yeah that was pretty good right like I’m high right it’s really hot yeah I don’t
high right it’s really hot yeah I don’t
high right it’s really hot yeah I don’t know how you do it man maybe just I have
know how you do it man maybe just I have
know how you do it man maybe just I have oh all right
oh all right
oh all right here we go too much hair product in my
here we go too much hair product in my
here we go too much hair product in my hair okay good morning believe nations
hair okay good morning believe nations
hair okay good morning believe nations my name is Alexson my one word is belong
my name is Alexson my one word is belong
my name is Alexson my one word is belong and I believe the world would be a
and I believe the world would be a
and I believe the world would be a better place if more people felt that
better place if more people felt that
better place if more people felt that they belong so to help you on your
they belong so to help you on your
they belong so to help you on your journey
journey
journey today’s messages be a blessing to
today’s messages be a blessing to
today’s messages be a blessing to somebody over to you Maya Angelou
somebody over to you Maya Angelou
somebody over to you Maya Angelou [Music]
there’s an African Americans on 19th
there’s an African Americans on 19th century the chin is so great it says
century the chin is so great it says
century the chin is so great it says when it looked like the Sun won or shine
when it looked like the Sun won or shine
when it looked like the Sun won or shine anymore God put a rainbow in the clouds
anymore God put a rainbow in the clouds
anymore God put a rainbow in the clouds imagine and I’ve had so many rainbows in
imagine and I’ve had so many rainbows in
imagine and I’ve had so many rainbows in my clouds I had a lot of clouds but I
my clouds I had a lot of clouds but I
my clouds I had a lot of clouds but I have had so many rainbows and one of the
have had so many rainbows and one of the
have had so many rainbows and one of the things I do when I step up on a stage
things I do when I step up on a stage
things I do when I step up on a stage when I stand up to translate when I go
when I stand up to translate when I go
when I stand up to translate when I go to teach my classes when I go to direct
to teach my classes when I go to direct
to teach my classes when I go to direct a movie I bring everyone who has ever
a movie I bring everyone who has ever
a movie I bring everyone who has ever been kind to me with me black white
been kind to me with me black white
been kind to me with me black white asian spanish-speaking Native American
asian spanish-speaking Native American
asian spanish-speaking Native American gay straight everybody has to come with
gay straight everybody has to come with
gay straight everybody has to come with me I’m going a mistake come with me I
me I’m going a mistake come with me I
me I’m going a mistake come with me I need you now long did you see so I don’t
need you now long did you see so I don’t
need you now long did you see so I don’t ever feel I have no help I’ve had
ever feel I have no help I’ve had
ever feel I have no help I’ve had rainbows in my clouds and the thing to
rainbows in my clouds and the thing to
rainbows in my clouds and the thing to do it seems to me is to prepare yourself
do it seems to me is to prepare yourself
do it seems to me is to prepare yourself so that you can be a rainbow in somebody
so that you can be a rainbow in somebody
so that you can be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud somebody who may not look
else’s cloud somebody who may not look
else’s cloud somebody who may not look like you may not call God the same name
like you may not call God the same name
like you may not call God the same name you call God if they call God it off you
you call God if they call God it off you
you call God if they call God it off you see and may not eat the same dishes
see and may not eat the same dishes
see and may not eat the same dishes prepared the way you do may not dance
prepared the way you do may not dance
prepared the way you do may not dance your dances well speak your language
your dances well speak your language
your dances well speak your language but be a blessing to somebody this
but be a blessing to somebody this
but be a blessing to somebody this message resonates with me as a human
message resonates with me as a human
message resonates with me as a human being as an instructor as a speaker as a
being as an instructor as a speaker as a
being as an instructor as a speaker as a leader it is super important that you
leader it is super important that you
leader it is super important that you take responsibility not only for
take responsibility not only for
take responsibility not only for yourself but for the well-being of
yourself but for the well-being of
yourself but for the well-being of others because ultimately you never know
others because ultimately you never know
others because ultimately you never know what kind of impact you can have on
what kind of impact you can have on
what kind of impact you can have on others when I was a student seven years
others when I was a student seven years
others when I was a student seven years ago
