I was having the laugh to myself just there offstage because of all the
there offstage because of all the
there offstage because of all the pictures that they could have used of me
pictures that they could have used of me
pictures that they could have used of me they decided to use a picture from
they decided to use a picture from
they decided to use a picture from homeless entrepreneurs naked calendar
homeless entrepreneurs naked calendar
homeless entrepreneurs naked calendar project yes you got me right a naked
project yes you got me right a naked
project yes you got me right a naked calendar project so we had this idea of
calendar project so we had this idea of
calendar project so we had this idea of creating a calendar with 12 homeless
creating a calendar with 12 homeless
creating a calendar with 12 homeless people naked tastefully done in an
people naked tastefully done in an
people naked tastefully done in an artistic way to help generate funds to
artistic way to help generate funds to
artistic way to help generate funds to get some of them off the streets and
get some of them off the streets and
get some of them off the streets and that’s the picture they chose to use for
that’s the picture they chose to use for
that’s the picture they chose to use for me for this so I’m glad to see my
me for this so I’m glad to see my
me for this so I’m glad to see my friends here at you say they have a good
friends here at you say they have a good
friends here at you say they have a good sense of humor as I do too oh my god
sense of humor as I do too oh my god
sense of humor as I do too oh my god we could we can discuss about the
we could we can discuss about the
we could we can discuss about the calendar afterwards if you want but it
calendar afterwards if you want but it
calendar afterwards if you want but it was a lot of fun and as I said it’s very
was a lot of fun and as I said it’s very
was a lot of fun and as I said it’s very tastefully done my name is Vincent
tastefully done my name is Vincent
tastefully done my name is Vincent Helbig I’m one of the homeless
Helbig I’m one of the homeless
Helbig I’m one of the homeless entrepreneurs living here in Barcelona I
entrepreneurs living here in Barcelona I
entrepreneurs living here in Barcelona I am an emerging author and video blogger
am an emerging author and video blogger
am an emerging author and video blogger so I’m really happy to be here today the
so I’m really happy to be here today the
so I’m really happy to be here today the the theme for this talk is encourage
the theme for this talk is encourage
the theme for this talk is encourage yourself and encourage others which is
yourself and encourage others which is
yourself and encourage others which is very much my story you know I I
very much my story you know I I
very much my story you know I I encourage myself every day when you live
encourage myself every day when you live
encourage myself every day when you live on the streets
on the streets
on the streets you got to encourage yourself every day
you got to encourage yourself every day
you got to encourage yourself every day otherwise there’s so many negative
otherwise there’s so many negative
otherwise there’s so many negative things that you can do you know to bring
things that you can do you know to bring
things that you can do you know to bring yourself down and what you’re going to
yourself down and what you’re going to
yourself down and what you’re going to like about me is the way that I persist
like about me is the way that I persist
like about me is the way that I persist in working towards my dream to reach the
in working towards my dream to reach the
in working towards my dream to reach the goal my goal in my children field I
goal my goal in my children field I
goal my goal in my children field I really enjoy encouraging other people
really enjoy encouraging other people
really enjoy encouraging other people no matter what feel they’re in because I
no matter what feel they’re in because I
no matter what feel they’re in because I realize we all need heroes we all need
realize we all need heroes we all need
realize we all need heroes we all need someone standing our back to give us
someone standing our back to give us
someone standing our back to give us some kind of encouragement when we feel
some kind of encouragement when we feel
some kind of encouragement when we feel low so I stand there before you today as
low so I stand there before you today as
low so I stand there before you today as an encourage a man of persistent action
an encourage a man of persistent action
an encourage a man of persistent action to work and keep working towards his
to work and keep working towards his
to work and keep working towards his goals and I’m able to see new directions
goals and I’m able to see new directions
goals and I’m able to see new directions and create paths for success that can
and create paths for success that can
and create paths for success that can inspire others to live their dreams I’m
inspire others to live their dreams I’m
inspire others to live their dreams I’m an influencer for positive change and I
an influencer for positive change and I
an influencer for positive change and I have a passion for exploring
