Steven
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I've never told people don't work hard, okay? And listen, if you think that Ugandans should be more entrepreneurial, I've never been to Uganda, maybe that's the problem out there. Maybe that's the problem in Nigeria. Maybe that's the problem in India. Listen, I've never said don't work hard, okay?
I've never told people don't work hard, okay? And listen, if you think that Ugandans should be more entrepreneurial, I've never been to Uganda, maybe that's the problem out there. Maybe that's the problem in Nigeria. Maybe that's the problem in India. Listen, I've never said don't work hard, okay?
When I brought my book out last year, the hardback, I was at some event and I come out, I was drinking in London Bridge. And I come out late. It was like 1 a.m. And some guy come up to me when I was unlocking my bike. Some guy from Newcastle, which is the northeast of England. It's this quite poor town. There's a lot of working class people there. And he said, I've been watching you on YouTube.
When I brought my book out last year, the hardback, I was at some event and I come out, I was drinking in London Bridge. And I come out late. It was like 1 a.m. And some guy come up to me when I was unlocking my bike. Some guy from Newcastle, which is the northeast of England. It's this quite poor town. There's a lot of working class people there. And he said, I've been watching you on YouTube.
And I love your stuff. And this guy started crying. This guy started crying on the street, right, in front of me. He's like, I work so hard, Gary. I work two jobs. My mum's sick and I'm trying to help. I'm trying to support and I don't understand why. And I'm sorry that I'm crying, but nobody ever told me that it wasn't my fault before. That's what he said to me, okay? And listen, listen.
And I love your stuff. And this guy started crying. This guy started crying on the street, right, in front of me. He's like, I work so hard, Gary. I work two jobs. My mum's sick and I'm trying to help. I'm trying to support and I don't understand why. And I'm sorry that I'm crying, but nobody ever told me that it wasn't my fault before. That's what he said to me, okay? And listen, listen.
I believe 100% aspiration, ambition, entrepreneurial spirit. I would never see a kid that has that and say, turn it off, okay? But the flip side of your, if you just work hard enough, you can make it, is if you didn't make it, it's because you didn't work hard enough and it's your fault.
I believe 100% aspiration, ambition, entrepreneurial spirit. I would never see a kid that has that and say, turn it off, okay? But the flip side of your, if you just work hard enough, you can make it, is if you didn't make it, it's because you didn't work hard enough and it's your fault.
And I would like you to sit and think very hard before you send that message to young men and young women in our society.
And I would like you to sit and think very hard before you send that message to young men and young women in our society.
They need to work for you?
They need to work for you?
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which means that Fiverr freelancers and their clients can now generate unique work almost instantly, purely by combining their own unique style of freelance talent with personalized AI technology. The big unlock for me here is time and getting more of it back. What might have taken me a few days or a week can now be done in seconds with Fiverr Go.
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You get what you want and you get it straight away. And if you need tweaks, the original talent is on hand for fine tuning. Fiverr Go is already available across 60 categories. and that number is growing rapidly. If it's something you'd like to tap into, head to fiverr.com slash diary now and explore Fiverr Go. Use code diary for 10% off your first order.
This is the moment where AI superpower meets human talent. I want to take this back to a point you were talking about earlier, which is about personal agency. Because I would like you, Daniel, to give the counter to your own argument. Because I want to make sure, when we're talking about solutions to this problem, start a business, be entrepreneurial. You can also understand how that might...
This is the moment where AI superpower meets human talent. I want to take this back to a point you were talking about earlier, which is about personal agency. Because I would like you, Daniel, to give the counter to your own argument. Because I want to make sure, when we're talking about solutions to this problem, start a business, be entrepreneurial. You can also understand how that might...