ago
ago I struggled asking women to dance so
I struggled asking women to dance so
I struggled asking women to dance so here was I sort of a beginner dancer
here was I sort of a beginner dancer
here was I sort of a beginner dancer going to socials and just being too
going to socials and just being too
going to socials and just being too afraid to mess up make mistakes and
afraid to mess up make mistakes and
afraid to mess up make mistakes and people not wanting to dance with me and
people not wanting to dance with me and
people not wanting to dance with me and I remember there was a short woman she
I remember there was a short woman she
I remember there was a short woman she was like five foot one five foot she
was like five foot one five foot she
was like five foot one five foot she came up to me she was an advanced dancer
came up to me she was an advanced dancer
came up to me she was an advanced dancer she had no reason really to ask me to
she had no reason really to ask me to
she had no reason really to ask me to dance but she saw how afraid I was and
dance but she saw how afraid I was and
dance but she saw how afraid I was and she offered to dance with me and for
she offered to dance with me and for
she offered to dance with me and for multiple socials as I kept going out she
multiple socials as I kept going out she
multiple socials as I kept going out she would always ask me to that and every
would always ask me to that and every
would always ask me to that and every time I gets nervous
time I gets nervous
time I gets nervous I’d make mistakes I’d be hard on myself
I’d make mistakes I’d be hard on myself
I’d make mistakes I’d be hard on myself I said looking around and looking at all
I said looking around and looking at all
I said looking around and looking at all these other people dancing and just that
these other people dancing and just that
these other people dancing and just that being intimidating for me she would tell
being intimidating for me she would tell
being intimidating for me she would tell me that it’s okay that it’s not
me that it’s okay that it’s not
me that it’s okay that it’s not important just keep dancing smiling that
important just keep dancing smiling that
important just keep dancing smiling that I’ll get better
I’ll get better
I’ll get better I saw her about six years later out of
I saw her about six years later out of
I saw her about six years later out of social by this point I was already an
social by this point I was already an
social by this point I was already an instructor when I saw her I one of our
instructor when I saw her I one of our
instructor when I saw her I one of our soldiers I ran up and I gave her a hug
soldiers I ran up and I gave her a hug
soldiers I ran up and I gave her a hug and I told her how much of a difference
and I told her how much of a difference
and I told her how much of a difference in in fact she made on me on my
in in fact she made on me on my
in in fact she made on me on my confidence and was one of the pivotal
confidence and was one of the pivotal
confidence and was one of the pivotal reasons why I stuck around even though
reasons why I stuck around even though
reasons why I stuck around even though at the beginning I was one of the worst
at the beginning I was one of the worst
at the beginning I was one of the worst dancer never underestimate how powerful
dancer never underestimate how powerful
dancer never underestimate how powerful a simple hello a thank you are you doing
a simple hello a thank you are you doing
a simple hello a thank you are you doing a great job can be every single day is
a great job can be every single day is
a great job can be every single day is an opportunity to make a positive impact
an opportunity to make a positive impact
an opportunity to make a positive impact in the smallest of gestures in people’s
in the smallest of gestures in people’s
in the smallest of gestures in people’s lives
lives
lives and all can sometimes take is just a one
and all can sometimes take is just a one
and all can sometimes take is just a one second of you stopping and doing what
second of you stopping and doing what
second of you stopping and doing what you feel is right versus walking away
you feel is right versus walking away
you feel is right versus walking away and not wanting to deal with the hassle
and not wanting to deal with the hassle
and not wanting to deal with the hassle thing take responsibility not only for
thing take responsibility not only for
thing take responsibility not only for yourself but take responsibility for
yourself but take responsibility for
yourself but take responsibility for others and be a rainbow and somebody’s
others and be a rainbow and somebody’s
others and be a rainbow and somebody’s cloud the question of the day is what’s
cloud the question of the day is what’s
cloud the question of the day is what’s one regret that you have right now where
one regret that you have right now where
one regret that you have right now where you wish you could have been a rainbow
you wish you could have been a rainbow
you wish you could have been a rainbow in someone else’s clouds but you didn’t
in someone else’s clouds but you didn’t
in someone else’s clouds but you didn’t take action leave it in the comments
