good morning believe nation today’s message is follow your dreams over to
message is follow your dreams over to
message is follow your dreams over to you Chris Tucker
I was dreaming about like this is the
I was dreaming about like this is the possibilities that can happen if I moved
possibilities that can happen if I moved
possibilities that can happen if I moved to California or you know because I was
to California or you know because I was
to California or you know because I was working really hard here and a lot of
working really hard here and a lot of
working really hard here and a lot of comedians come down from LA and say man
comedians come down from LA and say man
comedians come down from LA and say man you need to go to California cause she’s
you need to go to California cause she’s
you need to go to California cause she’s pretty good I was getting a lot of good
pretty good I was getting a lot of good
pretty good I was getting a lot of good advice and a lot of people who was
advice and a lot of people who was
advice and a lot of people who was really rooting for me
really rooting for me
really rooting for me yeah just went and did it but I had a
yeah just went and did it but I had a
yeah just went and did it but I had a dream and that dream gave me no
dream and that dream gave me no
dream and that dream gave me no confidence to keep going the power of
confidence to keep going the power of
confidence to keep going the power of believing and dreaming is real because
believing and dreaming is real because
believing and dreaming is real because that’s all I did was dream and believe
that’s all I did was dream and believe
that’s all I did was dream and believe and that this these things could happen
and that this these things could happen
and that this these things could happen and it made me feel good and that was my
and it made me feel good and that was my
and it made me feel good and that was my that’s true wealth if you believe and
that’s true wealth if you believe and
that’s true wealth if you believe and you’re doing something you have a goal
you’re doing something you have a goal
you’re doing something you have a goal you have a dream to get somewhere it
you have a dream to get somewhere it
you have a dream to get somewhere it makes you feel good this is something I
makes you feel good this is something I
makes you feel good this is something I think is really really really important
think is really really really important
think is really really really important for especially entrepreneurs to
for especially entrepreneurs to
for especially entrepreneurs to understand in order for you to go out
understand in order for you to go out
understand in order for you to go out and accomplish your dreams you’re going
and accomplish your dreams you’re going
and accomplish your dreams you’re going to have to do some things that will
to have to do some things that will
to have to do some things that will scare you you’re going to have to push
scare you you’re going to have to push
scare you you’re going to have to push outside your comfort zone you’re gonna
outside your comfort zone you’re gonna
outside your comfort zone you’re gonna be put in pressure situations that
be put in pressure situations that
be put in pressure situations that you’ve never been in before and you’re
you’ve never been in before and you’re
you’ve never been in before and you’re gonna want to shrink back you’re going
gonna want to shrink back you’re going
gonna want to shrink back you’re going to want to go down you’re going to want
to want to go down you’re going to want
to want to go down you’re going to want to retreat inside and say no to say I’m
to retreat inside and say no to say I’m
to retreat inside and say no to say I’m not ready I’m not worthy I can’t do that
not ready I’m not worthy I can’t do that
not ready I’m not worthy I can’t do that that’s not me I didn’t go to school for
that’s not me I didn’t go to school for
that’s not me I didn’t go to school for that I don’t know how to do that I’ve
that I don’t know how to do that I’ve
that I don’t know how to do that I’ve been told all my life that I’m not able
been told all my life that I’m not able
been told all my life that I’m not able not capable I don’t have the education
not capable I don’t have the education
not capable I don’t have the education on and on and on and on you’ll find
on and on and on and on you’ll find
on and on and on and on you’ll find every logical reason in the world why
every logical reason in the world why
every logical reason in the world why you can’t go out and do that big thing
you can’t go out and do that big thing
you can’t go out and do that big thing you’re going to come across multiple
you’re going to come across multiple
you’re going to come across multiple Forks in the road along your journey
Forks in the road along your journey
Forks in the road along your journey multiple milestones and you’re going to
multiple milestones and you’re going to
multiple milestones and you’re going to want to shrink down and the thing that
want to shrink down and the thing that
want to shrink down and the thing that gives you the courage to keep going to
gives you the courage to keep going to
gives you the courage to keep going to push through to do that scary thing is
push through to do that scary thing is
push through to do that scary thing is your dream the thing that allows you to
your dream the thing that allows you to
your dream the thing that allows you to push through all that craziness all that
push through all that craziness all that
push through all that craziness all that pain awkwardness uncomfortable
pain awkwardness uncomfortable
pain awkwardness uncomfortable this is the big picture because what you
