LES BROWN► that a lot of things that we want to do a lot of places we would like to go a
lot of things we would like to experience and we just stop at but and
we build a case in fact I was reading something the other day that talked
about but it says but is an argument for our limitations and when we argue for
our limitations we get to keep them see but will cost you to procrastinate
but will cause you to hide out behind fear what will cause you to come up with
all type of excuses that you can validate you're in action and not acting
on your dream and right now more than ever people need to look for ways to
live their dream people need to look for ways to make it on their own there is no
such thing as job security there's no such thing as a storm proof or tragic
proof life there's no guarantees today ladies and gentlemen the illusion is
gone there was a time when when we graduated from high school you're told
go to college and get out and you go and work for corporation for 30 or 40 years
and give your goal watching you'll retire special announcement that day is
gone that day is gone never to return again so instead of people living in
fear feeling stressed out feeling powerless feeling like victims I think
it should be a time that we need to begin to look at ways that we can become
an active force in our own lives look at ways when we can decide to take charge
of our own destiny look at ways when we can decide to design a life of substance
and begin to truly live our dreams and it's time for people decide I'm ready to
get on with my life shake somebody's head on your writing
life a guy named Bob may say they say don't let nobody turn you around do that
right quick now you're not a lot of people say I'm
going to live my life one day when things get right when I get all my bills
paid when I get my feet on the ground I say what have you been walking on
see there no problem free moments guy named dimples had a record one time call
if it ain't one thing it's another and I say if it ain't one thing is twelve
others always something there to bilikiss and why you can't move on why
you can't grow to the next level why you can't begin to manifest your greatness
why you can't begin to live life on your terms always something there to block
you to keep you where you are and keep you from beginning to develop your true
greatness always some fear how do we handle it and I'm saying that if you've
been hiding out behind but if you've been using the fact that you don't have
enough money or you don't have the education take it head-on don't get the
education I'm saying to a guy the other day who was saying he said how old are
you is 47 years old I said your sister tell me that you can't read he said
that's right I said why well you know I I didn't go to school excuse how old are
you I'm 47 47 yes and you can't read or write yes have you ever heard of adults
cool adult education have you decided that you should learn how to read to
begin to expand your world why are you using that as a racket why don't you
decide now that you can expand your world that if other people can learn you
could learn too well it's hard for me how do you have you been and sit in a
class yet have you signed up yet no I haven't see a lot of people say no
ladies and gentlemen two things and they don't even know what they're saying no
to ever even challenge themselves he hasn't even gone to sit into a class
that say teach me how to read instead it's been easier for him to go through
life he thinks trying to play a whole con game pretending he knows how to do
something that he doesn't know how to do and you know what most of us go through
life like that most of us go through life pretending pretending that we're
satisfied where we are pretending that everything is okay pretending that that
we don't have any special goals or ambitions or
desires when really deep down inside we do really want more but if you look at
our behavior if you judge based upon what we do and really will tell you some
true stories about people because you have to judge a tree by the fruit it
bears not the fruit that it talks about see a lot of people pretend that they
want more out of life but all you have to do is watch their actions that will
tell you something so I used to pretend that I want to lose weight but how could
you tell I was pretending watch me when I have a piece of sweet potato pie
peanuts some potato chips say I was pretending that I really wanted to lose
weight no you don't watch what I eat that tell you what I'm seriously
committed to people tell you all yeah one day I want to have a restaurant see
they're pretending they want to go into business for themselves
watch what they're doing the proof is in the pudding so if you want to do
something if you've thought about something you want to do take it head on
decide that you're going to start looking at it start doing research on it
start tackling it start becoming involved in whatever and wherever it
might lead you to begin to explore the possibilities in that particular thing
that you're seeking so that you can begin to learn all you can about it
decide that you're going to face it that whatever shortcomings you have that
you're going to strip in yourself there whatever training is required that
you're going to go get that training but you're gonna get started right now at
George Washington Carver which they do what you can where you are with what you
have and never be satisfied yes be fully used to say are you heard Joe doubly
talked about always trying to be more than that which you are yeah don't get
satisfied with yourself always know that wherever you are you can enjoy more that
you deserve more but most people you know they do most people go through life
quietly and safely tiptoe into an early grave find out what it is you want and
