what did you do when it all seems
impossible what did you do what you
don't know what to do what did you do
what you feel there is nothing left
inside what did you do when you doubt
everything including yourself
you rise up that's what you do you rise
above the negativity you keep fighting
you find a way to make something happen
find a way to learn how to get to the
next level even if that level is a tiny
step you take that step you take that
first step
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rhythm are you more than hope I am story
you know I must now I will nothing will
stop this I will no longer stop myself
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torches asleep
fuck you
everyone will think you're crazy you
can't they only think you're crazy until
you start achieving everything you set
out to achieve then they'll ask you for
it by
tell yourself you can do this I will do
this are you committed I'll discipline
until I find the way to do this I am
disappointed away
and that is the best part that is what
will create a graceful we fight back
from the bottom to the top struggle
calling my way to the top the character
to survive the storm
not just to survive
Oh
25
Dorit aside
people
you are more than your
to this point in your life you decide
what your future is going to be and that
future has nothing to do with your past
your past does not decide your future
you pass the school
it's time for you to decide it's time
for you to declare the Claire you are
more the Claire you have more inside you
declare today that you are prepared to
go through the mud to get to that next
level to go through the darkness to get
to the light to go through the rain to
see the sunshine to go through hell to
find your heaven the claret
I will do more and I will be more
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who's impacted me who's in your ear what
influence do they have on you
dr. Dennis Kimbrell said if you're the
smartest one in your group you need to
get a new group so practice the
principle of oqp only quality people and
somebody's saying bless can I change
them no it's a full-time job changing
yourself some people are so negative
they're walking to a dark room and begin
to develop my family members and friends
call me crazy for going to seminars
spending money on books and tapes and
going to some house when are you going
to stop going I said when I die that's
when I'll stop when does a man or woman
died when their dreams died when are we
done when we stop developing ourselves
expanding our minds challenging
ourselves raising the bar on ourselves
the best thinking that that I had at
that point in my life had produced his
life that I have I need some help I'm
where Einstein was he said the thinking
that has brought me this far has created
some problems that this thinking can't
solve I applaud you for investing in
yourself for coming here flying
thousands of miles investing money in
yourself I can tell you based upon my
own experience you have something
special you have greatness within you
what you're doing is different you
represent only 2% of the planet one
great American said I choose not to be a
common man it's my right to be uncommon
if I can seek opportunities not security
I do not wish to be a kept citizen
humbled and dull by having the state
look after me I want to take the
calculated risk to dream and to build to
fail and to succeed I refuse to live
from hand to mouth I prefer the
challenges of life for the guaranteed
existence the thrill of fulfillment to
the still calm of utopia I will never
cower before the master nor been to any
threat it's my heritage to stand erect
prouder and afraid the face
we're a boldly and say this I have done
that's what it means to be a part of
peak potentials your unquenching desire
and uncommon desire to manifest your
greatness give yourselves a round of
applause
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thank you
the other thing that you look at your
goals and look at your dreams repeat out
to be pleased I will fill my way to
success yes
part of the reason why we have to
continue to work on ourselves and
surround ourselves with quality people
is because you and have a lot of
failures you can have a lot of
disappointments Maya Angelou said it's
true our founder in my case that most
people go so far in life and then they
POG they stop dead in their tracks why
because they take some hits when you
have a goal and dream think it not
strange that your face the firing
furnaces of this world you will have
tribulation savings are going to happen
to you I was in pursuit of my dream and
all of us have one I got hit a person
that I thought I would be with for the
rest of my life I thought was my
soulmate I went through a divorce I was
embarrassed I was humiliated how can I
teach people how to live their dreams
and I wasn't able to make my marriage
work
I questioned myself I took another hit
my mother was diagnosed with breast
cancer then I was diagnosed with
prostate cancer then my best friend from
the second grade
Alexander Wims he was diagnosed with
cancer of the liver I took a hit and
life staggered me and I parked and I
