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00:01:13.822Warm welcome to blake.
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00:01:14.704So, what's up, brother?
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00:01:16.028So, bro, how's it going?
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00:01:19.561Um, it's great to be here with you guys.
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00:01:22.212Um, great to be with you, blake.
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00:01:27.730I know, guys, if you don't know, blake's an entrepreneur, he's a, he's a hard-working guy, very talented person as well.
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00:01:43.912We're going to get a lot into it as well and I think he really does have that essence of authenticity in terms of what he wants to accomplish and his goals and his dreams, and that's what we want to focus on here today and we're excited for him to be here on this platform.
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00:01:52.707But, if you want, just give us a quick introduction, give us your name, where you're from, and then question of the day will be what is your favorite food?
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00:01:55.373Okay, yeah, I'm Blake Soifua.
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00:01:58.248I'm from a little town called West Point.
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00:02:07.450No one really knows where it's at, but it's like 9,000 people there.
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00:02:07.873But I'm from there.
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00:02:15.567Yeah, my dad's Samoan and my mom's Caucasian, so like I understand the American culture I understand the poly culture, but I'm super happy to be here.
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00:02:28.039My favorite food Correct dude, honestly, like I don't know, this is probably my Palangi say but like mac and cheese, bro, it hits, it always hits, but I don't know, I love, I love, uh, pahulani, pahulani.
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00:02:30.626That's probably like my favorite Pahulani food, bro, that stuff.
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00:02:32.248Yeah, it's probably the best out there.
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00:02:40.687Um, yeah, bro, Was it I?
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00:02:51.266Think so yeah, playing pickleball, and then just started seeing you on like, connecting through, like UTP, or just them and them.
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00:02:51.627Yeah.
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00:02:54.526Comes to find out Blake's also his grandfather.
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00:03:04.093Yeah, yeah, he served like with my great-granduncle, I'm pretty sure.
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00:03:04.816Oh, my dad.
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00:03:08.344Oh, your dad, your dad, my dad served as your uncle in San Jose.
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00:03:10.091Oh nice San Jose yeah.
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00:03:12.967I was talking to my parents about this.
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00:03:16.088Oh, that's super cool because he like right away he was like, oh, that's my uncle.
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00:03:18.687He actually lives in West Valley.
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00:03:21.263Oh, no way, yeah, yeah yeah, it's crazy.
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00:03:24.491I remember like I was young my dad would show me his like mission pictures.
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00:03:48.751I was young yen, and then the masani eyes, but he'd always talk about those are my favorite two companions, so that's kind of cool making a connection there, because those are my sunny eyes I just know, I just know, frank here, that's the, that's the guy my dad served with, and his son too I'm cool with his son, but I don't know about a lot about people out in hawaii, to be honest it's all good, um, we'll.
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00:03:52.566We'll first start off with, um, the first question, bro.
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00:03:54.652Like, give us, like, just as your story, your background.
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00:03:59.486Um, we'll go along the lines of the entrepreneurial aspect of you.
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00:04:01.171Know what you're doing, what your visions are.
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00:04:24.163We can touch on the huge project organization that you're focusing on as well, and we can go into some more questions after that yeah, it's kind of an overview, yeah, yeah just a just overview um, um, because, guys, you guys don't know, but all those you don't know already, um blake is an entrepreneur in his own business and he's also working on some super cool projects, but I won't, I'll let him, you know, touch bases on that and where is it going?
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00:04:25.485Sweet, yeah.
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00:04:31.228So I did sales for a few years after my mission and then I just decided I want to run a business.
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00:04:32.949I want to just put it all out there.
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00:04:34.971So my friend actually started it.
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00:04:40.456It's called Gleam, so I have more than half, obviously, but it's just a window, gutter and pressure washing company.
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00:04:41.776So I don't know.
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00:04:45.620The trades are good, they're always around.
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00:04:48.208So I just wanted to be in something consistent and something that I feel like I don't know.
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00:04:55.624With, uh, the other products that I sold, it's kind of hard to see the results, but with me it's like it's very cut and dry it's like is the window clean or is it not clean?
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00:04:58.281is whatever we're doing, like it's very easy to see if we do a good job?
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00:05:05.273So I just wanted to do something where it's very transparent, to be honest, my work and like, just build up a platform, um.
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00:05:16.170But I decided I mean, I always thought to myself I needed to wait 30 to 40 years of working here in utah to get enough capital to go back to islands and make a difference.
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00:05:19.178But, yeah, this is kind of crazy.
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00:05:23.668I don't think it's been a month but started projects possible, which is our non-profit.
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00:05:36.375So the way I wanted to work is gleam 10 of our revenue goes to projects possible and we just have a, a non-profit organization that doesn't wholly depend on uh donations, so it's working on that.
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00:05:39.305Um, the whole goal is to build stuff for lions and islands.
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00:05:40.250I know it's just like.
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00:05:42.158I know it's hard for people out there.
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00:05:56.896I mean, if you can find the right people who are dedicated, um, our whole goal is to build farms all over the islands, yeah, and then set up a space where people can do agritourism through the farms that we own, so supplying jobs there.
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00:06:13.651There's a lot more to it, but, um, it's basically bringing new opportunities to people in the islands because, I mean, not a lot of people know Some people do know Just with the colonization of different countries in the islands, it has a big effect on the people, on the marketplace there.
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00:06:23.807So I just wanted to create something that's sustainable, something that I don't always have to ask people for money about but something that will make a huge difference in the long run, and it's easy for our people to get involved.
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00:06:24.584I like that.
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00:06:31.576One thing that stuck out to me because we talked a little bit about this organization, the project where we're at.
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00:06:55.192We had a meeting like last week and what really stood out to me was the opportunities for those people over there in the islands and being able to be able to sell for land by uploading their products, you know, online and like that, that sort of marketplace, but also like the farms and like just being able to produce more jobs to help locals, you know, be a bit more software, land or even just help them a bit more in the long run.
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00:06:58.226Um, I guess what was like?
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00:07:05.050What was one thing that like, did you have the idea all of a sudden, just like that?
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00:07:13.307Or like, was there some things that transpired to for you to get to that point where, like, oh my gosh, I'm gonna just start this, this project thing, and let's just roll with it and see what we can do?
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00:07:14.769yeah, great question.
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00:07:18.687So the way I started initially was I just want to go back to mission.
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00:07:21.120There's been a I didn't serve in fiji for very long.
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00:07:25.247I was out for like five months and then covid happened and then I went home and then got reassigned.
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00:07:33.230But I mean I just, you know, I have such a strong connection with the Fijian people here in Utah, I'm like close with the community, so I don't want to go back.
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00:07:40.360But I initially told myself, um, when we uh acquired the company in in January, is I just want to go do a temple trip there?
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00:07:47.733We just wanted to sponsor the people in the village that I served in to go to the temple and have the opportunity, just because it's really expensive to get there.
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00:07:49.194So it started with that.
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00:07:53.269I was just like I think it'd be good to go back and just do something good for my people.
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00:08:06.252But, um, and then I was thinking about, I was like man, like it's great to donate money, it's great to take them on this trip, but what if I could start something in the islands that will allow these people to be able to fund that for themselves?
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00:08:13.913So not wholly reliant on, like I mean, something you probably relate to going to Samoa, or like even some of the Tongans going to Tonga.
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00:08:22.567It's like all the Fa'alavi lavis in Fiji is called Sevu Sevu, but like going there and then just expecting everything you wear and it's gone.
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00:08:25.413I mean I understand we want to give to our people.
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00:08:39.130I think at the same time if we provide opportunities for them to make money and have a sustainable income, even though it's really hard, I think, some of the times, and there's a lot to that, but just providing opportunities for them is the whole point.
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00:08:43.206I think there's so many good people that are searching for it and that want more help.
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00:08:49.975It's just a matter of finding them it good people that are searching for it and that want more help.
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00:08:52.452It's just a matter of finding them and it's like the like the savior says, just finding the one, yeah, and just building upon that, yeah.
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00:08:57.753Well, another thing that's got to me, bro, was, when we're talking about, it was, um, just the amount of traction that you've been building up right.
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00:08:59.200There's a lot of people backing you up right.
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00:09:06.363There's a lot of businesses and like a lot of local, like influencers and also like some artists that are really behind this.
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00:09:12.746This idea like what, what comes to your mind when you think about like dang, like this is something that's getting good traction.
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00:09:19.450I want to keep this going and it's like I'm so passionate about it yeah, dude, I think think about windows.
