WEBVTT - Checking In w/ Your Moment

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Checking In with Michelle Williams, a production of

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<v Speaker 1>iHeartRadio and The Black Effect. Hey, y'all, this episode is

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<v Speaker 1>It's awesome. I think it's quite fun. I'm just sharing,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, what happened when I was just mine in

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<v Speaker 1>my business.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, just keep listening to see what happens.

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<v Speaker 1>Hello there, welcome to Checking In. Hey, it's me Michelle Williams.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm so glad that every week you decide to

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<v Speaker 1>take time out of your day to listen to what

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<v Speaker 1>I have to say or what.

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<v Speaker 2>One of my amazing guests have to say.

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<v Speaker 1>I love that.

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<v Speaker 2>The guests have been passionate.

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<v Speaker 1>They have showed how they can overcome something. They displayed resilience.

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<v Speaker 1>Did I say the word passion. I'm gonna say passion

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<v Speaker 1>because doctor Sabine Hazen, she was a guest a few

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<v Speaker 1>months ago. She's passionate about gut health. She is passionate

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<v Speaker 1>about studying your poop. Okay, she really believes and I

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<v Speaker 1>believe it too. She believes that everything that's with our health,

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<v Speaker 1>obviously is because of what we take in, what we

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<v Speaker 1>what we digest or then we had doctor Joe Tutman

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<v Speaker 1>on last week, who's been making the rounds promoting his amazing,

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<v Speaker 1>phenomenal book that has had me in a chocol called

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<v Speaker 1>The Fight to find Yourself, his story and his journey.

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<v Speaker 1>There is something that we can learn, something that we

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<v Speaker 1>can that I know stuff resonates with me.

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<v Speaker 2>O m G.

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<v Speaker 1>Learning what anger evenually produces in you and how that

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<v Speaker 1>could maybe be a hindrance to success, good health, healthy relationships.

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<v Speaker 1>And so thank y'all for tuning in and being open

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<v Speaker 1>to a variety of people that I have, I had

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<v Speaker 1>cast home and who you know her expertise is in

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<v Speaker 1>all things the psychology of play and how we need

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<v Speaker 1>to play a little more. And so I'm really thankful again,

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<v Speaker 1>thank y'all for tuning in and just.

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<v Speaker 2>Going with the flow. You know. This year, you know, we.

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<v Speaker 1>Focused, We have focused a lot, you know, on you know,

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<v Speaker 1>solo episodes.

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<v Speaker 2>You know again, I've just been really.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess selective too on guests because I remember when

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<v Speaker 1>I started checking in. I have to always go back

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<v Speaker 1>to to my why, and so my why has been

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<v Speaker 1>to make impact in the land of podcasts and making

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<v Speaker 1>impact by talking to people, whether you're a recording artist,

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<v Speaker 1>an actress, an author, a pastor, a doctor. I just

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<v Speaker 1>want people who stories. Just I know that once at

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<v Speaker 1>least one person that listens, they will be helped. Like

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<v Speaker 1>I just want people to be helped. I want people

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<v Speaker 1>to know that they're not alone. You know what I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>You're not alone. That's one thing, you know. The good

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<v Speaker 1>thing about social media is that you can scroll through

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<v Speaker 1>something and you can read something and you're like, man,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going through this, or man, I overcame this. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>so glad to know that this person you know is

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<v Speaker 1>on their journey too. But the downside of social media

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<v Speaker 1>is that, depending on how your algorithm is, you can

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<v Speaker 1>just be scrolling and just it seems like no one

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<v Speaker 1>else is talking about what you're going through or talking

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<v Speaker 1>about what you overcome. It's like, you know, I want

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<v Speaker 1>social media listen. I've been following a lot of food places.

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<v Speaker 1>I love food. Speaking of food, I know my heart

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<v Speaker 1>has been going out to people who have possibly you know,

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<v Speaker 1>been affected lately, and from what I'm gathering, hopefully that

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<v Speaker 1>ends shortly.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm excited to partner.

