Rico Sharp Motivations- It’s hard but do it hard! Part 2

To have his own worldwide television show made for NBA athletes and NFL athletes, then surely you can accomplish whatever goals that you have and whatever dreams that you have. You see, ladies and gentlemen, you can accomplish graduating and going out there and building yourself the career that you've always dreamed of and always believed you deserve. It's hard, but do it, boy. When it gets tough sometimes, yes! When you feel like quitting sometimes, yes! When you feel like this is too difficult, yes! When you feel like screaming, yes! When you feel like parking on the side of the road and just sitting there not knowing if you should go into the school, yes! You gotta have those moments. Mr. Martin is going to show up. Things are going to happen. The bottom's gonna fall out sometimes. But it's at that moment that you show the world who you are. It's at that moment that you determine, I am not a quitter. I'm somebody who was born to be a winner. In 1954, there was this belief that it was impossible to run a mile under 4 minutes. It seemed physically and humanly impossible. But in 1954, this gentleman comes along named Roger Bannister. Roger Bannister ran the mile up under 4 minutes, ladies and gentlemen. Many people tried it before he did and couldn't do it. Many people felt like it was humanly impossible. But when Roger Bannister accomplished running the mile in less than 4 minutes, he established a new belief system for a lot of people. And everybody who came behind Roger Bannister Believe that they could run a mine in the thunder, or run a mine in the torment, and they did. And they did things, and they included high school kids. You see, there's a tree that grows in China. It's called Chinese bamboo tree. And this tree, you have to plant the seed in the ground and water and fertilize that seed for 5 long years. Before there's any results. 5 years going out to your garden and put water and fertilize in an area that seemed like there is no evidence that anything exists. 5 years of saying, I know it's gonna happen for me. 5 years of saying, I know I planted this seed. 5 years of convincing yourself it's still there. 5 years of telling yourself one day it's going to happen. 5 years of And then after five years, this Chinese bamboo tree grows within five weeks to be ninety feet tall. You see, that's how it is sometimes in life when you're working on something that's very important to you. When you're trying to save money, when you're trying to build your own business, when you're trying to get a degree, when you're trying to graduate with a vocational degree, sometimes it's going to take five years. Sometimes they take 10 years. Sometimes they take longer than that. But you gotta stay the course. And you have to tell yourself that I know I'm going somewhere with my life. I know something big is going to happen on my behalf. And even though I don't see the results right now, even though I don't have any manifestation, even though there's no evidence and people are questioning my investment, my time, my energy, my purpose, my goal, I know I planted that bamboo tree in the ground, and I know after a while it's going to sprout up. After a while, you're going to see the fruit of your labor. After a while, you're going to cash that check at the bank. After a while, you're going to build your dream home from your career, from your investment, from your time. After a while, you're going to drive the car you want to drive. After a while, you're going to be able to travel the world and do what you want to do with your life. After a while, you're going to see your dream come to fruition. That's right. But you can't quit. If it takes 5 years, do it. If it takes 5 years, commit to it. And when you commit to it, commit to your commitment. Dedicate yourself to something that is big and important, something that is vital, something that is precious, and call it imperative. Make it urgent that you stay the course. Promise yourself that you will not give up. Promise yourself that you will not give up on you. Promise yourself that you will not quit on your dream. If other people walk off from you, you don't need to walk off from you. If other people don't believe in you or don't believe in your dream, you must stay the course. You must remain faithful to you. You gotta believe that it's going to happen for you. And are there going to be times where you hear about other people who quit? Yes, some of you may know some people that gave up hoping and quitting. They gave up too soon. They gave up too early. Listen, you must be willing to do today things that others won't do so that you can have tomorrow things that others won't have. You must be willing to give to life the attitude that you want to live by, and life will give to you the gratitude you want to die by. There will be times where you have to make sacrifices, and there will be times when you're going to have to stay the course and it feels like it's all in vain. But I promise you, ladies and gentlemen, that if you stay the course, you will come out on top, and one day you'll be able to retire knowing that you've accomplished what you were placed in this earth to accomplish. Dream, but don't dream small. Dream big. And I'll leave you with this: always reach for the moon, because even if you miss, you will land among the stars. Always be willing to aim high and hit nothing rather than to aim low and hit everything. Most people fail in life not because they aim too high and miss, But because they aim too low and miss. Always be willing to be on top because it's the bottom that's overcrowded. Understand that tough times don't last always, but tough people do. And when the going gets tough, tough journeyman, tough electrician gets gold. Be willing to do today things that others don't do. So that you can live the life tomorrow that others won't live. Walk not in the shadows of those who admire you, but discover your own passion and dare to inspire. For then you will realize your greatness and live a life that inspires. And understand that other people's opinions of you matter not to the determination of your potential, nor to the dictation of your destiny. So think sharp, talk sharp, walk sharp, play sharp, dream sharp, live sharp, and you'll be sharp. Is it going to be hard? Yes, but do it hard. And at the end of the day, when you walk out of here with your graduation certificate, you'll be able to say, it was hard, but I did hard. It was difficult, but I did difficult. It was stressful, but I did stressful. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Rico Sharp. I appreciate your time. Rico Sharp!