hello believe nation I started the mentor me series with the goal of trying
mentor me series with the goal of trying
mentor me series with the goal of trying to learn from people who have done more
to learn from people who have done more
to learn from people who have done more than us and hopefully some of our magic
than us and hopefully some of our magic
than us and hopefully some of our magic pixie dust rubs off on us to help us
pixie dust rubs off on us to help us
pixie dust rubs off on us to help us achieve more change our mindsets and
achieve more change our mindsets and
achieve more change our mindsets and achieve our goals so today we’re going
achieve our goals so today we’re going
achieve our goals so today we’re going to learn from Les Brown on motivation
to learn from Les Brown on motivation
to learn from Les Brown on motivation clip number 10 is my personal favorite
clip number 10 is my personal favorite
clip number 10 is my personal favorite and I’m curious to know which one you
and I’m curious to know which one you
and I’m curious to know which one you guys like the best I do a lot of
guys like the best I do a lot of
guys like the best I do a lot of training for many corporations and I
training for many corporations and I
training for many corporations and I conduct sales seminars and I’ve heard
conduct sales seminars and I’ve heard
conduct sales seminars and I’ve heard all kind of guys doing techniques and
all kind of guys doing techniques and
all kind of guys doing techniques and training people techniques of how to
training people techniques of how to
training people techniques of how to close sales and how to work within and
close sales and how to work within and
close sales and how to work within and begin to control the sale and how to ask
begin to control the sale and how to ask
begin to control the sale and how to ask for the clothes let me share something
for the clothes let me share something
for the clothes let me share something with you you can learn all the
with you you can learn all the
with you you can learn all the techniques in the world if you don’t
techniques in the world if you don’t
techniques in the world if you don’t believe in yourself
believe in yourself
believe in yourself it won’t happen for you I learned all of
it won’t happen for you I learned all of
it won’t happen for you I learned all of it so that’s why I do a training called
it so that’s why I do a training called
it so that’s why I do a training called focus on the seller you’ve got to focus
focus on the seller you’ve got to focus
focus on the seller you’ve got to focus on you and as you convince you as you
on you and as you convince you as you
on you and as you convince you as you sell yourself every day every day every
sell yourself every day every day every
sell yourself every day every day every day you will begin to see a difference
day you will begin to see a difference
day you will begin to see a difference in the things that you’re doing selling
in the things that you’re doing selling
in the things that you’re doing selling yourself on your ability to perform a
yourself on your ability to perform a
yourself on your ability to perform a job to achieve a certain objective
job to achieve a certain objective
job to achieve a certain objective telling yourself every day here I go
telling yourself every day here I go
telling yourself every day here I go again and I’ve got what it takes this is
again and I’ve got what it takes this is
again and I’ve got what it takes this is my day and nothing out here is going to
my day and nothing out here is going to
my day and nothing out here is going to stop me there are a lot of people who
stop me there are a lot of people who
stop me there are a lot of people who are biting their fingers in fear that
are biting their fingers in fear that
are biting their fingers in fear that they might lose their jobs but there are
they might lose their jobs but there are
they might lose their jobs but there are few people who have decided within
few people who have decided within
few people who have decided within themselves I’m going to make it some
themselves I’m going to make it some
themselves I’m going to make it some people aren’t waiting to be cut some
people aren’t waiting to be cut some
people aren’t waiting to be cut some people are moving on their own because
people are moving on their own because
people are moving on their own because they feel within themselves I’ve got
they feel within themselves I’ve got
they feel within themselves I’ve got what it takes to make it they’re not
what it takes to make it they’re not
what it takes to make it they’re not afraid about tomorrow because of how
afraid about tomorrow because of how
afraid about tomorrow because of how they see themselves because of what they
they see themselves because of what they
they see themselves because of what they feel that they deserve because of what
feel that they deserve because of what
feel that they deserve because of what they feel that they can create for
they feel that they can create for
they feel that they can create for themselves because these people have
themselves because these people have
themselves because these people have decided as they look at the future as
decided as they look at the future as
decided as they look at the future as they look at themselves there’s a way
they look at themselves there’s a way
they look at themselves there’s a way where there’s a will there’s a way for
where there’s a will there’s a way for
where there’s a will there’s a way for me to begin to create a way out of no
me to begin to create a way out of no
me to begin to create a way out of no way
