I like to talk with you this evening about being hungry
somebody said I’m hungry
somebody said I’m hungry it is something I’d like to share some
it is something I’d like to share some
it is something I’d like to share some ideas and thoughts with you I’m not
ideas and thoughts with you I’m not
ideas and thoughts with you I’m not asking that you believe anything that I
asking that you believe anything that I
asking that you believe anything that I say I’m not asking that you agree with
say I’m not asking that you agree with
say I’m not asking that you agree with me
me
me Emelia asking that you stand on and in
Emelia asking that you stand on and in
Emelia asking that you stand on and in the conversation that we’ll share with
the conversation that we’ll share with
the conversation that we’ll share with you this evening and if there’s
you this evening and if there’s
you this evening and if there’s something that I say that can fit and
something that I say that can fit and
something that I say that can fit and work for you I say use it if not
work for you I say use it if not
work for you I say use it if not discarded and let it be is that Alright
discarded and let it be is that Alright
discarded and let it be is that Alright say that’s fair enough very good all
say that’s fair enough very good all
say that’s fair enough very good all right one of the things I have realized
right one of the things I have realized
right one of the things I have realized and many of us have that if you want
and many of us have that if you want
and many of us have that if you want something out of life if you want to
something out of life if you want to
something out of life if you want to change yourself
change yourself
change yourself if you want to acquire something if
if you want to acquire something if
if you want to acquire something if there’s some goal that you want to reach
there’s some goal that you want to reach
there’s some goal that you want to reach that is really not easy as some people
that is really not easy as some people
that is really not easy as some people will make us feel that living a dream
will make us feel that living a dream
will make us feel that living a dream changing your behaviors overcoming
changing your behaviors overcoming
changing your behaviors overcoming negative habits it’s challenging it’s
negative habits it’s challenging it’s
negative habits it’s challenging it’s hard that living alone is just very
hard that living alone is just very
hard that living alone is just very difficult and once we begin to come to
difficult and once we begin to come to
difficult and once we begin to come to grips with the fact that living is
grips with the fact that living is
grips with the fact that living is difficult life is very challenging I
difficult life is very challenging I
difficult life is very challenging I heard a song once by a guy named dimples
heard a song once by a guy named dimples
heard a song once by a guy named dimples call if it ain’t one thing it’s another
call if it ain’t one thing it’s another
call if it ain’t one thing it’s another I say to you but 8:1 thing is twelve
I say to you but 8:1 thing is twelve
I say to you but 8:1 thing is twelve others always something you will never
others always something you will never
others always something you will never ever have a problem free moment in life
ever have a problem free moment in life
ever have a problem free moment in life somebody said I like this I do you
somebody said I like this I do you
somebody said I like this I do you either in a problem or just left water
either in a problem or just left water
either in a problem or just left water or hit it toward would anybody found
or hit it toward would anybody found
or hit it toward would anybody found that to be so raise your head if you
that to be so raise your head if you
that to be so raise your head if you know what I’m talking about I mean
know what I’m talking about I mean
know what I’m talking about I mean there’s always something so how do we
there’s always something so how do we
there’s always something so how do we begin to nurture that hunger what are
begin to nurture that hunger what are
begin to nurture that hunger what are the characteristics or the qualities of
the characteristics or the qualities of
the characteristics or the qualities of people that are hungry what will it take
people that are hungry what will it take
people that are hungry what will it take for me to get some of the things that I
for me to get some of the things that I
for me to get some of the things that I want and being hungry for those things
want and being hungry for those things
want and being hungry for those things number one you’ve got to work on
number one you’ve got to work on
number one you’ve got to work on yourself it’s very important that you
yourself it’s very important that you
yourself it’s very important that you engage in an ongoing process to develop
engage in an ongoing process to develop
engage in an ongoing process to develop you spend more time on yourself than
you spend more time on yourself than
you spend more time on yourself than what you’ve been spending it’s very
what you’ve been spending it’s very
what you’ve been spending it’s very important you owe that to yourself I was
important you owe that to yourself I was
important you owe that to yourself I was reading a book by Oakman Dino called the
reading a book by Oakman Dino called the
reading a book by Oakman Dino called the university of success red one line gave
university of success red one line gave
university of success red one line gave me a chill I didn’t have to read
me a chill I didn’t have to read
me a chill I didn’t have to read anything else in the book he said many
anything else in the book he said many
anything else in the book he said many of us never realize how great this
of us never realize how great this
of us never realize how great this because we become sidetracked by
because we become sidetracked by
because we become sidetracked by secondary activity we spread ourselves
secondary activity we spread ourselves
secondary activity we spread ourselves too thin don’t know how to say no and we
too thin don’t know how to say no and we
too thin don’t know how to say no and we find ourselves doing all kinds of things
find ourselves doing all kinds of things
find ourselves doing all kinds of things and never ever have time to do those
and never ever have time to do those
and never ever have time to do those things that we need to do to work on
things that we need to do to work on
things that we need to do to work on ourselves and then there goes a second
ourselves and then there goes a second
ourselves and then there goes a second that goes another second there goes
that goes another second there goes
that goes another second there goes another second and we can’t stop it
another second and we can’t stop it
another second and we can’t stop it whole time and before you know it you
whole time and before you know it you
whole time and before you know it you wake up one day and you’re behind in
wake up one day and you’re behind in
wake up one day and you’re behind in your dreams and your bills
[Applause]
[Applause] so decide that you’re going to take some
so decide that you’re going to take some
so decide that you’re going to take some time to work on you that you deserve
time to work on you that you deserve
time to work on you that you deserve that from yourself that your life
that from yourself that your life
that from yourself that your life deserves some prime time because you are
deserves some prime time because you are
deserves some prime time because you are creating your own production as Michael
creating your own production as Michael
creating your own production as Michael Todd would say you are the star of your
Todd would say you are the star of your
Todd would say you are the star of your show you are the director you’re writing
show you are the director you’re writing
show you are the director you’re writing the script and you will determine
the script and you will determine
the script and you will determine whether your life is a smash
whether your life is a smash
whether your life is a smash office hit or flop you determine that
office hit or flop you determine that
office hit or flop you determine that working on yourself talking to yourself
working on yourself talking to yourself
working on yourself talking to yourself that’s so very important overcoming the
that’s so very important overcoming the
that’s so very important overcoming the negative conversation that inner
negative conversation that inner
negative conversation that inner dialogue is going on all the time all
dialogue is going on all the time all
dialogue is going on all the time all the time even when you don’t want it to
the time even when you don’t want it to
the time even when you don’t want it to be there you can’t stop yourself right
be there you can’t stop yourself right
be there you can’t stop yourself right now from thinking you can’t do it it’s
now from thinking you can’t do it it’s
now from thinking you can’t do it it’s going on and so learning how to empower
going on and so learning how to empower
going on and so learning how to empower yourself part of doing that is standing
yourself part of doing that is standing
yourself part of doing that is standing up to yourself you’ve got to stand up
up to yourself you’ve got to stand up
up to yourself you’ve got to stand up inside yourself sometimes and say shut
inside yourself sometimes and say shut
inside yourself sometimes and say shut up
you’ve got to do this I was going to
you’ve got to do this I was going to give a presentation and this voice
give a presentation and this voice
give a presentation and this voice inside of me saying you can’t do this
inside of me saying you can’t do this
inside of me saying you can’t do this you don’t have everything it takes us
you don’t have everything it takes us
you don’t have everything it takes us shut up I’m behind on my bills are you
shut up I’m behind on my bills are you
shut up I’m behind on my bills are you telling me what I can’t do I have got to
telling me what I can’t do I have got to
telling me what I can’t do I have got to do it
[Music]
[Music] you get scared sometimes your mind will
you get scared sometimes your mind will
you get scared sometimes your mind will go blink on you
go blink on you
go blink on you some people will you will allow to
some people will you will allow to
some people will you will allow to unnerve you and you wonder what’s wrong
unnerve you and you wonder what’s wrong
unnerve you and you wonder what’s wrong with me I’m not crazy that’s why you’ve
with me I’m not crazy that’s why you’ve
with me I’m not crazy that’s why you’ve got to learn to make a conscious
got to learn to make a conscious
got to learn to make a conscious deliberate determined effort to stand up
deliberate determined effort to stand up
deliberate determined effort to stand up inside yourself working on yourself
inside yourself working on yourself
inside yourself working on yourself watching that inner dialogue it will
watching that inner dialogue it will
