This is for everyone. I've done everything he said in this video just to get the best athete in my school. I eat clean, no junk food, period. Sleep in time, wake on 5 just to run and go to school on 730. No procrastination, no cell phone time, no injury excuse, no don't feel well excuse, but I stopped when I was having a severe cough (doctor's advice) but nothing else. I watched this video everyday to remember his every word. I got from 12.8 to 11.4 secs in 100m when everyone doubt I could win. The best moment is when you prove to the people who doubt you and you feel like you can achieve anything in life. Ignore everyone else and trust yourself. All you need is heart and passion.
Let's bump this: 4:53 - Number 01 - When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, than you will be successful 11:40 - Number 02 - To be able, AT ANY MOMENT, to sacrifice what you are for what you will become 15:35 - Number 03 - Pain is temporary, it may last for a minute, a hour or a day or even a year but eventually it will subside and something else will take his place. If I quit however it will last forever.
Hi Eric, I have been listening to your ‘secret to success’ since I was in university and now im at my 30. My goal was to graduate with good grades, go to USA, get a good job once I travel back to my country, buy a car with my own earnings… now at my 30, I achieved all my goals. All because of your speech. I never give up during my downs because I kept remember and repeat your speech in my head. So today I would like to thank you that you brought this speech to the world, to social media. And I thank myself that I found you and that I never give up. Now I will continue to chase for my future goals.
+Sithembele Hlangu Here's some tips for achieving success. 1) Take control of your health. 2) Learn about the power of your mind. 3) Walk in in the tracks of successful people. I got these tips from the Magic Progress Shortcut (check it out on google) definately the best info on success that I've heard of.
Hi, I'm from Serbia. Last week, I had 6 tests in a row on my college. Million times i wanted to just give up. But E.T. kept me strong. Today, the final results came. 6/6 pass! I know there will be a lot of tests that I won't pass, but I also know that I will never give up! Thank you, E.T. STAY STRONG!!!
*I wish that I met Eric Thomas when I was between 10 and 15 years old. During those years I coasted my way through school when I should have needed someone other than my parents to tell me the honest truth about how success can be earned. What I can do now is be glad that I found Mr. Thomas' wisdom when I did. One day I'll return the favor.*
watched this yesterday and looked for a job afterwards and scheduled a interview for a tomorrow. today I went to the interview and just got the call I got the job. thanks Et
All these years later and this is still fuel for me to get back on track and operate at full swing. Thank you ET for making me believe that anything is possible no matter how big it might be. Hero.
Sold my television 4 years ago; put "No sales or religious callers" on my front door; "Personally addressed mail only" on my letterbox. I've cut ties with all toxic and negative people. Gain = around 35 hours a week. Spend that time reading, researching and setting up my new internet business ... developing a product and marketing strategy. I'm no genius ... middle aged, ex-housewife but I am determined and tenacious. Do not miss TV, door sales people, unwanted mail or abusive people. I'm now far more motivated after viewing Eric Thomas - he speaks from the heart. Good stuff.
If this is the first time you have seen this video I just want to let you know that this guy is Dr Eric Thomas aka. ET the hiphop preacher. He has his own UA-cam channel that is filled with loads of inspirational and motivational videos like this one. Just thought I'd mention it in the comments so you can carry on being inspired by him. I discovered him a good couple of years ago and he has helped me out immensely. Whoever you are I am sending positive and lucky vibes your way. You can do whatever you set your mind to. Work on it every single day and you will get through anything. Your current situation does not have to be your final destination. Create your perfect life from the ground upwards. You deserve everything!! Stay strong and keep going xx
agreed 100% - I am 'Glenn' kinda got blown up a little when ET mentioned me in a few videos over the years !! haha. But totally agree, his channel at ua-cam.com/users/etthehiphoppreacher is nothing short of FIRE !!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I am now in a point in life where I can be free to choose what kind of life I'll live. It's about choosing my own path and do what I love and what I want to do or just saying "yes" to my father's plan for my life. I am 23 now, and I know I am capable of choosing for myself. Should I fail with my own decision, I am responsible for it and will only blame myself. Now, my father is forcing me to take the job he wants. I feel compelled and unmotivated. So of course, I chose mine. My father was so disappointed and not pleased. I do feel bad for him, but I am a man now that needs to take on life. I am planning to move out soon. I hope I can find success and someday I will be proud to say I did it my way. This motivational talk pumped me up and gave me a big push. I want to thank Eric Thomas for this. Hope more people will find this and draw strength from it.
