and even when you’re struggling even when you’re discouraged and you feel
when you’re discouraged and you feel
when you’re discouraged and you feel like other people have given up on you
like other people have given up on you
like other people have given up on you don’t ever give up on yourself the
don’t ever give up on yourself the
don’t ever give up on yourself the difference between the people who make
difference between the people who make
difference between the people who make it is they just refuse to give up
it is they just refuse to give up
it is they just refuse to give up now of course walked into the Navy SEAL
now of course walked into the Navy SEAL
now of course walked into the Navy SEAL recruiters office he looked at me and
recruiters office he looked at me and
recruiters office he looked at me and said only been 35 african-americans and
said only been 35 african-americans and
said only been 35 african-americans and 70 years make it through you know I said
70 years make it through you know I said
70 years make it through you know I said to myself what if I can be the 36th rise
to myself what if I can be the 36th rise
to myself what if I can be the 36th rise and shine it’s an spresso time good
and shine it’s an spresso time good
and shine it’s an spresso time good morning believe nation it seven my one
morning believe nation it seven my one
morning believe nation it seven my one word is believe and I believe in you I
word is believe and I believe in you I
word is believe and I believe in you I believe you have an amazing gift inside
believe you have an amazing gift inside
believe you have an amazing gift inside you that I want to see exploded onto the
you that I want to see exploded onto the
you that I want to see exploded onto the world so grab your coffee and sip on
world so grab your coffee and sip on
world so grab your coffee and sip on today’s message refuse to give up over
today’s message refuse to give up over
today’s message refuse to give up over to you Barack Obama Jazmin Perez from
to you Barack Obama Jazmin Perez from
to you Barack Obama Jazmin Perez from Roma Texas Jazmin didn’t speak English
Roma Texas Jazmin didn’t speak English
Roma Texas Jazmin didn’t speak English when she first started school
when she first started school
when she first started school neither of her parents had gone to
neither of her parents had gone to
neither of her parents had gone to college but she worked hard earned good
college but she worked hard earned good
college but she worked hard earned good grades and got a scholarship to Brown
grades and got a scholarship to Brown
grades and got a scholarship to Brown University is now in graduate school
University is now in graduate school
University is now in graduate school studying public health on her way to
studying public health on her way to
studying public health on her way to becoming doctor Jazmin Perez I’m
becoming doctor Jazmin Perez I’m
becoming doctor Jazmin Perez I’m thinking about Andoni Schultz from Los
thinking about Andoni Schultz from Los
thinking about Andoni Schultz from Los Altos California who’s fought brain
Altos California who’s fought brain
Altos California who’s fought brain cancer since he was three he’s had to
cancer since he was three he’s had to
cancer since he was three he’s had to endure all sorts of treatments and
endure all sorts of treatments and
endure all sorts of treatments and surgeries one of which affected his
surgeries one of which affected his
surgeries one of which affected his memory so took him much longer
memory so took him much longer
memory so took him much longer hundreds of extra hours to do his score
hundreds of extra hours to do his score
hundreds of extra hours to do his score but he never fell behind he’s headed to
but he never fell behind he’s headed to
but he never fell behind he’s headed to college this fall and then there’s
college this fall and then there’s
college this fall and then there’s Chantel Steve from my home town of
Chantel Steve from my home town of
Chantel Steve from my home town of Chicago Illinois
Chicago Illinois
Chicago Illinois even when bouncing from foster home to
even when bouncing from foster home to
even when bouncing from foster home to foster home in the toughest
foster home in the toughest
foster home in the toughest neighborhoods in the city she managed to
neighborhoods in the city she managed to
neighborhoods in the city she managed to get a job at a local health care center
get a job at a local health care center
get a job at a local health care center start a program to keep young people out
start a program to keep young people out
start a program to keep young people out of gangs and she’s on track to graduate
of gangs and she’s on track to graduate
of gangs and she’s on track to graduate high school with honors and go on to
high school with honors and go on to
high school with honors and go on to college and jasmine and Dhoni and
college and jasmine and Dhoni and
college and jasmine and Dhoni and Chantel aren’t any different from
Chantel aren’t any different from
Chantel aren’t any different from any of you they face challenges in their
any of you they face challenges in their
any of you they face challenges in their lives just like you do in some cases
lives just like you do in some cases
lives just like you do in some cases they’ve got it a lot worse off than many
they’ve got it a lot worse off than many
they’ve got it a lot worse off than many of you but they refuse to give up they