watching that inner dialogue it will determine the quality of your life I
determine the quality of your life I
determine the quality of your life I don’t believe this I know this I’ve had
don’t believe this I know this I’ve had
don’t believe this I know this I’ve had a challenge of losing weight I’m walking
a challenge of losing weight I’m walking
a challenge of losing weight I’m walking through the airport this voice say why
through the airport this voice say why
through the airport this voice say why don’t you have some M&M peanuts No
well just one then after you eat that
well just one then after you eat that with your bodies well have a snicker now
with your bodies well have a snicker now
with your bodies well have a snicker now you sucker
you sucker
you sucker I mean it’s challenging
I mean it’s challenging
I mean it’s challenging my mother fix the kind of sweet potato
my mother fix the kind of sweet potato
my mother fix the kind of sweet potato pie you can’t eat with your shoes on
pie you can’t eat with your shoes on
pie you can’t eat with your shoes on have to take your shoes off so you can
have to take your shoes off so you can
have to take your shoes off so you can wiggle your toes it sticks on my fingers
wiggle your toes it sticks on my fingers
wiggle your toes it sticks on my fingers it says eat it one little bite won’t
it says eat it one little bite won’t
it says eat it one little bite won’t hurt that voice constantly little demons
hurt that voice constantly little demons
hurt that voice constantly little demons from Colonel Sanders driving my car in
from Colonel Sanders driving my car in
from Colonel Sanders driving my car in there I’d say no no no no I’ll diet
there I’d say no no no no I’ll diet
there I’d say no no no no I’ll diet tomorrow
tomorrow
tomorrow I saw a skinny man get hit by truck
ahead a little bit more weight he might
ahead a little bit more weight he might have lived
selling you know what I’m talking about
selling you know what I’m talking about ratio if you don’t that voice is awesome
ratio if you don’t that voice is awesome
ratio if you don’t that voice is awesome so you have got to stand up to that
so you have got to stand up to that
so you have got to stand up to that voice when you’re working on something
voice when you’re working on something
voice when you’re working on something you want to achieve you have got to
you want to achieve you have got to
you want to achieve you have got to stand up to that voice you’ve got to
stand up to that voice you’ve got to
stand up to that voice you’ve got to sell yourself every day on your
sell yourself every day on your
sell yourself every day on your abilities on what you’re doing on the
abilities on what you’re doing on the
abilities on what you’re doing on the goal that you want to reach you’ve got
goal that you want to reach you’ve got
goal that you want to reach you’ve got to sell yourself every day every day
to sell yourself every day every day
to sell yourself every day every day every day according to your level of the
every day according to your level of the
every day according to your level of the leaf it will manifest itself and what
leaf it will manifest itself and what
leaf it will manifest itself and what you’re doing whatever we have right now
you’re doing whatever we have right now
you’re doing whatever we have right now whatever we’re demonstrating in our
whatever we’re demonstrating in our
whatever we’re demonstrating in our lives is result of what we believe
lives is result of what we believe
lives is result of what we believe subconsciously that we deserve and part
subconsciously that we deserve and part
subconsciously that we deserve and part of increasing that belief level is that
of increasing that belief level is that
of increasing that belief level is that you have got to convince yourself every
you have got to convince yourself every
you have got to convince yourself every day you’ve got to sell yourself I I do a
day you’ve got to sell yourself I I do a
day you’ve got to sell yourself I I do a lot of training for many corporations
lot of training for many corporations
lot of training for many corporations and I conduct sales seminars and I’ve
and I conduct sales seminars and I’ve
and I conduct sales seminars and I’ve heard all kind of guys doing techniques
heard all kind of guys doing techniques
heard all kind of guys doing techniques and training people techniques of how to
and training people techniques of how to
and training people techniques of how to close sales and how to work within and
close sales and how to work within and
close sales and how to work within and begin to control the sale and how to ask
begin to control the sale and how to ask
begin to control the sale and how to ask for the clothes let me share something
for the clothes let me share something
for the clothes let me share something with you you can learn all the
with you you can learn all the
with you you can learn all the techniques in the world if you don’t
techniques in the world if you don’t
techniques in the world if you don’t believe in yourself
believe in yourself
believe in yourself it won’t happen for you I learned all of
it won’t happen for you I learned all of
it won’t happen for you I learned all of it so that’s what I do a training called
it so that’s what I do a training called
it so that’s what I do a training called focus on the seller you’ve got to focus
focus on the seller you’ve got to focus
focus on the seller you’ve got to focus on you and as you convince you as you
on you and as you convince you as you
on you and as you convince you as you sell yourself every day every day every
sell yourself every day every day every
sell yourself every day every day every day you will begin to see a difference
day you will begin to see a difference
day you will begin to see a difference in the things that you’re doing selling
in the things that you’re doing selling
in the things that you’re doing selling yourself on your ability to perform a
yourself on your ability to perform a
yourself on your ability to perform a job to achieve a certain objective
job to achieve a certain objective
job to achieve a certain objective telling yourself every day here go again
telling yourself every day here go again
telling yourself every day here go again and I’ve got what it takes this is my
and I’ve got what it takes this is my
and I’ve got what it takes this is my day and nothing out here is going to
day and nothing out here is going to
day and nothing out here is going to stop me and when you go out there like
stop me and when you go out there like
stop me and when you go out there like come over here
come over here
come over here say it again well I’ll be back tomorrow
that brings me to the next thing it
that brings me to the next thing it takes courage tactic
takes courage tactic
takes courage tactic part of being hungry when you’ve been
part of being hungry when you’ve been
part of being hungry when you’ve been defeated it takes courage to start over
defeated it takes courage to start over
defeated it takes courage to start over again I used to do door-to-door sales
again I used to do door-to-door sales
again I used to do door-to-door sales and I was working with another friend of
and I was working with another friend of
and I was working with another friend of mine and door-to-door sales
mine and door-to-door sales
mine and door-to-door sales I mean it’s punishing it’s cruel and
I mean it’s punishing it’s cruel and
I mean it’s punishing it’s cruel and unusual punishment
unusual punishment
unusual punishment and I was a little boy knock on door
and I was a little boy knock on door
and I was a little boy knock on door hello would you like to buy a nice
hello would you like to buy a nice
hello would you like to buy a nice working television set no money down No
working television set no money down No
working television set no money down No BAM they slammed the door in your face
BAM they slammed the door in your face
BAM they slammed the door in your face and the friend of mine that was working
and the friend of mine that was working
and the friend of mine that was working with me they slammed the door in his
with me they slammed the door in his
with me they slammed the door in his face and I can look back and he was
face and I can look back and he was
face and I can look back and he was going to the car he said I can’t do this
going to the car he said I can’t do this
going to the car he said I can’t do this and he sat down in the car and he said
and he sat down in the car and he said
and he sat down in the car and he said you go ahead I’ll be here when you get
you go ahead I’ll be here when you get
you go ahead I’ll be here when you get back now he had a mother and father to
back now he had a mother and father to
back now he had a mother and father to take care of him my mother was ill I’m
take care of him my mother was ill I’m
take care of him my mother was ill I’m adopted
adopted
adopted I was hungry I had to go on I learned
I was hungry I had to go on I learned
I was hungry I had to go on I learned something about myself
something about myself
something about myself that when you step into your fears
that when you step into your fears
that when you step into your fears somebody said it was Winston Churchill
somebody said it was Winston Churchill
somebody said it was Winston Churchill he said that courage is going from
he said that courage is going from
he said that courage is going from failure to failure without losing
failure to failure without losing
failure to failure without losing enthusiasm
when you step into your fears and
when you step into your fears and continue to push yourself to go on
continue to push yourself to go on
continue to push yourself to go on something happens for you it will enable
something happens for you it will enable
something happens for you it will enable you to transcend yourself I went to the
you to transcend yourself I went to the
you to transcend yourself I went to the next door you’d like to buy a nice work
next door you’d like to buy a nice work
next door you’d like to buy a nice work until no BAM went to the Nexen no bet
until no BAM went to the Nexen no bet
until no BAM went to the Nexen no bet after a while
after a while
after a while I no longer took it personal and I began
I no longer took it personal and I began
I no longer took it personal and I began to play a game I said well I know
to play a game I said well I know
to play a game I said well I know there’s a yes I’m here somewhere and I’m
there’s a yes I’m here somewhere and I’m
there’s a yes I’m here somewhere and I’m going to keep on telling it and I’m not
going to keep on telling it and I’m not
going to keep on telling it and I’m not going home until I do and I continue to
going home until I do and I continue to
going home until I do and I continue to knock on doors and then somebody
knock on doors and then somebody
knock on doors and then somebody eventually would say yes and I said are
eventually would say yes and I said are
eventually would say yes and I said are you sure and I would go in there and I
you sure and I would go in there and I
you sure and I would go in there and I would get the sale when you when you
