How to Stop Doubting Yourself & Get Anything You Want in Life

(instrumental music plays) There is not a person on this planet that is more deserving of success than you are. Stop saying, "What if I fail?" and start saying, "What if I succeed?" You gotta be a doer, not a talker. This is the life of a movie producer. (dramatic music plays)

Will is a record-breaking Hollywood filmmaker and producer. His movies, they've grossed more than a billion dollars at the box office. He has had 10 number one releases, including Straight Outta Compton, Girls Trip, Think Like a Man, Stomp the Yard, Night School, and Ride Along. What he's learned over the years is how to cultivate an unstoppable mindset.

You are the main thing. You deserve to give 110%. Your dream deserves it. Beyoncé said no to me five times. Don't take a me-versus-them mentality. Take a we and an us. That's how you're gonna be successful.

What is the most important thing, you think, for somebody to do?

One of my secrets is that... (clock ticks)

Will Packer in the house. (instrumental music plays) I am so excited you're here. Thank you, thank you, thank you for making the trip.

Are you kidding me?

(laughs)

I'm excited to be here. This is awesome. This is so very cool, just sitting here, being able to vibe with you. Your team is amazing. And just, I'm looking forward to conversations, what we can share with folks.

Well, and I also can't wait to hear what happens in the person's life who's listening and to the people who they share this with because, Will, I gotta tell you, I devoured your book. I cannot wait to unpack the stories and the lessons. And I'd like to start by having you speak directly to the person who's listening.

Yeah.

And tell them how their life might be different if they take everything that you're about to share with us-

Yeah.

... that you have learned, oftentimes the hard way-

Yep.

... if they really take it to heart and they apply it to their life, what could change?

I'm so glad you asked that 'cause it's why I wrote the book. I have so many people coming and saying, "Will you mentor me?" Right? "Will you do a master class? Will you come and talk to my students?" And I try to do it as much as possible, but I can't talk to everybody. So I said, "You know what? What's the mentorship I wish I had? What are the secrets that I now know that I can't go and sit with every single person, but I can go out, and I can put it out in a book that I can share with as many people as possible?" It's one of the reasons I wrote it, to pour back into the community of people that have supported me. I wanted people to feel like they could be seen and heard in a very different way, not just listened to, but, like, present. I wanted them to walk into a room and not feel like they had to justify why they were in that room. I wanted them to figure out how better to prioritize themselves in a world where it's all about balance. Everything's crazy. You're trying to balance everything. We could all use some help prioritizing the main things, and sometimes you are the main thing. And then asking, "Who better than me?" Because the reality is that it helps to unlock you beyond your paycheck or your circumstance or the things around you that are constraining you. When you say, "Who better than me to work past this, to get past this? Who better than me to accomplish something that feels like it's beyond my current situation?" That's a question you gotta constantly ask yourself over and over every day, and then learn how to answer that the right way.