of you but they refuse to give up they
of you but they refuse to give up they chose to take responsibility for their
chose to take responsibility for their
chose to take responsibility for their lives for their education and set goals
lives for their education and set goals
lives for their education and set goals for themselves and even when you’re
for themselves and even when you’re
for themselves and even when you’re struggling even when you’re discouraged
struggling even when you’re discouraged
struggling even when you’re discouraged and you feel like other people have
and you feel like other people have
and you feel like other people have given up on you don’t ever give up on
given up on you don’t ever give up on
given up on you don’t ever give up on yourself hearing stories like this
yourself hearing stories like this
yourself hearing stories like this always makes me think about the problems
always makes me think about the problems
always makes me think about the problems that I have in my life and realize how
that I have in my life and realize how
that I have in my life and realize how insignificant my problems are if I look
insignificant my problems are if I look
insignificant my problems are if I look at my ancestors who had to fight in wars
at my ancestors who had to fight in wars
at my ancestors who had to fight in wars or I look at successful stories of
or I look at successful stories of
or I look at successful stories of people who’ve gone on and done amazing
people who’ve gone on and done amazing
people who’ve gone on and done amazing things I’m sitting here complaining
things I’m sitting here complaining
things I’m sitting here complaining about the internet being too slow or
about the internet being too slow or
about the internet being too slow or having to wait 20 extra seconds for an
having to wait 20 extra seconds for an
having to wait 20 extra seconds for an elevator to come look whatever problem
elevator to come look whatever problem
elevator to come look whatever problem you think is so big in your life if you
you think is so big in your life if you
you think is so big in your life if you have just a little bit of perspective
have just a little bit of perspective
have just a little bit of perspective you realize how fortunate you are and
you realize how fortunate you are and
you realize how fortunate you are and how that problem is not really all that
how that problem is not really all that
how that problem is not really all that big you’ve just convinced yourself that
big you’ve just convinced yourself that
big you’ve just convinced yourself that it is one of my favorite stories along
it is one of my favorite stories along
it is one of my favorite stories along these lines is Oprah Winfrey this woman
these lines is Oprah Winfrey this woman
these lines is Oprah Winfrey this woman grew up in just terrible conditions she
grew up in just terrible conditions she
grew up in just terrible conditions she wasn’t raised by her parents she got
wasn’t raised by her parents she got
wasn’t raised by her parents she got sexually abused her upbringing was so
sexually abused her upbringing was so
sexually abused her upbringing was so poor that she had to go to school in
poor that she had to go to school in
poor that she had to go to school in potato sacks her grandmother would buy
potato sacks her grandmother would buy
potato sacks her grandmother would buy bags of potatoes and cut the bags up and
bags of potatoes and cut the bags up and
bags of potatoes and cut the bags up and then sew them into a dress and that’s
then sew them into a dress and that’s
then sew them into a dress and that’s what she would go to school in because
what she would go to school in because
what she would go to school in because they couldn’t afford to actually buy her
they couldn’t afford to actually buy her
they couldn’t afford to actually buy her real clothes can you imagine how hard
real clothes can you imagine how hard
real clothes can you imagine how hard that is like you’re growing up without
that is like you’re growing up without
that is like you’re growing up without parents you’re growing up being sexually
parents you’re growing up being sexually
parents you’re growing up being sexually abused you’re growing up so poor that
abused you’re growing up so poor that
abused you’re growing up so poor that you’re wearing potato sacks and how she
you’re wearing potato sacks and how she
you’re wearing potato sacks and how she must have been ridiculed going to school
must have been ridiculed going to school
must have been ridiculed going to school and you think that your life is hard you
and you think that your life is hard you
and you think that your life is hard you think that your situation is so
think that your situation is so
think that your situation is so challenging and I always use that as a
challenging and I always use that as a
challenging and I always use that as a source inspiration because if Oprah can
source inspiration because if Oprah can
source inspiration because if Oprah can go from that place that she was at to
go from that place that she was at to
go from that place that she was at to where she is at now what’s your Excuse
where she is at now what’s your Excuse
where she is at now what’s your Excuse what’s my excuse and really when you ask
what’s my excuse and really when you ask
what’s my excuse and really when you ask yourself that question whatever reason
yourself that question whatever reason
