handle that moment of opportunity I have opportunity to show me an opportunity
opportunity to show me an opportunity
opportunity to show me an opportunity opportunity spotting new opportunities
opportunity spotting new opportunities
opportunity spotting new opportunities of saying yes every opportunity the
of saying yes every opportunity the
of saying yes every opportunity the opportunity of a lifetime
opportunity of a lifetime
opportunity of a lifetime hello belief nation today I want you to
hello belief nation today I want you to
hello belief nation today I want you to seize opportunity and as always guys as
seize opportunity and as always guys as
seize opportunity and as always guys as you’re watching this video if somebody
you’re watching this video if somebody
you’re watching this video if somebody says something that really means
says something that really means
says something that really means something to you please leave it down in
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nothing about my life is lucky nothing
nothing about my life is lucky nothing a lot of grace a lot of blessings a lot
a lot of grace a lot of blessings a lot
a lot of grace a lot of blessings a lot of divine order but I don’t believe in
of divine order but I don’t believe in
of divine order but I don’t believe in luck
luck
luck for me luck is preparation meeting the
for me luck is preparation meeting the
for me luck is preparation meeting the moment of opportunity there is no luck
moment of opportunity there is no luck
moment of opportunity there is no luck without you being prepared to handle
without you being prepared to handle
without you being prepared to handle that moment of opportunity and so what I
that moment of opportunity and so what I
that moment of opportunity and so what I would say for myself is is that because
would say for myself is is that because
would say for myself is is that because of my hand in a hand and a force greater
of my hand in a hand and a force greater
of my hand in a hand and a force greater than my own
than my own
than my own I have been prepared in ways that I
I have been prepared in ways that I
I have been prepared in ways that I didn’t even know I was being prepared
didn’t even know I was being prepared
didn’t even know I was being prepared for and the truth is for me and for
for and the truth is for me and for
for and the truth is for me and for every person every single thing that has
every person every single thing that has
every person every single thing that has ever happened in your life is preparing
ever happened in your life is preparing
ever happened in your life is preparing you for the moment that is to come
you for the moment that is to come
you for the moment that is to come being an actor or even being an artist
being an actor or even being an artist
being an actor or even being an artist and I had studied in school behind the
and I had studied in school behind the
and I had studied in school behind the camera was not even in the vernacular of
camera was not even in the vernacular of
camera was not even in the vernacular of my dreams I was raised 9 to 5 you go to
my dreams I was raised 9 to 5 you go to
my dreams I was raised 9 to 5 you go to work your work you work your way up a
work your work you work your way up a
work your work you work your way up a scale that’s real man right yeah and
scale that’s real man right yeah and
scale that’s real man right yeah and that was all I was able to even like I
that was all I was able to even like I
that was all I was able to even like I said dream about so the idea of living
said dream about so the idea of living
said dream about so the idea of living life and having a career that was in the
life and having a career that was in the
life and having a career that was in the arts that was in the storytelling
arts that was in the storytelling
arts that was in the storytelling business it was something that’s really
business it was something that’s really
business it was something that’s really fun it was not something that like I
fun it was not something that like I
fun it was not something that like I said I even dreamed up I was in the
said I even dreamed up I was in the
said I even dreamed up I was in the right place right time right bar guy
right place right time right bar guy
right place right time right bar guy found me and said you want to come in
found me and said you want to come in
found me and said you want to come in and read for a part in a movie I’m here
and read for a part in a movie I’m here
and read for a part in a movie I’m here producing all Dazed and Confused I said
producing all Dazed and Confused I said
producing all Dazed and Confused I said sure I got to read for the part it’s got
sure I got to read for the part it’s got
sure I got to read for the part it’s got three lines three lines turns in three
three lines three lines turns in three
three lines three lines turns in three weeks work they’re paying me 325 bucks a
weeks work they’re paying me 325 bucks a
weeks work they’re paying me 325 bucks a day people were telling me I’m pretty
day people were telling me I’m pretty
day people were telling me I’m pretty good at it and I think I’m getting away
good at it and I think I’m getting away
good at it and I think I’m getting away with something and I still do feel like
with something and I still do feel like
with something and I still do feel like I’m getting away didn’t you before 17 I
