wake up now!

You see many of us believe thatjust because our father was a drug dealer and our uncle was a drug dealer that that is our lifeand that is our forever. But I want you to know something that is only a lesson to show usto be something more than what they thought we could be. You see when a family tree is dying. All you have to dois take care of the roots. And if the roots is too deadto bring the tree back alive you plant another one. Young king and queen I'm sorry, but we live in a generationtoday, where you going to have to grow up right now. You're gonna have to be phenomenalin everything you do because everyone in the worldis chasing greatness. And what do you do when a manis going a hundred miles an hour and you haven't evenstarted the engine yet? The best gifts come from the bottom They say Will, why you wanna be great?I wanna be great for me.

 I wanna be great so them project babies can look in the mirror and say "I am too". I am special. That flower grew in the samestreets that I grew up in that rose, rose up throughthe concrete, and so can I. It's the mentality. Roses can grow in the projectif you take care of the soil. It don't matter how big the house is, baby it's the love inside of it. Take care of your community. Take care of your brothers and sisters. Hold cowards accountable for whatthey put in your neighborhoods Put your crown back on your head Let the world know your name. King and Queen. This means you gotta work. This mean you haveto grind when they sleep. You gotta grind when they won't. You’ve got to grind,even when you don't feel like it. And this in all areas of life,school, sports your religion Consistency is the tunnel to greatness. Consistency will turnan ordinary man into something he never thought he can be. I want you to look in the mirroryoung kings and queens today as you're growing up with nothingand you're growing up with-without I want you to look at the mirrorand I want you to say these words I want you to say that "I am Royalty" I am more than my generational curses. I am more than my drug addict father. I am more than my incarcerated uncle. No, I'm not better than them. But I want to do better for them. I wanna give my last name the legacythat will be remembered forever. That when people speak of it,people will smile automatically. See, this type of greatnessI'm talking about, I'm talking about When I die, they can't evenfit another body in the church because what I gave the world. You see, you see all these menstanding on top of the world you think they're special,you think they're everything but you don't know what they didto get there. 

Can you quote it? Are you willing to sell your soulfor material things? Because right nowwe're losing the battle to the evil and I'm telling you young kings,I need you to come back. I need you, I need you to come back to the kings and queensthat I know you are as great citizens. You know young kings that walk inthe room with his pants pulled up and young queens that cover her bodyand only show her face because she knows she's beautiful and she loves the skin she's in. You see, I'm wanna bring us back to that. I'm wanna eliminate the N-I-G-G-A mindsetand bring the King mindset because that's what we were born of Royalty. You see kings and queens, life is likeone man standing on one single street And the creator says "Stay in your lane." If you stay in this laneyou will continue to ride but if you pay attentionto all the other cars you will crash. What do I mean? I mean don't pay attentionto the next man. Pay attention to the best man. See, the best man is whoever you believehe is because the mind has power. Your mouth and your words have power. I became a speaker by walking intoa school after having suicidal thoughts ready to blow my brains out. I wanted to give some children somethingthat they can take forever. Something that can last forever. Something that can push themto the next level and then I wanted to die. But God did a funny thingwhen I walked out that school in Reading, Pennsylvania. Five minutes walking down thatstreet I get a phone call and they say "Mr. Hollis. How muchdo you charge to speak?" And that was the day my career started. Since then, I have done nothing but speak. Since then, I've paidevery bill with nothing but what I make from what I speak. Since then, I've had a mealevery single night. Since then, I've met beautiful, kind peoplethat helped me go to the next level. Since then, since then, you get my point. 

