In this short motivational interview, host Evan Carmichael and guest Ricardo Semler discuss the concept of "invisible chains"—the limiting beliefs and expectations imposed by family, culture, and past achievements. Semler shares a personal story of how, at age 50, he and his wife burned all of his previous work—books, articles, DVDs—into a fire, symbolically freeing his five children from the pressure to follow his legacy and liberating himself from the anchor of past success. Evan expands on this idea, describing how internal narratives, parental beliefs, friends' expectations, and cultural norms act as chains that keep people from pursuing what truly makes them alive. Both speakers encourage listeners to take risks, break these chains, and start anew. The segment ends with a call to action, inviting viewers to comment on the chains they wish to break, reinforcing the interactive, community‑focused nature of the program.
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Good morning, Believe Nation! Today's message is Free Yourself.
Over to you, Ricardo Sumler.
When I was 50, my wife Fernanda and I sat for a whole afternoon. We had a big pit with fire, and I threw everything I had ever done into that fire. This is a book in 38 languages, hundreds and hundreds of articles and DVDs, everything there was. And that did two things. One, it freed our five kids from following in the steps of shadow of— they don't know what I do, which is good. And I'm not going to take them somewhere and say, one day all of this will be yours. So the five kids know nothing, which is good. And the second thing is I freed myself from this anchor of past achievement or whatever it is, and I'm free to start something new every time and to decide things from scratch.
So what do you think? I love this because I think it's important to free yourself from what other people think of you and to really do what's in your gut and what's in your heart and not worry about what other people think and trust yourself and free yourself from all that other stuff and focus on what is important to you.
I like it. I think we all have these chains that hold us down tells us where we are, from the story we tell ourselves or the beliefs that our parents have, the expectations that our friends have of us, and the culture that we live in. And you're never going to do anything great if you don't do the things that make you come alive.
Agree.
Take some chances, break those chains.
Yeah, those invisible chains.
Yeah, I love it.
So the question of the day today is: what are some chains that you want to break free from?
Oh, Jennifer goes She goes deep on that one. What are the chains you need to free yourself from? Leave it in the comments below and we'll join in the discussion. Thank you so much for watching. Have an amazing day. Continue to believe, and we'll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot of espresso.
Free yourself. I forgot who said it. Over to you, Ricardo Semmlin. Semmler. Semmlin. Semmler. Over to you, Ricardo Semmlin. Semmler. Sam and Larry did that the same thing.
Entering the stove. Holy cow. Filming is a dangerous profession.