this is the big picture because what you
this is the big picture because what you want to go and accomplish and that’s why
want to go and accomplish and that’s why
want to go and accomplish and that’s why it’s so important that you have a dream
it’s so important that you have a dream
it’s so important that you have a dream that really means something to you I
that really means something to you I
that really means something to you I look at what I’ve done with my youtube
look at what I’ve done with my youtube
look at what I’ve done with my youtube channel and helping entrepreneurs and I
channel and helping entrepreneurs and I
channel and helping entrepreneurs and I used to self-sabotage a lot I used to
used to self-sabotage a lot I used to
used to self-sabotage a lot I used to get speaking opportunities and give
get speaking opportunities and give
get speaking opportunities and give myself a reason that I can’t go out and
myself a reason that I can’t go out and
myself a reason that I can’t go out and do that and I would say I and my
do that and I would say I and my
do that and I would say I and my schedules really busy come up with some
schedules really busy come up with some
schedules really busy come up with some excuse we’re really I was just too
excuse we’re really I was just too
excuse we’re really I was just too afraid to do it I was too afraid to be
afraid to do it I was too afraid to be
afraid to do it I was too afraid to be on stage and have thousands of people in
on stage and have thousands of people in
on stage and have thousands of people in the audience and have it on national
the audience and have it on national
the audience and have it on national television and have important people in
television and have important people in
television and have important people in in the room I was too afraid and I would
in the room I was too afraid and I would
in the room I was too afraid and I would secretly hope that people would cancel
secretly hope that people would cancel
secretly hope that people would cancel on me constantly and it’s the dream of
on me constantly and it’s the dream of
on me constantly and it’s the dream of what I want to do it’s the mission of
what I want to do it’s the mission of
what I want to do it’s the mission of helping a billion entrepreneurs it
helping a billion entrepreneurs it
helping a billion entrepreneurs it allows me to do the things that I’m
allows me to do the things that I’m
allows me to do the things that I’m scared to do it gives me the courage to
scared to do it gives me the courage to
scared to do it gives me the courage to push through the pain and the fear and
push through the pain and the fear and
push through the pain and the fear and the uncomfortableness to try if you want
the uncomfortableness to try if you want
the uncomfortableness to try if you want to do something big if you want to have
to do something big if you want to have
to do something big if you want to have an impact if you want to touch a lot of
an impact if you want to touch a lot of
an impact if you want to touch a lot of people’s lives you can’t do it being the
people’s lives you can’t do it being the
people’s lives you can’t do it being the person that you are right now you’re
person that you are right now you’re
person that you are right now you’re going to have to grow you’re going to
going to have to grow you’re going to
going to have to grow you’re going to have to build muscles that you didn’t
have to build muscles that you didn’t
have to build muscles that you didn’t know existed before you’re going to have
know existed before you’re going to have
know existed before you’re going to have to test yourself it’s going to happen
to test yourself it’s going to happen
to test yourself it’s going to happen there will be so many times along your
there will be so many times along your
there will be so many times along your journey that you will be tested and you
journey that you will be tested and you
journey that you will be tested and you will need to summon the courage inside
will need to summon the courage inside
will need to summon the courage inside of yourself to push through and it comes
of yourself to push through and it comes
of yourself to push through and it comes from having that big old dream that you
from having that big old dream that you
from having that big old dream that you want to go out and make a big important
want to go out and make a big important
want to go out and make a big important difference in the world and so the next
difference in the world and so the next
difference in the world and so the next time your face is one of those
time your face is one of those
time your face is one of those uncomfortable challenges and you’re
uncomfortable challenges and you’re
uncomfortable challenges and you’re being called to the task I hope you’ll
being called to the task I hope you’ll
being called to the task I hope you’ll say yes I hope you’ll follow your dream
say yes I hope you’ll follow your dream
say yes I hope you’ll follow your dream and not cower down so the question today
and not cower down so the question today
and not cower down so the question today today is what was the hardest thing that
today is what was the hardest thing that
today is what was the hardest thing that you’ve had to do to stay on pack with
you’ve had to do to stay on pack with
you’ve had to do to stay on pack with your dream what’s the biggest challenge
your dream what’s the biggest challenge
your dream what’s the biggest challenge the biggest obstacle you’ve had to face
the biggest obstacle you’ve had to face
the biggest obstacle you’ve had to face so far and how have your dreams help you
