The Power of Dreams and Goals: Taking Responsibility for Your Success

💭 Importance of Having Dreams and Goals

• The speaker’s grandmother encouraged him to have dreams and goals.
• The speaker felt that no one in his neighborhood had any dreams or was given any opportunities.
• The speaker was encouraged to take responsibility for his own dreams and not expect others to provide for them.
• The speaker was advised to surround himself with people who want the best for him and will encourage his dreams.

🧠 Developing Confidence to Pursue Dreams

• The speaker had to develop a high level of confidence to pursue his dreams, as people would try to shoot them down.
• The speaker came from a negative environment, having been to jail multiple times before 21 years old.
• The speaker’s mother had to have a determined mindset to overcome being told she may never walk again.
• The speaker advises deleting negative words like “can’t” and doing push-ups to maintain a healthy mindset.

💰 Importance of Financial Literacy and Health

• The speaker believes that financial literacy and understanding one’s worth as a “billionaire” are important.
• The speaker changed his name to “billionaire” when he was broke to change his mindset.
• The speaker believes that one’s greatest wealth is their health, and a healthy body is important.

📺 Inspiration from Oprah

• The speaker’s grandmother asked him who he would want to be like, and he chose Oprah.
• The speaker chose Oprah because she was the only person on TV who looked like him and his community.
• The speaker’s grandmother thought Oprah was her dream, not the speaker’s dream.
• The speaker was advised to take action and not just talk about his dreams.