would get the sale when you when you
would get the sale when you when you have something you want to do if you
have something you want to do if you
have something you want to do if you don’t develop the courage to do that
don’t develop the courage to do that
don’t develop the courage to do that which has been given you to do and you
which has been given you to do and you
which has been given you to do and you spend a lot of time going around trying
spend a lot of time going around trying
spend a lot of time going around trying to convince other people of trying to
to convince other people of trying to
to convince other people of trying to get their approval what will happen is
get their approval what will happen is
get their approval what will happen is that you will lose your nerve and other
that you will lose your nerve and other
that you will lose your nerve and other people will convince you that what
people will convince you that what
people will convince you that what you’re doing doesn’t have any value and
you’re doing doesn’t have any value and
you’re doing doesn’t have any value and you’ll give up on your dream it’s an
you’ll give up on your dream it’s an
you’ll give up on your dream it’s an interesting thing about life I’ve also
interesting thing about life I’ve also
interesting thing about life I’ve also found that if you don’t have the courage
found that if you don’t have the courage
found that if you don’t have the courage to act sometimes and particularly if you
to act sometimes and particularly if you
to act sometimes and particularly if you have something special to do life will
have something special to do life will
have something special to do life will move on you I if it were not for life I
move on you I if it were not for life I
move on you I if it were not for life I would still be a disc jockey I didn’t
would still be a disc jockey I didn’t
would still be a disc jockey I didn’t just leave voluntarily to go to the
just leave voluntarily to go to the
just leave voluntarily to go to the state legislature I was fired
state legislature I was fired
state legislature I was fired I was working on a job and I came home
I was working on a job and I came home
I was working on a job and I came home one day I was married at the time not or
one day I was married at the time not or
one day I was married at the time not or my former wife I said that guy Burt I
my former wife I said that guy Burt I
my former wife I said that guy Burt I worked for is stupid
worked for is stupid
worked for is stupid she said if he’s so stupid why does he
she said if he’s so stupid why does he
she said if he’s so stupid why does he sign your paycheck now you see why I
sign your paycheck now you see why I
sign your paycheck now you see why I divorced her right
divorced her right
divorced her right [Applause]
I couldn’t stand her that night I could
I couldn’t stand her that night I could not sleep well here was a guy that was
not sleep well here was a guy that was
not sleep well here was a guy that was controlling my life I was going through
controlling my life I was going through
controlling my life I was going through all kind of changes because this man
all kind of changes because this man
all kind of changes because this man controlled my paycheck and it was
controlled my paycheck and it was
controlled my paycheck and it was Carlyle who said truth crushed to earth
Carlyle who said truth crushed to earth
Carlyle who said truth crushed to earth shall rise again Winston Churchill said
shall rise again Winston Churchill said
shall rise again Winston Churchill said the truth is incontrovertible malice mad
the truth is incontrovertible malice mad
the truth is incontrovertible malice mad tacit ignorance may derided but at the
tacit ignorance may derided but at the
tacit ignorance may derided but at the end there is and we know scripture that
end there is and we know scripture that
end there is and we know scripture that says he shall know the truth and the
says he shall know the truth and the
says he shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free
truth shall set you free
truth shall set you free and the truth that I had to come to
and the truth that I had to come to
and the truth that I had to come to grips with then I wasn’t in charge of my
grips with then I wasn’t in charge of my
grips with then I wasn’t in charge of my destiny the truth was that I wasn’t
destiny the truth was that I wasn’t
destiny the truth was that I wasn’t giving all that I had the truth was that
giving all that I had the truth was that
giving all that I had the truth was that there’s some things that I wanted to do
there’s some things that I wanted to do
there’s some things that I wanted to do but I didn’t have the courage to act on
but I didn’t have the courage to act on
but I didn’t have the courage to act on those things and the truth was that
those things and the truth was that
those things and the truth was that Birchall’s was a blessing to me he made
Birchall’s was a blessing to me he made
Birchall’s was a blessing to me he made life so miserable for me I had to start
life so miserable for me I had to start
life so miserable for me I had to start looking at my life differently I started
looking at my life differently I started
looking at my life differently I started going to work earlier I started being
going to work earlier I started being
going to work earlier I started being the last one to lead there I started
the last one to lead there I started
the last one to lead there I started working harder than anybody else the
working harder than anybody else the
working harder than anybody else the other guys could not why would you work
other guys could not why would you work
other guys could not why would you work so hard less I said I’m not working for
so hard less I said I’m not working for
so hard less I said I’m not working for them I have been cheating Burt I thought
them I have been cheating Burt I thought
them I have been cheating Burt I thought I’ve been hitting myself and my family
I’ve been hitting myself and my family
I’ve been hitting myself and my family wherever you are whatever you’re doing
wherever you are whatever you’re doing
wherever you are whatever you’re doing do it with everything that you have
do it with everything that you have
do it with everything that you have develop the habit of giving more than
develop the habit of giving more than
develop the habit of giving more than what you’re paid for develop the habit
what you’re paid for develop the habit
what you’re paid for develop the habit of setting standards that others will be
of setting standards that others will be
of setting standards that others will be measured by someone said do not go where
measured by someone said do not go where
measured by someone said do not go where the path may lead but go where there is
the path may lead but go where there is
the path may lead but go where there is no path and leave a trail all right
no path and leave a trail all right
no path and leave a trail all right [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] it is easy to be negative today it is
it is easy to be negative today it is
it is easy to be negative today it is easy to have low morale today I was at a
easy to have low morale today I was at a
easy to have low morale today I was at a corporation in there they’re going
corporation in there they’re going
corporation in there they’re going through downsizing and going to lay off
through downsizing and going to lay off
through downsizing and going to lay off some 1500 people over the next few weeks
some 1500 people over the next few weeks
some 1500 people over the next few weeks it’s very depressing there and those
it’s very depressing there and those
it’s very depressing there and those people that stay there nine times out of
people that stay there nine times out of
people that stay there nine times out of ten they’re just going to do just enough
ten they’re just going to do just enough
ten they’re just going to do just enough to keep from getting fired anybody can
to keep from getting fired anybody can
to keep from getting fired anybody can do that but if you can begin to harness
do that but if you can begin to harness
do that but if you can begin to harness yourself and say that where I am I’m
yourself and say that where I am I’m
yourself and say that where I am I’m going to do the best I can with what I
going to do the best I can with what I
going to do the best I can with what I got because that is an expression of Who
got because that is an expression of Who
got because that is an expression of Who I am
I am
I am if you get into the habit of just being
if you get into the habit of just being
if you get into the habit of just being mediocre it will become a part of your
mediocre it will become a part of your
mediocre it will become a part of your consciousness if you get an a habit of
consciousness if you get an a habit of
consciousness if you get an a habit of giving less than what you have it within
giving less than what you have it within
giving less than what you have it within you to give it will begin to reflect
you to give it will begin to reflect
you to give it will begin to reflect itself in your personality it will begin
itself in your personality it will begin
itself in your personality it will begin to damage you psychologically and you
to damage you psychologically and you
to damage you psychologically and you don’t want to be a part of that kind of
don’t want to be a part of that kind of
don’t want to be a part of that kind of self-destructive behavior and so you
self-destructive behavior and so you
self-destructive behavior and so you want to set some of high standards
want to set some of high standards
want to set some of high standards for yourself the next thing part of what
for yourself the next thing part of what
for yourself the next thing part of what feeds that hunger you’ve got to develop
feeds that hunger you’ve got to develop
feeds that hunger you’ve got to develop a sense of urgency aralia said stop
a sense of urgency aralia said stop
a sense of urgency aralia said stop living your life like you have a
living your life like you have a
living your life like you have a thousand years to live in life you
thousand years to live in life you
thousand years to live in life you either hit a day and you’re gone today
either hit a day and you’re gone today
either hit a day and you’re gone today if there’s something that you want to do
if there’s something that you want to do
if there’s something that you want to do and you can’t do it all at one time do
and you can’t do it all at one time do
and you can’t do it all at one time do just a little bit of it I like what
just a little bit of it I like what
just a little bit of it I like what Robert Schuller says he said by the yard
Robert Schuller says he said by the yard
Robert Schuller says he said by the yard it’s hard but inch-by-inch anything is a
it’s hard but inch-by-inch anything is a
it’s hard but inch-by-inch anything is a cinch
cinch
cinch do just a little bit of it a friend of
do just a little bit of it a friend of
