I’m from a small town called Muskogee Oklahoma some of you guys have probably
Oklahoma some of you guys have probably
Oklahoma some of you guys have probably never heard of it it’s a small town
never heard of it it’s a small town
never heard of it it’s a small town about 35,000 people but it’s really not
about 35,000 people but it’s really not
about 35,000 people but it’s really not a good place it actually were actually
a good place it actually were actually
a good place it actually were actually four times the national average when it
four times the national average when it
four times the national average when it comes to crime rate and we’re listening
comes to crime rate and we’re listening
comes to crime rate and we’re listening one of the top 100 most violent cities
one of the top 100 most violent cities
one of the top 100 most violent cities in America so as you can imagine this
in America so as you can imagine this
in America so as you can imagine this created for a very interesting childhood
created for a very interesting childhood
created for a very interesting childhood and my whole life was not much better
and my whole life was not much better
and my whole life was not much better there’s just there was drugs alcohol
there’s just there was drugs alcohol
there’s just there was drugs alcohol abuse you name it it happened in my home
abuse you name it it happened in my home
abuse you name it it happened in my home and what I remember most from my
and what I remember most from my
and what I remember most from my childhood hey that’s me what I remember
childhood hey that’s me what I remember
childhood hey that’s me what I remember most of my childhood is the messages
most of my childhood is the messages
most of my childhood is the messages that I would receive from the people
that I would receive from the people
that I would receive from the people that I loved and they told me that
that I loved and they told me that
that I loved and they told me that you’re never going to be anything you’re
you’re never going to be anything you’re
you’re never going to be anything you’re going to end up in prison your end up
going to end up in prison your end up
going to end up in prison your end up dead as a matter of fact they told me
dead as a matter of fact they told me
dead as a matter of fact they told me I’d never see my 20th birthday well I
I’d never see my 20th birthday well I
I’d never see my 20th birthday well I did make it to 20 years old a little
did make it to 20 years old a little
did make it to 20 years old a little past an hour but on my 20th birthday my
past an hour but on my 20th birthday my
past an hour but on my 20th birthday my life changed dramatically me and a
life changed dramatically me and a
life changed dramatically me and a friend went to a nightclub as 20 year
friend went to a nightclub as 20 year
friend went to a nightclub as 20 year olds do and we were having a good time
olds do and we were having a good time
olds do and we were having a good time drinking talking to girls it was very
drinking talking to girls it was very
drinking talking to girls it was very packed and I remember seeing my friend
packed and I remember seeing my friend
packed and I remember seeing my friend running towards me and I knew something
running towards me and I knew something
running towards me and I knew something was wrong and he had been an altercation
was wrong and he had been an altercation
was wrong and he had been an altercation with a group of people that were there
with a group of people that were there
with a group of people that were there and he pulled out a gun and he emptied
and he pulled out a gun and he emptied
and he pulled out a gun and he emptied the clip to the ground and it jammed and
the clip to the ground and it jammed and
the clip to the ground and it jammed and there was so much happening at this
there was so much happening at this
there was so much happening at this moment they were fighting and we were
moment they were fighting and we were
moment they were fighting and we were all standing around watching the fight
all standing around watching the fight
all standing around watching the fight and I remember looking next to me I felt
and I remember looking next to me I felt
and I remember looking next to me I felt something cold touch my hand and I
something cold touch my hand and I
something cold touch my hand and I realized that the person standing next
realized that the person standing next
realized that the person standing next to
to
to he had a gun also and you know how in
he had a gun also and you know how in
he had a gun also and you know how in the movies they slowed everything down
the movies they slowed everything down
the movies they slowed everything down and and everything is happening in slow
and and everything is happening in slow
and and everything is happening in slow motion well that’s exactly the way it
motion well that’s exactly the way it
motion well that’s exactly the way it was happening he pulled up the gun and
was happening he pulled up the gun and
was happening he pulled up the gun and he pointed it he was standing so close
he pointed it he was standing so close
he pointed it he was standing so close the barrel that gun touched the back of
the barrel that gun touched the back of
the barrel that gun touched the back of my friend and he pulled the trigger boom
my friend and he pulled the trigger boom
my friend and he pulled the trigger boom boom I don’t remember how many shots he
boom I don’t remember how many shots he
boom I don’t remember how many shots he fired I wasn’t afraid I just wanted to
