there is no one who doesn’t know obstacles in their life you know even
obstacles in their life you know even
obstacles in their life you know even Bill Gates has obstacles he’s got to
Bill Gates has obstacles he’s got to
Bill Gates has obstacles he’s got to figure out how to keep all that money
figure out how to keep all that money
figure out how to keep all that money why is it that so many people act like
why is it that so many people act like
why is it that so many people act like animals why do they just react to what’s
animals why do they just react to what’s
animals why do they just react to what’s going on rather than the plan and
going on rather than the plan and
going on rather than the plan and strategize because if you don’t accept
strategize because if you don’t accept
strategize because if you don’t accept excuses pretty soon people stop giving
excuses pretty soon people stop giving
excuses pretty soon people stop giving them and they start looking for
them and they start looking for
them and they start looking for solutions there’s no such thing as
solutions there’s no such thing as
solutions there’s no such thing as useless knowledge because you never know
useless knowledge because you never know
useless knowledge because you never know what doors it’s going to open for you
what doors it’s going to open for you
what doors it’s going to open for you almost any accomplishment in the history
almost any accomplishment in the history
almost any accomplishment in the history of the world has come at the hands of
of the world has come at the hands of
of the world has come at the hands of people who have taken risks some people
people who have taken risks some people
people who have taken risks some people hate spiders some people hate snakes
hate spiders some people hate snakes
hate spiders some people hate snakes I hate at poverty I couldn’t stand it if
I hate at poverty I couldn’t stand it if
I hate at poverty I couldn’t stand it if you have an average brain you’re capable
you have an average brain you’re capable
you have an average brain you’re capable of almost anything be nice to people
of almost anything be nice to people
of almost anything be nice to people because once figured over their
because once figured over their
because once figured over their suspicions of why you’re being I still
suspicions of why you’re being I still
suspicions of why you’re being I still be nice to you real success involves
be nice to you real success involves
be nice to you real success involves lifting up those around you here’s a
lifting up those around you here’s a
lifting up those around you here’s a retired American neurosurgeon and former
retired American neurosurgeon and former
retired American neurosurgeon and former presidential candidate of the United
presidential candidate of the United
presidential candidate of the United States he has authored numerous books on
States he has authored numerous books on
States he has authored numerous books on his medical career and political stances
his medical career and political stances
his medical career and political stances he was a director of pediatric
he was a director of pediatric
he was a director of pediatric neurosurgery at the John Hopkins
neurosurgery at the John Hopkins
neurosurgery at the John Hopkins Hospital in Maryland he’s Ben Carson and
Hospital in Maryland he’s Ben Carson and
Hospital in Maryland he’s Ben Carson and here is my take on his top ten rules for
here is my take on his top ten rules for
here is my take on his top ten rules for success you know I’m reminded of a very
success you know I’m reminded of a very
success you know I’m reminded of a very successful young businessman and he
successful young businessman and he
successful young businessman and he loved to buy his mother these exotic
loved to buy his mother these exotic
loved to buy his mother these exotic gifts for Mother’s Day and he ran out of
gifts for Mother’s Day and he ran out of
gifts for Mother’s Day and he ran out of ideals and then he ran across these
ideals and then he ran across these
ideals and then he ran across these birds these birds were cool you know
birds these birds were cool you know
birds these birds were cool you know they cost $5,000 apiece they could dance
they cost $5,000 apiece they could dance
they cost $5,000 apiece they could dance they could sing they could talk he was
they could sing they could talk he was
they could sing they could talk he was so excited he bought two of them sent
so excited he bought two of them sent
so excited he bought two of them sent him to his mother couldn’t wait the
him to his mother couldn’t wait the
him to his mother couldn’t wait the color of her Mother’s Day mother mother
color of her Mother’s Day mother mother
color of her Mother’s Day mother mother what you think those birds and she said
what you think those birds and she said
what you think those birds and she said they was good
they said no no no mother you didn’t
they said no no no mother you didn’t need those parents those births cost
need those parents those births cost
need those parents those births cost $5,000 apiece they could dance they can
$5,000 apiece they could dance they can
$5,000 apiece they could dance they can sing they could talk and she said well
sing they could talk and she said well
sing they could talk and she said well they should have said something and you
they should have said something and you
they should have said something and you know that’s where we end up – if we
know that’s where we end up – if we
know that’s where we end up – if we don’t speak up for what we believe there
don’t speak up for what we believe there
don’t speak up for what we believe there is no one who doesn’t know obstacles in
is no one who doesn’t know obstacles in
is no one who doesn’t know obstacles in their life you know even Bill Gates his
their life you know even Bill Gates his
their life you know even Bill Gates his obstacles he’s got to figure out how to
