escaping the impoverished mindset you may ask me what that means but I might
may ask me what that means but I might
may ask me what that means but I might everyone here to embark on a journey
everyone here to embark on a journey
everyone here to embark on a journey with me using my life to kind of explain
with me using my life to kind of explain
with me using my life to kind of explain what I mean when I say you can escape
what I mean when I say you can escape
what I mean when I say you can escape the impoverished mindset just a little
the impoverished mindset just a little
the impoverished mindset just a little on myself so I’m a native of Chattanooga
on myself so I’m a native of Chattanooga
on myself so I’m a native of Chattanooga I grew up in the holler Park area I’m
I grew up in the holler Park area I’m
I grew up in the holler Park area I’m the youngest of four kids raised by mom
the youngest of four kids raised by mom
the youngest of four kids raised by mom I graduated and attended Howard High
I graduated and attended Howard High
I graduated and attended Howard High School 2014 class of 2014 and after I
School 2014 class of 2014 and after I
School 2014 class of 2014 and after I graduated I stayed in Chattanooga and
graduated I stayed in Chattanooga and
graduated I stayed in Chattanooga and went work for a little small nonprofit
went work for a little small nonprofit
went work for a little small nonprofit Carlon Chattanooga and there I was able
Carlon Chattanooga and there I was able
Carlon Chattanooga and there I was able to you know share my passion for
to you know share my passion for
to you know share my passion for entrepreneurship with local kids from
entrepreneurship with local kids from
entrepreneurship with local kids from the communities that I grew up in in the
the communities that I grew up in in the
the communities that I grew up in in the inner-city schools but growing up in
inner-city schools but growing up in
inner-city schools but growing up in life I was getting to that age so let me
life I was getting to that age so let me
life I was getting to that age so let me start the story so growing up in life I
start the story so growing up in life I
start the story so growing up in life I was getting today is that six to seven
was getting today is that six to seven
was getting today is that six to seven year old age and this is the age where
year old age and this is the age where
year old age and this is the age where all parents pushed their young boys off
all parents pushed their young boys off
all parents pushed their young boys off into sports and they push you off into
into sports and they push you off into
into sports and they push you off into sports to see which sport that you’re
sports to see which sport that you’re
sports to see which sport that you’re gonna like so my mom put me in football
gonna like so my mom put me in football
gonna like so my mom put me in football let’s talk a little bit about football
let’s talk a little bit about football
let’s talk a little bit about football football wasn’t for me I can remember a
football wasn’t for me I can remember a
football wasn’t for me I can remember a time so I will go to practice and I
time so I will go to practice and I
time so I will go to practice and I think I would be the only one on the
think I would be the only one on the
think I would be the only one on the team with the cleanest uniform because I
team with the cleanest uniform because I
team with the cleanest uniform because I didn’t want to get in I didn’t want to
didn’t want to get in I didn’t want to
didn’t want to get in I didn’t want to practice I just had to make mom proud so
practice I just had to make mom proud so
practice I just had to make mom proud so I needed my shoulder pads and my helmet
I needed my shoulder pads and my helmet
I needed my shoulder pads and my helmet but this particular game my coach says
but this particular game my coach says
but this particular game my coach says Rochelle and my eyes get because I’m
Rochelle and my eyes get because I’m
Rochelle and my eyes get because I’m like is he calling me to get in I mean
like is he calling me to get in I mean
like is he calling me to get in I mean he didn’t say timeout so I mean he’s not
he didn’t say timeout so I mean he’s not
he didn’t say timeout so I mean he’s not calling me to Hodel up and I’m down
calling me to Hodel up and I’m down
calling me to Hodel up and I’m down there planting the dirt and my coach
there planting the dirt and my coach
there planting the dirt and my coach calls me said I need you I need you to
calls me said I need you I need you to
calls me said I need you I need you to get in okay coach I’ll get in so my
get in okay coach I’ll get in so my
get in okay coach I’ll get in so my coach puts my helmet on he straps up my
coach puts my helmet on he straps up my
coach puts my helmet on he straps up my chin strap and then he says okay I need
chin strap and then he says okay I need
chin strap and then he says okay I need you to do three things I need you to
you to do three things I need you to
you to do three things I need you to hold the ball get in the goal and don’t
