S1: Welcome back to Building Billions. Man, what a frickin day.
S1: Though called. Yes. They called. Like, we actually had a
S1: phone call. And the email of the person I was
S1: talking to is literally at Conde Nast, which owns Vogue.
S1: So I'm not here to talk to you about all
S1: things Vogue. However, I might give you a little sneak
S1: peek into what might be happening at the end of
S1: the episode. And to be honest, this isn't even really
S1: about me. It's about what you do when the universe
S1: hands you a little nod, a little acknowledgment of the
S1: work that you've put in place. So this thing with Vogue,
S1: to be honest with you, it's not like I'm spending
S1: my days trying to figure out how to become a
S1: fashion influencer, or really how to do anything with fashion,
S1: to be honest. Like it's it's not something I like
S1: picking out clothes. I, I find a lot of play
S1: time like fun. It would be my version of fun.
S1: But again, I'm not spending a lot of fun time. Honestly,
S1: seven days a week I am focused on building this
S1: business because that is my primary goal. However many moons
S1: ago when I first started this goal setting process, I
S1: will never forget I was about 24 years old and
S1: I wrote down every single one of my wildest dreams,
S1: my goals that made me feel silly, even putting down
S1: on a piece of paper so cringe y thinking somebody
S1: would ever find it to the point where I had
S1: to work myself up, like total self-talk in order to
S1: even be able to tell these things to Brandon. One
S1: of the things on this list was, and I'm dead serious,
S1: yachting with Beyonce and Jay-Z in the Amalfi Coast. That's
S1: on my bucket list in my lifetime. I want to
S1: do that. And when I was 24 years old, I
S1: was so far from being the person that could go
S1: yachting for a vacation with Beyonce and Jay-Z. I was lazy,
S1: I was insecure, I was dependent on other people. I
S1: was emotionally just not in a good place. You know?
S1: There was never anything crazy. It's not like I've never
S1: done drugs in my entire life. I've never abused alcohol,
S1: and I don't have any secret addictions or anything like that.
S1: But I was just. Soft. I was just a really
S1: soft person. I didn't have a purpose. I didn't know
S1: what I was doing with my life. I knew I
S1: had potential, I was certain I had potential, but I
S1: just didn't know anything else about what I was trying
S1: to do or where I was trying to go. So
S1: I made this master list, and one of the items
S1: on this list is an invitation to the Met Gala.
S1: So it's now been six years where I established this
S1: vision of my life. This, like Natalie, wants to be
S1: this person and sees herself as this person. And I
S1: have all this imagery in my head and at the time, like,
S1: I really visualizing who I was going to become and
S1: how I would carry myself and how I'd walk in
S1: a room and what I'd be spending my time doing.
S1: So there were more substantial and like meaty things on
S1: this list than yachting with Beyonce and Jay-Z and hanging
S1: out with Anna Wintour at the Met Gala. And those
S1: meaty things, honestly, are what I'm doing today inside our
S1: business at Carlisle Ventures. When I was 24 years old,
S1: we hadn't started Kado Ventures yet, and I had business experience,
S1: but nothing near what today looks like. We didn't have
S1: a company at that moment in time, and so today
S1: I spend time speaking on stages. Back then I couldn't
S1: imagine speaking on stages. Today we have a business paying
S1: us what I thought I wanted my net worth to
S1: be by the time I was 30. Like we have
S1: that the business paying us that a year. So. I
S1: spend so much time, energy and effort. Focused on keeping
S1: the main thing the main thing. But I've never forgotten
S1: because it's a part of my goals. Like you can't
S1: deny yourself your goals and this is part of this
S1: like you can't. I've never forgotten that this Vogue group
S1: of people, this vogue. Opportunity of my life is something
S1: that I really want for myself, and it's not for
S1: some silly reason. I believe that it brings me passion,
S1: and there's lots of great people that I could meet
S1: and connections that are inside this world that I'm not
S1: even remotely a part of. Like, my life is so
S1: far from being connected to vogue on a day to
S1: day basis. And yet it's this passion of mine. It's
S1: this thing that at some point in my life, I
S1: know that I would be disappointed if I never figured
S1: out how to become the person that was just fashionable
S1: enough and just connected enough to meet with really cool
S1: people who are talking about culture and art and experiencing
S1: life from this more. What would the word be? Uh,
S1: this more aesthetic side and not aesthetic, like fake, like
S1: just like an aesthetic wavelength. Like a light wavelength. Because
S1: on the day to day, it feels like a fucking grind.
S1: It feels like emails. This particular morning, I woke up
S1: at 445 this morning in order to knock out two projects,
S1: answer emails, work out, have five executive and leadership calls.
S1: Right up until I did a book shoot with calls
S1: in between. And the call one of them was the
S1: Vogue call. But not all days, like no days. Let
S1: me just be honest. No days look like having a
S1: Vogue call a day. So. There's something about your goals.
