You know, a lot of people come up to me and they ask me Marco,
what is it that motivates you most?
and to answer their question I reply back with a question
I say what if I told you that you have one week left to live
would you regret not pursuing your dreams, passions, and desires?
would you regret not living your life to the fullest?
would you regret not spending as much time with your family, friends or loved ones?
You know Steve Jobs said in a speech one time
that he used to wake up every morning, look in the mirror and ask himself questions like this
and he said that if the answer was yes for too many days in a row
then he knew that he had to change something
and that should go for all of us.
If you're living a life that you would not be okay with losing
because you weren't able to do things you wanted to do
then now you know that you need to change something
Life is simply too short and unpredictable
to not live exactly the way that you please.
It is ridiculously unpredictable
it is possible that on any given day to die at any point throughout that day
without ever being able to see it coming.
You know, when I was 13 I had this teacher who was an absolutely amazing person
I'd known him for several years then
and he had two kids, a loving wife, he was a man of God
contributed to the community, he gave us everything that he had
and he would bike to school every single day
I always remember him coming to school on his bike
and one morning on his way to school, it was early in the morning
he was crossing an intersection, a reckless driver comes out of nowhere
hits him, he dies on the spot on the moment of impact.
His death taught me so many valuable things in life
and one of them being that it went on to show
that no matter how much you don't deserve to die
and no matter how good of a person you are
and no matter what your situation is, no matter anything
it goes to show that death is inevitable and random
and it will eventually consume each and every single one of us
whether it's in 50 years, in 10 years, next year or even tomorrow.
You can not control it
the people around you can not control it.
As long as you're at the wrong place at the wrong time
your whole life could disappear in the blink of an eye
along with everything you wished you could have done
Whether you're walking down the street
whether you're stepping into the elevator
whether you're walking down the stairs
whether you, whether you're just existing.
Listen, you'll see people from nowhere die of a heart attack, gone
no family history, no symptoms, no causes, nothing
it happens and that's the cruel life that we live in.
And it's something that we can not control.
So, what I want to make clear
is that regardless of the path that you take in your life
at one point death will consume you
it doesn't care whether you floss your teeth in the morning
whether you raise a family or not
whether you go on to be rich, poor, a success, a failure
whether whatever, you are still going to die at one point, it is that simple
and knowing that you're going to die soon should be the biggest motivation
to both make the difficult decisions in life
and to get your ass out of bed in the morning.
So, now the question becomes, what is it that you truly have to lose?
If you pursue your dreams and you fail
sure you might be a little bit more financially unstable
you might experience stress or other feelings you wish you never had to experience
but either way, even if you fail you'll end up back to where you started
which is where you are now
so, what do you literally have to lose.
some of you right now you're thinking about maybe starting a business
you have a great idea that you wanna incorporate into your lifestyle
maybe you're thinking about pursuing your dreams to the fullest
maybe you're thinking about putting in the work
to become a doctor, an engineer, a firefighter, a professional athlete
but some of you won't follow these Ambitions because you're afraid
you're afraid to fail, you let the fear of failure dictate your actions
and you're afraid of what mom or your papa thinks
you're afraid of what your sister, your brother thinks
or your grandpa, your grandma or your cousins or whoever.
But what truly matters is you
you are in possession of a gift
you have a talent and whatever that talent is
you can make yourself and the people around you a stronger and better place with it.
But sometimes the only way to do that is to take a risk
at one point you have got to take a leap
if you want to make that gift that you have become a reality.
Otherwise, society will gladly accept you as a nine-to-five slave
working just to pay off your rent and to stay alive and to live for the weekend
which is the absolute worst way to live.
If you don't jump believe me, if you don't pursue your gift
you will live a life full of regret
and your gift, your dreams, everything that you ever had to offer to the world
will die with you.
From firsthand experience, I am pissed off at myself
I'm pissed off and I regret so much in my life, I can't even fathom explaining it.
Not about, not about what I've done but what I haven't done
all the opportunities that I turned down and all the chances that I never took
just because I was afraid or because I was worried about what other people think
and I officially decided to sit down, I sat down for weeks
I didn't, I didn't just think of what I'm saying right now, I didn't think of it overnight
this is months, this is months of thinking and I just sat down and I just wrote
and after comparing the randomness of death
versus the chance of you failing while relentlessly pursuing your dreams
versus the chance of you living a terrible life because you failed at pursuing your dreams
versus just calling it a day right now and living a traditional western world lifestyle
versus everything you can think of, versus absolutely everything.
and I can gladly say that right now as of this moment right here
I would rather live each day as if it were my last
and take every risk possible in these sacred moments that I have on earth now
to make myself as successful and happy as possible then to be sitting in my deathbed
when I'm 90 years old regretting not taking a chance
and thinking about what my life could have been if I just jumped when I was 18
or when I was 15 or when I was 22, because tomorrow is not a promise
I would rather die trying to live my dreams
than to live a longer life filled with regret.