fired I wasn’t afraid I just wanted to
fired I wasn’t afraid I just wanted to see who this person was and I expected
see who this person was and I expected
see who this person was and I expected to see this cold evil person but when I
to see this cold evil person but when I
to see this cold evil person but when I looked over to him because literally
looked over to him because literally
looked over to him because literally he’s standing right here I didn’t see
he’s standing right here I didn’t see
he’s standing right here I didn’t see that at all I actually saw somebody who
that at all I actually saw somebody who
that at all I actually saw somebody who was afraid and I saw somebody who
was afraid and I saw somebody who
was afraid and I saw somebody who regretted the decision that he had just
regretted the decision that he had just
regretted the decision that he had just made and he dropped the gun and ran out
made and he dropped the gun and ran out
made and he dropped the gun and ran out and I went over to my friend and as he
and I went over to my friend and as he
and I went over to my friend and as he was taking his last breath I remember
was taking his last breath I remember
was taking his last breath I remember looking in his eyes and seeing something
looking in his eyes and seeing something
looking in his eyes and seeing something very similar he was afraid and he
very similar he was afraid and he
very similar he was afraid and he regretted the choices and decisions that
regretted the choices and decisions that
regretted the choices and decisions that he had made in his life so I went home
he had made in his life so I went home
he had made in his life so I went home that night and as you can imagine I
that night and as you can imagine I
that night and as you can imagine I didn’t sleep very well and I began
didn’t sleep very well and I began
didn’t sleep very well and I began thinking about the choices and decisions
thinking about the choices and decisions
thinking about the choices and decisions that I was making for my life because
that I was making for my life because
that I was making for my life because the life that I was told that I was
the life that I was told that I was
the life that I was told that I was supposed to have that was just my
supposed to have that was just my
supposed to have that was just my environment that’s just what I believed
environment that’s just what I believed
environment that’s just what I believed it was supposed to be and so did they
it was supposed to be and so did they
it was supposed to be and so did they and I began to think about what if they
and I began to think about what if they
and I began to think about what if they had made better choices what have they
had made better choices what have they
had made better choices what have they had made better decisions about their
had made better decisions about their
had made better decisions about their lives what would have happened what
lives what would have happened what
lives what would have happened what decisions can i make about my life right
decisions can i make about my life right
decisions can i make about my life right now in that moment so i made a decision
now in that moment so i made a decision
now in that moment so i made a decision that day that i was going to create the
that day that i was going to create the
that day that i was going to create the life that I wanted regardless of my
life that I wanted regardless of my
life that I wanted regardless of my situation regardless of where I lived I
situation regardless of where I lived I
situation regardless of where I lived I was going to create the life that I
was going to create the life that I
was going to create the life that I wanted and I did so there’s some
wanted and I did so there’s some
wanted and I did so there’s some happiness
happiness
happiness to the story this is where I moved to
to the story this is where I moved to
to the story this is where I moved to Houston Texas much better place great
Houston Texas much better place great
Houston Texas much better place great job and I said you know what if i’m
job and I said you know what if i’m
job and I said you know what if i’m going to write this story let me write
going to write this story let me write
going to write this story let me write it the way I want to write it so we’re
it the way I want to write it so we’re
it the way I want to write it so we’re going to live in a nice city why don’t I
going to live in a nice city why don’t I
going to live in a nice city why don’t I add a wife beautiful wife and kids let’s
add a wife beautiful wife and kids let’s
add a wife beautiful wife and kids let’s see what how that turned out there she
see what how that turned out there she
see what how that turned out there she is haha two kids and to me before this
is haha two kids and to me before this
is haha two kids and to me before this this was never possible this is not what
this was never possible this is not what
this was never possible this is not what I saw I didn’t see this growing up and I
I saw I didn’t see this growing up and I
I saw I didn’t see this growing up and I chose to make this happen for my life
chose to make this happen for my life
chose to make this happen for my life and then I wanted to make a lot of money
and then I wanted to make a lot of money
and then I wanted to make a lot of money and I saw people who did sales I said
and I saw people who did sales I said
and I saw people who did sales I said you know I want to do sales too I want
you know I want to do sales too I want