S1: And if you haven't written your down your goals yet,
S1: if you haven't claimed whatever it is that you want,
S1: for me, it's like this. Billions. Net worth target this
S1: billions portfolio. Helping other people create billions like that is
S1: a massive component of my vision. Where I'm going, what
S1: I believe I'm meant to do in this life. And
S1: when you have those things written down and some of
S1: them are not fully connected, when you have a moment
S1: where the universe reminds you that there is this intention
S1: that you've set, that there is this opportunity, that you
S1: believe you are ready for, that this lifetime is going
S1: to have as a connection point. Just appreciate the fucking moment.
S1: Just take in the moment. And if this Vogue thing
S1: doesn't work out, I'm good. Vogue is not going to
S1: change my life. If this doesn't, you know, pan out
S1: even in the future. I am so thrilled with how
S1: I've kept the main thing, the main thing, and what
S1: I actually do for for our clients and for our
S1: team and for myself and who I've become and how proud,
S1: proud I am of myself. However, every once in a while,
S1: the universe will just plop open this opportunity. And I've
S1: had a handful of these come through, most of which
S1: have actually happened through interviewing for reality television shows. One
S1: of them was with Bethenny Frankel. I got like so
S1: caught up in in this opportunity, another with Real Housewives,
S1: and I've just wanted some. I've wanted some opportunity that
S1: happens or I think is about to happen, and then
S1: it doesn't happen. But take the minute when these little
S1: things pop up to just appreciate that this is the
S1: direction that your life is heading, and your life doesn't
S1: even have to go that direction. For the The Real Housewives,
S1: my my life did not go in that direction. I
S1: did not with actually, it wasn't just one Real Housewives there.
S1: There have been a number that I've interviewed with. It
S1: didn't go that direction. But in the moment, instead of
S1: appreciating the acknowledgment of, like, Natalie, you're on the right path. I,
S1: I get I've gotten caught up in the past and
S1: with this Vogue opportunity, I'm not caught up with it.
S1: It can either happen or it doesn't happen. However, I'm
S1: so fucking proud of myself in the work that I've done,
S1: and if it happens, I'm going to be so excited.
S1: And it's this new opportunity. But never play small when
S1: it comes to identifying what you truly want in this lifetime.
S1: And again, in those moments that. You're appreciative of the
S1: opportunity even potentially being able to happen, or you're one
S1: step closer. Don't beat up yourself and say like, oh,
S1: but it's not going to happen. And what if it
S1: doesn't happen? Just take the second. The moment, the opportunity
S1: to just be grateful and then do everything you can
S1: to make it work right. Short of changing who you
S1: are or altering your goals or, you know, trying to
S1: become something that's just not you. For this Vogue thing,
S1: I showed up to this call today and was just
S1: excited to hear more, excited to understand what the process
S1: would look like. And I showed up as myself. And
S1: I'm proud of showing up as myself, because that's the
S1: real work that's taking place over the last six years
S1: that I've done the work that is required in order
S1: to have these new opportunities show up. And this moment
S1: is making me feel better about all of the other moments,
S1: all of the other sacrifices, all of the things that
S1: I do every single day. Because it's just this reminder that, hey,
S1: wait a second, you're on the right track. And so
S1: if you have one of those come up in your
S1: life over the next little while, don't overthink it. Don't
S1: over process it. Do everything you can in order to
S1: make it happen, right. I'm not saying you should just
S1: hope and wish and cross your fingers that something great
S1: is going to happen. Like no, show up and be
S1: prepared and be your best. But also just take it
S1: as a moment and appreciate who you're becoming, who you're
S1: about to become, all of the hard work that it's
S1: taken to get you to where you're at today, and
S1: then just lean back in and take it as a sign. Now,
S1: when I say take it as a sign, I mean
S1: squeeze every last motivational, inspirational moment that you can out
S1: of this because you're going to need it. You need
S1: these little wins and don't miss them on the journey.
S1: The winds are the thing that allow every other area
S1: of your life for you to feel phenomenal about. This
S1: Vogue call for me, I'm like, I'm working out harder.
S1: I'm going to be more proud of. I don't know,
S1: finishing projects and happier in my relationship because it's it's
S1: this like it's just this moment and it's a win
S1: and it's a like feather in my cap. And I'm
S1: going to use it in order to fuel this next thing.
S1: I'm not going to miss this opportunity to soak everything
S1: out of this acknowledgement that I'm doing the right things.
S1: I'm on the right path. And, you know, I'm literally
S1: pulling into my nail place right now in order to
S1: get my nails done before my trip to Florida, where
S1: we have this event. But I'm even thinking of my
S1: event this weekend. And how can I be better? And
S1: how can I show a different to my audience? And
S1: how can I just continue to push to this next level?
S1: And the reason I feel this way is because I
S1: have this little win, and I feel like the wind
S1: is at my back and it's propelling me forward because
S1: of this moment. So I'm juicing this thing. I hope
S1: that you choose not to just let real wins pass
S1: you by. Like lean into them, acknowledge them and go
S1: for it. Because don't forget, you got this shot. I
S1: don't know if we have more shots than this, but
S1: I do know that we have this shot and you
S1: shouldn't undermine. You shouldn't feel less than. You shouldn't think
S1: that you can't have everything that you want. And as
S1: you start to get it, it's a beautiful thing. It
S1: really is. But keep striving, keep going. I'm rooting for you.
S1: I'm pulling for you. Can't wait to see you on
S1: the next episode.