1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:11,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, let's just keep a real straight shot with no Jason. 2 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get a little bit rougher. I'm here for it. 3 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 1: Those who really believed in the American process, all of us. 4 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:23,239 Speaker 1: Straight Shot No Chaser? What's your Girl? Tesla Figua on 5 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: the Black Effect podcast Network that work? Who's having Everybody? 6 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 1: This is Tesla and Figure Oh, the host of straight 7 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:35,600 Speaker 1: Shot No Chaser on the Black Effect podcast Network on 8 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:40,199 Speaker 1: I Heart Radio. I hope that you have subscribed or 9 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:46,200 Speaker 1: will subscribe to the podcast you are listening to straight 10 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 1: Shot No Chaser live on Instagram. Uh. For those who 11 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 1: are listening on the podcast, thank you so much for 12 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: connecting to me, and shout out to the Instagram family 13 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 1: for connecting to me through the that space. But I 14 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 1: would ask my Instagram family to please subscribe to the podcast. 15 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 1: It would do me a huge favor If you subscribe. 16 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:16,199 Speaker 1: The link is in the bio. I wanted to discuss 17 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 1: this weekend, not even really this weekend at congressional back 18 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 1: Black Caucus, but where I am in my spirit mentally, 19 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 1: where I am with frustration and how I get through 20 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 1: times of low morale. I could have had this conversation 21 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: on Twitter, Twitter space if you do not follow me 22 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:48,639 Speaker 1: on Twitter, please do on Instagram. I mean on Twitter 23 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: at Tesla and figure same name, just as on Instagram, 24 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 1: because that is a place where I can take calls 25 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: and have real dialogue. But it is also a cess 26 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 1: pool of trolls and people that want to create chaos, 27 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 1: so sometimes it's not the best platform when I'm really 28 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:10,919 Speaker 1: trying to have a serious discussion. And also a lot 29 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: of people on Twitter are Even though I've been on 30 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 1: Twitter since two thousand fourteen, people are not as familiar 31 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 1: with my work as much as you guys are, or 32 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:24,919 Speaker 1: at least those who follow me on Instagram. So I'm 33 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:28,359 Speaker 1: trying to find balance and what conversations I have where 34 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 1: some are more important for Instagram and some are more 35 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:38,399 Speaker 1: important for Twitter audio. But I like to do more 36 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: listening on Twitter than I do uh talking. If you 37 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: have not been over there to listen to any of 38 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:47,279 Speaker 1: the spaces they have, if you are addicted to politics, 39 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 1: or love politics, or love talking about how to move 40 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 1: the community forward, then I really encourage you to uh 41 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: make sure you're on Twitter and listen to those spaces 42 00:02:56,520 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 1: because I really really learned a lot. My struggle with 43 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: being on Twitter is I'm not interested in having a 44 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 1: bunch of debate and dialogue with people that uh, you know, 45 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 1: don't use their names. As you guys know follow me 46 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:12,960 Speaker 1: on Instagram. I have no problem when people you know, 47 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: not wanting to use their names, like they said, oh, 48 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 1: don't doctor me, don't tell people who I am. I 49 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:19,360 Speaker 1: don't have a problem with that. But being that I 50 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 1: tell people who I am and people know who I am, 51 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 1: I just struggle with, you know, having a serious debate 52 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 1: when somebody's wanting to challenge me, are debating me and 53 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 1: they're not interested in putting any skin in the game, 54 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: um or at least very viable skin in the game. 55 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 1: So I struggled with that. But needless to say, that's 56 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: that's not what this is about. I'm kind of saying 57 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: that to say why I'm having this conversation on Instagram, 58 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: um for my podcast opposed to Twitter. So I wanted 59 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 1: to share with you there was a comment in my 60 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 1: Instagram about I made a comment about CBC. You probably 61 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: saw me this week say, you know, rescue me because 62 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 1: I need to be you know, in the hood. And 63 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: I was at the CBC party and when I mean 64 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 1: the hood for the dummies that didn't get it. It 65 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 1: just means a spot that's not affiliated with the event, 66 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 1: you know, a CBC event. I like being around you know, 67 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:20,919 Speaker 1: regular volks. Not saying CBC is not regular folks, but 68 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,560 Speaker 1: I just want to I'm just I've always been that way. 69 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 1: I always like the lounge for older people, the hole 70 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:31,480 Speaker 1: in the wall, the down the earth, you know people. 