Life is too short
and too unpredictable to live it-
I've seen it firsthand, it is not worth it to live it safe, basic and traditional
but do you know why most people choose to live that safe life over taking risks in their life?
I mean there's a pretty good argument not to
but why would you, why would you take a risk that puts you through stress
puts your family through stress, makes you lose sleep
makes you lose time, makes you put in the extra work
makes you take ridiculous chances that are 1 to 1,000
you know, but before I even continue
the fact that I'm even sitting here and talking is astonishingly ridiculous on its own.
the chance of you being born is 1 to 400 trillion
that number is so big you can not even wrap your head around it.
But okay, what what I wanted to say was that
the reason why people don't want to take these risks
is because right now they feel like they got a lot to lose
and that their current situation is relatively nice
and most importantly right now, they are comfortable.
they got used to living basic, within society standards
being with their friends every now and then, being more rested
they got comfortable and when you get comfortable you don't wanna move
and that comfort zone, I like to call it the danger zone
because this comfort zone will persuade you to stay in there for as long as possible
and it is- I know, I know how it is, I know the comfort zone-
It is so convincing, it is so hard to escape comfort, I know
and as it persuades you to stay in there, you will literally unconsciously
-see I'm so serious when I say this-
you will literally see your whole life go right by you
and the main reason that I'm serious about this now
is because I am pissed off for greatness
I wanna move mountains and like Ray Lewis once said
“if you're not pissed off for greatness then you're okay with being mediocre”
and I am definitely not okay with being average, and I don't think anyone should be.
but anyways
To address why I'm even talking about any of this at all in the first place
is because I recently got an offer to move out to Los Angeles, California
to live with two other entrepreneurs as a content creator and media influencer.
And it makes me sad because
it's opened up my eyes to see what I truly have in store for me
what's waiting for me out there in the future
And it's just a tiny glimpse of what I'm capable of achieving within my short life.
However, I doubt that I could get the right legal paperwork done in order to move to the U.S.
to work for a job such as YouTube which is really not in the control of the government
and the last thing that I want to do is to go to the U.S. to work an illegal job as an illegal immigrant.
So as of this moment, I feel like I have to pass up yet another opportunity
and it makes me feel like I just keep letting my dreams slip from my hands once more
and now that I've seen the reality of what is possible
this house in LA next to the beach in California with a huge city
great weather and working a job that I would absolutely love
and live for with people who share the exact same dream and vision.
It has me thinking like hell yeah, I would gladly die chasing this dream relentlessly
then never chase it at all and play it safe
and being trapped within my own mind of thinking about what my life could have been.
I hope to do more videos like this where I speak
because they're really like a therapy for me
and it helps me get my mind off things
and hopefully some people can be influenced by what I'm actually saying.
I would also like to say that I think education is extremely important
and plays a crucial role in bringing success into your life
and that knowledge is power.
The best thing in life is to always have a backup plan
and take into consideration, what if something goes wrong?
and it's something that every role model that I look up to tries to enforce.
But I feel like education will always be here for me to come back to
whether I'm 20, 25, 40 or whatever
and I think that I have an amazing idea, vision, passion and drive
now in my peak
and that I'm able to capitalize on
which makes me feel like I'm throwing it away If I don't pursue it
and the biggest response that I've been getting recently is
Marco, what if it fails?
which I mean yeah like, what if it fails?
but that's the whole point of taking a chance with things like startup companies or entrepreneurship
It's ridiculously high risk
like what if I get hit by a car? What if I lose my wallet?
or better yet, what if this succeeds?
You know, it's easy to be negative or to be closed-minded
but I think it's easier to be optimistic and to be open-minded.
and please do yourself a favor which is a separate topic on its own for another time
but try to surround yourself with people who impose and promote positivity and good vibes.
you will notice the tremendous effect that it has on your lifestyle.
Starting your own business or being self-employed
although preferable, doesn't exactly require any kind of diploma or degree
And I think that with a proper business plan
and with the drive that people like you who are watching this video, fuel me with
I feel like I can accomplish anything.
If you're still listening I love you, mad respect, that's true loyalty right there
effortless, this has been Marco.
I hope you all have a great rest of the day
and good bye.