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00:09:21.320It doesn't keep me up at night.
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00:09:28.626You know, I'm not like I'm not extremely obsessed with it, but I'm obsessed with the idea of helping people.
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00:09:32.408Part of it's rooted in my grandpa.
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00:09:43.788Parents got divorced and my mom remarried, but my stepdad's father, I don't know step-grandpa, I don't know how you want to call it, but he was one of the first people to ever go to the islands and start the church education system.
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00:09:48.932So just thinking about him and his example, like dude, it's crazy.
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00:09:53.951We've only been starting this for a month but we already got like a big pickleball tournament set up.
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00:09:58.413I've been getting the help from the Utah Pacific Islander Chamber of.
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00:10:14.350Commerce and those members have been awesome in terms of working with and it's just been interesting in terms of working with and it's just been interesting, like once I involved service and giving back I feel like, even on the Gleam side of getting commercial contracts, bro, it's just been like night and day difference, but I don't know.
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00:10:17.227I feel like I really felt like God's help in all this.
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00:10:21.749And I do that there's no way I would have been able to get all the traction and the connections so quickly.
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00:10:32.634But the fact that we have a good cause, I don't know just going there and just putting it out there to people and I don't know it's attractive, you know it's something that will pull, you know text, people's heartstrings.
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00:10:34.701But it's like they already want to look for.
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00:10:49.220They want a way to serve, and you're just providing a very simple way for them to do so I think one thing that, as you're talking, bro, one thing that stuck out was, as you were talking, bro, one thing that stuck out was, as you were talking, it just resonated like purpose, like I think that's the huge part about it.
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00:11:01.754I think when we focus on purpose and we have a positive purpose in mind that's able to bless others, I feel like just a lot of positive energy goes that way.
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00:11:02.817You know what I mean.
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00:11:03.460Yeah.
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00:11:13.645Especially when you're doing something, when you're when you're passionate about something wanting to do to add more to it, like you adding more water to flowers trying to make it grow more, and like what's that?
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00:11:21.311Like, just on the on the basis of what you're doing, there's gonna be a lot of good coming out from from other people.
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00:11:24.043You know, I mean, like other people want, like you already see the traction.
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00:11:33.941Right, you guys, you're like bro, like this and this and like and you're like, uh, you're just telling me before, like we're almost there, like almost there's one more big sponsor, we, we got a solid.
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00:11:36.725Like bro, like everything's lining up and I think that's super cool.
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00:11:42.462I think, um, I mean for my next follow-up question, like what's the plan now?
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00:11:44.807Like where, where do you guys see your sales?
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00:11:53.547I know let's talk a little bit about buying a farm and then on also like where do you see you guys selling the next couple years, after this next trip?
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00:11:56.692yeah, oh, great question, I think.
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00:12:03.465Uh, I think our kickoff event in august is where, hopefully, we get all the traction we need to kind of get the word out there that we're doing it.
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00:12:05.791I think there's going to be a lot of pushback in some ways.
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00:12:06.371Oh yeah.
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00:12:09.470And kind of going to what you were saying earlier about like the global marketplace.
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00:12:18.351So I guess for people that don't really know because we had our conversation, obviously but we're building a software that just keeps track of all the donations.
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00:12:29.529It's very, very transparent and on the website that we're building, the software will give you donation statements with email campaigns of what we're doing, where your money's going, why it's needed for that and why it costs so much.
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00:12:30.730It's being tracked, guys.
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00:12:35.375So yeah, I just thought because I was kind of telling people I was like man, it's such a.
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00:12:41.745I feel like we can do so much more there, but a lot of things that we struggle with like unfortunately, unfortunately as a culture.
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00:12:46.865Sometimes it's like the transparency with money, um, and being able to track it and see where it's going.
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00:12:53.048But I just realized it's like dude, our technology nowadays, um, like we could totally do it.
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00:12:56.865We could totally track it so I just reached out to one of my buddies as a software engineer.
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00:12:58.774I was like dude, this is exactly what we need.
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00:13:00.682This is something that hasn't been done.
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00:13:19.405And then, like the stuff that you're talking about, with us putting a store on our website, where it's a global marketplace, where people can sell their products from fiji, samoa, tonga and sell them directly to the consumers that buy them in australia, new zealand, america or even, you know, europe, where there's a lot of polynesians.
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00:13:25.249But I just think, uh, it's just giving people a platform, and I think that's sometimes what people need.
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00:13:29.722Some people might drop the ball, and I think that's something that we're going to have to deal with at one point.
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00:13:38.056Eventually, if someone's going to be a dishonest or something might not work out, but I think the cause is so good that it's going to attract the right people eventually.
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00:13:39.200Oh yeah, 100%.
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00:13:43.951So I think the first step for us is getting this pickleball tournament filling it up.
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00:13:47.166Think, uh, the first step for us is getting this pickleball tournament filling it up.
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00:13:50.376Dude, 300 teams is going to be a lot of people, but 300 teams would be huge, I think.
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00:13:59.567Just getting all our people together, um, having a bunch of vendors, pop-up shops and then having some artists come out I can't say their names yet- because I haven't locked them in.
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00:14:06.830But, um, I think that and then late august, september, I'm going to go to fiji interview all the farmers.
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00:14:14.631We're going to go through a round of interviews before then with some local Fijian, with this Fijian group that I organized out there.
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00:14:20.450They're so on, they're so good Like they've been super good about sending me all information that I needed.
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00:14:30.214But once we get that figured out, november we're going gonna go set up the nurseries at least two probably and then we'll do our temple trip and just go up from there.
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00:14:33.267But the whole plan is we're gonna fiji's our pilot program.
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00:14:38.865So I mean, as I've been meeting with investors and talking to people, they're like you need proof of concept.
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00:14:44.525I think that's the hard thing right now is like because it's expensive to go to islands back and forth and fund all this stuff.
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00:14:51.184But I think if I can find the right people that see our passion and our heart in it like it'll go a long way.
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00:14:54.879But I just got to be extremely consistent, but I mean when I think about it.
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00:15:05.029These nurseries each can produce 12 to 14 000 meals a year which is a lot so imagine, if you know, we raise enough money to build 10 of them and they're well oiled machines.
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00:15:09.889It's like it's 200,000 meals for our people there and they're the ones running those nurseries.
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00:15:10.734You know what I mean.
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00:15:14.928We're building jobs in the island, providing a food source and a way for them to have an income.
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00:15:17.386So hopefully big things in the future.
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00:15:32.091But I mean it'll take some time to get that's super cool, I think, I think, just having that vision and bro, and I know it's gonna go, I think I can picture right now and you know, in fiji that's gonna be something, something super cool.
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00:15:38.932Um, while having, like the big um, a lot of positive traction, has there any?
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00:15:46.535Has there been like a lot of um like negative traction from this, from like from your peers or from people or from other businesses?
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00:15:49.544Honestly, nothing too difficult.
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00:15:59.767I think the thing is, you meet with people and I think this goes exactly with the name of your podcast but you'll meet with people and they say that they have the connections, and then it falls through.
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00:16:04.648They don't follow up, or they don't set up the meeting they said they would, or they don't put you in the text group.
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00:16:05.663Chat with that one guy.
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00:16:07.167That would really be helpful.
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00:16:09.192I don't know.
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00:16:12.586Honestly, though, maybe I'm doing something wrong, like maybe I'm going somewhere.
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00:16:18.428I mean maybe I'm going to these places and I'm pitching it wrong, or maybe there's just some parts I'm missing that they see the flaws in.
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00:16:22.232But, I don't know, I think to get to the point where I'm at right now.
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00:16:24.193I mean, the last eight months have been hard bro.
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00:16:24.813I bet.
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00:16:26.195Bought a window washing company.
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00:16:35.001In the winter, like you know what I mean, I couldn't even go out and knock doors or get any kind of jobs, cause it's like who's hiring right now and it's like only commercial jobs.
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00:16:42.731So I mean it was hard, dude, hard, hard for months and months and I had to do all jobs here, and there in the winter just to survive.
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00:16:46.923But now that we finally got things going, got some more traction, I feel like things have been working out.
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00:16:58.774But um, this kind of goes back to when I first I first saw your podcast, with dilemma when you're saying how there's like quote-unquote gatekeepers oh, yeah, and like how that was hard for you to like overcome.
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00:17:02.990Oh man, like why don't these guys want to help me out and we're yeah we're all poly and stuff like that.
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00:17:05.638But I mean, I think I get it.