I have watched this clip over five times and every time I watch it, its new to me,inspiring and s motivation to be better. I agree with him totally. I sleep for 4hrs because am employed, a student, in business, a leader in the Church and have a family to give attention to.
5 years ago I watched this speech, my GPA was 2.3 i was in the 2nd year in EEE, when I graduated it was 3.3 and I'm sure it was his voice who kept me awake all that nights, specially when he said "this soft generation" .. hahah that got me deep, now im senior E.Engineer ... thanks Eric
ET the man real shit! I love this dude! Just by watching at least one video a day for the last couple months I've finally stopped the excuses and finally started working on my personal dreams and passions! I love you ET!
I watch this video as a reminder. Im second in my class as a high school senior, 4.0 gpa. I watch this video to remind me that hard work is more important than intelligence. I work hard as hell for my position. The person who is number one always asks me why I work so hard. One day I'm going to pass her, thats why. When intelligence isn't enough, hard work is. God dammit I love Eric Thomas.
Shiny Sphinx its a 4.0 unweighted, I use 4.0 because more people are familiar with that format for gpa. If I told you my weighted gpa was a 107.9, you wouldn't know how good it is because you don't know how my school weighs classes. But to put it in perspective, Im scond with a 107.9 and the current valedictorian is 108.0. It is very close.
Your story has inspired me. I am going to take the GMAT exam next Monday. But my current score is so far compared to the desire score. Many times I want to give up partly because of my health. I've got an accident recently so my mind doesn't work properly and takes a lot of time to make a decision. But my friend told me that "Just try it!" So I will take the test. I need more hard work now.
I so wish that i had encountered your spirit in my formative years. However, it's never to late to recalibrate your mindset and I am going to start today! Thanks for the hope on a "butter tight" marriage. You are awesome. Blessings to you and your family!!
THANK YOU so much for posting this! I've been searching for a video of this iconic speech w/o loud music in the background for awhile now. Appreciate it. I listen to this every day while I'm building my business :D
Feels good to be me. I had people when I was 16 tell me I will never be taken serious, and that I will never amount to anything I said I would. I told them, the next time you see me I'll will be changed. I started working out regularly everyday from January 24, 2015 to present day and the difference is tremendous I showed them up and now they respect me. If you work at something and put your all into it. You can achieve anything. Like Eric Thomas said if you quit the pain will last forever. for that I will never quit!
Great advice. Don't take everything literally though. Get your 8 hours sleep as much as you can. If you have something you have to publish by the next day then yeah this once. Or you have a website you need to create this week then yeah reduce your sleeping. Not sleeping enough is a problem in itself. Its the principle of prioritising work over sleep. Really it should be a split between success and health.
He's not saying literally deprive yourself of sleep to be successful. He's saying that if you really want to be successful, you're not gonna be thinking about how much you want to sleep or eat. Rest and sleep isn't going to be a priority when you want succeed so bad, success the only thing in your mind.
He is saying you have to want to be successful so much that you would be willing to miss some sleep for it. So if you do want to be successful, the concept of enough or not enough sleep does not matter, because it is not your focus. You have to *DREAM* about success. And sometimes tour health has to be reduced temporarily in order for you to know what your *really* want.
God bless you for this clip. no matter who you are, how rich or poor your are, what religion you believe in, this is a life-ever lesson. DON'T CRY TO GIVE UP, CRY TO KEEP GOING !! RESPECT
14;55-15:12 This is one of the strongest arguments you have ever made, and I have always remembered it. I certainly don't agree with all of your philosophy, but you are right about this.