I’m getting away didn’t you before 17 I
I’m getting away didn’t you before 17 I was like the last one to they consider
was like the last one to they consider
was like the last one to they consider to become good I mean one day the first
to become good I mean one day the first
to become good I mean one day the first coach of the first team he went out and
coach of the first team he went out and
coach of the first team he went out and he saw me in a game and he was like I
he saw me in a game and he was like I
he saw me in a game and he was like I wanna have a meeting with you and I was
wanna have a meeting with you and I was
wanna have a meeting with you and I was like okay what did i do no I mean every
like okay what did i do no I mean every
like okay what did i do no I mean every time I had a meeting was for some kind
time I had a meeting was for some kind
time I had a meeting was for some kind of disciplinary thing and and then he
of disciplinary thing and and then he
of disciplinary thing and and then he said on Monday I start to train with the
said on Monday I start to train with the
said on Monday I start to train with the big guys here in a first team and then I
big guys here in a first team and then I
big guys here in a first team and then I was like from considering to be the not
was like from considering to be the not
was like from considering to be the not the biggest talent like let’s say the
the biggest talent like let’s say the
the biggest talent like let’s say the last one in the group to jump over all
last one in the group to jump over all
last one in the group to jump over all of them
of them
of them and come in the first group and I was
and come in the first group and I was
and come in the first group and I was okay and I was
okay and I was
okay and I was he shot because and I didn’t want to say
he shot because and I didn’t want to say
he shot because and I didn’t want to say it too much because maybe if I talk too
it too much because maybe if I talk too
it too much because maybe if I talk too much he will change his mind I was like
much he will change his mind I was like
much he will change his mind I was like okay see you on Monday then when they
okay see you on Monday then when they
okay see you on Monday then when they saw me they saw the player that was
saw me they saw the player that was
saw me they saw the player that was different from the other ones it was a
different from the other ones it was a
different from the other ones it was a great feeling but at the same time I was
great feeling but at the same time I was
great feeling but at the same time I was like now I have opportunity to do
like now I have opportunity to do
like now I have opportunity to do something good out of it and it’s pretty
something good out of it and it’s pretty
something good out of it and it’s pretty it’s up to me so if I want to to become
it’s up to me so if I want to to become
it’s up to me so if I want to to become something that I think I can become I
something that I think I can become I
something that I think I can become I have to train hard and that’s my
have to train hard and that’s my
have to train hard and that’s my mentality I would like to train hard I
mentality I would like to train hard I
mentality I would like to train hard I mean you can have talent but talent
mean you can have talent but talent
mean you can have talent but talent don’t take you all the way I was
don’t take you all the way I was
don’t take you all the way I was challenged by my manager right now a
challenged by my manager right now a
challenged by my manager right now a producer DJ tone and my cousin who
producer DJ tone and my cousin who
producer DJ tone and my cousin who passed away they challenged me all this
passed away they challenged me all this
passed away they challenged me all this was a bad 12 13 years ago 98 he was 17 8
was a bad 12 13 years ago 98 he was 17 8
was a bad 12 13 years ago 98 he was 17 8 17 18 and they challenged me to stop
17 18 and they challenged me to stop
17 18 and they challenged me to stop selling drugs stop selling cracking they
selling drugs stop selling cracking they
selling drugs stop selling cracking they say you want to be a rapper this is what
say you want to be a rapper this is what
say you want to be a rapper this is what you want to do
you want to do
you want to do you’ve already been arrested you’ve
you’ve already been arrested you’ve
you’ve already been arrested you’ve already gotten you did just just a
already gotten you did just just a
already gotten you did just just a little bit of time you got probation if
little bit of time you got probation if
little bit of time you got probation if you get arrested again you blow it all
you get arrested again you blow it all
you get arrested again you blow it all so I then said okay we’ll take me
so I then said okay we’ll take me
so I then said okay we’ll take me somewhere where I can where I can create
somewhere where I can where I can create
somewhere where I can where I can create a way for myself if you want me to leave
a way for myself if you want me to leave
a way for myself if you want me to leave this behind then make Nick make up maybe
this behind then make Nick make up maybe
this behind then make Nick make up maybe show me an opportunity they then took me
show me an opportunity they then took me
