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I was having the laugh to myself just

I was having the laugh to myself just there offstage because of all the

there offstage because of all the

there offstage because of all the pictures that they could have used of me

pictures that they could have used of me

pictures that they could have used of me they decided to use a picture from

they decided to use a picture from

they decided to use a picture from homeless entrepreneurs naked calendar

homeless entrepreneurs naked calendar

homeless entrepreneurs naked calendar project yes you got me right a naked

project yes you got me right a naked

project yes you got me right a naked calendar project so we had this idea of

calendar project so we had this idea of

calendar project so we had this idea of creating a calendar with 12 homeless

creating a calendar with 12 homeless

creating a calendar with 12 homeless people naked tastefully done in an

people naked tastefully done in an

people naked tastefully done in an artistic way to help generate funds to

artistic way to help generate funds to

artistic way to help generate funds to get some of them off the streets and

get some of them off the streets and

get some of them off the streets and that’s the picture they chose to use for

that’s the picture they chose to use for

that’s the picture they chose to use for me for this so I’m glad to see my

me for this so I’m glad to see my

me for this so I’m glad to see my friends here at you say they have a good

friends here at you say they have a good

friends here at you say they have a good sense of humor as I do too oh my god

sense of humor as I do too oh my god

sense of humor as I do too oh my god we could we can discuss about the

we could we can discuss about the

we could we can discuss about the calendar afterwards if you want but it

calendar afterwards if you want but it

calendar afterwards if you want but it was a lot of fun and as I said it’s very

was a lot of fun and as I said it’s very

was a lot of fun and as I said it’s very tastefully done my name is Vincent

tastefully done my name is Vincent

tastefully done my name is Vincent Helbig I’m one of the homeless

Helbig I’m one of the homeless

Helbig I’m one of the homeless entrepreneurs living here in Barcelona I

entrepreneurs living here in Barcelona I

entrepreneurs living here in Barcelona I am an emerging author and video blogger

am an emerging author and video blogger

am an emerging author and video blogger so I’m really happy to be here today the

so I’m really happy to be here today the

so I’m really happy to be here today the the theme for this talk is encourage

the theme for this talk is encourage

the theme for this talk is encourage yourself and encourage others which is

yourself and encourage others which is

yourself and encourage others which is very much my story you know I I

very much my story you know I I

very much my story you know I I encourage myself every day when you live

encourage myself every day when you live

encourage myself every day when you live on the streets

on the streets

on the streets you got to encourage yourself every day

you got to encourage yourself every day

you got to encourage yourself every day otherwise there’s so many negative

otherwise there’s so many negative

otherwise there’s so many negative things that you can do you know to bring

things that you can do you know to bring

things that you can do you know to bring yourself down and what you’re going to

yourself down and what you’re going to

yourself down and what you’re going to like about me is the way that I persist

like about me is the way that I persist

like about me is the way that I persist in working towards my dream to reach the

in working towards my dream to reach the

in working towards my dream to reach the goal my goal in my children field I

goal my goal in my children field I

goal my goal in my children field I really enjoy encouraging other people

really enjoy encouraging other people

really enjoy encouraging other people no matter what feel they’re in because I

no matter what feel they’re in because I

no matter what feel they’re in because I realize we all need heroes we all need

realize we all need heroes we all need

realize we all need heroes we all need someone standing our back to give us

someone standing our back to give us

someone standing our back to give us some kind of encouragement when we feel

some kind of encouragement when we feel

some kind of encouragement when we feel low so I stand there before you today as

low so I stand there before you today as

low so I stand there before you today as an encourage a man of persistent action

an encourage a man of persistent action

an encourage a man of persistent action to work and keep working towards his

to work and keep working towards his

to work and keep working towards his goals and I’m able to see new directions

goals and I’m able to see new directions

goals and I’m able to see new directions and create paths for success that can

and create paths for success that can

and create paths for success that can inspire others to live their dreams I’m

inspire others to live their dreams I’m

inspire others to live their dreams I’m an influencer for positive change and I

an influencer for positive change and I