71 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 1: That's how it's always been, That's how it always will be. 72 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:36,839 Speaker 1: And I know there are times when you need to 73 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 1: mix and mingle, you know, with other folks, and I 74 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:43,920 Speaker 1: obviously can do that, otherwise I wouldn't have been successful 75 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: in my career. Absolutely shout out to the Spot in Houston, Texas. Um. So, 76 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:53,120 Speaker 1: I don't know if you're talking about this, I'm using 77 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:55,479 Speaker 1: Texas or something called the Spot, but there's actually a 78 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:58,599 Speaker 1: club called The Spot and third Ward that I that 79 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:02,039 Speaker 1: I go to as well. So that's just always been 80 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 1: me um and it is what it is. And it's 81 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:09,119 Speaker 1: not that I can't mingle another spots. Obviously, Like I said, 82 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 1: my career proves it, not just in the corporate side, 83 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:16,719 Speaker 1: it on the political side. But this particular weekend, really, 84 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:21,839 Speaker 1: you know, was I was just really over it. And 85 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 1: it's not to minimize anybody that went to the conference, 86 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 1: because just as a point of clarity, everybody at the 87 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 1: Congressional Black Caucus UH convention is not members of Congress. 88 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:38,719 Speaker 1: Just as a point of clarity, UH, there are people 89 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:44,160 Speaker 1: you know, local that dress they deserve better. Um, there 90 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 1: are local elected officials. You guys. Hear me talk about 91 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 1: commission Regina Hill all the time in Orlando, and she 92 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:55,040 Speaker 1: was there. There's a lot of you know, local folks. 93 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 1: Shout out to Vice Mayor Mike who follows me on Instagram, 94 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 1: he would is there as well. We did get a 95 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:03,600 Speaker 1: chance to connect. But a lot of folks that are 96 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:07,360 Speaker 1: in uh the industry, or I don't want to say, 97 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 1: the business of politics. Some sum it's the career summits, 98 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 1: the calling uh galvanized during that weekend, and it's a 99 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:18,360 Speaker 1: lot you can learn. There's a lot of informational sessions. 100 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 1: And I think I've probably share with you before that 101 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 1: in two thousand and ten, Congressman Brown sent me to 102 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:28,039 Speaker 1: Congressional Black hawkis political boot camp training and that was 103 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:30,279 Speaker 1: the first time I've ever been to any type of 104 00:06:30,320 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 1: political training and I felt out of place then, and 105 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 1: so this weekend really really confirmed reconfirmed. I was out 106 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:45,360 Speaker 1: of place then in two thousand and ten, and I 107 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:48,599 Speaker 1: feel out of place now, not filling out of place 108 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 1: because I don't feel as if I am that I 109 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:57,479 Speaker 1: don't have the skill set because I do not out 110 00:06:57,480 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 1: of place, because I don't feel like I have the education, 111 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 1: because I do not out of place, because I don't 112 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 1: feel like I have the connections, because I do now 113 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:08,919 Speaker 1: out of place, because I don't have the quote unquote 114 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 1: look to fit in, because I do the resume, all 115 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: the things that they say that you you should fit in. 116 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 1: So that's not why I feel out of place. I 117 00:07:18,640 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 1: feel out of place for the same reason I feel 118 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 1: out of place in two thousand and ten. That there's 119 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: something about and again it's it's good people you know 120 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 1: in in in that world, a lot of them have 121 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:38,280 Speaker 1: been very supportive of me. But where I am now, 122 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:42,679 Speaker 1: my morale is so low. With what I have seen, 123 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 1: in particular the last six years, I've seen a lot 124 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:49,520 Speaker 1: in my career are calling let me not because I 125 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 1: don't like to say career because it's not a career. 126 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 1: My career was in HR staffing and I did that 127 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 1: quite well. This is a calling, um, But I've seen 128 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:01,520 Speaker 1: a lot in this space, and I've seen more than 129 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 1: what I would care to see in the last six years, 130 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:10,920 Speaker 1: and I've been really wrestling with that. You know, why 131 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 1: did I see it? This is my conversation that I say, well, 132 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 1: God all the time, you really didn't have to show 133 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 1: me this. You really could have just passed on this. 134 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 1: What do you want me to do with this? What 135 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:26,000 Speaker 1: am I to do? How should I move? I believe 136 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:29,320 Speaker 1: in moving in wisdom. A lot of people, particularly with 137 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:34,680 