hold the ball get in the goal and don’t
hold the ball get in the goal and don’t get hit and then he hits me on the leg
get hit and then he hits me on the leg
get hit and then he hits me on the leg and he said all right go in so I’m like
and he said all right go in so I’m like
and he said all right go in so I’m like okay coach don’t get hit don’t get hit I
okay coach don’t get hit don’t get hit I
okay coach don’t get hit don’t get hit I won’t get hit you know that’s fine with
won’t get hit you know that’s fine with
won’t get hit you know that’s fine with me I didn’t want to get hit anyway so I
me I didn’t want to get hit anyway so I
me I didn’t want to get hit anyway so I remember the quarterback slapping the
remember the quarterback slapping the
remember the quarterback slapping the ball in and the ball comes to me and I
ball in and the ball comes to me and I
ball in and the ball comes to me and I look up and I see all these people
look up and I see all these people
look up and I see all these people running at me and I’m like oh don’t get
running at me and I’m like oh don’t get
running at me and I’m like oh don’t get hit so I automatically turn around and I
hit so I automatically turn around and I
hit so I automatically turn around and I run the ball into the opposing team’s
run the ball into the opposing team’s
run the ball into the opposing team’s safety zone and and for me I’m
safety zone and and for me I’m
safety zone and and for me I’m celebrating
celebrating
celebrating I I didn’t lose the ball I got in the
I I didn’t lose the ball I got in the
I I didn’t lose the ball I got in the goal and coach I didn’t get hit and and
goal and coach I didn’t get hit and and
goal and coach I didn’t get hit and and I turn around I see everybody mad and
I turn around I see everybody mad and
I turn around I see everybody mad and I’m like oh why is everyone mad so yeah
I’m like oh why is everyone mad so yeah
I’m like oh why is everyone mad so yeah I was at that moment we knew football
I was at that moment we knew football
I was at that moment we knew football wasn’t gonna be for me so I didn’t play
wasn’t gonna be for me so I didn’t play
wasn’t gonna be for me so I didn’t play football so I can remember going to
football so I can remember going to
football so I can remember going to middle school now in middle school this
middle school now in middle school this
middle school now in middle school this is that this is the stage in life where
is that this is the stage in life where
is that this is the stage in life where we all start to you know get a little
we all start to you know get a little
we all start to you know get a little older and we we got to show everybody
older and we we got to show everybody
older and we we got to show everybody you know what we got so I hung out with
you know what we got so I hung out with
you know what we got so I hung out with the basketball players and I’m thinking
the basketball players and I’m thinking
the basketball players and I’m thinking in my head like okay
in my head like okay
in my head like okay basketball may be my thing you know I
basketball may be my thing you know I
basketball may be my thing you know I was tribe a sketball so I want to talk
was tribe a sketball so I want to talk
was tribe a sketball so I want to talk to coach and coach led me and I begin to
to coach and coach led me and I begin to
to coach and coach led me and I begin to practice and and then the game came
practice and and then the game came
practice and and then the game came coach put me in the game I was excited
coach put me in the game I was excited
coach put me in the game I was excited got in the game but I couldn’t seem to
got in the game but I couldn’t seem to
got in the game but I couldn’t seem to grasp the concept that you dribble with
grasp the concept that you dribble with
grasp the concept that you dribble with one hand and I – so every time I got the
one hand and I – so every time I got the
one hand and I – so every time I got the ball it was like beep trouble ok it’s
ball it was like beep trouble ok it’s
ball it was like beep trouble ok it’s cool I’ll try the game big trouble ok
cool I’ll try the game big trouble ok
cool I’ll try the game big trouble ok it’s cool
it’s cool
it’s cool you know what mom I don’t want to play
you know what mom I don’t want to play
you know what mom I don’t want to play basketball either but it was at this
basketball either but it was at this
basketball either but it was at this moment in life I began to question
moment in life I began to question
moment in life I began to question myself at the young age of 13 I was
myself at the young age of 13 I was
myself at the young age of 13 I was really doubting the fact that I had any
really doubting the fact that I had any
really doubting the fact that I had any potential on escaping where the world
potential on escaping where the world
potential on escaping where the world called poverty because to my society the
called poverty because to my society the
called poverty because to my society the only three ways out of poverty is
only three ways out of poverty is
