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Van Jones has received a lot of advice from top executives over the course of his career. In the latest episode of Financial Freestyle with Ross Mac, the CNN commentator and Dream Machine Innovation Lab founder shares his favorite piece of advice from Amazon (AMZN) founder and former CEO Jeff Bezos.

Jones describes a conversation he had with the Amazon executive chairman at Bezos's ranch. He recalls Bezos saying: "Every day is day one. I wake up every day as if I have nothing, as if I've done nothing. What can I do today that will be impactful?"

Reflecting on the moment, Jones recalls his reaction: "Sometimes dreams come true.' He goes, 'No, they usually come true.'"

Jones believes that people need to dream bigger. "Usually you dream, 'Yeah, I hope I can pass this test...I hope I can pay my rent...' and most of the time it happens," says Jones. "He [Bezos] just had bigger dreams."

Catch Van Jones's full interview on the latest episode of Financial Freestyle with Ross Mac.

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This post was written by Meredith Lawrence.