Speaker 1: social media, when they get frustrated and they get bitter, UM, 138 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:37,720 Speaker 1: they come out and they make bitter and frustrating content 139 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:41,560 Speaker 1: and accusatory content and not knowing what the hell they're 140 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:44,720 Speaker 1: talking about, and then they just continue to either dig 141 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 1: themselves in a hole or or burned down bridges. UH. 142 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:53,640 Speaker 1: Shout out to Bishops Swane, I'm so glad you you're 143 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:59,079 Speaker 1: in here. UH this evening. People burned down bridges that 144 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 1: um that could have UH burned down bridges put roadblocks 145 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:11,360 Speaker 1: because of the frustration of UH the movement. And so 146 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:15,920 Speaker 1: for me, what I try to do to prevent me 147 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:22,840 Speaker 1: from UH burning down great relationships putting roadblocks in place. 148 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:25,960 Speaker 1: When I am frustrated with the movement, which is where 149 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:29,559 Speaker 1: I am now. When my morale is low, I, which 150 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 1: is the point of this message, I try to stay 151 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:38,199 Speaker 1: grounded and keep grinding. Let me get one elder one 152 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:41,840 Speaker 1: deacon in the building, somebody in the building to hashtag 153 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:46,320 Speaker 1: that stay grounded and keep grinding. Well, what do you 154 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:52,439 Speaker 1: mean by that? Well, when I've seen enough bullshit? Uh, 155 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 1: in the in the in the industry, in the movement, 156 00:09:55,600 --> 00:10:01,319 Speaker 1: on Twitter, on wherever. For me, I try to stay 157 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 1: grounded and keep grinding because if I do not, somebody 158 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 1: asked on Twitter, what are you getting out of the training? 159 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:09,199 Speaker 1: What are you getting out of it personally? Well, I'll 160 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:11,320 Speaker 1: tell you what I'm getting out of it right now. 161 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:13,440 Speaker 1: What I'm getting out of it. It's keeping me in 162 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:17,439 Speaker 1: the game, y'all. It's literally keeping me in the game 163 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:22,680 Speaker 1: because there is so much bullshit going on on every level, 164 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 1: at every turn that if I don't keep my head 165 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 1: down and stay grounded and keep grinding, I may lose 166 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 1: the opportunity to do what God has called me to do. 167 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 1: So I left the CBC and went over to the 168 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:48,800 Speaker 1: Chicken Wings spot so I could be grounded and refocus 169 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:55,320 Speaker 1: on grinding. Let me say it again, I left the CBC. 170 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:58,480 Speaker 1: It is not because I didn't have access to get 171 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:00,880 Speaker 1: in anywhere. Attorney Cronk was there. He walks in any 172 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:03,880 Speaker 1: place he wants to, kept calling, Hey, Ted, you're coming over. No, 173 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 1: I'm good. I think I'm just gonna be over here 174 00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:10,200 Speaker 1: with the chicken wings, a different type of CBC. The 175 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 1: chicken wings, the blunts, and the Crown Rule. Man they 176 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:18,480 Speaker 1: had that. I literally I just had to put my 177 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:19,760 Speaker 1: clo I just got off the plane a couple of 178 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:26,120 Speaker 1: hours ago. I had to put two things of detergent 179 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:31,440 Speaker 1: because the clothes, my clothes smells. So they were just 180 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:33,719 Speaker 1: doing the most in their great spot. Though shout out 181 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:36,960 Speaker 1: to the aqua lounge. I don't smoke weeds, so any 182 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:40,160 Speaker 1: kind of smell of weed or cigarettes or whatever between 183 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:44,559 Speaker 1: the hookah and the weed and the newports, I'm telling you. 184 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:47,320 Speaker 1: My my clothes was just I mean literally, it's almost 185 00:11:47,320 --> 00:11:49,800 Speaker 1: like I gotta soak them and to wash my hair 186 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:52,319 Speaker 1: and do all kinds of stuff. But anyway, the point 187 00:11:52,440 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 1: is I would rather have been with the chicken wings. 188 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:59,400 Speaker 1: This is my CBC. See the chicken wings, be the blunts, 189 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 1: and see the Crown rule, rather than the Congressional Black 190 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:07,560 Speaker 1: Caucus and it's not because there were not good folks 191 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:10,480 Speaker 1: that I know that we're mingling over there. I am 192 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:13,719 Speaker 1: just at a place where I have to stay grounded 193 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:19,000 Speaker 1: and keep grinding, I really really do. I've been disappointed 194 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:23,920 Speaker 1: in a lot of ways. Uh, and not disappointed in 195 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:28,040 Speaker 1: a way uh that I did not expect, but just 196 00:12:28,760 --> 00:12:34,960 Speaker 1: over the bullshit in every way, from where we are 197 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:40,439 Speaker 1: with this administration, where we are on pushing a black agenda, 198 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: where we are with folks that said they were gonna 199 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:46,160 Speaker 1: hold this administration accountable, but being quiet as church mouths 200 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:50,960 Speaker 1: is pissing on cotton. Where we are with Black Lives Matter, 201 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:54,760 Speaker 1: pissing away the money. Yes, I said it, that that 202 