00:17:05.638 -->
00:17:12.648I think you want people you can trust you know, these people work really hard to get a good name for themselves, so I see where they're coming from.
00:17:12.648 -->
00:17:27.675But I've also had experience, that too, of me reaching out to even kids our age that have podcasts or have some kind of momentum to help me out, and it's just not working out it's tough, bro, I feel like, especially when, especially when, like it's just not working out.
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00:18:11.789It's tough, bro, I feel like, especially when it's there's a lot of I've been seeing a lot of positive energy towards a certain goal Like there's a thing like I feel like and I've been thinking about it a little bit the past couple weeks but every time you do, you try to do good I always feel like there's like a lot of people who want to do good, but at the same time they're like can't be bothered, like there's you know, I mean like, like like we're at a point where, like, oh, yeah, it's a good idea, yeah, good luck, like you know, whereas, like dude, like you know, you vibe with it, you believe the same beliefs, or you want to reach towards the goals that you want to, then why not?
00:18:11.829 -->
00:18:12.090you know?
00:18:12.873 -->
00:18:14.061give it all give 100%.
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00:18:21.605Yeah, I think something that's like kind of clicked in my mind as of lately too is I mean, I sold for Aptiv and then I sold for like a solar company.
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00:18:35.521But I just think the principles that they taught um, it's just like being fully committed, being all in like giving everything you have, and I feel like that never really clicked for me when I was working at those companies I think, I think I had a decent summer and pest control and stuff.
00:18:35.603 -->
00:18:43.873But I think, as I've worked on something that's really meaningful to me, yeah that's going to go back to islands and I can see the direct effect um.
00:18:43.873 -->
00:18:46.682I can see why people are so passionate.
00:18:46.682 -->
00:18:52.746I can see why people want to go out and money doesn't really motivate me, like, obviously I want to pay my bills and I want to be, off.
00:18:52.746 -->
00:18:58.993But it's not like some of those guys who can just go knock doors and go crazy because, like, money is a huge motivator to them.
00:18:59.817 -->
00:19:02.163But I don't know, like I don't know.
00:19:02.163 -->
00:19:13.564It's kind of like what you're saying you have to find something that you're passionate about and then be all in, but with some people that aren't passionate about it, like it makes sense, they don't want to be a part of it because it takes massive action in order to make it happen.
00:19:13.825 -->
00:19:18.582Yeah, you know and then that's another thing too is like people want, and that's another thing.
00:19:18.582 -->
00:19:27.434We live in an age where people either want to do the least amount of action and expect the most amount of results.
00:19:27.894 -->
00:19:30.767You know what I mean and you know you're doing sales like you're talking about.
00:19:30.767 -->
00:19:34.106You're doing sales, bro, like I think as well.
00:19:34.106 -->
00:19:41.029I did sales in the summer as well and not gained the result I wanted, even though I was being as fully committed as I was.
00:19:41.029 -->
00:19:49.958But it wasn't until I realized, like you said, like purpose, like I understand, like dude, I can knock on these doors and get whatever it was.
00:19:49.958 -->
00:19:52.202Like the money is a motivating factor.
00:19:53.086 -->
00:20:11.384But I've realized that changing the world in small ways or changing communities, like that's something I love to do, like in a positive way, yeah, helping someone out in a positive way or shedding light in a positive way, yeah, that I write for the podcast itself.
00:20:11.384 -->
00:20:16.270Like Bro, starting off the podcast, like I'm how do you even got paid for anything for the podcast?
00:20:16.270 -->
00:20:23.815But like I love doing it, yeah, you know I, I feel like I have a strong purpose and people, people resonate with it.
00:20:23.815 -->
00:20:28.564Yeah, so it's like, how long are you willing to resonate or work through that?
00:20:28.564 -->
00:20:33.271Those, those, you know your purpose, until the other things will line up later on.
00:20:33.271 -->
00:20:41.340You know, yeah, especially like with what you're doing, the organization, like the non-profit, um, the marketplace, like, bro, I think those are going to be huge.
00:20:41.340 -->
00:20:53.619And that's all because you thinking about how can I change, how can I help give a positive change, an impact onto a society where I resonate with you know my own people.
00:20:53.760 -->
00:20:57.962You know stuff like that yeah, no, I think, I think, uh, you're spot on with that.
00:20:57.962 -->
00:20:58.825I think it's been.
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00:21:05.096It's been like such a journey for me because I went to syracuse high school and brother was six polynesians in the whole school.
00:21:05.096 -->
00:21:11.155The whole time I went there and it just like you know, like being called plastic and like you're not real.
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00:21:20.894Someone and my dad never taught us Samoan growing up and then I don't know, it was funny All senior year I was just grinding, I was like bro, I got to learn Samoan and I finally get my mission call.
00:21:20.894 -->
00:21:23.083I'm going to go to Samoan like serve my people.
00:21:23.083 -->
00:21:25.682You know, that's what my mind was at the whole time.
00:21:25.682 -->
00:21:35.336And then I got called to Fiji.
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00:21:35.557What well?
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00:21:39.733then I learned fijian and then I worked on my samoa a lot since I got on from mission speak a lot better, and then I'm learning tongan right now, yeah, but it's just like it's a.
00:21:39.733 -->
00:21:41.500It's a whole paradigm shift for me.
00:21:41.500 -->
00:21:43.729It's a whole like I don't know.
00:21:43.729 -->
00:21:52.864My whole life's kind of turned upside down from being like called plastic all the time to okay, now you finally speak a little bit of the language, like you're good enough for us now.
00:21:52.864 -->
00:21:53.424I don't know.
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00:22:01.056It's kind of a weird place to be in now, considering how I grew up and how my life wasn't really involved in the.
00:22:01.096 -->
00:22:06.339Polynesian community at all with my family, like I was barely at events, maybe once a month, but the rest of it I was just in.
00:22:06.755 -->
00:22:43.263I was in Tremont and you know my mom on the farms, like I wasn't exposed to it, to a huge, a huge capacity but after your mission, like I assume that you know, it's been a complete different, though yeah, or a serving, because I remember you told me like if you're fijian and then you learn samoa, but now you're working on your tongan right now, like and I feel like, bro, just that fruit of understanding I resonate with my people like that is like taking you to learn multiple languages, especially the ones in the pacific island, bro, like those are all positive fruits that are gonna show impact for the nonprofit you know.
00:22:43.284 -->
00:22:46.836I mean like to be able to communicate, and communication is like huge.
00:22:46.836 -->
00:22:50.727Like that's how we, that's how you're supposed to operate in the world nowadays.
00:22:50.727 -->
00:22:53.683Like yeah if you can't talk to them, like you can't talk to them, like you can't talk to them.
00:22:53.723 -->
00:23:00.255So yeah, I think it makes a big difference, like in terms of people trusting you and wanting you to be a part of what they're doing Cause dude.
00:23:00.255 -->
00:23:01.878It takes a long time to learn languages.
00:23:01.878 -->
00:23:02.461It's hard.
00:23:02.461 -->
00:23:27.738It's like it's a grind, but no it's it's easier for me to understand, like my dad too, growing up a lot of things I didn't understand about what he did and why he said things, but it all makes sense when you finally start to understand where they speak in their culture better like that.
00:23:28.519 -->
00:23:29.781I don't like that a lot, bro.
00:23:29.781 -->
00:23:30.703I'm excited for you, bro.
00:23:30.703 -->
00:23:33.949I'm excited for what's to come for August.
00:23:33.949 -->
00:23:38.085Guys, you had the date set already for the.
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00:23:40.281Yeah, August 15th and 16th.
00:23:41.096 -->
00:23:42.461I need to put it out on social media.
00:23:42.461 -->
00:23:44.522I made the videos and stuff, but I need to put it out.
00:23:45.234 -->
00:23:47.984Yeah, we'll also blast it out for you, bro, as well, so it'll be good.
00:23:47.984 -->
00:23:49.076Dude I appreciate that a lot.
00:23:49.076 -->
00:23:51.480I think that would be super cool If you guys are listening.
00:23:51.500 -->
00:23:59.642guys turn up August 15th and 16th Friday, saturday 15th 16th guys Turn up for the Pika Bowl tournament.
00:24:00.484 -->
00:24:01.086See who's the winner.
00:24:02.978 -->
00:24:04.222Yeah, it's going to be competitive.
00:24:04.222 -->
00:24:06.211We have a ton of players, it's going to go crazy.
00:24:06.211 -->
00:24:07.275So I'm excited.
