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you know those stories you hear about
you know those stories you hear about people to get really successful and they
people to get really successful and they
people to get really successful and they lose it all but they win it all back
lose it all but they win it all back
lose it all but they win it all back again I love those stories they’re
again I love those stories they’re
again I love those stories they’re inspiring but here’s what I don’t like
inspiring but here’s what I don’t like
inspiring but here’s what I don’t like they you only ever hear from these
they you only ever hear from these
they you only ever hear from these people once they’re back on top and
people once they’re back on top and
people once they’re back on top and they’re winning again why don’t we ever
they’re winning again why don’t we ever
they’re winning again why don’t we ever hear from them when they’re down and out
hear from them when they’re down and out
hear from them when they’re down and out bailing when they’re at rock bottom I’ll
bailing when they’re at rock bottom I’ll
bailing when they’re at rock bottom I’ll tell you why because rock bottom is a
tell you why because rock bottom is a
tell you why because rock bottom is a horrible place it’s filled with shame
horrible place it’s filled with shame
horrible place it’s filled with shame guilt and embarrassment I speak from
guilt and embarrassment I speak from
guilt and embarrassment I speak from experience my name’s Taylor I’m 35 and I
experience my name’s Taylor I’m 35 and I
experience my name’s Taylor I’m 35 and I just went bankrupt I want to tell you
just went bankrupt I want to tell you
just went bankrupt I want to tell you how I got here when I was 20 as a
how I got here when I was 20 as a
how I got here when I was 20 as a firefighter things are going great
firefighter things are going great
firefighter things are going great couple years later I started selling
couple years later I started selling
couple years later I started selling real estate and things got even better I
real estate and things got even better I
real estate and things got even better I made a couple million bucks and my
made a couple million bucks and my
made a couple million bucks and my mid-20s then I went on this incredible
mid-20s then I went on this incredible
mid-20s then I went on this incredible life-changing paradigm-shifting trip to
life-changing paradigm-shifting trip to
life-changing paradigm-shifting trip to Kenya and I came back and I started to
Kenya and I came back and I started to
Kenya and I came back and I started to find my true calling I started a company
find my true calling I started a company
find my true calling I started a company called change heroes the fundraising
called change heroes the fundraising
called change heroes the fundraising company re-raise enough money to build
company re-raise enough money to build
company re-raise enough money to build four hundred schools libraries water
four hundred schools libraries water
four hundred schools libraries water projects girls scholarships anti-sex
projects girls scholarships anti-sex
projects girls scholarships anti-sex trafficking work all over the world for
trafficking work all over the world for
trafficking work all over the world for two hundred thousand people I was
two hundred thousand people I was
two hundred thousand people I was speaking at stadiums full of 10,000
speaking at stadiums full of 10,000
speaking at stadiums full of 10,000 people
people
people I was keynoting all the great social
I was keynoting all the great social
I was keynoting all the great social good conferences like we’re on a rocket
good conferences like we’re on a rocket
good conferences like we’re on a rocket ship but making money while doing good
ship but making money while doing good
ship but making money while doing good turned out to be harder than I thought
turned out to be harder than I thought
turned out to be harder than I thought now we started to get close to missing
now we started to get close to missing
now we started to get close to missing pay days that’s when I put my own
pay days that’s when I put my own
pay days that’s when I put my own savings in all of it I started taking
savings in all of it I started taking
savings in all of it I started taking personal loans from the bank to float
personal loans from the bank to float
personal loans from the bank to float the company I racked up my credit cards
the company I racked up my credit cards
the company I racked up my credit cards I even took a $150,000 loan from a close
I even took a $150,000 loan from a close
I even took a $150,000 loan from a close friend eventually
friend eventually
friend eventually this company that I had started to
this company that I had started to
this company that I had started to change the world my baby the thing that
change the world my baby the thing that
change the world my baby the thing that I thought about when I woke up I thought
I thought about when I woke up I thought
I thought about when I woke up I thought about when I went to sleep the thing I’d
about when I went to sleep the thing I’d
about when I went to sleep the thing I’d pour my blood sweat and tears into for
pour my blood sweat and tears into for
pour my blood sweat and tears into for four years collapsed and I went bankrupt
four years collapsed and I went bankrupt
four years collapsed and I went bankrupt the money part was bad but for me the
the money part was bad but for me the
the money part was bad but for me the worst was knowing I had let so many
worst was knowing I had let so many
worst was knowing I had let so many people down looking our employees in the
people down looking our employees in the
people down looking our employees in the eyes people that had worked for us for
eyes people that had worked for us for
eyes people that had worked for us for next to nothing and poured their heart
