1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,760 Fletcher Ellingson, tell me about your vision. 2 00:00:02,760 --> 00:00:05,400 Yeah, so my vision is very succinct. 3 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:09,720 It's, I envision a world with less suffering, 4 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:13,140 much more kindness, much more connection, 5 00:00:13,140 --> 00:00:16,920 and much more joy, and that's my vision for, 6 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:18,240 that I wanna live into. 7 00:00:18,240 --> 00:00:20,320 I wanna be a part of that. 8 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:21,160 I love that. 9 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:24,520 I'm gonna take that and combine it 10 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:27,080 with one of my favorite books, Radical Candor. 11 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:30,720 I have a feeling you've come across that before. 12 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:31,560 I actually haven't. 13 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:32,400 I'm gonna- 14 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:33,680 Oh, I'm excited, man. 15 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:34,520 I'm excited. 16 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:35,780 So we both have some study to do. 17 00:00:35,780 --> 00:00:37,120 I'm gonna be studying on your book, 18 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:38,240 and I hope that you, 19 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:42,340 I'll send you the little seven minute YouTube clip 20 00:00:42,340 --> 00:00:44,260 so you can speed through it. 21 00:00:44,260 --> 00:00:46,280 Right on, Radical Candor. 22 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:48,640 Yep, and so she's got this quadrant, 23 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:50,840 and on one side of the quadrant, 24 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:54,680 there's four different, rather, layers of this. 25 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:58,000 Radical Candor is about giving people feedback 26 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:00,960 that they may not wanna hear, but doing so with love. 27 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:04,080 Right, helping people understand the value moving forward. 28 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:06,160 On the opposite spectrum of that, 29 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:08,000 somebody who cares about an individual 30 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:11,000 but refuses to give feedback when they need it, 31 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:13,600 she calls that ruinous empathy, 32 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:18,480 and it's often camouflaged in the form of kindness. 33 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,040 I've, I used to kinda hate on kindness quite a bit 34 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:26,040 because I'm not a big fan of kindness that ends up, 35 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:27,640 oh yeah, you'll be okay, don't worry. 36 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:31,680 The cliff's right in front of you, but it's your life. 37 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:33,080 That's not kindness to me. 38 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:34,160 So let's talk through that. 39 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:35,140 What is kindness to you? 40 00:01:35,140 --> 00:01:37,320 What does that mean to you as a leader? 41 00:01:37,320 --> 00:01:42,120 Oh boy, this is one of my favorite concepts, actually. 42 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:46,920 And I'm with you, I'm not about false kindness. 43 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:48,720 So the way I define kindness is, 44 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:53,720 kindness is friendliness, generosity, consideration, 45 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:56,760 and the willingness to offer assistance 46 00:01:56,760 --> 00:02:00,400 without the need for praise or acknowledgement. 47 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:03,440 Okay, so it's very specific, right? 48 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:05,520 And that- 49 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:06,800 I like that, I agree with that. 50 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:09,700 I would add on my side, with permission. 51 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:12,000 Yes, yeah. 52 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:13,960 Or, you know what, not even with permission, 53 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:15,560 sorry, I'm gonna reframe mine. 54 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:18,880 I would say, with respect for agency. 55 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:19,720 There you go, yeah. 56 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:20,680 Respect for agency. 57 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:23,560 Yeah, and you know, cause in my opinion, 58 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:28,260 kindness, gosh, you know, it just, 59 00:02:28,260 --> 00:02:30,720 it unites instead of divides. 60 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:33,240 It heals instead of injures, right? 61 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:36,120 I mean, it feels good to give it, 62 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:37,360 it feels good to receive it, 63 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:39,140 and it feels good to be around it. 64 00:02:39,140 --> 00:02:44,000 I really believe that kindness is powerful. 65 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:46,440 And you know, you mentioned radical candor, 66 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:51,080 and I love that concept of being radical in your life, 67 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:52,760 taking a radical responsibility for your life. 68 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:54,920 And the way I define radical 69 00:02:54,920 --> 00:02:57,280 is simply a departure from the norm, 70 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:00,320 a departure from what is usual. 71 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:02,700 And so that might be a very small tweak, 72 00:03:02,700 --> 00:03:04,480 or it could be something very big, 73 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:07,960 but it's a departure from what is norm. 74 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:09,060 Oh, I like that a lot. 75 00:03:09,060 --> 00:03:10,560 Oh, that's super fun. 76 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:12,240 I gotta get, now I gotta get in touch 77 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:13,440 with the author of Radical Candor 78 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:14,520 and get you guys in touch. 79 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:16,160 Oh, that would be too fun 80 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:17,960 to see you guys bring those concepts together. 