WEBVTT - The Bryant Minute: From This Day Forward…

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<v Speaker 1>The Bryant Minute with John Hope Bryant of Building the

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<v Speaker 1>Good Life podcast sponsored by Credential Financial. I want you

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<v Speaker 1>to commit from this day forward, from this day forward,

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<v Speaker 1>to decide you're gonna win the battle, and not just

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<v Speaker 1>the war. From this day forward, from this day forward,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want you rearranging the deck chairs on the

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<v Speaker 1>Titanic of your life. Why are you arguing with somebody

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<v Speaker 1>who does not matter about a topic. They do not

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<v Speaker 1>understand you on a vision, they do not see about

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<v Speaker 1>a plan they do not understand and have not developed yours.

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<v Speaker 1>Why are you arguing with that person? To argue with

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<v Speaker 1>a fool proves there are too step move, keep it moving,

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<v Speaker 1>focus on your dream. Life's about how you respond, how

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<v Speaker 1>you respond, how you respond respond by believing in yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>Folks say that you won't make it. Folks say that

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<v Speaker 1>the barriers are too high. Folks say discrimination will kill you.

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<v Speaker 1>So why trying all that's wrong. I'm gonna give you

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<v Speaker 1>a formula to day that over the round it, through it.

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<v Speaker 1>No matter what is coming at you, you'll get to it.

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<v Speaker 1>Here is your formula to succeed. Write this down. There

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<v Speaker 1>are five pillars of success. This is from my book

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<v Speaker 1>Up from Nothing. Number one as much educations you can

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<v Speaker 1>shove down your throat. Once you have it, no one

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<v Speaker 1>can take it from you. Number two. Understanding the math,

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<v Speaker 1>financial literacy, how wealth works. Even if you want to

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<v Speaker 1>distribute money like a socialist, you've got to first collected

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<v Speaker 1>like a capitalist. Understand where wealth comes from. Because if

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<v Speaker 1>you're poor, you can't help anybody help themselves. You gotta

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<v Speaker 1>give to yourself first. And we live in a capitalist democracy,

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<v Speaker 1>but it is a capitalist democracy. Understand what wealth creation

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<v Speaker 1>is and how to produce some for yourself. It starts

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<v Speaker 1>with financial literacy. That's number two. Number three family structure

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<v Speaker 1>and resiliency. Number four Self esteem and confidence. Those two

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<v Speaker 1>things are different. You're confident because you're competent. You're good

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<v Speaker 1>at what you do. You're good at work. You're good

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<v Speaker 1>being a homemaker. You're good being a domestic engineer, a

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<v Speaker 1>mother or a father at home. You're good raising children.

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<v Speaker 1>You're good as an environmentalist. You're good as an engineer.

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<v Speaker 1>You're good as an attorney. You're good as a trash collector.

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<v Speaker 1>What did doctor King say, if you're a trash collector,

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<v Speaker 1>be the best trash collector. The world's ever seen be

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<v Speaker 1>excellent at it. So if you're competent, you'll have confidence,

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<v Speaker 1>but that doesn't mean you have high self esteem. Think

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<v Speaker 1>about it. Self esteem is how you esteem yourself. If

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<v Speaker 1>I don't like me, I'm not gonna like you. If

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<v Speaker 1>I don't feel good about me, I'm not gonna feel

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<v Speaker 1>good about you. If I don't respect me, don't expect

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<v Speaker 1>me to respect you. If I don't love me, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't have a clue how to love you. And here's

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<v Speaker 1>a big one. If I don't have a purpose in

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<v Speaker 1>my life, I'm gonna make your life a living hell.

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<v Speaker 1>Because whatever goes around comes around. That's self esteem, and

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<v Speaker 1>not enough of us esteem ourselves. That's why the world's

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<v Speaker 1>all screwed up. Half of us are depressed and being

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<v Speaker 1>manipulated and preyed upon by so called leaders who are

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<v Speaker 1>praying on our fears and our insecurities. The Bryant Minute

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<v Speaker 1>with John Hope Bryant of Building the Good Life podcast

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<v Speaker 1>sponsored by Prudential Financial. Listen to the full Building the

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