so far and how have your dreams help you
so far and how have your dreams help you conquer it I’m curious to find out and I
conquer it I’m curious to find out and I
conquer it I’m curious to find out and I think it could also serve as motivation
think it could also serve as motivation
think it could also serve as motivation for other people watching please leave
for other people watching please leave
for other people watching please leave it down the comments below I’m going to
it down the comments below I’m going to
it down the comments below I’m going to join the discussion I also want to give
join the discussion I also want to give
join the discussion I also want to give a quick shout-out to tamyra Campbell
a quick shout-out to tamyra Campbell
a quick shout-out to tamyra Campbell from Tam cam photo thank you so much for
from Tam cam photo thank you so much for
from Tam cam photo thank you so much for picking up ten copies with my book it
picking up ten copies with my book it
picking up ten copies with my book it really really really means a lot to me
really really really means a lot to me
really really really means a lot to me and I appreciate it so thank you guys
and I appreciate it so thank you guys
and I appreciate it so thank you guys again for watching I believe in you I
again for watching I believe in you I
again for watching I believe in you I hope you continue to believe in yourself
hope you continue to believe in yourself
hope you continue to believe in yourself and whatever your one where it is much
and whatever your one where it is much
and whatever your one where it is much love and I’ll see you again tomorrow
love and I’ll see you again tomorrow
love and I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot of interest so
morning for another shot of interest so
morning for another shot of interest so as a special bonus for you guys to keep
as a special bonus for you guys to keep
as a special bonus for you guys to keep the energy high on following your dreams
the energy high on following your dreams
the energy high on following your dreams I’m gonna share a couple extra clips
I’m gonna share a couple extra clips
I’m gonna share a couple extra clips that I hope you’ll enjoy it’s one of my
that I hope you’ll enjoy it’s one of my
that I hope you’ll enjoy it’s one of my favorite quotes I came up with it with
favorite quotes I came up with it with
favorite quotes I came up with it with my uncle had an uncle named uncle shrimp
my uncle had an uncle named uncle shrimp
my uncle had an uncle named uncle shrimp and it uncle strengths he was a short
and it uncle strengths he was a short
and it uncle strengths he was a short kind of guy you know lost his hair like
kind of guy you know lost his hair like
kind of guy you know lost his hair like the age 20 so his bald-headed and he was
the age 20 so his bald-headed and he was
the age 20 so his bald-headed and he was just so charismatic
just so charismatic
just so charismatic and he told me this after I injured
and he told me this after I injured
and he told me this after I injured myself and I realized that I wasn’t
myself and I realized that I wasn’t
myself and I realized that I wasn’t gonna be a football player and and he
gonna be a football player and and he
gonna be a football player and and he told me you know to never lose sight of
told me you know to never lose sight of
told me you know to never lose sight of your dreams but he also told me this as
your dreams but he also told me this as
your dreams but he also told me this as who I was he knew that now was gonna be
who I was he knew that now was gonna be
who I was he knew that now was gonna be a turning point
a turning point
a turning point I like returned to the streets and
I like returned to the streets and
I like returned to the streets and followed in the footsteps of my father
followed in the footsteps of my father
followed in the footsteps of my father or I could dream the impossible dream
or I could dream the impossible dream
or I could dream the impossible dream right and he also wanted me to notice as
right and he also wanted me to notice as
right and he also wanted me to notice as an african-american man because you know
an african-american man because you know
an african-american man because you know that fear of having a dream and that
that fear of having a dream and that
that fear of having a dream and that fear of oh I can’t dream that that you
fear of oh I can’t dream that that you
fear of oh I can’t dream that that you know I can’t don’t never be able to do
know I can’t don’t never be able to do
know I can’t don’t never be able to do that right you know it was important to
that right you know it was important to
that right you know it was important to know that yes you can have that dream
know that yes you can have that dream
know that yes you can have that dream but you have to know honestly what it’s
but you have to know honestly what it’s
but you have to know honestly what it’s going to take for you to achieve that
going to take for you to achieve that
going to take for you to achieve that dream and so then I came up with the
dream and so then I came up with the
dream and so then I came up with the quote and it goes for everybody all
quote and it goes for everybody all
quote and it goes for everybody all genders all races you know don’t be
genders all races you know don’t be
genders all races you know don’t be afraid to close your eyes and dream but
afraid to close your eyes and dream but
afraid to close your eyes and dream but then you have to open your eyes and see
then you have to open your eyes and see
then you have to open your eyes and see the reality of what it’s going to take
the reality of what it’s going to take
