In this four‑minute video, Evan Carmichael opens with a quote from Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan, who asserts that he will never deride any film he has made, regardless of box‑office performance, because the act of creating is valuable in itself. Carmichael expands on this idea, warning against judging one’s work solely by external results. He emphasizes that the process and the love put into creating are far more important than the numbers a project generates. He shares a personal anecdote about a recent "Tyrese Gibson Top‑10" video he produced, describing how he invested unprecedented effort into it, felt proud of the work regardless of its view count, and learned and grew from the experience. Carmichael concludes by asking viewers to reflect on whether they are truly proud of the work they are doing in their own companies, inviting honest comments and encouraging them to believe in themselves.
Good morning, Believe Nation. Today's message is be proud of your work. Over to you, Amitabh Bachchan. I wake up every morning, espresso keep me going.
I doubt if there's any actor in the entire world, with all due respect to Mr. De Niro, when they haven't gone ahead and done a film and it hasn't turned out to be, you know, the kind of film that they believed it would be, or it has been so incredibly bad that it's just kind of forgotten in their vision. Sometimes we do films because we believe in the person who's going to make it. Sometimes it's a gesture. Sometimes it's your own belief going wrong. We all make mistakes, and if they were mistakes, fine. But I will not deride any film that I have done. I will stay with every film that I have made, and I will say that I had a great time making them, irrespective of what happened at the box office.
I think there's a real danger in judging the success of your work only by the results that it gets you. We've talked a lot about this on the channel. That it's not just about the outcome, it's not just about the goal, it's about the process. That how you get there is way more important than the fact that you got there. And I think, again, a lot of people think that because they put a lot of work into something but it doesn't get that success that they're looking for, that it was a failure. Where, if I look at myself as an example, my goal is to have an impact. I want you guys to watch these videos and more importantly, I want you guys to take action on them. I want you to feel touched and moved and inspired by something that's been said in one of these videos and go and do something about it, make the world better in some small or big way because of watching these videos. That's my goal all the time. And so yes, I look at the numbers, and yes, I want it to hit a million subscribers, and yes, I want every video to take off and be amazing, but if it doesn't, it doesn't take away from the value and appreciation and love that I put into each video that I make. So as an example, uh, the Tyrese Gibson top 10 video that I made recently. I did a good chunk of that video myself. It's the most that I've ever put into a top 10 video, and I've talked about that before on the channel. The most work that I personally ever put into a top 10 video, and I badly wanted it to do well, right? I mean, here it is, I put all this work in, I hope you guys love it. It sucks to feel like I put this out there and you guys don't appreciate it, doesn't miss, doesn't have its mark. I felt deeply moved by it, and I was hoping you guys would be as well. It turns out the video has done well, and that, that's great. But even if the video didn't do well, even if people didn't like it, even if it only had 5 views on the video, I would be sad, but also at the same time, I would know that I put a lot of love into it, and it's still a really valuable video, and that I learned in the process of making this video. I grew as a human being and as an entrepreneur, and I'm still deeply proud of the video that I made regardless of how well it went on. For you guys to be able to watch and see success with. And so I think there's a real danger in just chasing the numbers, in just being obsessed with reaching a goal and not caring about the process, where in fact the process is way, way, way, way, way more important. If you do not love the process of what you're doing, you won't get to those numbers. If you focus only on the numbers, you're never going to get there. You have to love the doing and be proud of your work. So the question of the day today is, I'm curious, are you deeply, insanely proud of the work that you're doing right now in your company? Be honest, leave it down in the comments below. I'm gonna join in the discussion. Thank you guys so much for watching. Have an amazing day. I believe in you. I hope you continue to believe in yourselves and whatever your one word is. And I'll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot A venti espresso. I wake up every morning. Espresso keep me going.
