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Oh y'all look good I want you to look at
something right now
thank you some major goal you want or
maybe it's one you already working on
and you have experienced a lot of
setbacks a lot of defeats you've
experienced a lot of disappointment
maybe you've already given up and maybe
you just need a little fire a little
encouragement to get back in the game
again here's what I want you to look at
they're winners and they're losers and
there are people who have not discovered
how to win and all they need is some
coaching all they need is some help and
assistance just a little support all
they need is some insight or different
strategy a plan of action to make some
adjustments that will open up the key to
a whole new future for them that will
give them access to the unlimited power
that they have within themselves that's
all that they need so what I want you to
do is think about something you want for
you that's real for you that's important
for you that will give your life some
special meaning and power and I don't
even want you to say I can do that I
don't want you to assume that see five
years ago when I started out in this
area I would not have been able to make
the mental leap that I would be up to
where I am right now I don't want you to
begin to just psych yourself out no no I
want you to be able to say something to
yourself that will enable you to
maintain a level of integrity with
yourself that when you say this even
when you face tremendous setbacks it it
will be a benchmark to keep you in the
game to keep you moving forward
experimenting and readjusting your
strategy and your plan of action
continuously looking for ways to win so
what is that something when you got an
idea you want to move on you might not
have the money you might not have the
education you might not have the support
or the resources you need what is that
something that can keep us going that
will enable us to act on our dream
it's one of those keys that will begin
to help us to discover the secrets to
our dream here's what I want you to
repeat after me please with power and
conviction say it's possible that's all
I want you to do when you look at your
dream you say to yourself every day it's
possible just say that every day to
yourself it's possible because what does
that do see it begins to change your
belief system see the way in which we
operate ladies and gentlemen it's a
manifestation of what we believe what's
possible for us whatever you've done up
to this point all that it really is is a
duplication it's a reproduction of what
you believe subconsciously that you
deserve and what's possible for your
life most people operate out of the
their personal history out of their
memory things they have done things have
experienced things have seen things that
they have observed what I'm suggesting
that you operate out of a larger vision
of yourself I want you to see yourself
doing what you want to do experiencing
what you want experiencing having what
you want to have doing what is that
gives your life some meaning and value
operate out of your imagination not your
memory because whatever you look at
where you want to go I'm wanting to warn
you you will have some conversation back
here after you go through the data that
you've experienced in life saying you
can't do it and so what you want to
begin to do is ignore that inner
conversation well most people ladies and
gentlemen when something happens to them
what they do is they begin to believe
that that's the way it is that's the way
it's always been and they can't see the
possibility of it being any different
example before in April 1954 the common
belief the universe will believe because
it had been tried again and again and
again and people that fail the belief
was that man was not physically capable
of breaking the four-minute barrier that
he could not run a mile in less than
four minutes that was the belief on the
planet it
than done but here's what happened
ladies and gentlemen Roger Bannister
came along and he wrote the four-minute
barrier now here's what's significant
about that since that time up to this
day over 20,000 people have done it
including high school kids what changed
20,000 people what changed here's what
happened when they got on the track they
knew it had been done and because they
knew it had been done there was a new
belief about this barrier about this
goal that was unreachable and those
20,000 people got into raised believing
knowing in the heart that someone had
done it that it's possible that they
could do it and I'm saying that if you
know anybody that had some goals some
dreams something they wanted to do and
they did it then I'm saying that you
know in your heart that if someone has
done it then you can do it it's possible
and that if someone can make that dream
become a reality that it's it's possible
that you can make your dream become
reality and so as you begin to look at
where you want to go beginning to
embrace that it's possible I'm blessed
and highly favored I've got a lot going
for me I got some good stuff in me and
it's possible that I can bring my
greatness out here in the universe that
I can do what I want to do it's possible
I can write my own book I can have my
own business I I can take the trip and
travel around the world it's possible I