00:24:07.275 -->
00:24:16.198I think it'll be a good community event and just like a blast for families to come out participate in fun.
00:24:16.218 -->
00:24:16.799Super cool, we're excited.
00:24:16.799 -->
00:24:19.470Moving on to our next question, bro, um, you know the podcast.
00:24:19.470 -->
00:24:20.954We like to focus on a self-reflection.
00:24:20.954 -->
00:24:25.509Yeah, um, one of our newer questions you want to ask is like what, um?
00:24:25.509 -->
00:24:27.736We talk a lot about happiness and joy.
00:24:27.736 -->
00:24:32.786What brings you the most joy, even if it doesn't align with others' expectations?
00:24:38.691 -->
00:24:39.355That's a great question.
00:24:39.355 -->
00:24:42.934What brings me the most joy, even though it may not align with other people's expectations?
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00:24:47.124That's a good question, honestly, I would like.
00:24:47.124 -->
00:24:48.527I think the answer is pretty simple for me.
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00:25:02.243Even though I've obviously had my ups and downs with my testimony and stuff and making mistakes, I think the gospel, jesus Christ, like, keeps me rooted in who I am and like my goals.
00:25:02.243 -->
00:25:03.299I don't know.
00:25:03.299 -->
00:25:17.863I think for me, as I think about projects possible and who I need to be as a leader, as well as who I need to be as like a boss or just a friend to my, the people that are working with me in gleam is like he's the perfect role model.
00:25:18.063 -->
00:25:38.782You know he's like the greatest leader, but he's also the greatest follower so I feel like it brings me joy, not just because I I feel like I have a community at church and I feel the peace and the joy of living the gospel, but also that I don't know like everything that you need to learn about business communication, all those kind of skills dude, it's in the Bible.
00:25:38.782 -->
00:25:44.207It's in the Book of Mormon, so I feel like that's my direct connection to heaven.
00:25:44.207 -->
00:25:46.141It's like I don't know.
00:25:46.141 -->
00:25:48.222I heard this on a podcast a while back.
00:25:48.222 -->
00:25:49.837Have you ever heard of Casey Baugh?
00:25:50.339 -->
00:25:51.963Casey Baugh Sounds familiar.
00:25:51.963 -->
00:25:52.405I think so.
00:25:53.815 -->
00:25:54.236He sold it anyway.
00:25:54.236 -->
00:26:03.886He's like managed at vivint for forever and then he exited and then he uh, he does like all sorts of what's it called, like big acquisition, like he's like a private equity company kind of thing.
00:26:03.886 -->
00:26:05.077But for him.
00:26:05.077 -->
00:26:14.048He was interviewing corbin church and they're talking about it but he said they almost feel so they almost feel more spirituality doing business than they do at church.
00:26:14.048 -->
00:26:17.423And at first dude I was kind of like I was kind of cut.
00:26:17.734 -->
00:26:19.000I was kind of like what the heck?
00:26:19.835 -->
00:26:26.642But I think I've realized just the time you spend with people in meetings and collaborating and working together.
00:26:26.642 -->
00:26:35.281Dude, you're just like shoulder to shoulder with your brothers and sisters, like working hard, working into something that's bigger than yourself, and I think that's how I've felt a lot of joy.
00:26:35.301 -->
00:26:36.042I like that.
00:26:36.104 -->
00:26:37.705As of lately, with like projects possible.
00:26:37.705 -->
00:26:42.280That's how I've been able to feel a lot of joy, cause I'm like working with my best friends, you know, on something bigger than ourselves.
00:26:42.855 -->
00:26:44.261And you're all like on the same goal.
00:26:44.261 -->
00:26:50.584Like you guys are all working.
00:26:50.584 -->
00:26:51.625There's no blind.
00:26:51.625 -->
00:26:53.347Like your blinders are on.
00:26:53.347 -->
00:26:56.933Like you guys are blocking out whatever distractions you have in mind.
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00:27:00.682Yeah, and you guys just want to, don't want to rest until you guys hit that goal.
00:27:00.682 -->
00:27:01.906I like that a lot.
00:27:01.906 -->
00:27:13.029I think having those type of people like, I guess, following up on that, like how hard do you think it is to find a good team like that I think it's hard you know what I mean.
00:27:13.050 -->
00:27:14.492How hard do you think it is to find a good team like that?
00:27:14.492 -->
00:27:14.952I think it's hard.
00:27:14.952 -->
00:27:43.676You know what I mean, especially like in this, especially when you're trying to start out something so great, and also whatever it is like if you're starting off your own business or you know you're trying to find a group of friends to hang out with or whatever it may be, to find people that are true or authentic to to reach you guys goals yeah that's always tough, you know, because if, if one's not aligned, bro, like, yeah, you already know right no, definitely I think.
00:27:43.916 -->
00:27:47.506Uh, I think you just kind of get you gotta get burned at some point.
00:27:47.506 -->
00:28:01.246Like you gotta feel the the impact of like oh, I didn't hire the right person or I messed up this up, like this up specifically oh, that's happened so far with window washing, yeah, but honestly, it's probably my fault and I think, like I don't think it was as much my friend's fault.
00:28:01.405 -->
00:28:18.767I think it would just mean not being as organized and as prepared as I should have been but, it's just part of the growing pains in terms of owning a business, especially when we're young, like exactly I'm only 24, so it's like obviously I'm not gonna know everything perfectly, and especially when you buy a business, like you don't know the pricing perfectly, like I think for me.
00:28:18.787 -->
00:28:27.395I should have probably taken more time to understand the market, but I didn't I just was like I'm just gonna go into this, I'm gonna go all in, and I feel like that's why I probably had so many stumbles at the beginning.
00:28:27.395 -->
00:28:38.539But I don't know, I feel like you kind of see how your friends treat you in relationships like your friendships, and then I feel like if they treat you well and they're consistent, it usually translates over.
00:28:38.539 -->
00:28:40.819Sometimes it doesn't, but I don't know.
00:28:40.819 -->
00:28:42.461I I feel like I subserve people.
00:28:42.461 -->
00:28:43.103I just.
00:28:43.296 -->
00:28:49.683I like keep things in tabs in my mind and like, were they reliable in this situation when I really needed them?
00:28:49.683 -->
00:28:57.156Did they show up, did they communicate, well, all those kind of things.
00:28:57.156 -->
00:29:08.878But obviously we're not all perfect and I think that's like a huge part of it is just being super compassionate and I think for myself too, like admitting my fault, because I think like obviously people watching this they're gonna hear a lot of like the things that we're doing, but it's just not perfect.
00:29:08.878 -->
00:29:11.044It's not even close to perfect, but we're trying.
00:29:11.044 -->
00:29:16.535Yeah, I think that's like the big part of it is just understanding you're not going to be great at it, like you're going to make a lot of mistakes.
00:29:16.595 -->
00:29:50.926There's a lot of people going to doubt you, but it's just part of the process and accepting that I feel like, as I've accepted it, I I don't think take things as personally anymore, you know, but oh, that's kind of like my, those are my thoughts and like having a good team and just like dealing with the hardship of your team, maybe falling through or doing well well, because, like, it just vibes with like, like when you talked about being more spiritual, or like being more especially in business, right, you want to make sure that everyone's in line, everyone's working together, but if someone messes up, then we all mess up, like we all take.
00:29:51.067 -->
00:29:52.336we all take accountability for that.
00:29:52.336 -->
00:30:00.517And I think part of like when you said observing what they do, how they work, whether, whether, um, what are their ethics like?
00:30:00.517 -->
00:30:02.663How, how well do they perform under pressure?
00:30:02.663 -->
00:30:15.250You know those type of things um, I think it comes down to, and, like you said, um, and like what you said before, like it's sometimes probably my fault, I should have done this more, I should have done this more.
00:30:15.875 -->
00:30:28.424Some of us don't even recognize, you know, and that's something that we're trying to work on is how can we have more honesty with ourselves, having integrity for ourselves?
00:30:29.258 -->
00:30:34.662I think those are the two things that build authenticity within groups and within people, within communities.
00:30:34.662 -->
00:30:38.229The most is integrity and accountability.
00:30:38.229 -->
00:31:00.369I think those things go hand in hand, where, if we have those things on a team, bro, I don't think a team would fail if they had those things, because you really, like, you don't have to worry about someone being late, or someone coming on time, or someone doing their quality of work, or someone you know understanding the process.
00:31:00.369 -->
00:31:09.385You know for certain things because you know you've already set that culture, you've already exemplified that with whoever you are.
