They tried to count me out
They didn't want me to have this Apple deal
They didn't want me to have this EPIC deal..
They didn't want me to have Jay-Z as my manager..
You were homeless
there's no way you can be the best speaker in the world
NO, Eric you can't do it. You are a high school dropout.
That's the "THEY" trying to finish you..
You know in the beginning we went to
every single label and every single label
shut their door on us..
The genius thing that we did --
was - we didn't give up
We didn't say because these guys
You know - we used that "what do they know approach?"
We didn't give up at that point
Look yourself in the mirror -
and ask yourself what do I want to do every day for the rest of my life?
Do that!
I want to make something, I want to make the next Ralph Lauren.
They say - people don't stand up and protect their dreams
people are too scared of getting you know - spoofed in a way
And the irony of it is
So many people that are creators think...
Think about a creative person at school when
you picture them you're probably
picture them all the way in the back of the class
sketching or maybe getting beat up and
I'm the one creative and this is the
reason why I went on stage
This is the reason why did this - because creators have got beat up my entire life..
And there's moments where I stood up to drug
dealers in Chicago and say -
You can't have work - Come and kill me!
Do whatever you're going to do but you're
not going to bully me you're not gonna
stop me because my mother made me
believe in myself no matter how many
people tell me - Stop believing in yourself.
Stop saying what you can do
Stop affirming what you're going to do and then
completing that in real life
That's improper way to do it
I refused to follow those rules that
society is set up and the way that they
control people with no self-esteem with
improper information with branding and
marketing
I refuse to follow those rules
everybody thought I was crazy but there
was something in me that just wouldn't listen to them.
I made a decision
That I was gonna see that decision through.
You can't stop believing
in any way.....
No matter what anybody there says..
No matter what anybody tells you
You have to know it beyond knowing it
Don't play yourself - I know it's hard
I know the budget - ain't no money...
oh I know it might not happen in an year or 10 years...
It's not always gonna be easy. They are not going to give it to you..
they're not going to give you success
they're not going to put it on a platter
but if you are willing to work for it...
If you want to put the sweat, the blood, the tears..
If you are willing to earn it...They don't give away Bentleys...
They are never on sale!
Don't wait for somebody to challenge you..
Don't wait!
Challenge yourself and you will win more
You know people - I am a challenge you....
Challenge that man...
I am going to challenge myself
To be greater!
Whatever you need to do... DO IT!
I realized that there are people with incredible talent
and no motivation..
And then there are other people that are willing to
work their asses off who don't have a
natural ability but will become
successful because they're so determined
Know what your target is..
Don't...... guess it..
Be as clued up as the next man..
because that's
That's your petrol
That's your fuel to get you moving.
If you don't know where you're going and what your target are..
you never gonna get there... Period.
I always questioned myself in the best of fine
even when I was well number one for many
many weeks and months in a row at
certain times during the years I said -
What can I improve? What do I need to change?
because if you don't do anything or you
just do the same thing over and over
again you stay the same and staying
the same means going backwards because the
other guys are working hard and
improving so I always need to find ways
to improve my game as well then you
The day you stop evaluating yourself..
The day you stop growing..
The day you stop getting better
is the day you die!
It's the day the person who's trying to catch you will get you.
if you're not where you want to be it's
because you're not who you need to be right now
This isn't about parties..
Stop crying..
And just keep hustling
Hustle is the most important word... EVER
and that's what you need to do..
I am willing to struggle through the learning
process and I never want to back down
from a challenge even one I just post myself..
I'm not afraid not to fail..
I am not afraid to fall over.. make a mistake..
You can't achieve success without failure
It doesn't come easy...
You will have to go out there and get it..
Nobody's gonna give you none. There's no rescue team coming.
No national guard. No aid coming...
NOTHING
You are going to have to go out there and get it
The only way forward is to decide that you want that dream..
sooo bad...
That you are going to work harder..
You gonna get up earlier..
You gonna stay later
You gonna push past the people who doubted you and laughed at you
or hated on you..
You practice like you've never practiced before..
You listen like you've never listened before
I want people not to recognize who you are
so if you're going to be free store
You are going to have to free yourself
And I am telling you right now - you can be, you can have...
You can do whatever you want.. but you are going to have
to free yourself and stop being a victim
and waiting for somebody else to open up
an opportunity for you to open up that
door for you to do for you if you don't
do for yourself - I apologize
I want you to make a decision right now
There's gonna be blessings
There's going to be miracles.
There's going to be opportunities...
oh yes there's going to be some
struggles. There's going to be some challenges
There are going to be some tests..
But even the struggles are an opportunity for me to
show off the victory ......
If my mind can handle the change...
Because we are going to be legends
Gonna get their attention
What we are doing is ain't just scary
It's about to be a legendary
Yeah we are going to be legends
Gonna teach them all lesson
Got the feel in the souls we carry
It's about to be LEGENDARY