way
way and when you have that kind of
and when you have that kind of
and when you have that kind of consciousness when you have that kind of
consciousness when you have that kind of
consciousness when you have that kind of spirit nothing can stop you
spirit nothing can stop you
spirit nothing can stop you nothing what would your life be like as
nothing what would your life be like as
nothing what would your life be like as you look toward the future if you
you look toward the future if you
you look toward the future if you decided I’m not going to allow my fears
decided I’m not going to allow my fears
decided I’m not going to allow my fears to stop me what would your life be like
to stop me what would your life be like
to stop me what would your life be like what would your future be like if you
what would your future be like if you
what would your future be like if you decided to to want that which you desire
decided to to want that which you desire
decided to to want that which you desire so strongly that it prepares you past
so strongly that it prepares you past
so strongly that it prepares you past your fears that you experienced a fear
your fears that you experienced a fear
your fears that you experienced a fear as the one book says feel the fear and
as the one book says feel the fear and
as the one book says feel the fear and do it anyway what would your life be
do it anyway what would your life be
do it anyway what would your life be like and I’m saying to you that all of
like and I’m saying to you that all of
like and I’m saying to you that all of us who have been entombed by fear have a
us who have been entombed by fear have a
us who have been entombed by fear have a capacity to resurrect ourselves and to
capacity to resurrect ourselves and to
capacity to resurrect ourselves and to resurrect our dreams most people are not
resurrect our dreams most people are not
resurrect our dreams most people are not accumulating wealth most people are
accumulating wealth most people are
accumulating wealth most people are living in poverty most people are living
living in poverty most people are living
living in poverty most people are living far below their potential not because
far below their potential not because
far below their potential not because they don’t have the capacity not because
they don’t have the capacity not because
they don’t have the capacity not because they have not been given authority and
they have not been given authority and
they have not been given authority and dominion over everything on the face of
dominion over everything on the face of
dominion over everything on the face of the earth but most people are living
the earth but most people are living
the earth but most people are living like they’re living because of the fact
like they’re living because of the fact
like they’re living because of the fact that they don’t believe they can have
that they don’t believe they can have
that they don’t believe they can have anymore than what they now have and the
anymore than what they now have and the
anymore than what they now have and the book called a mis-education of the negro
book called a mis-education of the negro
book called a mis-education of the negro dr. cottagey Woodson says if you can
dr. cottagey Woodson says if you can
dr. cottagey Woodson says if you can determine what a man shall think you
determine what a man shall think you
determine what a man shall think you never have to couldn’t discern yourself
never have to couldn’t discern yourself
never have to couldn’t discern yourself with what he will do if you can make a
with what he will do if you can make a
with what he will do if you can make a man feel in
man feel in
man feel in you never have to compel into secret in
you never have to compel into secret in
you never have to compel into secret in furious status well he will seek it
furious status well he will seek it
furious status well he will seek it himself
himself
himself and if you can make a man feel justly an
and if you can make a man feel justly an
and if you can make a man feel justly an outcast you never have to order him to
outcast you never have to order him to
outcast you never have to order him to go to the back door he’ll go without
go to the back door he’ll go without
go to the back door he’ll go without being told and if there’s no door his
being told and if there’s no door his
being told and if there’s no door his very nature will demand why that’s why
very nature will demand why that’s why
very nature will demand why that’s why scripture reminds us be not conformed to
scripture reminds us be not conformed to
scripture reminds us be not conformed to this world but be transformed by the
this world but be transformed by the
this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind so every day you
renewing of your mind so every day you
renewing of your mind so every day you have to sell yourself and get out of
have to sell yourself and get out of
have to sell yourself and get out of your mind those old thoughts that old
your mind those old thoughts that old
your mind those old thoughts that old belief system every day you’ve got to
belief system every day you’ve got to
belief system every day you’ve got to sell yourself on that it’s possible that
sell yourself on that it’s possible that
sell yourself on that it’s possible that you got to put a new mind in you you got
you got to put a new mind in you you got
you got to put a new mind in you you got to get out of your mind you got to begin
to get out of your mind you got to begin
to get out of your mind you got to begin to restructure your thinking every day