God is amazing. See, I thought it was about time that somebody came to the worldand they gave people true words. You know, not just talk to the peoplewith the big wallets and the big purses I'm talking about the peoplethat have nothing. I'm talking about the peoplewho can barely get cough syrup and barely feed their babies. I'm talking about the mothers left alone. I'm talking about the fathersjust lost that never had a father and had a baby and still don'tknow how to be a father and they're calleda deadbeat every single day. See, the thing about thisworld, they believe that you can just vanishsomebody into something. But I want you to know something wihen God put his hands on it,you cannot vanish anything. Because that's the sameman that turned dirt into man. See, we tend to forget these things we tend to forgethow extraordinary our Father is. See, you got powers and we likeHim, you gotta awaken that power. You gotta bring it to life and yougotta show the world that this is real. People always ask me the question they say "Will, when have youfound what you love to do?" I say "You've found what you love to dowhen it becomes easy to you and amazing to the world." See, I hope you listening to me todaybecause I'm giving you my heart. I'm giving you my soul, I'm giving youwhat they call "Real Motivation" See no, I will never come to you kingsand queens with lions, tigers and bears because I'm not a lion, tiger or bear.I was born in the jungle though And we made it out. Because you know whatthey say about real lions We take over the packand we lead it. See, that's the thing we got a lot of lionsout there in those neighborhoods. Drug dealers, killers.Whatever you want to call yourself and I want you to know King,you're special. You're misguided but you're special. I know you grew without a father your mother left youand nobody ever loved you and nobody ever told you,you can be anything and you believed it. But I wanna tell you thisthat you are phenomenal. You are a King, you come from royal blood. You stand on the tip top of pyramids,you are Royalty King. You are light, you are a star. The question is,do you believe you are? Dale Carnegie said: "Most of the importantthings in the world have been accomplishedby people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all." Arise champion, now perseverance transforms average everyday people into world champions. So the key to victory,the key to success is never giving up. and in order for you to do that arise champion. 

You'll need a strong why to prevail,a strong reason to keep going you see, the more difficultyour obstacles are to overcome the more you must keep your reasonsfor succeeding in front of you Vince Lombardi said: "The difference betweena successful person and others is not a lack of strength not a lack of knowledgebut a lack of will." Success is not about howyou look on the outside. arise champion you might be like a Lamborghini, mean and clean everywhere you go but see I'm interested in what's under the hood Because that's what really matters. when life hits you with that brick and you get knocked down on that mat and I'm talking to the Ronda Rousey's of the world, the ones that have been knocked down once and twice and everybody out thereis calling you a failure everybody out there is saying it's over - what are you going to do?- Rise Champion I don't even think theyshould be able to call you a champion until you've been beat Because even losers keepgoing when they're winning but when you get hit with that brickand you on that mat on your back rise champion then we separate the cream from the crop Only when you down 25 points on the biggest stage like Tom Brady and you come back, can wecall you the greatest of all time Abraham Lincoln said: "I am not concerned that you have fallen I am concerned that you arise." champions make adjustmentsnot excuses, get up. the ground, the mat, being on your back is no place for a champion. Get up arise champion. now you at the crossroads the decision you make nowwill ultimately define your legacy. I'm speaking tothe Tiger Woods of the world eats loss, eats setback,eats heartbreak and disappointment will try to disguise itselfas failure but it's all a lie.

 The way of the warrior Champion arise Get back up my spirit cries fear dies choked out by the scream the desire to climb and live out my dream Take it for the team Discipline reigns I want it too bad,to listen to the pain I'm a winner To God be the glory Tragedy and setbacks,an inspirational story warriors like me, we were strategicallydesigned for the struggle Many before me gave up and quit acted all bad, til the firsttime they got here. But see blood don't scare me I fear not death Whatever it takes champion to be the best of the best. I was made for war I cry out to heaven Blessed and unstoppable An immortal legend. Climb I say the un-climbable mountain Kicking and punching I just keep on pounding I found it that deep desire to win I remember the feelingand I say "Never again" See warriors like me we were born and strategicallydesigned for the struggle the way of the warrior, champion arise get back up, my spirit rises Fear dies, choked out by the screams the desire to climband live out my dreams Take it for the team, discipline reigns I want it too bad to bow to pain. I'm a winner To God be the glory Tragedy, setbacks,an inspirational story Many before me gave up and quit Acted all bad tilthe first time they got here blood don't scare me I fear not death whatever it takes, jump in. To be the best of the best climb I say the un-climbable mountain Kicking and pacingI just keep on pounding Because I'm a warriorand that's what we do. I'm Billy Alsbrooksblessed and unstoppable to God be the glory.