an influencer for positive change and I have a passion for exploring

have a passion for exploring

have a passion for exploring possibilities which will create an

possibilities which will create an

possibilities which will create an amazing life worth living and why not

amazing life worth living and why not

amazing life worth living and why not why would I have a mediocre life

why would I have a mediocre life

why would I have a mediocre life everybody should be reaching for that

everybody should be reaching for that

everybody should be reaching for that amazing life worth living

amazing life worth living

amazing life worth living the very reason I’m here today is

the very reason I’m here today is

the very reason I’m here today is because I persistently encourage myself

because I persistently encourage myself

because I persistently encourage myself living on the streets talking to myself

living on the streets talking to myself

living on the streets talking to myself in the public washroom mirrors every

in the public washroom mirrors every

in the public washroom mirrors every chance I get and I say hell vig you may

chance I get and I say hell vig you may

chance I get and I say hell vig you may be homeless but guess what you’re not

be homeless but guess what you’re not

be homeless but guess what you’re not hopeless healthy keep going this is just

hopeless healthy keep going this is just

hopeless healthy keep going this is just a small hiccup it’s part of your journey

a small hiccup it’s part of your journey

a small hiccup it’s part of your journey towards success your body may be in the

towards success your body may be in the

towards success your body may be in the streets but your mind is free to imagine

streets but your mind is free to imagine

streets but your mind is free to imagine your way out of this predicament healthy

your way out of this predicament healthy

your way out of this predicament healthy many of your digital mentors the people

many of your digital mentors the people

many of your digital mentors the people that you look up to they were once

that you look up to they were once

that you look up to they were once homeless they all want jobless but

homeless they all want jobless but

homeless they all want jobless but through persistence and self belief they

through persistence and self belief they

through persistence and self belief they rose and they thrived in their chosen

rose and they thrived in their chosen

rose and they thrived in their chosen fields you must persist and keep going

fields you must persist and keep going

fields you must persist and keep going just a little bit more each day

just a little bit more each day

just a little bit more each day encourage yourself and I have found as

encourage yourself and I have found as

encourage yourself and I have found as you will too if you tell yourself a lie

you will too if you tell yourself a lie

you will too if you tell yourself a lie for 35 days or more

for 35 days or more

for 35 days or more it becomes your reality if you

it becomes your reality if you

it becomes your reality if you persistently work and practice one of

persistently work and practice one of

persistently work and practice one of the principles of success act as if act

the principles of success act as if act

the principles of success act as if act as if if you see yourself if you feel

as if if you see yourself if you feel

as if if you see yourself if you feel yourself as a success as the success

yourself as a success as the success

yourself as a success as the success that you want to be imagine like a

that you want to be imagine like a

that you want to be imagine like a child’s game amazing things will happen

child’s game amazing things will happen

child’s game amazing things will happen for you also ladies and gentlemen it’s

for you also ladies and gentlemen it’s

for you also ladies and gentlemen it’s not easy when you run out of money for

not easy when you run out of money for

not easy when you run out of money for food and your stomach is crying and

food and your stomach is crying and

food and your stomach is crying and saying we’re hungry and all you can do

saying we’re hungry and all you can do

saying we’re hungry and all you can do is fill yourself up with water to ease

is fill yourself up with water to ease

is fill yourself up with water to ease the burning but you know what because of

the burning but you know what because of

the burning but you know what because of my persistent optimism I found someone

my persistent optimism I found someone

my persistent optimism I found someone who introduced me to places social

who introduced me to places social

who introduced me to places social kitchens where you can eat and get some

kitchens where you can eat and get some

kitchens where you can eat and get some nourishment in your body and at times

nourishment in your body and at times

nourishment in your body and at times you know what you’re going to have

you know what you’re going to have

you know what you’re going to have problems and issues developing your

problems and issues developing your

problems and issues developing your minimal viable products and services the

minimal viable products and services the

minimal viable products and services the things that you’re working on the things