take action leave it in the comments
take action leave it in the comments below I’m excited to see what you have
below I’m excited to see what you have
below I’m excited to see what you have to say I want to get
to say I want to get
to say I want to get quick shout out to Emma Heyward Emma
quick shout out to Emma Heyward Emma
quick shout out to Emma Heyward Emma thank you so much for purchasing Evans
thank you so much for purchasing Evans
thank you so much for purchasing Evans book it really means a lot to us I’m
book it really means a lot to us I’m
book it really means a lot to us I’m really curious when you figure out your
really curious when you figure out your
really curious when you figure out your one word and when you do leave it in the
one word and when you do leave it in the
one word and when you do leave it in the comments below with your answer thank
comments below with your answer thank
comments below with your answer thank you so much for watching we believe in
you so much for watching we believe in
you so much for watching we believe in you and we hope you continue to believe
you and we hope you continue to believe
you and we hope you continue to believe in yourself and whatever your one word
in yourself and whatever your one word
in yourself and whatever your one word is and we’ll see you tomorrow morning
is and we’ll see you tomorrow morning
is and we’ll see you tomorrow morning for another shot of espresso
salsa says affection written answer if
salsa says affection written answer if you do wrong things mainly harming other
you do wrong things mainly harming other
you do wrong things mainly harming other you get negative consequences if you do
you get negative consequences if you do
you get negative consequences if you do have another bring more happiness to
have another bring more happiness to
have another bring more happiness to other will get none of it more
other will get none of it more
other will get none of it more intersting there and more sort of
intersting there and more sort of
intersting there and more sort of confidence of purpose of life and
confidence of purpose of life and
confidence of purpose of life and fulfillment about that purpose then you
fulfillment about that purpose then you
fulfillment about that purpose then you already said happy I get the advantage
already said happy I get the advantage
already said happy I get the advantage that that my generation has when we were
that that my generation has when we were
that that my generation has when we were in film school we’re starting the film
in film school we’re starting the film
in film school we’re starting the film business the door was absolutely locked
business the door was absolutely locked
business the door was absolutely locked and it was a very very high wall and
and it was a very very high wall and
and it was a very very high wall and nobody got in there for all of us
nobody got in there for all of us
nobody got in there for all of us beggars and scroungers down at the front
beggars and scroungers down at the front
beggars and scroungers down at the front gate decided that if if we didn’t sort
gate decided that if if we didn’t sort
gate decided that if if we didn’t sort of band together we wouldn’t survive and
of band together we wouldn’t survive and
of band together we wouldn’t survive and that if one could make it that one would
that if one could make it that one would
that if one could make it that one would help all the others make it and we would
help all the others make it and we would
help all the others make it and we would continue to help each other
continue to help each other
continue to help each other so we’ve banded together I mean that’s
so we’ve banded together I mean that’s
so we’ve banded together I mean that’s how Cavin figured it out any society
how Cavin figured it out any society
how Cavin figured it out any society starts that way any society begins by
starts that way any society begins by
starts that way any society begins by realizing it together by helping each
realizing it together by helping each
realizing it together by helping each other you can survive better than if you
other you can survive better than if you
other you can survive better than if you fight each other and compete with each
fight each other and compete with each
fight each other and compete with each other if I got a job I would help
other if I got a job I would help
other if I got a job I would help somebody else get a job if somebody got
somebody else get a job if somebody got
somebody else get a job if somebody got more successful than me it was partly my
more successful than me it was partly my
more successful than me it was partly my success I wasn’t my success wasn’t based
success I wasn’t my success wasn’t based
success I wasn’t my success wasn’t based on how I could push down everybody that
on how I could push down everybody that
on how I could push down everybody that was around me my success was based on
was around me my success was based on
was around me my success was based on how much I could push everybody up and
how much I could push everybody up and
how much I could push everybody up and eventually their success was the same
