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[sharing 3 Never Sell Your Soul]
What is this school and I believe in very deeply is that when we think about our lives,we shouldn't be limited by other people's stereotypes or bigotry.Instead,we should be motivated by our own sense of possibility.We should be motivated y our own sense of accomplishment.We should be motivated by what we believe we can become.Jess Jackson has taught us;Ronald McNair taught us;the Greenshoro Four taught us;that the people who focus on possibility achieve much more in life than people who focus on limitations.
The question for all of you today is:how will you define what you make of yourself?
To me,what you make of yourself is actually two questions.There's the "you" that people see on the outside.And that's how most people will judge you,because it's all they can see--what you become in life,whether you were made president of this,or CEO of that,the visible you.
But then,there's the invisible you,the "you" on the inside.That's the people that only you and god can see.For 25 years,when people have asked me for career advice,what i always tell them is don't give up what you have inside.Never sell you soul.Because no one can ever pay you back.
What I mean by not selling your soul is don't be someone you're not,don't be less than you are,don't give up what you believe,because whatever the consequence that may seem scary or bad--whatever the consequence of staying true to yourself are--they are much better than
the consequences of selling your soul.
