UNBROKEN #1

 I've heard it all of my career All the excuses and the liespeople tell themselves They say things like, "I'll start Monday", "it's not my fault, it's not fair,I'm too damn tired" or my personal favorite "I don't have enough time." Let's have a real talk You know what kind of peopledo and say these things? Losers They have a loser mentalitythrough and through and until they recognizethat the problem is them they'll never improve. 

Until they develop a winner's mentality they'll never get what they truly want. What's a winner's mentality you ask? It means being focused onyourself and not other people, it means having desire,it means wanting it, willingness to work for it. You simply have to give iteverything you have to get it you need to shut down all negativity and frankly not carewhat others say and think. You want to know what the 10 mostdangerous words in the English language are? What will other people say? And what will other people think? You're the only person who needs to be okaywith how you live your life. You could be hated by everyone and if you're okay withyour actions and behavior you'll be content.

 At the same time youcould be loved and adored by every damn person on the planet. But if you're not okay withhow you lived your life, you'll go to bed with emptiness. The losers we discussed earlier, there will never be a shortage of them people who throw hate your waybecause of how you live your life. And there will never be a shortage of people who want to see you fail. So the key is to just do you do what makes you happy,do what you think is right. At the end of the dayif you and you alone can look yourself in the mirrorand be content with the choices you made then that's all that matters. Believe in everything that you are and understand that within youthere is something greater than any obstacle you'll ever face. 

Have faith in your abilities,work hard and never give up and there's nothing you can't accomplish. With the right amount ofconfidence anything is possible. No matter what you set out to do,your first words should always be I believe in me The most important person to believe in is always yourself. You will fail your way to greatness Most people allow their fear of failureto outweigh their desire to succeed. When you're willing to failagain and again and again, when you make up your mindto become unstoppable, when you make up your mind tobecome a no matter what person then that will then give birth to a part of yourself thatyou don't know right now. Imagine if you will being on your deathbed and standing around your bed the ghost of the dreams, the ideas, the abilities,the talents given to you by life and that you for whatever reason you never went after that dream, you never acted on those ideas, you never used those talents,you never used those gifts and there they are standingaround your bed looking at you with large angry eyessaying "We came to you and only you could have given us life and now we must die with you forever

." See most people stop short of their dreams andpark and get off the highway of life because of the rejections of life. You will always be rejected. It's no big deal So I can't feel sad, rejection is a myth. It's not like when somebodysays no and then they slap you No,  just, you know to memake no your vitamin get excited about the no you know why? Because every time someone says no that brings you another step to a yes. You're getting closer Trust me you will win if you don't quit, you will win if you don't quit,even a broken clock is right twice a day. As you go through the challenges of life and you look at it and embracewhatever comes to you, don't run from it step toward it, don't tryand duck it like most people do. See most people want it easy See if you easy come easy what? easy go. See, but when you go atwhat you're going to deal with and you deal with the difficulties of it. When you handle thosehard things close at hand. Making those hard decisions right now that you don't want to make.

 Learning those thingsthat you don't like to do But you know that in order foryou to get where you want to go this is one of the hoopsthat you have to flip through. And I'm saying to youwhatever you got to do do it, because if you don't life is going to whoopyou until you surrender. You have something thatyou brought to the universe and that if you decide thatmy life deserves my developing this what I do well and becoming the bestat it and mastering myself and seeing what I have within me if you decide to dropyour buckets where you are and develop your gifts I grant you you'll never ever be without. I grant you that your giftswill take you places that will literally amaze you. I grant you that if you beginto work to develop your gifts you develop a strong sense of happiness, you'll get a larger vision of yourself because part of beginning toget a larger vision of yourself all of us need some area of our lives where we can have a feeling of competence that people know whenthey think about this area that's something you do that you eat and sleep that and that you do that, you do that.