eventually their success was the same
eventually their success was the same way and in the process they pushed me up
way and in the process they pushed me up
way and in the process they pushed me up and I pushed them up and we kept doing
and I pushed them up and we kept doing
and I pushed them up and we kept doing that and we still do that and even
that and we still do that and even
that and we still do that and even though we all have in essence competing
though we all have in essence competing
though we all have in essence competing companies we see it as if everybody
companies we see it as if everybody
companies we see it as if everybody succeeds my friend succeeds that
succeeds my friend succeeds that
succeeds my friend succeeds that everybody succeeds so that that and
everybody succeeds so that that and
everybody succeeds so that that and that’s the key to it is to have
that’s the key to it is to have
that’s the key to it is to have everybody succeed not to gloat over
everybody succeed not to gloat over
everybody succeed not to gloat over somebody else’s failure one of the basic
somebody else’s failure one of the basic
somebody else’s failure one of the basic motifs of fairytales is that you find
motifs of fairytales is that you find
motifs of fairytales is that you find the poor unfortunate along the side of
the poor unfortunate along the side of
the poor unfortunate along the side of the road and when they beg for help if
the road and when they beg for help if
the road and when they beg for help if you give it to them you end up
you give it to them you end up
you give it to them you end up succeeding if you don’t give it to them
succeeding if you don’t give it to them
succeeding if you don’t give it to them you end up being turned into a frog or
you end up being turned into a frog or
you end up being turned into a frog or something so it’s something that’s been
something so it’s something that’s been
something so it’s something that’s been around for thousands of years a concept
around for thousands of years a concept
around for thousands of years a concept that’s been around for thousands of
that’s been around for thousands of
that’s been around for thousands of years
years
years and it is even more necessary today when
and it is even more necessary today when
and it is even more necessary today when people are much more into their own in
people are much more into their own in
people are much more into their own in grand iseman than they are in helping
grand iseman than they are in helping
grand iseman than they are in helping other people I mean the one thing about
other people I mean the one thing about
other people I mean the one thing about you here at the Academy here is
you here at the Academy here is
you here at the Academy here is constantly about public service about
constantly about public service about
constantly about public service about helping others I only have anybody who’s
helping others I only have anybody who’s
helping others I only have anybody who’s become successful that doesn’t
become successful that doesn’t
become successful that doesn’t understand how important it is to be
understand how important it is to be
understand how important it is to be part of the larger community to help
part of the larger community to help
part of the larger community to help other people in larger community to give
other people in larger community to give
other people in larger community to give back to the community and it’s not
back to the community and it’s not
back to the community and it’s not something you do you start doing when
something you do you start doing when
something you do you start doing when you’ve made it now I’m on the top I can
you’ve made it now I’m on the top I can
you’ve made it now I’m on the top I can sort of enhance my joy and self-esteem
sort of enhance my joy and self-esteem
sort of enhance my joy and self-esteem by helping the poor underlings it’s when
by helping the poor underlings it’s when
by helping the poor underlings it’s when you are at the very lowest level and
you are at the very lowest level and
you are at the very lowest level and you’re struggling when we were in film
you’re struggling when we were in film
you’re struggling when we were in film school we were all very very poor we
school we were all very very poor we
school we were all very very poor we were all very very struggling they all
were all very very struggling they all
were all very very struggling they all need jobs very desperately and if one of
need jobs very desperately and if one of
need jobs very desperately and if one of us couldn’t get a particular job we’d
us couldn’t get a particular job we’d
us couldn’t get a particular job we’d send another friend in on the interview
send another friend in on the interview
send another friend in on the interview because we were hoping that one of us
because we were hoping that one of us
because we were hoping that one of us would get the job and so you’d do it
would get the job and so you’d do it
would get the job and so you’d do it right from the very beginning you can
right from the very beginning you can
right from the very beginning you can start every single day you know whether
start every single day you know whether