to restructure your thinking every day
to restructure your thinking every day you’ve got to begin to recondition your
you’ve got to begin to recondition your
you’ve got to begin to recondition your mind see many of us go through life
mind see many of us go through life
mind see many of us go through life making choices thinking it’s our choices
making choices thinking it’s our choices
making choices thinking it’s our choices and it’s not dr. Howard Thurman one of
and it’s not dr. Howard Thurman one of
and it’s not dr. Howard Thurman one of the mentors of dr. Martin Luther King
the mentors of dr. Martin Luther King
the mentors of dr. Martin Luther King jr. and Albert Schweitzer and Mahatma
jr. and Albert Schweitzer and Mahatma
jr. and Albert Schweitzer and Mahatma Gandhi it was a very brilliant writer he
Gandhi it was a very brilliant writer he
Gandhi it was a very brilliant writer he wrote some things that really grabs me
wrote some things that really grabs me
wrote some things that really grabs me he he wrote deep is to hunger the voice
he he wrote deep is to hunger the voice
he he wrote deep is to hunger the voice of the genuine the centering moment
of the genuine the centering moment
of the genuine the centering moment during the time after receiving 238
during the time after receiving 238
during the time after receiving 238 radiation seed implants I was reflecting
radiation seed implants I was reflecting
radiation seed implants I was reflecting on his words and and these words kept me
on his words and and these words kept me
on his words and and these words kept me up that night he said the ideal
up that night he said the ideal
up that night he said the ideal situation for a man a woman to die is to
situation for a man a woman to die is to
situation for a man a woman to die is to have family members praying with them as
have family members praying with them as
have family members praying with them as they cross over he said but imagine if
they cross over he said but imagine if
they cross over he said but imagine if you will being on your deathbed and
you will being on your deathbed and
you will being on your deathbed and standing around your bed the ghost of
standing around your bed the ghost of
standing around your bed the ghost of the dreams the ideas the abilities the
the dreams the ideas the abilities the
the dreams the ideas the abilities the talents given to you by life and that
talents given to you by life and that
talents given to you by life and that you for whatever reason you never went
you for whatever reason you never went
you for whatever reason you never went after that dream you never acted on
after that dream you never acted on
after that dream you never acted on those ideas you never use those talents
those ideas you never use those talents
those ideas you never use those talents you never use those gifts and there they
you never use those gifts and there they
you never use those gifts and there they are standing around your bed looking at
are standing around your bed looking at
are standing around your bed looking at you with large angry eyes saying we came
you with large angry eyes saying we came
you with large angry eyes saying we came to you and only you
to you and only you
to you and only you could have given us life and now we must
could have given us life and now we must
could have given us life and now we must die with you forever and the question is
die with you forever and the question is
die with you forever and the question is if you die today
if you die today
if you die today what dreams what ideas what talents what
what dreams what ideas what talents what
what dreams what ideas what talents what books what music what leadership what
books what music what leadership what
books what music what leadership what voice will die with you
voice will die with you
voice will die with you mouths Monroe break or Aten speaker said
mouths Monroe break or Aten speaker said
mouths Monroe break or Aten speaker said the wealthiest place in the planet it’s
the wealthiest place in the planet it’s
the wealthiest place in the planet it’s not in a 40s where there’s oil in the
not in a 40s where there’s oil in the
not in a 40s where there’s oil in the ground it’s not in South Africa whether
ground it’s not in South Africa whether
ground it’s not in South Africa whether diamond lands is that the wealthiest
diamond lands is that the wealthiest
diamond lands is that the wealthiest place on the planet is the cemetery but
place on the planet is the cemetery but
place on the planet is the cemetery but you there you’ll find greatness if we’ve
you there you’ll find greatness if we’ve
you there you’ll find greatness if we’ve never seen there you find talent in
never seen there you find talent in
never seen there you find talent in genius and potential never actualize
genius and potential never actualize
genius and potential never actualize perhaps that’s why Henry David Thoreau
perhaps that’s why Henry David Thoreau
perhaps that’s why Henry David Thoreau wrote the words all God to reach the
wrote the words all God to reach the
wrote the words all God to reach the point of death only to realize that
point of death only to realize that
point of death only to realize that you’ve never lived maybe that’s why some
you’ve never lived maybe that’s why some
you’ve never lived maybe that’s why some unknown writer wrote the words what if
unknown writer wrote the words what if
unknown writer wrote the words what if you live your whole life only to
you live your whole life only to
you live your whole life only to discover that it was wrong that it was
discover that it was wrong that it was
