doo-doo-doo doo-doo-doo-doo good morning belief nation today’s
good morning belief nation today’s
good morning belief nation today’s message is dream big over to you Robert
message is dream big over to you Robert
message is dream big over to you Robert F Smith the first and foremost important
F Smith the first and foremost important
F Smith the first and foremost important thing about running your own race is
thing about running your own race is
thing about running your own race is dreaming big and here I’m called back to
dreaming big and here I’m called back to
dreaming big and here I’m called back to my childhood when I was just starting
my childhood when I was just starting
my childhood when I was just starting elementary school at that point in time
elementary school at that point in time
elementary school at that point in time the Capri McCord had just ruled the
the Capri McCord had just ruled the
the Capri McCord had just ruled the public school districts could pursued
public school districts could pursued
public school districts could pursued the segregation by using forced busing
the segregation by using forced busing
the segregation by using forced busing to achieve racial balance in their
to achieve racial balance in their
to achieve racial balance in their schools in fact I started my own
schools in fact I started my own
schools in fact I started my own education as a first grader being bused
education as a first grader being bused
education as a first grader being bused to a school across town even though my
to a school across town even though my
to a school across town even though my father was a principal at a school five
father was a principal at a school five
father was a principal at a school five blocks away although I was a live
blocks away although I was a live
blocks away although I was a live subject in one of the nation’s most
subject in one of the nation’s most
subject in one of the nation’s most controversial legal debates I frankly
controversial legal debates I frankly
controversial legal debates I frankly didn’t know what the big deal was all
didn’t know what the big deal was all
didn’t know what the big deal was all about because these kids who didn’t look
about because these kids who didn’t look
about because these kids who didn’t look like me as sure acted just like me but
like me as sure acted just like me but
like me as sure acted just like me but desegregation was a big deal to my
desegregation was a big deal to my
desegregation was a big deal to my parents and leaders of their generations
parents and leaders of their generations
parents and leaders of their generations knew a great knew that great change was
knew a great knew that great change was
knew a great knew that great change was in store and it was the right thing to
in store and it was the right thing to
in store and it was the right thing to do and they often met with resistance
do and they often met with resistance
do and they often met with resistance and often violent resistance but because
and often violent resistance but because
and often violent resistance but because of this struggle their sacrifice I
of this struggle their sacrifice I
of this struggle their sacrifice I received a great gift and that’s the
received a great gift and that’s the
received a great gift and that’s the gift to dream big I knew my history I
gift to dream big I knew my history I
gift to dream big I knew my history I remembered the pride of my mother
remembered the pride of my mother
remembered the pride of my mother telling about when she took me and my
telling about when she took me and my
telling about when she took me and my brother brought us back to Washington DC
brother brought us back to Washington DC
brother brought us back to Washington DC and held me as a nine-month-old during
and held me as a nine-month-old during
and held me as a nine-month-old during the march on Washington when Martin
the march on Washington when Martin
the march on Washington when Martin Luther King laid out his dream for equal
Luther King laid out his dream for equal
Luther King laid out his dream for equal and harmonious meritocratic America and
and harmonious meritocratic America and
and harmonious meritocratic America and dreaming big to me meant knowing my
dreaming big to me meant knowing my
dreaming big to me meant knowing my history but not being bound by it it
history but not being bound by it it
history but not being bound by it it meant harnessing the past to drive me
meant harnessing the past to drive me
meant harnessing the past to drive me into the future
into the future
into the future it meant grounding myself and who I was
it meant grounding myself and who I was
it meant grounding myself and who I was and where I came from so I could soar to
and where I came from so I could soar to
and where I came from so I could soar to become who I wanted to become so what
become who I wanted to become so what
become who I wanted to become so what you think I think about my own life so
you think I think about my own life so
you think I think about my own life so when I was 15 years old I was working at
when I was 15 years old I was working at
when I was 15 years old I was working at a Telemark