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:57,880 Speaker 1: term that backfires on those of us who are trying 203 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:03,000 Speaker 1: to do the right thing. Disappointed in some of the families, yes, 204 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:09,480 Speaker 1: the families that have also not have pure intentions with 205 00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:19,000 Speaker 1: this movement. Disappointed in a lot of change influencers I 206 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:21,240 Speaker 1: don't want to say change makers, but people that have 207 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:26,000 Speaker 1: big platforms that did all this talking in two thousand 208 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:30,320 Speaker 1: and twenty and fell off and just pretending as if 209 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 1: this ship like We're like, we don't see that you 210 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:37,400 Speaker 1: have fell off. Disappointed in people that I have worked 211 00:13:37,440 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 1: with personally, watch them switch up the game and start 212 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:47,440 Speaker 1: all lives, mattering everything and just picking black people up 213 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:50,679 Speaker 1: whenever is convenient and dropping them back off and then 214 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 1: picking them back up and dropping them back off. So 215 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:57,720 Speaker 1: I am just at a place myself where I have 216 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 1: to say, Okay, how do I survived this particular storm? 217 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 1: How do I? And I'm giving this advice to you 218 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:06,800 Speaker 1: guys for those who want to organize, for those who 219 00:14:06,840 --> 00:14:10,840 Speaker 1: want to get in this space, for those that feel like, Okay, 220 00:14:12,280 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 1: what do I do for me? I keep my head down. 221 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:21,880 Speaker 1: I isolate myself. I uh with my training. I'm not 222 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:25,880 Speaker 1: partnering with nobody. I don't want nobody helping me. But 223 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:27,680 Speaker 1: one on the n A brown shout out to her 224 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:31,120 Speaker 1: for helping. I try to keep like seriously, I don't 225 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 1: I don't want abody helping me. I don't wanna do nothing. 226 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:35,640 Speaker 1: I don't want to all I want to do. Lord, 227 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:37,160 Speaker 1: give me the strength and figure out how I can 228 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:39,840 Speaker 1: go and meet with these thirty forty people as many 229 00:14:39,880 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 1: thirty forty people fifty people as I can, so that 230 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 1: I can do my part to know that I am 231 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 1: putting uh drop in the bucket for new leadership on 232 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 1: every level because we need it on every level. We 233 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 1: needed as candidates, we needed as operatives to work on campaigns, 234 00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:01,600 Speaker 1: we needed as organizers. We need it on every level, 235 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 1: every level. When I put out there, um, let me 236 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:10,360 Speaker 1: know what city you want push the line to come to. 237 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:14,400 Speaker 1: So far thirty two cities have signed up. What what 238 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:18,080 Speaker 1: does that? What does that say? That doesn't say anything 239 00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:21,840 Speaker 1: about me that I'm just so awesome. It's cool, I 240 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:24,400 Speaker 1: can be awesome. I'll take that, but that's not it's 241 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 1: not about me. It is I know this tells me 242 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 1: that I'm not the only one that is sick of 243 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:33,680 Speaker 1: this ship. And people just literally do not know where 244 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:48,960 Speaker 1: to turn. Literally do not know where to turn. Somebody 245 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:51,960 Speaker 1: asked in my comments yesterday, oh, you're supporting the man 246 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:54,680 Speaker 1: that says something about women, and I know he's talking 247 00:15:54,880 --> 00:15:57,760 Speaker 1: to whoever it is is talking about Rita she And 248 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 1: I said, then, as I say all the time, I 249 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 1: am my own independent woman. There's not anybody that I 250 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 1: connect with in this space that somebody don't have a 251 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:12,560 Speaker 1: problem with. And I mean anybody is if I if 252 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:14,640 Speaker 1: it's being y'all don't like being, if it's temic, or 253 00:16:14,680 --> 00:16:16,360 Speaker 1: you don't like to me because it's Tarik y'a don't 254 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 1: like to read. If it's Bishop, y'all, don't like Bishop. 255 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:20,640 Speaker 1: If it's Charlotte Mage y'a, don't like charlottegne if it's 256 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:23,800 Speaker 1: killing my Gellow. There is literally everybody that I connect 257 00:16:23,840 --> 00:16:26,240 Speaker 1: with and have worked with in some capacity, there is 258 00:16:26,280 --> 00:16:30,000 Speaker 1: somebody that don't like something that they did. So what 259 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:34,320 Speaker 1: I've learned is what stay grounded and keep grinding. I 260 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:36,480 Speaker 1: can only be responsible for the words that come out 261 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 1: my mouth. I can only pay the consequences for the 262 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:40,760 Speaker 1: words that will come out of my mouth, and I've 263 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:43,440 Speaker 1: paid plenty of consequences for the words that have come 264 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:46,160 Speaker 1: out of my mouth. But I believe that people are 265 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:52,040 Speaker 1: necessary in different arenas. I believe that all of the 266 00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:55,600 Speaker 1: people that I mentioned play their own role and things 267 00:16:55,720 --> 00:16:58,400 Speaker 1: need to be done and said that some people are 268 