MOST PEOPLE CAN'T THINK BIG.
THIS IS HOW THE MAJORITY OF MY FRIENDS
WHO WENT TO COLLEGE THOUGHT,
"I HOPE I CAN GET A DECENT JOB WHEN I GRADUATE."
LIKE NOT EVEN A GOOD JOB,
JUST A DECENT JOB.
THAT WAS THEIR BIGGEST PLAN FOR THEIR LIFE.
FINDING A DECENT JOB.
I ALSO HAD VERY FEW OTHER FRIENDS WHO SAID,
"I'M GOING TO START A BUSINESS
AND BECOME A MILLIONAIRE BY MY MID-TWENTIES."
AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY ON TRACK TO ACCOMPLISHING
THAT.
NOW HERE'S THE THING...
THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT MOST PEOPLE
CAN'T EVEN THINK BIG.
AND I ALWAYS MAKE SURE TO POINT OUT THAT
YES, THIS IS JUST THE FIRST STEP.
THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER THINGS YOU NEED TO
DO TO BE SUCCESSFUL
AFTER YOU'RE ABLE TO THINK BIG,
OTHERWISE THAT IS WHAT'S CALLED BEING DELUSIONAL.
BUT...
IF YOU CAN'T EVEN DO THE FIRST STEP RIGHT,
THERE IS NO HOPE.
IF YOUR BIGGEST VISION FOR YOURSELF
IS TO FIND A DECENT JOB
JUST LIKE IT IS FOR MOST PEOPLE,
YOU CAN'T EXPECT ANYTHING GREAT TO HAPPEN.
IT'S LIKE SETTING UP YOUR FINISH LINE
A HUNDRED METERS FROM YOU EVERY TIME YOU RUN.
NO, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE A GREAT MARATHON
RUNNER
IF A HUNDRED METERS IS WHAT YOU'RE AIMING
AT.
AND YES, THERE ARE 20 OTHER STEPS AHEAD OF
YOU,
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK HARD,
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK SMART,
BUT NOTHING'S GOING TO HELP YOU
WHEN YOUR FINISH LINE IS CONSTANTLY SET AT
100 METERS.
VALUE YOURSELF.
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.
I KNOW THAT SOUNDS KIND OF CLICHE,
BUT HERE'S THE THING...
MOST PEOPLE I KNOW CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE
THAT ONE DAY THEY COULD BE MAKING MILLIONS.
THEY CAN'T EVEN ENTERTAIN THAT THOUGHT FOR
A SECOND.
MOST GUYS I KNOW DON'T THINK THAT THEY ACTUALLY
DESERVE THAT BEAUTIFUL GIRL.
MOST PEOPLE I KNOW DON'T ACTUALLY THINK
THAT THEY DESERVE TO BE AROUND SUCCESSFUL
PEOPLE.
AND HERE'S THE THING...
YOU'RE PUTTING A VERY LOW PRICE TAG ON YOURSELF,
AND GUESS WHAT?
YOU CAN'T EXPECT PEOPLE AROUND YOU
TO PUT A HIGHER PRICE TAG ON YOU.
IF YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE YOURSELF,
HOW CAN YOU EXPECT OTHERS TO LIKE YOU?
IF YOU WANT ME TO BE YOUR BUSINESS PARTNER
AND YOU DON'T EVEN BELIEVE THAT YOU COULD
MAKE MILLIONS,
WHY AM I GOING TO EVEN CONSIDER WORKING WITH
YOU?
IF I'M A GIRL,
AND YOU DON'T EVEN THINK THAT YOU DESERVE
ME,
WHY SHOULD I THINK THAT YOU DESERVE ME?
NO ONE'S EVER GOING TO VALUE YOU OR BELIEVE
IN YOU
IF YOU CAN'T EVEN VALUE AND BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.
THERE IS A LOT OF TRUTH TO WHAT HENRY FORD
WAS SAYING,
THE MAN WHO THINKS HE CAN
AND THE MAN WHO THINKS HE CAN'T
ARE BOTH RIGHT.
AND FINALLY, EXCUSITIS.
I REMEMBER I WAS A LITTLE KID
AND I WAS TALKING TO ONE OF MY UNCLES OR SOMETHING
AND HE WAS TELLING ME HOW MUCH HE KNEW ABOUT
SUCCESS OR WHATEVER
SO I ASKED HIM,
"WELL, IF YOU KNOW ALL ABOUT SUCCESS,
HOW COME YOU'RE NOT SUCCESSFUL?"
AND HIS KIDS WERE RUNNING AROUND NEAR BY,
AND HE POINTED AT THEM AND HE SAID,
"THAT'S WHY."
AND EVEN AS A LITTLE KID THAT MADE ME NAUSEOUS.
BUT THAT'S WHAT EVERYONE DOES.
EXCUSE ON TOP OF EXCUSE.
DON'T BE THAT PERSON.
YOU'LL BE THE ONLY ONE FEELING SORRY FOR YOURSELF,
EVEN IF PEOPLE AROUND YOU ARE ENCOURAGING
YOUR VICTIM MINDSET.
SO START THINKING BIG,
AND REALIZE THAT THAT'S JUST THE FIRST STEP.
START RESEARCHING THE 20 OTHER STEPS.
START BELIEVING IN YOURSELF,
AND REALIZE THAT IF YOU CAN'T EVEN DO THAT
YOURSELF
YOU CAN'T EXPECT OTHERS TO BELIEVE IN YOU.
AND FINALLY,
DON'T MAKE EXCUSES.
IF YOU DON'T MAKE IT TO WHERE YOU WANT TO
BE,
IT IS BECAUSE OF THE DECISIONS THAT YOU HAVE
MADE.
DON'T BE THE GUY POINTING AT HIS KIDS
AS AN EXCUSE.
THERE ARE PLENTY OF GUYS OUT THERE
WITH MORE KIDS THAN YOU
AND WORSE CIRCUMSTANCES THAN YOU
WHO STILL FIGURED OUT A WAY TO CRUSH IT.