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<v Speaker 1>With some ministries to make sure that, hey, that I

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<v Speaker 1>do my part because while I'm talking about I love food,

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<v Speaker 1>which is my business, but you can't be tone deaf

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<v Speaker 1>either and not realizing yet there somebody else loves food,

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<v Speaker 1>but they don't know how they gonna get food, you

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<v Speaker 1>know what I'm saying. So hoping that I've been enjoying

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<v Speaker 1>even researching various food pantries and ways to donate and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just help people in need or just where

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<v Speaker 1>people can drop off canned goods and things like that.

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<v Speaker 1>So I know my home church in Rockford, Illinois, my

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<v Speaker 1>aunt sent me all the information needed, and so you

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<v Speaker 1>can always drop off canned goods to local churches and

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<v Speaker 1>find out that finding out too there are churches who

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<v Speaker 1>have partnered with local food pantries as well. I think

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<v Speaker 1>that that is incredible. And if you're like, hey, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I want to keep my green beans, It's amazing what

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<v Speaker 1>ten dollars twenty dollars can do. So hopefully you can

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<v Speaker 1>find some people locally who need something. So yeah, anywhom

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<v Speaker 1>I got some good news, Okay, minding my business. I

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<v Speaker 1>was minding my business, y'all, And lately I have been

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<v Speaker 1>putting my phone on silent throughout the night because y'all,

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<v Speaker 1>I have an amazing group chat of family, and sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>my phone is going off at like four in the morning,

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<v Speaker 1>six in the morning, eight in the morning, and I'm like, yo,

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<v Speaker 1>what is going on? Or there could be a store

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<v Speaker 1>that's sending me a text twenty percent off do this,

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<v Speaker 1>do that, and I'm like, it was doing the most

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<v Speaker 1>and it was basically it was affecting my sleep. And

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<v Speaker 1>I've been noticing on you know, to keep good quality

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<v Speaker 1>mental health for.

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<v Speaker 2>Me, my sleep cannot be.

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<v Speaker 1>Interrupted by jarring like text noises and stuff like that.

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<v Speaker 1>So because my phone was on silent and I slept

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<v Speaker 1>in a little bit, I had messages and missed face

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<v Speaker 1>times and I was like, oh my god, what is

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<v Speaker 1>going on y'all? I had basically forgotten that the Grammys

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<v Speaker 1>were going to be announced that day, the nominations for

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<v Speaker 1>the twenty twenty six Grammys were going to be announced.

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<v Speaker 1>So they were announced on this past Friday, and I

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<v Speaker 1>was pleasantly surprised by my manager and y vetnol Shure

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<v Speaker 1>and Kelly and friends and Lowe Cunningham, who's one of

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<v Speaker 1>the procers of death becomes are just like, yay, we

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<v Speaker 1>did it. And I'm like, what nominated for a Grammy?

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<v Speaker 1>Nominated for a Grammy. I was like, I what the

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<v Speaker 1>kids say? I know You Lion, we were nominated.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna get the correct category.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, Best Musical Theater Album.

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<v Speaker 2>Who won't You do It?

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<v Speaker 1>I am actually looking at something that my hometown wi

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<v Speaker 1>fr dot com. Rockford native Michelle Williams nominated for Grammy Award.

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<v Speaker 1>A Rockford native known for her work as part of

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<v Speaker 1>Destiny's Child could snag her second Grammy Award. In twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty six, Michelle Williams and The teen behind Death Becomes

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<v Speaker 1>Her are nominated for Best Musical Theater Album. After twenty

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<v Speaker 1>years of not being recognized by the Recording Academy, Williams

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<v Speaker 1>finally gets another shot at a gilded Gramophone. Her last

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<v Speaker 1>nominations were in two thousand and six, when Destney's Child

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<v Speaker 1>was nominated for Best Contemporary R and B Album, Best

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<v Speaker 1>R and B Song, Best R and B Performance by

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<v Speaker 1>a Duo or Group with Vocals, and Best Rap Slash

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<v Speaker 1>Song Collaboration.

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<v Speaker 2>Previously, the group received nominations in.

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<v Speaker 1>Two thousand and five for Best R and B Performance

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<v Speaker 1>by a Duo or Group with Vocals. In two thousand

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<v Speaker 1>and two, the group was nominated for Best R and

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<v Speaker 1>B Album and Best R and B Performance.

