Just do YOU - Ed Sheeran (@edsheeran) - #Entspresso

Good morning, Believe Nation! Today's message is: Just do you. Over to you, Ed Sheeran.

Yeah, I guess my advice for young performers is just do you. Like, there's 7 billion people in this world and there is no one like you, and there's no one who's going to write songs like you, and no one who's going to sing like you as long as you keep keep it exactly yourself. I mean, imitate people to a point to get your influence and kind of help you write songs and help you learn guitar and help you sing, but once you've found your voice, just do that and stick with it. And even if it sounds like it's odd and people are telling you it won't work, just stick with it and eventually it will. Because there's 7 billion people in the world, there's bound to be one person that likes your music.

So what do you think? Okay, so, uh, just do you. For me, it's like Super important. Like, a lot of people kind of do everything in their day modeled after someone else. So they're trying to be like that celebrity, or they're trying to be that guy that they see like at school every day, basically. So you're kind of living your life for someone else, and you're kind of restricting your natural tendencies as a person, your natural behaviors as a person. And I think when people start doing that, um, You kind of put a hold on or put a lid on your talents, like your natural talents as a person, which makes you unique. And the people— like, if you look at celebrities or people who are making it big and famous, they're usually— they have something about them that's unique to that person. So not doing you prevents you from achieving, I guess, your potential as a person.

I like that, man. I was gonna go in a totally different way, but I like that. So I'll riff off of that. And I think a lot of people— you have to basically decide if you Do you want to live your version of your life or someone else's version of your life? And we all have these expectations put on us by our parents, our family, our friends that you have to live this life and that kind of keeps you in your box, in your bubble. And the way to break out is to decide that I'm going to live my version of my life. And when you can make that mental leap, then greatness can happen. So the question of the day today is: What does doing you mean to you? Well, thank you guys so much for watching. Have an amazing day. Continue to believe, and we'll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot of espresso.

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