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:04,560 Speaker 1: never going to say so. We need very bold opinions, 269 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:09,200 Speaker 1: but then we also need balance, and we need folks 270 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:12,800 Speaker 1: that know how to go have conversations that I won't 271 00:17:12,840 --> 00:17:17,560 Speaker 1: be invited to. All of those things collectively, hopefully we'll 272 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:21,560 Speaker 1: move us forward. So do not waste time asking me, 273 00:17:22,320 --> 00:17:24,040 Speaker 1: why are you with this person, and why are you 274 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:27,600 Speaker 1: with that person? That's one reason why I'm falling back 275 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:29,760 Speaker 1: on Twitter, and a really falling back. I had to 276 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:31,399 Speaker 1: get on that couple of you know, a couple of 277 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:33,800 Speaker 1: times the last week or two because I had to 278 00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:36,520 Speaker 1: make sure my brand was on point. But other than that, 279 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 1: I do more listening than I do talking on on 280 00:17:39,320 --> 00:17:43,080 Speaker 1: Twitter audio. I do more listening than I do talking. 281 00:17:43,680 --> 00:17:46,439 Speaker 1: I don't feel like I have to comment, correct or 282 00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:53,240 Speaker 1: challenge everything. So where I am now is staying grounded 283 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:56,520 Speaker 1: and keep and keep grinding. And after the revolts summing, 284 00:17:56,560 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 1: and after being there that weekend and spending time all 285 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:05,960 Speaker 1: day Monday, I got a really much needed boost of Okay, 286 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:10,240 Speaker 1: somebody is willing to bet on us. Somebody's willing to 287 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:12,960 Speaker 1: bet on us. When I say us, I'm talking about 288 00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:15,679 Speaker 1: black and ever Damn if y'all like did he or not? 289 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:17,359 Speaker 1: If you don't like what he did, but as an artist, 290 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:21,040 Speaker 1: I don't know that that that ain't my business. I'm 291 00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:23,760 Speaker 1: telling you that in this political space, I was a 292 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:26,800 Speaker 1: contributor to BNC. I was very disappointed to hear Brian 293 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:29,760 Speaker 1: Allen say well it should have never been named BNC. 294 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:34,479 Speaker 1: That brought my morale way down. That brought my morale 295 00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:38,160 Speaker 1: way down. It was already down with some other stuff 296 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:41,840 Speaker 1: that I've seen some organizations I've worked with. Some folks 297 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:45,440 Speaker 1: that I've worked with have been disappointing, to say the least, 298 00:18:45,520 --> 00:18:48,840 Speaker 1: in their leadership. But then after seeing that we're being 299 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:52,159 Speaker 1: c that really it was very disappointing. But you know, 300 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:54,159 Speaker 1: Byron Allen gotta be Byron all and do what you 301 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:56,119 Speaker 1: need to do to get the advertising. So it is 302 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 1: what it is. Apparently it works at the Grio. Apparently 303 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:02,160 Speaker 1: his his method works. But when I saw he bought 304 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:05,960 Speaker 1: benc again, I was excited, like, oh yeah, okay, cool, 305 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:09,960 Speaker 1: because I'm aware that a lot of people weren't watching. 306 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:12,200 Speaker 1: It was never about that. If it was about eyeballs, 307 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:15,879 Speaker 1: I just would have kept doing Fox. Fox has more 308 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:19,960 Speaker 1: eyeballs than anything on Basic cable, So it wasn't about eyeballs. 309 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:23,920 Speaker 1: I just enjoyed being able to have a black conversation 310 00:19:24,119 --> 00:19:28,959 Speaker 1: every day instead of having to insert it in. I 311 00:19:29,040 --> 00:19:33,159 Speaker 1: love that the producers were thinking about black, you know, 312 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:36,439 Speaker 1: black issues during the segments. I love that I was 313 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:41,400 Speaker 1: brought on to give a black perspective unapologetically, so that 314 00:19:42,359 --> 00:19:46,200 Speaker 1: being with BNC was a morale booster, not not necessarily 315 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:49,080 Speaker 1: a money booster or an eyeball booster. It was a 316 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 1: morale booster. So when they went bankrupt and then Byron 317 00:19:54,640 --> 00:19:56,399 Speaker 1: Allen bought it and said it should have never been 318 00:19:56,440 --> 00:20:01,240 Speaker 1: aimed the Black Black News Channel, and you know, uh, 319 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:03,359 Speaker 1: and I don't know what what they're doing if there 320 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:05,720 Speaker 1: would you know, again, I don't want to jump to 321 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:08,920 Speaker 1: I don't want to make any accusations. I'm just I'm 322 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:12,520 Speaker 1: just going about what he said that really brought me down. 323 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:18,000 Speaker 1: So last weekend that Revolt lifted me up. Revolt his family, 324 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:21,760 Speaker 1: I've I've worked with them for years. Um, we haven't 325 00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:25,320 Speaker 1: been able to find a space for me on what 326 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:27,880 Speaker 1: works for me and them and time in and all 327 00:20:27,920 --> 00:20:30,600 Speaker 1: of that. We're trying to do that now and hopefully 328 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:32,679 Speaker 1: that will happen. If not, you know, it is what 329 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:36,160 Speaker 1: it is. But I know that that last weekend, outside 330 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:39,159 Speaker 1: of me having to check that dude, which that probably 331 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:43,360 Speaker 1: worked in my favor too, but I really needed that boost. 