obstacles he’s got to figure out how to
obstacles he’s got to figure out how to keep all that money so you know
keep all that money so you know
keep all that money so you know everybody’s got problems and it really
everybody’s got problems and it really
everybody’s got problems and it really is how you face those problems if you
is how you face those problems if you
is how you face those problems if you allow it to be an insurmountable wall
allow it to be an insurmountable wall
allow it to be an insurmountable wall then you become the victim and if you
then you become the victim and if you
then you become the victim and if you say this is a piece of cake I’m finding
say this is a piece of cake I’m finding
say this is a piece of cake I’m finding my way over under around or through this
my way over under around or through this
my way over under around or through this obstacle one way or another and you gear
obstacle one way or another and you gear
obstacle one way or another and you gear yourself to solutions and that’s that’s
yourself to solutions and that’s that’s
yourself to solutions and that’s that’s always the answer
always the answer
always the answer always be thinking about how I can do
always be thinking about how I can do
always be thinking about how I can do something rather than why I can’t do
something rather than why I can’t do
something rather than why I can’t do something and so many people lead their
something and so many people lead their
something and so many people lead their lives by reacting rather than by
lives by reacting rather than by
lives by reacting rather than by thinking and really when you think about
thinking and really when you think about
thinking and really when you think about why why do we have these incredibly
why why do we have these incredibly
why why do we have these incredibly sophisticated brains with these big
sophisticated brains with these big
sophisticated brains with these big frontal lobes because we’re the only
frontal lobes because we’re the only
frontal lobes because we’re the only creatures that God made with the ability
creatures that God made with the ability
creatures that God made with the ability to extract information from the past and
to extract information from the past and
to extract information from the past and the present and to project it into a
the present and to project it into a
the present and to project it into a plan for the future so we don’t have to
plan for the future so we don’t have to
plan for the future so we don’t have to react you know animals you know this is
react you know animals you know this is
react you know animals you know this is well whatever is happening they react –
well whatever is happening they react –
well whatever is happening they react – right
right
right why is it that so many people act like
why is it that so many people act like
why is it that so many people act like animals why do they just react to what’s
animals why do they just react to what’s
animals why do they just react to what’s going on rather than the plan is
going on rather than the plan is
going on rather than the plan is strategize we have the ability to figure
strategize we have the ability to figure
strategize we have the ability to figure out where we want to be a year from now
out where we want to be a year from now
out where we want to be a year from now five years from now ten years from now
five years from now ten years from now
five years from now ten years from now and to begin to organize things in a way
and to begin to organize things in a way
and to begin to organize things in a way in order to accomplish those goals and
in order to accomplish those goals and
in order to accomplish those goals and when we don’t do that
when we don’t do that
when we don’t do that we place ourselves and tremendous
we place ourselves and tremendous
we place ourselves and tremendous jeopardy because we place ourselves in
jeopardy because we place ourselves in
jeopardy because we place ourselves in the situation where we can only react I
the situation where we can only react I
the situation where we can only react I was
was
was had a horrible temper poor self-esteem
had a horrible temper poor self-esteem
had a horrible temper poor self-esteem all the things that you think would
all the things that you think would
all the things that you think would preclude success but I had something
preclude success but I had something
preclude success but I had something very important I had a mother who
very important I had a mother who
very important I had a mother who believed in me and I had a mother who
believed in me and I had a mother who
believed in me and I had a mother who would never allow herself to be a victim
would never allow herself to be a victim
would never allow herself to be a victim no matter what happened never made
no matter what happened never made
no matter what happened never made excuses and she never accepted an excuse
excuses and she never accepted an excuse
excuses and she never accepted an excuse from us and if we ever came up with an
from us and if we ever came up with an
from us and if we ever came up with an execution said do you have a brain and
execution said do you have a brain and
execution said do you have a brain and if the answer was yes then she said then
if the answer was yes then she said then
if the answer was yes then she said then you could have thought your way out of
you could have thought your way out of
you could have thought your way out of it it doesn’t matter with John or Susan
it it doesn’t matter with John or Susan
it it doesn’t matter with John or Susan or Mary or anybody else did or said and
or Mary or anybody else did or said and
or Mary or anybody else did or said and it was the most important thing she did
it was the most important thing she did
it was the most important thing she did for my brother and myself because if you
for my brother and myself because if you