next to nothing and poured their heart
next to nothing and poured their heart and soul into the company telling them
and soul into the company telling them
and soul into the company telling them it was over calling our nonprofit
it was over calling our nonprofit
it was over calling our nonprofit partners telling them that we couldn’t
partners telling them that we couldn’t
partners telling them that we couldn’t support them anymore and sitting there
support them anymore and sitting there
support them anymore and sitting there one day calling every one of our
one day calling every one of our
one day calling every one of our investors 40 of them people that trusted
investors 40 of them people that trusted
investors 40 of them people that trusted me and telling them that I had just lost
me and telling them that I had just lost
me and telling them that I had just lost all of their hard-earned money here’s
all of their hard-earned money here’s
all of their hard-earned money here’s what some of their responses were I knew
what some of their responses were I knew
what some of their responses were I knew you were just a Salesman I should have
you were just a Salesman I should have
you were just a Salesman I should have trusted my gut
trusted my gut
trusted my gut you better be paying us back Karma’s a
you better be paying us back Karma’s a
you better be paying us back Karma’s a bitch I couldn’t open my email inbox
bitch I couldn’t open my email inbox
bitch I couldn’t open my email inbox without my entire body feeling nauseous
what they said hurt but it was nothing
what they said hurt but it was nothing compared to what I was saying to myself
compared to what I was saying to myself
compared to what I was saying to myself that my previous success in real estate
that my previous success in real estate
that my previous success in real estate must have been a fluke I don’t have what
must have been a fluke I don’t have what
must have been a fluke I don’t have what it takes
it takes
it takes all of these people their lives would
all of these people their lives would
all of these people their lives would have been better if they never would
have been better if they never would
have been better if they never would have met me then in the midst of all of
have met me then in the midst of all of
have met me then in the midst of all of this I woke up one morning I took a deep
this I woke up one morning I took a deep
this I woke up one morning I took a deep breath I thought I’m still alive the
breath I thought I’m still alive the
breath I thought I’m still alive the breeze still feels amazing when it hits
breeze still feels amazing when it hits
breeze still feels amazing when it hits my face I went surfing
my face I went surfing
my face I went surfing I felt the water I felt the waves
I felt the water I felt the waves
I felt the water I felt the waves and I realized that surfing when you’re
and I realized that surfing when you’re
and I realized that surfing when you’re poor is the exact same as stir free when
poor is the exact same as stir free when
poor is the exact same as stir free when you’re rich you just have a terrible
you’re rich you just have a terrible
you’re rich you just have a terrible bored I started making a list of the
bored I started making a list of the
bored I started making a list of the things that I was grateful for right
things that I was grateful for right
things that I was grateful for right here and right now in my life having a
here and right now in my life having a
here and right now in my life having a roof over my head a dry warm place to
roof over my head a dry warm place to
roof over my head a dry warm place to sleep a fridge full of food and I
sleep a fridge full of food and I
sleep a fridge full of food and I started making lists of all of the
started making lists of all of the
started making lists of all of the things that I had learned over the last
things that I had learned over the last
things that I had learned over the last four years I realized I learned way more
four years I realized I learned way more
four years I realized I learned way more in the collapse than I ever did when
in the collapse than I ever did when
in the collapse than I ever did when things were going great but most of all
things were going great but most of all
things were going great but most of all I owned every part of that failure it
I owned every part of that failure it
I owned every part of that failure it was my fault I was the CEO and that’s
was my fault I was the CEO and that’s
was my fault I was the CEO and that’s okay because adversity is a huge
okay because adversity is a huge
okay because adversity is a huge opportunity the reason that failure
opportunity the reason that failure
opportunity the reason that failure feels like we’re walking through mud
feels like we’re walking through mud
feels like we’re walking through mud it’s because it’s so dense with lessons
it’s because it’s so dense with lessons
it’s because it’s so dense with lessons and for me it was the chance to finally
and for me it was the chance to finally
and for me it was the chance to finally open up and be truly vulnerable I called
open up and be truly vulnerable I called
open up and be truly vulnerable I called a friend of mine he’s a videographer I
a friend of mine he’s a videographer I
a friend of mine he’s a videographer I said bring your camera over he came to
said bring your camera over he came to
said bring your camera over he came to my place and we filmed a two-minute
my place and we filmed a two-minute
my place and we filmed a two-minute video of me coming out saying that I had
video of me coming out saying that I had
video of me coming out saying that I had gone bankrupt that I’d failed all the
gone bankrupt that I’d failed all the
gone bankrupt that I’d failed all the things that I wanted to hide then with