have a passion for exploring
have a passion for exploring possibilities which will create an
possibilities which will create an
possibilities which will create an amazing life worth living and why not
amazing life worth living and why not
amazing life worth living and why not why would I have a mediocre life
why would I have a mediocre life
why would I have a mediocre life everybody should be reaching for that
everybody should be reaching for that
everybody should be reaching for that amazing life worth living
amazing life worth living
amazing life worth living the very reason I’m here today is
the very reason I’m here today is
the very reason I’m here today is because I persistently encourage myself
because I persistently encourage myself
because I persistently encourage myself living on the streets talking to myself
living on the streets talking to myself
living on the streets talking to myself in the public washroom mirrors every
in the public washroom mirrors every
in the public washroom mirrors every chance I get and I say hell vig you may
chance I get and I say hell vig you may
chance I get and I say hell vig you may be homeless but guess what you’re not
be homeless but guess what you’re not
be homeless but guess what you’re not hopeless healthy keep going this is just
hopeless healthy keep going this is just
hopeless healthy keep going this is just a small hiccup it’s part of your journey
a small hiccup it’s part of your journey
a small hiccup it’s part of your journey towards success your body may be in the
towards success your body may be in the
towards success your body may be in the streets but your mind is free to imagine
streets but your mind is free to imagine
streets but your mind is free to imagine your way out of this predicament healthy
your way out of this predicament healthy
your way out of this predicament healthy many of your digital mentors the people
many of your digital mentors the people
many of your digital mentors the people that you look up to they were once
that you look up to they were once
that you look up to they were once homeless they all want jobless but
homeless they all want jobless but
homeless they all want jobless but through persistence and self belief they
through persistence and self belief they
through persistence and self belief they rose and they thrived in their chosen
rose and they thrived in their chosen
rose and they thrived in their chosen fields you must persist and keep going
fields you must persist and keep going
fields you must persist and keep going just a little bit more each day
just a little bit more each day
just a little bit more each day encourage yourself and I have found as
encourage yourself and I have found as
encourage yourself and I have found as you will too if you tell yourself a lie
you will too if you tell yourself a lie
you will too if you tell yourself a lie for 35 days or more
for 35 days or more
for 35 days or more it becomes your reality if you
it becomes your reality if you
it becomes your reality if you persistently work and practice one of
persistently work and practice one of
persistently work and practice one of the principles of success act as if act
the principles of success act as if act
the principles of success act as if act as if if you see yourself if you feel
as if if you see yourself if you feel
as if if you see yourself if you feel yourself as a success as the success
yourself as a success as the success
yourself as a success as the success that you want to be imagine like a
that you want to be imagine like a
that you want to be imagine like a child’s game amazing things will happen
child’s game amazing things will happen
child’s game amazing things will happen for you also ladies and gentlemen it’s
for you also ladies and gentlemen it’s
for you also ladies and gentlemen it’s not easy when you run out of money for
not easy when you run out of money for
not easy when you run out of money for food and your stomach is crying and
food and your stomach is crying and
food and your stomach is crying and saying we’re hungry and all you can do
saying we’re hungry and all you can do
saying we’re hungry and all you can do is fill yourself up with water to ease
is fill yourself up with water to ease
is fill yourself up with water to ease the burning but you know what because of
the burning but you know what because of
the burning but you know what because of my persistent optimism I found someone
my persistent optimism I found someone
my persistent optimism I found someone who introduced me to places social
who introduced me to places social
who introduced me to places social kitchens where you can eat and get some
kitchens where you can eat and get some
kitchens where you can eat and get some nourishment in your body and at times
nourishment in your body and at times
nourishment in your body and at times you know what you’re going to have
you know what you’re going to have
you know what you’re going to have problems and issues developing your
problems and issues developing your
problems and issues developing your minimal viable products and services the
minimal viable products and services the
minimal viable products and services the things that you’re working on the things
things that you’re working on the things