81 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:18,800 Yeah, yeah. 82 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:22,440 So as we explore this a bit further, 83 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:25,120 where did your vision come from? 84 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:27,160 Oh, I mean, on this whole process of kindness 85 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:29,320 and the practice of feeling good, et cetera. 86 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:30,800 Walk us through. Yeah. 87 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:33,880 So the vision for that came from 88 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:37,040 just being the recipient of kindness, 89 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:41,480 being the recipient of help and guidance 90 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:45,080 from other people who, boy, 91 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:46,800 I mean, again, talk about kindness. 92 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:49,080 They didn't have to take me under their wing. 93 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:51,320 They didn't have to show me kindness, 94 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:52,560 but somebody did. 95 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:56,100 Somebody believed that there was value in me, 96 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:59,720 and they took time to extend that kindness. 97 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:03,600 They extend, they, many people actually took time 98 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:07,160 to extend that radical candor that we were discussing, 99 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:08,520 where, and I love it. 100 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:10,920 Like, I do not want to be surrounded 101 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:12,240 by a bunch of yes people. 102 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:15,600 Please, let me know what's working and what's not working. 103 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:17,960 Let me know where I can improve, honestly, 104 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:22,320 because I mean, the only way to evolve in this life 105 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:24,400 is to get that feedback 106 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:29,400 and to engage in this fun game of self-inquiry. 107 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:35,800 And so I got it, but I will tell you this. 108 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,560 It started when I was in third grade. 109 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:39,680 It was either third or fourth. 110 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:41,920 We had a speaker come to our school. 111 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:43,960 We all piled in the gymnasium, 112 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:46,400 and his name was Wayne Bradberg. 113 00:04:47,280 --> 00:04:49,120 And I don't remember much about it, 114 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:51,360 except that at the end of the, 115 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:53,880 I mean, he was an inspirational, motivational speaker, 116 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:56,600 so he had lots of good stories, I'm sure. 117 00:04:56,600 --> 00:05:00,000 But at the end, he handed out to everybody 118 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:03,940 a reflective sticker to put on your jacket 119 00:05:03,940 --> 00:05:05,980 or your lunch pail or your bike or whatever. 120 00:05:05,980 --> 00:05:09,000 I put mine on my headboard of my bed, 121 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:10,160 so I saw it every day. 122 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:13,080 And there was a seed planted there, 123 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:15,480 because on that sticker that I saw every single day, 124 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:18,560 it said, start your day with PMA, positive mental attitude. 125 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:19,760 And then the second thing it said 126 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:22,780 was expect something wonderful to happen. 127 00:05:22,780 --> 00:05:25,160 So he planted that seed. 128 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:26,640 In sixth grade, I started reading 129 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:30,320 The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale. 130 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:32,800 And so I was a bit of an odd kid. 131 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:36,160 I was super interested in this. 132 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:37,740 I didn't know what was called personal development 133 00:05:37,740 --> 00:05:39,680 or personal evolution at the time, 134 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:43,560 but I was calling it positive thinking, right? 135 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:45,560 But I was interested, so it started there 136 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:48,000 many, many years ago. 137 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:53,000 And fast forward 2021 during COVID, 138 00:05:53,100 --> 00:05:54,880 where when I switched online 139 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:57,760 to doing my TV show online from home, 140 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:00,520 I actually found Wayne Bradberg, 141 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:02,940 the guy from my third grade experience. 142 00:06:02,940 --> 00:06:04,980 He was up in Alaska in his 80s, 143 00:06:04,980 --> 00:06:07,840 and I had him on my show. 144 00:06:07,840 --> 00:06:09,560 Yeah, so it all came full circle 145 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:11,240 and I got to send him a copy of my book. 146 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:15,280 And he was just like, oh my gosh, I cannot believe 147 00:06:15,280 --> 00:06:19,680 like that seed that was planted, you know, 30, 40, 148 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:22,600 I actually know 40 plus years ago, 149 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:24,860 sprouted and grew, right? 150 00:06:24,860 --> 00:06:25,800 That's amazing. 151 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:28,640 And now when you get to talk to him the next time, 152 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:30,680 I'm thinking he's still around. 153 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:31,520 Yeah. 154 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:32,340 He's still making noise. 155 00:06:32,340 --> 00:06:35,640 So you have to tell him that I know somebody 156 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:38,320 who also uses the PMA concept. 157 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:40,520 I don't know if he gave credit though. 