All right, a lot of activity here today. What do we got now? My number 42 is
higher than his number 33.
Hey it's number one best-selling author and motivational speaker Erik Qualman
A lot of you know me as Equalman
We've got a lot of activity in the background today for our 7 Super Tips because
it's that hot. They've called out the fire department it's so hot because we
have Magic Johnson. That's right Earvin Magic Johnson. Quick fun fact about Magic
There is one statistic where I was better at Michigan State University than
he was in basketball. My number 42 was much higher than his 33.
Now without further ado here are 7 Super Tips from the only man in the world that's
when a high school championship, a college championship, an Olympic gold medal,
and an NBA championship. That's right! 7 Super Tips from Magic Johnson
I worry about brand control. My brand is huge now, right? And one thing I
fight with every day I want to make sure I don't dilute the brand
I don't do anything make any major mistakes because any mistake or hurt
your brand and so those are the things that keep me up at night
just making sure my brand remains strong and so that's a good message for all
these young men and women watching your show just make sure that your brand is
everything and you will always be able to make money if your brand is strong
even if you go bankrupt if your brand is strong you'll be able to still make some
money Donald Trump proved dying and he bounced right back
look look where he is today you know he went through that phase came right back
because he kept a brand strong and that's important
I'm a big believer in "If you don't dream it you can't be come it". I mean look look
where you're sitting you you've done a wonderful job and you remained a good
man - with all the success that you've had and your family has had and just
like myself you had to dream that you could be something in life and do
something in life and so I was a big dreamer you know and so my job was to
clean these seven floors between Friday and Sunday so every time I would go to
the seventh floor was the CEO of office so I would bust in like I was to see you
I'm dreaming like I'm the CEO now and then I would kick my feet up on his desk
recline the seat bag and I pretended like I had a cistern out front and I
would hit the intercom but Tony could you bring me today's paper or some
coffee and donuts and so our pretend she would come into the office and you know
and one time I'm sitting there dreaming and he walks in on me and he said what
are you doing I said well I'm dreaming like I'm the CEO and who would ever
thought I've been blessed and Here I am I am the CEO of my own company and what
a blessing and so but I think back to those moments and those moments helped
me to get to where I am today.
Who think that "Oh, I don't have to put the time in."
And then five or six guys will pass them and we see that still today, you know?
Some people rely too much on their talent and they don't put the hard work
or they don't have the work ethic to go along with that talent and so you got to
put the time and you have to be a hard worker and then it will come back to you.
Because especially when you're in sports and so you have to listen to
your coaches and you have to listen to your teammates
and because they're gonna really affect the outcome of the game and so I was
always one of those players who listened because of my what my mother told me and
and then at the end of today also too I listen to other CEOs
and other businesspeople as well because I don't know at all and don't pretend that I do.
The same principles really apply from being a basketball player as
well as a CEO when you think about focus strategy discipline so I'm still that
same guy that has those same principles as a CEO and and what I was doing as a
basketball player first and also a competitor because I hate to lose at
anything I'm a perfectionist so I was a perfectionist as a basketball player
I did the drills over and over and over again and even today I'm a perfectionist
and I want to do everything the right way so when you think about principles
of being an athlete or a basketball player it's the same thing as a CEO I'm
a guy who's gonna get there early you know I'm not about I'm a professional.
We would go door to door, pick up people's trash, and it was one situation where it
was probably seven below zero and very cold Saturday morning and my job was to
pick up all the loose trash and so we it was so cold that I got everything that I
could just grab throw it on the truck and I ran to the to the truck because it
was just cold to jump in by the time I got in and the door shit my father
opened it back up grabbed me and dragged me through the
snow back to the barrels to say son you did a halfway job and if you do this job
in a halfway manner you're gonna be a halfway basketball player you put in
half the time you only put in half the time as a student and he said you're
supposed to do this job right so I want you to go
several and I want you to chop the ice until you can get all the trash that's
trapped in the ice and put it on the truck and that's that's what happened
and so he taught me how to be a perfectionist.
Seeing self-evaluation is the hardest thing we have to do.
Because you have to be honest with yourself.
What's your strength and what's your weaknesses? And it's not about your ego. It's about
telling the truth. I knew basketball. I knew... you know how to play the point
guard position on and on and on but I didn't know business so I had to get me
some mentors to help me along the way and I sat down with anybody who would
sit down with me right picking their brain as a lot of CEOs a lot of
presidents of companies so I'm right now information on paper but also up here
Thank you for joining us for today's 7 Super Tips from the one and only
Michigan State Spartan Earvin Magic Johnson. Magic is near and dear to my
heart because when he contracted the HIV virus I was actually at college at
Michigan State University. The only place that he could play, keep in mind he was
the MVP. He was the reigning MVP of the NBA so he was the best basketball player in the world.
The only place that he could play basketball at that time
because people are afraid of getting blood on themselves and it sounds crazy
today but at the time the only place he could play or practice was against us.
The Michigan State basketball team so I was honored and privileged to play
against the best player in the world at the time day to day at Michigan State University.
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On a personal note I just want to say huge thanks to Magic.
You've always been there for me. You've endorsed my book on the
back here for "What happens on Campus Stays on YouTube" which is designed for
middle school students, high school students, and also college students so
if your parent make sure you try to pick up a copy because it's all about making
sure they're putting their best foot forward when it comes to their personal
brand and when it comes to personal brands it doesn't get any bigger than
Magic Johnson so I just want to say thank you so much and Sparty On!
Magic is near and dear to my heart because during....
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