the reality of what it’s going to take for you to achieve that dream and a lot
for you to achieve that dream and a lot
for you to achieve that dream and a lot of people they kind of see whether it’s
of people they kind of see whether it’s
of people they kind of see whether it’s musicians or athletes or entertainers or
musicians or athletes or entertainers or
musicians or athletes or entertainers or even just successful people but they
even just successful people but they
even just successful people but they don’t understand the the thing that it
don’t understand the the thing that it
don’t understand the the thing that it takes for them to get to the point that
takes for them to get to the point that
takes for them to get to the point that they’ve gotten and
they’ve gotten and
they’ve gotten and you know that’s why it’s a very
you know that’s why it’s a very
you know that’s why it’s a very important quote to me and I think it you
important quote to me and I think it you
important quote to me and I think it you know it has inspired people and it
know it has inspired people and it
know it has inspired people and it inspires me every day I was playing the
inspires me every day I was playing the
inspires me every day I was playing the guitar you’re in green your funny dream
guitar you’re in green your funny dream
guitar you’re in green your funny dream kind of because when I was about eleven
kind of because when I was about eleven
kind of because when I was about eleven years old I was in I think seventh grade
years old I was in I think seventh grade
years old I was in I think seventh grade from grade 1 to 6 you’re in this one
from grade 1 to 6 you’re in this one
from grade 1 to 6 you’re in this one school and then you go to this new
school and then you go to this new
school and then you go to this new school and I went to this new school and
school and I went to this new school and
school and I went to this new school and there was this girl this girl named
there was this girl this girl named
there was this girl this girl named Sandy big blue eyes is perfect
Sandy big blue eyes is perfect
Sandy big blue eyes is perfect heart-shaped face and she was so I was
heart-shaped face and she was so I was
heart-shaped face and she was so I was instantly in love with this chick so the
instantly in love with this chick so the
instantly in love with this chick so the first day I asked her like I’m gonna go
first day I asked her like I’m gonna go
first day I asked her like I’m gonna go steady with me and so every day I’d meet
steady with me and so every day I’d meet
steady with me and so every day I’d meet her at her locker and like kiss at the
her at her locker and like kiss at the
her at her locker and like kiss at the locker and then she’d get on her bus and
locker and then she’d get on her bus and
locker and then she’d get on her bus and I get on my bus so we go home talking
I get on my bus so we go home talking
I get on my bus so we go home talking and after seven days she she said you
and after seven days she she said you
and after seven days she she said you know I’m new here and I just don’t want
know I’m new here and I just don’t want
know I’m new here and I just don’t want to get like tied down I don’t want to
to get like tied down I don’t want to
to get like tied down I don’t want to get tied into a relationship it
get tied into a relationship it
get tied into a relationship it absolutely broke my heart I was
absolutely broke my heart I was
absolutely broke my heart I was heartbroken and that night I had a dream
heartbroken and that night I had a dream
heartbroken and that night I had a dream that I was in an arena full of people
that I was in an arena full of people
that I was in an arena full of people and I was playing guitar packed arena
and I was playing guitar packed arena
and I was playing guitar packed arena yeah and I’m playing and I looked down
yeah and I’m playing and I looked down
yeah and I’m playing and I looked down and she’s staring at me
and she’s staring at me
and she’s staring at me and she’s crying like
[Applause]
[Applause] yeah
yeah
yeah my rock-and-roll revenge we all that you
my rock-and-roll revenge we all that you
my rock-and-roll revenge we all that you could have been my girlfriend we all
could have been my girlfriend we all
could have been my girlfriend we all have this dream but we just don’t end up
have this dream but we just don’t end up
have this dream but we just don’t end up in a fight that’s the problem
in a fight that’s the problem
in a fight that’s the problem dreams come true it’s hard changing your
dreams come true it’s hard changing your
dreams come true it’s hard changing your life it was hard when just over three
life it was hard when just over three
life it was hard when just over three years ago in the Penobscot Building in
years ago in the Penobscot Building in
years ago in the Penobscot Building in Detroit Michigan where I was operating
Detroit Michigan where I was operating
Detroit Michigan where I was operating my business and I fell on some hard
my business and I fell on some hard
my business and I fell on some hard times and I was sleeping in my office
times and I was sleeping in my office
times and I was sleeping in my office it was hard coming into the lobby and
it was hard coming into the lobby and
it was hard coming into the lobby and the security said scuse me mr. Brown can
the security said scuse me mr. Brown can
the security said scuse me mr. Brown can we see you for a moment and I said yes
we see you for a moment and I said yes
we see you for a moment and I said yes and I walked up to the counter and he
and I walked up to the counter and he
and I walked up to the counter and he gave me an envelope and he said would