didn't turn on my emergency lights
because I didn't want to call attention
to myself I didn't want anybody coming
say hey do you need a job no I don't
need a job I'm not out of gas my battery
is not dead my heart is beating I'm
parked leave me be I'm Park was in my
comfort zone I was doing just enough to
get by working on a job they paid me
just enough to keep me from quitting and
I worked just hard enough to keep from
getting fired how many know people like
that blink your eyes that you understand
what I'm talking about
I was Park I knew I could do more but
when my mama died
it took something out of me when I went
through a divorce they had took
something out of me when and my best
friend died it took something out of me
iPod and somebody said that life is like
an onion you have to peel it one layer
at a time and sometimes you cry life's
going to happen to you when you have a
dream you're gonna get slapped around
and don't take it personal don't ask why
did this have to happen to me why not
you who would you suggest you want to
give us some name some email addresses
and don't tell everybody 80% don't care
and 20% glad is you it's called life
suck it up and move on get over it it
happens to everybody here's the other
thing is you look at your goals and look
at your dreams when you're going through
some stuff repeat out to be pleased when
things go wrong don't go with them yes
write that down when things go wrong
don't go with them when you're working
on a business deal you're counting on
some money someone said you will get the
loan and it falls through you have an
event and the people that you thought
would be there and support you they
don't come through if someone turns
against you or you get ripped off it's
going to happen to you happen to me so
it stole all my products my database
over a hundred and eighty thousand names
and addresses it's not personal it's
going to happen to everybody it does
eight out of ten millionaires have been
financially bankrupt Walt Disney had
seven he profiled bankruptcies seven
times and had
- nervous breakdowns it's called life
but I gotta sing the life knocks you
down try and land on your back because
if you can look up you can get up you've
got the power in you to do that you've
got something special you've got come
back power here's the other thing let us
say together it's possible it's
necessary it's me yes write that down
it's me take ownership for your life
nobody can live your dream for you but
you nobody's gonna take care of your
business like you stop coming up with
excuses don't give yourself permission
to continue to live a small life you
can't fit a big dream into a small life
give yourself permission to go for it to
test yourself to challenge yourself to
live fool like the saying always strive
to get on top of life because it's the
bottom that's overcrowded the reason
you're here is because there's something
in you that says I can do more this just
can't be it there's something in you
there's a calling on your life there's
something in your heart that causes you
to get dressed in and spend the money to
go to the seminar after seminar listen
to message after message and speaker
after speaker because there's something
in you that tells you this is not it for
you you have not peaked here there's
more in you that you are expressing is
not seen here is not her nose enter to
man heart of mankind what's in store for
you
if you challenge yourself if you persist
and persevere if you take ownership for
your life George Bernard Shaw said the
people that make it in this life they
look around for the circumstances that
they want and if they can't find them
they create them create what you want
you have the power you to do the more
than you can ever begin to imagine to
control your destiny to make a
difference in our children to make a
difference on the planet to make an
impact let us say together it's me
and let us say together it's hard said
like you know it's it's hard ladies and
gentlemen it's hard that people who have
seen their retirements taken away from
them by the corporations that they work
for they were within two or three years
of retiring and it had it taken from
them the number one entrepreneurs in
this country now a senior citizens the
number one employer number two
McDonald's and Walmart and there's
nothing wrong with those jobs I
guarantee you those people did not have
a plan to end up living their lives at
the end of life with those types of jobs
and they didn't have a plan like you
have and why are you investing in
yourself not to and it's hard there are
people making choices between purchasing
prescription drugs or paying for gas or
mortgage note it's hard are you working
on a job for 20 years 30 years give them
some good years and then they come in
and tell you we've downsized in other
ways other words you're fired
and then you have to start all over
again how many of you know it's hot
raise your hands please it's hard and
it's not fair one of the things I like
about tea harvest he talks about work
and investing in yourself
it's not fair but people are going up
against that kind of stuff to tell them
