Unique smiley In “The Oxford Guide to Public Speaking” (Written by their Board of Directors), the authors make it very clear that you shouldn’t feel shy about your goal, and don’t be ashamed of saying it in public. Because when we speak, write or work towards our goals, we tend to feel inadequate and clumsy. (After all, who cares about what we think?!?) But many of the world’s greatest men and woman experienced the same things we do, and they overcame it (just like the first step of making a difference).

Our dreams are like potted plants, the more time and effort we put in pruning and watering them, the better they grow. But if we were to ignore them because they might not look quite as appealing as our neighbors’ potted plant or dreams, they would die. But chances are that your neighbor is either:

1# Equally jealous of your plant.

OR

2# His plant is made of plastic.

 

final bow

One insecurity we tend to face is we feel like this poor lad; performing our hearts out, while the audience wants to literally take our hearts out! (Don’t act so shocked, you know what I mean!)

In a nutshell, we don’t know if we will be appreciated when we do what we feel called to do. After all, aren’t there thousands of other musicians\ actors\ directors\ bloggers\ authors who are going to out-perform us?

Now hear this: You are not a nuisance, you are a SOLUTION!

We cannot focus on our emotions, because emotions are based on circumstance, not on results. Instead, realize that the end will justify the pain it took to get there. (That’s a paraphrased ‘Relient K’ quote from a song “let it all out”)

ImPoRtanT!!!!!

Now, you don’t have to read on if you don’t want to, I’m done, but for those techno junkies with a little extra time on their hands, This is a music video by KJ-52, a Christian rapper with an awesome message. (I put the lyrics in a text box below the video to make it easier for you in case he raps “too fast”)

I’m signing off now.

Till next time: One Love, One God, One way…

“Dear Slim I never wrote you or been callin
My name ain’t Stan son, nah we’ve never met and
My name’s KJ let me begin by introducing now
Myself to you and these very reasons I’ll be writin
Why I took the time, the who what where and why and
The purpose of my verse, the reasons I’m reciting
What I hope your learnin from the truth I pray your finding
And every word I’m writin down upon the dotted lines and
See I heard ya first album, was called Infinite
I shook my head cause nowadays you soundin different
What drove ya take your whole persona and be flippin it now
What makes a man totally change see I ain’t getting it
See was you sick of getting booed when you was rippin it
And sick of never havin dough and you your wanted to put an end to it
What good’s all kinds of dough
Plus all kinds of flowTo gain a world of fans but suffer the loss of soul

CHORUS
La la la la la la,
La la la la la la la la
To whom it may concern x4

Dear Slim I never wrote you or been calling
This is my 2nd letter cause see son I gots a real problem
It’s that to you that I’m always catching these comparisons
And after shows I got these people coming up to me sayin
You sound like Slim Shady son you sound like Eminem
And I be like now really man, do I gots to go through this again

See I used to get mad and sick of people saying that
Till at this one show this one day I met this one cat
He told me how he used to listen to you but now he listens to me
Had your LP but threw it out and bought my CD
I’m like for real he’s like yeah he said my music made a difference
It got him away from all your words and images
I gotta mention this, now what about the effects you have on kids

You ever stop to think about the millions you influence
Or is it just irrelevent is it true life you telling it
Or just the way for some record companies sellin it
The only thing we got in common is our melanin
Or lack of it but anyway now this is what I’m sayin

It’s for you that I’m on my knees now daily prayin
Prayin that God opens your eyes now to what I’m relayin
Now I’m praying that it’s your heart that will soon be changing
Prayin one day that you’ll be calling upon His name and
But anyway I’m signin off now don’t keep me waitin
This is KJ another cat just trying to make it

CHORUS

Dear Slim I heard about the stuff you’s going through
See I could relate to you cause son I’m about as old as you
See we both know what it’s like just to be growing up to be in a neighborhood
When you’s the only one and only kid that’s white
Or to get booed when you on the mic just because your skin is light
It ain’t right but sometimes you know that’s life
But really tell me what you do
You just push on with hopes on that someday you’ll put on your crew
I hope you understand that I ain’t even dissin you
And even though its a song you’ll probably never listen to

See what I send to you is this
Is that a life without Christ is just a life that is never fixed
Hope you remember this now a few sentences
About a living God who loves you and plus forgives
And I’ll be praying for your ex-wife and plus your kid
It’s hard to live in a world as crazy as this one is

And even though now it really might sound redundant
God’s got mad love for you up in a mad abundance
You’ll sell a couple mill(ion) I’ll probably sell a couple hundred
There’s more to life then selling records and just getting blunted
But anyway that’s really all I gots to say
Just another word from an emcee now around the way
Maybe some day we meet each other in some way
Till then one love one God one way”