We’re sitting in the cab and he’s counting the money, and the meter gets to I forget
what the number was and my dad tells the cab driver “stop”. And we’re like “what’s
going on?” and my Dad goes “hey listen, we’re in a new country, I want you to enjoy
the scenery.” So we get out, we grab all the luggage, excuse me I get real emotional.
And we’re walking down the street. We’re walking down the street with his luggage,
and he’s showing us the different scenery and so forth, I never knew he didn’t have
any more money in his pocket. And it’s moments like that that define you as long as you remember.
They can define you both ways. You can look at it and say “You know what?” You can
use that as an excuse. “My dad came to this country. He didn’t have any money. He never
gave me anything, he never did this” and people do that. Or you can look at it and
say “he gave us everything.” Everyone has a dark side. Everybody has a dark side.
We’ve all been through something. Alright? And it’s how you handle that situation,
determines what kind of individual you’re going to become. Successful individuals it
doesn’t happen by accident. It doesn’t. You listen, there’s a lot of talented people
that succeed at nothing. Too many of you and too many people in society, fall back on the
word “luck”, not knowing the circumstances of someone else’s success. You see big things,
you hear big things, you see people who do big things, and you automatically say “wow,
that guy is so lucky.” “Wow she’s so lucky.” “Wow. That’s so lucky that that
happened. When you say “oh that guy got lucky”, you’re telling yourself subconsciously
that you believe, that you are not in control of your circumstances. And guess what? If
that’s what you believe, you aren’t. Luck cannot be in there. Because it’s a universal
term last I looked. Called good luck. There’s dumb luck, there’s bad luck. You can’t
have it, he’s out. Everyone’s like “oh Greg you’re lucky you got the cover. You
got this, Greg, you’re lucky but then it’s just luck.” Bull. Cause before it was luck,
it was a belief. And everyday with no one watching at 5 in the morning, by myself, I
trained it because I believed in it. Then I mastered it. No I remastered it, and remastered
it. In hopes that one day, my trained ability collided with an opportunity to show it off.
That’s what luck is. That’s what success is. Start to finish, a blueprint that every
single module inside of it that you create, you own. Nothing’s subjective in there.
It’s all you. You weren’t pointing out how lucky he was when he couldn’t pay his
bills. You weren’t pointing out how lucky he was when he got evicted from his house
trying to build this business. How about when he made less than what you made for the first
15 years, holding on to his dream? You weren’t there saying he was lucky. Or how about when
he’s working at 2 am? Or how about when he’s working on weekends and holidays when
you’re out celebrating with your family? Where were you? You weren’t saying he’s
lucky. I’m up here because I failed. I continue to fail, I love failure. The willpower, the
belief, the confidence. And just like you go to the gym you lift your muscles right?
You have to exhaust them to grow them. Perishable - use it or lose it. Your confidence must
be the same way. It must be tested every single day. Safety, comfort zones are dead zones,
because your true potential will never be matched guys, will never be matched.