do just a little bit of it a friend of mine Bobby Kerr used to be a roommate
mine Bobby Kerr used to be a roommate
mine Bobby Kerr used to be a roommate Bobby wanted to go into the area of
Bobby wanted to go into the area of
Bobby wanted to go into the area of public relations he loved working with
public relations he loved working with
public relations he loved working with the public young lady you are to marry
the public young lady you are to marry
the public young lady you are to marry name Clarice Bobby was a great
name Clarice Bobby was a great
name Clarice Bobby was a great procrastinator pretty soon the job where
procrastinator pretty soon the job where
procrastinator pretty soon the job where Bobby worked they transferred him to
Bobby worked they transferred him to
Bobby worked they transferred him to another location he went out to
another location he went out to
another location he went out to celebrate with the people on that new
celebrate with the people on that new
celebrate with the people on that new job site and Bobby suffered a massive
job site and Bobby suffered a massive
job site and Bobby suffered a massive heart attack and died
heart attack and died
heart attack and died Bobby didn’t drink and didn’t smoke was
Bobby didn’t drink and didn’t smoke was
Bobby didn’t drink and didn’t smoke was under 40 and he died ask your question
under 40 and he died ask your question
under 40 and he died ask your question how much time do you have left how much
how much time do you have left how much
how much time do you have left how much time do you have left when you stop
time do you have left when you stop
time do you have left when you stop thinking about that we don’t know we
thinking about that we don’t know we
thinking about that we don’t know we don’t know Bobby took all the greatness
don’t know Bobby took all the greatness
don’t know Bobby took all the greatness and all of the talent and all of his
and all of the talent and all of his
and all of the talent and all of his abilities to his grave with him one
abilities to his grave with him one
abilities to his grave with him one other thing that could have put in
other thing that could have put in
other thing that could have put in parentheses under his name he did use
parentheses under his name he did use
parentheses under his name he did use all his stuff most of most of us do that
all his stuff most of most of us do that
all his stuff most of most of us do that most of us don’t use the stuff that we
most of us don’t use the stuff that we
most of us don’t use the stuff that we have brought into the universe and we
have brought into the universe and we
have brought into the universe and we want to make a conscious deliberate
want to make a conscious deliberate
want to make a conscious deliberate determined effort to start living life
determined effort to start living life
determined effort to start living life with a sense of urgency and using what
with a sense of urgency and using what
with a sense of urgency and using what we’ve got
we’ve got
we’ve got using ourselves up sharing what we
using ourselves up sharing what we
using ourselves up sharing what we brought into the universe to share
brought into the universe to share
brought into the universe to share because if we don’t nobody else will
stop wasting valuable time knowing that
stop wasting valuable time knowing that if we begin to live our lives as if each
if we begin to live our lives as if each
if we begin to live our lives as if each day where our less our lives will take
day where our less our lives will take
day where our less our lives will take off take on a whole new meaning take on
off take on a whole new meaning take on
off take on a whole new meaning take on a whole new expression
a whole new expression
a whole new expression valuing each moment that we are blessed
valuing each moment that we are blessed
valuing each moment that we are blessed with the next thing that begins to
with the next thing that begins to
with the next thing that begins to nurture that hunger honor yourself as
nurture that hunger honor yourself as
nurture that hunger honor yourself as your word don’t give your word out
your word don’t give your word out
your word don’t give your word out lightly when you throw your word out
lightly when you throw your word out
lightly when you throw your word out there and you don’t honor it it makes a
there and you don’t honor it it makes a
there and you don’t honor it it makes a statement about you if you decide to
statement about you if you decide to
statement about you if you decide to maintain a sense of integrity with
maintain a sense of integrity with
maintain a sense of integrity with yourself that if I speak it I’m going to
yourself that if I speak it I’m going to
yourself that if I speak it I’m going to live it it’s Who I am and I’m going to
live it it’s Who I am and I’m going to
live it it’s Who I am and I’m going to be very cautious and how I give my word
be very cautious and how I give my word
be very cautious and how I give my word to others and most of all were the
to others and most of all were the
to others and most of all were the commitments that I make to myself
commitments that I make to myself
commitments that I make to myself because I want my life to reflect my
because I want my life to reflect my
because I want my life to reflect my words and honoring Who I am what i
words and honoring Who I am what i
words and honoring Who I am what i express another challenging area in
express another challenging area in
express another challenging area in terms of nurturing and developing that
terms of nurturing and developing that
terms of nurturing and developing that hunger and yourself is learning the art
hunger and yourself is learning the art
hunger and yourself is learning the art of becoming single-minded learning how
of becoming single-minded learning how
of becoming single-minded learning how to concentrate learning how to focus in
to concentrate learning how to focus in
to concentrate learning how to focus in and you’ll be surprised of the things
and you’ll be surprised of the things
and you’ll be surprised of the things that you’re able to do when you learn
that you’re able to do when you learn
that you’re able to do when you learn how to block things out when you learn
how to block things out when you learn
how to block things out when you learn how to keep that eyes single you’d be
how to keep that eyes single you’d be
how to keep that eyes single you’d be surprised of the ideas that will come to
surprised of the ideas that will come to
surprised of the ideas that will come to you of the people that you’ll be able to
you of the people that you’ll be able to
you of the people that you’ll be able to attract of the opportunities that you’ll
attract of the opportunities that you’ll
attract of the opportunities that you’ll be able to see you begin to see things
be able to see you begin to see things
be able to see you begin to see things I’ve been staying there look at you in
I’ve been staying there look at you in
I’ve been staying there look at you in the face a I can’t believe this has been
the face a I can’t believe this has been
the face a I can’t believe this has been here all this time
here all this time
here all this time here’s a habit that I do maybe it might
here’s a habit that I do maybe it might
here’s a habit that I do maybe it might be of some value to you I get up in the
be of some value to you I get up in the
be of some value to you I get up in the morning and I start writing what great
morning and I start writing what great
morning and I start writing what great ideas that I can think of today that can
ideas that I can think of today that can
ideas that I can think of today that can improve me and that will enable me to
improve me and that will enable me to
improve me and that will enable me to reach my goal and I just let my mind
reach my goal and I just let my mind
reach my goal and I just let my mind flow sometimes I write 15 20 ideas some
flow sometimes I write 15 20 ideas some
flow sometimes I write 15 20 ideas some days that’s more difficult than others
days that’s more difficult than others
days that’s more difficult than others one idea can change your life one idea
one idea can change your life one idea
one idea can change your life one idea can turn your life around deciding that
can turn your life around deciding that
can turn your life around deciding that you’re going to focus to develop your
you’re going to focus to develop your
you’re going to focus to develop your skills the guy was was the new owner of
skills the guy was was the new owner of
skills the guy was was the new owner of a team a team a baseball team that was
a team a team a baseball team that was
a team a team a baseball team that was in the basement of the league when he
in the basement of the league when he
in the basement of the league when he took it over he went to the picture and
took it over he went to the picture and
took it over he went to the picture and he says what is your best throat he said
he says what is your best throat he said
he says what is your best throat he said well I got a good curveball and I’ve got
well I got a good curveball and I’ve got
well I got a good curveball and I’ve got a good fastball he went on talking about
a good fastball he went on talking about
a good fastball he went on talking about his different throws he said but tell me
his different throws he said but tell me
his different throws he said but tell me this what is your best throw he thought
this what is your best throw he thought
this what is your best throw he thought for a moment he said I’ve got a good
for a moment he said I’ve got a good
for a moment he said I’ve got a good fastball he said that’s all I want you
fastball he said that’s all I want you
fastball he said that’s all I want you to work on nothing else just develop
to work on nothing else just develop
to work on nothing else just develop your fastball the next year they went to
your fastball the next year they went to
your fastball the next year they went to the World Series most people don’t know
the World Series most people don’t know
the World Series most people don’t know what their fastball is most people go
what their fastball is most people go
what their fastball is most people go through life never discovering what
through life never discovering what
through life never discovering what their talents are most people never
their talents are most people never
their talents are most people never develop their talents they have skills
develop their talents they have skills
develop their talents they have skills and abilities but if you don’t nurture
and abilities but if you don’t nurture
and abilities but if you don’t nurture them if you don’t develop them they will
them if you don’t develop them they will
them if you don’t develop them they will never serve you your gifts can take you
never serve you your gifts can take you
never serve you your gifts can take you many places if you develop your gifts
many places if you develop your gifts
many places if you develop your gifts most of us don’t like to do those things