 I want you to know that you matter Yep, I said it, you not anybody else, but you You matter, when youwake up in the morning, I want you to know what you do matters. When you brush your teeth in the morningI want you to know that you matter when you iron your clothes in the morning and you don't feel like getting out of bedI want you to know that you matter I want you to understand that you matter because what you do could change somebody's life and the trajectory ofwhat they can overcome. I want you to know that you matter because nobody ever told me that I mattered. I want you to know that you matter because you got people that'sdependent on you right now. You may have some kids,you may have some younger siblings, you may have mom, dad, grandma, auntie. There's somebody out therethat's dependent on you so I want you to know that you matter. You have the ability and you have the tools and the power and all of the amazing characteristicsthat are on the inside of you are ready to come out and come to fruition and ready to see you walking your purpose and who you were called to beand what you were called to do because you and I are the aspirinto somebody's headache how long you going to let them suffer? So I want you to know that you matter Because I remember my8th grade teacher told me I'd never be anything in life,I'll either be dead or in jail. So I want you to know that you matter. I'm telling you that I'm dependingon you because you matter. And nobody can tell youwhat you can't overcome if they've never been through it So I want you to trust the process, I want you to stay 10 toes down, I want you to understandthat you can prove them wrong because I want you to know You matter So I need you to stay 10 toes down when all you have is you All it takes is an ounce to believe in yourself. All it takes is an ounce to have the ability to recreatehistory and make it happen Because you can't dream all day with no action. So I'm challenging youwith staying 10 toes down Because you may feellike nobody supports you Because they told youthat it will never happen. 

I need you to stay 10 toes down because you have the ability to do it. You can turn your dreams into reality, you have the ability to leave a legacy and I need you to stay 10 toesdown because I'm depending on you to turn your dreams into a reality. I need you to stay 10 toes down when nobody is clapping for you. I need you to stay 10 toes down when your back is against the walland you have no choice or no opportunity so you gotta come out swingingbecause I support you I'm rooting for you, I'm cheeringfor you from the sidelines, I'm your biggest fan,I'm telling you that you can do it I'm telling you that you arephenomenal and amazing and that you havethe ability to recreate history because I know thatyou can stay 10 toes down I remember when my dad would call my grandmother and my grandmother would tell methat my father was coming to get me and I would be so excited and all the emotionsand all the the feelings that I had and he never came.

 I stood at the screen doorfor two or three days waiting on my father, hopingand wishing that he would come and he never came. So I told myself as I got older that oneday I'm going to have kids and my kids will never know whatit feels like not to have their father because I know what it feels like, I know what the heartbreak feels like, I know the emotions and the feelings and the thoughts and everythingthat you're going through. So I want you to know that you matter I remember when my 8th gradeteacher told me, I'll never be anything. I remember when I got molestedat 10 years old by my babysitter.

 I remember when my mom would text me and she would text me at2 or 3 o'clock in the morning and tell me they putting a taserto my head, do you feel that? But I still had to understand on whatmy calling and what my purpose was because I had to understand that I matter. So what am I telling you? I'm telling you that even thoughyou're facing adversity right now, even though there'ssomething that's bothering you and there's somethingthat's harming you right now in this very moment,I'm telling you that you matter and that I love you

. Because the things that youare going through right now, the adversity thatyou're facing right now, the hurdles thatyou have to climb, the mountain that is,that you need to move can only be moved by you. So I want you to know that you matter I want you to know that I love you. I'm here to support you. I'm cheering you on. Every time you get ready to quit I want you to think of whyyou started in the first place Because you were created for greatness, you can achieve greatness, you can achieve and reachyour destiny and go to a level that no one ever imaginedthat you could go to What does it look like? Can you make it?Can you do it? Not when everybody is standingand clapping for you and cheering for you, but when nobody is around Can you keep going? 

When they doubted youand didn't support you in what you believed in that was the chance and the opportunity for you to prove them wrong. That was the chance and the opportunity to say, "Yeah, I can do this" Why am I telling you that?Because I understand how you feel, I understandyour emotion, I understand what it feels like to be in last place.