just faint positive and be enthusiastic
and everything will work out all right
ain't that kind of party it's hard life
will put some nuts on your head I bought
my first home for my mother I was
rushing didn't know what I was doing and
I bought a home that had a lien against
it and they called me mr. Brown yes as a
lien against your property we need fifty
five thousand dollars if you're going to
stay there wait a minute sir I just
bought this home the guy told me there
were no liens against it I'm not the one
that owe you the money you should have
checked that out mr. brown
come on I call my attorney we followed
up yes less Selena gets the property but
he told me there were no leaves
he lied obviously oh my god
he told me he wanted to help me because
he admired the fact that I was buying
this home for my mother
and that he was adopted he he identified
with me less he suck at you he played
you man so what well would they take
payment arrangements can I what about
$5,000 a month they want all the money
less they want all the money or you're
gonna have to get out the houses going
up for chef sale do you have it
no I I don't have them can they give me
some time tell them to give me give me
three months please give me three month
I my mother's in her 70s man she has a
bad heart don't do this to me this is my
dream don't do this man please let me
talk to him
less I'm talking to their attorney they
don't want to talk to you I've got to
talk to you the attorneys do you have
the money no will they give me three
months no what about two months no less
they want the money in seven days oh my
god let me call you back I'm not sure
and I walked the floors thinking god how
could this happen to me I gotta figure
this out huh
I gotta figure this out and seem like
the days are just ticking off ticking
off Thursday I had to call up and let
them know they called me les do you have
the money no I don't Friday you have to
leave the sheriff will be there you'd
have to leave les they're gonna take my
house what about my down payment you
lost it les you lost it okay I gotta go
yes I prayed Lord please if you show me
that you're real if if it's if you're
really real you think Paul work for you
you you haven't seen anything don't let
me lose this house and watch what I'll
do for you I was trying to cut a deal
have you ever tried to cut a deal it's
amazing how spiritual you'll get when
you get in trouble you don't leave what
I was diagnosed with prostate cancer I
was going this bed with the with the
Bible and the Holy Quran and science of
mind and Joe Goldsmith everything I
could find I was banned to Jesus Yahweh
no cares to take everybody I was calling
on everybody it's amazing and and there
I was walking the floor three o'clock in
the morning and I had to go and wake my
mother up I got on my knees and I said
mama I said I need you to wake up she
said what's wrong Leslie I can I can
hear you walking back and forth I'm not
sleep sir I said there's something I
need to tell you she said your eyes are
read by your eyes red because I feel so
stupid town why we got to move tomorrow
wide Leslie there's a lien against a
property and they want 55,000 dollars
and I don't have it and we're going to
be set out tomorrow we have to go back
to Liberty City
so she said it's okay I don't like this
house anyhow I said why she said because
of my arthritic knees it helps it hurts
my knees when I go up the steps I said
why didn't you tell me because you were
so happy I just said it because you were
happy I'll live in a shack with you boy
I love you it's not the house I love you
I love all my children
I said thank you mama thank you
and the next day the next day when we
were in the truck going back to Liberty
City and we pull down 68 terrorists the
neighbors came out and said well maybe
maybe you're coming back are you back
yes what happened to the home you bought
bought for you those boys you adopted
Leslie didn't do a title search he made
a mistake and boy I was I was so
humiliated how many ever made a mistake
that you would Jessica be elated reach
your hands I was devastated I was taking
the furniture off the truck and my
mother came and I was crying and she
said boy I said yesterday she said hold
your head up I said mama I can't she
said a hold your head up
I said one look what I've done she said
it's okay it's okay you all got to make
a lot of mistakes in life young man
you're gonna fail your way to success
you have nothing to be ashamed of keep
your head up and take that furniture
back in the house I said yes ma'am and I
learned something for that if you ever
go through something hold your head up
if you ever make a mistake hold your
head up if you ever do something that
everything goes wrong like catch you on
the Blind Side hold your head up it's
not over Goethe said that which does not
kill you will make you stronger hold
your head up shake someone's hand on
your right and left and say hold your
head out here's something else slaves
and gentlemen repeat after me please you
got to be hungry everybody together you
got to be hungry
I'll never forget mr. Washington said
mr. Brown yes sir what do you want to do