most of us don’t like to do those things
most of us don’t like to do those things that come too easy to us I’ve always
that come too easy to us I’ve always
that come too easy to us I’ve always loved to talk to people I decided taking
loved to talk to people I decided taking
loved to talk to people I decided taking this advice to develop my skills as a
this advice to develop my skills as a
this advice to develop my skills as a speaker and my gift has developed and
speaker and my gift has developed and
speaker and my gift has developed and developed and has taken me many places
developed and has taken me many places
developed and has taken me many places you have something that you brought to
you have something that you brought to
you have something that you brought to the universe and that if you decide that
the universe and that if you decide that
the universe and that if you decide that my life deserves my developing this what
my life deserves my developing this what
my life deserves my developing this what I do well
I do well
I do well and becoming the best at it and
and becoming the best at it and
and becoming the best at it and mastering myself and seeing what I have
mastering myself and seeing what I have
mastering myself and seeing what I have within me if you decide to drop your
within me if you decide to drop your
within me if you decide to drop your buckets where you are and develop your
buckets where you are and develop your
buckets where you are and develop your gifts I grant you you will never ever be
gifts I grant you you will never ever be
gifts I grant you you will never ever be without I grant you that your gifts will
without I grant you that your gifts will
without I grant you that your gifts will take you places that will literally
take you places that will literally
take you places that will literally amaze you I grant you that if you begin
amaze you I grant you that if you begin
amaze you I grant you that if you begin to work to develop your gifts you
to work to develop your gifts you
to work to develop your gifts you develop a strong sense of happiness
develop a strong sense of happiness
develop a strong sense of happiness you’ll get a larger vision of yourself
you’ll get a larger vision of yourself
you’ll get a larger vision of yourself because part of beginning to get a
because part of beginning to get a
because part of beginning to get a larger vision of yourself all of us need
larger vision of yourself all of us need
larger vision of yourself all of us need some area of our lives where we can have
some area of our lives where we can have
some area of our lives where we can have a feeling of competence that people know
a feeling of competence that people know
a feeling of competence that people know when they think about this area that’s
when they think about this area that’s
when they think about this area that’s something you do that you eat and sleep
something you do that you eat and sleep
something you do that you eat and sleep bad and that you do that you do that
bad and that you do that you do that
bad and that you do that you do that people know it and you know it and you
people know it and you know it and you
people know it and you know it and you know that you know that you know this if
know that you know that you know this if
know that you know that you know this if you don’t know anything else you know
you don’t know anything else you know
you don’t know anything else you know this can you tell I know I know what I’m
this can you tell I know I know what I’m
this can you tell I know I know what I’m doing oh hello you know this so you’ve
doing oh hello you know this so you’ve
doing oh hello you know this so you’ve got to work on it when other folks are
got to work on it when other folks are
got to work on it when other folks are having a good time you’ve got to have
having a good time you’ve got to have
having a good time you’ve got to have this the strength of character to
this the strength of character to
this the strength of character to concentrate to read to digest
concentrate to read to digest
concentrate to read to digest information if you decide in any
information if you decide in any
information if you decide in any particular area that you concern about
particular area that you concern about
particular area that you concern about to make a conscious deliberate
to make a conscious deliberate
to make a conscious deliberate determined effort to read one book a
determined effort to read one book a
determined effort to read one book a month in that area in five years you’ll
month in that area in five years you’ll
month in that area in five years you’ll be among the top 5% experts in the world
be among the top 5% experts in the world
be among the top 5% experts in the world I read a minimum of two books a week the
I read a minimum of two books a week the
I read a minimum of two books a week the average American reads only one book a
average American reads only one book a
average American reads only one book a year if you decide that area that you
year if you decide that area that you
year if you decide that area that you love that you are going to master that
love that you are going to master that
love that you are going to master that particular area in this era of
particular area in this era of
particular area in this era of accelerated change overwhelming
accelerated change overwhelming
accelerated change overwhelming complexity and tremendous competition as
complexity and tremendous competition as
complexity and tremendous competition as you begin to develop and expand your
you begin to develop and expand your
you begin to develop and expand your skills and your talents and your vision
skills and your talents and your vision
skills and your talents and your vision of yourself you will always be in
of yourself you will always be in
of yourself you will always be in control
control
control of your destiny the next thing is
of your destiny the next thing is
of your destiny the next thing is whatever it is that you want to do you
whatever it is that you want to do you
whatever it is that you want to do you want to do it massively have a friend
want to do it massively have a friend
want to do it massively have a friend who was telling me that his sales were
who was telling me that his sales were
who was telling me that his sales were down I said well how many phone calls
down I said well how many phone calls
down I said well how many phone calls you make a day he said 25 I said double
you make a day he said 25 I said double
you make a day he said 25 I said double them make 50 or 75 or 100 he said aw man
them make 50 or 75 or 100 he said aw man
them make 50 or 75 or 100 he said aw man that’s just too much what do you mean
that’s just too much what do you mean
that’s just too much what do you mean too much you behind on your bills you’re
too much you behind on your bills you’re
too much you behind on your bills you’re talking about too much you know one way
talking about too much you know one way
talking about too much you know one way to get back on your feet real quick is
to get back on your feet real quick is
to get back on your feet real quick is to miss two car payments you talk about
to miss two car payments you talk about
to miss two car payments you talk about your time
there’s no competition out here decide
there’s no competition out here decide that you’re going to push yourself most
that you’re going to push yourself most
that you’re going to push yourself most people won’t do that most people give up
people won’t do that most people give up
people won’t do that most people give up on themselves easily you know the human
on themselves easily you know the human
on themselves easily you know the human spirit is powerful this nothing is
spirit is powerful this nothing is
spirit is powerful this nothing is powerful it’s hard to kill the human
powerful it’s hard to kill the human
powerful it’s hard to kill the human spirit
spirit
spirit there’s Benjamin Disraeli a man who
there’s Benjamin Disraeli a man who
there’s Benjamin Disraeli a man who became the head of a country at a time
became the head of a country at a time
became the head of a country at a time when Jews were not allowed out after ten
when Jews were not allowed out after ten
when Jews were not allowed out after ten o’clock he said how did you do it
o’clock he said how did you do it
o’clock he said how did you do it how do you achieve against such great
how do you achieve against such great
how do you achieve against such great odds he said nothing can resist the will
odds he said nothing can resist the will
odds he said nothing can resist the will of a people that will stake even their
of a people that will stake even their
of a people that will stake even their existence on the extent of their purpose
existence on the extent of their purpose
existence on the extent of their purpose for good that when you have a made up
for good that when you have a made up
for good that when you have a made up mind when you decide that you want to do
mind when you decide that you want to do
mind when you decide that you want to do something I was reading something the
something I was reading something the
something I was reading something the other day he said the power to hold on
other day he said the power to hold on
other day he said the power to hold on in spite of everything the power to
in spite of everything the power to
in spite of everything the power to endure this is the winners quality the
endure this is the winners quality the
endure this is the winners quality the hunger the ability to face defeat again
hunger the ability to face defeat again
hunger the ability to face defeat again and again without giving up this is a
and again without giving up this is a
and again without giving up this is a winner’s quality you have that quality
winner’s quality you have that quality
winner’s quality you have that quality within you when you’re hungry you don’t
within you when you’re hungry you don’t
within you when you’re hungry you don’t care about the facts you don’t care
care about the facts you don’t care
care about the facts you don’t care about the odds Doug Williams played for
about the odds Doug Williams played for
about the odds Doug Williams played for the Washington Redskins quarterback John
the Washington Redskins quarterback John
the Washington Redskins quarterback John Elway of the Denver Broncos and the
Elway of the Denver Broncos and the
Elway of the Denver Broncos and the Superbowl everybody was talking about
Superbowl everybody was talking about
Superbowl everybody was talking about our way Elway after the Superbowl when
our way Elway after the Superbowl when
our way Elway after the Superbowl when Doug Williams made a historic passing
Doug Williams made a historic passing
Doug Williams made a historic passing game asked him said how are you able in
game asked him said how are you able in
game asked him said how are you able in spite of all of that negative publicity
spite of all of that negative publicity
spite of all of that negative publicity saying that you couldn’t win how did you
saying that you couldn’t win how did you