a Telemark
a Telemark office downtown and I saw all these
office downtown and I saw all these
office downtown and I saw all these beautiful buildings going up for
beautiful buildings going up for
beautiful buildings going up for construction and these are all luxury
construction and these are all luxury
construction and these are all luxury condos and I I mentioned it to one of my
condos and I I mentioned it to one of my
condos and I I mentioned it to one of my colleague Isaac listen I would really
colleague Isaac listen I would really
colleague Isaac listen I would really love to buy a place here in downtown
love to buy a place here in downtown
love to buy a place here in downtown Toronto it looks a lot of fun and then
Toronto it looks a lot of fun and then
Toronto it looks a lot of fun and then he said to me he’s like aw come on you
he said to me he’s like aw come on you
he said to me he’s like aw come on you know how expensive those things are
know how expensive those things are
know how expensive those things are people like us we can’t afford that so
people like us we can’t afford that so
people like us we can’t afford that so maybe not and I’m like okay I was like
maybe not and I’m like okay I was like
maybe not and I’m like okay I was like yeah maybe not because I actually you
yeah maybe not because I actually you
yeah maybe not because I actually you know I come from a low-income
know I come from a low-income
know I come from a low-income neighborhood my parents did not have a
neighborhood my parents did not have a
neighborhood my parents did not have a lot of money coming to Canada so maybe
lot of money coming to Canada so maybe
lot of money coming to Canada so maybe maybe that’s something that I can’t do
maybe that’s something that I can’t do
maybe that’s something that I can’t do and maybe I should go back to living the
and maybe I should go back to living the
and maybe I should go back to living the way I’ve always lived and not dream
way I’ve always lived and not dream
way I’ve always lived and not dream about this condo but I continue to dream
about this condo but I continue to dream
about this condo but I continue to dream and I continue to believe so I worked
and I continue to believe so I worked
and I continue to believe so I worked really really hard I worked two jobs I
really really hard I worked two jobs I
really really hard I worked two jobs I ate like canned beans and that’s about
ate like canned beans and that’s about
ate like canned beans and that’s about that was it it saved a lot of money and
that was it it saved a lot of money and
that was it it saved a lot of money and when I was 21 years old I bought a condo
when I was 21 years old I bought a condo
when I was 21 years old I bought a condo downtown so I got my little little box
downtown so I got my little little box
downtown so I got my little little box in the sky that I eventually sold
in the sky that I eventually sold
in the sky that I eventually sold recently but that goes to show that
recently but that goes to show that
recently but that goes to show that don’t be defined by where you’re from
don’t be defined by where you’re from
don’t be defined by where you’re from just because I’m from a low-income
just because I’m from a low-income
just because I’m from a low-income neighborhood working a telemarketing job
neighborhood working a telemarketing job
neighborhood working a telemarketing job that’s not gonna be for me for the rest
that’s not gonna be for me for the rest
that’s not gonna be for me for the rest of my life I could dream big I could
of my life I could dream big I could
of my life I could dream big I could dream about living in the city and
dream about living in the city and
dream about living in the city and affording something huge as long as I
affording something huge as long as I
affording something huge as long as I work really hard at it but also it’s
work really hard at it but also it’s
work really hard at it but also it’s important to remember where you’re from
important to remember where you’re from
important to remember where you’re from because I’m from a low-income
because I’m from a low-income
because I’m from a low-income neighborhood I know how to take really
neighborhood I know how to take really
neighborhood I know how to take really good care of myself I know how to stand
good care of myself I know how to stand
good care of myself I know how to stand up for myself I know what it takes to
up for myself I know what it takes to
up for myself I know what it takes to work really hard but I don’t let that
work really hard but I don’t let that
work really hard but I don’t let that hinder me and getting my goal but it
hinder me and getting my goal but it
hinder me and getting my goal but it allows me to actually you know push
allows me to actually you know push
allows me to actually you know push through and use that as motivation and
through and use that as motivation and
through and use that as motivation and momentum for me I think it’s really hard
momentum for me I think it’s really hard
momentum for me I think it’s really hard to break free of the chains of your
to break free of the chains of your
