A speaker who survived homelessness and 19 incarcerations argues your confidence is yours alone to give away. He pushes small, achievable goals over ambitious ones that kill self-belief, and declares his mission to become the world's number one motivational speaker.
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in someone else's ability to be great, and then you doubt yourself. If you have an ounce of confidence, it was meant for you, not for the next person. They have to deal with their own levels of confidence. When a friend tell you about their dream and about what they want to do, a family member coming to you, you You're supposed to be supportive, but do not let them walk out of the room with your confidence. Right. When you give people your confidence and you don't utilize it for your own goals, your own dreams, and your own aspirations, then you find yourself struggling with doubt. You doubt yourself. You deny your own rights to live your own dream. It doesn't matter what your situation is. I've come from a very hard life, living in the streets, being incarcerated 19 times, and done— and has done years in prison. I come from a hard life, but I have the confidence to believe that my destiny is in my hand. In fact, look at your hand and repeat after me. Say this with me: my destiny— My destiny— Is in my hand. Is in my hand. My future— My future— Is in my hand. Is in my hand. My greatness— My greatness— Is in my hand. My success is in my hands. Now look at the person on your left and right and tell them, I would give you some, but I need this for me. I would give you some, but I need this for me. You can't get this from a blue light special at Walmart. Confidence is something that you can build. And so I submit to you that when it comes down to goal setting, don't jump out there and set a goal that you can't reach because that lowers your confidence. Set small incremental goals, something that is relatively mild for you to accomplish, something that you know is going to be something you can do. Don't set something— don't tell yourself, I'm going to jump out of this window and fly, but tell yourself, I'm going to get down in a boat and sail. That's right. Set goals that are accomplishable, attainable, achievable, because when you set a goal and you accomplish that goal, your level of confidence builds up.
That's right.
I said to you earlier, I'm on a mission to become the world's number one motivational speaker. You think I got a chance? Yes! Come on, don't, don't jive me now. Don't quit.