00:31:09.385 -->
00:31:11.622But those are some things that stood out to me.
00:31:11.622 -->
00:31:28.063When you know, when you're talking about being more authentic but also building those type of like, finding those type of people that you want to reach a certain goal with, you know yeah, I'm curious for you too, like especially with your podcast and like yeah you said your family owns a business in new zealand.
00:31:28.183 -->
00:31:38.017Like how's it been for you of like finding good people, but also not holding grudges, because I saw your thing with lemma just saying like oh yeah, like these people left me out, right, or they didn't hit me back, you know?
00:31:38.017 -->
00:31:47.816I mean, I feel like you had enough uh momentum for them to like give you a shot like how's that been for you with the ups and downs of being able to like, not hold grudges, especially?
00:31:47.816 -->
00:31:50.240When it's like other polynesian people, you're reaching out to no.
00:31:50.240 -->
00:31:51.083No, exactly, you know.
00:31:51.824 -->
00:32:01.723I think there comes a time where you and it goes back to what you just said like recognizing my effort and like have I done what I needed to do?
00:32:01.723 -->
00:32:12.864Because, honestly, looking back, I felt like I did, but at the same time, I can either let it get to me or can I just learn from it and grow.
00:32:13.224 -->
00:32:13.404Yeah.
00:32:13.714 -->
00:32:19.267Or not thinking about it, because, like bro, the worst I can do is just freaking, sit on it.
00:32:19.267 -->
00:32:21.340And just, why this?
00:32:21.340 -->
00:32:22.403Why this, why this?
00:32:22.403 -->
00:32:22.905You know what I mean.
00:32:22.905 -->
00:32:35.036At the same time, like, yeah, maybe they could have, or maybe they should have, but at the same time, well, they'll meet me later on and then maybe it'll be better, at that certain time I was supposed to meet them.
00:32:35.036 -->
00:32:44.300Or maybe, yeah, it comes to part of like, oh, we actually should have, or, or, in my mind I always think about, especially when things that go my way.
00:32:44.300 -->
00:32:56.338I'm always one to be like, um, you know that, saying that, um, fricca, there's a lot of, there's actors and they're talking about podcasts, they're on a podcast and they're talking about.
00:32:56.338 -->
00:33:04.974But, like, I kind of take it to my mind, I'm like this too shall pass, and it's been, it's a pop, it's been a popular saying, like in a couple podcasts.
00:33:05.316 -->
00:33:27.306But yeah in my mind I'm over here thinking like, yeah, but it's gonna go away, like, and then I'm just gonna move on to the next thing, because, because, the more times that I can focus on energy that's reciprocated towards me, I feel like that's going to give me my most authentic growth and my most authentic energy towards where I want to be, if that makes sense.
00:33:27.535 -->
00:33:28.701Yeah, no, I like that.
00:33:28.701 -->
00:33:40.882I think it's hard because it's like some things, it just happened to me and I obviously I won't send anyone's names, but, um, it happened where I reached out to someone and I was like, hey, I want your help and didn't work out.
00:33:40.882 -->
00:33:45.558And then we're working together, but I, I just I was like super resentful at first.
00:33:45.558 -->
00:33:55.865I was like, like, honestly, their, their connections could have helped me out a lot of the time and like the point I at, but maybe I just needed to hit rock bottom.
00:33:58.756 -->
00:34:06.567Maybe I did need to understand how that felt through a deeper sense and not necessarily betrayal, but feeling let down by people.
00:34:06.567 -->
00:34:08.762But I like what you said.
00:34:08.762 -->
00:34:10.661It's like in the scriptures and I came to pass.
00:34:10.661 -->
00:34:12.719This too shall pass.
00:34:12.719 -->
00:34:19.242It's just what's the next chapter of your life, what's gonna come next?
00:34:19.242 -->
00:34:27.775But I like that because, like living in the past or reflecting too much on that and I don't know, I think I've, I mean, dude, I've like, yeah, this last year was hard for me, low-key, like I mean, look, it was really hard year for me.
00:34:27.775 -->
00:34:32.661Um, just like my personal life, and also in the business aspect there's a lot of lows.
00:34:32.661 -->
00:34:33.784You know what I mean.
00:34:34.264 -->
00:35:00.257I think, uh, people can have their opinions on you and whatnot, but, dude, I I think it's kind of interesting, like I don't want to go too far of a side tangent yeah but if, like, we really believe in forgiveness and overcoming and like changing your life, we've got to feel that same energy towards everybody in every situation, like I think that's where like okay, if I'm gonna hold grudges against these people yeah but people hold grudges against me.
00:35:00.257 -->
00:35:02.543It's like, how am I any better than?
00:35:02.563 -->
00:35:12.161them exactly so I gotta kind of look at myself in the mirror, be like, oh, if I'm being like resentful towards this person, it's probably like I need to fix what I'm doing, and then I feel like these things will work themselves out.
00:35:12.161 -->
00:35:13.244But I just got to be who I am.
00:35:13.244 -->
00:35:17.820I got to be authentic, you know, have integrity, all that kind of stuff, and it'll always work out.
00:35:18.958 -->
00:35:47.606It's such a hard thing to do, though, if you think about it Like it's so hard, bro, like to like, especially when you're trying to do something good or something you believe in, or you're just asking and you're just not even asking people to move mountains, you're just literally, like you know, asking for something positive that maybe it'll go their way and it doesn't go your way, and you're like, oh, yeah this guy.
00:35:48.068 -->
00:35:51.641Yeah, I think it's like you start to dial down your vision.
00:35:51.641 -->
00:35:53.146You'll see who will fit and who will not fit.
00:35:53.146 -->
00:35:58.661But then, honestly, like there's some people I think I've reached out in the past and I'm like, oh, I really really want this person's help.
00:35:58.661 -->
00:36:01.460But as I looked back I was like, do I really want?
00:36:01.460 -->
00:36:05.932To be like this person, even though they may have like a lot of, I guess, motion.
00:36:05.952 -->
00:36:06.054Yeah.
00:36:06.255 -->
00:36:07.016Or whatever it may be.
00:36:07.016 -->
00:36:12.846It's like Don't be upset about like being let down by people you don't want to be like oh 100%.
00:36:12.846 -->
00:36:12.985Like.
00:36:12.985 -->
00:36:14.389If I don't want to be like, them like, why am?
00:36:14.389 -->
00:36:16.219I so upset, or why would I take their advice?
00:36:16.219 -->
00:36:19.965Like you know, other people's opinions on me won't pay my bills.
00:36:20.474 -->
00:36:21.740They're not going to you know what I?
00:36:21.760 -->
00:36:30.742mean Like that's not what's going to help me succeed, like these people's negativity is not what's going to help me, the connections, they're not going to start meetings for me.
00:36:30.742 -->
00:36:33.266They're not going to pay my car payment or my.
00:36:33.266 -->
00:36:35.188You know what I mean oh yeah all those things.
00:36:35.188 -->
00:36:36.030So I don't know.
00:36:36.030 -->
00:36:41.027I feel like sometimes, like it's important we take things very seriously.
00:36:41.027 -->
00:36:45.987We don't take it too seriously to a point where it eats us up and distracts us from what our purpose is.
00:36:46.208 -->
00:36:53.728I think, yeah, I think on top of that, like what you just said, I honestly think it's like the process of sifting through the wheat, you know?
00:36:53.748 -->
00:37:16.483I mean like yeah and that's and I think that's something that that I always think about, especially in today's, in today's roles, like, even though we're based in a society where opportunities can be created instant, how well are we at waiting things out and going through the process right, like everything has a way and a process.
00:37:16.483 -->
00:37:29.543All of us have been molded because of society to have instant gratification, whereas, like, we have to sit out and sift this out and like, do I really want this part of my goal?
00:37:29.543 -->
00:37:38.335Am I going to reach it with this person, if I reach out to this person, or is there someone else that's out there that I I can, you know, get, if not the same or a better result?
00:37:38.335 -->
00:37:49.163And I think it's up to us whether to identify those things and take time to self-reflect and be like, okay, like where is it going?
00:37:49.163 -->
00:37:49.945Where is this going?
00:37:49.945 -->
00:37:52.798Yeah, and sometimes we're not ready too exactly like.
00:37:52.838 -->
00:38:00.871Sometimes we think we're ready to like oh, maybe for you in your situation, like I feel like I'm ready to interview this guy yeah but it's maybe like dang, maybe I didn't have enough good like.