332 00:20:43,359 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 1: I needed to know that there was a media company 333 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:48,880 Speaker 1: that was willing a bet on us because we just 334 00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:53,400 Speaker 1: don't have it the way that we should. And that's 335 00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:55,960 Speaker 1: the only reason why I'm motivated to be in politics. 336 00:20:56,040 --> 00:20:59,840 Speaker 1: It really is people who are looking for hope. Somebody 337 00:20:59,840 --> 00:21:01,760 Speaker 1: that what are you getting out of it? What are 338 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:05,160 Speaker 1: you talking about getting out of what I did well 339 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:08,040 Speaker 1: with my staff and firm. I don't have to talk about. Oh, 340 00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:10,479 Speaker 1: I know I could do well in other industries. I 341 00:21:10,520 --> 00:21:13,400 Speaker 1: did well and have the receipts to prove it. So 342 00:21:13,520 --> 00:21:16,960 Speaker 1: there's nothing I'm getting out of this other than trying 343 00:21:16,960 --> 00:21:19,760 Speaker 1: to make sure my spirit is right and make sure 344 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:22,040 Speaker 1: that when it's all sitting done, I can say I 345 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:27,640 Speaker 1: did my part. It's the most taxing, exhausting, frustrating, demanding 346 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:30,360 Speaker 1: thing one can do, which is why y'all hear me 347 00:21:30,920 --> 00:21:33,359 Speaker 1: pop my collar and stick my chest out and snap 348 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:36,840 Speaker 1: so quick. Sometimes sometimes I'm kind and all love, but 349 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:40,080 Speaker 1: sometimes I bite your head off because I'm sleep deprived 350 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:42,119 Speaker 1: and I ain't in the move. You don't know what 351 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 1: went on that day, what I had to go through 352 00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:48,879 Speaker 1: that day to fight for black people. While fighting black people. 353 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:55,080 Speaker 1: So when people come up to the to the cage 354 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:58,880 Speaker 1: at the zoo and keep taunting and playing, and it's 355 00:21:58,880 --> 00:22:03,000 Speaker 1: saying stay away from the tigers, stay away from the tigers. 356 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:05,040 Speaker 1: And you said to keep thinking you can take a 357 00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:08,160 Speaker 1: selfie with the tiger or don't be don't but don't 358 00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:11,720 Speaker 1: be shocked when you get pulled down in the lines. 359 00:22:11,800 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 1: Then what what are we confused about? You guys have 360 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:17,119 Speaker 1: seen those videos before when they've seen people playing and 361 00:22:17,160 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 1: playing with the monkeys and next to the monkeys and 362 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:22,480 Speaker 1: next to the ground. It's all funny games today. Snatch 363 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:26,160 Speaker 1: your ass down and pull you in that pit. Remember 364 00:22:26,200 --> 00:22:28,879 Speaker 1: it is still an animal. Just because it is at 365 00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:32,560 Speaker 1: tamed animal, just because it's in a zoo, just because 366 00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:37,080 Speaker 1: it's restricted, does not mean it's not an animal. And 367 00:22:37,119 --> 00:22:40,879 Speaker 1: you need to know that about me and the spirit 368 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:43,800 Speaker 1: of having a being a beast, having a beast spirit 369 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:46,440 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, don't get it twisted. 370 00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:51,800 Speaker 1: Remember I'm not going by no blue face A five 371 00:22:51,920 --> 00:22:55,400 Speaker 1: nine to names on social media. The other day when 372 00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:57,240 Speaker 1: I asked this guy, what is your first last name? 373 00:22:57,320 --> 00:22:59,800 Speaker 1: Or you're gonna docks me? You're gonna docks me. Yeah, 374 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:03,199 Speaker 1: it's I'm a dock. You you know why, Because I'm docks. 375 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:05,359 Speaker 1: So I'm only interested in talking to people that's willing 376 00:23:05,359 --> 00:23:09,679 Speaker 1: the docks you damn right. And so if you're not 377 00:23:09,720 --> 00:23:11,600 Speaker 1: willing to put your name out there like mine, then 378 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:15,680 Speaker 1: your son cannot talk to me about anything. Maybe everybody 379 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:17,960 Speaker 1: else will play with you on the internet, and everybody 380 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:20,639 Speaker 1: got an opinion. All opinions matter not with me. And 381 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:23,240 Speaker 1: don't you gotta have some skin in the game with 382 00:23:23,359 --> 00:23:25,919 Speaker 1: me if you you can ask me a question. But 383 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 1: when you can ask me a question under your little 384 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:30,680 Speaker 1: anonymous name, But when you get the challenging and debating 385 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:33,159 Speaker 1: and going back and forth, old, yes, I need to 386 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:35,520 Speaker 1: know exactly who you are. The nerve of you to 387 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:38,119 Speaker 1: think I'm supposed to be the only one docks. Why 388 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:40,600 Speaker 1: would I have a conversation. I'm putting all my ship 389 00:23:40,680 --> 00:23:43,119 Speaker 1: on the line and you are not willing to do 390 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:45,760 Speaker 1: the same. Welling, ain't nothing we can talk about? Then? 391 00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:52,199 Speaker 1: That ain't high goal. Even in the gang Bang world. 