My father could have been a great comedian, but he didn't believe that that was possible for him.

And so he made a conservative choice. Instead, he got a safe job as an accountant,

and when I was 12 years old, he was let go from that safe job and our

family had to do whatever we could to survive. I learned many great lessons from

my father not the least of which was that you can fail at what you don't want.

So you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.

It's not the only thing he taught me though.

You know, I watched the effect of my father's love and humor and how it altered the world

around me and I thought that's something to do that's something worth my time.

It wasn't long before I started acting up, you know, people would come over to the house

and they'd be greeted by a seven-year-old throwing himself down a large flight of stairs.

They would say, what happened? And I would say, I don't know,

let's check the replay. I'd go back to the top of the stairs and come back down in slow motion. It was a very strange household.

My father used to brag that I wasn't a ham, I was the whole pig. And he treated my talent as if it was his second chance. When I was about 28, after a decade as a professional comedian, I realized one

night in LA that the purpose of my life had always been to free people from concern, just like my dad.

And when I realized this, I dubbed my new devotion

the Church of Freedom from Concern. The Church of FFC.

And I dedicated myself to that ministry. What's yours?

How will you serve the world? What do they need that your talent can provide?

That's all you have to figure out.

As someone who's done what you're about to go and do,

I can tell you from experience the effect you have on others

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