dream dream dream dream dream dream the dream dream dream it’s one of my
dream dream dream it’s one of my
dream dream dream it’s one of my favorite quotes I came up with it with
favorite quotes I came up with it with
favorite quotes I came up with it with my uncle had an uncle named uncle shrimp
my uncle had an uncle named uncle shrimp
my uncle had an uncle named uncle shrimp and it uncle shrimp he was a short kind
and it uncle shrimp he was a short kind
and it uncle shrimp he was a short kind of guy you know lost his hair I liked
of guy you know lost his hair I liked
of guy you know lost his hair I liked the age 20 so his bald-headed and he was
the age 20 so his bald-headed and he was
the age 20 so his bald-headed and he was just so charismatic and he told me this
just so charismatic and he told me this
just so charismatic and he told me this after I injured myself and I realized
after I injured myself and I realized
after I injured myself and I realized that I wasn’t gonna be a football player
that I wasn’t gonna be a football player
that I wasn’t gonna be a football player and and he told me you know they never
and and he told me you know they never
and and he told me you know they never lose sight of your dreams but he also
lose sight of your dreams but he also
lose sight of your dreams but he also told me this as who I was he knew that
told me this as who I was he knew that
told me this as who I was he knew that now was gonna be a turning point I’d
now was gonna be a turning point I’d
now was gonna be a turning point I’d like return to the streets and followed
like return to the streets and followed
like return to the streets and followed in the footsteps of my father or I could
in the footsteps of my father or I could
in the footsteps of my father or I could dream the impossible dream right and he
dream the impossible dream right and he
dream the impossible dream right and he also wanted me to notice as an
also wanted me to notice as an
also wanted me to notice as an african-american man because you know
african-american man because you know
african-american man because you know that fear of having a dream and that
that fear of having a dream and that
that fear of having a dream and that fear of oh I can’t dream that you know I
fear of oh I can’t dream that you know I
fear of oh I can’t dream that you know I can’t God never be able to do that right
can’t God never be able to do that right
can’t God never be able to do that right you know it was important to know that
you know it was important to know that
you know it was important to know that yes you can have that dream but you have
yes you can have that dream but you have
yes you can have that dream but you have to know honestly what it’s going to take
to know honestly what it’s going to take
to know honestly what it’s going to take for you to achieve that dream and so
for you to achieve that dream and so
for you to achieve that dream and so then I came up with the quote and it
then I came up with the quote and it
then I came up with the quote and it goes for everybody all genders all races
goes for everybody all genders all races
goes for everybody all genders all races you know don’t be afraid to close your
you know don’t be afraid to close your
you know don’t be afraid to close your eyes and dream but then you have to open
eyes and dream but then you have to open
eyes and dream but then you have to open your eyes and see the reality of what
your eyes and see the reality of what
your eyes and see the reality of what it’s going to take for you to achieve
it’s going to take for you to achieve
it’s going to take for you to achieve that dream and a lot of people they kind
that dream and a lot of people they kind
that dream and a lot of people they kind of see whether it’s musicians or
of see whether it’s musicians or
of see whether it’s musicians or athletes or entertainers or even just
athletes or entertainers or even just
athletes or entertainers or even just successful people but they don’t
successful people but they don’t
successful people but they don’t understand the the thing that it takes
understand the the thing that it takes
understand the the thing that it takes for them to get to the point that
for them to get to the point that
for them to get to the point that they’ve gotten and you know that’s why
they’ve gotten and you know that’s why
they’ve gotten and you know that’s why it’s a very important quote to me and I
it’s a very important quote to me and I
it’s a very important quote to me and I think it you know it has inspired people
think it you know it has inspired people
think it you know it has inspired people and it inspires me every day I feel so
and it inspires me every day I feel so
and it inspires me every day I feel so strongly that the reason I’m here is I
strongly that the reason I’m here is I
strongly that the reason I’m here is I dreamed big dreams I dreamed the kind of
dreamed big dreams I dreamed the kind of
