my mom is always right and for those of you who still have doubt you have to
you who still have doubt you have to
you who still have doubt you have to meet my mom when I was 8 years old
meet my mom when I was 8 years old
meet my mom when I was 8 years old she told me mark if you tell man 100
she told me mark if you tell man 100
she told me mark if you tell man 100 times that he’s a coward he will become
times that he’s a coward he will become
times that he’s a coward he will become one mom why do you tell me the stories I
one mom why do you tell me the stories I
one mom why do you tell me the stories I did not believe her it took me another
did not believe her it took me another
did not believe her it took me another 30 years to realize that words have
30 years to realize that words have
30 years to realize that words have power in fact I believe our words create
power in fact I believe our words create
power in fact I believe our words create our reality
our reality
our reality my very first discovery was words
my very first discovery was words
my very first discovery was words started when I was a little boy not many
started when I was a little boy not many
started when I was a little boy not many people know this but I spent my
people know this but I spent my
people know this but I spent my childhood in Siberia some of you are
childhood in Siberia some of you are
childhood in Siberia some of you are probably thinking what did he do to
probably thinking what did he do to
probably thinking what did he do to deserve to be sent to Siberia let me
deserve to be sent to Siberia let me
deserve to be sent to Siberia let me assure you I did not go for the weather
the winters in Siberia a harsh cold and
the winters in Siberia a harsh cold and gloomy and as kids we were stuck inside
gloomy and as kids we were stuck inside
gloomy and as kids we were stuck inside waiting for the warm weather so we can
waiting for the warm weather so we can
waiting for the warm weather so we can go and play outside I am the oldest of
go and play outside I am the oldest of
go and play outside I am the oldest of four children two more boys and a girl
four children two more boys and a girl
four children two more boys and a girl after me and when was stuck inside we
after me and when was stuck inside we
after me and when was stuck inside we missed our parents both are networked
missed our parents both are networked
missed our parents both are networked and they were never home but then when
and they were never home but then when
and they were never home but then when they were home a mom and a dad told us
they were home a mom and a dad told us
they were home a mom and a dad told us stories stories of love courage and
stories stories of love courage and
stories stories of love courage and bravery so finally when the summer came
bravery so finally when the summer came
bravery so finally when the summer came it was time for us to go outside I was
it was time for us to go outside I was
it was time for us to go outside I was the young the big brother and was
the young the big brother and was
the young the big brother and was entrusted with the care of my siblings
entrusted with the care of my siblings
entrusted with the care of my siblings one day I had a brilliant idea
one day I had a brilliant idea
one day I had a brilliant idea kids today we’re gonna go see our
kids today we’re gonna go see our
kids today we’re gonna go see our parents at work as a surprise
makes sense right my brother two more
makes sense right my brother two more and sister Lyanna jumped with joy said
and sister Lyanna jumped with joy said
and sister Lyanna jumped with joy said yes let’s go outside finally but my
yes let’s go outside finally but my
yes let’s go outside finally but my brother our tour was frozen in silence
brother our tour was frozen in silence
brother our tour was frozen in silence let me introduce you to my brother
let me introduce you to my brother
let me introduce you to my brother people always told us that we looked the
people always told us that we looked the
people always told us that we looked the same
same
same almost like identical twins almost my
almost like identical twins almost my
almost like identical twins almost my brother our tour was afflicted was
brother our tour was afflicted was
brother our tour was afflicted was autism he lived in a world of fear in
autism he lived in a world of fear in
autism he lived in a world of fear in almost no words I knew deep inside my
almost no words I knew deep inside my
almost no words I knew deep inside my heart that he was afraid to step outside
heart that he was afraid to step outside
heart that he was afraid to step outside and join us on a quest to see our
and join us on a quest to see our
and join us on a quest to see our parents
parents
parents somehow we had to get through to him and
somehow we had to get through to him and
somehow we had to get through to him and break him out then I remembered all
break him out then I remembered all
break him out then I remembered all those stories that my mom told me so I