things that you’re working on the things

things that you’re working on the things that you are passionate about and here’s

that you are passionate about and here’s

that you are passionate about and here’s what you need to do keep going keep

what you need to do keep going keep

what you need to do keep going keep moving forward the solution will come

moving forward the solution will come

moving forward the solution will come many of the homeless people that

many of the homeless people that

many of the homeless people that sometimes surround me they choose

sometimes surround me they choose

sometimes surround me they choose alcohol as their food but my challenge

alcohol as their food but my challenge

alcohol as their food but my challenge is best overcome with a clear mind a

is best overcome with a clear mind a

is best overcome with a clear mind a focus mind and I believe abuse of their

focus mind and I believe abuse of their

focus mind and I believe abuse of their alcohol and drugs Rob’s you of your

alcohol and drugs Rob’s you of your

alcohol and drugs Rob’s you of your greatness and robs us of your genius so

greatness and robs us of your genius so

greatness and robs us of your genius so I don’t go down that road I’m not

I don’t go down that road I’m not

I don’t go down that road I’m not looking for a crutch to lean on to sob

looking for a crutch to lean on to sob

looking for a crutch to lean on to sob no I want to stay clear and focus one of

no I want to stay clear and focus one of

no I want to stay clear and focus one of the best things that I ever do do and

the best things that I ever do do and

the best things that I ever do do and still doing now is I go into the

still doing now is I go into the

still doing now is I go into the libraries and I feed my mind with

libraries and I feed my mind with

libraries and I feed my mind with motivational videos and inspirational

motivational videos and inspirational

motivational videos and inspirational videos on YouTube the videos are of some

videos on YouTube the videos are of some

videos on YouTube the videos are of some of my best and favorite digital men

of my best and favorite digital men

of my best and favorite digital men tours like Tony Robbins he says to me

tours like Tony Robbins he says to me

tours like Tony Robbins he says to me success leaves Clues find a model that

success leaves Clues find a model that

success leaves Clues find a model that works for you and keep going until you

works for you and keep going until you

works for you and keep going until you reach your goal like Les Brown he says

reach your goal like Les Brown he says

reach your goal like Les Brown he says you’re the one it’s you you’re the one

you’re the one it’s you you’re the one

you’re the one it’s you you’re the one it’s possible you can live your dream

it’s possible you can live your dream

it’s possible you can live your dream despite what you see right now Jack

despite what you see right now Jack

despite what you see right now Jack Canfield follow the tried and tested

Canfield follow the tried and tested

Canfield follow the tried and tested principles for success they will

principles for success they will

principles for success they will transport you from where you are now to

transport you from where you are now to

transport you from where you are now to where you want to be keep going and

where you want to be keep going and

where you want to be keep going and another one you may not have heard of

another one you may not have heard of

another one you may not have heard of but Chris Gardner

but Chris Gardner

but Chris Gardner he’s from the movie The Pursuit of

he’s from the movie The Pursuit of

he’s from the movie The Pursuit of Happyness

Happyness

Happyness with Will Smith do you realize that

with Will Smith do you realize that

with Will Smith do you realize that Chris Gardner was homeless for two to

Chris Gardner was homeless for two to

Chris Gardner was homeless for two to three years he had the three-year-old

three years he had the three-year-old

three years he had the three-year-old son with him through this plight but

son with him through this plight but

son with him through this plight but guess what he persisted towards his

guess what he persisted towards his

guess what he persisted towards his dreams of becoming a stockbroker and you

dreams of becoming a stockbroker and you

dreams of becoming a stockbroker and you like me we’re gonna experience problems

like me we’re gonna experience problems

like me we’re gonna experience problems and challenges as we work towards our

and challenges as we work towards our

and challenges as we work towards our goals as we work towards our dreams each

goals as we work towards our dreams each

goals as we work towards our dreams each day something may come up but if this

day something may come up but if this

day something may come up but if this homeless man from the streets of

homeless man from the streets of

homeless man from the streets of Barcelona can find a way to use

Barcelona can find a way to use

Barcelona can find a way to use persistence as a tool for his success

persistence as a tool for his success

persistence as a tool for his success guess what you can – I’m not the best

guess what you can – I’m not the best

guess what you can – I’m not the best inspirational speaker I can be yet but