can bounce back from adversity and
reinvent my life it's possible
regardless of where I am the things can
get better for me it's possible I'm
thinking about two men right here in
Chicago who are fairly successful
similar background educated they work
for corporation for many years and they
were among many people that were laid
off two guys who were very good friends
one when I'm looking for a job for
several weeks along with the other one
and they face disappointment and
rejection again and again and again they
couldn't find any work which is the
story of many people across this country
one guy stopped he became discouraged he
stopped going he stayed home looking at
television became very argumentative and
toxic with his wife drinking beer
getting on the phone talking to his
other negative unemployed friends and he
just gave up the other guy kept looking
for a job everywhere it could go every
time he could get an opportunity kept
asking people networking checking the
newspapers every day kept going
everywhere he could trying to find a job
you have too much education you
overqualified you won't be here long
enough he kept going you kept going he
went to a place and said look he I tell
you what if you can't hire me and I know
you can use my talents abilities and
skills I don't want to sit home and do
nothing just just let me do some
volunteer work you don't have to give me
anything all right I just want to work I
want to be busy guy said okay it's on
you now but don't don't expect me to
give you anything it's okay this guy
came in and work he was the first one
there the last one to leave was the best
employee there about four weeks later
one of the top managers quit they were
looking for a replacement guess who they
selected this other guy this guy who was
volunteering his time he got the job
what was the difference between the two
men eyesight and mindsight
eyesight is judging on what you see
judging according to appearances but
mine site is how you interpret what you
see one guy said it's not possible it's
over I'm finished I can't do it I can't
make it
he's surrendered I'm faced rejection
again and again I'm not going anymore
there are no jobs out there but this
other guy he felt that in spite of the
knows and rejections in spite of how bad
the economy is in spite of what the
newspapers are saying that it's possible
that somebody somewhere will give you a
job he just kept going thinking it was
possible and guess what ladies and
gentlemen that's what we have to do with
our dreams because things happen to you
in life that you can never ever
anticipate and many times when those
things happen you want to give up I
remember when I was in broadcasting when
I was a disc jockey I became very
controversial not only being a disc
jockey but I felt that radio was
something that you not only entertain
people with but you also empower them
you educate them and I got fired I did
just leave they fired me that was a
shock
I said wait a minute they took my
microphone I thought that was who I was
no no ladies and gentlemen it wasn't I
had to do something else
and I didn't know what else I could do
so here's what I'm looking at one of the
uses for your life right now that you
haven't even reach for you see I believe
that when you don't have enough
encouragement to act on your dreams or
ideas or you're not enlightened enough
that life will act on you see life it
will doorman said let's run you about
grown this it's time for you to do
something else well I wasn't enlightened
enough Mike organized some discharges
and got my job back
so he had to find me a gear I got fired
twice
here's what I did I had to think of
something else and saw a guy suggested
to me he said les why don't want to run
for office a semantic never know
anything about how to operate in the
political arena I've heard the courage
people to register to vote and get
optimal but I don't know anything about
politics he said he's using people who
love robbers all the time
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so I ran now here's what I'm suggesting
I ran you got to do what you can where
you are with what you have I didn't have
any money I didn't know anything about
the political process I didn't even have
any support but here's what the guy told
me it's possible you could win that's
all I had
I was running against an endorsed
candidate he wasn't incumbent he had the
newspaper support all of the leadership
in the community and I was challenging
this guy so I had a sing when I was on
radio stand up for what you believe in
because you can fall for anything and I
would go door-to-door I have my kids on
one side of the street I would be on the
other not I'd knock on doors hello my
name is Lester I'll tell everybody I'm
still standing they get on the phone
childless Bravo's to my house today you
know to borrow the radio with the big
mouth yeah he still said see I'm said
yes just keep moving don't stop feeling
sorry for yourself don't spend time
blaming and talking about what happened
to you see whatever you talk about
that's what you multiply and expand in
your life experience so don't talk about
stuff unless you wanted to keep what
happened to you all right so
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you
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you
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