go after it as if your life depends on it
why because it does people that have found their passion people that found
the things that they love people that have found the things that
they can pour their lives into those people live longer I was in New York and
I had to do a seminar at a special church and a guy by the name of Reverend
Johnny Youngblood and I said how is it that you were able to build this big
housing facility and got all of the various community and religious groups
together to to have this dwelling for 2,000 residents that were were once
homeless how were you able to take on this responsibility wasn't it
overwhelming he said the kind of work I do he said it's in me I've got to live
what's in me and I think that's everybody's desire in life you got to
live what's in your life is just too short and unpredictable but what are
what are we saved but but there always be tomorrow oh no there's no guarantees
you're gonna show up tomorrow a lot of people who are here yesterday that
they're not here today there are a lot of opportunities that were around
yesterday they're not here today oh you can wait but you know what Abraham
Lincoln said well good things might come to those or to who wait but all of the
things that have been left over by those who hustle
so who want to go through life picking up leftovers you deserve much more than
that the leftovers is somebody's left you so
take it head on begin to explore here's something else decide to do it now
decide whatever you want to do that you are now going to become actively
involved right now exploring the possibilities for you that you're going
to look at it and do just a little bit of it right now when I decided to become
a speaker I didn't just quit my job and just ran out and say I'm a motivational
speaker know what I did was I decided to start looking at other people that were
involved in the speaking profession I've volunteered to work with some speakers
so that I could learn whatever you want to do get your feet wet gain some
experience doing some volunteer work in the area and find out whether or not
this thing you want to do will fit for you friend of mine told me he wanted to
have a restaurant and say have you ever operated restaurant before he said no I
said we're really you don't even know if you want one I said what's your
expertise what do you bring to the table he said I can cook real good I said well
what about the management side what about the biz
part of the restaurant you're not gonna be cooking all the time somebody's got
to receive the money who's gonna manage the personnel he said you got all right
you got a point there so this guy got a job in a restaurant in the evening time
on a part-time basis after doing that for a while he said you know what I
think I just want to be a chef he said after working there people that show up
the working it's as hard to find the help people weren't responsible they
headaches the guests were just giving him problems day in and day out they
weren't ever satisfied he said no I just think I'll stick to cooking see you got
to find out what fits for you because you might decide after you go up in
there and examine it experience it and get some experience on the about on it
well you say this is really not what I want this does not fit for me so decide
that you're going to do that now Johnny Johnson said something that's very
important he said there's no defense against an excellence that meets a
pressing public need see whatever you decide to do look at it and find out
what is it that I have that I could bring to the table that can begin to
enable me to ensure that I could be successful in this where is the opening
for you there's room for you out here out here in the arena called life
there's room for you to come out and live your dream don't allow but to keep
you in the corner or keep you up in the bleachers looking
at life being a spectator not being a participant making a difference in life
I believe that all of us came here with something all of us showed up to give
something and that nobody but nobody is going to give that service that you have
to give no one's going to produce your product no one's going to write your
book no one's going to open your academy no one's going to begin to create your
date here with a special curriculum to help to cultivate the high self esteem
and our children that's your idea and if you don't bring your ID out here when
you die all of us will suffer because we've been deprived of your genius
because you allowed but to keep you in the bleachers and not pursuing your
greatness you take it to your grave with you and that's what most people do I
think that's why the guy said that many people die at age 21 and don't get
buried until they're 65 they're walking dead you can tell him by
the way they walk how they look in the face when they speak to you I was giving
a speech of this high school and a lady came after school she said mr. Brown I
want to talk to you about my son I said what is it she said he's not motivated I
said I wonder why you gotta have energy ladies and gentlemen you got to have
life if you excited about what you're doing even in the area of selling you
know people don't buy because of logical reasoning people buy because of your way
of feeling they don't like to be around their people
oh no let the dead bury the dead no no keep him away from before they grab you
what a hold on to use up some of the fact that that whatever you do you want
to be excited about you want to have the kind of excitement that is so contagious
that people want to be around you because whatever you're doing whatever
you talk to people about this particular idea that you have they're looking at
you and they want to know do you believe it and are you the kind of person they
want to be in business with and if you're not positive if you're not