show me an opportunity they then took me to a studio with a group named pa pa
to a studio with a group named pa pa
to a studio with a group named pa pa then put me on the spot asking me if I
then put me on the spot asking me if I
then put me on the spot asking me if I could rap on a certain beat I walked in
could rap on a certain beat I walked in
could rap on a certain beat I walked in the booth did my thing and they signed
the booth did my thing and they signed
the booth did my thing and they signed me to LaFace roughest
me to LaFace roughest
me to LaFace roughest carry cheering I had I would say 90% of
carry cheering I had I would say 90% of
carry cheering I had I would say 90% of the business coming out of Taiwan
the business coming out of Taiwan
the business coming out of Taiwan because she spoke Taiwanese and she sold
because she spoke Taiwanese and she sold
because she spoke Taiwanese and she sold condominiums and then one day I’m
condominiums and then one day I’m
condominiums and then one day I’m watching the news early and I see the
watching the news early and I see the
watching the news early and I see the Taiwanese stock market if there’s such a
Taiwanese stock market if there’s such a
Taiwanese stock market if there’s such a thing some big Taiwanese thing crashed
thing some big Taiwanese thing crashed
thing some big Taiwanese thing crashed I’m sitting there like oh my god Kerry
I’m sitting there like oh my god Kerry
I’m sitting there like oh my god Kerry is gonna be over here she was producing
is gonna be over here she was producing
is gonna be over here she was producing single-handedly I must have had maybe a
single-handedly I must have had maybe a
single-handedly I must have had maybe a hundred and fifty salespeople at the
hundred and fifty salespeople at the
hundred and fifty salespeople at the time she was single-handedly producing
time she was single-handedly producing
time she was single-handedly producing 80 percent of my income this is
80 percent of my income this is
80 percent of my income this is important all my eggs were in the carry
important all my eggs were in the carry
important all my eggs were in the carry basket I immediately call carried up on
basket I immediately call carried up on
basket I immediately call carried up on her first cell phone her second cell
her first cell phone her second cell
her first cell phone her second cell phone her home her office her Chinese
phone her home her office her Chinese
phone her home her office her Chinese cousins
cousins
cousins cannot reach it next act that reaches
cannot reach it next act that reaches
cannot reach it next act that reaches she’s disappeared I know Carrie has
she’s disappeared I know Carrie has
she’s disappeared I know Carrie has committed Harry Caray all I wanted to do
committed Harry Caray all I wanted to do
committed Harry Caray all I wanted to do was get a hold of her to let her know
was get a hold of her to let her know
was get a hold of her to let her know we’d figured something out or know what
we’d figured something out or know what
we’d figured something out or know what but I knew we’d figure something out
but I knew we’d figure something out
but I knew we’d figure something out don’t worry
don’t worry
don’t worry she finally marches into my office as
she finally marches into my office as
she finally marches into my office as she always does like she owns it
she always does like she owns it
she always does like she owns it she’s always insulted me a little but
she’s always insulted me a little but
she’s always insulted me a little but what the heck she’d make him money I’ll
what the heck she’d make him money I’ll
what the heck she’d make him money I’ll settle watches into my office I got
settle watches into my office I got
settle watches into my office I got Carrie I wanted to say you’re alive but
Carrie I wanted to say you’re alive but
Carrie I wanted to say you’re alive but I thought she was dead she does know
I thought she was dead she does know
I thought she was dead she does know Karen would you do things
what poetry emotion themselves
what poetry emotion themselves concatenate she let her hair growth over
concatenate she let her hair growth over
concatenate she let her hair growth over a foot or a brass hair or whatever those
a foot or a brass hair or whatever those
a foot or a brass hair or whatever those things evolved it she saw the
things evolved it she saw the
things evolved it she saw the opportunity and what do you think Kerry
opportunity and what do you think Kerry
opportunity and what do you think Kerry did she hired two Japanese speaking
did she hired two Japanese speaking
did she hired two Japanese speaking assistants with it I’d say a week and a
assistants with it I’d say a week and a
assistants with it I’d say a week and a half
half
half how does she find them right because the
how does she find them right because the
how does she find them right because the Japanese market was booming and she had
Japanese market was booming and she had
Japanese market was booming and she had them as the interlayer she showed
them as the interlayer she showed
them as the interlayer she showed apartments to the Japanese and let me
apartments to the Japanese and let me
apartments to the Japanese and let me tell you I found out in that chapter the
tell you I found out in that chapter the
tell you I found out in that chapter the Japanese really don’t like the chase and