00:38:00.871 -->
00:38:01.695You know what I mean.
00:38:01.695 -->
00:38:11.103Maybe I wasn't ready for that opportunity, and I think sometimes same goes for me yeah like something didn't work out and I'm like trying to take it all personal, but I'm like, was I really in a place where I could actually clean?
00:38:11.123 -->
00:38:13.306that building, like did I actually have the crew?
00:38:13.306 -->
00:38:15.929And like the means to do that, Like I don't know.
00:38:15.929 -->
00:38:20.534I feel like God will not send us anything we can't overcome.
00:38:20.534 -->
00:38:26.681But at the same time, like if we can't handle something in the first place, we're probably not going to receive the opportunity.
00:38:26.681 -->
00:38:38.965It's like the person that puts in the work, the preparation, those are usually the ones mean, I don't know, I don't even know like the principle of the name for it, but so much like karma like the universe always.
00:38:39.405 -->
00:38:46.367There's always a a payout, yeah, for the input, the hard work, the stress you go through, like all those things.
00:38:46.367 -->
00:38:47.416They eventually pay off.
00:38:47.416 -->
00:38:50.601It just sometimes not in timing.
00:38:51.362 -->
00:38:54.507Yeah, your investment of your energy will come out later on.
00:38:54.507 -->
00:38:55.528I like that.
00:38:55.528 -->
00:39:00.400It's super cool Vibing right now bro, I like it.
00:39:00.681 -->
00:39:02.626We're on a roll, we're on a roll, bro.
00:39:03.235 -->
00:39:07.161Moving on to our next question, brother, or is it right here?
00:39:07.161 -->
00:39:13.382How do you think we can be more authentically ourselves in these times that we live in?
00:39:17.005 -->
00:39:18.128Authentically ourselves.
00:39:18.128 -->
00:39:40.483Hmm, I think for me, like my Because you sent me this question, I was thinking about it, I was thinking authentic for me is just like living in accordance to what who I say I am and doing what I say I will do like I think that's like.
00:39:40.483 -->
00:39:52.561For me, it's like, if I can trust you, you're someone that will put like, put the time in for me because, honestly, like I think a lot of us are extremely transactional.
00:39:52.961 -->
00:40:05.545Yeah, I don't know, I think, even for you man, like your podcast, like, I think, from looking at it from my someone, of my perspective, or maybe from the outside, it's like why are you interviewing someone with such it's like such little like engagement on social media?
00:40:05.545 -->
00:40:17.271But at the same time, it's like if these interviews are going to help your page and if, um, these interviews are going to help your page and if um, if we have something good going on, because you saw the value in it, but it's like you're authentic to yourself.
00:40:17.291 -->
00:40:17.894Yeah, you know what I mean.
00:40:17.894 -->
00:40:20.159It doesn't matter if someone has way more, way less.
00:40:20.159 -->
00:40:26.302Um, as long as the value is there, it makes sense but, I think, like I think I was huge on your part.
00:40:26.322 -->
00:40:29.719I was like, yeah, like brandon's a good guy, like he understands how it feels to be in my spot.
00:40:29.719 -->
00:40:36.282Because you like, because even when put out there, like what you said with the lemma and UTP, I was like dude, this is exactly how I felt.
00:40:36.282 -->
00:40:39.385But it's cool to finally get the momentum and people to trust in you.
00:40:39.385 -->
00:41:06.739But I think, just like, if you have a vision and someone fits the vision, no matter if they have a bunch of experience or not, a lot of experience like, I don't know, being authentic, authentic, I feel like is um like trying to see people through god's eyes, yeah, seeing them for their like divine potential and like how much they can offer, um, not just like your personal benefit, but just to the world yeah because I I don't know, as I've been thinking about like gleam as well as projects possible.
00:41:07.400 -->
00:41:09.467I'm like some of these guys.
00:41:09.467 -->
00:41:14.324If you look at it from an outward perspective, people may not be like they are the most qualified.
00:41:14.324 -->
00:41:16.759However, they're like.
00:41:16.759 -->
00:41:20.887They're my friends, but not just like good friends to me, but they're consistent.
00:41:20.887 -->
00:41:22.358They've always been there.
00:41:22.400 -->
00:41:28.626They show up Like they go the extra mile for us when we're down or we're having a hard time.
00:41:28.626 -->
00:41:32.987Like they're the ones that if you're tired or pops you have no one else to call.
00:41:32.987 -->
00:41:37.061Like these are the people that I'd call at midnight or two in the morning to come help me.
00:41:37.061 -->
00:41:45.996So I think like that's where I have to be authentic, you know I gotta see like, okay, maybe I can go get this person has all this experience.
00:41:46.077 -->
00:41:57.411But if this person has way more passion and heart and does have a little bit less experience, I'd rather have them than the person that's like perfectly qualified, but isn't willing to answer the phone at midnight for me.
00:41:57.411 -->
00:41:59.577You know I'm saying I like that.
00:42:00.539 -->
00:42:12.378It reminds me of uh, you ever watch jobs yeah, yeah and there's a, there's a time where, like he was, he was telling him, like steve jobs was saying I want to change the fonts, I want to change the fonts.
00:42:12.378 -->
00:42:27.373He's like no one's gonna care if you change the fonts, no one's gonna, but a lot of fonts don't care and he like fired him on an instance like get out of here and then his, his buddy said you just fired the best, the best software engineer in the company.
00:42:27.393 -->
00:42:41.545He's like I fired the best one who didn't care about our vision and I think that's important is like no matter your skill set or what you have, like it can be better than a lot of people, but if you have heart, passion and work ethic, I think that outweighs everything else yeah, you know what I mean.
00:42:41.746 -->
00:42:47.356Yeah, I mean like even these meetings the last few weeks, they're like who is this kid trying to do these things?
00:42:47.356 -->
00:42:49.239You know what I mean?
00:42:49.239 -->
00:42:54.498But I think they just saw like the amount of time and energy to it like you know what I mean.
00:42:54.498 -->
00:42:56.204But I think they just saw like the amount of time and energy to it.
00:42:56.204 -->
00:43:02.001Like I mean, we talked about a little bit, but like the time difference in the islands is like, unless I'm calling them at midnight, I'm not going to talk to them.
00:43:02.822 -->
00:43:06.440So it's like and I don't say that for any kind of recognition- I don't care.
00:43:06.440 -->
00:43:13.001People can know or not know, but it's like, are you willing to stay up till 2 am every day and talk, talk to these people.
00:43:13.001 -->
00:43:15.367Like, because you're not just like.
00:43:15.367 -->
00:43:16.168People have to work.
00:43:16.168 -->
00:43:26.161These are people that work from early morning to the evening, but on their side, too, they're giving me time from their evening and they usually spend with their families, but it's for something way bigger.
00:43:26.835 -->
00:43:38.704You know what I'm saying, but I think like just having the passion and the energy, but also like being very strategic, like I don't want people to think that I'm just like just guessing.
00:43:38.704 -->
00:43:50.487Like there's a lot of thinking and strategy behind everything that we're doing to make this really functional, but like the passion is what allows me to do it and keep going even when I'm tired.
00:43:50.547 -->
00:43:56.465Be like allows me to do it and keep going even when I'm tired, be like, yeah, this is like, this is more than just me.
00:43:56.465 -->
00:43:56.726I like that.
00:43:56.726 -->
00:43:57.509I like that, bro.
00:43:57.509 -->
00:44:00.277Um, just to just to finish off on our last question, brother, what?
00:44:00.277 -->
00:44:01.019Um?
00:44:01.019 -->
00:44:06.418We talked a little bit about what authentic means and, brother, this whole podcast has been super, super sick.
00:44:06.418 -->
00:44:11.697I'm like, and I'm over here like dang, this guy's got all the, all the gems in the world to share with.
00:44:11.697 -->
00:44:14.909Uh, you know, um.
00:44:14.909 -->
00:44:32.882But the last question I wanted to speak about, and something that I realized while talking to you and you know, being um, just essence, being around you, is like your growth mindset, like and that's something that I kind of want to implement in all things like podcasts is having a growth mindset.
00:44:32.882 -->
00:44:52.771What does growth mindset mean to you and what does, yeah, what does that mean to you and how can we, as a Polynesian culture or Polynesian society, like add that to our, just to our everyday living, or our goals and our dreams.
00:44:52.791 -->
00:44:53.394That's a really good question.
00:44:53.394 -->
00:44:57.264Growth mindset what is it and how do we implement it in our communities?