158 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:43,320 So we got to make sure that that loop goes, 159 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:44,400 but ask me afterwards. 160 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:47,440 I'll tell you who I know that's leading with PMA. 161 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:49,240 I'll have to find out if he is or not. 162 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:50,920 I just may have forgotten that part of the story, 163 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:55,400 but yeah, we'll talk about Mike afterwards. 164 00:06:56,720 --> 00:06:59,400 All right, so I want to switch gears. 165 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:00,820 I'm almost not at all. 166 00:07:00,820 --> 00:07:02,760 We're going to go into one more segment. 167 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:04,820 And on this one, I want to know, 168 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:07,520 you've told me about where it came from, 169 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:11,040 how it all got started, this path, which is awesome. 170 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:14,440 And how did you get started? 171 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:17,080 So, I mean, going into this to where, you know, 172 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:19,200 you've got your book, you've got your TV show. 173 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:20,040 Yeah. 174 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:22,600 Where would you say it officially started 175 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:24,080 where you started to really like dedicate, 176 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:26,000 you do this, you do what you do full-time? 177 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:26,920 I do, yeah. 178 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:29,720 Yeah, I'm very, very fortunate to be able to do it full-time. 179 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:31,240 And I love it. 180 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:34,160 And you have a wife, Dr. Amy, is that correct? 181 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:35,000 Am I making a sound here? 182 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:35,840 I do, yes. 183 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:36,660 Did I get something wrong? 184 00:07:36,660 --> 00:07:37,500 No, you got it. 185 00:07:37,500 --> 00:07:38,340 Yeah, yeah, my wife. 186 00:07:38,340 --> 00:07:39,180 I go over to her church and I was like, 187 00:07:39,180 --> 00:07:40,640 this could go awkward, but. 188 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:42,800 Yeah, yeah, no, she's, yeah. 189 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:45,480 My wife's a family physician. 190 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:48,520 And that's been wonderful for us. 191 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:51,000 We've been able to co-lead seminars together 192 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:55,720 and do some really cool things, marrying our skillsets. 193 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:56,720 That's amazing. 194 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:58,120 Okay, so yeah, I'm all ears now. 195 00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:00,200 How did you guys get started with all that? 196 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:03,720 Yeah, so I think, you know, again, 197 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:05,160 I've always been an entrepreneur, two things. 198 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:06,440 I've always been an entrepreneur 199 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:09,020 and I've always been really fascinated 200 00:08:09,020 --> 00:08:10,640 by personal development. 201 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:13,920 And so I've started many businesses. 202 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:16,080 One of them crashed and burned really hard, 203 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:20,080 like ball of fire hit the ground and nothing left. 204 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:23,000 We were, this was before I was married 205 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:27,120 to my current wife, Amy, but we were a family of five. 206 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:32,120 We had a mortgage, zero revenue income 207 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:34,080 after the business crashed. 208 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:35,640 We just had to walk away from it 209 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:38,800 and we had over $20,000 worth of credit card debt, right? 210 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:40,420 Not the good kind of debt. 211 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:46,840 So what happened was I was at such a low point that, 212 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:48,760 and I remember, because I was in Safeway 213 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:53,600 and we were so destitute that we were on food stamps 214 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:55,360 and nothing against food stamps. 215 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:58,760 Love that they're there for when people are in need of them. 216 00:08:58,760 --> 00:08:59,720 You're in need. 217 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:01,760 Yep, but I got up to the counter 218 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:05,800 and I went to pay for the food that I had with food stamps. 219 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:06,980 My kids were with me. 220 00:09:06,980 --> 00:09:08,400 There was a line of people behind me 221 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:11,360 and I remember just how that felt. 222 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:14,620 Handing over these, you know, in that day, 223 00:09:14,620 --> 00:09:17,280 there were the physical coupons. 224 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:19,520 And I remember the clerk said, 225 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:24,320 oh, these coupons don't cover these specific items 226 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:25,820 that you're trying to purchase. 227 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:30,480 And I was just like, oh, gosh. 228 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:34,160 And I just remember like feeling humiliated, embarrassed. 229 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:35,800 And so after I left that store- 230 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:36,640 Yeah, put stuff back. 231 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:37,480 Yeah, exactly. 232 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:38,800 I had to take things off. 233 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:40,440 Yes, exactly, right? 234 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:42,560 And so I was just, in that moment, 235 00:09:42,560 --> 00:09:47,560 I decided I will never be in this position ever again. 