those stories that my mom told me so I
those stories that my mom told me so I sat next to our tour and I told him
sat next to our tour and I told him
sat next to our tour and I told him story after story after story I told him
story after story after story I told him
story after story after story I told him stories of adventure in bravery in
stories of adventure in bravery in
stories of adventure in bravery in heroes and I told him we’re not just
heroes and I told him we’re not just
heroes and I told him we’re not just gonna go visit her parents we’re gonna
gonna go visit her parents we’re gonna
gonna go visit her parents we’re gonna take a magic carpet ride which was a bus
and the bus driver will be the wizard in
and the bus driver will be the wizard in the nobleman who will take us on a
the nobleman who will take us on a
the nobleman who will take us on a treasure after a while inside his big
treasure after a while inside his big
treasure after a while inside his big brown eyes I saw courage courage that
brown eyes I saw courage courage that
brown eyes I saw courage courage that was born out of stories of bravery my
was born out of stories of bravery my
was born out of stories of bravery my brother our tour had taught me the value
brother our tour had taught me the value
brother our tour had taught me the value of words words are the tools tools that
of words words are the tools tools that
of words words are the tools tools that we have to change your lives
we have to change your lives
we have to change your lives they are the instruments that we can
they are the instruments that we can
they are the instruments that we can make our lives better I study language I
make our lives better I study language I
make our lives better I study language I study meaning and mechanics of words
study meaning and mechanics of words
study meaning and mechanics of words recently in my research I have found an
recently in my research I have found an
recently in my research I have found an interesting discovery
interesting discovery
interesting discovery I study words fear and courage
I study words fear and courage
I study words fear and courage specifically did you know the word fear
specifically did you know the word fear
specifically did you know the word fear in the English language has about 1200
in the English language has about 1200
in the English language has about 1200 synonyms fear dread anxiety are you
synonyms fear dread anxiety are you
synonyms fear dread anxiety are you scared yet
my personal favorite is FOMO fear of
my personal favorite is FOMO fear of missing out the word courage only has
missing out the word courage only has
missing out the word courage only has 661 synonyms bravery fortitude solitude
661 synonyms bravery fortitude solitude
661 synonyms bravery fortitude solitude and strength the ratio a words of fear
and strength the ratio a words of fear
and strength the ratio a words of fear to courage is almost to the one the
to courage is almost to the one the
to courage is almost to the one the language of fear is twice as big as a
language of fear is twice as big as a
language of fear is twice as big as a language of courage what are we so
language of courage what are we so
language of courage what are we so afraid of that we have to have twice as
afraid of that we have to have twice as
afraid of that we have to have twice as many words to describe a fear maybe the
many words to describe a fear maybe the
many words to describe a fear maybe the better question is what are you afraid
better question is what are you afraid
better question is what are you afraid of are you afraid of losing the job
of are you afraid of losing the job
of are you afraid of losing the job spouse your health or maybe just afraid
spouse your health or maybe just afraid
spouse your health or maybe just afraid of losing your marbles if we let it
of losing your marbles if we let it
of losing your marbles if we let it fear will paralyze us to the core a lot
fear will paralyze us to the core a lot
fear will paralyze us to the core a lot of times I’m reminded maybe you your
of times I’m reminded maybe you your
of times I’m reminded maybe you your same like me you have this inner voice
same like me you have this inner voice
same like me you have this inner voice say hey pay attention to me there’s
say hey pay attention to me there’s
say hey pay attention to me there’s things that we can do better we can
things that we can do better we can
things that we can do better we can reach higher and we can break through do
reach higher and we can break through do
reach higher and we can break through do you listen to that inner voice what do
you listen to that inner voice what do
you listen to that inner voice what do you say no I’m not good enough I’m not
you say no I’m not good enough I’m not
you say no I’m not good enough I’m not strong enough and every time we say no
strong enough and every time we say no
strong enough and every time we say no we take a step backward and backwards
we take a step backward and backwards