you know I want to do sales too I want to make a six-figure income so you know
to make a six-figure income so you know
to make a six-figure income so you know what I said let’s see if we can make
what I said let’s see if we can make
what I said let’s see if we can make that happen and there it is this was my
that happen and there it is this was my
that happen and there it is this was my team i ran for fortune 500 company at a
team i ran for fortune 500 company at a
team i ran for fortune 500 company at a home depot but but i tell you this story
home depot but but i tell you this story
home depot but but i tell you this story because the people that I work with now
because the people that I work with now
because the people that I work with now I work with introverts you guys may have
I work with introverts you guys may have
I work with introverts you guys may have noticed that from my introduction I work
noticed that from my introduction I work
noticed that from my introduction I work with introverts in my business because
with introverts in my business because
with introverts in my business because these people people who are introverts
these people people who are introverts
these people people who are introverts have been told that there are only
have been told that there are only
have been told that there are only certain jobs that they can work they
certain jobs that they can work they
certain jobs that they can work they have to be the super social people to be
have to be the super social people to be
have to be the super social people to be successful and it reminds me so much of
successful and it reminds me so much of
successful and it reminds me so much of my story of growing up where somebody
my story of growing up where somebody
my story of growing up where somebody told me that I had to be something a
told me that I had to be something a
told me that I had to be something a certain way to be successful and I’m
certain way to be successful and I’m
certain way to be successful and I’m here to tell you guys that you can
here to tell you guys that you can
here to tell you guys that you can choose the life that you want you can
choose the life that you want you can
choose the life that you want you can truly design the life that you want and
truly design the life that you want and
truly design the life that you want and I want to share with you guys what I’ve
I want to share with you guys what I’ve
I want to share with you guys what I’ve shared with them to design their life
shared with them to design their life
shared with them to design their life for the people that I mentor and the
for the people that I mentor and the
for the people that I mentor and the people are mentoring business as
people are mentoring business as
people are mentoring business as introverts so the first thing I tell
introverts so the first thing I tell
introverts so the first thing I tell them is listen first of all except the
them is listen first of all except the
them is listen first of all except the things about you that you cannot change
things about you that you cannot change
things about you that you cannot change if you’re an introvert if you had a
if you’re an introvert if you had a
if you’re an introvert if you had a tough upbringing whatever it is you just
tough upbringing whatever it is you just
tough upbringing whatever it is you just accept it and move on it is what it is
accept it and move on it is what it is
accept it and move on it is what it is let’s move forward number two you have
let’s move forward number two you have
let’s move forward number two you have to believe in the things that are great
to believe in the things that are great
to believe in the things that are great about you because each of you have
about you because each of you have
about you because each of you have something that’s great about you so you
something that’s great about you so you
something that’s great about you so you have two apps absolutely believe in that
have two apps absolutely believe in that
have two apps absolutely believe in that and number three you have to have the
and number three you have to have the
and number three you have to have the courage to go after what you want in
courage to go after what you want in
courage to go after what you want in life you actually you absolutely have to
life you actually you absolutely have to
life you actually you absolutely have to do that
do that
do that there’s a quote by Meg Cabot and it says
there’s a quote by Meg Cabot and it says
there’s a quote by Meg Cabot and it says courage is not the absence of fear but
courage is not the absence of fear but
courage is not the absence of fear but rather the judgment that something is
rather the judgment that something is
rather the judgment that something is more important than that fear the brave
more important than that fear the brave
more important than that fear the brave may not live forever but the cautious do
may not live forever but the cautious do
may not live forever but the cautious do not live at all from now on you are
not live at all from now on you are
not live at all from now on you are traveling the road between who you think
traveling the road between who you think
traveling the road between who you think you are and who you can be the key is to
you are and who you can be the key is to
you are and who you can be the key is to allow yourself to make the journey thank
allow yourself to make the journey thank
allow yourself to make the journey thank you
you
you [Applause]
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