236 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:50,640 I will never be behind financially. 237 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:53,280 I will always be ahead. 238 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:56,100 And in that moment, I made that powerful decision. 239 00:09:57,160 --> 00:10:00,400 And as a result, I dove even deeper 240 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:01,560 into personal development. 241 00:10:01,560 --> 00:10:03,960 I mean, I just started reading 242 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:05,640 and listening to everything, right? 243 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:09,880 Courses and CDs and tapes and books and going to seminars. 244 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:13,640 And as a result, we cranked up 245 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:16,840 quite an incredible technology business at the time. 246 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:18,720 And I was traveling all over the world 247 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:20,640 and I was getting into, 248 00:10:20,640 --> 00:10:24,720 I was speaking in front of thousands of people a year. 249 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:29,720 And it was there that I realized a couple of different things. 250 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:32,320 One of them was my superpower. 251 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:35,320 And that superpower is a superpower that humans all share. 252 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:40,280 It's our ability to recognize patterns. 253 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:42,200 Pattern recognition, I believe, 254 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:45,840 is one of the superpowers of the human species. 255 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:48,560 And because I was interfacing with so many people 256 00:10:48,560 --> 00:10:53,560 on a regular basis, I began to see the same patterns 257 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:55,520 over and over and over again. 258 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:59,080 And even though I wasn't in an official coaching capacity, 259 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:03,200 I found myself coaching my clients 260 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:06,360 and not about the product that we were selling, 261 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:08,060 but about their mindset. 262 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:10,160 Yes. 263 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:11,160 You're right. 264 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:12,800 Huge, huge, huge, huge. 265 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:14,080 I hope everybody's listening to that. 266 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:15,840 Mindset, mindset, mindset, go ahead. 267 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:16,680 Right. 268 00:11:16,680 --> 00:11:19,560 And so I just kept on finding myself doing that 269 00:11:19,560 --> 00:11:20,400 more and more. 270 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:22,000 And then I started my coaching business. 271 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:24,880 And then at some point I was just like, you know what? 272 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:26,520 This is what I've always wanted to do. 273 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:30,960 In fact, I got my degree in biblical studies at one point 274 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:32,680 because I was gonna go into the ministry, right? 275 00:11:32,680 --> 00:11:37,680 And I wanted to be a source of contribution 276 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:39,400 or help or something, right? 277 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:40,240 And so- 278 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:41,840 Too divine that you mentioned that. 279 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:42,720 So are you Christian? 280 00:11:42,720 --> 00:11:44,600 Is that, or Jewish, or what do you follow? 281 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:47,240 Well, I'm a very spiritual person. 282 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:51,360 Yeah, and I subscribe to a lot of different thoughts. 283 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:52,200 Yeah. 284 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:53,240 Yeah, exactly. 285 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:56,760 But it was that point where I was like, 286 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:58,040 this is what I'm gonna do. 287 00:11:58,040 --> 00:12:01,820 And so I left that business after 15 years 288 00:12:01,820 --> 00:12:06,820 and haven't looked back and just having an absolute blast. 289 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:08,920 Okay, excellent. 290 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:12,520 There's so much wisdom and truth that was just divulged 291 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:14,160 and uncovered in a short time. 292 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:15,760 We're almost gonna wrap up on that. 293 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:19,080 Vision pros, I'm at a thought I wanna give as well, 294 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:24,080 Fletcher, the opportunity to debate or say, 295 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:26,240 hey, I'm with you on that. 296 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:30,560 It's kind of a perspective for some of you out there 297 00:12:30,560 --> 00:12:34,040 who have not had the fortune of being able 298 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:36,800 to gain control in your finances, right? 299 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:38,620 And when I say not have the fortune, 300 00:12:38,620 --> 00:12:40,560 I almost agree completely, Fletcher, 301 00:12:40,560 --> 00:12:44,920 with the idea that I will never allow myself 302 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:46,920 to be in that financial hole, 303 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:48,720 that financial situation again. 304 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:54,760 And I would add the caveat that it will never be my fault 305 00:12:56,220 --> 00:12:58,080 if I end up there anymore. 306 00:12:58,080 --> 00:13:01,160 I'm going to make sure to do everything in my power 307 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:02,920 to be my best self. 308 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:06,320 And for those of you out there who realize that, 309 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:09,440 you can't control the environments. 310 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:11,960 If I plant a crop, and this is, 311 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:13,640 I would say Christianity for me, it makes it easy. 312 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:15,300 But even if you're not Christian, 313 00:13:15,300 --> 00:13:17,440 if I plant crops in the field across from my house 314 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:20,840 over there and a tornado comes and wipes it out, 315 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:22,880 I don't control the tornado. 