with your life young man I said sir I
want to be a disc jockey said mr. Brown
I said yes sir he said you got to be
hungry I said what do you mean by that
he said people that are hungry are
willing to do the things that a others
won't do in order to have the things
tomorrow others won't have people that
are hungry are willing to invest in
themselves people that are hungry will
go to seminars and workshops people that
are hungry always searching always
seeking higher ground so how do you want
to make it I said I want to be a disc
jockey that's good here's what to do he
said I want you to read 10 to 15 pages
of something positive every day he said
you don't get in life what you want you
get in life what you are you must
program yourself to success he said once
you listen to Earl Nightingale and Zig
Ziglar listen faith comes by hearing and
hearing and hearing he said I want you
to change your relationships and I don't
want you to ever lose your hunger I said
what do you mean by that he's at people
that are hungry unstoppable
people that are hungry and no matter
what people they make it happen no
matter what it's I want you to listen to
Paul Harvey who is he he's the world's
greatest communicator success leaves
Clues young man always listened and
follow people who are doing what it is
you want to do at the level you want to
do it and learn from them until t-hub
when we're standing by the stage and
said hey man I want to work more with
you I want you to coach me I want to
learn from you so I found you're never
too old to learn and you're never too
young to teach always to have a thirst
for learning so I listened to Paul
Harvey every day on the radio while in
school I would go out and listen in his
car he gave me his keys
I was working to develop myself and I
continued to listen to motivational
messages and he would take me to see The
Late nor dr. Norman Vincent Peale who
wrote the book the power of positive
thinking I toured with him before he
passed you you have something special
you have greatness within you
don't allow your circumstances to
determine who you are
don't allow your negative thoughts to
hold you back you you have something
special you can do more than you can
ever begin to imagine dr. Peale was an
incredible man I I admired he when he
spoke he gave me goose pimples I can
feel him
and my heart and and I never forget we
were coming back to the school and mr.
Washington said Mr Brown yes sir when
dr. Peale spoke you didn't move and he
spoke you were hanging on every word
he'd need when he spoke we didn't have
to tell you to sit down and be quiet why
I said sir I could I could feel him when
he talked I felt like he was talking to
me sir he said he was I said but he
doesn't know me but he was speaking to
you did you feel him in your heart I
said yes sir
he said most people feel him in their
head if you felt him in your heart he
said listen to him son follow him learn
from him and I would go to seminars and
workshops anywhere I would find where
dr. Peale was I would be in the audience
I've Drive two and three hundred miles
just to hear him speak and my dream and
vision was was to share the stage with
him I thought about it what is your goal
what is your vision I want you to hold
it in mind he's some power in that
because when I became involved in
speaking I never forget I got a call
from augmentee know who wrote the book
the greatest salesman in the world he
said les I'm stuck in Philadelphia need
to be in Kankakee dr. Norman Vincent
Fields appearing I can't make it heard
you're in Chicago I said yes I am can
you go and open for me
I said yes man oh my god dr. Peale I
said yes I'd love to do it and I went
there and I came by said hi I'm I'm les
brown he said you're not the Bandari now
and I said no I'm I'm mrs. Mamie Browns
baby boy I'm here to speak it's a
comeback stage and his wife Martha was
there and she said Papa Les Brown is
here the speaker and he said that's
brown Les Brown shoot for the moon
because even if you miss your land among
the stars that's it sir that's my quote
I wrote you when I was in the 11th grade
I was a part of a specialist special
education class project that's my quote
he said I know I in all my speeches with
that quote and dr. Peele had a great
sense of humor a young man was backstage
and I had so many questions to ask him
and my mind froze up and young guy said
dr. Peele how old are you and he was up
in age he said Sonny I'm I'm 92 young
man looked at him said I don't know if I
want to live to get 92 he says because
you've never been 91 so I did the things
that mr. Washington suggested I listen
to motivational tapes on a regular basis
I would go to seminars and workshops
whenever Zig Ziglar and dr. Denis
Waitley and Jim Rhon would come to town
and I said sir I said what do you want
me to do now he said mr. Brown I've
given you everything that I can give you
he said develop your mind put your money
where your mouth is continue to learn
how to be an effective communicator
because once you open your mouth you
tell the world who you are and always
surround yourself with oqp only quality
people
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