OMG i needed this. Ive been homeless twice in my life, the first time I was 7 years old. My dads out of my life. Hurts so bad. almost finished with my degree. Few months to go. Pain is fuel, not forever...
Thank you so much, I needed this. My cardio isn't up to par in the fire academy. This gives me the strength and courage to ignore the pain and have my best foot forward.
Thanks Eric, I would give up my study but by watching it a lot of times, I've found to study hard and I'm 2 years degree now, next year I start an engineering school thx a lot
Had to come back to this one. Been a minute but this very video pushed me forward when I got caught in a hard spot in college. My son is now in the same spot and I knew IMMEDIATELY who to turn to and what to show him. Let's go fam, get it!!!
Yeah right now I go to school and before a game or an event I watch motivational videos, because it helps me get pump, Because of what I've been doing I went to state in Cross Country, and Eric is right you have to have heart, my coach always says have heart...you have to have heart.....Thank you Eric for those words...
I'm not a kid. I'm middle age. never went to prison, never was addicted to drugs... I was lazy, and played around... I just got a degree in computer tech... useless... waited to long... the fight is hard if you wait. nobody wants you when you old or getting near it. yall kids better listen to Eric Thomas. you can ease your way under the table and walk in mud or climb the mountains and use the sidewalk and get there 20 years early. the choice is yours! I went neck deep in the mud. it's took me 20 years to get my knees above it, and now they breaking out from under me. ripped out my knee, but down here under the table in the mud there is no insurance, workers comp, workers rights, people will put their hands on you, and sometimes they keep your pay.. worked 60 hours a week last month for free. down here there is no paperwork to prove it. 240 hours gone... slavery is still here, and she don't see no colors, she just sees another fool in her mud... don't want to climb? come under the table and get in her mud, but you better know we making men down here. we will claw our way up your back and hold you under to catch our breath. we will even refuse to teach you how to work to keep you dumb and not a threat to us. there is no teachers here. you figure it out. it takes years... now this isn't jail. this is under the table, just one step away, and sometimes that step looks to be up... sorry I kept ya, but I got to go. I got crawl out from under this table, out of this mud, and go climb a mountain... even if it kills me... ( for you who don't know, under the table is nontaxed work)(( Eric you do excellent work. I'm glad rob bailey and the hustle standard on Pandora plays your stuff!))
you said you got a degree in Computer Tech, reminisce on why you got that degree in the first place many years ago.... or i see you're into Bikes from the Jackets you got hanging at the back of your video? Maybe make a positivity content around that - which will also lift your spirit up RISE AND GRIND, BRO!!!
So... I have been following DR. ET for a couple of years now, and sometimes I get a little overwelmed by all the TGIM and Breathe University and ALL IN and everything and it's all good, but sometimes I just need to go back to the beginning and hear some raw ET before all the polish.
I lost my sister when I was a kid. Did I cry? Yes. Did I cry to quit? No, I cried to keep going. At that moment, I decided to live an extraordinary life, to separate myself from the rest. None of my friends is doing what I´m doing today. I became the top student in my school in High school, pursued bachelor studies in one of the world´s finest business schools and am now pursuing master studies in finance at the same school. Most people will watch this video and forget about it within a few days, maybe a few hours. You will go to the party on Friday, sleep late on Saturday and forget about working 18 hours a day.
If there is one thing I have learned in this life it is this: People will always tell you NO, knock you down, tell you it can not be done that you are not good enough.. In my experience if you pay attention to this you are destined to disappear in to the background of this world. You have to take life by the balls and refuse to give in! You will face adversity, disappointment and grief but in the end what is it?!? What is it but a thought in your mind, your own ability to control your emotions and keep moving forward! Never take no for an answer because of you want something bad enough none of it matters! Nothing anybody can say or do can deter you from your goal.. Ok they may put obstacles in your way, slow you down, cause you pain but in the end they cannot stop you unless YOU let them!.. Im a firefighter, but first I was a kid who was told he would fail, never amount to much, to give up because what I wanted was to hard, to far fetched!.. Never give up! I didn't!..
