RESET, RESTART AND REFOCUS AS MANY TIMES AS YOU HAVE TO | The Best Denzel Washington Motivation

Denzel yes We all leave this earth We all will What do you want to be remembered for you never see a U-Haul behind a hearse? You know you can't take it with you. Yeah, and be it money talent patience love whatever your gift is you can't take it with you So what are you going to do with it when you're here, so if you're going to fail fail big I'm like I like that for what I do too You know I'm not a fall-back mentality kind of person people would say well You know better have another career to fall back on I'm like I don't want to fall back on anything if I fall I want to fall forward strength leadership power authority guidance patience God's gift to us as men We have to cherish that I'll say it again Don't confuse movement with progress because you can run in place and not get anything done So are you moving forward and who you're taking with you? And how you made things better by the God-given talent that you all have in whatever area it may be those who can do Those who can talk about those who can now can you or can you not? No, you just want to sit on the sideline to talk about other people or can you step up who have you lifted up? Who have you made better who have you helped out not not how much do you have but what you have some people have love Some have patience some have money some have faith whatever your talent is. We all have something help your fellow, man I mean, that's the way I look at it at the end of the day We're none of us are perfect, you know, none of us are angels, but you do the best you can with what you have I'm human. I'm just like you You know what I have will not keep me on this earth for one more day. I never looked at things as problems I look at them as opportunities. Maybe look maybe that's something I can say You know someone I would she did this and I don't know what an opportunity you have Yeah, what the world, you know, because they did this and said that yeah Well, what an opportunity you have to make a difference because you never know who's watching So you are what you are in this world? That's either one of two things Either you're somebody Or you're nobody Your own childhood I'd read something which you said that some of the kids you grew up with We're in prison today and we're dead today Why not you I was just very very lucky and I had more to lose at home Than I did in the street you Been taught your entire life that you haven't done anything That's what I've been taught so basically I was taught I didn't do anything But while we are talking about this business of self-esteem Then I get back to you and that is do you therefore as one of the handful of really very successful? African-american actors feel that you Must be a role model. Yeah, there's a pressure there. It's interesting, you know, but You know when you pray for rain you got to deal with the mud too, right You find a way, you know You you you start off each morning with your bucket of self-esteem and you come out the door and everybody's sitting there with ladles Ready to just you know, scoop it out and scoop it out and scoop it out so you have to refill that bucket every day, whatever your Practice meditation prayer. Oh dream, but you got to fill that bucket. You got to understand that it is being Emptied every day and you find a way to refresh and refocus and remember and Say, thank you And I'm not concerned what people think about me I don't care about that especially now when I was younger you didn't You know, I didn't grow up like your generation is growing up where a zillion people are watching you all the time And you're looking to be followed all the time and you know, you you actually had to be good at what you did You don't have to be good now. You just have to be eccentric. You just have to do something stupid You just have to get people to follow you You know and the thing about following is you got to have something when they get there In my day, you had to have something before they got there. I'm a leading man You know, I don't follow nobody I follow the Lord true desire in The heart for anything good Is God's proof to you? sit beforehand To indicate that it's yours already. You already have it Claim it Understand this also You have these dreams dreams without goals Remain dreams just dreams and ultimately fuel disappointment fail big That's right feel big Then it gonna be it's gonna be very frightening. It's a new world out there. It's a mean world out there and you only live once So do what you feel passionate about passionate about Take chances Don't be afraid to Think outside the box. Don't be afraid to fail big to dream big but remember dreams Without goals are just dreams and they ultimately fuel disappointment So have dreams But have goals life goals yearly goals Monthly goals daily goal and understand that to achieve these goals you must apply discipline and consistency You got talent You got a chance and I won't hear about your environment what your mama didn't give you and the white man won't give you no Shot you got a chance Use it while you're still alive You don't know what death is you have no idea what death is Make a decision a Man is supposed to take care of his family because you're my son Now, don't you go through life worrying about whether somebody like you or not you best be making sure they're doing right by you You understand what I'm saying? By the grace of God the better I get at what I'm doing and I don't think the world has seen my best work yet To God be the glory That's where I'm at spiritually mentally physically Psychologically, I don't look back. I'm pressing forward Man gives the award God gives a reward Hear what I said Man gives the award God gives a reward I'm interested in the reward. That's what phase of my life. I'm in but one of the most important lessons in life That you should know is to remember to have an attitude of gratitude of Humility Understand where the gift comes from It's not mine. It's been given to me by the grace of God Use what I have use what you have help Others, you know on your last day you can't take it with but you can leave it here First part of your life you learn second part of your life you earn third part of your life you return Imagine you're on your deathbed and standing around your deathbed are the ghosts Representing your unfulfilled potential the ghost of the ideas you never acted on the ghost of the talents You didn't use and they're standing around your bed angry Disappointed and upset they say we came to you because you could have brought us to life They say and now we have to go to the grave together. So I ask you today How many ghosts are gonna be around your bed when your time comes I am Thankful that God Almighty Has put me here for a purpose. It actually has nothing to do with acting I have a gift a God-given gift to act But that's not why I was put on this planet what you and what they and what he? Reacts to is what's in me Selfish thing you can do in this world Is help someone else? Why is it selfish because the gratification the goodness that comes to you the good feeling the good feeling that I get From helping others. Nothing's better than that. Nothing's better than that. Not not jewelry. Not big house I have not the cars, but it's the joy. That's where the joy is in helping others. That's where the success is in Helping others and it's not how much you have is what you do with what you have the more opinions there are of you the me the more I The less I look at them because I just can't live my life based upon what other people think about me So I can't concern myself too much with what other people think, you know, it's just not healthy I don't think I would think I could continue to do what I do if I was constantly worrying about what somebody thought about it But here's the thing. I Didn't quit. I Didn't fall back. I Walked out of there to prepare for the next audition and the next audition and the next audition. I pray I Pray and I pray But I continue to fail and fail and fail but it didn't matter because you know, what there's an old saying You hang around the barbershop long enough sooner or later. You're gonna get a haircut So you will catch a break and I did catch a break as I get stronger Physically mentally spiritually as I get stronger. I am more willing and able to share What's in me with others like yourself to take your time To put the devices down To get on your knees and pray To make sure you treat people kindly When you say you're gonna do something you do it Because your word is your bond son is all you have You can get addicted to peace And you can also get addicted to chaos So the desire for something more shocking more stunning Grows because you're developing a habit of needing that shot if you will What do you say to these the men around the world who were watching this? From someone who is their hero and dreams without goals Dreams without goals are just dream. Come on just dreams. Come on and ultimately they fuel Disappointment goals on the road to achievement. You must apply discipline. Come on more importantly Consistency because without commitment you'll never start but without consistency You never finish But more importantly you shouldn't do it to be seen You know pray about it Whatever it is. You're committed to fight for it. Fear is nothing but contaminated faith Fear is nothing but contaminated faith And I can't think of a better message as we send you off today to not only take risks But to be open to life to accept new views while it may be frightening. It will also be rewarding Because the chances you take the people you meet the people you love the faith that you have That's what's going to define you So you got to lift them faith weights You got to do your curls and your squats daily. You may get injured You may want to throw them down. You may want to give up Yeah, and so what? We're gonna go give up if you're looking for an excuse, you will find one The position I have the money I have the stardom I have the joy that we're paying or whatever I've given to people through the films that I've done Don't make me Any better? So whatever you're doing, whatever lane you're in What an opportunity you have