392 00:23:52,560 --> 00:23:54,680 Speaker 1: It don't work that way. Shout out to you talk. 393 00:23:54,720 --> 00:23:57,080 Speaker 1: I've see the better in the building, inglewood in the 394 00:23:57,119 --> 00:23:59,280 Speaker 1: building right on time, right when I was getting into 395 00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:02,280 Speaker 1: the gang Bang pversation. Don't know little homey, come tell 396 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:04,000 Speaker 1: no big home Well, how do you know what I 397 00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:05,800 Speaker 1: think you should be doing? How long you ain't put 398 00:24:05,880 --> 00:24:10,920 Speaker 1: in no work? Gang bangers got more protocol than y'all 399 00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:15,399 Speaker 1: doing this in this politics. Make sure you read my 400 00:24:15,440 --> 00:24:20,919 Speaker 1: book Gang Banging of Politics on Amazon. Short story, but 401 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:24,040 Speaker 1: a real story of gang politics. Y'all just do whatever 402 00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:25,760 Speaker 1: y'all want to do, Say whatever y'all want to say. 403 00:24:26,040 --> 00:24:27,560 Speaker 1: I wish you one of little homies. Well you get 404 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:29,879 Speaker 1: knocked on your ass thinking you're gonna sit up and 405 00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:32,600 Speaker 1: tell somebody, well what I was thinking about. Hold on, 406 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:34,960 Speaker 1: you ain't put in no work. You have to put 407 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:37,280 Speaker 1: in work to have any kind of influence or be 408 00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:43,040 Speaker 1: respected in any way. Anywhere they go for gang banging, 409 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:47,320 Speaker 1: it gover for sororities, fraternities. People that just went over 410 00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:49,159 Speaker 1: don't get a chance to say, well, you know what 411 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:51,840 Speaker 1: I really think they should be doing. Oh wait a minute, 412 00:24:51,880 --> 00:24:55,639 Speaker 1: hold up, you just went over. Calm down, little mama. 413 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 1: You just got your letters. You can't just be sitting 414 00:24:59,119 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 1: up and talking about, well what I think we should 415 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:05,399 Speaker 1: be doing. Hold up, you'll get check check real quick 416 00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:11,040 Speaker 1: and tell me if I'm lying. So that's any kind 417 00:25:11,080 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 1: of organization. You don't get to just blurt out say whatever, 418 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:20,800 Speaker 1: do whatever? Think you actually have a uh an informed opinion, 419 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:26,800 Speaker 1: asking questions, yes, challenging, not so much. Well, everybody got 420 00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:29,640 Speaker 1: an opinion, right, but I only deal with informed opinions. 421 00:25:30,320 --> 00:25:33,440 Speaker 1: I'm not saying I know everything. I'm saying that if 422 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:35,199 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be going back and forth and back and 423 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:37,360 Speaker 1: forth with you, I need to know who you are. 424 00:25:39,280 --> 00:25:41,080 Speaker 1: But that's kind of getting side checked. That's what's going 425 00:25:41,119 --> 00:25:43,720 Speaker 1: on in the Twitter space. So I just wanted to 426 00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:47,960 Speaker 1: tap in right quick, uh drop this podcast, uh, to 427 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:51,600 Speaker 1: let everybody know where I am with things. I'm staying grounded. 428 00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:56,200 Speaker 1: I am going to keep grinding. Morale is low. If 429 00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:59,840 Speaker 1: you feel it, it's real. Um, it's not made up. 430 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:04,280 Speaker 1: It's very low. I know Democrats can say they got 431 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:06,600 Speaker 1: all these accomplishments, and maybe they do, but the people 432 00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:10,080 Speaker 1: ain't feeling it, and so it's low on the ground, 433 00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:13,600 Speaker 1: it's low behind the scenes, it's just low. And so 434 00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:17,200 Speaker 1: I'm trying to make sure you enjoy the words you 435 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:19,520 Speaker 1: gaze and I'm onna line and push. Okay, good, Mr Pattison, 436 00:26:19,560 --> 00:26:22,320 Speaker 1: I appreciate that. So I'm just trying to do my part. 437 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:27,920 Speaker 1: Stay grounded, keep grinding, get off this social media space. Sometimes, 438 00:26:28,520 --> 00:26:31,399 Speaker 1: don't listen to this bullshit around you. Do what you 439 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:33,239 Speaker 1: have to do to get through the day. Because I 440 00:26:33,280 --> 00:26:36,359 Speaker 1: am I am with you on that, and I mean 441 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:39,199 Speaker 1: that shout out to those of you that came to 442 00:26:39,240 --> 00:26:42,439 Speaker 1: the Push the Line training. I'm telling you, man, you 443 00:26:42,520 --> 00:26:44,520 Speaker 1: bless me because you gave me a little bit more 444 00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:46,639 Speaker 1: gas to keep on going, because I'm telling you I 445 00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:48,320 Speaker 1: was just really in a place of being over it. 446 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:52,440 Speaker 1: Next trainer will be October twenty two online. I'm gonna 447 00:26:52,480 --> 00:26:56,520 Speaker 1: be talking about mission, vision and values. How do you align? 448 00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:58,720 Speaker 1: Do you even know what a mission statement is? Do 449 00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:01,040 Speaker 1: you even have one? And if you're just a person 450 00:27:01,080 --> 00:27:03,760 Speaker 1: of one like one company, one just you? Do you 451 00:27:03,800 --> 00:27:05,720 Speaker 1: know your mission? Do you know your vision? Do you 452 00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:08,760 Speaker 1: know the difference between the two? And then how do 453 00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:15,840 Speaker 1: those things align with your personal, professional, and political values? Basically, 454 00:27:16,280 --> 00:27:18,520 Speaker 1: my mission and my vision. I'm gonna give talk to 455 00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:21,880 Speaker 1: you about how I've been able, uh, the things I've 456 00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:24,399 Speaker 1: done to make sure that I have been consistent on 457 00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:26,919 Speaker 1: my mission and my vision so that it does not 458 00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:30,280 Speaker 1: conflict with my values, which means I've had to pass 459 00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:33,320 Speaker 1: on a lot of opportunities because my values. You always 460 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:35,760 Speaker 1: have to make sure those things are aligned, at least 461 00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:37,840 Speaker 1: for me. So I'm gonna talk about that. It's just 462 00:27:37,880 --> 00:27:40,880 Speaker 1: a quick workshop training, Uh, it won't be any longer 463 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:43,800 Speaker 1: than two hours, probably an hour or so, but I'm 464 00:27:43,800 --> 00:27:45,119 Speaker 1: just giving you that because i want to give you 465 00:27:45,240 --> 00:27:47,480 Speaker 1: something that you're on until I can see you again 466 00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:50,480 Speaker 1: in person, which will be the first weekend of December 467 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:54,320 