only three ways out of poverty is football basketball or you know become a
football basketball or you know become a
football basketball or you know become a rapper and I knew that those three
rapper and I knew that those three
rapper and I knew that those three weren’t for me as we just discussed
weren’t for me as we just discussed
weren’t for me as we just discussed football definitely not basketball
football definitely not basketball
football definitely not basketball definitely loud and rapping I just don’t
definitely loud and rapping I just don’t
definitely loud and rapping I just don’t have the rhymes for it but I can
have the rhymes for it but I can
have the rhymes for it but I can remember in high school growing up I was
remember in high school growing up I was
remember in high school growing up I was getting to the stage where I had this
getting to the stage where I had this
getting to the stage where I had this teacher in high school and as I stated I
teacher in high school and as I stated I
teacher in high school and as I stated I went to Windy City school part of the
went to Windy City school part of the
went to Windy City school part of the public education system so I was in
public education system so I was in
public education system so I was in class with guys from everywhere and
class with guys from everywhere and
class with guys from everywhere and these guys will come back from
these guys will come back from
these guys will come back from suspension or come back from
suspension or come back from
suspension or come back from anticipating the fact that they needed
anticipating the fact that they needed
anticipating the fact that they needed to fight a guy in the hallway and I had
to fight a guy in the hallway and I had
to fight a guy in the hallway and I had a teacher this teacher would always tell
a teacher this teacher would always tell
a teacher this teacher would always tell a statistic she’s out what she’d always
a statistic she’s out what she’d always
a statistic she’s out what she’d always say that one of three black males will
say that one of three black males will
say that one of three black males will go to jail in their entire lifetime
go to jail in their entire lifetime
go to jail in their entire lifetime she’d always say that because she wanted
she’d always say that because she wanted
she’d always say that because she wanted us to not be one of those three she’d
us to not be one of those three she’d
us to not be one of those three she’d also say that 45 million Americans live
also say that 45 million Americans live
also say that 45 million Americans live in poverty or are still stuck in poverty
in poverty or are still stuck in poverty
in poverty or are still stuck in poverty she tell us things like that and in my
she tell us things like that and in my
she tell us things like that and in my mind as for my student as for my fellow
mind as for my student as for my fellow
mind as for my student as for my fellow peers in class they went over there
peers in class they went over there
peers in class they went over there but in my mind I I could never seem to
but in my mind I I could never seem to
but in my mind I I could never seem to grasp the concepts of what she meant I
grasp the concepts of what she meant I
grasp the concepts of what she meant I could remember one day being on the bus
could remember one day being on the bus
could remember one day being on the bus on the way home and and this particular
on the way home and and this particular
on the way home and and this particular day I said in the front next to the bus
day I said in the front next to the bus
day I said in the front next to the bus driver and I laid my head on the window
driver and I laid my head on the window
driver and I laid my head on the window and I thought what’s she talking to me
and I thought what’s she talking to me
and I thought what’s she talking to me was I gonna be one of those three well
was I gonna be one of those three well
was I gonna be one of those three well do I live in poverty I can remember
do I live in poverty I can remember
do I live in poverty I can remember walking down the block on the way home
walking down the block on the way home
walking down the block on the way home from the bus stop and just thinking am I
from the bus stop and just thinking am I
from the bus stop and just thinking am I one of the three all these guys on this
one of the three all these guys on this
one of the three all these guys on this corner but am I one of the three I can
corner but am I one of the three I can
corner but am I one of the three I can remember walking in my mom’s front door
remember walking in my mom’s front door
remember walking in my mom’s front door saying is this poverty is this what we
saying is this poverty is this what we
saying is this poverty is this what we live in
live in
live in I could never grasp the concept that I
I could never grasp the concept that I
I could never grasp the concept that I could be categorised by someone else’s
could be categorised by someone else’s
could be categorised by someone else’s past III never thought how could you try