things that you’re working on the things that you are passionate about and here’s
that you are passionate about and here’s
that you are passionate about and here’s what you need to do keep going keep
what you need to do keep going keep
what you need to do keep going keep moving forward the solution will come
moving forward the solution will come
moving forward the solution will come many of the homeless people that
many of the homeless people that
many of the homeless people that sometimes surround me they choose
sometimes surround me they choose
sometimes surround me they choose alcohol as their food but my challenge
alcohol as their food but my challenge
alcohol as their food but my challenge is best overcome with a clear mind a
is best overcome with a clear mind a
is best overcome with a clear mind a focus mind and I believe abuse of their
focus mind and I believe abuse of their
focus mind and I believe abuse of their alcohol and drugs Rob’s you of your
alcohol and drugs Rob’s you of your
alcohol and drugs Rob’s you of your greatness and robs us of your genius so
greatness and robs us of your genius so
greatness and robs us of your genius so I don’t go down that road I’m not
I don’t go down that road I’m not
I don’t go down that road I’m not looking for a crutch to lean on to sob
looking for a crutch to lean on to sob
looking for a crutch to lean on to sob no I want to stay clear and focus one of
no I want to stay clear and focus one of
no I want to stay clear and focus one of the best things that I ever do do and
the best things that I ever do do and
the best things that I ever do do and still doing now is I go into the
still doing now is I go into the
still doing now is I go into the libraries and I feed my mind with
libraries and I feed my mind with
libraries and I feed my mind with motivational videos and inspirational
motivational videos and inspirational
motivational videos and inspirational videos on YouTube the videos are of some
videos on YouTube the videos are of some
videos on YouTube the videos are of some of my best and favorite digital men
of my best and favorite digital men
of my best and favorite digital men tours like Tony Robbins he says to me
tours like Tony Robbins he says to me
tours like Tony Robbins he says to me success leaves Clues find a model that
success leaves Clues find a model that
success leaves Clues find a model that works for you and keep going until you
works for you and keep going until you
works for you and keep going until you reach your goal like Les Brown he says
reach your goal like Les Brown he says
reach your goal like Les Brown he says you’re the one it’s you you’re the one
you’re the one it’s you you’re the one
you’re the one it’s you you’re the one it’s possible you can live your dream
it’s possible you can live your dream
it’s possible you can live your dream despite what you see right now Jack
despite what you see right now Jack
despite what you see right now Jack Canfield follow the tried and tested
Canfield follow the tried and tested
Canfield follow the tried and tested principles for success they will
principles for success they will
principles for success they will transport you from where you are now to
transport you from where you are now to
transport you from where you are now to where you want to be keep going and
where you want to be keep going and
where you want to be keep going and another one you may not have heard of
another one you may not have heard of
another one you may not have heard of but Chris Gardner
but Chris Gardner
but Chris Gardner he’s from the movie The Pursuit of
he’s from the movie The Pursuit of
he’s from the movie The Pursuit of Happyness
Happyness
Happyness with Will Smith do you realize that
with Will Smith do you realize that
with Will Smith do you realize that Chris Gardner was homeless for two to
Chris Gardner was homeless for two to
Chris Gardner was homeless for two to three years he had the three-year-old
three years he had the three-year-old
three years he had the three-year-old son with him through this plight but
son with him through this plight but
son with him through this plight but guess what he persisted towards his
guess what he persisted towards his
guess what he persisted towards his dreams of becoming a stockbroker and you
dreams of becoming a stockbroker and you
dreams of becoming a stockbroker and you like me we’re gonna experience problems
like me we’re gonna experience problems
like me we’re gonna experience problems and challenges as we work towards our
and challenges as we work towards our
and challenges as we work towards our goals as we work towards our dreams each
goals as we work towards our dreams each
goals as we work towards our dreams each day something may come up but if this
day something may come up but if this
day something may come up but if this homeless man from the streets of
homeless man from the streets of
homeless man from the streets of Barcelona can find a way to use
Barcelona can find a way to use
Barcelona can find a way to use persistence as a tool for his success
persistence as a tool for his success
persistence as a tool for his success guess what you can – I’m not the best
guess what you can – I’m not the best