00:44:57.264 -->
00:45:09.342Yeah, I think for me, as I think about all this stuff is like, if I'm in a place where I can give someone an opportunity, like why not?
00:45:09.342 -->
00:45:16.887Like I don't, I don't really see the point of me trying to get keeper or hold people back from their own potential.
00:45:16.887 -->
00:45:25.402Like I've been telling my friends this too, because a lot of my friends work with me, but I just tell them, like you don't work for me, you work with me.
00:45:26.344 -->
00:45:30.860And like we're worthy, like we're exactly together this whole time.
00:45:30.860 -->
00:45:46.155Like, even as I look back on my mission to my companions and the people that I trained, I know it's not this deep, probably not this deep, but when, like everyone called them like their dad or whatever, like if I down on my mission, they call him like son or whatever I said, I'm never going to call you that because we're just equals.
00:45:46.155 -->
00:45:53.793Like even though I'm training you, it's like you're just as much a missionary as I am a missionary and there's no reason for me to like treat you any different?
00:45:53.793 -->
00:45:58.327So if there's something that I say like and it's wrong, tell me exactly like.
00:45:58.367 -->
00:46:06.615We're not going to be able to be the best we can unless we're like very honest with each other, but I think the growth mindset dude, like I don't know.
00:46:06.615 -->
00:46:21.065I think, at the end of the day, investing in people is the most important thing that you can do, investing time, investing trust and people are going to break your trust like one way or another.
00:46:21.065 -->
00:46:23.166Like either way, you're going to be let down eventually.
00:46:23.166 -->
00:46:28.409But I think for me it's like it's thinking with an abundance mindset.
00:46:28.409 -->
00:46:32.132It's a huge thing for me because it's like what if they come sell a couple?
00:46:32.132 -->
00:46:35.014Huge thing for me, cause it's like what if they come sell a couple of jobs and they quit?
00:46:35.014 -->
00:46:36.257It's like okay, like I gave them an opportunity.
00:46:36.257 -->
00:46:42.434But what if they come and they sell a bunch of jobs and they you know, they help out their financial situation, even if it's a short term.
00:46:42.434 -->
00:46:45.679It's like whatever I can do for my friends and I understand.
00:46:45.679 -->
00:46:47.543Like I obviously don't want to be taken advantage of.
00:46:47.684 -->
00:46:47.983Yeah.
00:46:48.143 -->
00:47:05.920But, like I tell my friends all the time, I'm like, be a part of this, be patient with me but realize, like, as I continue to grow my network and meet with all these big people, these names that will help, like, help me for the rest of my life, whether I'm sticking with this or something else, like, these are the people I want you to meet.
00:47:05.920 -->
00:47:24.014Come with me to these meetings, introduce yourself to these people, get to know them because, like, whether you're a software engineer or if you're cleaning windows yeah, you're selling windows or if you're doing something else, these relationships, if taken care of correctly, will bless you for the rest of your life and that's why I want all my friends to come is like I understand.
00:47:24.135 -->
00:47:32.989But I just make clear expectations, like I don't want you to mess this up and and I'm kind of helping you out in a way, but like what, if this helps you, what?
00:47:33.050 -->
00:47:34.719if you provide a lot of value to them too.
00:47:34.719 -->
00:47:43.539I've just been thinking about that, I think in our community I don't know, dude, I think it's kind of funny because I usually only date like Palangi girls.
00:47:43.539 -->
00:47:52.688But no, I was like I've been dating like only Palangi girls and and don't hate me on that, I know some people in the comments will be like this guy.
00:47:52.688 -->
00:48:01.001But no, like sometimes they go to events and they feel really really welcome and then other times they feel really really left out, like it's very clicky.
00:48:01.001 -->
00:48:10.322But I think, like dude, people love the Polynesian culture, they love the Pacific Islands and there's only like honestly, there's.
00:48:10.322 -->
00:48:11.646We can do so much good.
00:48:12.467 -->
00:48:29.358And I think like that's what the way I think about it is, like we just have an opportunity to do so much good and being kind and doing good is free, and I just think like I don't know, I think I obviously I've experienced the hardships of like being called plastic or whatever and going through that.
00:48:29.538 -->
00:48:35.318Um, dude, like, like I, like I said, like I just said, kindness is free.
00:48:35.318 -->
00:48:47.219Um, our community has such, do we have so many incredible talents, like musically we're, we're natural gatherers, and I think that's where we have such an opportunity to do good here in utah, all over the world.
00:48:47.219 -->
00:49:01.340But if there's any message I'd say, I think just remembering, like, our divine potential, especially as a people that people love and are attracted to and they want to be around, like we can do so much good, and I just want to keep that at the forefront of my mind always.
00:49:01.621 -->
00:49:02.583Yeah, I like that, bro.
00:49:02.583 -->
00:49:31.246I really love how you talked about how kindness is free, about how kindness is free, and I think, as a Polynesian culture like, or community in general, sometimes, I don't know, sometimes we want to give kindness for free, but then we kind of want something in return.
00:49:31.246 -->
00:49:46.364And I'm not maybe I'm just saying it, I don't know, maybe from just past experiences, but I think, just going off that point, um, a lot of us need to focus more on being, you know, like.
00:49:46.364 -->
00:49:49.768What's coming to my mind is the crabman.
00:49:49.768 -->
00:49:52.811The crab, uh, the crab theory.
00:49:52.811 -->
00:49:54.496You ever heard about that crab mentality?
00:49:54.516 -->
00:49:56.420I couldn't explain it to me.
00:49:56.681 -->
00:50:06.728It's like so because, like I said, I believe our point is so I believe and 100 believe our community is one of the most talented people.
00:50:06.728 -->
00:50:07.916We have the most talented people.
00:50:07.916 -->
00:50:19.360We have the most passionate, most loving, most faithful, but we also have the most opposite as well at times, you know I mean I agreed, we can be 100 prideful, we can drag each other down.
00:50:20.382 -->
00:50:38.809And the crab mentality, the crab theory is you know, if you put a bucket of crabs into, if you put a bucket, if you put crabs in a bucket all the way to the top right, you'll notice that the crab, once it sees someone climb on top, it drags them down.
00:50:38.809 -->
00:50:49.438So everyone's trying to escape the bucket, but everyone doesn't want them to escape, so they drag them down as well yeah they want to keep everyone on the same level.
00:50:49.858 -->
00:50:53.340Interesting, and that's a theory that I don't know.
00:50:53.340 -->
00:50:59.585I've kind of seen in some communities here and there, especially in our Pacific Islander community.
00:50:59.585 -->
00:51:13.038Sometimes we don't want to see someone our brethren, or someone in our community do better than us, yeah, and it kind of can hurt our pride or our ego in a a way.
00:51:13.038 -->
00:51:22.523And I just want to tell them, like, bro, like if they do good, then we do good, like pushing out positivity, pushing out those type of energy, that's.
00:51:22.523 -->
00:51:42.204Those are huge aspects for us to be like you know, um, for our people to evolve and get to a place where we want to be yeah, I mean, I like that a lot that's something that I I really stick to is like I do not like when we choose to do that, because how does it reflect on us, like you know?
00:51:42.264 -->
00:51:47.820I mean, yeah, and how would we feel like if someone was tearing us down, you know, at the same time.
00:51:48.460 -->
00:51:54.403Yeah, Dude, like just kind of finishing off, you remind me of like a big part of my life.
00:51:54.403 -->
00:52:00.740When I was in high school, I was a ninth grader, my parents got divorced and that was like really, really hard times.
00:52:00.740 -->
00:52:09.043And then I was wanting to play basketball and all these things were happening, and I don't know like I guess there was this one conversation with the coach.
00:52:09.043 -->
00:52:15.858My friends told me, because I quit football, yeah, and the thing is like I don't know, my parents got divorced and they couldn't really afford for me to play ball sports.
00:52:15.858 -->
00:52:22.809I don't know like it's just a lot of money, you know what I mean um, but I decided I was like, okay, I'll just play basketball.
00:52:23.269 -->
00:52:25.657And then my friends told me oh, you stopped going to lifting class.
00:52:25.657 -->
00:52:26.719Guess what the coach said about you?
00:52:26.719 -->
00:52:32.333And I was like he just said it's funny that blake quit football because he's never gonna make it in basketball, you know.
00:52:32.333 -->
00:52:33.797And that was something that I thought about.