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<v Speaker 2>By a Duo or Group of Vocals. They won the.

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<v Speaker 1>Latter for their song Survivor. While Destney's Child did win

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<v Speaker 1>Grammys in two thousand and one for Say My Name.

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<v Speaker 1>Williams was not a part of the group at that time.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh in two thousand and one, I was, But I

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<v Speaker 1>see what you're saying.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>See, I was not a part of the recording of

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<v Speaker 1>Say My Name, but I was definitely in the group

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<v Speaker 1>in two thousand and one.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, AnyWho, Oh, that's so cool that my hometown. Yay,

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<v Speaker 2>I love that.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, So anyway, best musical theater album. What a joy,

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<v Speaker 1>And I know y'all gonna let me have it because

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<v Speaker 1>I was like, you know, definitely the past ten years

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<v Speaker 1>since my last solo album will probably eleven years or however.

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<v Speaker 2>Long it's been, I was like, yeah, I think I'm good.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I'm.

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<v Speaker 1>Finding other things that I'm more passionate about, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think when you're passionate about something, you'll be more consistent

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<v Speaker 1>in what you're passionate about.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm.

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<v Speaker 1>Minding my business and ended up going into the studio

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<v Speaker 1>to do you know, the cast album for Death becomes her,

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<v Speaker 1>especially when you do an original Broadway production. Honey, I'll

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<v Speaker 1>never forget folks for waiting on that cast album for

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<v Speaker 1>Death Becomes Her. Y'all were like, when is this song

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<v Speaker 1>coming out? What is going on? So I'll never forget,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, recording the cast album and went on about

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<v Speaker 1>my business. We did a cast signing, went on about

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<v Speaker 1>my business. You know, Tony Awards have come and gone.

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<v Speaker 2>When about my business?

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<v Speaker 1>I love performing and Death Becomes Her so much that

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<v Speaker 1>everything else has been like, oh that's great, Oh cool,

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<v Speaker 1>I get to do an interview about this, or oh

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<v Speaker 1>go to the Tony Awards.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey.

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<v Speaker 1>To me, I just love just the impact of live performance.

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<v Speaker 1>What it does for me and what it does for

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<v Speaker 1>the people who spend their money to come to see

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<v Speaker 1>the show, to laugh their butts off for two and

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<v Speaker 1>a half hours. That's most important to me. But being

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<v Speaker 1>a voting member of the Recording Academy and how much

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<v Speaker 1>fun I have had for years being in those.

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<v Speaker 2>Rooms or.

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<v Speaker 1>Getting the ballot in the mail. Now you can do

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<v Speaker 1>them online. Now finally we have an app where we

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<v Speaker 1>can just vote, you know, with our devices. So it's

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<v Speaker 1>a joy. Yes, I'm voting this year. I have voted.

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<v Speaker 1>I probably voted in all probably except for like two

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<v Speaker 1>that I can maybe recall, but I am so excited.

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<v Speaker 1>There are friends who are first time Grammy nominees, like

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<v Speaker 1>Darryl Walls. You know, he's a Grammy nominated artist. I

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<v Speaker 1>want to say for Contemporary Song in the Gospel category him.

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<v Speaker 1>He did an album. PJ Morton produced an album for him.

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<v Speaker 1>That album is insane. I love that album. Darryl Wall's

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<v Speaker 1>Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance, Slash Song and Best Gospel Albums.

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<v Speaker 1>So do yourself a favor and go listen to Darryl Walls' album.

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<v Speaker 1>He is so deserving of that Grammy nomination. There are

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<v Speaker 1>two I'm excited. I'm managed by Jonathan Alzoo, CEO of

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<v Speaker 1>Culture Collective. Leon Thomas and John Patiste are two of

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<v Speaker 1>my fellow manager buddies who have been nominated for Grammys

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<v Speaker 1>this year. I think Leon's got like six or something like.

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<v Speaker 2>That's incredible. Sheesh man.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, he won his first Grammy for Best R and

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<v Speaker 1>B Song with for Siss with Snooze.

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<v Speaker 2>I believe he's.