guess what you can – I’m not the best inspirational speaker I can be yet but
inspirational speaker I can be yet but
inspirational speaker I can be yet but as I persist to encourage myself and
as I persist to encourage myself and
as I persist to encourage myself and work on myself day in day out I believe
work on myself day in day out I believe
work on myself day in day out I believe that I will attract the people the
that I will attract the people the
that I will attract the people the resources and the opportunities that
resources and the opportunities that
resources and the opportunities that will take me to the next level one of
will take me to the next level one of
will take me to the next level one of the things my father used to say to me
the things my father used to say to me
the things my father used to say to me he used to say whatever you do for
he used to say whatever you do for
he used to say whatever you do for others you actually do for yourself
others you actually do for yourself
others you actually do for yourself we’ll come around whether it’s good or
we’ll come around whether it’s good or
we’ll come around whether it’s good or bad he also told me I must practice
bad he also told me I must practice
bad he also told me I must practice self-love and appreciation a lil each
self-love and appreciation a lil each
self-love and appreciation a lil each day and doing that I will truly learn
day and doing that I will truly learn
day and doing that I will truly learn how to love and appreciate other people
how to love and appreciate other people
how to love and appreciate other people from all around the world and these
from all around the world and these
from all around the world and these principles work for everyone who chooses
principles work for everyone who chooses
principles work for everyone who chooses to practice them it was just that my
to practice them it was just that my
to practice them it was just that my persistence which kept me going
persistence which kept me going
persistence which kept me going practicing self-love talking to myself
practicing self-love talking to myself
practicing self-love talking to myself encouraging myself a little bit each
encouraging myself a little bit each
encouraging myself a little bit each time these are the things that helped me
time these are the things that helped me
time these are the things that helped me to connect with homeless entrepreneur
to connect with homeless entrepreneur
to connect with homeless entrepreneur org and this guy this great guy Andrew
org and this guy this great guy Andrew
org and this guy this great guy Andrew funk he has a great passion to help the
funk he has a great passion to help the
funk he has a great passion to help the homeless help themselves
homeless help themselves
homeless help themselves and this is very important because if
and this is very important because if
and this is very important because if you don’t give some you don’t give some
you don’t give some you don’t give some
you don’t give some you don’t give some effort there’s going to be no drive to
effort there’s going to be no drive to
effort there’s going to be no drive to make the success and the goal come
make the success and the goal come
make the success and the goal come closer and closer and become made real
closer and closer and become made real
closer and closer and become made real so it’s very important I love working
so it’s very important I love working
so it’s very important I love working with homeless entrepreneur as you can
with homeless entrepreneur as you can
with homeless entrepreneur as you can see I have the t-shirt because he had
see I have the t-shirt because he had
see I have the t-shirt because he had some really great ideas for helping us
some really great ideas for helping us
some really great ideas for helping us help ourselves and it was actually
help ourselves and it was actually
help ourselves and it was actually Andrew font from homeless entrepreneurs
Andrew font from homeless entrepreneurs
Andrew font from homeless entrepreneurs calm that helped me to connect with a
calm that helped me to connect with a
calm that helped me to connect with a sarde you know and I’m so so happy that
sarde you know and I’m so so happy that
sarde you know and I’m so so happy that they have seen some kind of value in
they have seen some kind of value in
they have seen some kind of value in what I say to them and I inspire them in
what I say to them and I inspire them in
what I say to them and I inspire them in some way and I also say to my friends
some way and I also say to my friends
some way and I also say to my friends and people that I meet write down the
and people that I meet write down the
and people that I meet write down the hundred and one things that you would
hundred and one things that you would
hundred and one things that you would like to achieve in your life and include
like to achieve in your life and include
like to achieve in your life and include things that you would like to have and
things that you would like to have and
things that you would like to have and include places that you’d like to go
include places that you’d like to go
include places that you’d like to go because these things when you write them
because these things when you write them