past III never thought how could you try
past III never thought how could you try to determine my future before I could
to determine my future before I could
to determine my future before I could understand what didn’t even meant what a
understand what didn’t even meant what a
understand what didn’t even meant what a statistic was I just was at that point
statistic was I just was at that point
statistic was I just was at that point in my life where I wanted everyone that
in my life where I wanted everyone that
in my life where I wanted everyone that said what I had to offer I didn’t want
said what I had to offer I didn’t want
said what I had to offer I didn’t want to be categorized by my father’s actions
to be categorized by my father’s actions
to be categorized by my father’s actions but not by the neighborhood that I lived
but not by the neighborhood that I lived
but not by the neighborhood that I lived in not by the race that I’m a part of I
in not by the race that I’m a part of I
in not by the race that I’m a part of I just want everyone to see what I had to
just want everyone to see what I had to
just want everyone to see what I had to offer so as I got older I began to want
offer so as I got older I began to want
offer so as I got older I began to want to really understand what poverty was
to really understand what poverty was
to really understand what poverty was and and I was one day looking over the
and and I was one day looking over the
and and I was one day looking over the Internet I dig digging into my research
Internet I dig digging into my research
Internet I dig digging into my research and I and I discovered that poverty
and I and I discovered that poverty
and I and I discovered that poverty means poor okay we know that that’s cool
means poor okay we know that that’s cool
means poor okay we know that that’s cool what’s your definition of poor I was
what’s your definition of poor I was
what’s your definition of poor I was good I ate every night I had everything
good I ate every night I had everything
good I ate every night I had everything I wanted I don’t live in poverty then I
I wanted I don’t live in poverty then I
I wanted I don’t live in poverty then I I dug a little deeper and I looked at
I dug a little deeper and I looked at
I dug a little deeper and I looked at the word impoverished and the word
the word impoverished and the word
the word impoverished and the word impoverished means to make a person or
impoverished means to make a person or
impoverished means to make a person or area poor now that maid went over your
area poor now that maid went over your
area poor now that maid went over your head but but I caught it to make a
head but but I caught it to make a
head but but I caught it to make a person or area poor it was at that
person or area poor it was at that
person or area poor it was at that moment in life that I decided that no
moment in life that I decided that no
moment in life that I decided that no one was gonna make me anything it was at
one was gonna make me anything it was at
one was gonna make me anything it was at that moment in life that I decided that
that moment in life that I decided that
that moment in life that I decided that I was gonna stand up a little taller I
I was gonna stand up a little taller I
I was gonna stand up a little taller I remember asking my mom mom you bought me
remember asking my mom mom you bought me
remember asking my mom mom you bought me some tennis shoes today but I want to
some tennis shoes today but I want to
some tennis shoes today but I want to sue it like you want to sue I want to
sue it like you want to sue I want to
sue it like you want to sue I want to sue let’s go suit shopping so my mom
sue let’s go suit shopping so my mom
sue let’s go suit shopping so my mom takes me sue shopping I remember the
takes me sue shopping I remember the
takes me sue shopping I remember the first suit that I ever got it was this
first suit that I ever got it was this
first suit that I ever got it was this gray suit now this gray suit now this
gray suit now this gray suit now this
gray suit now this gray suit now this was back you know I was a little young
was back you know I was a little young
was back you know I was a little young but this suit had the the padding in the
but this suit had the the padding in the
but this suit had the the padding in the shoulders the real thick padding but I
shoulders the real thick padding but I
shoulders the real thick padding but I like my padding in my shoulders it was
like my padding in my shoulders it was
like my padding in my shoulders it was my first suit so our
my first suit so our
my first suit so our member I would then get into ties and I
member I would then get into ties and I
member I would then get into ties and I remember my mom taking us to church and
remember my mom taking us to church and
remember my mom taking us to church and I saw this man in church and he had this
I saw this man in church and he had this
I saw this man in church and he had this nice tie on and I’m like you know what
nice tie on and I’m like you know what
nice tie on and I’m like you know what I’m not afraid of an old my mama tell me