Japanese really don’t like the chase and
Japanese really don’t like the chase and they loved buying the Chinese apartments
they loved buying the Chinese apartments
they loved buying the Chinese apartments at a steep discount and carry like
at a steep discount and carry like
at a steep discount and carry like double their business Norman sells more
double their business Norman sells more
double their business Norman sells more property the Japanese today the koh yang
property the Japanese today the koh yang
property the Japanese today the koh yang no one sells in with chinese and if
no one sells in with chinese and if
no one sells in with chinese and if anything happens to those markets I’m
anything happens to those markets I’m
anything happens to those markets I’m sure she’ll go to school learn how to
sure she’ll go to school learn how to
sure she’ll go to school learn how to speak German or Russian or whatever the
speak German or Russian or whatever the
speak German or Russian or whatever the heck she has to learn how to do a
heck she has to learn how to do a
heck she has to learn how to do a wonderful example of someone who takes a
wonderful example of someone who takes a
wonderful example of someone who takes a hit a successful business person needs
hit a successful business person needs
hit a successful business person needs to exploit the market but the sector of
to exploit the market but the sector of
to exploit the market but the sector of they’re in they need to have a great
they’re in they need to have a great
they’re in they need to have a great understanding of it they need to
understanding of it they need to
understanding of it they need to constantly monitor the market place and
constantly monitor the market place and
constantly monitor the market place and spot opportunities that’s what
spot opportunities that’s what
spot opportunities that’s what successful business is all about
successful business is all about
successful business is all about spotting new opportunities and
spotting new opportunities and
spotting new opportunities and exploiting them most success stories in
exploiting them most success stories in
exploiting them most success stories in expansion of businesses are based upon
expansion of businesses are based upon
expansion of businesses are based upon enhancements learnt from the core
enhancements learnt from the core
enhancements learnt from the core business that you’re already in adding
business that you’re already in adding
business that you’re already in adding additional features to products
additional features to products
additional features to products expanding product ranges ideas that come
expanding product ranges ideas that come
expanding product ranges ideas that come from what you’re already doing
from what you’re already doing
from what you’re already doing particularly in manufacturing your own
particularly in manufacturing your own
particularly in manufacturing your own employees can actually come up with some
employees can actually come up with some
employees can actually come up with some spark of genius in streamlining the
spark of genius in streamlining the
spark of genius in streamlining the production process so that you may have
production process so that you may have
production process so that you may have never thought about before
never thought about before
never thought about before so anything that could save you lots and
so anything that could save you lots and
so anything that could save you lots and lots of money or suddenly come up with
lots of money or suddenly come up with
lots of money or suddenly come up with an idea based upon the product that
an idea based upon the product that
an idea based upon the product that you’re producing that is allied to what
you’re producing that is allied to what
you’re producing that is allied to what do you believe set apart people like
do you believe set apart people like
do you believe set apart people like Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg and Bill
Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg and Bill
Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates apart from their character they
Gates apart from their character they
Gates apart from their character they happen to be in particular markets the
happen to be in particular markets the
happen to be in particular markets the personal computer market for Steve Jobs
personal computer market for Steve Jobs
personal computer market for Steve Jobs and Bill Gates and the internet for Mark
and Bill Gates and the internet for Mark
and Bill Gates and the internet for Mark Zuckerberg
Zuckerberg
Zuckerberg where they had spent their youth and
where they had spent their youth and
where they had spent their youth and formative years assembling knowledge
formative years assembling knowledge
formative years assembling knowledge that and the deep interest in a
that and the deep interest in a
that and the deep interest in a particular topic that the rest of the
particular topic that the rest of the
particular topic that the rest of the world didn’t know very much about so
world didn’t know very much about so
world didn’t know very much about so when the time came to germinate their
when the time came to germinate their
when the time came to germinate their ideas they were ready and poised unable
ideas they were ready and poised unable
ideas they were ready and poised unable to do that and obviously then showed