discover that it was wrong that it was wrong that you were chosen to do
wrong that you were chosen to do
wrong that you were chosen to do something else and you didn’t do it
something else and you didn’t do it
something else and you didn’t do it I’m saying this is the time more than
I’m saying this is the time more than
I’m saying this is the time more than ever that you want to begin to inoculate
ever that you want to begin to inoculate
ever that you want to begin to inoculate yourself with positive words coming to
yourself with positive words coming to
yourself with positive words coming to conventions showing up on meetings being
conventions showing up on meetings being
conventions showing up on meetings being on the calls to make yourself
on the calls to make yourself
on the calls to make yourself unstoppable to get out of your mind the
unstoppable to get out of your mind the
unstoppable to get out of your mind the polluting negative thoughts that’s
polluting negative thoughts that’s
polluting negative thoughts that’s causing most people to go through life
causing most people to go through life
causing most people to go through life being stuck because they are volunteer
being stuck because they are volunteer
being stuck because they are volunteer victims somebody said that many people
victims somebody said that many people
victims somebody said that many people died aged 25 and don’t get buried until
died aged 25 and don’t get buried until
died aged 25 and don’t get buried until there are 65 because they got so much
there are 65 because they got so much
there are 65 because they got so much garbage in their minds you are here
garbage in their minds you are here
garbage in their minds you are here because you’ve got a clear vision of
because you’ve got a clear vision of
because you’ve got a clear vision of what you want and where you’re going
what you want and where you’re going
what you want and where you’re going give yourselves a round of applause
give yourselves a round of applause
give yourselves a round of applause come on putting energy level of yes yes
come on putting energy level of yes yes
come on putting energy level of yes yes you want more you want more you’re
you want more you want more you’re
you want more you want more you’re different you’re different than
different you’re different than
different you’re different than everybody else don’t worry if they don’t
everybody else don’t worry if they don’t
everybody else don’t worry if they don’t get it don’t try and convince people to
get it don’t try and convince people to
get it don’t try and convince people to do this business a person convinced
do this business a person convinced
do this business a person convinced against their will is of the same
against their will is of the same
against their will is of the same opinion still you are not like everybody
opinion still you are not like everybody
opinion still you are not like everybody else you can walk outside and find
else you can walk outside and find
else you can walk outside and find pigeons but if you’re looking for Eagles
pigeons but if you’re looking for Eagles
pigeons but if you’re looking for Eagles it’s gonna take you a minute you are
it’s gonna take you a minute you are
it’s gonna take you a minute you are different
different
different it’s lonely at the top how many of you
it’s lonely at the top how many of you
it’s lonely at the top how many of you know it’s lonely at the top raise your
know it’s lonely at the top raise your
know it’s lonely at the top raise your hands it’s lonely at the top but you eat
hands it’s lonely at the top but you eat
hands it’s lonely at the top but you eat better that’s what I’m talking about
better that’s what I’m talking about
better that’s what I’m talking about you’re different
you’re different
you’re different one great entrepreneur said I choose not
one great entrepreneur said I choose not
one great entrepreneur said I choose not to be a common man it’s my right to be
to be a common man it’s my right to be
to be a common man it’s my right to be uncommon if I can I’ll seek opportunity
uncommon if I can I’ll seek opportunity
uncommon if I can I’ll seek opportunity not security I do not wish to be a kept
not security I do not wish to be a kept
not security I do not wish to be a kept citizen humbled and dull by having the
citizen humbled and dull by having the
citizen humbled and dull by having the state look after me I want to take the
state look after me I want to take the
state look after me I want to take the calculated risk to dream and to bill to
calculated risk to dream and to bill to
calculated risk to dream and to bill to fail and to succeed I refuse them there
fail and to succeed I refuse them there
fail and to succeed I refuse them there from hand to mouth I prefer the
from hand to mouth I prefer the
from hand to mouth I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed
challenges of life to the guaranteed
challenges of life to the guaranteed existence the thrill of fulfillment to
existence the thrill of fulfillment to
existence the thrill of fulfillment to the still calm of utopia I will never
the still calm of utopia I will never
the still calm of utopia I will never cower before him master nor been to any
cower before him master nor been to any
cower before him master nor been to any threat it’s my heritage to stand erect
threat it’s my heritage to stand erect
threat it’s my heritage to stand erect proud and unafraid the face to whirl
proud and unafraid the face to whirl
proud and unafraid the face to whirl boldly and say this I have done you
boldly and say this I have done you