to break free of the chains of your environment and one thing I love that
environment and one thing I love that
environment and one thing I love that Lou said was her friend who said people
Lou said was her friend who said people
Lou said was her friend who said people like us and I think that’s so common for
like us and I think that’s so common for
like us and I think that’s so common for the people around you your parents your
the people around you your parents your
the people around you your parents your friends your teachers everybody around
friends your teachers everybody around
friends your teachers everybody around you and also yourself telling yourself
you and also yourself telling yourself
you and also yourself telling yourself well I’m this so so people like me can’t
well I’m this so so people like me can’t
well I’m this so so people like me can’t go off
go off
go off and do that and as long as you continue
and do that and as long as you continue
and do that and as long as you continue to believe that then then you’re gonna
to believe that then then you’re gonna
to believe that then then you’re gonna have these moments of ah I could go off
have these moments of ah I could go off
have these moments of ah I could go off and do that and then right away like
and do that and then right away like
and do that and then right away like life is gonna smack you back down all
life is gonna smack you back down all
life is gonna smack you back down all that limiting self-talk is gonna come
that limiting self-talk is gonna come
that limiting self-talk is gonna come back to say people like me people like
back to say people like me people like
back to say people like me people like us I can’t go off and do that and so I
us I can’t go off and do that and so I
us I can’t go off and do that and so I think it’s really really really
think it’s really really really
think it’s really really really important that if that is your
important that if that is your
important that if that is your environment that you need to start
environment that you need to start
environment that you need to start changing it you need to start thinking
changing it you need to start thinking
changing it you need to start thinking about the videos you’re watching the
about the videos you’re watching the
about the videos you’re watching the people are hanging out with and the
people are hanging out with and the
people are hanging out with and the events that you’re going to how are you
events that you’re going to how are you
events that you’re going to how are you spending your time and is it an
spending your time and is it an
spending your time and is it an encouraging motivational environment
encouraging motivational environment
encouraging motivational environment that helps you want to play out here or
that helps you want to play out here or
that helps you want to play out here or is it the environment that keeps
is it the environment that keeps
is it the environment that keeps bringing you back down to zero and I
bringing you back down to zero and I
bringing you back down to zero and I think for most people we are just
think for most people we are just
think for most people we are just defined by our environment you are
defined by our environment you are
defined by our environment you are likely to you know be the same income
likely to you know be the same income
likely to you know be the same income bracket as your parents work you adjust
bracket as your parents work you adjust
bracket as your parents work you adjust for inflation have the same education
for inflation have the same education
for inflation have the same education your parents were you know be in the
your parents were you know be in the
your parents were you know be in the same life stage as all your friends are
same life stage as all your friends are
same life stage as all your friends are and so it’s really hard to break free
and so it’s really hard to break free
and so it’s really hard to break free until you start changing the environment
until you start changing the environment
until you start changing the environment around so the question of the day today
around so the question of the day today
around so the question of the day today is what is your big dream I love it
is what is your big dream I love it
is what is your big dream I love it leave it down the comments below we’re
leave it down the comments below we’re
leave it down the comments below we’re gonna join in the discussion thank you
gonna join in the discussion thank you
gonna join in the discussion thank you guys so much for watching have an
guys so much for watching have an
guys so much for watching have an amazing day we believe in you and hope
amazing day we believe in you and hope
amazing day we believe in you and hope you continue to believe in yourself and
you continue to believe in yourself and
you continue to believe in yourself and whatever your one word is and we’ll see
whatever your one word is and we’ll see
whatever your one word is and we’ll see you again tomorrow morning for another
you again tomorrow morning for another
you again tomorrow morning for another shot event sprats out
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