Speaker 1: in Atlanta. I'm doing a round two because that's a 468 00:27:54,320 --> 00:27:55,919 Speaker 1: lot of times that's what they'll do. They'll do a 469 00:27:55,920 --> 00:27:58,480 Speaker 1: big training and never come back again. So i want 470 00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:03,120 Speaker 1: to do an immediate round two UH in Atlanta right away. UM, 471 00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:08,119 Speaker 1: and it's still push. The line has five core topics, 472 00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:13,320 Speaker 1: so I'm going to do two topics, one in the morning, 473 00:28:13,359 --> 00:28:16,080 Speaker 1: one in the afternoon because the place only holds like 474 00:28:16,119 --> 00:28:19,639 Speaker 1: about forty people at a time, and seed it a 475 00:28:19,720 --> 00:28:21,800 Speaker 1: hundred standing with forty people at the time seed It. 476 00:28:22,119 --> 00:28:24,080 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna do the same topics in the morning 477 00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:27,199 Speaker 1: and in the evening. And I'm opening that up to 478 00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:31,160 Speaker 1: the people that already attended first. Even though they went 479 00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:34,159 Speaker 1: through those topics before, they didn't get they didn't have 480 00:28:34,240 --> 00:28:37,159 Speaker 1: me as a facilitator to have my other trainers. So 481 00:28:37,200 --> 00:28:39,760 Speaker 1: I'm gonna I want them to have first access to 482 00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:41,960 Speaker 1: come in. And that's just high words because they put 483 00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:44,520 Speaker 1: skin in the game. And then if there's room left over, 484 00:28:44,840 --> 00:28:47,280 Speaker 1: then other people who did not attend can attend those. 485 00:28:47,320 --> 00:28:49,960 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna do two in the morning, the same 486 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:51,760 Speaker 1: two in the afternoon, so I can have two different 487 00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:55,640 Speaker 1: uh class you know, two different opportunities. Hopefully touched six 488 00:28:55,840 --> 00:28:58,160 Speaker 1: sixty people by the end of the day. And then 489 00:28:58,200 --> 00:29:01,080 Speaker 1: we'll have a mixer wind down mix sir um like 490 00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:03,240 Speaker 1: seven and nine where everybody can come in, will pull 491 00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:05,200 Speaker 1: the chairs up and everybody can come in at once, 492 00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:08,040 Speaker 1: and that will be completely free as well, doesn't cost 493 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:11,720 Speaker 1: you anything at all, UM. So that's what I'm doing. 494 00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:13,760 Speaker 1: That would be the first weekend in December, and then 495 00:29:13,760 --> 00:29:16,760 Speaker 1: I'm working on l A next. Want to have l 496 00:29:16,840 --> 00:29:22,080 Speaker 1: A locked in UH this month for January, no later 497 00:29:22,120 --> 00:29:26,680 Speaker 1: than February. I know Chicago really wants me there right away. 498 00:29:27,160 --> 00:29:29,000 Speaker 1: And man, it was, like I said, it was thirty 499 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:34,200 Speaker 1: two states. So continue for those who are believers, pray 500 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:39,440 Speaker 1: for UH this not not for me, but pray that 501 00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:42,200 Speaker 1: God allows this to happen and that I can touch 502 00:29:42,240 --> 00:29:45,200 Speaker 1: as many states as I possibly can because we need it, 503 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:48,400 Speaker 1: we really really do. And I know I can't touch everybody, 504 00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:52,400 Speaker 1: and I don't have the UM facility to hold three 505 00:29:52,760 --> 00:29:54,680 Speaker 1: people every single time. Nor do I want to hustle 506 00:29:54,680 --> 00:29:56,600 Speaker 1: to try to get three hundred people every single time. 507 00:29:56,880 --> 00:29:59,640 Speaker 1: I want very intimate sessions and just try to go 508 00:29:59,680 --> 00:30:02,680 Speaker 1: to me the states as possible between now two thousand 509 00:30:02,680 --> 00:30:04,800 Speaker 1: and twenty four. Not because I'm trying to get you 510 00:30:04,840 --> 00:30:07,040 Speaker 1: to vote a certain way, not because I'm trying to 511 00:30:07,040 --> 00:30:09,840 Speaker 1: get you to do something. There's no agenda. I just 512 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:12,520 Speaker 1: want to know that I am doing my part to 513 00:30:12,640 --> 00:30:17,040 Speaker 1: build the bench. So hashtag push the line all one 514 00:30:17,080 --> 00:30:19,760 Speaker 1: word to six six six six to keep up with me, 515 00:30:20,480 --> 00:30:23,280 Speaker 1: and I will be in touch with you, I'm sure 516 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:27,160 Speaker 1: sometime this week. Also on the Hill. I do that 517 00:30:27,240 --> 00:30:29,160 Speaker 1: every week now, at least on the weeks that I 518 00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:32,120 Speaker 1: can on Rising the Hill to talk about news of 519 00:30:32,120 --> 00:30:34,760 Speaker 1: the day. And so I'll be doing that this Tuesday. 520 00:30:35,560 --> 00:30:38,800 Speaker 1: UM have some speaking. I'm excited. I'll be speaking at 521 00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:43,760 Speaker 1: Edwards Edwards Waters College this Thursday in Jacksonville, Florida. I 522 00:30:43,800 --> 00:30:46,440 Speaker 1: believe you can watch that live, but I will put 523 00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:48,760 Speaker 1: that up in the bio as we move up through 524 00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:51,840 Speaker 1: this week. Share that link with you. So very side 525 00:30:51,840 --> 00:30:54,640 Speaker 1: of I got a speech with some jack and Jail 526 00:30:54,720 --> 00:30:59,080 Speaker 1: students tomorrow. Uh, those are young teenagers. Some people would 527 00:30:59,080 --> 00:31:01,360 Speaker 1: call them of the boot class as well, but they 528 00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:03,680 Speaker 1: love the hood whisper today. I talked to them all 529 00:31:03,720 --> 00:31:07,080 Speaker 1: the time. So I'm speaking to the youth all this week, 530 00:31:07,680 --> 00:31:10,840 Speaker 1: the teenagers on Monday, and then the college students on Thursday. 531 00:31:10,920 --> 00:31:14,920 Speaker 1: So we are going to see a change. I may 532 00:31:14,920 --> 00:31:17,520 Speaker 1: not see it in this lifetime, but I do know 533 00:31:17,640 --> 00:31:20,720 Speaker 1: that the seed is being planned planet. The question is, 534 00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:23,680 Speaker 1: what are you planning this week? Even if you don't 535 00:31:23,680 --> 00:31:26,800 Speaker 1: see it, what are you planting? If you're only planting 536 00:31:26,840 --> 00:31:29,760 Speaker 1: because you want to see it, then you're planting for 537 00:31:29,800 --> 00:31:32,800 Speaker 1: the wrong reason. Plant so that you know that it 538 00:31:32,920 --> 00:31:37,600 Speaker 1: is done. That's my advice to you. Like I always say, guys, 539 00:31:37,720 --> 00:31:40,000 Speaker 1: use it, lose it, can't make you choose it. 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