I struggled with reading if I could be honest with you I hate it
if I could be honest with you I hate it
if I could be honest with you I hate it reading
reading
reading if I saw a book I got dizzy when it was
if I saw a book I got dizzy when it was
if I saw a book I got dizzy when it was my turn to read when it was my turn to
my turn to read when it was my turn to
my turn to read when it was my turn to speak I got sick to my stomach my
speak I got sick to my stomach my
speak I got sick to my stomach my stomach started to bubble
I was a kid
I was a kid I was good at memorizing every
I was good at memorizing every
I was good at memorizing every commercial I knew every song that came
commercial I knew every song that came
commercial I knew every song that came on the radio I like to go outside and
on the radio I like to go outside and
on the radio I like to go outside and play I was a kid what else do you expect
play I was a kid what else do you expect
play I was a kid what else do you expect but my parents thought differently
they decided to get a program called
they decided to get a program called Hooked on Phonics some of you may know
Hooked on Phonics some of you may know
Hooked on Phonics some of you may know what that is if you don’t know what it
what that is if you don’t know what it
what that is if you don’t know what it is you should be happy but hooked on
is you should be happy but hooked on
is you should be happy but hooked on Finance is a program that helps you to
Finance is a program that helps you to
Finance is a program that helps you to learn how to read and to speak while
learn how to read and to speak while
learn how to read and to speak while everybody else was outside playing
everybody else was outside playing
everybody else was outside playing listening to music being a kid I was at
listening to music being a kid I was at
listening to music being a kid I was at the kitchen table reading learning to
the kitchen table reading learning to
the kitchen table reading learning to read learning to speak can I be honest
read learning to speak can I be honest
read learning to speak can I be honest again it was complete torture I’m a kid
again it was complete torture I’m a kid
again it was complete torture I’m a kid I want to go outside and play too
I want to go outside and play too
I want to go outside and play too why can’t I be like everyone else
why can’t I be like everyone else
why can’t I be like everyone else why can’t I be like everyone else and
why can’t I be like everyone else and
why can’t I be like everyone else and have fun and be a kid
fast-forward to high school I had a good
fast-forward to high school I had a good time in high school as a matter of fact
time in high school as a matter of fact
time in high school as a matter of fact I had a blast in high school I made
I had a blast in high school I made
I had a blast in high school I made seeds a couple of bees and if I really
seeds a couple of bees and if I really
seeds a couple of bees and if I really wanted to make a name
that was average I did just enough to
that was average I did just enough to get by I did just enough to fly under
get by I did just enough to fly under
get by I did just enough to fly under the radar just enough to stay out of
the radar just enough to stay out of
the radar just enough to stay out of trouble
trouble
trouble I was average
my parents they didn’t like that I was
my parents they didn’t like that I was okay with my parents they didn’t like
okay with my parents they didn’t like
okay with my parents they didn’t like that they were hard on me
I felt like they were picking me I had
I felt like they were picking me I had an older brother and sister they didn’t
an older brother and sister they didn’t
an older brother and sister they didn’t treat them the same way I felt like they
treat them the same way I felt like they
treat them the same way I felt like they were picking on me why so one day I
were picking on me why so one day I
were picking on me why so one day I built up the nerve I built up the
built up the nerve I built up the
built up the nerve I built up the courage I said mom I need to talk to you
courage I said mom I need to talk to you
courage I said mom I need to talk to you there I need some tea
there I need some tea
there I need some tea what did I do wrong what did I do
what did I do wrong what did I do
what did I do wrong what did I do why are you picking on me what did I do
why are you picking on me what did I do
why are you picking on me what did I do wrong
wrong
wrong and they said son sit down sit
the the answer that they gave me changed
the the answer that they gave me changed my life forever
my life forever
my life forever they said son it’s all or nothing
they said son it’s all or nothing
they said son it’s all or nothing all or nothing
you’re not average
you’re not average there’s nothing average about you you’re
there’s nothing average about you you’re
there’s nothing average about you you’re not an average student you’re not an
not an average student you’re not an
not an average student you’re not an average person boy you’re not average
average person boy you’re not average
average person boy you’re not average you were created to be great
you were created to be great
you were created to be great you were created to prosper we didn’t
you were created to prosper we didn’t
you were created to prosper we didn’t have an average child
whoa
whoa that changed my life that’s how I live
that changed my life that’s how I live
that changed my life that’s how I live my life
my life
my life all or nothing all or nothing
there’s somebody here right now
there’s somebody here right now in this room in this auditorium that’s
in this room in this auditorium that’s
in this room in this auditorium that’s only given 50% that’s only given 75% 90%
only given 50% that’s only given 75% 90%
only given 50% that’s only given 75% 90% that’s not good enough all or nothing
you can’t do just enough to get by I
you can’t do just enough to get by I cannot help you
cannot help you
cannot help you you’re not average there’s nothing
you’re not average there’s nothing
you’re not average there’s nothing average about you you were created to
average about you you were created to
average about you you were created to excel your potential is here and you may
excel your potential is here and you may
excel your potential is here and you may be operating down here
be operating down here
be operating down here today that stops all or nothing
today that stops all or nothing
today that stops all or nothing can you say that with me all
or nothing let’s say it again all or
or nothing let’s say it again all or nothing
don’t cheat yourself
don’t cheat yourself this world deserves 100% of you 100% of
this world deserves 100% of you 100% of
this world deserves 100% of you 100% of you not 75 not 50 but all of you if you
you not 75 not 50 but all of you if you
you not 75 not 50 but all of you if you go to your favorite restaurant and you
go to your favorite restaurant and you
go to your favorite restaurant and you order a meal a steak a hamburger and
order a meal a steak a hamburger and
order a meal a steak a hamburger and they only bring you half of your
they only bring you half of your
they only bring you half of your hamburger
hamburger
hamburger I’m going to be mad and I’m sure you
I’m going to be mad and I’m sure you
I’m going to be mad and I’m sure you would too you deserve all of your meal
would too you deserve all of your meal
would too you deserve all of your meal right don’t cheat us don’t cheat this
right don’t cheat us don’t cheat this
right don’t cheat us don’t cheat this world this world deserves 100% of what
world this world deserves 100% of what
world this world deserves 100% of what you have to offer it and if you have
you have to offer it and if you have
you have to offer it and if you have somebody in your ear a parent a coach a
somebody in your ear a parent a coach a
somebody in your ear a parent a coach a teacher a principal friends who’s
teacher a principal friends who’s
teacher a principal friends who’s supporting you
supporting you
supporting you who’s motivating you and pushing you
who’s motivating you and pushing you
who’s motivating you and pushing you don’t push them away
don’t push them away
don’t push them away embrace them tell them you love them
embrace them tell them you love them
embrace them tell them you love them tell them thank you because maybe they
tell them thank you because maybe they
tell them thank you because maybe they see something in you that you can’t see
see something in you that you can’t see
see something in you that you can’t see right now it may take ten years five
right now it may take ten years five
right now it may take ten years five years I don’t know embrace them all or
years I don’t know embrace them all or
years I don’t know embrace them all or nothing thank you
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