boldly and say this I have done you showed up because you’re building a
showed up because you’re building a
showed up because you’re building a business that you can stand and say I
business that you can stand and say I
business that you can stand and say I did this I did this this is
did this I did this this is
did this I did this this is my dream give yourselves a round of
my dream give yourselves a round of
my dream give yourselves a round of applause yes yes the other thing is take
applause yes yes the other thing is take
applause yes yes the other thing is take full responsibility for your life except
full responsibility for your life except
full responsibility for your life except where you are and the responsibility
where you are and the responsibility
where you are and the responsibility that you’re going to take yourself where
that you’re going to take yourself where
that you’re going to take yourself where you want to go so once that we have two
you want to go so once that we have two
you want to go so once that we have two primary choices in life we can either
primary choices in life we can either
primary choices in life we can either accept conditions as they exist or we
accept conditions as they exist or we
accept conditions as they exist or we can take the responsibility to change
can take the responsibility to change
can take the responsibility to change them see a lot of people want to exempt
them see a lot of people want to exempt
them see a lot of people want to exempt themselves from taking responsibility
themselves from taking responsibility
themselves from taking responsibility all they want to do is talk about the
all they want to do is talk about the
all they want to do is talk about the problem every time you see them they’ll
problem every time you see them they’ll
problem every time you see them they’ll tell you their story over and over and
tell you their story over and over and
tell you their story over and over and over and over again no no you want to
over and over again no no you want to
over and over again no no you want to take responsibility for your life
take responsibility for your life
take responsibility for your life I got me here I can get me out of this
I got me here I can get me out of this
I got me here I can get me out of this and I’m getting out I’m not going to be
and I’m getting out I’m not going to be
and I’m getting out I’m not going to be a volunteer victim George Bernard Shaw
a volunteer victim George Bernard Shaw
a volunteer victim George Bernard Shaw said there are two kinds of people in
said there are two kinds of people in
said there are two kinds of people in life you know he said those that make
life you know he said those that make
life you know he said those that make things happen those that watch things
things happen those that watch things
things happen those that watch things happen and those that don’t know what
happen and those that don’t know what
happen and those that don’t know what happened
happened
happened and he said the people to get alone in
and he said the people to get alone in
and he said the people to get alone in this life look around for the
this life look around for the
this life look around for the circumstances that they want and if they
circumstances that they want and if they
circumstances that they want and if they can’t find them they may come they
can’t find them they may come they
can’t find them they may come they creator so part of beginning to get
creator so part of beginning to get
creator so part of beginning to get unstuck you’ve got to decide that the
unstuck you’ve got to decide that the
unstuck you’ve got to decide that the behavior pattern that you have adopted
behavior pattern that you have adopted
behavior pattern that you have adopted doesn’t work for you you’ve got to
doesn’t work for you you’ve got to
doesn’t work for you you’ve got to change your strategies and changing your
change your strategies and changing your
change your strategies and changing your strategy means reinventing your life
recreating you and you have the power to
recreating you and you have the power to do that you can decide that you’re going
do that you can decide that you’re going
do that you can decide that you’re going to change that you’re not going to be a
to change that you’re not going to be a
to change that you’re not going to be a wimp
you can decide that you’re going to
you can decide that you’re going to stand up to life
stand up to life
stand up to life you can decide that I’m going to live
you can decide that I’m going to live
you can decide that I’m going to live each day as if it were my last you can
each day as if it were my last you can
each day as if it were my last you can you have the power to make that decision
you have the power to make that decision
you have the power to make that decision you can decide I’m going to work on
you can decide I’m going to work on
you can decide I’m going to work on myself and develop myself I’m going to
myself and develop myself I’m going to
myself and develop myself I’m going to empower me and all of these things that
empower me and all of these things that
empower me and all of these things that are happening to me right now they’re
are happening to me right now they’re
are happening to me right now they’re just temporary inconveniences they’re
just temporary inconveniences they’re
just temporary inconveniences they’re not stronger than I am
not stronger than I am
not stronger than I am I’m in charge here see when you are not
I’m in charge here see when you are not
I’m in charge here see when you are not filling your life with the things that
filling your life with the things that