for my brother and myself because if you don’t accept excuses pretty soon people
don’t accept excuses pretty soon people
don’t accept excuses pretty soon people stop giving them and they start looking
stop giving them and they start looking
stop giving them and they start looking for solutions and that is a critical
for solutions and that is a critical
for solutions and that is a critical issue when it comes to success I would
issue when it comes to success I would
issue when it comes to success I would get on the bus and I would go downtown
get on the bus and I would go downtown
get on the bus and I would go downtown to the Detroit Institute of Arts and
to the Detroit Institute of Arts and
to the Detroit Institute of Arts and roam through those galleries until I
roam through those galleries until I
roam through those galleries until I knew every painter who painted the
knew every painter who painted the
knew every painter who painted the picture and when they were born and when
picture and when they were born and when
picture and when they were born and when they died and what period it represented
they died and what period it represented
they died and what period it represented and I was always listening to my
and I was always listening to my
and I was always listening to my portable radio listening to classical
portable radio listening to classical
portable radio listening to classical music and you know I’d be walking down
music and you know I’d be walking down
music and you know I’d be walking down the streets of Detroit listening to
the streets of Detroit listening to
the streets of Detroit listening to classical music and people thought I was
classical music and people thought I was
classical music and people thought I was nuts this guy’s crazy but years later
nuts this guy’s crazy but years later
nuts this guy’s crazy but years later when I decided that I wanted to be a
when I decided that I wanted to be a
when I decided that I wanted to be a neurosurgeon I want to go to the place
neurosurgeon I want to go to the place
neurosurgeon I want to go to the place that’s best known for neurosurgery net
that’s best known for neurosurgery net
that’s best known for neurosurgery net would be Johns Hopkins but as I said
would be Johns Hopkins but as I said
would be Johns Hopkins but as I said before they only took two people a year
before they only took two people a year
before they only took two people a year out of a hundred 25 applicants but when
out of a hundred 25 applicants but when
out of a hundred 25 applicants but when I got an interview and I went there the
I got an interview and I went there the
I got an interview and I went there the fellow who was in charge of the
fellow who was in charge of the
fellow who was in charge of the neurosurgery residency program George
neurosurgery residency program George
neurosurgery residency program George beat her high was also in charge of
beat her high was also in charge of
beat her high was also in charge of Cultural Affairs at the hospital
Cultural Affairs at the hospital
Cultural Affairs at the hospital and somehow the conversation turned the
and somehow the conversation turned the
and somehow the conversation turned the classical music and we talked for over
classical music and we talked for over
classical music and we talked for over an hour about different composers and
an hour about different composers and
an hour about different composers and their Styles conductors orchestras
their Styles conductors orchestras
their Styles conductors orchestras orchestral halls there was no way he
orchestral halls there was no way he
orchestral halls there was no way he wasn’t taking me in the program because
wasn’t taking me in the program because
wasn’t taking me in the program because he had to have somebody to discuss these
he had to have somebody to discuss these
he had to have somebody to discuss these things with but what I emphasized to
things with but what I emphasized to
things with but what I emphasized to young people all the time is there’s no
young people all the time is there’s no
young people all the time is there’s no such thing as useless knowledge because
such thing as useless knowledge because
such thing as useless knowledge because you never know what doors it’s going to
you never know what doors it’s going to
you never know what doors it’s going to open for you and the more you know the
open for you and the more you know the
open for you and the more you know the more options you have almost any
more options you have almost any
more options you have almost any accomplishment in the history of the
accomplishment in the history of the
accomplishment in the history of the world has come at the hands of people
world has come at the hands of people
world has come at the hands of people who have taken risk people who are
who have taken risk people who are
who have taken risk people who are willing to push the envelope people who
willing to push the envelope people who
willing to push the envelope people who are willing to explore the unknown even
are willing to explore the unknown even
are willing to explore the unknown even if you go and you look in the Bible you
if you go and you look in the Bible you
if you go and you look in the Bible you know that the people that are held up as
know that the people that are held up as
know that the people that are held up as a heroes they’re not the ones who were
a heroes they’re not the ones who were
a heroes they’re not the ones who were sitting in their tent under an olive
sitting in their tent under an olive
sitting in their tent under an olive tree you know were people who are going
tree you know were people who are going
tree you know were people who are going out there doing start and you know the
out there doing start and you know the
out there doing start and you know the key thing about taking risk is learning
key thing about taking risk is learning
key thing about taking risk is learning you know and if something doesn’t work