because these things when you write them down they will also give you Drive and a
down they will also give you Drive and a
down they will also give you Drive and a reason for being
reason for being
reason for being they will motivate you to keep going and
they will motivate you to keep going and
they will motivate you to keep going and work towards your success because your
work towards your success because your
work towards your success because your brain is like a goal orienting mechanism
brain is like a goal orienting mechanism
brain is like a goal orienting mechanism if you give yourself direction if you
if you give yourself direction if you
if you give yourself direction if you give yourself a goal your brain will
give yourself a goal your brain will
give yourself a goal your brain will help you to get there or bringing the
help you to get there or bringing the
help you to get there or bringing the people and the other minds that can help
people and the other minds that can help
people and the other minds that can help you to find the solution it’s just like
you to find the solution it’s just like
you to find the solution it’s just like the famous story you probably heard of
the famous story you probably heard of
the famous story you probably heard of Edison trying to create these light
Edison trying to create these light
Edison trying to create these light bulbs which we were born into thousands
bulbs which we were born into thousands
bulbs which we were born into thousands of times he tried to create this light
of times he tried to create this light
of times he tried to create this light bulb and he kept on doing mistake after
bulb and he kept on doing mistake after
bulb and he kept on doing mistake after mistake but he persisted until he got
mistake but he persisted until he got
mistake but he persisted until he got there and now we have lights and now we
there and now we have lights and now we
there and now we have lights and now we can work at night we don’t have to just
can work at night we don’t have to just
can work at night we don’t have to just wait for the day so persistence is one
wait for the day so persistence is one
wait for the day so persistence is one of the principles that helps us to
of the principles that helps us to
of the principles that helps us to receive and get the success and receive
receive and get the success and receive
receive and get the success and receive the goal that we want now I am easily
the goal that we want now I am easily
the goal that we want now I am easily found on social media so whatever you’re
found on social media so whatever you’re
found on social media so whatever you’re doing if you need someone to encourage
doing if you need someone to encourage
doing if you need someone to encourage you I’m your I’m your guy contact me
you I’m your I’m your guy contact me
you I’m your I’m your guy contact me because we’re the others say to you it’s
because we’re the others say to you it’s
because we’re the others say to you it’s not possible it hasn’t been done guess
not possible it hasn’t been done guess
not possible it hasn’t been done guess what I’m going to help you to realize
what I’m going to help you to realize
what I’m going to help you to realize the way that I think is it’s been
the way that I think is it’s been
the way that I think is it’s been accomplished let’s find the answer the
accomplished let’s find the answer the
accomplished let’s find the answer the things that for instance steve job
things that for instance steve job
things that for instance steve job created for likely the apple company or
created for likely the apple company or
created for likely the apple company or the the way he created the mouse and all
the the way he created the mouse and all
the the way he created the mouse and all these things they had not been created
these things they had not been created
these things they had not been created before he he made the way he pushed his
before he he made the way he pushed his
before he he made the way he pushed his team because it wasn’t just him it was a
team because it wasn’t just him it was a
team because it wasn’t just him it was a team of workers with him that made these
team of workers with him that made these
team of workers with him that made these things possible and guess what he’s
things possible and guess what he’s
things possible and guess what he’s inspiring other companies like the
inspiring other companies like the
inspiring other companies like the Erickson’s and the Samsung’s to do
Erickson’s and the Samsung’s to do
Erickson’s and the Samsung’s to do amazing things and that’s how it will be
amazing things and that’s how it will be
amazing things and that’s how it will be I encourage you and you encouraged me we
I encourage you and you encouraged me we
I encourage you and you encouraged me we encourage each other I love being here
encourage each other I love being here
encourage each other I love being here in a Sade where people are thinking of
in a Sade where people are thinking of
in a Sade where people are thinking of inventive ideas business products and
inventive ideas business products and
inventive ideas business products and services to serve the world
services to serve the world