to do that and obviously then showed
to do that and obviously then showed their mettle as entrepreneurs because
their mettle as entrepreneurs because
their mettle as entrepreneurs because there were lots of other people who were
there were lots of other people who were
there were lots of other people who were there at the same time but who caught
there at the same time but who caught
there at the same time but who caught who subsequently failed whereas these
who subsequently failed whereas these
who subsequently failed whereas these people succeeded tell us when you were
people succeeded tell us when you were
people succeeded tell us when you were just starting out if you’re all big and
just starting out if you’re all big and
just starting out if you’re all big and successful but bad wait a long time ago
successful but bad wait a long time ago
successful but bad wait a long time ago in the day when you were just first
in the day when you were just first
in the day when you were just first turned out what were your most
turned out what were your most
turned out what were your most successful marketing strategies well I
successful marketing strategies well I
successful marketing strategies well I think if we’re what we’re talking about
think if we’re what we’re talking about
think if we’re what we’re talking about really is building a business off of the
really is building a business off of the
really is building a business off of the brand of building a business off to
brand of building a business off to
brand of building a business off to getting things done model and
getting things done model and
getting things done model and methodology that actually developed many
methodology that actually developed many
methodology that actually developed many many years after I was doing the work
many years after I was doing the work
many years after I was doing the work and consulting and coaching but didn’t
and consulting and coaching but didn’t
and consulting and coaching but didn’t market myself Marketing is called pick
market myself Marketing is called pick
market myself Marketing is called pick up the phone you know it was all
up the phone you know it was all
up the phone you know it was all referrals whatever but even back then I
referrals whatever but even back then I
referrals whatever but even back then I have to say you know job one called that
have to say you know job one called that
have to say you know job one called that work engage like don’t turn down any
work engage like don’t turn down any
work engage like don’t turn down any opportunity to talk to anybody about
opportunity to talk to anybody about
opportunity to talk to anybody about what you’re doing as long as they’re you
what you’re doing as long as they’re you
what you’re doing as long as they’re you know have a positively inclined you know
know have a positively inclined you know
know have a positively inclined you know so you know if they’re trying to talk to
so you know if they’re trying to talk to
so you know if they’re trying to talk to you beat you up or run you down or you
you beat you up or run you down or you
you beat you up or run you down or you know to prove that they’re better than
know to prove that they’re better than
know to prove that they’re better than you that that’s probably not worthwhile
you that that’s probably not worthwhile
you that that’s probably not worthwhile but you know most people are often
but you know most people are often
but you know most people are often gracious about that and you know so you
gracious about that and you know so you
gracious about that and you know so you gotta ask there nobody got to put
gotta ask there nobody got to put
gotta ask there nobody got to put yourself out so that’s what I’m done I
yourself out so that’s what I’m done I
yourself out so that’s what I’m done I have continued to do that as the book
have continued to do that as the book
have continued to do that as the book came out then I had opportunities people
came out then I had opportunities people
came out then I had opportunities people would you know I got press on that that
would you know I got press on that that
would you know I got press on that that the book publisher you know produce but
the book publisher you know produce but
the book publisher you know produce but I took advantage of every single podcast
I took advantage of every single podcast
I took advantage of every single podcast every single interview every single like
every single interview every single like
every single interview every single like this like you Stephanie made me to use
this like you Stephanie made me to use
this like you Stephanie made me to use anything that they want to talk to
anything that they want to talk to
anything that they want to talk to people I got sure I’ll talk to people so
people I got sure I’ll talk to people so
people I got sure I’ll talk to people so I’m not actually a naturally extroverted
I’m not actually a naturally extroverted
I’m not actually a naturally extroverted personally it actually is something I do
personally it actually is something I do
personally it actually is something I do need to focus on and you know it’s not
need to focus on and you know it’s not
need to focus on and you know it’s not like I get all my juice out of that so
like I get all my juice out of that so
like I get all my juice out of that so it is a consciously done thing and I