saying that you couldn’t win how did you do it he said I ignored my critics
I just didn’t take any attention to them
I just didn’t take any attention to them I not myself because they kept on saying
I not myself because they kept on saying
I not myself because they kept on saying it so much
it so much
it so much there were times I doubted whether or
there were times I doubted whether or
there were times I doubted whether or not I can do what I needed to do there’s
not I can do what I needed to do there’s
not I can do what I needed to do there’s a Doug Williams and everybody here
a Doug Williams and everybody here
a Doug Williams and everybody here that’s greatness in you and you’ve got
that’s greatness in you and you’ve got
that’s greatness in you and you’ve got to learn how to tune up the critics
to learn how to tune up the critics
to learn how to tune up the critics outside and the critic inside and since
outside and the critic inside and since
outside and the critic inside and since I’m going to do this I’m going to
I’m going to do this I’m going to
I’m going to do this I’m going to harness my will and I’m not going to let
harness my will and I’m not going to let
harness my will and I’m not going to let anything stop me I deserve this
anything stop me I deserve this
anything stop me I deserve this I’m going to do it until and this way I
I’m going to do it until and this way I
I’m going to do it until and this way I told him since not increasing your calls
told him since not increasing your calls
told him since not increasing your calls I said make a hundred calls a day
I said make a hundred calls a day
I said make a hundred calls a day I got a callus in my ear my ear counted
I got a callus in my ear my ear counted
I got a callus in my ear my ear counted doc you can’t see it but it’s there
[Applause]
[Applause] his sales have increased he’s working
his sales have increased he’s working
his sales have increased he’s working harder now the other thing is that if
harder now the other thing is that if
harder now the other thing is that if you want something you have got to be
you want something you have got to be
you want something you have got to be relentless you’ve got to learn how to
relentless you’ve got to learn how to
relentless you’ve got to learn how to become resourceful you’ve got to learn
become resourceful you’ve got to learn
become resourceful you’ve got to learn how to become creative when crises
how to become creative when crises
how to become creative when crises strike in your life and in the Chinese
strike in your life and in the Chinese
strike in your life and in the Chinese language crises mean danger but it also
language crises mean danger but it also
language crises mean danger but it also means opportunity and this is an
means opportunity and this is an
means opportunity and this is an opportunity for you to grow and you’ve
opportunity for you to grow and you’ve
opportunity for you to grow and you’ve got to be so relentless regardless of
got to be so relentless regardless of
got to be so relentless regardless of what comes down the pike that you’re
what comes down the pike that you’re
what comes down the pike that you’re always looking for ways to get over
always looking for ways to get over
always looking for ways to get over always looking for a way that you can
always looking for a way that you can
always looking for a way that you can break through always looking for a way
break through always looking for a way
break through always looking for a way that you can win always looking for a
that you can win always looking for a
that you can win always looking for a way that you can strike a telling blow
way that you can strike a telling blow
way that you can strike a telling blow in pretty soon I think there’s some
in pretty soon I think there’s some
in pretty soon I think there’s some people watching us in the universe to
people watching us in the universe to
people watching us in the universe to say wait let’s call a meeting over here
say wait let’s call a meeting over here
say wait let’s call a meeting over here you know that guy Mustapha look hitting
you know that guy Mustapha look hitting
you know that guy Mustapha look hitting on there
on there
on there he won’t stop just that fool oh no he
he won’t stop just that fool oh no he
he won’t stop just that fool oh no he can’t get over look look look look look
can’t get over look look look look look
can’t get over look look look look look here why don’t we do this let him go
here why don’t we do this let him go
here why don’t we do this let him go let’s mix mess with somebody else
life will just get tired of whoopin you
life will just get tired of whoopin you sometimes and just say let’s just let
sometimes and just say let’s just let
sometimes and just say let’s just let this one go I believe this now I know
this one go I believe this now I know
this one go I believe this now I know what it’s told me this but I just kept
what it’s told me this but I just kept
what it’s told me this but I just kept on kicking I didn’t have sense enough to
on kicking I didn’t have sense enough to
on kicking I didn’t have sense enough to stop
stop
stop I was intelligently ignorant I didn’t
I was intelligently ignorant I didn’t
I was intelligently ignorant I didn’t know what I couldn’t do so I just tried
know what I couldn’t do so I just tried
know what I couldn’t do so I just tried anything and the fascinating thing about
anything and the fascinating thing about
anything and the fascinating thing about life because you can’t get out of it
life because you can’t get out of it
life because you can’t get out of it alive you might as well have a good time
alive you might as well have a good time
alive you might as well have a good time [Laughter]
[Laughter]
[Laughter] [Applause]
live your life with passion with some
live your life with passion with some Drive I was giving a seminar the other
Drive I was giving a seminar the other
Drive I was giving a seminar the other day and I mentioned that I was going to
day and I mentioned that I was going to
day and I mentioned that I was going to do some training in August with some
do some training in August with some
do some training in August with some young teenagers and take about a hundred
young teenagers and take about a hundred
young teenagers and take about a hundred away to a two or three day camp and wipe
away to a two or three day camp and wipe
away to a two or three day camp and wipe them out
them out
them out I’ve been working on this so after the
I’ve been working on this so after the
I’ve been working on this so after the speech what her parents walked up to me
speech what her parents walked up to me
speech what her parents walked up to me and said mr. Brown I’d like for you to
and said mr. Brown I’d like for you to
and said mr. Brown I’d like for you to do something for my son he’s not
do something for my son he’s not
do something for my son he’s not motivated
what you do speak so loudly folk can
what you do speak so loudly folk can hear what you say and so if you don’t
hear what you say and so if you don’t
hear what you say and so if you don’t have any fire you know you’ve got to
have any fire you know you’ve got to
have any fire you know you’ve got to watch the people the relationships that
watch the people the relationships that
watch the people the relationships that you develop have people of kindred
you develop have people of kindred
you develop have people of kindred mindsets if you round folk who are dead
mindsets if you round folk who are dead
mindsets if you round folk who are dead and negative all the time they will
and negative all the time they will
and negative all the time they will affect you you want people that around
affect you you want people that around
affect you you want people that around you that have smiles on their faces
you that have smiles on their faces
you that have smiles on their faces looking good I was telling a group last
looking good I was telling a group last
looking good I was telling a group last week Abraham Lincoln refused to hire a
week Abraham Lincoln refused to hire a
week Abraham Lincoln refused to hire a guy because of his face they said but
guy because of his face they said but
guy because of his face they said but the guy can’t help but he said anybody
the guy can’t help but he said anybody
the guy can’t help but he said anybody over 30 is responsible for their face if
over 30 is responsible for their face if
over 30 is responsible for their face if you have some depressing face looking at
you have some depressing face looking at
you have some depressing face looking at you every day ineffectual blood pressure
you every day ineffectual blood pressure
you every day ineffectual blood pressure keep these damn faces away from you it’s
keep these damn faces away from you it’s
keep these damn faces away from you it’s contagious
this is serious so you’ve got to watch
this is serious so you’ve got to watch your countenance watch your face have an
your countenance watch your face have an
your countenance watch your face have an uplifted expression watch your body
uplifted expression watch your body
uplifted expression watch your body posture all of these things affect you
posture all of these things affect you
posture all of these things affect you psychically you got to be the kind of
psychically you got to be the kind of
psychically you got to be the kind of person that you are fearless fearless
person that you are fearless fearless
person that you are fearless fearless fuck lead fearless people alone there’s
fuck lead fearless people alone there’s
fuck lead fearless people alone there’s some people walk through neighborhood
some people walk through neighborhood
some people walk through neighborhood and every dog in the neighborhood would
and every dog in the neighborhood would
and every dog in the neighborhood would balk at
but there’s some people come through
but there’s some people come through ain’t nobody gonna mess with this
[Applause]
[Applause] you are unstoppable and because you
you are unstoppable and because you
you are unstoppable and because you aren’t stoppable because you’ve got
aren’t stoppable because you’ve got
aren’t stoppable because you’ve got power that you haven’t even began to use
power that you haven’t even began to use
power that you haven’t even began to use yet you are to yourself to release your
yet you are to yourself to release your
yet you are to yourself to release your brakes how many of you have the
brakes how many of you have the
brakes how many of you have the experience of pulling out of your drive
experience of pulling out of your drive
experience of pulling out of your drive when you’re matched on accelerator and
when you’re matched on accelerator and
when you’re matched on accelerator and the car will just but move and you match
the car will just but move and you match
the car will just but move and you match harder couldn’t move and then you
harder couldn’t move and then you
harder couldn’t move and then you discovered your head your emergency
discovered your head your emergency
discovered your head your emergency brakes off and then you release those
brakes off and then you release those
