[Music] if
why
why [Music]
greatness is a decision but it’s okay
greatness is a decision but it’s okay did not be okay on your journey to
did not be okay on your journey to
did not be okay on your journey to greatness when I was three years old I
greatness when I was three years old I
greatness when I was three years old I decided that I want to be a star that I
decided that I want to be a star that I
decided that I want to be a star that I want to be great I didn’t know how I was
want to be great I didn’t know how I was
want to be great I didn’t know how I was going to do it but I knew I was going to
going to do it but I knew I was going to
going to do it but I knew I was going to do it I wanted to be great and greatness
do it I wanted to be great and greatness
do it I wanted to be great and greatness as a decision so often people get lost
as a decision so often people get lost
as a decision so often people get lost in the notion that others are meant for
in the notion that others are meant for
in the notion that others are meant for greatness others were made for success
greatness others were made for success
greatness others were made for success and others have the opportunities that
and others have the opportunities that
and others have the opportunities that they themselves were never given I’ve
they themselves were never given I’ve
they themselves were never given I’ve come from a background that you would
come from a background that you would
come from a background that you would not imagine me dancing all over the
not imagine me dancing all over the
not imagine me dancing all over the world on So You Think You Can Dance when
world on So You Think You Can Dance when
world on So You Think You Can Dance when I was accepted on the show I was
I was accepted on the show I was
I was accepted on the show I was homeless and that’s not a foundation for
homeless and that’s not a foundation for
homeless and that’s not a foundation for greatness
greatness
greatness my mom and I traveled to the show we
my mom and I traveled to the show we
my mom and I traveled to the show we didn’t have enough money to actually be
didn’t have enough money to actually be
didn’t have enough money to actually be able to go but I put all my stress in a
able to go but I put all my stress in a
able to go but I put all my stress in a box and I refused to deal my reality
box and I refused to deal my reality
box and I refused to deal my reality because I made the decision to be great
because I made the decision to be great
because I made the decision to be great on my journey I realized that others
on my journey I realized that others
on my journey I realized that others aren’t special it doesn’t matter if you
aren’t special it doesn’t matter if you
aren’t special it doesn’t matter if you have rock star DNA or if you have
have rock star DNA or if you have
have rock star DNA or if you have special gene coats those who like myself
special gene coats those who like myself
special gene coats those who like myself are able to live a great life of
are able to live a great life of
are able to live a great life of greatness are able to experience life in
greatness are able to experience life in
greatness are able to experience life in what many would consider surreal ways
what many would consider surreal ways
what many would consider surreal ways are doing so because they made a
are doing so because they made a
are doing so because they made a decision even though my circumstances
decision even though my circumstances
decision even though my circumstances could have easily overwhelmed me and
could have easily overwhelmed me and
could have easily overwhelmed me and some days it did I made the decision to
some days it did I made the decision to
some days it did I made the decision to be great even when I wasn’t okay to be
be great even when I wasn’t okay to be
be great even when I wasn’t okay to be great you have to decide to be great no
great you have to decide to be great no
great you have to decide to be great no one becomes great by accident greatness
one becomes great by accident greatness
one becomes great by accident greatness requires time effort patience and
requires time effort patience and
requires time effort patience and strength but it begins with the decision
strength but it begins with the decision
strength but it begins with the decision to become great what’s that decisions
to become great what’s that decisions
to become great what’s that decisions made the game changes the hustle is
made the game changes the hustle is
made the game changes the hustle is different the determination the
different the determination the
different the determination the focus the willingness to make sacrifice
focus the willingness to make sacrifice
focus the willingness to make sacrifice I missed Christmas I didn’t have a lot
I missed Christmas I didn’t have a lot
I missed Christmas I didn’t have a lot of presents because my present was dance
of presents because my present was dance
of presents because my present was dance my sacrifices are the price I pay for
my sacrifices are the price I pay for
my sacrifices are the price I pay for dishes and I made to be great even if I
dishes and I made to be great even if I
dishes and I made to be great even if I was dancing with Debbie Allen or Chris
was dancing with Debbie Allen or Chris
was dancing with Debbie Allen or Chris Brown my journey dancing has been
Brown my journey dancing has been
Brown my journey dancing has been dreamlike the people I’ve met the places
dreamlike the people I’ve met the places
dreamlike the people I’ve met the places I have gone the dance opportunities the
I have gone the dance opportunities the
I have gone the dance opportunities the joy the pleasure the stress the days
joy the pleasure the stress the days
joy the pleasure the stress the days when I just wasn’t okay so I had to be
when I just wasn’t okay so I had to be
when I just wasn’t okay so I had to be okay when I wasn’t okay
okay when I wasn’t okay
okay when I wasn’t okay because experiences on my journey to
because experiences on my journey to
because experiences on my journey to greatness and my determination as molded
greatness and my determination as molded
greatness and my determination as molded me into the person who I worked like a
me into the person who I worked like a
me into the person who I worked like a champion and during like a queen I could
champion and during like a queen I could
champion and during like a queen I could taste my greatness and a bitter sweet