we take a step backward and backwards and then backwards and then one day we
and then backwards and then one day we
and then backwards and then one day we hit the wall and I believe when we take
hit the wall and I believe when we take
hit the wall and I believe when we take too many step backwards we take a look
too many step backwards we take a look
too many step backwards we take a look at our life in what do we see we see a
at our life in what do we see we see a
at our life in what do we see we see a patchwork a patchwork of moments of
patchwork a patchwork of moments of
patchwork a patchwork of moments of silence that is sewn together with fear
so will you take chance find courage and
so will you take chance find courage and step forward
I learned the value of courage from a
I learned the value of courage from a personal experience a few years ago
personal experience a few years ago
personal experience a few years ago after achieving my version of American
after achieving my version of American
after achieving my version of American success my beautiful home a beautiful
success my beautiful home a beautiful
success my beautiful home a beautiful wife my own business I lost it all
wife my own business I lost it all
wife my own business I lost it all Don I was homeless sitting on the couch
Don I was homeless sitting on the couch
Don I was homeless sitting on the couch of my friend’s home and that’s when fear
of my friend’s home and that’s when fear
of my friend’s home and that’s when fear became real that was dark
became real that was dark
became real that was dark and at that time I made a decision
and at that time I made a decision
and at that time I made a decision anything will be better than this and I
anything will be better than this and I
anything will be better than this and I took a step forward luckily I was able
took a step forward luckily I was able
took a step forward luckily I was able to connect with the program and
to connect with the program and
to connect with the program and volunteer ironically I traveled to
volunteer ironically I traveled to
volunteer ironically I traveled to Washington State and I was building
Washington State and I was building
Washington State and I was building homes for families who were homeless
homes for families who were homeless
homes for families who were homeless just like me for the duration of my
just like me for the duration of my
just like me for the duration of my assignment I had to stand spend time
assignment I had to stand spend time
assignment I had to stand spend time with a volunteer family they took me in
with a volunteer family they took me in
with a volunteer family they took me in now this family has mom dad five kids a
now this family has mom dad five kids a
now this family has mom dad five kids a dog and me in a two-bedroom apartment
dog and me in a two-bedroom apartment
dog and me in a two-bedroom apartment I filled the rhythm of their lives they
I filled the rhythm of their lives they
I filled the rhythm of their lives they showed me what courage and family life
showed me what courage and family life
showed me what courage and family life is all about one day I remember they
is all about one day I remember they
is all about one day I remember they took me to the top of the Cascade
took me to the top of the Cascade
took me to the top of the Cascade Mountains I remember sitting on the top
Mountains I remember sitting on the top
Mountains I remember sitting on the top of the mountain around the fire Pacific
of the mountain around the fire Pacific
of the mountain around the fire Pacific Ocean was just to my left and the
Ocean was just to my left and the
Ocean was just to my left and the Canadian Rockies were just ahead
Canadian Rockies were just ahead
Canadian Rockies were just ahead as we said there I looked at the mom of
as we said there I looked at the mom of
as we said there I looked at the mom of the host family and I asked her why did
the host family and I asked her why did
the host family and I asked her why did you take a chance on a stranger like me
you never seen me before you’ll never
you never seen me before you’ll never see me again why she looked at me and
see me again why she looked at me and
see me again why she looked at me and she said yes would you take a chance on
she said yes would you take a chance on
she said yes would you take a chance on you but sometimes you have to lose
you but sometimes you have to lose
you but sometimes you have to lose everything to find out who you really
everything to find out who you really
everything to find out who you really are and then you get to decide the
are and then you get to decide the
are and then you get to decide the person you want to become well that
person you want to become well that
person you want to become well that family gave me was a gift the gift of
family gave me was a gift the gift of
family gave me was a gift the gift of clarity some time later I understood the
clarity some time later I understood the
clarity some time later I understood the truth is I’ve been afraid all my life I