brakes off and then you release those emergency brakes it goes true have you
emergency brakes it goes true have you
emergency brakes it goes true have you ever had that experience before most of
ever had that experience before most of
ever had that experience before most of us go through life without brakes on
us go through life without brakes on
us go through life without brakes on holding back not giving all that we have
holding back not giving all that we have
holding back not giving all that we have not sharing all of ourselves most of us
not sharing all of ourselves most of us
not sharing all of ourselves most of us go to our grave still holding on rather
go to our grave still holding on rather
go to our grave still holding on rather than releasing it what are some of those
than releasing it what are some of those
than releasing it what are some of those things that that keep us from releasing
things that that keep us from releasing
things that that keep us from releasing it because of past experiences past
it because of past experiences past
it because of past experiences past defeats past pain we look back well it
defeats past pain we look back well it
defeats past pain we look back well it didn’t work out then it probably won’t
didn’t work out then it probably won’t
didn’t work out then it probably won’t work out now many people get confused
work out now many people get confused
work out now many people get confused their performances with who their are
their performances with who their are
their performances with who their are they are I was reading Pat Riley the
they are I was reading Pat Riley the
they are I was reading Pat Riley the coach of the Los Angeles Lakers
but you’re gonna like this quote here
but you’re gonna like this quote here after the Trailblazers had blown them
after the Trailblazers had blown them
after the Trailblazers had blown them out of the water and I’m sure he said
out of the water and I’m sure he said
out of the water and I’m sure he said this last night they asked him how do
this last night they asked him how do
this last night they asked him how do you feel he said tonight we were exposed
you feel he said tonight we were exposed
you feel he said tonight we were exposed for what we are right now you see that
for what we are right now you see that
for what we are right now you see that is my speech tonight doesn’t work it
is my speech tonight doesn’t work it
is my speech tonight doesn’t work it doesn’t mean that I’m a bad speaker it
doesn’t mean that I’m a bad speaker it
doesn’t mean that I’m a bad speaker it means that what I did didn’t work
means that what I did didn’t work
means that what I did didn’t work tonight and I’ve got to separate what I
tonight and I’ve got to separate what I
tonight and I’ve got to separate what I do from Who I am and I’ve got another
do from Who I am and I’ve got another
do from Who I am and I’ve got another shot see the last chapter to your life
shot see the last chapter to your life
shot see the last chapter to your life has not been written yet and it doesn’t
has not been written yet and it doesn’t
has not been written yet and it doesn’t matter about what happened yesterday it
matter about what happened yesterday it
matter about what happened yesterday it doesn’t matter about the things that
doesn’t matter about the things that
doesn’t matter about the things that you’ve done that you feel guilty about
you’ve done that you feel guilty about
you’ve done that you feel guilty about if you wouldn’t do it today you’re
if you wouldn’t do it today you’re
if you wouldn’t do it today you’re convicting an innocent person you’ve
convicting an innocent person you’ve
convicting an innocent person you’ve been reborn to a new state of
been reborn to a new state of
been reborn to a new state of consciousness and as I say if we knew
consciousness and as I say if we knew
consciousness and as I say if we knew better we would do better and so you
better we would do better and so you
better we would do better and so you would begin to decide I’m not going to
would begin to decide I’m not going to
would begin to decide I’m not going to be tonight I remember and I was telling
be tonight I remember and I was telling
be tonight I remember and I was telling someone and they asked me would you
someone and they asked me would you
someone and they asked me would you repeat that again I was interested in
repeat that again I was interested in
repeat that again I was interested in going into broadcasting I’m adopted and
going into broadcasting I’m adopted and
going into broadcasting I’m adopted and that was my key out I want to make my
that was my key out I want to make my
that was my key out I want to make my momma proud of me I was a proud I was
momma proud of me I was a proud I was
momma proud of me I was a proud I was very much appreciative of what she’s
very much appreciative of what she’s
very much appreciative of what she’s done for my brother and sister and I and
done for my brother and sister and I and
done for my brother and sister and I and that was my way out and I went over to
that was my way out and I went over to
that was my way out and I went over to radio station that’s the guy that and
radio station that’s the guy that and
radio station that’s the guy that and told him that I was interested in
told him that I was interested in
told him that I was interested in broadcasting he looked at me and my
broadcasting he looked at me and my
broadcasting he looked at me and my straw hat in my overalls he said you
straw hat in my overalls he said you
straw hat in my overalls he said you have any broadcasting background I said
have any broadcasting background I said
have any broadcasting background I said no sorry no what do you do I cut grass
no sorry no what do you do I cut grass
no sorry no what do you do I cut grass young ladies asking what kind of work I
young ladies asking what kind of work I
young ladies asking what kind of work I do and I was working on a garbage truck
do and I was working on a garbage truck
do and I was working on a garbage truck I say well I’m a sanitary technician he
I say well I’m a sanitary technician he
I say well I’m a sanitary technician he said we don’t have any job for you I
said we don’t have any job for you I
said we don’t have any job for you I decided that that was something I was
decided that that was something I was
decided that that was something I was going to do I decided I’m unstoppable
going to do I decided I’m unstoppable
going to do I decided I’m unstoppable I’m gonna go up and hit I’m gonna do
I’m gonna go up and hit I’m gonna do
I’m gonna go up and hit I’m gonna do this I started going to the radio
this I started going to the radio
this I started going to the radio station every day developing a
station every day developing a
station every day developing a relationship with the people that were
relationship with the people that were
relationship with the people that were doing what I wanted to do and that’s
doing what I wanted to do and that’s
doing what I wanted to do and that’s what I encourage you to do where
what I encourage you to do where
what I encourage you to do where whatever area you want to go and find
whatever area you want to go and find
whatever area you want to go and find people that are doing it the way you
people that are doing it the way you
people that are doing it the way you want to do it and develop a relationship
want to do it and develop a relationship
want to do it and develop a relationship with them when I decided to go in this
with them when I decided to go in this
with them when I decided to go in this area I wrote letters to dr. norman
area I wrote letters to dr. norman
area I wrote letters to dr. norman vincent peale
vincent peale
vincent peale to Zig Ziglar to Denis Waitley all of
to Zig Ziglar to Denis Waitley all of
to Zig Ziglar to Denis Waitley all of the Giants in this area and I said this
the Giants in this area and I said this
the Giants in this area and I said this is something I wanted to I’ve been
is something I wanted to I’ve been
is something I wanted to I’ve been following your career would you help me
following your career would you help me
following your career would you help me dr. norman vincent peale answered my
dr. norman vincent peale answered my
dr. norman vincent peale answered my letter did an article on me wrote about
letter did an article on me wrote about
letter did an article on me wrote about me in the most recent book that he
me in the most recent book that he
me in the most recent book that he issued and done many broadcasts about me
issued and done many broadcasts about me
issued and done many broadcasts about me I wanted to develop a relationship and
I wanted to develop a relationship and
I wanted to develop a relationship and rapport with those people that were
rapport with those people that were
rapport with those people that were achieving those things that I wanted to
achieving those things that I wanted to
achieving those things that I wanted to achieve by the same token I would go to
achieve by the same token I would go to
achieve by the same token I would go to the radio station and I developed a
the radio station and I developed a
the radio station and I developed a relationship with the guys and they use
relationship with the guys and they use
relationship with the guys and they use me as the errand boy they needed some
me as the errand boy they needed some
me as the errand boy they needed some food or someone to go pick up
food or someone to go pick up
food or someone to go pick up entertainers that came into town
entertainers that came into town
entertainers that came into town temptations singing my girl Jerry Butler
temptations singing my girl Jerry Butler
temptations singing my girl Jerry Butler singing for your precious love Sam Cooke
singing for your precious love Sam Cooke
singing for your precious love Sam Cooke singing darling you send me I would pick
singing darling you send me I would pick
singing darling you send me I would pick up the entertainer’s at the airport and
up the entertainer’s at the airport and
up the entertainer’s at the airport and driving around in the disc jockeys big
driving around in the disc jockeys big
driving around in the disc jockeys big Cadillacs didn’t have any driver’s
Cadillacs didn’t have any driver’s
Cadillacs didn’t have any driver’s license but I was acting like a head
license but I was acting like a head
license but I was acting like a head start
every day I used to go home and work on
every day I used to go home and work on my communication skills developing
my communication skills developing
my communication skills developing myself it was Whitney Young he said it’s
myself it was Whitney Young he said it’s
myself it was Whitney Young he said it’s better to be prepared for an opportunity
better to be prepared for an opportunity
better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than have an
and not have one than have an
and not have one than have an opportunity and not be prepared start
opportunity and not be prepared start
opportunity and not be prepared start working and developing yourself not and