taste my greatness and a bitter sweet
taste my greatness and a bitter sweet savory flavor to be great you have to
savory flavor to be great you have to
savory flavor to be great you have to simply make a decision to stop listening
simply make a decision to stop listening
simply make a decision to stop listening to the junk in your head choose to
to the junk in your head choose to
to the junk in your head choose to continue with your journey even when it
continue with your journey even when it
continue with your journey even when it gets rocky in the storms crack your
gets rocky in the storms crack your
gets rocky in the storms crack your foundation you have to weather every
foundation you have to weather every
foundation you have to weather every storm every road bump and every obstacle
storm every road bump and every obstacle
storm every road bump and every obstacle will persistence consistency and
will persistence consistency and
will persistence consistency and dedication and anyone has the ability to
dedication and anyone has the ability to
dedication and anyone has the ability to make the choice but the thing is not
make the choice but the thing is not
make the choice but the thing is not everyone will it doesn’t matter if you
everyone will it doesn’t matter if you
everyone will it doesn’t matter if you have advanced education or advanced
have advanced education or advanced
have advanced education or advanced training when greatness is your standard
training when greatness is your standard
training when greatness is your standard you do everything to the best of your
you do everything to the best of your
you do everything to the best of your ability there’s no downside to the
ability there’s no downside to the
ability there’s no downside to the decision even when it seems like it is
decision even when it seems like it is
decision even when it seems like it is staying with the host family being away
staying with the host family being away
staying with the host family being away from my grandpa and my mom seems like a
from my grandpa and my mom seems like a
from my grandpa and my mom seems like a downside but I have the opportunity to
downside but I have the opportunity to
downside but I have the opportunity to attend one of the top performing arts
attend one of the top performing arts
attend one of the top performing arts schools in Los Angeles which will
schools in Los Angeles which will
schools in Los Angeles which will prepare me for better opportunities on
prepare me for better opportunities on
prepare me for better opportunities on my journey I made the decision to be
my journey I made the decision to be
my journey I made the decision to be great and I give my mom hugs and kisses
great and I give my mom hugs and kisses
great and I give my mom hugs and kisses when I see her on the weekends the world
when I see her on the weekends the world
when I see her on the weekends the world is full of people who accept mediocrity
is full of people who accept mediocrity
is full of people who accept mediocrity as their standard not deciding to be
as their standard not deciding to be
as their standard not deciding to be great puts you on the masses of just
great puts you on the masses of just
great puts you on the masses of just being average I was not born to be
being average I was not born to be
being average I was not born to be average it puts you on the easy road not
average it puts you on the easy road not
average it puts you on the easy road not the hard road choose the road to
the hard road choose the road to
the hard road choose the road to greatness even when it’s not ok with
greatness even when it’s not ok with
greatness even when it’s not ok with what it takes to get there to be great
what it takes to get there to be great
what it takes to get there to be great you have to decide to be happy happiness
you have to decide to be happy happiness
you have to decide to be happy happiness is a choice not a pursuit I say this
is a choice not a pursuit I say this
is a choice not a pursuit I say this because I personally know that to be
because I personally know that to be
because I personally know that to be true on this journey there are many days
true on this journey there are many days
true on this journey there are many days that I made the decision to be happy
that I made the decision to be happy
that I made the decision to be happy because at age 13 I had to be
because at age 13 I had to be
because at age 13 I had to be professional and I expect just
professional and I expect just
professional and I expect just expectations were placed on me to be
expectations were placed on me to be
expectations were placed on me to be happy the camera was rolling and there
happy the camera was rolling and there
happy the camera was rolling and there was no one to be sad
was no one to be sad
was no one to be sad Jeff Thacker producer of so you think he
Jeff Thacker producer of so you think he
Jeff Thacker producer of so you think he dance used to always say that you chose
dance used to always say that you chose
dance used to always say that you chose to be here so you should always be happy
to be here so you should always be happy
to be here so you should always be happy most people chase the things that they
most people chase the things that they
most people chase the things that they think will make them happy like a new
think will make them happy like a new
think will make them happy like a new phone or dance award or whatever they
phone or dance award or whatever they
phone or dance award or whatever they don’t realize happiness is a decision at
don’t realize happiness is a decision at
don’t realize happiness is a decision at any moment you can choose to be happy no
any moment you can choose to be happy no
any moment you can choose to be happy no matter what your circumstances are when
matter what your circumstances are when
matter what your circumstances are when I was being judged because I wasn’t a
I was being judged because I wasn’t a
I was being judged because I wasn’t a Nome dancer or I didn’t have the
Nome dancer or I didn’t have the
Nome dancer or I didn’t have the intention in like my other co-stars or
intention in like my other co-stars or
intention in like my other co-stars or even the
even the
even the that I wasn’t a popular person I could
that I wasn’t a popular person I could
that I wasn’t a popular person I could have been sad about those things but I
have been sad about those things but I
