In this brief motivational video, Evan Carmichael introduces a segment featuring Sheryl Sandberg, who emphasizes that the most crucial factor in growing a business is thinking big. She defines leadership as "the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible" and cites Mark Zuckerberg’s vision of connecting the world as an example of a big, world‑changing idea that inspires and motivates teams. Carmichael reinforces this message, urging entrepreneurs to dream beyond current possibilities, to have the courage and audacity to pursue audacious goals, and to use such a vision to attract talent, investors, and media attention. He ends with a call‑to‑action, asking viewers to share their own big dreams in the comments.
Good morning, Believe Nation! Today's message is think big. Over to you, Sheryl Sandberg.
I think the most important thing about growing a business successfully is thinking ahead about where you're going to be. So I think about like the 3 tips you have for scaling an organization. The first, and I think the most important, is to think big. People think about how do you manage, how do you motivate an organization, and they think about management, you know, basically the science of administering a business, or leadership. And my favorite definition of leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible. When you have a big vision, when you're thinking really big, something that can change the world— so my favorite example Connecting the world, which was Mark Zuckerberg's vision for Facebook. That's the kind of thing that excites people and motivates them. That gets them to follow you, not just because they work for you and they need to do what you say, but because they believe in what you're trying to do. And when you're trying to really scale an organization, you need to go really quickly and get people to accomplish more than they thought was possible. And I think that comes from internal motivation, which really comes from a vision that's big enough.
Sheryl said something really important that I want to repeat. Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible. I love that. And my take on it is, as an entrepreneur, you need to dream big. You need to think big about something. And that involves thinking beyond the current realm of possibility. That's thinking beyond what currently exists. That's living in almost a different future world where inventions haven't been made yet in order to make your dream happen. And you need to go out and make those things happen. If you want people to be motivated to come work for you, you want people to invest in you, you want people to write about you in the media, you want to wake up yourself and be motivated to go and do some work, you have to have the courage and the audacity to think big beyond what's reasonably expected, beyond what logic says is possible. Nobody wakes up in the morning and says, "I wanna go live a mediocre day today." Nobody. Everybody wants to be a part of something bigger, but most people don't have the courage and the audacity to go out and actually do something bigger. That's on you. That's what an entrepreneur does. Believe. So my question for you today is, What is your big dream that is beyond the realm of current possibilities? I want you to stretch your mind today and leave it in the comments below. Thank you guys so much for watching. Have an amazing day. Continue to believe, and I'll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot of espresso.