services to serve the world so anybody what tells you it can’t be
so anybody what tells you it can’t be
so anybody what tells you it can’t be done do
done do
done do get yourself connected to me find a way
get yourself connected to me find a way
get yourself connected to me find a way to find me and we will motivate each
to find me and we will motivate each
to find me and we will motivate each other we will inspire each other we will
other we will inspire each other we will
other we will inspire each other we will encourage each other to let your dream
encourage each other to let your dream
encourage each other to let your dream let your product surface I say to you
let your product surface I say to you
let your product surface I say to you use persistence as one of the tools of
use persistence as one of the tools of
use persistence as one of the tools of your success because it works every time
your success because it works every time
your success because it works every time there’s so many people Jack Ma the
there’s so many people Jack Ma the
there’s so many people Jack Ma the genius behind Alibaba listen to his
genius behind Alibaba listen to his
genius behind Alibaba listen to his story hundreds of things he tried he
story hundreds of things he tried he
story hundreds of things he tried he couldn’t even get a job in McDonald’s
couldn’t even get a job in McDonald’s
couldn’t even get a job in McDonald’s but he kept going kept going and to
but he kept going kept going and to
but he kept going kept going and to towards his success towards his dream of
towards his success towards his dream of
towards his success towards his dream of doing something successful even you have
doing something successful even you have
doing something successful even you have the Kentucky Fried Chicken this guy that
the Kentucky Fried Chicken this guy that
the Kentucky Fried Chicken this guy that came up with a recipe the colonel was
came up with a recipe the colonel was
came up with a recipe the colonel was like 90 something years old and he tried
like 90 something years old and he tried
like 90 something years old and he tried so many things in his life I think he
so many things in his life I think he
so many things in his life I think he even tried to kill himself he got
even tried to kill himself he got
even tried to kill himself he got depressed some time in his life I I
depressed some time in his life I I
depressed some time in his life I I think the the rope broke or whatever he
think the the rope broke or whatever he
think the the rope broke or whatever he tried to hang himself and that didn’t
tried to hang himself and that didn’t
tried to hang himself and that didn’t even work but the man was able to rise
even work but the man was able to rise
even work but the man was able to rise up from there and keep going there are
up from there and keep going there are
up from there and keep going there are so many stories when you feel down
so many stories when you feel down
so many stories when you feel down persist look the Internet is fabulous it
persist look the Internet is fabulous it
persist look the Internet is fabulous it doesn’t just have a lot of crazy things
doesn’t just have a lot of crazy things
doesn’t just have a lot of crazy things on there they have some really good
on there they have some really good
on there they have some really good things on there to find people heroes
things on there to find people heroes
things on there to find people heroes that you can connect with because they
that you can connect with because they
that you can connect with because they have already made a trail success leaves
have already made a trail success leaves
have already made a trail success leaves Clues there’s somebody that you can
Clues there’s somebody that you can
Clues there’s somebody that you can identify with a role model that you can
identify with a role model that you can
identify with a role model that you can find they’re doing something similar to
find they’re doing something similar to
find they’re doing something similar to what you want to accomplish follow some
what you want to accomplish follow some
what you want to accomplish follow some of the things that they have done and
of the things that they have done and
of the things that they have done and guess what you are going to get some of
guess what you are going to get some of
guess what you are going to get some of the great results very important very
the great results very important very
the great results very important very simple I love the people here at Asadi
simple I love the people here at Asadi
simple I love the people here at Asadi and I’m thankful for for TEDx and what
and I’m thankful for for TEDx and what
and I’m thankful for for TEDx and what they’re doing I think it’s an amazing
they’re doing I think it’s an amazing
they’re doing I think it’s an amazing idea thank you very much for your time
idea thank you very much for your time
idea thank you very much for your time you guys are the future so keep going
you guys are the future so keep going
you guys are the future so keep going and persist
and persist
and persist you will get the outcome that you need
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