filling your life with the things that you are capable of doing so we all have
you are capable of doing so we all have
you are capable of doing so we all have some stuff that we’ve been given and I
some stuff that we’ve been given and I
some stuff that we’ve been given and I don’t think that it’s optional for us to
don’t think that it’s optional for us to
don’t think that it’s optional for us to sit on what we have see if you’re
sit on what we have see if you’re
sit on what we have see if you’re sitting on what you have what you’ve
sitting on what you have what you’ve
sitting on what you have what you’ve been given I think everybody has been
been given I think everybody has been
been given I think everybody has been given something to bring to the planet
given something to bring to the planet
given something to bring to the planet that only you can do that only you can
that only you can do that only you can
that only you can do that only you can perform that only you can initiate that
perform that only you can initiate that
perform that only you can initiate that activity and if you don’t do that if
activity and if you don’t do that if
activity and if you don’t do that if you’re not filling in your life with
you’re not filling in your life with
you’re not filling in your life with your life work or your mission then
your life work or your mission then
your life work or your mission then there are gaps in your life and what we
there are gaps in your life and what we
there are gaps in your life and what we do when we’re not living out our true
do when we’re not living out our true
do when we’re not living out our true identity we begin to fill the gaps we
identity we begin to fill the gaps we
identity we begin to fill the gaps we fill the holes with garbage alcohol
fill the holes with garbage alcohol
fill the holes with garbage alcohol drugs worry self-destructive behavior so
drugs worry self-destructive behavior so
drugs worry self-destructive behavior so when you begin to look at your life and
when you begin to look at your life and
when you begin to look at your life and you know that that you’re not doing what
you know that that you’re not doing what
you know that that you’re not doing what you can do because you have allowed
you can do because you have allowed
you can do because you have allowed yourself to be held captive by your
yourself to be held captive by your
yourself to be held captive by your fears
fears
fears now when you don’t have a true
now when you don’t have a true
now when you don’t have a true appreciation and acceptance for who you
appreciation and acceptance for who you
appreciation and acceptance for who you are and you allow yourself to be
are and you allow yourself to be
are and you allow yourself to be immobilized by fear
immobilized by fear
immobilized by fear happens in the processes that you begin
happens in the processes that you begin
happens in the processes that you begin to amuse yourself you begin to sabotage
to amuse yourself you begin to sabotage
to amuse yourself you begin to sabotage your life you begin to sabotage your
your life you begin to sabotage your
your life you begin to sabotage your dreams you begin to unconsciously work
dreams you begin to unconsciously work
dreams you begin to unconsciously work against yourself you become your own
against yourself you become your own
against yourself you become your own worst enemy so what do you do about that
worst enemy so what do you do about that
worst enemy so what do you do about that well you you begin to realize that your
well you you begin to realize that your
well you you begin to realize that your dream and your gifts have so much
dream and your gifts have so much
dream and your gifts have so much meaning and so much value for you till
meaning and so much value for you till
meaning and so much value for you till your hunger for them will begin to push
your hunger for them will begin to push
your hunger for them will begin to push you past the fear your hunger to have
you past the fear your hunger to have
you past the fear your hunger to have them will give you a special drive as
them will give you a special drive as
them will give you a special drive as you work on yourself as you begin to
you work on yourself as you begin to
you work on yourself as you begin to acknowledge your true identity the true
acknowledge your true identity the true
acknowledge your true identity the true power that you have the true capacity
power that you have the true capacity
power that you have the true capacity you have to bring about change the
you have to bring about change the
you have to bring about change the miracle-working power that you have
miracle-working power that you have
miracle-working power that you have within yourself to do the things that
within yourself to do the things that
within yourself to do the things that you want to do I don’t care how good you
you want to do I don’t care how good you
you want to do I don’t care how good you are to care how talented you are I don’t
are to care how talented you are I don’t
are to care how talented you are I don’t care how much you work on yourself there
care how much you work on yourself there
care how much you work on yourself there are some times when things aren’t going
are some times when things aren’t going
are some times when things aren’t going to go right they just I’m not going to
to go right they just I’m not going to
to go right they just I’m not going to go right there are times with anything
go right there are times with anything
go right there are times with anything that can happen will happen Murphy’s Law