gave me an envelope and he said would
gave me an envelope and he said would you mind reading it here and I opened
you mind reading it here and I opened
you mind reading it here and I opened the envelope and the envelope was from
the envelope and the envelope was from
the envelope and the envelope was from management that says this is an office
management that says this is an office
management that says this is an office tower it’s not a hotel please
tower it’s not a hotel please
tower it’s not a hotel please do not sleep in your office and I said
do not sleep in your office and I said
do not sleep in your office and I said excuse me sir I said I just worked long
excuse me sir I said I just worked long
excuse me sir I said I just worked long hours and creating my business I’m an
hours and creating my business I’m an
hours and creating my business I’m an entrepreneur and right now things are
entrepreneur and right now things are
entrepreneur and right now things are bad for me but they’re not going to be
bad for me but they’re not going to be
bad for me but they’re not going to be this way always and I just asked for the
this way always and I just asked for the
this way always and I just asked for the opportunity to continue to operate like
opportunity to continue to operate like
opportunity to continue to operate like I’m doing I’m not trying to make this my
I’m doing I’m not trying to make this my
I’m doing I’m not trying to make this my home and it was hard coming through the
home and it was hard coming through the
home and it was hard coming through the lobby and sometimes they would laugh
lobby and sometimes they would laugh
lobby and sometimes they would laugh there’s a guy talking about becoming
there’s a guy talking about becoming
there’s a guy talking about becoming successful and look at him he’s bathing
successful and look at him he’s bathing
successful and look at him he’s bathing in the bathroom upstairs on the 21st
in the bathroom upstairs on the 21st
in the bathroom upstairs on the 21st floor he sleeps on the floor him and two
floor he sleeps on the floor him and two
floor he sleeps on the floor him and two other dreamers up there look at him
other dreamers up there look at him
other dreamers up there look at him it was hard ladies and gentlemen coming
it was hard ladies and gentlemen coming
it was hard ladies and gentlemen coming to speak to people and I was facing
to speak to people and I was facing
to speak to people and I was facing financial difficulties in my own life I
financial difficulties in my own life I
financial difficulties in my own life I was behind on my bills and my dreams and
was behind on my bills and my dreams and
was behind on my bills and my dreams and I’m saying to them you can live your
I’m saying to them you can live your
I’m saying to them you can live your dream it was hard ladies and gentlemen
dream it was hard ladies and gentlemen
dream it was hard ladies and gentlemen it was very difficult to pick myself up
it was very difficult to pick myself up
it was very difficult to pick myself up each day believing that I can do it
each day believing that I can do it
each day believing that I can do it there were times that I doubted myself I
there were times that I doubted myself I
there were times that I doubted myself I said God why why is this happening to me
said God why why is this happening to me
said God why why is this happening to me I’m just trying to take care of my
I’m just trying to take care of my
I’m just trying to take care of my children and my mother I’m not trying to
children and my mother I’m not trying to
children and my mother I’m not trying to steal a Rob from anybody
steal a Rob from anybody
steal a Rob from anybody how did this have to happen to me it was
how did this have to happen to me it was
how did this have to happen to me it was very hard and here’s what I want to say
very hard and here’s what I want to say
very hard and here’s what I want to say to you for those of you that have
to you for those of you that have
to you for those of you that have experienced some hardships don’t give up
experienced some hardships don’t give up
experienced some hardships don’t give up on your dream no one could have
on your dream no one could have
on your dream no one could have convinced me by holding on by continuing
convinced me by holding on by continuing
convinced me by holding on by continuing to push forward by continuing to run
to push forward by continuing to run
to push forward by continuing to run toward my dream that one day I would
toward my dream that one day I would
toward my dream that one day I would have my own talk show it’s a long shot
have my own talk show it’s a long shot
have my own talk show it’s a long shot ladies and gentlemen from Liberty City
ladies and gentlemen from Liberty City
ladies and gentlemen from Liberty City an abandoned building Auto floor never
an abandoned building Auto floor never
an abandoned building Auto floor never annoying my mother or father it’s a long
annoying my mother or father it’s a long
annoying my mother or father it’s a long shot
shot
shot being here with you today in this dome
being here with you today in this dome
being here with you today in this dome in Atlanta it’s a long shot
in Atlanta it’s a long shot
in Atlanta it’s a long shot no college training labeled educable
no college training labeled educable
no college training labeled educable mentally retarded but I kept running
mentally retarded but I kept running
mentally retarded but I kept running toward my dream
don’t stop running toward your dream
don’t stop running toward your dream [Applause]
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