working and developing yourself not and
working and developing yourself not and prepare yourself for what it is that you
prepare yourself for what it is that you
prepare yourself for what it is that you want because you expect to get it and
want because you expect to get it and
want because you expect to get it and when the disk jockeys were in the
when the disk jockeys were in the
when the disk jockeys were in the control room I would go in and watch
control room I would go in and watch
control room I would go in and watch them and develop a trust level and they
them and develop a trust level and they
them and develop a trust level and they would let me stay and I would watch and
would let me stay and I would watch and
would let me stay and I would watch and observe them working the controls when
observe them working the controls when
observe them working the controls when you want something out of life don’t
you want something out of life don’t
you want something out of life don’t worry about how you’re going to get it
worry about how you’re going to get it
worry about how you’re going to get it how is none of your business
how is none of your business
how is none of your business the most difficult thing there is this
the most difficult thing there is this
the most difficult thing there is this to hold the vision it’s to hollow the
to hold the vision it’s to hollow the
to hold the vision it’s to hollow the vision so there I was at the radio
vision so there I was at the radio
vision so there I was at the radio station a guy was on the air and he
station a guy was on the air and he
station a guy was on the air and he started to drink by the name of rock I
started to drink by the name of rock I
started to drink by the name of rock I was outside the window looking at him
was outside the window looking at him
was outside the window looking at him and watch him hungry
pretty soon the phone rang it was a
pretty soon the phone rang it was a general manager I said hello
general manager I said hello
general manager I said hello he said les this is mr. client I said I
he said les this is mr. client I said I
he said les this is mr. client I said I know he said Rock can’t finish his
know he said Rock can’t finish his
know he said Rock can’t finish his program he’s slurring his words I said I
program he’s slurring his words I said I
program he’s slurring his words I said I know can you work the controls until one
know can you work the controls until one
know can you work the controls until one of the other disk jockeys come in would
of the other disk jockeys come in would
of the other disk jockeys come in would you call them I said yes sir I hung the
you call them I said yes sir I hung the
you call them I said yes sir I hung the phone up
phone up
phone up I said now he was me think I’m crazy I
I said now he was me think I’m crazy I
I said now he was me think I’m crazy I called my mom and my girlfriend
called my mom and my girlfriend
called my mom and my girlfriend Cassandra said y’all come out on the
Cassandra said y’all come out on the
Cassandra said y’all come out on the front porch and turn up the radio I’m
front porch and turn up the radio I’m
front porch and turn up the radio I’m about to come on the air
I waited by 15 minutes I called him back
I waited by 15 minutes I called him back I said mr. Klein I can’t find nobody he
I said mr. Klein I can’t find nobody he
I said mr. Klein I can’t find nobody he said well why don’t you go in that work
said well why don’t you go in that work
said well why don’t you go in that work and controls until they get there and
and controls until they get there and
and controls until they get there and don’t say nothing here I said yes sir
don’t say nothing here I said yes sir
don’t say nothing here I said yes sir I couldn’t wait to sit down to that
I couldn’t wait to sit down to that
I couldn’t wait to sit down to that turntable Mustafa I said look out this
turntable Mustafa I said look out this
turntable Mustafa I said look out this is me lb Triple P Lester on a platter
is me lb Triple P Lester on a platter
is me lb Triple P Lester on a platter playing papa they will end it for me
playing papa they will end it for me
playing papa they will end it for me there will be none after me therefore
there will be none after me therefore
there will be none after me therefore that makes me the one and only young men
that makes me the one and only young men
that makes me the one and only young men saying I love Dominguez certified bona
saying I love Dominguez certified bona
saying I love Dominguez certified bona fide then duplicate qualified to bring
fide then duplicate qualified to bring
fide then duplicate qualified to bring you satisfaction and a whole lot of
you satisfaction and a whole lot of
you satisfaction and a whole lot of action look out baby I’m your love man I
action look out baby I’m your love man I
action look out baby I’m your love man I was hungry
shake somebody’s hand on your right and
shake somebody’s hand on your right and left and say you’ve got to be hungry
where are y’all something else you want
where are y’all something else you want to be persistent about what it is that
to be persistent about what it is that
to be persistent about what it is that you want to achieve Alexander Graham
you want to achieve Alexander Graham
you want to achieve Alexander Graham Bell said what this power is I cannot
Bell said what this power is I cannot
Bell said what this power is I cannot say all I know is that it exists and it
say all I know is that it exists and it
say all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man or a
becomes available only when a man or a
becomes available only when a man or a woman is in that state of mind in which
woman is in that state of mind in which
woman is in that state of mind in which he or she knows exactly what he or she
he or she knows exactly what he or she
he or she knows exactly what he or she wants and is fully determined not to
wants and is fully determined not to
wants and is fully determined not to quit until they find it
quit until they find it
quit until they find it when our children are learning how to
when our children are learning how to
when our children are learning how to walk how many times will your baby
walk how many times will your baby
walk how many times will your baby attempt to walk and fall and you just
attempt to walk and fall and you just
attempt to walk and fall and you just say just sit down don’t try anymore
say just sit down don’t try anymore
say just sit down don’t try anymore you’ve fallen 20 times just sit down
you’ve fallen 20 times just sit down
you’ve fallen 20 times just sit down somewhere busting your lip and
somewhere busting your lip and
somewhere busting your lip and everything get there folks wait one
everything get there folks wait one
everything get there folks wait one little baby walk it will walk when it
little baby walk it will walk when it
little baby walk it will walk when it walks that’s when it will walk less when
walks that’s when it will walk less when
walks that’s when it will walk less when will you be known nationally as the
will you be known nationally as the
will you be known nationally as the motivator I will be known when I’m known
motivator I will be known when I’m known
motivator I will be known when I’m known that’s what I’ll be known don’t get
that’s what I’ll be known don’t get
that’s what I’ll be known don’t get caught up in well I’ve tried it four or
caught up in well I’ve tried it four or
caught up in well I’ve tried it four or five times and things didn’t work out if
five times and things didn’t work out if
five times and things didn’t work out if there’s something that you want and
there’s something that you want and
there’s something that you want and you’re hungry for it you’ve got to do
you’re hungry for it you’ve got to do
you’re hungry for it you’ve got to do whatever is necessary until and when you
whatever is necessary until and when you
whatever is necessary until and when you give the best you can and that’s not
give the best you can and that’s not
give the best you can and that’s not enough you must do what is required and
don’t give up on yourself don’t throw
don’t give up on yourself don’t throw the towel in so quickly many people give
the towel in so quickly many people give
the towel in so quickly many people give up on the one-yard line where if they
up on the one-yard line where if they
up on the one-yard line where if they have the determination just to keep on
have the determination just to keep on
have the determination just to keep on knocking it’s a funny thing about life
knocking it’s a funny thing about life
knocking it’s a funny thing about life if you roll one day and someone is
if you roll one day and someone is
if you roll one day and someone is knocking on the door and you say I don’t
knocking on the door and you say I don’t
knocking on the door and you say I don’t want to be bothered today and if a
want to be bothered today and if a
want to be bothered today and if a person just keep on anoxic can you
person just keep on anoxic can you
person just keep on anoxic can you believe that Forster Locker
believe that Forster Locker
believe that Forster Locker pretty soon you say what is it what do
pretty soon you say what is it what do
pretty soon you say what is it what do you want and that’s how you’ve got to be
you want and that’s how you’ve got to be
you want and that’s how you’ve got to be about your dream some people well I
about your dream some people well I
about your dream some people well I guess there’s nobody home I’m not gonna
guess there’s nobody home I’m not gonna
guess there’s nobody home I’m not gonna do it but nobody came
do it but nobody came
do it but nobody came I heard the television on and people
I heard the television on and people
I heard the television on and people were moving around but I guess
were moving around but I guess
were moving around but I guess opportunity probably went out the back
opportunity probably went out the back
opportunity probably went out the back door oh no no no see life is not just
door oh no no no see life is not just
door oh no no no see life is not just that simple it’s not that cut-and-dried
that simple it’s not that cut-and-dried
that simple it’s not that cut-and-dried and that’s why most people never realize
and that’s why most people never realize
and that’s why most people never realize their personal greatness because they’re
their personal greatness because they’re
their personal greatness because they’re casual about life and when you are
casual about life and when you are
casual about life and when you are casual about life you will end up a
casual about life you will end up a
casual about life you will end up a casualty life is serious business
casualty life is serious business
casualty life is serious business so I encourage you to be persistent to
not decide that well I’ve done the best
not decide that well I’ve done the best I can I guess I just can’t have it don’t
I can I guess I just can’t have it don’t
I can I guess I just can’t have it don’t make that decision
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