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<v Speaker 1>A writer on that goodness as they say, goodness, gracious,

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<v Speaker 1>great balls of fire. So yeah, that's that's incredible. He

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<v Speaker 1>is a leading Yeah, he's among the top nominees. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's incredible. Congratulations to everyone, Congratulations to the

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<v Speaker 1>principal vocalist and Death becomes Her Torrian Everett, Josh Layman,

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<v Speaker 1>Christopher Seber, Meghan Hillty, Jennifer SamArt and myself. What a

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<v Speaker 1>freaking combination. I do have a bone to pick, but

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<v Speaker 1>I ain't gonna say it yet.

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<v Speaker 2>Only one person knows this bone that I have to pick.

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<v Speaker 2>I may share it. I'm gonna get a little wisdom.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna talk to other people who have a little

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<v Speaker 1>more wisdom than I do.

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<v Speaker 2>Or I guess what.

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<v Speaker 1>Some stuff you just need to keep it to yourself. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>a baby. These vocalists in Death Becomes Her sing down.

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<v Speaker 1>You hear me every single performance that they It's it's incredible,

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<v Speaker 1>Meghan and Jennifer SamArt, Meghan Hillty and Jennifer SamArt Honey,

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<v Speaker 1>incredible and freaking credible. So I was totally blown away.

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<v Speaker 2>By a nomination.

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<v Speaker 1>I did put it on my vision board in twenty

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<v Speaker 1>seventeen though, for at me, which is crazy because it's like,

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<v Speaker 1>you ain't really want to do music no more, so,

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<v Speaker 1>then why did you put a Grammy on your vision board?

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<v Speaker 1>I've always wanted one in my solo career, and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>thankful to be where I'm valued. I feel valued, and

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<v Speaker 1>depth becomes her. I know I bring value, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>I show up, I do the work.

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<v Speaker 2>I add value.

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<v Speaker 1>That's I know that, and that's not being cocky or

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<v Speaker 1>ear again. It's like, yo, y'all got to start knowing

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<v Speaker 1>that you add value to people's lives, your work environments.

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<v Speaker 1>Please believe you add value. And I'm shown that I

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<v Speaker 1>bring value. I feel valued, I feel seen, I feel protected,

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<v Speaker 1>I feel whatever I need, it's covered, and so I.

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<v Speaker 2>Will always be here for death becomes her.

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<v Speaker 1>For the director, our associate, our associate director, our choreographers,

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<v Speaker 1>associate choreographers, producers, Jimmy hurt Horowitz, Low Cunningham always, Marsha

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<v Speaker 1>always man down to our company management, down to the

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<v Speaker 1>ensemble who works their butts off eight shows a week.

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<v Speaker 1>So I pray that we take this golden statue home,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm going to have it in my dressing room

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<v Speaker 1>because I want everybody that comes in my dressing room

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<v Speaker 1>to know you're a part of this, y'all.

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<v Speaker 2>The way I.

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<v Speaker 1>Scream in perfection, I can't do it without them vocalists

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<v Speaker 1>on stage. I can't do it. I can't see imperviva.

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<v Speaker 1>I warned you, baby, the babies be on stage hollering.

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<v Speaker 1>You hear me singing down. Those kids can sing, and

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<v Speaker 1>I love every bit of it. I love every one

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<v Speaker 1>of them. So I am really in just in a

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<v Speaker 1>state of gratitude. My mouth has been a jar. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>excited as well, because you know, you know, as a

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<v Speaker 1>member of Destiny's Child, like yo, I've got a nomination,

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<v Speaker 1>I can say with Beyonce and Kelly, we are all nominated.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm excited. I'm excited. I'm excited for everyone. I'm excited

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<v Speaker 1>for you guys who have supported me in and showed

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<v Speaker 1>me so much love of Over the weekend, I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>go to the Grammys. Yeah, I'm gonna be there. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know what I'm wearing yet, I don't I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, but I want to be there. Although

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<v Speaker 1>death becomes or does have a show that day't I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think I'll be there. Speaking of, I'm going on

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<v Speaker 1>vacation y'all. Next week I will not be and death

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<v Speaker 1>becomes her. I am taking a much deserved week long

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<v Speaker 1>vacation I will be away. Shout out to Simone Rose,

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<v Speaker 1>Who's gonna hold it down while I'm gone. I'm just

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<v Speaker 1>in a state of just reflection and how I was

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<v Speaker 1>not even great things can come when you are just

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<v Speaker 1>kind of I'm gonna just say mine in your business

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<v Speaker 1>almost you know, when you surrender. I think I was

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<v Speaker 1>just also in a state of surrender, like literally, like God,

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<v Speaker 1>whatever you have for me.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not in the rat race. I'm not gonna out

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<v Speaker 2>hustle over hustle and wear myself out.