I shared this video with a couple of my classes at the community college; it seemed that the students in my classes chose to feel offended instead of thankful. Honesty does not seem to work with many young people today; they only want empathy and nothing else.
+Gabriel Navarro nothing wrong with cellphone, nothing wrong with tv or anything like that. It is all about how you use it. I only use my phone to read books and sometimes informative articles and send messages only when required(no long chats). I use the internet only for what i need to help me with my dream, thats all. If you want it bad enough youll stop wasting time. The currency of life is energy, so only spend energy on what will help you, nothing else.
You do a good job encouraging people👍...Be a part of Encouraging Life Success Day...October 3rd, Encouraging Life Success Day is a day where we all wear green, which represents GOING for our goals and dreams while encouraging others to GO after their goals and dreams as well. October 3rd, Encouraging Life Success Day, wear GREEN 😊
Fucking amazing. 12 years for a for year degree?! I needed this. I am about to attempt uni for the second time . I withdrew first time around because of mental illness. What an inspiration!
Apparently the University I want to go told me that my English level doesn't meet their criteria, they don't know that apart from English I speak 3 other language fluently... I want to prove them wrong
Unknown My high school teacher told me that she didn't believe that I would be accepted into the university of my dreams. She told me this and then she told my mother during parent interviews. During my final year she would tell me that I should look into an alternative career pathway instead of my dream university. I ended up ignoring her views and kept working hard. When my final year finished I visited her office and told her that I was accepted. Don't let anyone determine your capabilities. Only you know what you're capable of. Good luck proving them wrong!!! :)
Watched this video in the last quarter of 2015, at that time I was in the last semester of my 3rd year in college my average GPA was 2.63 out of 4.. And I actually didn't sleep to achieve my goal to reach 3.0 when I finish my bachelor degree and get a job... And I didn't achieve the 3.0 but got 2.95 and got the job... And the job was the thing I actually wanted the average was only tool to get it...
I wish I meet mr Erick Thomas I'm going through that pain normal shit for people like us but boi ima look back in 2 years and be like ya now I am where I wanna be and i can go further
Yes I am in the moment where I want succes as much as I want breath. I am not speaking to friends that much anymore as they distract me from my goals. I am overcoming frustration daily, not giving up daily, crying sometimes, trying as hard as I can, fighting with myself, agains myself, against my fucking laziness, procrastination, every day one more step...Fuck this shit. I will make it !!! No matter what it takes. ..
This is for everyone. I've done everything he said in this video just to get the best athete in my school. I eat clean, no junk food, period. Sleep in time, wake on 5 just to run and go to school on 730. No procrastination, no cell phone time, no injury excuse, no don't feel well excuse, but I stopped when I was having a severe cough (doctor's advice) but nothing else. I watched this video everyday to remember his every word. I got from 12.8 to 11.4 secs in 100m when everyone doubt I could win. The best moment is when you prove to the people who doubt you and you feel like you can achieve anything in life. Ignore everyone else and trust yourself. All you need is heart and passion.
***** All the best!!! Hardwork never betrays, score that fking paper
Damn man! You are on the way of true success.
I'm proud of you, brother. Same path to success.
+Ei Jing Tan : Inspiring experience ! Awesome to share it with us ! :)
Thanks for sharing. Keep doing what you are doing and never let anyone tell you that you can't do something.
Let's bump this:
4:53 - Number 01 - When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, than you will be successful
11:40 - Number 02 - To be able, AT ANY MOMENT, to sacrifice what you are for what you will become
15:35 - Number 03 - Pain is temporary, it may last for a minute, a hour or a day or even a year but eventually it will subside and something else will take his place. If I quit however it will last forever.