that can happen will happen Murphy’s Law
that can happen will happen Murphy’s Law will be knocking at your door why I
will be knocking at your door why I
will be knocking at your door why I don’t know why that’s called life and
don’t know why that’s called life and
don’t know why that’s called life and you have to deal with it sometimes your
you have to deal with it sometimes your
you have to deal with it sometimes your life will be in a slump just like sports
life will be in a slump just like sports
life will be in a slump just like sports some of the best shooters can’t hit
some of the best shooters can’t hit
some of the best shooters can’t hit baskets different times and games they
baskets different times and games they
baskets different times and games they get in a slump do they sit on the
get in a slump do they sit on the
get in a slump do they sit on the sidelines and say you know I just did
sidelines and say you know I just did
sidelines and say you know I just did hit a basket today
hit a basket today
hit a basket today no they continue to execute I suggest to
no they continue to execute I suggest to
no they continue to execute I suggest to you that if you are facing a challenge
you that if you are facing a challenge
you that if you are facing a challenge don’t stop stay busy work your plan
don’t stop stay busy work your plan
don’t stop stay busy work your plan continue to do those things that you
continue to do those things that you
continue to do those things that you know that work for you after you have
know that work for you after you have
know that work for you after you have evaluated yourself in the situation
evaluated yourself in the situation
evaluated yourself in the situation continue to move stay busy stay busy
continue to move stay busy stay busy
continue to move stay busy stay busy stay busy
stay busy
stay busy after having 238 radiation seed implants
after having 238 radiation seed implants
after having 238 radiation seed implants I was reading what nights and words by
I was reading what nights and words by
I was reading what nights and words by dr. Howard Thurman who was a mentor to
dr. Howard Thurman who was a mentor to
dr. Howard Thurman who was a mentor to dr. Martin Luther King jr. to Albert
dr. Martin Luther King jr. to Albert
dr. Martin Luther King jr. to Albert Schweitzer to Mahatma Gandhi he wrote
Schweitzer to Mahatma Gandhi he wrote
Schweitzer to Mahatma Gandhi he wrote deep is to hunger the voice of the
deep is to hunger the voice of the
deep is to hunger the voice of the genuine the centering moment as I was
genuine the centering moment as I was
genuine the centering moment as I was reflecting on his words
reflecting on his words
reflecting on his words that the ideal situation for a man a
that the ideal situation for a man a
that the ideal situation for a man a woman to die is that family members
woman to die is that family members
woman to die is that family members praying with them as they cross over he
praying with them as they cross over he
praying with them as they cross over he said but imagine if you will being on
said but imagine if you will being on
said but imagine if you will being on your deathbed and standing around your
your deathbed and standing around your
your deathbed and standing around your bed the ghost of the dreams the ideas
bed the ghost of the dreams the ideas
bed the ghost of the dreams the ideas the abilities the talents given to you
the abilities the talents given to you
the abilities the talents given to you by life with you for whatever reason you
by life with you for whatever reason you
by life with you for whatever reason you never pursued those dreams you never
never pursued those dreams you never
never pursued those dreams you never acted on those ideas you never use those
acted on those ideas you never use those
acted on those ideas you never use those gifts you never use those talents and
gifts you never use those talents and
gifts you never use those talents and that they are staring at you as you’re
that they are staring at you as you’re
that they are staring at you as you’re lying on your bed with large angry eyes
lying on your bed with large angry eyes
lying on your bed with large angry eyes saying we came to you only you could
saying we came to you only you could
saying we came to you only you could have given us life and now we must die
have given us life and now we must die
have given us life and now we must die with you forever and the question is if
with you forever and the question is if
with you forever and the question is if you die today what dreams what talents
you die today what dreams what talents
you die today what dreams what talents what abilities what gifts what ideas
what abilities what gifts what ideas
what abilities what gifts what ideas would die with you one Minister out of
would die with you one Minister out of
would die with you one Minister out of the Hama said the Wellness place in the
the Hama said the Wellness place in the
the Hama said the Wellness place in the planet it’s not in the forest where the
planet it’s not in the forest where the
planet it’s not in the forest where the soil on the ground it’s not in South
soil on the ground it’s not in South
soil on the ground it’s not in South Africa where there diamond mines he said
Africa where there diamond mines he said
Africa where there diamond mines he said the wealthiest place in the planet
the wealthiest place in the planet
the wealthiest place in the planet it’s the cemetery there you see
it’s the cemetery there you see
it’s the cemetery there you see potential never realized there you find
potential never realized there you find