inspirational speaker I can be yet but

inspirational speaker I can be yet but as I persist to encourage myself and

as I persist to encourage myself and

as I persist to encourage myself and work on myself day in day out I believe

work on myself day in day out I believe

work on myself day in day out I believe that I will attract the people the

that I will attract the people the

that I will attract the people the resources and the opportunities that

resources and the opportunities that

resources and the opportunities that will take me to the next level one of

will take me to the next level one of

will take me to the next level one of the things my father used to say to me

the things my father used to say to me

the things my father used to say to me he used to say whatever you do for

he used to say whatever you do for

he used to say whatever you do for others you actually do for yourself

others you actually do for yourself

others you actually do for yourself we’ll come around whether it’s good or

we’ll come around whether it’s good or

we’ll come around whether it’s good or bad he also told me I must practice

bad he also told me I must practice

bad he also told me I must practice self-love and appreciation a lil each

self-love and appreciation a lil each

self-love and appreciation a lil each day and doing that I will truly learn

day and doing that I will truly learn

day and doing that I will truly learn how to love and appreciate other people

how to love and appreciate other people

how to love and appreciate other people from all around the world and these

from all around the world and these

from all around the world and these principles work for everyone who chooses

principles work for everyone who chooses

principles work for everyone who chooses to practice them it was just that my

to practice them it was just that my

to practice them it was just that my persistence which kept me going

persistence which kept me going

persistence which kept me going practicing self-love talking to myself

practicing self-love talking to myself

practicing self-love talking to myself encouraging myself a little bit each

encouraging myself a little bit each

encouraging myself a little bit each time these are the things that helped me

time these are the things that helped me

time these are the things that helped me to connect with homeless entrepreneur

to connect with homeless entrepreneur

to connect with homeless entrepreneur org and this guy this great guy Andrew

org and this guy this great guy Andrew

org and this guy this great guy Andrew funk he has a great passion to help the

funk he has a great passion to help the

funk he has a great passion to help the homeless help themselves

homeless help themselves

homeless help themselves and this is very important because if

and this is very important because if

and this is very important because if you don’t give some you don’t give some

you don’t give some you don’t give some

you don’t give some you don’t give some effort there’s going to be no drive to

effort there’s going to be no drive to

effort there’s going to be no drive to make the success and the goal come

make the success and the goal come

make the success and the goal come closer and closer and become made real

closer and closer and become made real

closer and closer and become made real so it’s very important I love working

so it’s very important I love working

so it’s very important I love working with homeless entrepreneur as you can

with homeless entrepreneur as you can

with homeless entrepreneur as you can see I have the t-shirt because he had

see I have the t-shirt because he had

see I have the t-shirt because he had some really great ideas for helping us

some really great ideas for helping us

some really great ideas for helping us help ourselves and it was actually

help ourselves and it was actually

help ourselves and it was actually Andrew font from homeless entrepreneurs

Andrew font from homeless entrepreneurs

Andrew font from homeless entrepreneurs calm that helped me to connect with a

calm that helped me to connect with a

calm that helped me to connect with a sarde you know and I’m so so happy that

sarde you know and I’m so so happy that

sarde you know and I’m so so happy that they have seen some kind of value in

they have seen some kind of value in

they have seen some kind of value in what I say to them and I inspire them in

what I say to them and I inspire them in

what I say to them and I inspire them in some way and I also say to my friends

some way and I also say to my friends

some way and I also say to my friends and people that I meet write down the

and people that I meet write down the

and people that I meet write down the hundred and one things that you would

hundred and one things that you would

hundred and one things that you would like to achieve in your life and include

like to achieve in your life and include

like to achieve in your life and include things that you would like to have and

things that you would like to have and

things that you would like to have and include places that you’d like to go

include places that you’d like to go

include places that you’d like to go because these things when you write them

because these things when you write them

because these things when you write them down they will also give you Drive and a