you know and if something doesn’t work
you know and if something doesn’t work out learn from it and then you’re able
out learn from it and then you’re able
out learn from it and then you’re able to move further we have to always
to move further we have to always
to move further we have to always recognize that you know knowledge
recognize that you know knowledge
recognize that you know knowledge frequently comes at a price you know
frequently comes at a price you know
frequently comes at a price you know Thomas Edison said you know 999 ways
Thomas Edison said you know 999 ways
Thomas Edison said you know 999 ways that a light bulb did not not work right
that a light bulb did not not work right
that a light bulb did not not work right you know many of us are familiar with
you know many of us are familiar with
you know many of us are familiar with the cleaning formula 409 why do they
the cleaning formula 409 why do they
the cleaning formula 409 why do they call it that the first floor hundred
call it that the first floor hundred
call it that the first floor hundred Nate didn’t work you know but you know
Nate didn’t work you know but you know
Nate didn’t work you know but you know you just put these things into
you just put these things into
you just put these things into perspective and you learn from them
perspective and you learn from them
perspective and you learn from them Walter dandy the great neurosurgeon at
Walter dandy the great neurosurgeon at
Walter dandy the great neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins many decades ago was the
Johns Hopkins many decades ago was the
Johns Hopkins many decades ago was the first one to do operations on the
first one to do operations on the
first one to do operations on the posterior fossa the back part of the
posterior fossa the back part of the
posterior fossa the back part of the brain no one thought it could be done
brain no one thought it could be done
brain no one thought it could be done first thirteen patients all died now can
first thirteen patients all died now can
first thirteen patients all died now can you imagine how devastating that was I
you imagine how devastating that was I
you imagine how devastating that was I can’t even imagine what he said to the
can’t even imagine what he said to the
can’t even imagine what he said to the 14th patient when they see how the other
14th patient when they see how the other
14th patient when they see how the other 13 do you know but but the fact of the
13 do you know but but the fact of the
13 do you know but but the fact of the matter is we now are able to do that
matter is we now are able to do that
matter is we now are able to do that operation routinely and safely I did one
operation routinely and safely I did one
operation routinely and safely I did one last week and so you know we just have
last week and so you know we just have
last week and so you know we just have to put all these things in perspective
to put all these things in perspective
to put all these things in perspective and recognize that we will never make
and recognize that we will never make
and recognize that we will never make progress unless we’re willing to take
progress unless we’re willing to take
progress unless we’re willing to take risk but
risk but
risk but we have to take them in an appropriate
we have to take them in an appropriate
we have to take them in an appropriate fashion right because you know there
fashion right because you know there
fashion right because you know there there’s a large group of people who
there’s a large group of people who
there’s a large group of people who never get anywhere because they’re
never get anywhere because they’re
never get anywhere because they’re afraid to take a risk there’s another
afraid to take a risk there’s another
afraid to take a risk there’s another group of people who never get anywhere
group of people who never get anywhere
group of people who never get anywhere because they take too many of the wrong
because they take too many of the wrong
because they take too many of the wrong dress
dress
dress they’re always getting knocked back into
they’re always getting knocked back into
they’re always getting knocked back into the pond so that’s where this tremendous
the pond so that’s where this tremendous
the pond so that’s where this tremendous brain comes in where you are able to
brain comes in where you are able to
brain comes in where you are able to analyze one of the things that I hated
analyze one of the things that I hated
analyze one of the things that I hated was poverty you know some people hate
was poverty you know some people hate
was poverty you know some people hate spiders some people hate snakes I hated
spiders some people hate snakes I hated
spiders some people hate snakes I hated poverty I couldn’t stand it and but you
poverty I couldn’t stand it and but you
poverty I couldn’t stand it and but you know my mother couldn’t stand the fact
know my mother couldn’t stand the fact
know my mother couldn’t stand the fact that we were doing poorly in school and
that we were doing poorly in school and
that we were doing poorly in school and she prayed and she asked God to give her
she prayed and she asked God to give her
she prayed and she asked God to give her wisdom what could she do to get her
wisdom what could she do to get her
wisdom what could she do to get her young sons to understand the importance
young sons to understand the importance
young sons to understand the importance of developing their minds so that they
of developing their minds so that they
of developing their minds so that they control their own lives and you know
control their own lives and you know
control their own lives and you know what God gave her the wisdom at least in
what God gave her the wisdom at least in
what God gave her the wisdom at least in her opinion my brother and I didn’t
her opinion my brother and I didn’t
her opinion my brother and I didn’t think it was that wise because it was a
