It has been said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. This is an absolutely true statement proving we all have a different belief about what we see. So let us challenge that the view of Black Men in America has taken on a certain appearance when being portrayed by movie, news, and media because of those that hold the keys to these expressions there is only 1 perspective of our world is seen. The movie Vantage Point, from 2008, is an excellent example of how Through the eyes and lives of different people a single event can be perceived as totally different. However, when you see multiple views at the same time a much clearer and real picture emerges.

I believe that if Black Men wish to change the way we look to our children, our neighbors, and history we must gain a great control of these outlets to share a more diverse perspective to influence the narrative.

Don Miguel Ruiz, is an author and speaker of Toltec wisdom. In his world renown best seller he drops jewels that could truly transform the trajectory of black America in 1 generation. There is nothing more powerful for community people than how they treat each other and themselves. These thoughts are geniusly channeled into power as agreements giving accountability to us all.

I believe in these agreements; they have helped reshape my self-talk and provide rails of conduct when speaking to everyone I deal with. 

Freedom has to be paid for! Either by you or someone that come before you Freedom is a force that must be acquired. It is very easy to see this when we talk about human liberties and rights to operate without persecution. However, Let us consider that freedom is also found in the all areas of our lives when we wish to not be held back. But have you paid the price to have it your way?

The natural laws of this world create resistance for everything, therefore the more ability you want to be free from them, the higher the price someone must pay.

Nothing but BIG QUOTES.

If You Can't Get Hurt It Doesn't Count!

Big Challenges Mean Big Hurts and Big Growth. 

The size of the oppositions we choose are the measurement of our commitment to expand.

Yes, you will get hurt in your pursuit of being great, however this is the only way to break through into the next level of your success.

Period.

OK, It's Time To Get Back All The Life Force You Didn't Even Know You was losing!

Thats right, if you are holding a grudge against someone or something, you are using up valuable energy and POWER, just to keep that going. I didn't even realize that I was a master at holding-on to tons of grudges until my dad slapped a massive unforgiveness grudge on me (THAT HE IS STILL HOLDING STRONG.) This message is about reclaiming lost power to a program running in your CPU brain holding you back.

Competition versus Collaboration is an ongoing battle that rages on as a decision that we make unconsciously hundreds of times a day. We have the power to share, support, uplift and promote others around us with our words and actions. This all sounds like a great thing, so why is that so many of us choose NOT to do so through our silence or acts of competition in community or the marketplace?

My belief is that we have been foully programmed to believe every-time we lift others up it takes something away from ourselves; when the truth is we gain more power in community by doing the exact opposite.

Whats more important, the building or its shadow?
This is an extreme example of what this topic is about, however it is very real. Many people spend so much time and energy trying to show people what they are working on, or what they want themselves to appear to be, that they have little energy left to actually get things done! Thats flipping your Iceberg.

The iceberg metaphor is about focusing your power on the thing that makes you strong and not the exposed areas that people look to see!

Gucci, Prada, Burberry ... Fancy Luxury clothing brands all up in the News for introducing insensitively created products recently, that all have a very RACIST undertone. SO I GET IT. - Lets definitely stop wasting all this money that we ain't really got to waste anyway ... on those over priced clothes and Show'em Who's Boss! - But all the energy being expanded in promoting a TEMPORARY Boycott could be better served as a PERMANENT Commitment to developing and supporting our own companies that DO understand our values and respect our heritage.

A boycott has its place... But everything takes energy, and I just think we could use some more energy on our own endeavors. 

LOSING SUCKS!

I will never get used to the feeling of not being the winner. It's uncomfortable to me, and thats what makes me a winner. However, some recent events in my life have exposed some deep learning lessons across all the areas of my life because of my 1st lost in the sport of Jiu Jitsu. After going undefeated 18 times with 8 Gold medals, I had to walk away 2nd place.

This podcast will show you how I used the pain of losing, to learn some powerful stuff about myself, and then share it with my family, the men that I coach, and my sons wrestling team (that I coach also LOL)

Have you ever really wanted something that you believe someone els could have helped you to obtain? Quite possibly even someone that you could be of service by offering your product or business to but instead of speaking up you allowed some reason or excuse to stand in the way. 

It doesn't matter what reasoning or sophisticated explanation you put on it... there is one thing it will boil down too.. FEAR of Rejection... I had to tell my wife what Oprah told me about that.