Andrew Alger you’re welcome
thank you so much man really just saved my grade i cant thank you enough
LIL Cashboy you’re welcome
LIL Cashboy facts
Andrew Alger facts
Hi Eric, I have been listening to your ‘secret to success’ since I was in university and now im at my 30. My goal was to graduate with good grades, go to USA, get a good job once I travel back to my country, buy a car with my own earnings… now at my 30, I achieved all my goals. All because of your speech. I never give up during my downs because I kept remember and repeat your speech in my head. So today I would like to thank you that you brought this speech to the world, to social media. And I thank myself that I found you and that I never give up. Now I will continue to chase for my future goals.
Those students had no idea that they would be listening to one of the most iconic speeches of all time
To me E.T is the greatest motivational speaker in the world
Sithembele Hlangu i am agree with you. He is the best!
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+Zyloit I understand ?
Also Greg Plitt has a lot of video as him about the same topic.
+Sithembele Hlangu Here's some tips for achieving success.
1) Take control of your health.
2) Learn about the power of your mind.
3) Walk in in the tracks of successful people.
I got these tips from the Magic Progress Shortcut (check it out on google) definately the best info on success that I've heard of.
10 years later, this remains as the one and only motivational speech you need to hear
Hi, I'm from Serbia. Last week, I had 6 tests in a row on my college. Million times i wanted to just give up. But E.T. kept me strong. Today, the final results came. 6/6 pass! I know there will be a lot of tests that I won't pass, but I also know that I will never give up! Thank you, E.T. STAY STRONG!!!
Nisi jedini koji gleda doktora :)
*I wish that I met Eric Thomas when I was between 10 and 15 years old. During those years I coasted my way through school when I should have needed someone other than my parents to tell me the honest truth about how success can be earned. What I can do now is be glad that I found Mr. Thomas' wisdom when I did. One day I'll return the favor.*
KFC Sanders became successful after age 60
savory icon That's good to hear, but I'd rather find ways to succeed a bit sooner.
+Tony Chang (Tony The Changfilth) ITS NEVER TOO LATE
swag team
Thanks very much. I'm sure that you look forward to meeting him too.
Tony Chang yep
watched this yesterday and looked for a job afterwards and scheduled a interview for a tomorrow. today I went to the interview and just got the call I got the job. thanks Et
All these years later and this is still fuel for me to get back on track and operate at full swing. Thank you ET for making me believe that anything is possible no matter how big it might be. Hero.
This video will forever be #1 on my list of motivational content !!
Hard to top !!
Sold my television 4 years ago; put "No sales or religious callers" on my front door; "Personally addressed mail only" on my letterbox. I've cut ties with all toxic and negative people. Gain = around 35 hours a week. Spend that time reading, researching and setting up my new internet business ... developing a product and marketing strategy. I'm no genius ... middle aged, ex-housewife but I am determined and tenacious. Do not miss TV, door sales people, unwanted mail or abusive people. I'm now far more motivated after viewing Eric Thomas - he speaks from the heart. Good stuff.
Beautiful! Just damn beautiful! Thank you, Eric Thomas for your example and for being there to inspire those young men and women.
If this is the first time you have seen this video I just want to let you know that this guy is Dr Eric Thomas aka. ET the hiphop preacher. He has his own UA-cam channel that is filled with loads of inspirational and motivational videos like this one. Just thought I'd mention it in the comments so you can carry on being inspired by him. I discovered him a good couple of years ago and he has helped me out immensely. Whoever you are I am sending positive and lucky vibes your way. You can do whatever you set your mind to. Work on it every single day and you will get through anything. Your current situation does not have to be your final destination. Create your perfect life from the ground upwards. You deserve everything!! Stay strong and keep going xx
agreed 100% -
I am 'Glenn' kinda got blown up a little when ET mentioned me in a few videos over the years !! haha.
But totally agree, his channel at ua-cam.com/users/etthehiphoppreacher is nothing short of FIRE !!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I am now in a point in life where I can be free to choose what kind of life I'll live. It's about choosing my own path and do what I love and what I want to do or just saying "yes" to my father's plan for my life. I am 23 now, and I know I am capable of choosing for myself. Should I fail with my own decision, I am responsible for it and will only blame myself. Now, my father is forcing me to take the job he wants. I feel compelled and unmotivated. So of course, I chose mine. My father was so disappointed and not pleased. I do feel bad for him, but I am a man now that needs to take on life. I am planning to move out soon. I hope I can find success and someday I will be proud to say I did it my way. This motivational talk pumped me up and gave me a big push. I want to thank Eric Thomas for this. Hope more people will find this and draw strength from it.