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<v Speaker 1>I've just been in a place where I'm not saying

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<v Speaker 1>don't work and put the work in. I'm not saying

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<v Speaker 1>don't be prepared, and preparation takes what takes work.

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<v Speaker 2>But I just I just.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't want to even I was just like there are

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<v Speaker 1>certain rooms and places I'm trying to figure out. May

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<v Speaker 1>there's a book about basically like how to work a room.

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<v Speaker 1>That's not the name of the book, but it's like

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<v Speaker 1>there's an art to it. But I don't like going

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<v Speaker 1>places to make transactions. If I vibe with someone that

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<v Speaker 1>works in the industry and we keep in touch, that's great,

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<v Speaker 1>But I haven't yet mastered that where that's the only

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<v Speaker 1>reason why you're going places, and you're only looking for

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<v Speaker 1>certain people who have a certain leg up or they're

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<v Speaker 1>the who's who are? They're this executive, So let me.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't do it. I can't do it. And I

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<v Speaker 1>think the pace of my career is just I think

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<v Speaker 1>the keyword has been preservation. And how some of you

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<v Speaker 1>all may feel overlooked. You might feel like no one

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<v Speaker 1>values you, and that's not true. You better look at

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<v Speaker 1>it as God is waiting to push you when it

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<v Speaker 1>is the right time. That's so important. And I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like I have been preserved. I feel like there are

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<v Speaker 1>some things that I thought I should have had twenty

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<v Speaker 1>years ago. I'm just now getting them. I have no complaints.

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<v Speaker 1>Could you imagine getting everything at twenty six years old?

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<v Speaker 1>And where do you go from there? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>You can you but forty six and I'm like, Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>thank you so much.

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<v Speaker 1>You have given me the desires of my heart, but

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<v Speaker 1>not when I thought I should have had them. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>still sitting and living in desires of my heart. Also,

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<v Speaker 1>you can also think, well, you're probably thinking, well, at

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<v Speaker 1>forty six, I'm gonna age out, and maybe I should

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<v Speaker 1>start mentoring.

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<v Speaker 2>Artists or get some type of executive. No no no

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<v Speaker 2>no no no no no no.

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<v Speaker 1>No, You're still gonna perform, whether that's in theater or whatever.

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<v Speaker 2>However you're gonna.

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<v Speaker 1>You're like, you cannot, don't, don't you count yourself out.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think sometimes.

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<v Speaker 1>Out of hurt or exhaustion, or feeling overlooked or like

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<v Speaker 1>people don't pay attention to you, you want to quit.

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<v Speaker 1>But my manager has said something amazing, and I've seen

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<v Speaker 1>that trajectory for a few people that he has managed.

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<v Speaker 1>He said, it takes five years for something to pop.

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<v Speaker 1>Five years, so maybe from five years to the first

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<v Speaker 1>time you release an album. I've seen it happen to

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<v Speaker 1>Lucky Day, I've seen it happen to Corey Henry. We're

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<v Speaker 1>seeing it happen to Leon Thomas. I'll keep seeing it, like,

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<v Speaker 1>it takes five years, so you're gonna release an album maybe,

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<v Speaker 1>and maybe people pay attention to it.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe they don't.

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<v Speaker 1>There are some people who just they put out an

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<v Speaker 1>album for the first time and it just does wonders,

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<v Speaker 1>massive success, Grammys, tours. But sometimes that's slow and steady.

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<v Speaker 1>Five years. I think that's like a magical number, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think it also separates the real from the people

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<v Speaker 1>who maybe have wrong motives for wanting to do something.

