Evan CarmichaelSpeaker / Author / Introvert

Think BIG! - Aliko Dangote (@AlikoDangote) - #Entspresso

14 Jul 2015 · 0 min

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In this short motivational video, Evan Carmichael opens with a greeting to his audience, "Believe Nation," and introduces a message about thinking big, featuring a quote from billionaire entrepreneur Aliko Dangote. Dangote emphasizes that true entrepreneurship and visionary thinking require boldness and the willingness to take calculated risks rather than reckless ones; thinking small keeps one small. Carmichael expands on this, arguing that many entrepreneurs limit themselves by adopting the expectations of their parents, friends, or environment. He explains that his own N‑Spresso and Top 10 series were created to push himself toward greater thinking by surrounding himself with greatness. He challenges viewers to imagine a world without constraints—no limits of belief, resources, education, or excuses—and to map a concrete plan toward that vision. He ends by asking the audience to share their biggest dreams in the comments, encouraging community engagement and promising to review them in future videos.

Good morning, Believe Nation! Today's message is think big. Over to you, Aliko Dangote.
To be an entrepreneur and also to be a visionary person, you have to actually be very, very bold. You have to be ready to take Calculated risk, not just any risk. You have to take a calculated risk and you have to think big. If you think small, you always remain small in life.
I really like today's message because most entrepreneurs don't think big enough. You're constraining yourself. You think likely as big as your parents think or as big as your friends think because you're a product of your environment. I don't think big enough. I feel like I need to think even bigger to have a greater impact on the world. And the reason why I created the N-Spresso series and the Top 10 series is selfish. It was for me to try to get me into greater thinking, surround myself with greatness so that I can think bigger and do bigger and better things. And so what I encourage you today is to think about where you could potentially go. I want you to think bigger. Typically what we tend to do, we have an idea, we may get really excited by it, and then immediately we think about constraints. We think about why it's not going to work out. We think about all the problems that are gonna happen along the path. Just for today, I want you to think about a world with no constraints. I want you to think about where you could go if you weren't limited by your beliefs or by resources or by education or by whatever excuse you're telling yourself. Just for today, think about how far you could go and then start mapping a plan to actually get there because it's possible. So think bigger today, guys. Belief. So my question for you today is, what is your big dream? I'm really curious. Leave it in the comments below and I'm gonna check it out. Thank you so much for watching. Continue to believe. Have an amazing day, and I'll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot of espresso.
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