down they will also give you Drive and a

down they will also give you Drive and a reason for being

reason for being

reason for being they will motivate you to keep going and

they will motivate you to keep going and

they will motivate you to keep going and work towards your success because your

work towards your success because your

work towards your success because your brain is like a goal orienting mechanism

brain is like a goal orienting mechanism

brain is like a goal orienting mechanism if you give yourself direction if you

if you give yourself direction if you

if you give yourself direction if you give yourself a goal your brain will

give yourself a goal your brain will

give yourself a goal your brain will help you to get there or bringing the

help you to get there or bringing the

help you to get there or bringing the people and the other minds that can help

people and the other minds that can help

people and the other minds that can help you to find the solution it’s just like

you to find the solution it’s just like

you to find the solution it’s just like the famous story you probably heard of

the famous story you probably heard of

the famous story you probably heard of Edison trying to create these light

Edison trying to create these light

Edison trying to create these light bulbs which we were born into thousands

bulbs which we were born into thousands

bulbs which we were born into thousands of times he tried to create this light

of times he tried to create this light

of times he tried to create this light bulb and he kept on doing mistake after

bulb and he kept on doing mistake after

bulb and he kept on doing mistake after mistake but he persisted until he got

mistake but he persisted until he got

mistake but he persisted until he got there and now we have lights and now we

there and now we have lights and now we

there and now we have lights and now we can work at night we don’t have to just

can work at night we don’t have to just

can work at night we don’t have to just wait for the day so persistence is one

wait for the day so persistence is one

wait for the day so persistence is one of the principles that helps us to

of the principles that helps us to

of the principles that helps us to receive and get the success and receive

receive and get the success and receive

receive and get the success and receive the goal that we want now I am easily

the goal that we want now I am easily

the goal that we want now I am easily found on social media so whatever you’re

found on social media so whatever you’re

found on social media so whatever you’re doing if you need someone to encourage

doing if you need someone to encourage

doing if you need someone to encourage you I’m your I’m your guy contact me

you I’m your I’m your guy contact me

you I’m your I’m your guy contact me because we’re the others say to you it’s

because we’re the others say to you it’s

because we’re the others say to you it’s not possible it hasn’t been done guess

not possible it hasn’t been done guess

not possible it hasn’t been done guess what I’m going to help you to realize

what I’m going to help you to realize

what I’m going to help you to realize the way that I think is it’s been

the way that I think is it’s been

the way that I think is it’s been accomplished let’s find the answer the

accomplished let’s find the answer the

accomplished let’s find the answer the things that for instance steve job

things that for instance steve job

things that for instance steve job created for likely the apple company or

created for likely the apple company or

created for likely the apple company or the the way he created the mouse and all

the the way he created the mouse and all

the the way he created the mouse and all these things they had not been created

these things they had not been created

these things they had not been created before he he made the way he pushed his

before he he made the way he pushed his

before he he made the way he pushed his team because it wasn’t just him it was a

team because it wasn’t just him it was a

team because it wasn’t just him it was a team of workers with him that made these

team of workers with him that made these

team of workers with him that made these things possible and guess what he’s

things possible and guess what he’s

things possible and guess what he’s inspiring other companies like the

inspiring other companies like the

inspiring other companies like the Erickson’s and the Samsung’s to do

Erickson’s and the Samsung’s to do

Erickson’s and the Samsung’s to do amazing things and that’s how it will be

amazing things and that’s how it will be

amazing things and that’s how it will be I encourage you and you encouraged me we

