00:00Essence is here on the 77th annual Glowden Globe Awards and we cannot wait to see the stars walk
00:09the red carpet. Tiffany Haddish, Kerry Washington and so much more. But it's a brand new year and I
00:14know that you want to level up your 2020. So how do the stars do it? Well we're about to find out
00:18right now. So many people want to manifest their dreams in 2020 like you did. What do you tell
00:23yourself when you wake up in the morning to get here? I tell myself that I'm enough, that my dreams
00:30are valid and to dream in color and in specifics. So I don't shy away from the big dreams that I
00:38think I might get or feel impossible because nothing is impossible. Stop talking about it and
00:44do it. Stop talking and start walking. Action speaks louder than words. It's getting plenty
00:49plenty in 2020. My mother used to say, keep going. Don't let anything stop you. Keep going. If you
00:55come to a barrier, keep going. Which I realize now was based on Harriet Tubman. You know for me I feel
01:01like the easiest part was having amazing women like Jackie here to look to. My parents were very
01:07intentional about putting black historical figures in front of me and it allowed me to easily see
01:12myself on an Olympic podium. You know and having someone like Wilma Rudolph, you know being able to
01:18read her story. Her inspiration was not only what she was able to do on the field but then also dealing
01:24with discrimination and racism and she still kept a beautiful heart. So for me it was that do the work
01:30and don't let anyone change who you are and who you're trying to become. You know I am a person who
01:37has always believed in speaking your life into existence. You know Donald Lawrence has a song that I
01:49listen to all the time called encourage yourself. Speak over yourself. Speak life into yourself.
01:57You know that's a real thing. That's what I've always done and I'm just grateful to be reaping the
02:05benefits of what those choices mean for me. First of all stop blocking my own blessings because
02:12sometimes you start listening to people in your life who are scared to go after what they want
02:16and then you end up inadvertently dulling your own shine and blocking your blessings to
02:20not then make them feel bad and no longer will I do that in my life. 2020 is all about
02:25and knowing that there is something that is bestowed for me and I'm going to grab onto it
02:29I'm going to take it and I'm going to enjoy it.
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