think it was that wise because it was a
think it was that wise because it was a turn off the TV let us watch only two or
turn off the TV let us watch only two or
turn off the TV let us watch only two or three TV programs during the week with
three TV programs during the week with
three TV programs during the week with all that spare time read two books a
all that spare time read two books a
all that spare time read two books a piece from the Detroit Public Libraries
piece from the Detroit Public Libraries
piece from the Detroit Public Libraries and submit to her written book reports
and submit to her written book reports
and submit to her written book reports which she couldn’t read but we didn’t
which she couldn’t read but we didn’t
which she couldn’t read but we didn’t know that
she put checkmarks and highlights and
she put checkmarks and highlights and stuff but you know I just hated this my
stuff but you know I just hated this my
stuff but you know I just hated this my friends were out having a good time her
friends were out having a good time her
friends were out having a good time her friends would criticize her they would
friends would criticize her they would
friends would criticize her they would say you can’t make boys stay in the
say you can’t make boys stay in the
say you can’t make boys stay in the house reading books they’ll grow up
house reading books they’ll grow up
house reading books they’ll grow up they’ll hate you and I would overhear
they’ll hate you and I would overhear
they’ll hate you and I would overhear them nice a mother you know they’re
them nice a mother you know they’re
them nice a mother you know they’re right but she didn’t care and but after
right but she didn’t care and but after
right but she didn’t care and but after a while I actually began to enjoy
a while I actually began to enjoy
a while I actually began to enjoy reading those books because we were very
reading those books because we were very
reading those books because we were very poor but between the covers of those
poor but between the covers of those
poor but between the covers of those books I could go anywhere I could be
books I could go anywhere I could be
books I could go anywhere I could be anybody I could do anything I began to
anybody I could do anything I began to
anybody I could do anything I began to read about people of great
read about people of great
read about people of great accomplishment and as I read those
accomplishment and as I read those
accomplishment and as I read those stories I begin to see a connecting
stories I begin to see a connecting
stories I begin to see a connecting thread I began to see that the person
thread I began to see that the person
thread I began to see that the person who has the most to do it you and what
who has the most to do it you and what
who has the most to do it you and what happens to your life is you you make
happens to your life is you you make
happens to your life is you you make decisions you decide how much energy you
decisions you decide how much energy you
decisions you decide how much energy you want to put behind that decision and I
want to put behind that decision and I
want to put behind that decision and I came to understand that I had control of
came to understand that I had control of
came to understand that I had control of my own destiny and at that point I
my own destiny and at that point I
my own destiny and at that point I didn’t hate poverty anymore because I
didn’t hate poverty anymore because I
didn’t hate poverty anymore because I knew it was only temporary
knew it was only temporary
knew it was only temporary I knew I could change that it was
I knew I could change that it was
I knew I could change that it was incredibly liberating for me made all
incredibly liberating for me made all
incredibly liberating for me made all the difference you know the human brain
the difference you know the human brain
the difference you know the human brain if you have an average brain
if you have an average brain
if you have an average brain you’re capable of almost anything
you’re capable of almost anything
you’re capable of almost anything because of the complexity of our brains
because of the complexity of our brains
because of the complexity of our brains billions and billions of neurons
billions and billions of neurons
billions and billions of neurons hundreds of billions of interconnections
hundreds of billions of interconnections
hundreds of billions of interconnections it can process more than two million
it can process more than two million
it can process more than two million bits of information in one second it
bits of information in one second it
bits of information in one second it never forgets anything you’ve ever seen
never forgets anything you’ve ever seen
never forgets anything you’ve ever seen anything you’ve ever heard and you know
anything you’ve ever heard and you know
anything you’ve ever heard and you know with something like that sitting up here
with something like that sitting up here
with something like that sitting up here why would you ever utter the words I
why would you ever utter the words I
why would you ever utter the words I can’t what do you mean by think big well
can’t what do you mean by think big well
can’t what do you mean by think big well each one of those letters means
each one of those letters means
each one of those letters means something special the t is for talent
something special the t is for talent
something special the t is for talent which guy gives to everybody and and
which guy gives to everybody and and
which guy gives to everybody and and everybody has their own unique set of
everybody has their own unique set of
everybody has their own unique set of talents develop those use them and let
talents develop those use them and let
talents develop those use them and let those carry you where they will the H is
those carry you where they will the H is
those carry you where they will the H is for honesty if you lead a clean and