dreamed big dreams I dreamed the kind of dreams that other people said would not
dreams that other people said would not
dreams that other people said would not be possible I’m also living proof this
be possible I’m also living proof this
be possible I’m also living proof this isn’t a Hollywood movie I come literally
isn’t a Hollywood movie I come literally
isn’t a Hollywood movie I come literally from the other side of the tracks if you
from the other side of the tracks if you
from the other side of the tracks if you saw where I grew up and we took a
saw where I grew up and we took a
saw where I grew up and we took a picture of it the neighborhood the
picture of it the neighborhood the
picture of it the neighborhood the setting you say it’s not it’s impossible
setting you say it’s not it’s impossible
setting you say it’s not it’s impossible that someone could come from
that someone could come from
that someone could come from there and get here but it is possible
there and get here but it is possible
there and get here but it is possible and not to sound too trite it’s possible
and not to sound too trite it’s possible
and not to sound too trite it’s possible because we still live in a country where
because we still live in a country where
because we still live in a country where the entrepreneurial spirit is so alive
the entrepreneurial spirit is so alive
the entrepreneurial spirit is so alive and so well and anyone in this country
and so well and anyone in this country
and so well and anyone in this country if you dream big and surround yourself
if you dream big and surround yourself
if you dream big and surround yourself with great people and leave your ego at
with great people and leave your ego at
with great people and leave your ego at the door and share a success with others
the door and share a success with others
the door and share a success with others and have a little luck along the way you
and have a little luck along the way you
and have a little luck along the way you can do anything but there will be people
can do anything but there will be people
can do anything but there will be people along the way and I remember this who
along the way and I remember this who
along the way and I remember this who will say to you you know you’re dreaming
will say to you you know you’re dreaming
will say to you you know you’re dreaming too big it’s not possible those things
too big it’s not possible those things
too big it’s not possible those things just can’t happen don’t allow anyone
just can’t happen don’t allow anyone
just can’t happen don’t allow anyone friend family acquaintances teachers
friend family acquaintances teachers
friend family acquaintances teachers whoever it is don’t allow anyone to tell
whoever it is don’t allow anyone to tell
whoever it is don’t allow anyone to tell you that what you are dreaming for
you that what you are dreaming for
you that what you are dreaming for yourself and your family is not possible
yourself and your family is not possible
yourself and your family is not possible it is possible don’t be one of those
it is possible don’t be one of those
it is possible don’t be one of those people 20 years from now are going to be
people 20 years from now are going to be
people 20 years from now are going to be walking around a nine-to-five job
walking around a nine-to-five job
walking around a nine-to-five job miserable and angry and bitter because
miserable and angry and bitter because
miserable and angry and bitter because you let your dreams get away from you
you let your dreams get away from you
you let your dreams get away from you because you did not believe stronger
because you did not believe stronger
because you did not believe stronger enough strongly enough in yourself and
enough strongly enough in yourself and
enough strongly enough in yourself and what was possible don’t allow that to
what was possible don’t allow that to
what was possible don’t allow that to happen this is an unbelievable time and
happen this is an unbelievable time and
happen this is an unbelievable time and I can’t encourage you enough to continue
I can’t encourage you enough to continue
I can’t encourage you enough to continue to think that things are possible and
to think that things are possible and
to think that things are possible and that your dreams can come true I want to
that your dreams can come true I want to
that your dreams can come true I want to talk about dreams for a second and in my
talk about dreams for a second and in my
talk about dreams for a second and in my case literally a dream when I was in
case literally a dream when I was in
case literally a dream when I was in college I was sure that I’ve been
college I was sure that I’ve been
college I was sure that I’ve been admitted by a clerical error probably a
admitted by a clerical error probably a
admitted by a clerical error probably a computer error and because of that I had
computer error and because of that I had
