did and I got to that level and
already did and I got to that level and
already did and I got to that level and once I got there and I got the news that
once I got there and I got the news that
once I got there and I got the news that I’m dying it didn’t matter because my
I’m dying it didn’t matter because my
I’m dying it didn’t matter because my mission is to leave this earth a better
mission is to leave this earth a better
mission is to leave this earth a better place than when I found it and what I
place than when I found it and what I
place than when I found it and what I want to leave you with make this talk
want to leave you with make this talk
want to leave you with make this talk short because your time is the most
short because your time is the most
short because your time is the most valuable asset you will ever have
valuable asset you will ever have
valuable asset you will ever have to pick that up if you want to but if
to pick that up if you want to but if
to pick that up if you want to but if you don’t leave this earth in the way
you don’t leave this earth in the way
you don’t leave this earth in the way that you want it to then it won’t matter
that you want it to then it won’t matter
that you want it to then it won’t matter there are so many people telling us so
there are so many people telling us so
there are so many people telling us so many amazing amazing things listen to
many amazing amazing things listen to
many amazing amazing things listen to yourself
yourself
yourself don’t listen to me either I don’t want
don’t listen to me either I don’t want
don’t listen to me either I don’t want you guys to follow me on Instagram I
you guys to follow me on Instagram I
you guys to follow me on Instagram I don’t want you two guys to come back and
don’t want you two guys to come back and
don’t want you two guys to come back and say hey ash what about that talk
say hey ash what about that talk
say hey ash what about that talk everything I’m telling you if it
everything I’m telling you if it
everything I’m telling you if it resonates with you is because it’s not
resonates with you is because it’s not
resonates with you is because it’s not mine
mine
mine it’s yours and I want you to find the
it’s yours and I want you to find the
it’s yours and I want you to find the light that’s in you I love you all from
light that’s in you I love you all from
light that’s in you I love you all from the bottom of my heart and I want you to
the bottom of my heart and I want you to
the bottom of my heart and I want you to be happy
be happy
be happy go out there do what you want to do and
go out there do what you want to do and
go out there do what you want to do and remember you can never do anything
remember you can never do anything
remember you can never do anything that’s wrong I stress your way
that’s wrong I stress your way
that’s wrong I stress your way [Applause]
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