it is a consciously done thing and I
it is a consciously done thing and I think out of you know hundreds and
think out of you know hundreds and
think out of you know hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of
hundreds and hundreds of
hundreds and hundreds of request and and would you write an
request and and would you write an
request and and would you write an article about or whatever I think I’ve
article about or whatever I think I’ve
article about or whatever I think I’ve only turned down one there just seemed
only turned down one there just seemed
only turned down one there just seemed to be a bit sleazy you know my wife is
to be a bit sleazy you know my wife is
to be a bit sleazy you know my wife is my chief executive assistant you know
my chief executive assistant you know
my chief executive assistant you know she just she provides a little bit of a
she just she provides a little bit of a
she just she provides a little bit of a filter for me about those kind of things
filter for me about those kind of things
filter for me about those kind of things but I take advantage of all of that so
but I take advantage of all of that so
but I take advantage of all of that so that’s job one because I just say yes to
that’s job one because I just say yes to
that’s job one because I just say yes to any opportunity saying yes to every
any opportunity saying yes to every
any opportunity saying yes to every opportunity and you know also just in
opportunity and you know also just in
opportunity and you know also just in terms of my stuff many times much like a
terms of my stuff many times much like a
terms of my stuff many times much like a bump mr. fuller just to say he never he
bump mr. fuller just to say he never he
bump mr. fuller just to say he never he never you learned what he knew by
never you learned what he knew by
never you learned what he knew by talking to people because he said yeah a
talking to people because he said yeah a
talking to people because he said yeah a BS meter that would go off inside of him
BS meter that would go off inside of him
BS meter that would go off inside of him if he was talking to people that’s where
if he was talking to people that’s where
if he was talking to people that’s where you learn and I I’m pretty much the same
you learn and I I’m pretty much the same
you learn and I I’m pretty much the same way so it’s not only a one-way street
way so it’s not only a one-way street
way so it’s not only a one-way street man you’re helping other people out
man you’re helping other people out
man you’re helping other people out there but I also matured a lot of my
there but I also matured a lot of my
there but I also matured a lot of my thinking about what I was doing and how
thinking about what I was doing and how
thinking about what I was doing and how to express it
to express it
to express it by doing that when you realized that
by doing that when you realized that
by doing that when you realized that wasn’t a joke where’s your first
wasn’t a joke where’s your first
wasn’t a joke where’s your first instinct stay away from it or was it
instinct stay away from it or was it
instinct stay away from it or was it percolating in the back of your head
percolating in the back of your head
percolating in the back of your head somewhere is a great idea it was a
somewhere is a great idea it was a
somewhere is a great idea it was a couple of things happening the most
couple of things happening the most
couple of things happening the most first things thing was dude dude it’s
first things thing was dude dude it’s
first things thing was dude dude it’s the opportunity of a lifetime really
the opportunity of a lifetime really
the opportunity of a lifetime really kidding me what a gift but then as the
kidding me what a gift but then as the
kidding me what a gift but then as the next thought was but if you get up good
next thought was but if you get up good
next thought was but if you get up good night your career is over
night your career is over
night your career is over mmm period you know because you know in
mmm period you know because you know in
mmm period you know because you know in film you know my career has been decent
film you know my career has been decent
film you know my career has been decent and I can’t say I have a string of
and I can’t say I have a string of
and I can’t say I have a string of amazing films under my belt
amazing films under my belt
amazing films under my belt you know if week I’ve got great films
you know if week I’ve got great films
you know if week I’ve got great films and films are very from popcorn films to
and films are very from popcorn films to
and films are very from popcorn films to some really heartfelt films but you know
some really heartfelt films but you know
some really heartfelt films but you know Mandela was a next-level for me and it
Mandela was a next-level for me and it
Mandela was a next-level for me and it was absolutely the gateway to the next
was absolutely the gateway to the next
was absolutely the gateway to the next chapter of my career but had I and I get
chapter of my career but had I and I get
chapter of my career but had I and I get to the Gateway and tripped up as I
to the Gateway and tripped up as I
to the Gateway and tripped up as I forward in I wouldn’t never I won’t be
forward in I wouldn’t never I won’t be
forward in I wouldn’t never I won’t be moving on because he’s such a big world