computer error and because of that I had an irrational fear I’d be sent all on
an irrational fear I’d be sent all on
an irrational fear I’d be sent all on the bus and Sergey sure knows this is
the bus and Sergey sure knows this is
the bus and Sergey sure knows this is true but it turns out because of that
true but it turns out because of that
true but it turns out because of that anxiety I woke up literally with a dream
anxiety I woke up literally with a dream
anxiety I woke up literally with a dream it was kind of a strange dream it went
it was kind of a strange dream it went
it was kind of a strange dream it went like
like
like I think I could download the entire web
I think I could download the entire web
I think I could download the entire web onto small computers that were lying
onto small computers that were lying
onto small computers that were lying around and that would probably seem
around and that would probably seem
around and that would probably seem pretty crazy to most people but I stayed
pretty crazy to most people but I stayed
pretty crazy to most people but I stayed up a couple hours in the middle of the
up a couple hours in the middle of the
up a couple hours in the middle of the night doing some math and it seemed
night doing some math and it seemed
night doing some math and it seemed actually pretty plausible while assuming
actually pretty plausible while assuming
actually pretty plausible while assuming he actually didn’t keep any of the white
he actually didn’t keep any of the white
he actually didn’t keep any of the white pages you only kept the links and then
pages you only kept the links and then
pages you only kept the links and then sort of figured out given all that data
sort of figured out given all that data
sort of figured out given all that data I thought I would take a couple weeks
I thought I would take a couple weeks
I thought I would take a couple weeks and I told my advisor that and he just
and I told my advisor that and he just
and I told my advisor that and he just sort of laughed to me and of course took
sort of laughed to me and of course took
sort of laughed to me and of course took me a year or two but at the end of that
me a year or two but at the end of that
me a year or two but at the end of that we had a way to rank web pages and no
we had a way to rank web pages and no
we had a way to rank web pages and no thoughts to search at all eventually and
thoughts to search at all eventually and
thoughts to search at all eventually and you know the rest
everybody’s the business plan may not
everybody’s the business plan may not work out the way you wrote it down there
work out the way you wrote it down there
work out the way you wrote it down there be some deviations there’ll be some
be some deviations there’ll be some
be some deviations there’ll be some roadblocks people start over again and
roadblocks people start over again and
roadblocks people start over again and again and again on new ideas but the
again and again on new ideas but the
again and again on new ideas but the person who stays focused on his idea on
person who stays focused on his idea on
person who stays focused on his idea on his dream realizes history I always had
his dream realizes history I always had
his dream realizes history I always had a dream and my dream was to be banking
a dream and my dream was to be banking
a dream and my dream was to be banking in business and I always always believed
in business and I always always believed
in business and I always always believed that it doesn’t matter where you’re from
that it doesn’t matter where you’re from
that it doesn’t matter where you’re from it doesn’t matter what background you
it doesn’t matter what background you
it doesn’t matter what background you have it doesn’t matter education you
have it doesn’t matter education you
have it doesn’t matter education you know you’ve got to try your best but my
know you’ve got to try your best but my
know you’ve got to try your best but my situation I it wasn’t for me so I left
situation I it wasn’t for me so I left
situation I it wasn’t for me so I left school at 15 with a dream and I always
school at 15 with a dream and I always
school at 15 with a dream and I always always think big you should always think
always think big you should always think
always think big you should always think big in life never ever think that you
big in life never ever think that you
big in life never ever think that you can’t make it because others out there
can’t make it because others out there
can’t make it because others out there are better than you you’re just as good
are better than you you’re just as good
are better than you you’re just as good as anyone else I said the mr. 4k is the
as anyone else I said the mr. 4k is the
as anyone else I said the mr. 4k is the goal and what
goal and what
goal and what it takes to get there I would do
so I was doing the daily work cleaning
so I was doing the daily work cleaning the guns and going through the shooting