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<v Speaker 1>Because if you really are like about your music and

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<v Speaker 1>your passion them five years, when you look back, you're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be like man, I also believe five years and anything.

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<v Speaker 1>When you're being an entrepreneur, you know, you open up

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<v Speaker 1>a business and your dream is to do six digits

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<v Speaker 1>in that first year, you probably not gonna do six

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<v Speaker 1>digits in that first year. I remember, I think I've

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<v Speaker 1>told you all the story. I won't say any names,

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<v Speaker 1>but I was basically kind of do a verbal proposal

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<v Speaker 1>to someone and just kind of giving them the trajectory

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<v Speaker 1>of what I think they would see within five years

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<v Speaker 1>of opening up this business. I said, within five years,

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<v Speaker 1>you will profit six digits. This person did not have

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<v Speaker 1>the patience, and they like five years.

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<v Speaker 2>Ain't nobody got five years? All right? Now, It's just crazy.

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<v Speaker 1>I look back and I see there are like two

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<v Speaker 1>similar businesses that are like These people are millionaires. Millionaires

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<v Speaker 1>got products in certain stores, got certain series on certain

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<v Speaker 1>streaming platforms about their line of work.

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<v Speaker 2>So five years will go by fast.

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<v Speaker 1>You'll look back and be so glad that you gave

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<v Speaker 1>something five years that you're your passion project right, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's getting with the right mentors and business coaches, whatever

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<v Speaker 1>that is for you do it, do it, invest in

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<v Speaker 1>you go for it. So I've just been really really excited.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, I have been publicly shamed or publicly teased.

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<v Speaker 1>I remember somebody called me the forgotten member of Destiny's

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<v Speaker 1>child and I'm like, nah, I'm not forgotten. And whoever's listening,

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<v Speaker 1>if you feel forgotten about you're not forgotten. I'm telling you.

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<v Speaker 1>You're being hidden. You're being preserved. And baby, when you

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<v Speaker 1>pop out, it's gonna be something. It's gonna be an

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<v Speaker 1>encouragement to people. It's going to be an encouragement. And

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<v Speaker 1>people who have said things about you, they got to

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<v Speaker 1>eat them words.

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<v Speaker 2>They got to literally go like that, put their.

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<v Speaker 1>Hand over their mouth, and they probably need to ask

0:27:13.080 --> 0:27:16.920
<v Speaker 1>God for forgiveness for putting their mouth on you, literally

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<v Speaker 1>for saying things about you that, yeah, maybe you're emotional,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, but especially when you talk about people

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<v Speaker 1>that you don't know. So I am thoroughly encouraged. As

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<v Speaker 1>the old folks say, I am going to run on

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<v Speaker 1>and see what the end is going to be. And

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<v Speaker 1>I hope that you feel encouraged to do not stop.

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<v Speaker 1>Put your head down and mind your business and get

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<v Speaker 1>to work. Hey there, I hope this episode encourages you

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<v Speaker 1>and lets you know that when it's your time to soar,

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<v Speaker 1>to shine, to fly, to have your moment, it's coming.

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<v Speaker 1>When it's your time, it is your time, when it's

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<v Speaker 1>your season, it's your season, and when it happens, be

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<v Speaker 1>a good steward of it. Don't hoard at all. Definitely

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<v Speaker 1>live in the moment, be in the moment, and be present.

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<v Speaker 1>But make sure you be a good steward over the

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<v Speaker 1>things that God has given you. You've worked so hard,

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<v Speaker 1>you've cried, You've suffered so much loss, You've sacrificed a

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<v Speaker 1>lot to be where you are, so make sure you

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<v Speaker 1>take care of it. Make sure that when you like

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<v Speaker 1>get the harvest of the seeds you have sown, take

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<v Speaker 1>care of your harvest much you take care of your harvest.

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<v Speaker 1>I want you to know that I love you, I

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<v Speaker 1>see you, I'm here for you, and thank you so

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<v Speaker 1>much for checking in week after week after week. It

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<v Speaker 1>is a joy to come before you and talk with

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<v Speaker 1>you and just share and I'm excited about the future again.

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<v Speaker 1>I love you so much, thank you for rocking with me,

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll check in again next week.

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<v Speaker 2>Take care.

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