potential never realized there you find books never written there you find ideas
books never written there you find ideas
books never written there you find ideas never acted on maybe that’s why Henry
never acted on maybe that’s why Henry
never acted on maybe that’s why Henry David Thoreau said Oh God to reach the
David Thoreau said Oh God to reach the
David Thoreau said Oh God to reach the point of death only to realize that
point of death only to realize that
point of death only to realize that you’ve never lived only to realize that
you’ve never lived only to realize that
you’ve never lived only to realize that you’ve never scraped the surface of your
you’ve never scraped the surface of your
you’ve never scraped the surface of your potential it’s hard changing your life
potential it’s hard changing your life
potential it’s hard changing your life it was hard when just over three years
it was hard when just over three years
it was hard when just over three years ago in the Penobscot building in Detroit
ago in the Penobscot building in Detroit
ago in the Penobscot building in Detroit Michigan where I was operating my
Michigan where I was operating my
Michigan where I was operating my business and I fell on some hard times
business and I fell on some hard times
business and I fell on some hard times and I was sleeping in my office
and I was sleeping in my office
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
we see you for a moment
we see you for a moment and I said yes and I walked up to the
and I said yes and I walked up to the
and I said yes and I walked up to the counter and he gave me an envelope and
counter and he gave me an envelope and
counter and he gave me an envelope and he said would you mind reading it here
he said would you mind reading it here
he said would you mind reading it here and I opened the envelope and the
and I opened the envelope and the
and I opened the envelope and the envelope was from management that says
envelope was from management that says
envelope was from management that says this is an office tower it’s not a hotel
this is an office tower it’s not a hotel
this is an office tower it’s not a hotel please do not sleep in your office and I
please do not sleep in your office and I
please do not sleep in your office and I said excuse me sir I said I just worked
said excuse me sir I said I just worked
said excuse me sir I said I just worked long hours and creating my business I’m
long hours and creating my business I’m
long hours and creating my business I’m an entrepreneur and right now things are
an entrepreneur and right now things are
an 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 how did this
steal a Rob from anybody how did this
steal a Rob from anybody how did this have to happen to me it was very hard
have to happen to me it was very hard
have to happen to me it was very hard and here’s what I want to say to you for
and here’s what I want to say to you for
and here’s what I want to say to you for those of you that have experienced some
those of you that have experienced some
those of you that have experienced some hardships don’t give up on your dream no
hardships don’t give up on your dream no
hardships don’t give up on your dream no one could have convinced me by holding
one could have convinced me by holding
one could have convinced me by holding on by continuing to push forward by
on by continuing to push forward by
on by continuing to push forward by continuing to run toward my dream that
continuing to run toward my dream that
continuing to run toward my dream that one day I would have my own talk show
one day I would have my own talk show
one day I would have my own talk show it’s a long shot ladies and gentlemen
it’s a long shot ladies and gentlemen
it’s a long shot ladies and gentlemen from Liberty City an abandoned building
from Liberty City an abandoned building
from Liberty City an abandoned building order floor never knowing my mother or
order floor never knowing my mother or
order floor never knowing my mother or father it’s a long shot being here with
father it’s a long shot being here with
father it’s a long shot being here with you today in this dome in Atlanta it’s a
you today in this dome in Atlanta it’s a
you today in this dome in Atlanta it’s a long shot no college training labeled
long shot no college training labeled
long shot no college training labeled educable mentally retarded but I kept
educable mentally retarded but I kept
educable mentally retarded but I kept running toward my dream
thank you guys so much for watching I
thank you guys so much for watching I hope you enjoyed I’d love to know what
hope you enjoyed I’d love to know what
hope you enjoyed I’d love to know what you think Alice Brown if you’re feeling
you think Alice Brown if you’re feeling
you think Alice Brown if you’re feeling motivated after this video I feel like
motivated after this video I feel like
motivated after this video I feel like it’s hard not to but let me know what
it’s hard not to but let me know what
it’s hard not to but let me know what you think let me know which cup was your
you think let me know which cup was your
you think let me know which cup was your favorite leaving in the comments below
favorite leaving in the comments below
favorite leaving in the comments below and I will join in the discussion thank
and I will join in the discussion thank
and I will join in the discussion thank you so much for watching
you so much for watching
you so much for watching continue to believe and I’ll see you
continue to believe and I’ll see you
continue to believe and I’ll see you soon
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