- [Man] I got a question for you. - Yeah. What you, what you need? - I just wanna know. Stop. I, I recently got
laid out for my job. Right? I've been working
there for 13 years and, uh, you know company restructured. So, you know, they just went
a little different direction from what you know, I mean,
they, they were doing so I just wanna know, like, how
do you stay motivated when you keep putting applications
out and folks are telling you that you're overqualified or
the stuff that's going pay you what you think you're worth. You're getting told you're
under qualified for. So how, how you stay motivated,
keeping yourself out there? - Well, first of all let's look
at the lay for what it was. It was time to go for you. - Yeah. - And sometimes man, we don't jump. Sometimes we get pushed. - Yeah. - See God is really fair
when he wants you to do something else and you won't do it he'll bring about a set of circumstances. - That's right. - That'll cause you, so now
quit looking at the negative. You can't find work. How
do you stay motivated? Let's look at this for what it is. There's obviously something
that you should be doing instead of what you was doing. But what you're trying to do is go back and get something similar to what you was doing
when obviously the sign for you was to move on
and do something else. So now let me ask you this. What is your gift? - I I'm pretty good in the kitchen. - Right? So why you
down there *beep* around at the computer store. See - Good question. - You see? - Yeah. - You see what I'm saying? - Yeah. - Your gift is you really
good in the kitchen but your former job was what? - Sales Rep - Sales Rep of what? - How beverages. - Right. But you good in the kitchen. - Yeah. - So now you're trying to
find another sales rep job. When it's going against
what you was created for. Your gift is in the kitchen. See, so you gonna go and counter against what it is you were created to do. So now you off somewhere
selling beverages when you need to be somewhere cooking. You ever thought of that? - Yeah, I thought about it. But again, it, it, it's just
that fear of not succeeding. I think that that's what
stops a lot of folks - Fear is the number one cause
of failure in this country. The fear of not succeeding. So let me tell you something. You already laid off. What you scared of now,
*beep* you aint working. - You're right. You're right. - The opportunity for you
is to go get a position in cooking, go to culinary
school, develop your skills and be what you really would love to do, - Right - Yes. - When you wake up in the morning. - Yeah. - That's why you got laid off. That's why you sitting here next to me. That's why you asked me that question. See God, he's slick, man. He's smooth with it. He'll put you right where you need to be and hit a thing, right you need
to hear at the perfect time. Now you asked me for
how do I stay motivated? You ain't gotta get motivated. You've been given a second chance. - Yeah - So dog, I, I lost
everything I ever have owned but it was the chance to get, look at me. - Yep. - This is all you doing. - (Audience clapping) - So what I want you to do,
pursue your cooking career pursue your greatness in the kitchen. The Bible says your gift
will make room for you and put you in the presence of great men. - I appreciate that. - Your Gift. What, what do you really want to do? - I've been telling people
about trying to purchase a a Jamaican food truck for a little bit. But it, it, like I said,
cooking is really my passion. Like I, I do it fairly well. Well, very well. Without a lot of effort, you
know, I grew up my grandma. So I, I, I learned a lot from her in the kitchen whenever everybody
else was playing outside I was in the kitchen with
her, just trying to hone hone in on what she was doing. So I'm, I'm, I'm definitely
serious about it. I was just talking to my wife right now. Like I'm really gonna
pursue it because I think you know what I mean? - Who, who is that? - Say it again. - Who is that next to you? - It's my wife right here. - Oh, that's your wife? Y'all got kids? - Yes. Oh, we have two adopted kids. Yes. - Oh Okay. Paige, you hear that? - Yes. He's he's got two adopted kids. He's 40 years old. - He's adopted? - He's no, he's not adopted
he got two adopted kids. They married, he 40 years old. He was thinking about getting
the Jamaican food truck. But let me ask you something. Would you go to Culinary School? - Yes sir. I would. - He said, he'd go. What can we do? - We we gonna pay for the first semester. Well, based on his grades,
we'll pay for the second - Where you live, man? - Valencia - Out here? - Yes sir. - All right. I got my, that one's
out here? You looked up. There's a culinary school out here. I just called foundation director. It's $15,000 a semester. We will pay for your first
semester based on your grades. We will pay for the second semester. - I appreciate it. - I appreciate it - You, I know, I know. - I know I know. It's all
right man. It's all right I know. I know I've been
there. I've been there. I've been there man I've been there - Thank you. Thank you. - I know, I know, I know man. - I really appreciate it. - That's why you came here today. I've been there. Somebody helped me one time. I've been there now. I appreciate you. - Yeah. - Thank you. - I got you man - Hey, you made it to
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