yourself that question whatever reason comes back is really just an excuse the
comes back is really just an excuse the
comes back is really just an excuse the difference between the people who make
difference between the people who make
difference between the people who make it is they just refuse to give up they
it is they just refuse to give up they
it is they just refuse to give up they don’t quit when you quit they keep going
don’t quit when you quit they keep going
don’t quit when you quit they keep going they continue to find a way and so
they continue to find a way and so
they continue to find a way and so adopting that mindset adopting that
adopting that mindset adopting that
adopting that mindset adopting that mentality of never feeling
mentality of never feeling
mentality of never feeling for yourself that there’s always a
for yourself that there’s always a
for yourself that there’s always a solution end up by continuing on you’ll
solution end up by continuing on you’ll
solution end up by continuing on you’ll eventually find your path you’ll
eventually find your path you’ll
eventually find your path you’ll eventually hit the mark that you’re
eventually hit the mark that you’re
eventually hit the mark that you’re trying to accomplish look at the people
trying to accomplish look at the people
trying to accomplish look at the people that you look up to whoever they are the
that you look up to whoever they are the
that you look up to whoever they are the people at the top of their game in any
people at the top of their game in any
people at the top of their game in any industry chances are they started off
industry chances are they started off
industry chances are they started off with less than what you already have
with less than what you already have
with less than what you already have right now go back to their origin story
right now go back to their origin story
right now go back to their origin story chances are it wasn’t just handed to
chances are it wasn’t just handed to
chances are it wasn’t just handed to them it wasn’t easy
them it wasn’t easy
them it wasn’t easy they had less than what you already have
they had less than what you already have
they had less than what you already have right now the difference is they didn’t
right now the difference is they didn’t
right now the difference is they didn’t give up on themselves they refused to
give up on themselves they refused to
give up on themselves they refused to quit and that’s why they want now I have
quit and that’s why they want now I have
quit and that’s why they want now I have a very special bonus clip for you but
a very special bonus clip for you but
a very special bonus clip for you but before that my question the day is who
before that my question the day is who
before that my question the day is who is the person you look up to the most
is the person you look up to the most
is the person you look up to the most who refused to quit who was that person
who refused to quit who was that person
who refused to quit who was that person and why leave it on the comments below
and why leave it on the comments below
and why leave it on the comments below I’m really curious to find out thank you
I’m really curious to find out thank you
I’m really curious to find out thank you guys so much for watching I believe in
guys so much for watching I believe in
guys so much for watching I believe in you
you
you I hope continue to believe in yourself
I hope continue to believe in yourself
I hope continue to believe in yourself and whatever your one word is much love
and whatever your one word is much love
and whatever your one word is much love enjoy the bonus clip and I’ll see you
enjoy the bonus clip and I’ll see you
enjoy the bonus clip and I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot
again tomorrow morning for another shot
again tomorrow morning for another shot event espresso
I would like to know when you’re in that
I would like to know when you’re in that moment failing and you have to keep
moment failing and you have to keep
moment failing and you have to keep going what do you say to yourself what
going what do you say to yourself what
going what do you say to yourself what if a lot of times I’ll be in a tours at
if a lot of times I’ll be in a tours at
if a lot of times I’ll be in a tours at Mile Run or something like that
Mile Run or something like that
Mile Run or something like that and I’m all jacked up body’s broken
and I’m all jacked up body’s broken
and I’m all jacked up body’s broken mines broken spirits broken I started to
mines broken spirits broken I started to
mines broken spirits broken I started to say what if I can pull this off when I
say what if I can pull this off when I
say what if I can pull this off when I first walked into the Navy SEAL
first walked into the Navy SEAL
first walked into the Navy SEAL recruiters office he looked at me and
recruiters office he looked at me and
recruiters office he looked at me and said only been 35 african-americans and
said only been 35 african-americans and
said only been 35 african-americans and 70 years make it through you know I said
70 years make it through you know I said
70 years make it through you know I said to myself what if I can be the 36 it’s
to myself what if I can be the 36 it’s
to myself what if I can be the 36 it’s the what if I can pull off miracle
the what if I can pull off miracle
the what if I can pull off miracle what if I can become someone that no one
what if I can become someone that no one