for honesty if you lead a clean and
for honesty if you lead a clean and honest life and you don’t have a bunch
honest life and you don’t have a bunch
honest life and you don’t have a bunch of skeletons in the closet it’s really
of skeletons in the closet it’s really
of skeletons in the closet it’s really hard for them to come up if you don’t
hard for them to come up if you don’t
hard for them to come up if you don’t put them in there and it really
put them in there and it really
put them in there and it really uncomplicated your life quite
uncomplicated your life quite
uncomplicated your life quite substantially the eye is for insight
substantially the eye is for insight
substantially the eye is for insight which comes from listening the people
which comes from listening the people
which comes from listening the people have already gone where you’re trying to
have already gone where you’re trying to
have already gone where you’re trying to go you know a lot of the adults in your
go you know a lot of the adults in your
go you know a lot of the adults in your in your life have been through the very
in your life have been through the very
in your life have been through the very things that you’re going through right
things that you’re going through right
things that you’re going through right now
now
now and if you can talk to them and see what
and if you can talk to them and see what
and if you can talk to them and see what lessons they learned maybe you don’t
lessons they learned maybe you don’t
lessons they learned maybe you don’t have to repeat the same things maybe
have to repeat the same things maybe
have to repeat the same things maybe that will allow you to move much further
that will allow you to move much further
that will allow you to move much further and faster than they did the N is for a
and faster than they did the N is for a
and faster than they did the N is for a nice be nice to people because once they
nice be nice to people because once they
nice be nice to people because once they get over their suspicion of are you
get over their suspicion of are you
get over their suspicion of are you being nice they’ll be nice to you and
being nice they’ll be nice to you and
being nice they’ll be nice to you and you can get so much more done when
you can get so much more done when
you can get so much more done when you’re being nice when they’re being
you’re being nice when they’re being
you’re being nice when they’re being nice and not get caught up in the
nice and not get caught up in the
nice and not get caught up in the meanness and the selfishness that is
meanness and the selfishness that is
meanness and the selfishness that is promoted by many segments of our society
promoted by many segments of our society
promoted by many segments of our society the K is for knowledge which is the the
the K is for knowledge which is the the
the K is for knowledge which is the the way that you make yourself more valuable
way that you make yourself more valuable
way that you make yourself more valuable and no one else can do that for you you
and no one else can do that for you you
and no one else can do that for you you have to actively participate in the
have to actively participate in the
have to actively participate in the process of becoming knowledgeable and
process of becoming knowledgeable and
process of becoming knowledgeable and the mechanism for doing that is the next
the mechanism for doing that is the next
the mechanism for doing that is the next letter B books you know some people say
letter B books you know some people say
letter B books you know some people say I don’t like reading books besides that
I don’t like reading books besides that
I don’t like reading books besides that I can learn anything I need to learn
I can learn anything I need to learn
I can learn anything I need to learn from watching DVDs and videos but it’s
from watching DVDs and videos but it’s
from watching DVDs and videos but it’s like saying
like saying
like saying that you can develop your muscles by
that you can develop your muscles by
that you can develop your muscles by watching somebody else love wait it no
watching somebody else love wait it no
watching somebody else love wait it no it doesn’t work that way you have to
it doesn’t work that way you have to
it doesn’t work that way you have to exercise your brain if you want it to
exercise your brain if you want it to
exercise your brain if you want it to work for you and reading is a perfect
work for you and reading is a perfect
work for you and reading is a perfect way of doing that the second eye is for
way of doing that the second eye is for
way of doing that the second eye is for in-depth learning learning for the sake
in-depth learning learning for the sake
in-depth learning learning for the sake of knowledge and understanding as
of knowledge and understanding as
of knowledge and understanding as opposed to just learning some answers so
opposed to just learning some answers so
opposed to just learning some answers so that you can put them down on a quiz
that you can put them down on a quiz
that you can put them down on a quiz that superficial learning doesn’t last
that superficial learning doesn’t last
that superficial learning doesn’t last very long and the last letter G is for
very long and the last letter G is for
very long and the last letter G is for God which is such an important part of
God which is such an important part of
God which is such an important part of each of us as individuals and the fabric
each of us as individuals and the fabric
each of us as individuals and the fabric of our nation and we make a grave error
of our nation and we make a grave error
of our nation and we make a grave error when we allow the secular progressive
when we allow the secular progressive
when we allow the secular progressive movement to push God out of our lives
movement to push God out of our lives