have been sad about those things but I made the decision to be great so I made
made the decision to be great so I made
made the decision to be great so I made the decision to be happy
the decision to be happy
the decision to be happy many things in my personal and
many things in my personal and
many things in my personal and professional life could have torn me
professional life could have torn me
professional life could have torn me down but I made the decision and my
down but I made the decision and my
down but I made the decision and my decision was to be great even when I was
decision was to be great even when I was
decision was to be great even when I was not okay I realized early on that my
not okay I realized early on that my
not okay I realized early on that my decisions are what created or prevented
decisions are what created or prevented
decisions are what created or prevented the outcome called happiness positive
the outcome called happiness positive
the outcome called happiness positive decisions lead to positive outcomes
decisions lead to positive outcomes
decisions lead to positive outcomes negative decisions lead to negative
negative decisions lead to negative
negative decisions lead to negative outcomes a positive mindset is
outcomes a positive mindset is
outcomes a positive mindset is foundational the positive decision
foundational the positive decision
foundational the positive decision making I chose to communicate positively
making I chose to communicate positively
making I chose to communicate positively with myself during my tough days on So
with myself during my tough days on So
with myself during my tough days on So You Think You Can Dance I had to act
You Think You Can Dance I had to act
You Think You Can Dance I had to act myself are you your greatest critic or
myself are you your greatest critic or
myself are you your greatest critic or are you you greatest cheerleader I made
are you you greatest cheerleader I made
are you you greatest cheerleader I made the decision to be happy which allowed
the decision to be happy which allowed
the decision to be happy which allowed me to be create create a positive outset
me to be create create a positive outset
me to be create create a positive outset for most times i unlock my greatness I
for most times i unlock my greatness I
for most times i unlock my greatness I talked to myself like a champion because
talked to myself like a champion because
talked to myself like a champion because I am a champion
life has not felt me the story but cars
life has not felt me the story but cars to play this thing called life but the
to play this thing called life but the
to play this thing called life but the cards I dealt don’t matter how I play
cards I dealt don’t matter how I play
cards I dealt don’t matter how I play the game is what counts to be great you
the game is what counts to be great you
the game is what counts to be great you have to decide to get coached we all
have to decide to get coached we all
have to decide to get coached we all know that having a mentor or coach we
know that having a mentor or coach we
know that having a mentor or coach we all have the opportunity to be better
all have the opportunity to be better
all have the opportunity to be better when we were yesterday by making the
when we were yesterday by making the
when we were yesterday by making the decision we get dealt coached being a
decision we get dealt coached being a
decision we get dealt coached being a coach or a mentor propels your greatness
coach or a mentor propels your greatness
coach or a mentor propels your greatness they hold you accountable to the
they hold you accountable to the
they hold you accountable to the commitment and empower you to move
commitment and empower you to move
commitment and empower you to move forward receiving coaching shortened
forward receiving coaching shortened
forward receiving coaching shortened your slurred learning curve by helping
your slurred learning curve by helping
your slurred learning curve by helping you avoid mistakes you would otherwise
you avoid mistakes you would otherwise
you avoid mistakes you would otherwise switch your time energy and resources
switch your time energy and resources
switch your time energy and resources making a coach will show you how to do
making a coach will show you how to do
making a coach will show you how to do things right dramatically improving your
things right dramatically improving your
things right dramatically improving your results in the shorter period of time
results in the shorter period of time
results in the shorter period of time with the guidance of having someone who
with the guidance of having someone who
with the guidance of having someone who has already traveled to path you are on
has already traveled to path you are on
has already traveled to path you are on you can accomplish in five years while
you can accomplish in five years while
you can accomplish in five years while others have accomplished in twenty
decide to be great even when you’re not
decide to be great even when you’re not okay greatness is not an event it is a
okay greatness is not an event it is a
okay greatness is not an event it is a process a series of small steps repeated
process a series of small steps repeated
process a series of small steps repeated daily improving yourself leads to
daily improving yourself leads to
daily improving yourself leads to greatness focus on improving every area
greatness focus on improving every area
greatness focus on improving every area of your life a little bit every day if
of your life a little bit every day if
of your life a little bit every day if you keep that consistent for long enough
you keep that consistent for long enough
you keep that consistent for long enough eventually you enjoy the greatness that
eventually you enjoy the greatness that
eventually you enjoy the greatness that is byproducts of sacrifice
is byproducts of sacrifice
is byproducts of sacrifice it’s constant and never-ending
it’s constant and never-ending
it’s constant and never-ending improvement join me on this journey to
improvement join me on this journey to
improvement join me on this journey to be great even when you’re not okay
be great even when you’re not okay
be great even when you’re not okay because it’s okay to not be okay when
because it’s okay to not be okay when
because it’s okay to not be okay when you are great
you are great
you are great [Applause]
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