I encourage you and you encouraged me we

I encourage you and you encouraged me we encourage each other I love being here

encourage each other I love being here

encourage each other I love being here in a Sade where people are thinking of

in a Sade where people are thinking of

in a Sade where people are thinking of inventive ideas business products and

inventive ideas business products and

inventive ideas business products and services to serve the world

services to serve the world

services to serve the world so anybody what tells you it can’t be

so anybody what tells you it can’t be

so anybody what tells you it can’t be done do

done do

done do get yourself connected to me find a way

get yourself connected to me find a way

get yourself connected to me find a way to find me and we will motivate each

to find me and we will motivate each

to find me and we will motivate each other we will inspire each other we will

other we will inspire each other we will

other we will inspire each other we will encourage each other to let your dream

encourage each other to let your dream

encourage each other to let your dream let your product surface I say to you

let your product surface I say to you

let your product surface I say to you use persistence as one of the tools of

use persistence as one of the tools of

use persistence as one of the tools of your success because it works every time

your success because it works every time

your success because it works every time there’s so many people Jack Ma the

there’s so many people Jack Ma the

there’s so many people Jack Ma the genius behind Alibaba listen to his

genius behind Alibaba listen to his

genius behind Alibaba listen to his story hundreds of things he tried he

story hundreds of things he tried he

story hundreds of things he tried he couldn’t even get a job in McDonald’s

couldn’t even get a job in McDonald’s

couldn’t even get a job in McDonald’s but he kept going kept going and to

but he kept going kept going and to

but he kept going kept going and to towards his success towards his dream of

towards his success towards his dream of

towards his success towards his dream of doing something successful even you have

doing something successful even you have

doing something successful even you have the Kentucky Fried Chicken this guy that

the Kentucky Fried Chicken this guy that

the Kentucky Fried Chicken this guy that came up with a recipe the colonel was

came up with a recipe the colonel was

came up with a recipe the colonel was like 90 something years old and he tried

like 90 something years old and he tried

like 90 something years old and he tried so many things in his life I think he

so many things in his life I think he

so many things in his life I think he even tried to kill himself he got

even tried to kill himself he got

even tried to kill himself he got depressed some time in his life I I

depressed some time in his life I I

depressed some time in his life I I think the the rope broke or whatever he

think the the rope broke or whatever he

think the the rope broke or whatever he tried to hang himself and that didn’t

tried to hang himself and that didn’t

tried to hang himself and that didn’t even work but the man was able to rise

even work but the man was able to rise

even work but the man was able to rise up from there and keep going there are

up from there and keep going there are

up from there and keep going there are so many stories when you feel down

so many stories when you feel down

so many stories when you feel down persist look the Internet is fabulous it

persist look the Internet is fabulous it

persist look the Internet is fabulous it doesn’t just have a lot of crazy things

doesn’t just have a lot of crazy things

doesn’t just have a lot of crazy things on there they have some really good

on there they have some really good

on there they have some really good things on there to find people heroes

things on there to find people heroes

things on there to find people heroes that you can connect with because they

that you can connect with because they

that you can connect with because they have already made a trail success leaves

have already made a trail success leaves

have already made a trail success leaves Clues there’s somebody that you can

Clues there’s somebody that you can

Clues there’s somebody that you can identify with a role model that you can

identify with a role model that you can

identify with a role model that you can find they’re doing something similar to

find they’re doing something similar to

find they’re doing something similar to what you want to accomplish follow some

what you want to accomplish follow some

what you want to accomplish follow some of the things that they have done and

of the things that they have done and

of the things that they have done and guess what you are going to get some of

guess what you are going to get some of

guess what you are going to get some of the great results very important very

the great results very important very

the great results very important very simple I love the people here at Asadi

simple I love the people here at Asadi

simple I love the people here at Asadi and I’m thankful for for TEDx and what

and I’m thankful for for TEDx and what

and I’m thankful for for TEDx and what they’re doing I think it’s an amazing

they’re doing I think it’s an amazing

they’re doing I think it’s an amazing idea thank you very much for your time

idea thank you very much for your time

idea thank you very much for your time you guys are the future so keep going

you guys are the future so keep going

you guys are the future so keep going and persist

and persist

and persist you will get the outcome that you need

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