movement to push God out of our lives you know we shouldn’t try to force God
you know we shouldn’t try to force God
you know we shouldn’t try to force God on them but by the same token we should
on them but by the same token we should
on them but by the same token we should not allow them to remove God from our
not allow them to remove God from our
not allow them to remove God from our lives maybe some parting words for our
lives maybe some parting words for our
lives maybe some parting words for our viewers
viewers
viewers well my parting words would involve what
well my parting words would involve what
well my parting words would involve what do you really want in your life what do
do you really want in your life what do
do you really want in your life what do you want to accomplish
you want to accomplish
you want to accomplish are you complacent and are you happy
are you complacent and are you happy
are you complacent and are you happy just to be doing what you’re doing or do
just to be doing what you’re doing or do
just to be doing what you’re doing or do you think there’s potentially more and
you think there’s potentially more and
you think there’s potentially more and if you think there’s more why not use
if you think there’s more why not use
if you think there’s more why not use that tremendous brain that God gave you
that tremendous brain that God gave you
that tremendous brain that God gave you in order not only to envision it but to
in order not only to envision it but to
in order not only to envision it but to make it happen not only for yourself but
make it happen not only for yourself but
make it happen not only for yourself but for those people around you
for those people around you
for those people around you because real success involves lifting up
because real success involves lifting up
because real success involves lifting up those or around you and making your
those or around you and making your
those or around you and making your environment a better place than it was
environment a better place than it was
environment a better place than it was before you got there
thank you guys so much for watching I
thank you guys so much for watching I made this video because Rachel Ally
made this video because Rachel Ally
made this video because Rachel Ally asked me to so if there’s a famous
asked me to so if there’s a famous
asked me to so if there’s a famous entrepreneur you want me to profile next
entrepreneur you want me to profile next
entrepreneur you want me to profile next leave it down in the comments below and
leave it down in the comments below and
leave it down in the comments below and I’ll see what I can do I’d also love to
I’ll see what I can do I’d also love to
I’ll see what I can do I’d also love to know which of Ben’s top ten rules hit
know which of Ben’s top ten rules hit
know which of Ben’s top ten rules hit you the hardest had the biggest meaning
you the hardest had the biggest meaning
you the hardest had the biggest meaning for you leave it in the comments and I
for you leave it in the comments and I
for you leave it in the comments and I will join in the discussion thank you
will join in the discussion thank you
will join in the discussion thank you guys so much for watching
guys so much for watching
guys 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
what are you particularly gifted in do
what are you particularly gifted in do you have any special gifts and talents
you have any special gifts and talents
you have any special gifts and talents you know everybody has special gifts and
you know everybody has special gifts and
you know everybody has special gifts and talents and I started analyzing my own
talents and I started analyzing my own
talents and I started analyzing my own life and I said what really unusual
life and I said what really unusual
life and I said what really unusual things have happened to you because
things have happened to you because
things have happened to you because usually those very unusual things have
usually those very unusual things have
usually those very unusual things have something to do with your gifts and
something to do with your gifts and
something to do with your gifts and talents and I remembered that I became a
talents and I remembered that I became a
talents and I remembered that I became a foosball champion in college go off to a
foosball champion in college go off to a
foosball champion in college go off to a big prestigious Ivy League school like
big prestigious Ivy League school like
big prestigious Ivy League school like Yale but I remember being a football
Yale but I remember being a football
Yale but I remember being a football champion that was a great thing but that
champion that was a great thing but that
champion that was a great thing but that required a tremendous amount of eye hand
required a tremendous amount of eye hand
required a tremendous amount of eye hand coordination and I remember working one
coordination and I remember working one
coordination and I remember working one summer at a steel factory and as a
summer at a steel factory and as a
summer at a steel factory and as a college student
college student
college student they let me operate the crane now these
they let me operate the crane now these
they let me operate the crane now these cranes very complex they had a whole
cranes very complex they had a whole
cranes very complex they had a whole bunch of levers that you had the push
bunch of levers that you had the push
bunch of levers that you had the push and pull because you were maneuvering
and pull because you were maneuvering
and pull because you were maneuvering these multi-ton steel packages through
these multi-ton steel packages through
these multi-ton steel packages through very narrow aisles and stacking them on
very narrow aisles and stacking them on
very narrow aisles and stacking them on the backs of trucks and if you made even
the backs of trucks and if you made even
the backs of trucks and if you made even the slightest error you could make a