moving on because he’s such a big world
moving on because he’s such a big world global citizen you know and and I had
global citizen you know and and I had
global citizen you know and and I had all this sort of trepidation about you
all this sort of trepidation about you
all this sort of trepidation about you know when I don’t look like mr. Mandela
know when I don’t look like mr. Mandela
know when I don’t look like mr. Mandela I thought how how am I gonna do this you
I thought how how am I gonna do this you
I thought how how am I gonna do this you know but Justin was really clear about
know but Justin was really clear about
know but Justin was really clear about his vision and it was a different spin I
his vision and it was a different spin I
his vision and it was a different spin I guess
and then one day lo and behold while I
and then one day lo and behold while I was crossing on my way to the campus
was crossing on my way to the campus
was crossing on my way to the campus this photographer by the name Peter
this photographer by the name Peter
this photographer by the name Peter beard stopped me and said have you ever
beard stopped me and said have you ever
beard stopped me and said have you ever been photographed before mind you I’ve
been photographed before mind you I’ve
been photographed before mind you I’ve never seen in fashion magazines in my
never seen in fashion magazines in my
never seen in fashion magazines in my life I’ve never worn makeup or heels for
life I’ve never worn makeup or heels for
life I’ve never worn makeup or heels for that matter so I had no idea what he was
that matter so I had no idea what he was
that matter so I had no idea what he was talking about but I thought oh here we
talking about but I thought oh here we
talking about but I thought oh here we go another white man who thinks Africans
go another white man who thinks Africans
go another white man who thinks Africans have never seen a camera before I’ve
have never seen a camera before I’ve
have never seen a camera before I’ve never been photographed
never been photographed
never been photographed I said yes I have and he said what
I said yes I have and he said what
I said yes I have and he said what magazine and I said my parents and he
magazine and I said my parents and he
magazine and I said my parents and he said I’d like to take your pictures and
said I’d like to take your pictures and
said I’d like to take your pictures and as I walked kept on walking he said the
as I walked kept on walking he said the
as I walked kept on walking he said the magic word he said I’ll tell you and I
magic word he said I’ll tell you and I
magic word he said I’ll tell you and I said well how much he said well how much
said well how much he said well how much
said well how much he said well how much they went and I riding there and there
they went and I riding there and there
they went and I riding there and there on the streets of Nairobi on my way to
on the streets of Nairobi on my way to
on the streets of Nairobi on my way to campus I made my first modeling
campus I made my first modeling
campus I made my first modeling transaction and I said $8,000 because
transaction and I said $8,000 because
transaction and I said $8,000 because that was the tuition and a couple of
that was the tuition and a couple of
that was the tuition and a couple of months later he brought the pictures
months later he brought the pictures
months later he brought the pictures land to America and they called for me
land to America and they called for me
land to America and they called for me and a big year since then thank you guys
and a big year since then thank you guys
and a big year since then thank you guys so much for watching I’d love to know
so much for watching I’d love to know
so much for watching I’d love to know what you thought of the video what was
what you thought of the video what was
what you thought of the video what was your favorite clip what was the message
your favorite clip what was the message
your favorite clip what was the message that really resonated the most with you
that really resonated the most with you
that really resonated the most with you leave it down in the comments below I’m
leave it down in the comments below I’m
leave it down in the comments below I’m also curious do you seize opportunities
also curious do you seize opportunities
also curious do you seize opportunities enough did you take home something from
enough did you take home something from
enough did you take home something from this that you’re now going to apply to
this that you’re now going to apply to
this that you’re now going to apply to your life to your business leave in the
your life to your business leave in the
your life to your business leave in the comments I’m gonna join in the
comments I’m gonna join in the
comments I’m gonna join in the discussion thank you guys so much for
discussion thank you guys so much for
discussion thank you guys so much for watching I believe in you I hope you
watching I believe in you I hope you
watching I believe in you I hope you continue to believe in yourself and
continue to believe in yourself and
continue to believe in yourself and whatever your one word is much love guys
whatever your one word is much love guys
whatever your one word is much love guys I’ll see you soon
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