what if I can become someone that no one thinks I can be and just that just me
thinks I can be and just that just me
thinks I can be and just that just me talking about that
talking about that
talking about that I haven’t hair growing up on my arms
I haven’t hair growing up on my arms
I haven’t hair growing up on my arms because it makes me just like what if I
because it makes me just like what if I
because it makes me just like what if I can be that guy that people who called
can be that guy that people who called
can be that guy that people who called nigger and this and that and now I’m
nigger and this and that and now I’m
nigger and this and that and now I’m speaking at Toms favorite event what is
speaking at Toms favorite event what is
speaking at Toms favorite event what is yes studies of directing at Howard so
yes studies of directing at Howard so
yes studies of directing at Howard so even though I was you know thinking of
even though I was you know thinking of
even though I was you know thinking of theater and thinking of film I was
theater and thinking of film I was
theater and thinking of film I was thinking about you know being behind the
thinking about you know being behind the
thinking about you know being behind the camera being you know in the in the
camera being you know in the in the
camera being you know in the in the audience
audience
audience blocking scenes as opposed to being on
blocking scenes as opposed to being on
blocking scenes as opposed to being on stage and is there a point work got more
stage and is there a point work got more
stage and is there a point work got more serious as an actor and kind of give up
serious as an actor and kind of give up
serious as an actor and kind of give up the direction your day job I haven’t I
the direction your day job I haven’t I
the direction your day job I haven’t I haven’t I haven’t given it up I still
haven’t I haven’t given it up I still
haven’t I haven’t given it up I still haven’t given it up no I think I think
haven’t given it up no I think I think
haven’t given it up no I think I think directing is in my future you know I’ve
directing is in my future you know I’ve
directing is in my future you know I’ve recently sold a pitch to Universal some
recently sold a pitch to Universal some
recently sold a pitch to Universal some writing something you know so it’s not
writing something you know so it’s not
writing something you know so it’s not it’s not like I’ve given that up it’s
it’s not like I’ve given that up it’s
it’s not like I’ve given that up it’s just that you know kind of want to write
just that you know kind of want to write
just that you know kind of want to write right now and I shouldn’t get off of it
right now and I shouldn’t get off of it
right now and I shouldn’t get off of it you know I grew up I wasn’t the richest
you know I grew up I wasn’t the richest
you know I grew up I wasn’t the richest but I had a rich family in spirit and in
but I had a rich family in spirit and in
but I had a rich family in spirit and in support and you know standing here with
support and you know standing here with
support and you know standing here with nineteen championships is something I
nineteen championships is something I
nineteen championships is something I never thought would happen you know just
never thought would happen you know just
never thought would happen you know just I went on the courts with just a ball
I went on the courts with just a ball
I went on the courts with just a ball and a racket and a hope and and that’s
and a racket and a hope and and that’s
and a racket and a hope and and that’s all I had and I it’s inspiring for all
all I had and I it’s inspiring for all
all I had and I it’s inspiring for all you guys out there that want to do
you guys out there that want to do
you guys out there that want to do something and want to be the best that
something and want to be the best that
something and want to be the best that you can be and want to do the best that
you can be and want to do the best that
you can be and want to do the best that you can do you just never give up
you can do you just never give up
you can do you just never give up because you never know what can happen
because you never know what can happen
because you never know what can happen you never know who you can inspire and
you never know who you can inspire and
you never know who you can inspire and who you can influence the most important
who you can influence the most important
who you can influence the most important word ever if you had to think of one
word ever if you had to think of one
word ever if you had to think of one word that’s most important to you or
word that’s most important to you or
word that’s most important to you or that sums you Apple so it would be like
that sums you Apple so it would be like
that sums you Apple so it would be like a little beacon hey believe nation if
a little beacon hey believe nation if
a little beacon hey believe nation if you want to know what the most important
you want to know what the most important
you want to know what the most important one word is for Tony Robbins Gary
one word is for Tony Robbins Gary
one word is for Tony Robbins Gary Vaynerchuk Oprah Winfrey will.i.am and
Vaynerchuk Oprah Winfrey will.i.am and
Vaynerchuk Oprah Winfrey will.i.am and Howard Schultz I have a very special
Howard Schultz I have a very special
Howard Schultz I have a very special secret video for you check the
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