Name: 生活在紐約 | 我作為企業家的一天 (LIVING IN NYC | Day in My Life as an Entrepreneur)
Uploaded: 2024-06-19T07:04:54.000Z
Duration: 12 min 2 s

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So today, today is going to be a day filled with chaos.

所以，今天將是充滿混亂的一天。

現在進行式

Tomorrow I am leaving for a big trip to the Middle East and then straight to Europe where

明天我將啟程前往中東，然後直奔歐洲。

I need to get a bunch of things done today for that, as well as even have a super important meeting for my new tea company.

為此，我今天需要做很多事情，甚至還要為我的新茶葉公司開一個超級重要的會議。

So if this was a year ago, I would wake up and just get straight into work, but now I've appropriated my priorities to never ever compromise on fitness.

所以，如果是一年前，我會一覺醒來就直接投入工作，但現在，我已經把工作的輕重緩急挪到了健身上，絕不妥協。

So this morning I'm doing my 10K route along here at the East River where every 2.5Ks I to get some pull-ups in.

今天早上，我沿著東河這裡的 10 公里路線走，每走 2.5 公里，我就要做一些引體向上。

On my way downtown for a super important meeting.

我正在去市中心參加一個超級重要會議的路上。

You know how I'm currently trying to build a million dollar tea business?

你知道我目前正在努力建立一個百萬美元的茶葉生意嗎？

Well, the guy I'm about to go meet up with built a tea business that has sold hundreds of millions of dollars of tea.

我要去見的這個人做的是茶葉生意，已經賣出了數億美元的茶葉。

So today I got to meet with the one and only David.

今天，我見到了獨一無二的大衛。

So this is my friend David, and he's pretty much the king of tea.

這是我的朋友大衛，他幾乎是茶王。

I built David's Tea, which was one of the largest specialty tea companies in North America.

我創建的大衛茶葉公司是北美最大的專業茶葉公司之一。

And he just educated me so much on everything I need to know about starting this tea company.

他教了我很多關於開茶葉公司的知識。

But the one thing that really resonated with me was how you talked to me about focusing on my strengths and not so much my weaknesses.

但有一件事真正引起了我的共鳴，那就是你跟我說要注重自己的長處而不是短處。

So is that something that really worked for you when building David's Tea?

那麼，在製作大衛茶的過程中，這一點對您是否真的有用？

Yeah, I think, look, you have to decide if it's who you're building this business for.

是的，我認為，聽著，你必須決定，你是否是在為誰建立這項業務。

I mean, I had David's Tea, and now I have Firebelly Tea.

我的意思是，我喝過大衛茶，現在我又喝到了火棘茶。

Firebelly Tea is much more about the teas I drink and I love, and it's not built to scale to this massive size, right?

Firebelly Tea 更多的是關於我喝的茶和我愛的茶，而且它的規模也沒有這麼大，不是嗎？

I think in your case, you're a world-class content creator, and I think you should lead with the story first and product second.

我認為，就你而言，你是世界級的內容創作者，我認為你應該以故事為先，產品為次。

Whereas for me, especially with Firebelly, I'm product first, and that's really my passion.

而對我來說，尤其是在 Firebelly，我首先考慮的是產品，這才是我真正的激情所在。

So I think start with your passion and see where it takes you.

是以，我認為要從自己的熱情出發，看看它會把你帶向何方。

Leading on to what David was saying was how he said, I'm not going to necessarily win on product.

接著戴維說，我不一定會在產品上獲勝。

There are so many tea companies out there that are focusing all their energy on that.

現在有很多茶葉公司都把精力集中在這上面。

I need to really focus, I guess, more on the storytelling, the marketing.

我想，我需要更加專注於講故事和營銷。

How am I going to sell this lifestyle, would you say, even?

I mean, I think it can be even more powerful.

我的意思是，我認為它可以更加強大。

I mean, you can inspire a lot more people to drink tea.

我的意思是，你可以激勵更多的人喝茶。

My journey with tea was I started by liking tea, and then I developed a love for it while building David's Tea, and then was able to launch Firebelly, which is my pure passion, and develop product there.

我與茶的緣分始於我喜歡喝茶，然後在創建 David's Tea 的過程中對茶產生了濃厚的興趣，後來我又創辦了 Firebelly，這是我的純粹熱情所在，並在那裡開發產品。

And I think it could be very similar for you, right?