I’m not afraid of an old my mama tell me
I’m not afraid of an old my mama tell me no every day so I walk up to the guy and
no every day so I walk up to the guy and
no every day so I walk up to the guy and I tell him on show that say hey could I
I tell him on show that say hey could I
I tell him on show that say hey could I have that tie he’s like you you you want
have that tie he’s like you you you want
have that tie he’s like you you you want me to take it off and I’m like I mean
me to take it off and I’m like I mean
me to take it off and I’m like I mean you could take it off at the church and
you could take it off at the church and
you could take it off at the church and and give it to me but I really want to
and give it to me but I really want to
and give it to me but I really want to wear that tie with my new gray suit so I
wear that tie with my new gray suit so I
wear that tie with my new gray suit so I this man comes over after church one day
this man comes over after church one day
this man comes over after church one day and he says okay so here’s a bag of ties
and he says okay so here’s a bag of ties
and he says okay so here’s a bag of ties and he said do you know how to tie it
and he said do you know how to tie it
and he said do you know how to tie it I don’t can you teach me so I remember
I don’t can you teach me so I remember
I don’t can you teach me so I remember him standing in our house for two hours
him standing in our house for two hours
him standing in our house for two hours and teaching me how to tie a tie and
and teaching me how to tie a tie and
and teaching me how to tie a tie and from that point on I decided that I had
from that point on I decided that I had
from that point on I decided that I had to find my purpose in life I can
to find my purpose in life I can
to find my purpose in life I can remember thinking as I previously stated
remember thinking as I previously stated
remember thinking as I previously stated and my community the only three ways I
and my community the only three ways I
and my community the only three ways I was sports in the rap game and I knew
was sports in the rap game and I knew
was sports in the rap game and I knew for a fact that I couldn’t do any of
for a fact that I couldn’t do any of
for a fact that I couldn’t do any of that so I remember one day asking God I
that so I remember one day asking God I
that so I remember one day asking God I said God what’s my purpose you you
said God what’s my purpose you you
said God what’s my purpose you you brought me into this world
brought me into this world
brought me into this world my mom my pastor tells me that you know
my mom my pastor tells me that you know
my mom my pastor tells me that you know me but what’s my purpose uh as I got
me but what’s my purpose uh as I got
me but what’s my purpose uh as I got older my mom always said I talk too much
older my mom always said I talk too much
older my mom always said I talk too much which was fine with me because I just
which was fine with me because I just
which was fine with me because I just was curious I was always one of the kids
was curious I was always one of the kids
was curious I was always one of the kids that said bye mom why and she gave me us
that said bye mom why and she gave me us
that said bye mom why and she gave me us and I say bye mom why and she gave me us
and I say bye mom why and she gave me us
and I say bye mom why and she gave me us again I said my mom you still didn’t
again I said my mom you still didn’t
again I said my mom you still didn’t explain why she say look boy I don’t
explain why she say look boy I don’t
explain why she say look boy I don’t know go find out so that’s why I became
know go find out so that’s why I became
know go find out so that’s why I became so curious but I begin to think God
so curious but I begin to think God
so curious but I begin to think God gives us all the gift and we have to
gives us all the gift and we have to
gives us all the gift and we have to learn the talent think about it think
learn the talent think about it think
learn the talent think about it think about it we mean you’re born with the
about it we mean you’re born with the
about it we mean you’re born with the gift but we try so hard to learn the
gift but we try so hard to learn the
gift but we try so hard to learn the talent why not focus on that gift so I
talent why not focus on that gift so I
talent why not focus on that gift so I began to figure out ways to invest in my
began to figure out ways to invest in my
began to figure out ways to invest in my gift and my gift was speaking my gift
gift and my gift was speaking my gift
gift and my gift was speaking my gift was talking so I began to invest into my
was talking so I began to invest into my
was talking so I began to invest into my gifts because my gift was my way out I
gifts because my gift was my way out I
gifts because my gift was my way out I learned that God sometimes gifts some
learned that God sometimes gifts some
learned that God sometimes gifts some people talents but he gives us all gifts
people talents but he gives us all gifts
