As I started this book and told my friends it would be free, they questioned me as to why I would give away all of this for free. Think about some of the greatest things we use today that don’t charge us to use the product such as: Google, Twitter, Facebook, Wordpress, Youtube and Blogger. All of these companies revolutionized the world we live in today and you don’t have to pay a single dime to use them! I think ‘free’ wins if its sole purpose is to change or add to someone's life. So, with that said, I give CHEERFULLY!
Drink Up! This is one shot of espresso you won’t forget!
Chapter 12: Trust The Process
After reading ‘Before You Quit Your Job’ by Robert Kiyosaki, I got a very valuable lesson. Trust the process! No matter what happens, trust the process.
Life is a process. No one knows exactly where life will take them and this is why everyone worries. Now, I do not want to make it seem as if I don't worry about life either because I do. Even though I do think and I do occasionally worry, I know that there is a bigger plan and purpose ahead of me. I know that life is going to test me. I know that life is going to run me through the mud and beat me until there is nothing left. With me knowing this information I must continue to persevere. Whether I lean onto my faith or read every self-help book known to man, I will find a way.
But, once again, this isn't about me. This is for anyone going through the "process" as we speak. If you don't understand that there is something greater for you, the time is now. You have lost loved ones and family members. Your relationships have crumbled all around you. You are studying and studying, hoping and praying that all of your hard work is going to pay off. You might have already taken those exams that would determine if you get into law school, MED school, and several other programs, and you may have not made it the first or second time around. With all of this happening and all that you have been through, is quitting the way you want your story to end?
Of course, we all can come to a realization that something isn't truly for us. And when this does happen it doesn't mean that all is lost either. This is the "process." This is the thing that does not make any sense, but it does have its purpose. It does have a meaning that you may never understand. You may even be at the point where success is at your fingertips, but you can't see the light in the storm.
I learned that the author of the book was in a process of his own. Some say he was an "overnight success" and he laughs at the idea because he had about 5 or 6 businesses that would fail on him and 10 years of learning before ever realizing what his true calling was. The process can mold and shape you into a better person, but most people won't let the process work as it should. They feel like they have to control it all. They need to know every step of the way, and that is not real life. My good friend once said, "When you try to plan anything, God laughs." I couldn't agree with this quote more. Now this doesn't mean don't plan anything and just live life vicariously through YOLO manifestos or anything of that nature. It simply means that when you try to make a plan in your own life sometimes you will be tested. You will be tested to see how badly you want it, or you will be pushed to something else that has your name on it.
The process is never easy. The process is never going to explain to you what is next. The process is going to be ruthless, and you just have to deal with it. You are going to have to suck up the fact that you aren't the best in science, but you want to be a doctor. The trick to that is (regardless of the example of the major) you study twice as hard, twice as long, and you use every resource that you can possibly use before you quit. You are going to have to deal with the fact that your relationship/marriage is on the rocks, and it seems like nothing can save it. This is when you either lean on faith, lean on your family or something that can hold things together. Once you have given it your all then by all means find a new path for yourself. But, in my mind, you fight the process until you have nothing left and even then, you fight some more before you call it quits.
All in all, everyone is going through their own process and everyone is fighting their own fight, and we all are carrying a cross or two. As for myself and to anyone else, my faith is all I will have in order to get me through this process. I may not understand or know where I am going, but there is a wise man that is in my corner and as long as I trust HIM then there is nothing that can break me. There is nothing that can break your family, your business, or your future plans for the career of your dreams. Just don't give up at the last second when you were just about to win the game. Trust the process.
After reading through all of this, if you need me you can always reach out to me. Here is my email:
[email protected] Keep me updated with your progress! Take care!
Books/Blogs/Movements/People/Things That Inspire Me
Above all things...
The CREATOR!
My mommy
And then...
Seth Godin - www.sethgodin.com
Robbie Stokes Jr. - “I Talk To Strangers Movement”
Wayne Dyer
Tony Dungy - “Uncommon Life”
Tony Robbins
Eric the Hip Hop Preacher
www.freehugscampaign.org/
Robert Kiyosaki - “Before Your Quit Your Job”
Philosopher Alan Watts
Steve Jobs commencement speech at Stanford University
Albert Einstein
Ted Talks
www.BlackEnterprise.com
www.Entrepreneur.com
www.Mashable.com
Also…
Japanese Anime
Bleach
Naruto
DBZ
[Yes, these are inspirations to me!]
Make sure you review this book! Let others know why they should read this or how it could have been better!
Lastly,
You can find more content and inspiration from these two websites below:
www.iamthatgreat.com
www.thefoolies.com
Acknowledgements
First and foremost, I thank the Creator! God gave me a vision. This is the product. I am thankful for the people he also put in my life so I could carry out the vision. I could not do it without them.
Thanks to my mother, Jackie, for doing all that she could for me while she was on this earth. You are, and will always be the most amazing woman that I have ever laid eyes upon. Thank you so much! To my brother Poncho and my sister Raquel, I love you guys greatly! Thanks to social media we have been able to stay connected no matter how far away you guys are.