我想這對你來說也很相似，對嗎？

You start in one place, and start with the story, start by inspiring people, and that can take you to places you don't even know where you're going to go yet.

你從一個地方開始，從故事開始，從激勵人們開始，這可以把你帶到你還不知道要去的地方。

Any more advice you have for me starting this tea company?

您對我創辦這家茶葉公司還有什麼建議？

I know you talked a lot about staying narrow, not spending too much money on stupid things like I have been doing on lawyer fees, but anything else that you can think of that would help me in this?

我知道你說了很多關於保持狹隘、不要在愚蠢的事情上花太多錢，就像我一直在律師費上花的錢一樣，但你還能想到什麼對我有幫助的嗎？

Give yourself flexibility, strong ideas loosely held, ask your customers, be ready to follow different direction than you originally had in mind, and just keep an open mind and enjoy the journey.

給自己留有餘地，鬆散地堅持強烈的想法，詢問你的客戶，準備好追隨與你最初設想不同的方向，保持開放的心態，享受旅程。

I mean, entrepreneurship, it often takes years to be an overnight success, and it can be a lonely journey, and you want to make sure that you enjoy that part of it, because if you don't, it's going to be real tough.

我的意思是，創業要想一夜成名，往往需要數年時間，這可能是一段孤獨的旅程，你要確保自己享受其中的樂趣，因為如果你不這樣做，創業會非常艱難。

You got to enjoy the process, because the end sometimes is a long time coming.

你必須享受這個過程，因為結局有時會很漫長。

Well, that was by far the best conversation I could have had to help me out before starting this tea company.

這是我在創辦這家茶葉公司之前能得到的最好的幫助。

David is just such a wealth of information, and it was so kind of him to take time out of his busy day to come and meet with me.

戴維的信息量非常大，他能在百忙之中抽出時間來和我見面，真是太好了。

He answered all of my questions that have been keeping me up late at night, so it's crazy how much a quick 30-minute conversation can really help you.

他回答了我所有的問題，這些問題讓我徹夜難眠。

I guess it goes to show why people always stress so much about trying to find a mentor, someone who's done what you're trying to do, because even just that 30 minutes, I feel like it's set my chances up for success so much higher.

我想這也說明了為什麼人們總是強調要找一個導師，找一個做過你想做的事情的人，因為哪怕只是那 30 分鐘，我都覺得它讓我成功的機率大大提高了。

So the older that I get, the more I realize how critical mindset is to achieving anything in life.

是以，隨著年齡的增長，我越發意識到，心態對於實現人生的任何目標都至關重要。

So I would have to say that my superpower, when it does come to entrepreneurship, or even life in general, is that I can be delusionally optimistic.

是以，我不得不說，在創業，甚至是生活方面，我的超能力是我可以妄想樂觀。

I feel like that sounds like an insult, but it is something that is so crucial when starting a business.

我覺得這聽起來像是一種侮辱，但這卻是創業過程中至關重要的事情。

And with starting this new tea company, I didn't know too much about tea come last year, but I believed I could learn it, start a business in it, and somehow achieve this wild goal of doing $1 million in sales.

去年，我創辦了這家新的茶葉公司，當時我對茶葉並不瞭解，但我相信我可以學好茶葉，在茶葉行業創業，並以某種方式實現銷售額達到 100 萬美元的狂野目標。

I don't know why, but for some reason, I believe I can do it.

我不知道為什麼，但出於某種原因，我相信我能做到。

But now, to meet with someone like David, who's built this massive tea empire, valued at over $400 million, and have him believe in me, it just makes me feel like, no matter what happens, this is going to be such a pivotal time in my career.

但現在，能見到像大衛這樣的人，他建立了這個龐大的茶葉帝國，估值超過 4 億美元，而且他還相信我，這讓我覺得，無論發生什麼，這都將是我職業生涯中的關鍵時刻。

So I also have two super exciting things I want to share with you guys.

所以，我也有兩件超級激動人心的事情想和你們分享。

The first thing is, we officially have the name.

首先，我們正式擁有了這個名字。

The trademark has been filed, and I am just so excited with the potential and creativity that can come from this name.

商標已經提交，我對這個名字的潛力和創造力感到非常興奮。

I know it's not so important, and it is what you can make of the name and turn it into your own brand and your own twist to it, but I did want something that I still love.

我知道這並不那麼重要，重要的是你能把這個名字變成你自己的品牌，變成你自己的特色，但我確實想要一個我仍然喜歡的名字。

So the aspect that excited me so much about starting this new business was that I was going to be able to share this entire journey with you guys.