people talents but he gives us all gifts and some people look over their gifts
and some people look over their gifts
and some people look over their gifts because they’re so focused on their
because they’re so focused on their
because they’re so focused on their talent when your talent can always fill
talent when your talent can always fill
talent when your talent can always fill you but your gift can never fail you so
you but your gift can never fail you so
you but your gift can never fail you so over my journey I began to just write
over my journey I began to just write
over my journey I began to just write down small things that they helped me to
down small things that they helped me to
down small things that they helped me to succeed so today I want to speak to the
succeed so today I want to speak to the
succeed so today I want to speak to the person who may be watching this the
person who may be watching this the
person who may be watching this the person who may be sitting here who
person who may be sitting here who
person who may be sitting here who who was like me who didn’t know if they
who was like me who didn’t know if they
who was like me who didn’t know if they were in poverty or not and who didn’t
were in poverty or not and who didn’t
were in poverty or not and who didn’t know that the word poverty impoverish
know that the word poverty impoverish
know that the word poverty impoverish means to make a person or area poor who
means to make a person or area poor who
means to make a person or area poor who who feels that no one is gonna make them
who feels that no one is gonna make them
who feels that no one is gonna make them and they need a way out let me tell you
and they need a way out let me tell you
and they need a way out let me tell you four things that helped me get through
four things that helped me get through
four things that helped me get through life so I had to first teach myself that
life so I had to first teach myself that
life so I had to first teach myself that poverty was a mindset I had to remind
poverty was a mindset I had to remind
poverty was a mindset I had to remind myself every day that I was satisfied
myself every day that I was satisfied
myself every day that I was satisfied where I lived as long as I ate I slept I
where I lived as long as I ate I slept I
where I lived as long as I ate I slept I got a new set of twenty-four hours every
got a new set of twenty-four hours every
got a new set of twenty-four hours every day and I was gonna get up and make the
day and I was gonna get up and make the
day and I was gonna get up and make the best of those 24 hours every day I had
best of those 24 hours every day I had
best of those 24 hours every day I had to tell myself that as a young guy as I
to tell myself that as a young guy as I
to tell myself that as a young guy as I got a little older I learned that you
got a little older I learned that you
got a little older I learned that you never get a second chance to make a
never get a second chance to make a
never get a second chance to make a first impression so that’s why I was so
first impression so that’s why I was so
first impression so that’s why I was so proud of that grey suit and I and my
proud of that grey suit and I and my
proud of that grey suit and I and my friends never understood why I would
friends never understood why I would
friends never understood why I would come outside with a tie on that’s no
come outside with a tie on that’s no
come outside with a tie on that’s no special occasion going on the occasion
special occasion going on the occasion
special occasion going on the occasion is special every time I step outside my
is special every time I step outside my
is special every time I step outside my mom’s house I have to show everyone what
mom’s house I have to show everyone what
mom’s house I have to show everyone what I could bring to the table and and and I
I could bring to the table and and and I
I could bring to the table and and and I always tell my friends for my third
always tell my friends for my third
always tell my friends for my third point is that you should never become
point is that you should never become
point is that you should never become comfortable than what you live in life
comfortable than what you live in life
comfortable than what you live in life is not supposed to be comfortable you’re
is not supposed to be comfortable you’re
is not supposed to be comfortable you’re supposed to always find new ways to
supposed to always find new ways to
supposed to always find new ways to adapt to new environments those lessons
adapt to new environments those lessons
adapt to new environments those lessons that you learn and those new
that you learn and those new
that you learn and those new environments are gonna be the lessons
environments are gonna be the lessons
environments are gonna be the lessons that you use the lessons that help you
that you use the lessons that help you
that you use the lessons that help you get to where you need to be and as I
get to where you need to be and as I
get to where you need to be and as I previously said you have to service your
