The video is a compilation of short clips featuring prominent entrepreneurs, investors, athletes, and entertainers—Gary Vaynerchuk, Patrick Bet‑David, Charlie Munger, Stephen Curry, Will Smith, Rory McIlroy, Sundar Pichai, and Chamath Palihapitiya—centered on the theme of hard work as the essential driver of success. Each speaker repeats the core message that talent, luck, or shortcuts are insufficient; relentless effort, honesty, and perseverance are the true differentiators. Gary Vaynerchuk stresses working after hours and building equity while maintaining a regular job. Patrick Bet‑David frames hard work and bravery as two immutable rules, arguing the hardest worker always wins. Charlie Munger shares personal anecdotes about "plugging along" and emphasizes that hard work, honesty, and good relationships are the only controllable variables for success, while also discussing the trade‑offs between career and family. Stephen Curry repeats the mantra that hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. Will Smith describes work as the bridge between dreams and reality, urging continual effort even after achieving success. Rory McIlroy notes natural talent gets you part‑way, but sustained work ethic completes the journey. Sundar Pichai declares there are no shortcuts—only time and hard work—drawing on his experience speaking to new hires in India. Chamath Palihapitiya reflects on his own rise from a modest background, teaching his children the value of effort. Across the clips, the narrative reinforces that hard work is non‑negotiable, that balance between work and personal life requires conscious choices, and that honesty and collaboration amplify the benefits of effort. The video concludes with the creator, Evan Carmichael, prompting viewers to comment on resonant clips and offering a book‑shout‑out contest.
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How do you get money to do what you love? You don't. Right? I lost a shitload of money when I started doing what I loved. What you do is you position yourself to succeed. So for example, if you're doing something else and you want to do this thing you love, you do it after hours. You work 9 to 6, you get home, You kiss the dog and you go to town. Right? I mean, you start building your equity and your brand and whatever you're trying to accomplish after hours. Everybody has time. Stop watching fucking Lost. That's a good overheard, right? That was a good overheard. So, you know what I mean? I mean, if you want this, if you want bling-bling, if you want to buy the Jets, if you want to do shit, work. That's how you get it.
There are two rules that I always adhere to, and that is to work hard and be brave. I think the essence of hard work is one that's pretty straightforward, is that you'll never be the best looking, you'll never be the tallest, most talented, most capable, you'll never have the most money. There will always be someone who's better at whatever you're doing than you are. But you can always be the hardest working person in the room. And I think the hardest working person will always win.
The one thing I'm the most happy about in terms of my career is the fact that I got there with the grace of God, first of all, but short of that, I got there just by working hard. Not partying with the right people, not compromising myself in any way or cutting any kind of deals. Just by working hard, just by plugging along, sawing wood as I like to call it. I'm a 20-year overnight sensation.
I always believe that natural talent can take you so far, but I think you need to have the work ethic and the drive to achieve your potential. I mean, I'd say You know, my natural talent, you know, probably brought me 50% of the way, but then after that it was all down to the work that I've done and the volume of work that I've done over the last 15 years, you know, when I really started to take golf seriously and, you know, thought about making this a career.
Hard work, I think, is the most important thing. You always hear that phrase, "Hard work beats talent when talent don't work hard." It's good if you have both, and I believe everybody does have talent. You gotta find your talent and then you gotta work really, really hard. And I just strive to be the best. And I think those are the biggest keys to success, but the biggest one of all is working hard. You can't accomplish anything if you're not in early and out the latest, which I usually am.
I think some people, and maybe I used to think, once you got successful, you could— Ah, you're successful and it's okay, now you can kind of just relax a little bit and But that's not the case at all. You have to pedal even harder. You have to work even more. There are more opportunities that need more time and dedication. And in order to do them well, you have to really, really hunker down and do the hard work. But I've never been afraid of hard work. And I always tell people when I'm asked, and it's pretty often that I'm asked about dreams and achieving creative goals, that I always believe that the bridge between reality and a dream is work. And I always, in moments of despair and doubt and dark days, focus on the work. I show up and I work and I work and I work and I work.
The only thing that you can control that influences success in life is how hard you work, how honest you are, and how well you deal with others. You can control those a very those variables. You can't control how lucky you are, although the more you work, the luckier you get. You have no influence on the intellectual capabilities that God did or did not give you. But you can work as hard as possible. You can be scrupulously honest so that people respect you. And you can get along with others, because nobody does anything by themselves. Did you have to pay a price, though, you personally? Well, I think that everything is an either-or. You— there is a price in everything. You can study, or you can go out play. You can defer to others or you can try to hog the credit. You can be honest and suffer the consequences or you can lie, cheat, and steal and short-term maybe even advance. But long-term you are better off if you work harder, you are better off if you're honest, and you are better off if you give others credit and get them to help you by helping them. What do you tell others who try to strike that balance? Between family and work and volunteer efforts and anything else? Well, the answer of either/or is invariably yes. You can't go all in one direction. You cannot walk away from your family for your career. On the other hand, if you walk away from your career for your family, you're not going to have the money to support the family. And parents all the time are making those kinds of choices between career and family. They do some of both, and you try to blend the two, and that may not be the perfect answer, But that's a practical answer that I've always told young people when they go off to college. You have to study and you have to get good grades, but you certainly should have a good time as well because that's part of your growing up experience and there's no point in leading life to suffer all the time. You want to enjoy life as well as the next person. So it's some balance, some blend between the two.
I don't think there's any magic in being successful. And I'm not talking about making a million dollars or a billion dollars. I'm just talking about being successful. I'm talking about being successful in what you guys do at work. I don't think there's any magic. You got to work hard. You got to respect the people around you. And you just got to go. I've never met a successful person that doesn't work hard. Well, I think there's no, no substitute for hard work. None. Zero. I was in India. I talked to 200 of the newly hired individuals. I can say this because I'm of Indian heritage. They always ask me when I go to India, "Tell us the one or two shortcuts to get to your point." I always say, "There are no shortcuts. You've got to put in the time." I think the first takeaway is there are absolutely no shortcuts. It takes time and it takes a lot of hard work.
It's funny. Sometimes I talk to my wife about this, but hard work is super important in life. And now, like I grew up like in Berkeley, I didn't have any money, I played football for the Yellow Jackets, I was just like a kid in the neighborhood. And now like I have a lot of money. And so like with my kids I'm like, okay, now that I'm rich, how do I teach you the value of hard work? 'Cause that's really the only important lesson that I've got. But like for all of you, I think most of you at a public university probably know a little of the value of hard work. Keep that lesson, that's the important, that work, is what's important. It's that effort where you learn the secrets that are super valuable and can change people's lives and change the world.
Thank you so much for watching. I'd love to know which of the clips meant the most to you, which one you enjoyed the most. Finally, I wanted to give a quick shout out to Shahrook Hassan. Thank you so much for ordering my book. It means a lot to me. For those of you who have ordered the book, if you want your chance at a shout out, make sure you email in the receipt to enter in for the draw. Thank you guys so much for watching. Continue to believe, or whatever your one word is, and I'll see you soon.
