You know sometimes
you get that feeling in life
that things aren't going my way.
You hear people say that.
"Things aren't going my way right now."
Listen.
Things
just don't go your way.
That's not the way the world works.
You gotta make them go your way.
Taking responsibility for whatever happens to you,
knowing that you have consciously made the decisions
that are now affecting you,
knowing that what is happening now
the direct result of your activity
what you did yesterday
self-reliance is basically counting on yourself.
Recognize the fact
that you're going to get into some slumps
ecognize the fact
that you're going to encounter
a great deal of failure in life.
It goes with the territory,
but in the phase of that
you want to be relentless.
You think things are gonna just happen for you?
Well they're not gonna just happen for you.
You gotta make them happen.
Go make things happen.
I need you to confront you
because you're the one holding you up.
I need you to confront you.
I need you to look in the mirror and tell you,
you are not gonna do me like this no more.
You give you a pass.
You're not where you're supposed to be financially
and you have yourself a pass,
you know you're better than that.
You know you should be further in life.
But you keep letting you slide.
It's time you punish you.
From now on,
you're not gonna hold any other human
more accountable than you hold yourself.
Many doors will be closed to your face
Many loans that you'll want
They say no
you don't have enough collateral
You don't have enough credit.
And most people will give up
but you've got to decide
that I'm going to be fearless
I refuse to be denied
and I'm gonna go all out
I'm going to be relentless
I don't care how many no's I encounter
I liked something Isaiah Thomas said
when he's getting ready for a basketball game,
he said, I'm going to either shoot us in or shoot us out
but I'm not going to not do anything.
And that's the way to go.
I had no advantages.
But I woke up one day
and realized all men are created equal,
I don't need none,
I'm my advantage.
You're your advantage.
Why are you waiting for somebody to call you?
Why are you waiting for somebody to affirm you?
Why are you waiting for somebody to tell you
you got a dream or a goal?
Why are you waiting for somebody to take you by your hand
and give you what's rightfully yours?
Rise up.
And aggressively
Move forward
down the path.
Get yourself in the game,
shut down all those pathetic excuses
and get after it.