00:52:33.797 -->
00:52:41.306Like dang dude, I'm only in ninth grade, but that stuck with me all of high school and I just had that in the back of my mind and I was lifting and training.
00:52:41.306 -->
00:52:44.757But, um, I was just like I'm gonna prove this guy wrong.
00:52:44.757 -->
00:52:48.905I just kept thinking about that over and over in my mind and I finally got like I got small offers.
00:52:48.905 -->
00:52:50.568There was nothing crazy, but I felt good about it.
00:52:50.568 -->
00:52:51.612I was like I finally got offers.
00:52:51.672 -->
00:53:03.306But all throughout high school, um, for my I was like my sophomore year going into junior year I went and trained at a place called tip top athlete and uh, one of the guys that the guys that own it are polynesians.
00:53:03.306 -->
00:53:09.661So one's uh nate tuatonga loa, another one's ben moa, I don't know if you've seen, the fighter he played, played in NFL and stuff.
00:53:09.681 -->
00:53:13.907But those guys, dude, it was expensive.
00:53:13.907 -->
00:53:18.599It was like I think it's like $300 a month to go train there every every.
00:53:18.599 -->
00:53:23.860It was worth it though, 100% worth it, but when I went there, my mom was like dude, this is like expensive.
00:53:23.860 -->
00:53:26.715So I was like there's someone to figure out.
00:53:26.715 -->
00:53:33.978My dad helped me out for a little bit and then I got to a point where I just was paying for it myself $ 300 a month and I was like high school, that's a lot of money, that's all hot you know what I?
00:53:33.998 -->
00:53:40.117mean, but I went there and I just worked my butt off, bro, I just like every single day.
00:53:40.117 -->
00:53:43.347I was like I just tried to elevate the people around me.
00:53:43.347 -->
00:53:44.596I'm like, hey, did you do all your reps?
00:53:44.596 -->
00:53:46.278If you didn't do all your reps, they go back and finish it.
00:53:46.338 -->
00:53:54.414Yeah, like we got to keep each other accountable because if we all want to make it, if we want to go to play college and accomplish our dreams, like we got to keep each other accountable.
00:53:54.414 -->
00:54:00.559But after a while of just like me working hard and then talking to me, I was like, hey, like is there anything I could do?
00:54:00.559 -->
00:54:11.688He allowed me to like start cleaning the gym and mowing the lawn every week at his place, but the thing is like there weren't that many kids going and and he had a whole family and like supporting a lot of people.
00:54:11.688 -->
00:54:18.382But it got to a point where he allowed me to just keep coming but all I had to do was mow the lawn like every two weeks instead of paying $300.
00:54:18.382 -->
00:54:22.454It was a huge burden off my back because I'm like dude, that's like that's huge.
00:54:22.534 -->
00:54:34.724But then it got to a point where't know, like people like Nate and Ben, like those are people that they, you know they take the bucket out.
00:54:35.056 -->
00:54:44.320They're the ones that have changed the game for me, cause I I didn't realize it until now, but I like how gracious and compassionate and like man, like all my mission too.
00:54:44.320 -->
00:54:46.077I thought about it every time I was tired.
00:54:46.077 -->
00:54:50.505I was like dude, but like when I went to that place, when I went to Tip Top, I worked hard every single day.
00:54:50.505 -->
00:54:52.389I never, ever, left with being like.
00:54:52.389 -->
00:54:58.273I didn't give my all, or I didn't finish the sets, or whatever it may be, but I think those were.
00:54:58.273 -->
00:55:01.445Those guys are a huge inspiration to me of people that.
00:55:02.418 -->
00:55:02.820Polynesian.
00:55:02.820 -->
00:55:07.659Polynesian business owners that have shown me like it's more than just about the money.
00:55:07.659 -->
00:55:12.989It's about making an impact, changing lives, and you can even see it now, like the way he coaches at Fremont.
00:55:12.989 -->
00:55:16.500But just their team is doing so good and the kids love him.
00:55:16.500 -->
00:55:21.054Bro, he's like everyone that goes there has something nice to say about those guys just because they're so solid.
00:55:21.054 -->
00:55:30.068So I don't know, I've just seen like their example is what I was reminded of in terms of like people that are the opposite of the crabs in the bucket.
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00:55:56.126But it's just cool to see like I didn't really think about it now, but just how big of an impact one person like that showing kindness can make on someone's life bro, I honestly think, and and those are the point those are the people in the community, and it could be anybody, but specifically in our community, those are the ones who become successful yeah are the ones who, like, are not worrying about the bucket mentality yeah but they just worry about how can I give more.
00:55:56.226 -->
00:56:02.704How can I okay, like I know this guy works hard, I know he, he wants this as bad.
00:56:02.704 -->
00:56:16.032What else can I do to help him still, you know, earn that right to come every month and still be okay and lift the burden off Like dude, like there's a lot of coaches who wouldn't even care, like who'd be like, oh, that's tough luck, Sorry bro.
00:56:16.032 -->
00:56:16.574Tough luck.
00:56:16.574 -->
00:56:16.914You know what?
00:56:16.934 -->
00:56:17.155I mean yeah.
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00:56:32.480But at the same time, like you, think about those people, and I really do believe that people who hold relationships, and who hold relationships to a higher standard than money- I believe that those are the ones who become most successful.
00:56:32.500 -->
00:56:38.099No, I totally agree, and it's so cool to like to see him too, because it was just like this warehouse was probably honestly the size of this house, but it was just like.
00:56:38.099 -->
00:56:47.806It was probably like 50, maybe 40, 50 yards long and then maybe like 50 feet wide, but it was like the whole gym, it was the whole turf and everything like that.
00:56:47.806 -->
00:56:50.018And now he's in this really big facility.
00:56:50.018 -->
00:57:02.079It's like way bigger I don't know, he's all equipment, but it's just cool to see like someone who's ethical yeah works hard and treats people right, like you're gonna be successful at one point in time and like it's funny.
00:57:02.099 -->
00:57:09.246getting home from my mission going to the new place, I was like holy crap, like I just remember being in that small gym and then then moving around to bigger gyms.
00:57:09.246 -->
00:57:17.822Like it honestly, like it pays off, like the good karma bro, it always always, always, always, a hundred percent.
00:57:18.525 -->
00:57:21.663But bro Blake thanks for coming on this episode for the podcast, bro.
00:57:21.824 -->
00:57:22.003Yeah.
00:57:23.755 -->
00:57:24.681We're grateful for you, bro.
00:57:24.681 -->
00:57:26.302We're grateful for everything that you stand for.
00:57:26.302 -->
00:57:31.353We're grateful for your vision, um, that you stand for.
00:57:31.353 -->
00:57:32.373We're grateful for your vision, for your dreams and where you're heading.
00:57:32.373 -->
00:57:35.541Yeah, we're grateful for you in the community and we can't wait to see more things coming.
00:57:35.541 -->
00:57:38.922Hopefully, we'll get another podcast episode later on, hopefully.
00:57:38.942 -->
00:57:40.025Yeah, that'll be really good.
00:57:40.025 -->
00:57:41.327Yeah, appreciate you, brandon.
00:57:41.327 -->
00:57:48.938Appreciate your time and like, yeah, just hearing me out, giving me a shot and seeing the vision and like the passion behind this has been super.
00:57:48.938 -->
00:57:51.239It Seeing the vision and the passion behind this has been super.
00:57:51.239 -->
00:57:53.782It's good to feel the support from someone 100%, bro.
00:57:53.802 -->
00:57:54.362We support you.
00:57:54.362 -->
00:57:56.304Our listeners support you as well, bro.
00:57:56.304 -->
00:58:01.467Guys, we'll make sure we'll put Blake's socials and stuff and everything to do with the organization in the bottom below.
00:58:01.467 -->
00:58:07.192We'll also put down whenever we get the information for the event in August.
00:58:07.192 -->
00:58:09.076We'll put that on as well.
00:58:09.076 -->
00:58:11.603So if you're there for that, please go go through um.
00:58:11.603 -->
00:58:17.661On top of that as well, uh, we'll also announce we'll also announce the next couple videos this month.
00:58:17.661 -->
00:58:21.456We'll announce that event as well in our journal episode so we can remind people as well.
00:58:22.157 -->
00:58:26.628Um, but, yeah, uh, socials, guys, we're on all social media platforms.
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00:58:46.597Guys, come on down, listen to these gems we get.
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00:58:53.088We get great people that have, you know, great words of wisdom, great gems and just great people in general.
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00:59:03.077But I'll have from that guys till next time.
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