the guns and going through the shooting
the guns and going through the shooting range
range
range marching 20 miles a day and rolling
marching 20 miles a day and rolling
marching 20 miles a day and rolling around up hills with weapons running at
around up hills with weapons running at
around up hills with weapons running at 5:00 in the morning with heavy combat
5:00 in the morning with heavy combat
5:00 in the morning with heavy combat boots and all of this stuff and then
boots and all of this stuff and then
boots and all of this stuff and then everyone just almost drops dead at night
everyone just almost drops dead at night
everyone just almost drops dead at night he’s totally exhausted I worked out
he’s totally exhausted I worked out
he’s totally exhausted I worked out three hours and got up early in the
three hours and got up early in the
three hours and got up early in the morning again to do my sit-ups and
morning again to do my sit-ups and
morning again to do my sit-ups and push-ups and machine ups there was a
push-ups and machine ups there was a
push-ups and machine ups there was a clear conflict the dilemma because the
clear conflict the dilemma because the
clear conflict the dilemma because the lifting was not a traditional sport for
lifting was not a traditional sport for
lifting was not a traditional sport for them they didn’t like the idea they
them they didn’t like the idea they
them they didn’t like the idea they didn’t even have the equipment I had to
didn’t even have the equipment I had to
didn’t even have the equipment I had to go and figure out every way possible the
go and figure out every way possible the
go and figure out every way possible the two dips between chairs or to the bar
two dips between chairs or to the bar
two dips between chairs or to the bar across two chairs and to upset down
across two chairs and to upset down
across two chairs and to upset down rowing everyone would say this is the
rowing everyone would say this is the
rowing everyone would say this is the wrong direction that I’m going or I’m in
wrong direction that I’m going or I’m in
wrong direction that I’m going or I’m in a dream world and I’m useless whatever
a dream world and I’m useless whatever
a dream world and I’m useless whatever it was I said I’m gonna break through
it was I said I’m gonna break through
it was I said I’m gonna break through that no matter what it takes
that no matter what it takes
that no matter what it takes I needed to reach that core that vision
I needed to reach that core that vision
I needed to reach that core that vision that I had of being a world champion
that I had of being a world champion
that I had of being a world champion don’t ever let somebody tell you you
don’t ever let somebody tell you you
don’t ever let somebody tell you you can’t do something
can’t do something
can’t do something not even me
you got a dream
you got a dream you got to protect it
people can’t do something themselves
people can’t do something themselves they want to tell you you can do it
you want something go get it period well
you want something go get it period well as I mentioned I have this I saw this
as I mentioned I have this I saw this
as I mentioned I have this I saw this Norwegian movie when I was about five
Norwegian movie when I was about five
Norwegian movie when I was about five years old about this guy who built a
years old about this guy who built a
years old about this guy who built a really interesting sports car I remember
really interesting sports car I remember
really interesting sports car I remember saying to myself that when I grew up
saying to myself that when I grew up
saying to myself that when I grew up that’s what I want to do as well I want
that’s what I want to do as well I want
that’s what I want to do as well I want to build my own car cars and sell them
to build my own car cars and sell them
to build my own car cars and sell them and so on that dream never left me so
and so on that dream never left me so
and so on that dream never left me so when I was 19 I started my first company
when I was 19 I started my first company
when I was 19 I started my first company which was the trading campaign to make a
which was the trading campaign to make a
which was the trading campaign to make a little bit money with the ambition to
little bit money with the ambition to
little bit money with the ambition to use that money to build my own cars and
use that money to build my own cars and
use that money to build my own cars and I was when I was 22 I had made little
I was when I was 22 I had made little
I was when I was 22 I had made little bit of money and then I started the car
bit of money and then I started the car
bit of money and then I started the car company and that was in 1994 18 years
company and that was in 1994 18 years
company and that was in 1994 18 years ago
ago
ago it’s hard changing your life it was hard
it’s hard changing your life it was hard
it’s hard changing your life it was hard when just over three years ago in the