the slightest error you could make a
the slightest error you could make a multiple thousand-dollar error and these
multiple thousand-dollar error and these
multiple thousand-dollar error and these people trusted me having never worked
people trusted me having never worked
people trusted me having never worked one of these things before after seeing
one of these things before after seeing
one of these things before after seeing me play with it for just an hour or so
me play with it for just an hour or so
me play with it for just an hour or so and I had that job for the whole summer
and I had that job for the whole summer
and I had that job for the whole summer and I said those people must have had a
and I said those people must have had a
and I said those people must have had a tremendous amount of confidence and me
tremendous amount of confidence and me
tremendous amount of confidence and me College did who was the only college
College did who was the only college
College did who was the only college student working at the field at the
student working at the field at the
student working at the field at the steel factory so I started thinking I
steel factory so I started thinking I
steel factory so I started thinking I want to do something that requires a lot
want to do something that requires a lot
want to do something that requires a lot of I hand coordination and then I was
of I hand coordination and then I was
of I hand coordination and then I was also a very careful person I never
also a very careful person I never
also a very careful person I never knocked things over and said oops which
knocked things over and said oops which
knocked things over and said oops which is a great characteristic for a
is a great characteristic for a
is a great characteristic for a neurosurgeon I got a time
and I had the ability to think in three
and I had the ability to think in three dimensions you know most people think in
dimensions you know most people think in
dimensions you know most people think in two dimensions but to think in three
two dimensions but to think in three
two dimensions but to think in three dimensions be able to keep your spatial
dimensions be able to keep your spatial
dimensions be able to keep your spatial orientation very very important if
orientation very very important if
orientation very very important if you’re in somebody’s brain because it’s
you’re in somebody’s brain because it’s
you’re in somebody’s brain because it’s just like mush it’s just a big pile of
just like mush it’s just a big pile of
just like mush it’s just a big pile of mush it doesn’t have a lot of structures
mush it doesn’t have a lot of structures
mush it doesn’t have a lot of structures in it to tell you where you are so if
in it to tell you where you are so if
in it to tell you where you are so if you can’t keep in mind where all the
you can’t keep in mind where all the
you can’t keep in mind where all the little nuclei and tracks and things are
little nuclei and tracks and things are
little nuclei and tracks and things are all of your patients will come out
all of your patients will come out
all of your patients will come out looking like that
looking like that
looking like that so don’t necessarily want to do that
so don’t necessarily want to do that
so don’t necessarily want to do that even and then I love to dissect things I
even and then I love to dissect things I
even and then I love to dissect things I always love to dissect things you know
always love to dissect things you know
always love to dissect things you know when I was a kid and I would be sitting
when I was a kid and I would be sitting
when I was a kid and I would be sitting at the table eating and I would have my
at the table eating and I would have my
at the table eating and I would have my fork and my knife out dissecting out all
fork and my knife out dissecting out all
fork and my knife out dissecting out all the little neurovascular bundles out of
the little neurovascular bundles out of
the little neurovascular bundles out of the meat and putting that in a pile and
the meat and putting that in a pile and
the meat and putting that in a pile and my mother would be saying you can’t eat
my mother would be saying you can’t eat
my mother would be saying you can’t eat with us you go sit on the landing but
with us you go sit on the landing but
with us you go sit on the landing but and I always if there was a little
and I always if there was a little
and I always if there was a little bugger around or a little rodent or
bugger around or a little rodent or
bugger around or a little rodent or something that I could catch I always
something that I could catch I always
something that I could catch I always knew what was inside I’d love to dissect
knew what was inside I’d love to dissect
knew what was inside I’d love to dissect things so I put all that together and I
things so I put all that together and I
things so I put all that together and I said you’d be a terrific neurosurgeon
said you’d be a terrific neurosurgeon
said you’d be a terrific neurosurgeon now yeah
now yeah
now yeah doesn’t mean that I couldn’t have been a
doesn’t mean that I couldn’t have been a
doesn’t mean that I couldn’t have been a good dentist or a history professor or
good dentist or a history professor or
good dentist or a history professor or even god forbid a lawyer but but I
even god forbid a lawyer but but I
even god forbid a lawyer but but I probably I probably would not have been
probably I probably would not have been
probably I probably would not have been excelling to the same degree because I
excelling to the same degree because I
excelling to the same degree because I wouldn’t have taken advantage of the
wouldn’t have taken advantage of the
wouldn’t have taken advantage of the special gifts and talents that God
special gifts and talents that God
special gifts and talents that God provided
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