是以，讓我對開始這項新事業感到如此興奮的是，我將能夠與你們分享整個旅程。

From my wins to my losses, everything I plan to share via this YouTube channel.

從我的勝利到我的失敗，我計劃通過這個 YouTube 頻道分享一切。

Since I would really love for this series to help aspiring entrepreneurs start their own business.

我非常希望這套叢書能幫助有抱負的創業者開創自己的事業。

And 10 years ago, when I was in university and started my first business and was selling skateboards and clothing, it was so difficult to create an online store.

10 年前，我還在上大學，開始了我的第一筆生意，銷售滑板和服裝。

But now, I am currently working on the Shopify page, which has just been making it so easy to create an online business.

但現在，我正在製作 Shopify 頁面，它讓創建在線業務變得如此簡單。

And I am so excited to share that today's video is sponsored by Shopify.

我非常高興地告訴大家，今天的視頻是由 Shopify 贊助的。

And for those of you who don't know what Shopify is, it is a platform that allows you to start, grow, and manage a business.

對於那些不瞭解 Shopify 的人來說，它是一個可以讓您創業、發展和管理業務的平臺。

And I would say my favorite thing about Shopify is that it allows you to create an online business that you can operate from anywhere in the world.

我最喜歡Shopify的一點是，它可以讓您在世界任何地方創建在線業務。

Even if you're here in Petra Jordan, right Zuzu?

即使你在約旦佩特拉，對吧祖祖？

Whether you're starting your first business or even the world's largest brands, operate using Shopify.

無論您是第一次創業，還是世界上最大的品牌，都可以使用 Shopify 進行營運。

Shopify was kind enough to give all of my subscribers a free trial by going to shopify.com slash Brett Conte.

Shopify 很友好地為我的所有訂閱者提供了免費試用機會，請訪問 shopify.com slash Brett Conte。

So if you want to finally launch that dream business or side hustle, I encourage you to go to my link now.

是以，如果你想最終啟動夢想中的事業或副業，我鼓勵你現在就訪問我的鏈接。

So I just made it here to B&H with Efrem.

Efrem is a fellow YouTuber from Italy and had him come here to B&H with me.

Efrem 是一位來自意大利的 YouTuber 好友，他和我一起來到 B&H。

Since this, I feel like I don't have many vices in life, but as a creator, this is at the top of my vices.

從那以後，我覺得我的生活中沒有多少惡習，但作為一個創作者，這是我的最大惡習。

Every time you come here, you get out without money.

你每次來這裡，都是身無分文地離開。

I don't even need a new lens, but coming here makes me feel like I do.

我甚至不需要新鏡頭，但來到這裡讓我覺得我需要。

So since I am leaving for my trip tomorrow, I need to get some goodies.

既然明天就要出發了，我得買點好東西。

Got a new mini SD card, some GoPro attachments, and of course, when you come to B&H, you can't leave without getting free candy.

我買了一張新的迷你 SD 卡和一些 GoPro 附件，當然，來到 B&H 就不能不得到免費糖果。

That place really is like a camera candy store, but also has real candy.

那個地方真的就像一個相機糖果店，但也有真正的糖果。

So you know I was talking earlier about how health is wealth and that I've been focusing so much on fitness.

所以，你知道我之前說過健康就是財富，而且我一直非常注重健身。

Well, one thing I definitely still need to work on is I have this problem where I work throughout all the day and just forget to eat lunch and then scramble to get a slice of pizza.

有一件事我肯定還需要努力，那就是我有一個問題，那就是我整天都在工作，卻忘記了吃午飯，然後爭先恐後地去買一片披薩。

So for every 5k, that means I can eat one scoop of ice cream or one slice of pizza.

是以，每跑 5 公里，我就能吃一勺冰淇淋或一片披薩。

So I ran a 10k today and we got two slices of pizza.

我今天跑了 10 公里，還吃了兩片披薩。

So I am extremely grateful that just about all of my family lives here in New York and even my sister lives just one block away and I do get to see her and my niece just about every day that I am home.

是以，我非常感謝我所有的家人都住在紐約，甚至我的姐姐就住在一個街區之外，我回家的每一天都能見到她和我的侄女。

But every Tuesday, I do get to see my niece and my mom.

但每週二，我都能見到我的侄女和媽媽。