truth is I’ve been afraid all my life I
truth is I’ve been afraid all my life I just hide it really well but if you hide
just hide it really well but if you hide
just hide it really well but if you hide it you take a step back and step back
it you take a step back and step back
it you take a step back and step back and step back and you can keep running
and step back and you can keep running
and step back and you can keep running but if you keep running there’s a price
but if you keep running there’s a price
but if you keep running there’s a price to pay so I’d like to invite you to a
to pay so I’d like to invite you to a
to pay so I’d like to invite you to a possibility to think about fear and
possibility to think about fear and
possibility to think about fear and courage was the use of words I want you
courage was the use of words I want you
courage was the use of words I want you to decide to find courage when you’re
to decide to find courage when you’re
to decide to find courage when you’re afraid
afraid
afraid look fear straight in the eye and say
look fear straight in the eye and say
look fear straight in the eye and say not today my friend not today and say
not today my friend not today and say
not today my friend not today and say yes to courage when you decide your life
yes to courage when you decide your life
yes to courage when you decide your life will change once you decide think about
will change once you decide think about
will change once you decide think about replace remember what my mom said she
replace remember what my mom said she
replace remember what my mom said she said if you say 100 times to men he’s a
said if you say 100 times to men he’s a
said if you say 100 times to men he’s a coward he’ll become one tell 100 times
coward he’ll become one tell 100 times
coward he’ll become one tell 100 times to yourself and to everyone else that
to yourself and to everyone else that
to yourself and to everyone else that you are hero and they’re heroes too and
you are hero and they’re heroes too and
you are hero and they’re heroes too and you find courage take fear and replace
you find courage take fear and replace
you find courage take fear and replace it with audacity trepidation was
it with audacity trepidation was
it with audacity trepidation was solitude and tremors with strength see I
solitude and tremors with strength see I
solitude and tremors with strength see I believe fear will travel with us
believe fear will travel with us
believe fear will travel with us no matter where we go and I like the
no matter where we go and I like the
no matter where we go and I like the analogy of a car replace fear from the
analogy of a car replace fear from the
analogy of a car replace fear from the front passenger seat to the back now let
front passenger seat to the back now let
front passenger seat to the back now let me tell you
me tell you
me tell you nobody likes a backseat driver you say
nobody likes a backseat driver you say
nobody likes a backseat driver you say fear you can come with us
fear you can come with us
fear you can come with us but you’re not gonna tell us where to go
but you’re not gonna tell us where to go
but you’re not gonna tell us where to go you’re not gonna tell us to control the
you’re not gonna tell us to control the
you’re not gonna tell us to control the climate and for goodness sakes you’re
climate and for goodness sakes you’re
climate and for goodness sakes you’re not gonna tell us what to put in the
not gonna tell us what to put in the
not gonna tell us what to put in the radio got it oh then you can come with
radio got it oh then you can come with
radio got it oh then you can come with us first you decide then you replace and
us first you decide then you replace and
us first you decide then you replace and then you become the choice is always
then you become the choice is always
then you become the choice is always yours see I believe fear is the reaction
yours see I believe fear is the reaction
yours see I believe fear is the reaction courage is the decision and once you
courage is the decision and once you
courage is the decision and once you find courage you make all the other
find courage you make all the other
find courage you make all the other virtues possible I invite you to become
virtues possible I invite you to become
virtues possible I invite you to become courage warrior with words the language
courage warrior with words the language
courage warrior with words the language of fear may be twice as big as a
of fear may be twice as big as a
of fear may be twice as big as a language of fear but you must be the
language of fear but you must be the
language of fear but you must be the courage warrior and decide every day
courage warrior and decide every day
courage warrior and decide every day look if you’re straight in the eye and
look if you’re straight in the eye and
look if you’re straight in the eye and say not today
the choice is yours
the choice is yours choose courage thank you
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