start every single day you know whether it’s helping your brother or sister or
it’s helping your brother or sister or
it’s helping your brother or sister or helping your peers at school or helping
helping your peers at school or helping
helping your peers at school or helping in the community but it’s not just it’s
in the community but it’s not just it’s
in the community but it’s not just it’s not just a kind of public service thing
not just a kind of public service thing
not just a kind of public service thing it’s a way of life if America is the
it’s a way of life if America is the
it’s a way of life if America is the pursuit of happiness the best way to
pursuit of happiness the best way to
pursuit of happiness the best way to pursue happiness is to help other people
pursue happiness is to help other people
pursue happiness is to help other people because there’s nothing else that will
because there’s nothing else that will
because there’s nothing else that will make you happy you can be as rich and
make you happy you can be as rich and
make you happy you can be as rich and famous and powerful you want to be and
famous and powerful you want to be and
famous and powerful you want to be and it will not bring you happiness and I’ve
it will not bring you happiness and I’ve
it will not bring you happiness and I’ve said over and over and over again in
said over and over and over again in
said over and over and over again in such a cliche that it hardly goes it
such a cliche that it hardly goes it
such a cliche that it hardly goes it harder needs to be said but people don’t
harder needs to be said but people don’t
harder needs to be said but people don’t understand that it’s actually true and
understand that it’s actually true and
understand that it’s actually true and you can find people rich powerful and
you can find people rich powerful and
you can find people rich powerful and famous and they aren’t happy and you can
famous and they aren’t happy and you can
famous and they aren’t happy and you can find people who’ve discovered the fact
find people who’ve discovered the fact
find people who’ve discovered the fact that it’s really helping people it’s
that it’s really helping people it’s
that it’s really helping people it’s really being compassionate where other
really being compassionate where other
really being compassionate where other human beings that makes you happy at the
human beings that makes you happy at the
human beings that makes you happy at the risk of sounding like a Miss America
risk of sounding like a Miss America
risk of sounding like a Miss America contestant the most fulfilling things
contestant the most fulfilling things
contestant the most fulfilling things I’ve experienced who truly been the
I’ve experienced who truly been the
I’ve experienced who truly been the human interactions
human interactions
human interactions spending time with women and village
spending time with women and village
spending time with women and village banks in Mexico with sink microfinance
banks in Mexico with sink microfinance
banks in Mexico with sink microfinance organization meeting young women who
organization meeting young women who
organization meeting young women who were the first and only in their
were the first and only in their
were the first and only in their communities to attend secondary school
communities to attend secondary school
communities to attend secondary school in rural Kenya with free the children of
in rural Kenya with free the children of
in rural Kenya with free the children of groups that build sustainable schools in
groups that build sustainable schools in
groups that build sustainable schools in developing countries trekking with
developing countries trekking with
developing countries trekking with gorillas conservationists in Rwanda it’s
gorillas conservationists in Rwanda it’s
gorillas conservationists in Rwanda it’s a cliche because it’s true that helping
a cliche because it’s true that helping
a cliche because it’s true that helping others ends up helping you more than
others ends up helping you more than
others ends up helping you more than anyone getting out of your own concern
anyone getting out of your own concern
anyone getting out of your own concern and caring about someone else’s life for
and caring about someone else’s life for
and caring about someone else’s life for a while reminds you that you are not the
a while reminds you that you are not the
a while reminds you that you are not the center of the universe and that in the
center of the universe and that in the
center of the universe and that in the ways we are generous or not we can
ways we are generous or not we can
ways we are generous or not we can change the course of someone’s life even
change the course of someone’s life even
change the course of someone’s life even at work the small seeds of kindness crew
at work the small seeds of kindness crew
at work the small seeds of kindness crew members directors fellow actors have
members directors fellow actors have
members directors fellow actors have shown me have had the most lasting
shown me have had the most lasting
shown me have had the most lasting impact
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