when just over three years ago in the
when just over three years ago in the Penobscot building in Detroit Michigan
Penobscot building in Detroit Michigan
Penobscot building in Detroit Michigan where I was operating my business and I
where I was operating my business and I
where I was operating my business and I fell on some hard times and I was
fell on some hard times and I was
fell on some hard times and I was sleeping in my office
sleeping in my office
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 it
other dreamers up there look at him it
other dreamers up there look at him it was hard ladies and gentlemen coming to
was hard ladies and gentlemen coming to
was hard ladies and gentlemen coming to speak to people
speak to people
speak to people and I was facing financial difficulties
and I was facing financial difficulties
and I was facing financial difficulties in my own life I was behind on my bills
in my own life I was behind on my bills
in my own life I was behind on my bills and my dreams and I’m saying to them you
and my dreams and I’m saying to them you
and my dreams and I’m saying to them you can live your dream it was hard ladies
can live your dream it was hard ladies
can live your dream it was hard ladies and gentlemen it was very difficult to
and gentlemen it was very difficult to
and gentlemen it was very difficult to pick myself up each day believing that I
pick myself up each day believing that I
pick myself up each day believing that I can do it there were times that I
can do it there were times that I
can do it there were times that I doubted myself and said God why why is
doubted myself and said God why why is
doubted myself and said God why why is this happening to me I’m just trying to
this happening to me I’m just trying to
this happening to me I’m just trying to take care of my children and my mother
take care of my children and my mother
take care of my children and my mother I’m not trying to steal a Rob from
I’m not trying to steal a Rob from
I’m not trying to steal a Rob from anybody how did this have to happen to
anybody how did this have to happen to
anybody how did this have to happen to me it was very hard and here’s what I
me it was very hard and here’s what I
me it was very hard and here’s what I want to say to you for those of you that
want to say to you for those of you that
want to say to you for those of you that have experienced some hardships don’t
have experienced some hardships don’t
have experienced some hardships don’t give up on your dream no one could have
give up on your dream no one could have
give up on your dream no one could have convinced me by holding on by continuing
convinced me by holding on by continuing
convinced me by holding on by continuing to push forward by continuing to run
to push forward by continuing to run
to push forward by continuing to run toward my dream that one day I would
toward my dream that one day I would
toward my dream that one day I would have my own talk show it’s a long shot
have my own talk show it’s a long shot
have my own talk show it’s a long shot ladies and gentlemen from Liberty City
ladies and gentlemen from Liberty City
ladies and gentlemen from Liberty City an abandoned building auto flaw never
an abandoned building auto flaw never
an abandoned building auto flaw never annoying my mother or father it’s a long
annoying my mother or father it’s a long
annoying my mother or father it’s a long shot being here with you today in this
shot being here with you today in this
shot being here with you today in this dome in Atlanta it’s a long shot no
dome in Atlanta it’s a long shot no
dome in Atlanta it’s a long shot no college training labeled educable
college training labeled educable
college training labeled educable mentally retarded but I kept running
mentally retarded but I kept running
mentally retarded but I kept running toward my dream
thank you guys so much for watching I
thank you guys so much for watching I hope you enjoyed this video I’d love to
hope you enjoyed this video I’d love to
hope you enjoyed this video I’d love to know which of the 10 entrepreneurs that
know which of the 10 entrepreneurs that
know which of the 10 entrepreneurs that you saw here today whose message meant
you saw here today whose message meant
you saw here today whose message meant the most to you and it also loved to
the most to you and it also loved to
the most to you and it also loved to know what your dreams are leave it in
know what your dreams are leave it in
know what your dreams are leave it in the comments below I’m going to join in
the comments below I’m going to join in
the comments below I’m going to join in the discussion thank you so much for
the discussion thank you so much for
the discussion thank you so much for watching continue to believe and I’ll
watching continue to believe and I’ll
watching continue to believe and I’ll see you soon
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