Thanks to my second mothers in command, Cherry, Audrey Rowe, and my brother of another ethnicity, Tony “Fathertime” Morales, and the entire Sinclair Family! It is a lot of you guys so I won’t even begin to try to name every single person!
Also, thanks to, Billy Kennedy Co-Founder of the Foolies, Dafnie Nacius the editor, Wali Shareef who provided the illustration, Shontae “Khaleel” White, Safo Agyemang, AND Shadai “Munchkin” Jones for inspiring me to start blogging again!! This all came from your constant encouragement. Thanks to Kallan & Katrina Louis & Dwayne Barrett, these are friends I look up to and who have helped me through my toughest times. All of you guys are talented and amazing in your own light and I do hope the very best for you guys in your professional careers and the dreams that you may have on your hearts.
My deepest appreciation goes to Taunya Renee Christian and Tarjari Young, I thank you ladies for putting up with me and housing me in those times when I needed it most and bringing me groceries randomly when I was going to Full Sail. Of course, Kendra Lester gets love as well for that trip, and an extra shout out to her husband and my Fraternity brother Nathaniel Lester. Thanks to Amandine Auguste, who took me to Full Sail so I could make the college tour. That journey would have never happened had you not gotten me to see the University. My deepest of thanks goes to you for that. To my brothers Swain Tamar, along with Wali once again, for putting me up for a few months as well. I definitely appreciate the great conversations and all of the laughs shared during that time
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To another good friend and great videographer, Ozzie Figuerora, you are loved! We have worked on many projects and we will work on many more, thanks again! Also, I can’t forget my good friend Carey “Couch Fuzz” Ebanks and the help he has provided me through his gift of photography.
My good friend Daniel Pimental, thank you for providing me with the forward for the book. It really meant a lot and I cannot thank you enough. Yoldine Valery the same goes to you. Thank you for pushing me and motivating me. Jude Alcide and Nadia Senn, thank you guys so much as well. We will really begin to shape the world soon enough with our ideas and projects. Francesca Saintvil, thanks again for purchasing that business course with me and sharing many kind words for me. I am hoping for the best in your career.
My fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Carter-Rolle (if that is still her last name) and sixth grade teacher, Mrs. Ellis (if that is still her last name). These were a few of the instructors in my life in elementary school who always pushed me to do greater things. Had it not been for them in my early stages in life, I am not sure where I would be today as well. A special thanks goes to Miss Nerry Louis, who always pushed us in our Advanced Placement Literature class, to be better than we were yesterday. Thank you for never settling for anything less than perfection.
To my line brothers Armando Colbourne, Stephen Hibbert, Renard Sumlar, Matthew George, and Raymond Parker, I love ya’ll boys! Thanks for being there! Thanks to Joseph Grimes for helping me during my tough times with school. What you did won’t be forgotten.
My little brother Brandon Maxwell, and the big brother Ahmad Kasem for all the help that you have provided the Foolies team! Thanks to Yolanda Lawrence, on the many contributions as well and moments of helping me and talking me through my bad days and celebrating my good ones!
To all the Full Sail and faculty and staff that I bothered in the career development department, thanks! You guys dealt with me from month one to month twelve of Full Sail and never complained!
Thanks to Kevin “DJ Bananaz” Mokoli, it was great working with you while you were at Full Sail my good brother! Keep changing the world with the talent you have man! I pray for your success good brother! Brandon Blackwell, you have worked hard and long in your show production career and I expect to see you in the hall of fame in ten years! Gerald Campbell, my little brother from another area code! I am proud of your journey and how far you have come, thanks so much for all your help while we were in school together. I am proud of both of you guys and I wish you guys the best! Thanks to my group from our business class: Greg Foster, Heidy Cuero, Jonathan Carrasco, and KC Lampke, it was more than a pleasure working with you guys. I only hope for the best in your musical and entertainment careers.
A special and warm thanks to the University of Florida! I love that school on so many levels and it will never be able to be explained fully. For anyone who may be reading this, who is interested in going to UF or going to college at all, please contact me and reach out so that we can talk. If I can provide any help or knowledge, I will most certainly do that. Another special thanks goes to the FreshMAN Crew, the brothers of the Theta Sigma Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, Apocalypse Dance Troupe, SAVANT, Preview Staff, OAS, formerly known as PAACT, and to the AIM program that gave me the skills needed to be successful while being on campus. To my Preview Staffer, Stephen Liverpool, I thank you so much for what you have done for me, and all the advice you have provided for me till this very day! Will Atkins, thanks for being a mentor and a leader for me, and a great Fraternity brother to look up to. You have done such great things and you will continue to do so and I thank you for a lot of my professional development.
And of course, to any and everyone I missed, charge it to my head and not my heart. This list could continue on for a lifetime! Thanks to everyone and anyone I have met who brought this dream to a reality! Thanks to anyone who said I couldn’t do this or that I couldn’t be here either. You are appreciated! You served as my motivation to get over the hump and still achieve success, despite the words and thoughts that were against me.
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