316 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:25,160 I can diversify my income and do lots of things, 317 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:29,040 but even still, there are causes that can come over us 318 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:30,920 and really ruin what we're up to. 319 00:13:30,920 --> 00:13:32,760 So those of you that are celebrating with Fletcher 320 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:36,280 and myself and saying, hey, we're gonna do everything we can 321 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:40,000 to position ourselves to where we're never 322 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:42,600 in that position of need, 323 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:45,360 I would add that if you end up there, 324 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:47,240 don't beat yourself up over it. 325 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:48,080 Don't give up. 326 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:52,220 Don't feel like, your external is never the reflection 327 00:13:52,220 --> 00:13:55,960 of your internal, but it is wonderful when we have it. 328 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:56,940 What would you add? 329 00:13:56,940 --> 00:13:58,880 Would you add any adjustments to that Fletcher? 330 00:13:58,880 --> 00:13:59,720 Would you say- 331 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:00,560 Yeah. 332 00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:04,020 Sorry, I'm gonna add one more piece and that's it. 333 00:14:04,020 --> 00:14:05,420 There is a power. 334 00:14:05,420 --> 00:14:07,920 There is a very big superpower out there, 335 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:11,660 a dark force that will give us anything that we want, 336 00:14:11,660 --> 00:14:13,820 even if it's not good for us. 337 00:14:13,820 --> 00:14:15,500 And I believe that wholeheartedly. 338 00:14:15,500 --> 00:14:18,300 So I would be very careful with where we turn 339 00:14:18,300 --> 00:14:21,120 for the types of answers that we want. 340 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:23,080 On my side, I believe there's a light force. 341 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:25,480 There's a different force that if I'm willing 342 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:27,840 to accept humbly what it's going to give me 343 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:29,840 and recognize that what it's going to give me 344 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:32,080 is best for my particular needs, 345 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:35,120 that's the force that I want on my side in my life. 346 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:37,720 So Fletcher, please feel free to wrap this up on your- 347 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:38,840 Sure, sure. 348 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:40,000 Yeah, I like what you're saying there. 349 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:43,800 The only thing I would add is that, yes, 350 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:45,520 if it happens in the future, 351 00:14:45,520 --> 00:14:49,440 it's definitely probably not gonna be my fault 352 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:52,360 and I am responsible for it. 353 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:54,160 Right? 354 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:54,980 So it's just kind of like, 355 00:14:54,980 --> 00:14:57,040 if I go out into my garage in the morning 356 00:14:57,040 --> 00:15:00,640 and try to turn the car over and it doesn't start, 357 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:02,840 that's not my fault. 358 00:15:02,840 --> 00:15:04,480 Were you watching me on Sunday? 359 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:05,940 No, is that what happened? 360 00:15:05,940 --> 00:15:10,480 One of my little chips was shortening out. 361 00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:13,200 So yeah, Sunday morning in the rain there was, 362 00:15:13,200 --> 00:15:14,880 and you know, God- 363 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:15,720 Yes, right? 364 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:17,160 So it wasn't your fault, 365 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:18,840 but it was still your responsibility. 366 00:15:18,840 --> 00:15:19,680 Correct. 367 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:20,520 Right? 368 00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:22,120 And so that's why we want to remember, 369 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:23,560 it's like one of my mantras for myself 370 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:26,680 is I'm resourceful, capable, and flexible. 371 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:28,000 Okay? 372 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:28,840 Things may not- 373 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:29,680 I love that. 374 00:15:29,680 --> 00:15:31,400 Yeah, things may not be my fault, 375 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:32,840 but I'm multi-responsible, 376 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:35,040 but because I'm resourceful, capable, flexible, 377 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:37,760 if I am those three things, 378 00:15:37,760 --> 00:15:38,600 I love it. 379 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:41,440 then I can get through anything. 380 00:15:41,440 --> 00:15:43,240 It doesn't mean I have to fix it all, 381 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:44,080 but I'm resourceful. 382 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:46,340 Maybe I can assemble a team around myself, right? 383 00:15:46,340 --> 00:15:47,180 That's what you're doing. 384 00:15:47,180 --> 00:15:49,100 You're assembling a team around your business 385 00:15:49,100 --> 00:15:51,280 so that it can grow in scale, right? 386 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:52,400 You're being resourceful. 387 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:53,600 Thank you for being here today. 388 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:56,100 I'm really happy that you tuned in to Vision Pros Live. 389 00:15:56,100 --> 00:15:58,760 I'm looking forward to seeing your reactions 390 00:15:58,760 --> 00:16:01,000 as these episodes continue to move forward. 391 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:02,760 This is gonna get more and more fun. 392 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:04,520 We'll have more and more engagement as well. 393 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:06,640 We'll invite people to participate in the show, 394 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:09,000 and thank you for giving us your time and attention. 395 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:11,720 Have an excellent time building out your vision 396 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:33,280 and becoming a Vision Pro yourself.