energetic if you're not fired up about it how can you expect anybody else to be
fired up about your idea I'm alright alright repeat after me please I'm gonna
be fired up about my dream I'm gonna go at it
with everything I got shake somebody's hand on your right and left and say you
got what it takes there are a lot of people who say but I
tried once or twice and it didn't work out and so they use that as an excuse
not to ever come out again guys said if at first you don't succeed you're
running about average so so so if you have come out here with an idea and it
didn't work out two or three times well that's all right you're running about
average you know I heard something a jarring question it says why is it that
people prefer known hell's to unknown heavens you know why because it's
comfortable ladies and gentlemen I remember I was in a service once and I
heard dr. Johnny Coleman give this example she talked about a man who had
been captured behind the enemy lines in a war and was sentenced to to be killed
or another option the captain said to the guy listen he said tomorrow morning
at 6 o'clock you can face the firing squad or you can go out this door over
here and the guy said what's off the door he said no one knows all we can
tell you just unknown horrors he thought and the next morning he selected the
firing squad after the shots rang out the captain's secretary said what's
beyond that door and he said freedom but very few people would select to do it
because it's unknown see a lot of people never live their dreams a lot of people
never do the things they want to do a lot of people stay on jobs where they're
miserable I reckon I don't recall is your job making you sick a lot of people
some of y'all know about that already so gonna say hey man it's alright that
one lady Tony she said less when I used to go to work she said when I stepped in
the door felt like a refrigerator dropped on my shoulders how many all
understand that kind of feeling they were miserable just hated to go after 60
minutes on Sunday afternoon or come Monday morning my head used to thrive I
just couldn't take it didn't wanna go sometimes just just for the heck of I
just drive on by I used to hate to go to work many of us choose an active living
death many of us are Walking Dead The Walking Dead that we're not doing what
we want to do many of us stay in relationships where we're dying together
rather than growing and expanding and living together we're miserable but
because we don't have the courage to see ourselves beyond that relationship that
has turned toxic we go through life living dead people and then you can
always tell couples that have been together for a little while
born a restaurant the one sitting side-by-side giggling and talking to
each other feed each other with their focus food they just got together
forward wheel you see him in the car they sitting all of each other hook and
smart or they've been together about three days all right
but if you see people to the restaurant to you know see a couple and they're
sitting in front of each other take so long for this food I wonder when they go
hurry up those are Mary was four years living in two separate rooms sleeping in
two separate beds well it's cheaper to keep it not necessarily it's a quarter
to the price you want to pay see the price of peace of mind the price of
living the truth of being honest with yourself in that wait a minute it's got
to be more than this so you've got to decide wait wait even if I I think don't
work out even if I experienced defeat of failure that does not make me a failure
it's the difference between failing and being a failure if you if things don't
work out if you don't produce the results you want that's all but don't
confuse who you are with the results that you produce I used to be a state
legislator in Columbus Ohio and I remember once I was going to introduce
some legislation on the floor and after getting that legislation passed a guy
came up behind me and he had some legislation that I opposed him on that
and I was about to stand up to debate this guy and got next to me said skew
don't don't debate that guy why do you know who that is I said no it's will
Koski from Toledo it's a bad dude he's a lawyer less that man can debate I don't
care less brown baby Browns
sorry raise my hand miss mr. speaker he said the gentleman from the 29th House
District so you serve to tell the gentleman I like to take him on
challenge him on this legislation he said well cause he said I would more
than like to mr. speaker everybody say woo I asked him some
questions he responded I say I wonder why instead of a that question well cos
he won't be out I mean I was up there and I just lived it back to my room with
my yes I get out of however here's what I learned when you win see you if I win
a debate I win because of what I know when I lose I lose because what I don't
know so I had to check out what is it that I did not know I wasn't prepared I
did not do enough research I did not do my homework so he handled me like he
wanted to so I came back again I waited on some other legislation did my
homework but he was more than able to take me out again but pretty soon each
time it would take him it would become a little bit more difficult and a little
bit more difficult and the older guy say would you argue in behalf of at this
legislation for me I said sure I started volunteering to do work in the
legislative committees for the older guys I said absolutely and the more I
did it the better I became and then people began to start respecting me and
when I would ask her said Mr Speaker I like to speak on that bill so guys flip
start wriggling and stuff like Jimmy other oh wait a minute a ruffle can we
have a
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