things that I wanted to hide then with
things that I wanted to hide then with my stomach churning I posted it to
my stomach churning I posted it to
my stomach churning I posted it to Facebook and I sent it to my entire
Facebook and I sent it to my entire
Facebook and I sent it to my entire contact list the responses were
contact list the responses were
contact list the responses were unexpected and incredible a friend of
unexpected and incredible a friend of
unexpected and incredible a friend of mine called said she’d gone bankrupt
mine called said she’d gone bankrupt
mine called said she’d gone bankrupt five years earlier and never told a soul
five years earlier and never told a soul
five years earlier and never told a soul I could hear in her voice she was still
I could hear in her voice she was still
I could hear in her voice she was still carrying the shame other people were
carrying the shame other people were
carrying the shame other people were experiencing their own rock bottom’s
experiencing their own rock bottom’s
experiencing their own rock bottom’s different challenges and struggles they
different challenges and struggles they
different challenges and struggles they said that this openness this
said that this openness this
said that this openness this vulnerability made them feel like they
vulnerability made them feel like they
vulnerability made them feel like they weren’t alone and people told me that
weren’t alone and people told me that
weren’t alone and people told me that was the challenges it was the hard times
was the challenges it was the hard times
was the challenges it was the hard times that shaped their character they made
that shaped their character they made
that shaped their character they made them better human beings here’s the
them better human beings here’s the
them better human beings here’s the thing sometimes we’re up sometimes we’re
thing sometimes we’re up sometimes we’re
thing sometimes we’re up sometimes we’re down and it’s time right now that we
down and it’s time right now that we
down and it’s time right now that we create a new
create a new
create a new vision of what it means to be a rock
vision of what it means to be a rock
vision of what it means to be a rock bottom reinventing failure for me
bottom reinventing failure for me
bottom reinventing failure for me happened in three steps
happened in three steps
happened in three steps number one own it it’s way easier to
number one own it it’s way easier to
number one own it it’s way easier to blame other people for where we’re at
blame other people for where we’re at
blame other people for where we’re at but until we own it we won’t actually
but until we own it we won’t actually
but until we own it we won’t actually move on and we can’t learn from it
move on and we can’t learn from it
move on and we can’t learn from it this rock bottom this hardest time this
this rock bottom this hardest time this
this rock bottom this hardest time this is our greatest teacher becomes a gold
is our greatest teacher becomes a gold
is our greatest teacher becomes a gold mine we can pull so many lessons from it
mine we can pull so many lessons from it
mine we can pull so many lessons from it number two be grateful make a list every
number two be grateful make a list every
number two be grateful make a list every morning and every night of the things
morning and every night of the things
morning and every night of the things that you’re thankful for in your life
that you’re thankful for in your life
that you’re thankful for in your life right here and right now it stops you
right here and right now it stops you
right here and right now it stops you from wallowing in the past or wishing
from wallowing in the past or wishing
from wallowing in the past or wishing you’re somewhere in the future and
you’re somewhere in the future and
you’re somewhere in the future and number three my favorite find the
number three my favorite find the
number three my favorite find the opportunity every failure brings with it
opportunity every failure brings with it
opportunity every failure brings with it the seed of an equivalent or greater
the seed of an equivalent or greater
the seed of an equivalent or greater success every failure brings with it the
success every failure brings with it the
success every failure brings with it the seed of an equivalent or greater success
seed of an equivalent or greater success
seed of an equivalent or greater success now I’m standing down here I’m in the
now I’m standing down here I’m in the
now I’m standing down here I’m in the hole I’m seven months into a nine-month
hole I’m seven months into a nine-month
hole I’m seven months into a nine-month bankruptcy term I’m where people fear
bankruptcy term I’m where people fear
bankruptcy term I’m where people fear and it’s the most free and the happiest
and it’s the most free and the happiest
and it’s the most free and the happiest I’ve ever been
whatever you’re going through whatever
whatever you’re going through whatever your rock bottom is own it be grateful
your rock bottom is own it be grateful
your rock bottom is own it be grateful find the opportunity because when you do
find the opportunity because when you do
find the opportunity because when you do it will not just for you will free other
it will not just for you will free other
it will not just for you will free other people too
people too
people too so whatever you’re struggling with
so whatever you’re struggling with
so whatever you’re struggling with whatever you’re challenged with whatever
whatever you’re challenged with whatever
whatever you’re challenged with whatever is weighing you down know this you’re
is weighing you down know this you’re
is weighing you down know this you’re not alone and you got this thank you
not alone and you got this thank you
not alone and you got this thank you [Applause]
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