previously said you have to service your
previously said you have to service your gift as much as you service your talent
gift as much as you service your talent
gift as much as you service your talent I think in listening to one of the other
I think in listening to one of the other
I think in listening to one of the other speakers speak earlier and he was
speakers speak earlier and he was
speakers speak earlier and he was talking about how Kobe was always in
talking about how Kobe was always in
talking about how Kobe was always in practice practicing so hard he was
practice practicing so hard he was
practice practicing so hard he was cultivating his talent but as for me I
cultivating his talent but as for me I
cultivating his talent but as for me I was always cultivating my gift I always
was always cultivating my gift I always
was always cultivating my gift I always wanted to learn how to speak proper I
wanted to learn how to speak proper I
wanted to learn how to speak proper I always wanted to be in front of the
always wanted to be in front of the
always wanted to be in front of the crowd I always wanted to hang around
crowd I always wanted to hang around
crowd I always wanted to hang around people who would give me knowledge and
people who would give me knowledge and
people who would give me knowledge and who would teach me what I needed to be
who would teach me what I needed to be
who would teach me what I needed to be successful using my gift so if I haven’t
successful using my gift so if I haven’t
successful using my gift so if I haven’t told you anything today I want to tell
told you anything today I want to tell
told you anything today I want to tell you that that you should never settle I
you that that you should never settle I
you that that you should never settle I want to tell you that that even though
want to tell you that that even though
want to tell you that that even though statistics even though this world may
statistics even though this world may
statistics even though this world may try to confine you they may try to tell
try to confine you they may try to tell
try to confine you they may try to tell you things that you’re not you’re unable
you things that you’re not you’re unable
you things that you’re not you’re unable to dissect I want to tell you that you
to dissect I want to tell you that you
to dissect I want to tell you that you should never settle get exactly what you
should never settle get exactly what you
should never settle get exactly what you want out of life don’t let anyone tell
want out of life don’t let anyone tell
want out of life don’t let anyone tell you that is not there I’m speaking to
you that is not there I’m speaking to
you that is not there I’m speaking to that person who only feels that they can
that person who only feels that they can
that person who only feels that they can do with their momma and daddy D and
do with their momma and daddy D and
do with their momma and daddy D and there’s more to life than what mommy and
there’s more to life than what mommy and
there’s more to life than what mommy and daddy did you have to know how
daddy did you have to know how
daddy did you have to know how you have to tell yourself that this is
you have to tell yourself that this is
you have to tell yourself that this is not where you want to be and you have to
not where you want to be and you have to
not where you want to be and you have to tell yourself that you’re gonna make
tell yourself that you’re gonna make
tell yourself that you’re gonna make yourself get there by any means
yourself get there by any means
yourself get there by any means necessary
necessary
necessary I also want to tell them that you should
I also want to tell them that you should
I also want to tell them that you should never doubt don’t doubt yourself if you
never doubt don’t doubt yourself if you
never doubt don’t doubt yourself if you want to be a lawyer and you want to be a
want to be a lawyer and you want to be a
want to be a lawyer and you want to be a doctor and they say you have to be in
doctor and they say you have to be in
doctor and they say you have to be in school for 12 years don’t free it’s okay
school for 12 years don’t free it’s okay
school for 12 years don’t free it’s okay because you’re going to where you need
because you’re going to where you need
because you’re going to where you need to be I also want to tell that person to
to be I also want to tell that person to
to be I also want to tell that person to chase exactly what it is that you want
chase exactly what it is that you want
chase exactly what it is that you want but what’s the gate ladies and gentlemen
but what’s the gate ladies and gentlemen
but what’s the gate ladies and gentlemen I’m the railroad shell and I just share
I’m the railroad shell and I just share
I’m the railroad shell and I just share my vision on how I feel that you can
my vision on how I feel that you can
my vision on how I feel that you can escape the impoverished my set thanks
escape the impoverished my set thanks
escape the impoverished my set thanks [Applause]
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