I have watched this clip over five times and every time I watch it, its new to me,inspiring and s motivation to be better. I agree with him totally. I sleep for 4hrs because am employed, a student, in business, a leader in the Church and have a family to give attention to.
5 years ago I watched this speech, my GPA was 2.3 i was in the 2nd year in EEE, when I graduated it was 3.3 and I'm sure it was his voice who kept me awake all that nights, specially when he said "this soft generation" .. hahah that got me deep, now im senior E.Engineer ...
thanks Eric
These kids are very privilege to have been there in person to witness the greatest motivational talk of all time. Amazing.
ET the man real shit! I love this dude! Just by watching at least one video a day for the last couple months I've finally stopped the excuses and finally started working on my personal dreams and passions! I love you ET!
I watch this video everyday. Eric is the best motivational speaker.
advokris keep grinding doing you bro. I promise u, u get out of life what u put into it
SO cool, I have never seen the whole thing, only the 14 minute version
I watch this video as a reminder. Im second in my class as a high school senior, 4.0 gpa. I watch this video to remind me that hard work is more important than intelligence. I work hard as hell for my position. The person who is number one always asks me why I work so hard. One day I'm going to pass her, thats why. When intelligence isn't enough, hard work is. God dammit I love Eric Thomas.
Great job, bro!
JustInsanity how do you get to the top of your class with a 4.0 GPA? Does your high school have lower multipliers or less people?
Shiny Sphinx its a 4.0 unweighted, I use 4.0 because more people are familiar with that format for gpa. If I told you my weighted gpa was a 107.9, you wouldn't know how good it is because you don't know how my school weighs classes. But to put it in perspective, Im scond with a 107.9 and the current valedictorian is 108.0. It is very close.
Your story has inspired me. I am going to take the GMAT exam next Monday. But my current score is so far compared to the desire score. Many times I want to give up partly because of my health. I've got an accident recently so my mind doesn't work properly and takes a lot of time to make a decision. But my friend told me that "Just try it!" So I will take the test. I need more hard work now.
Eric literally changed my life. I will always be grateful. This speech is amazing.
I so wish that i had encountered your spirit in my formative years. However, it's never to late to recalibrate your mindset and I am going to start today! Thanks for the hope on a "butter tight" marriage. You are awesome. Blessings to you and your family!!
Starting my success today
Good luck
+Faisal Abol After 5 months are you doing what you promised?
+Faisal Abol BOOM !!!
How is it going?
What does abc mean in the Eric Thomas book
THANK YOU so much for posting this! I've been searching for a video of this iconic speech w/o loud music in the background for awhile now. Appreciate it. I listen to this every day while I'm building my business :D
Feels good to be me. I had people when I was 16 tell me I will never be taken serious, and that I will never amount to anything I said I would. I told them, the next time you see me I'll will be changed. I started working out regularly everyday from January 24, 2015 to present day and the difference is tremendous I showed them up and now they respect me. If you work at something and put your all into it. You can achieve anything. Like Eric Thomas said if you quit the pain will last forever. for that I will never quit!
Eric Thomas: one of the best motivational speakers in the world..."Don't allow BUT to keep you in the CORNER".
Great advice. Don't take everything literally though. Get your 8 hours sleep as much as you can. If you have something you have to publish by the next day then yeah this once. Or you have a website you need to create this week then yeah reduce your sleeping. Not sleeping enough is a problem in itself. Its the principle of prioritising work over sleep. Really it should be a split between success and health.
He's not saying literally deprive yourself of sleep to be successful.
He's saying that if you really want to be successful, you're not gonna be thinking about how much you want to sleep or eat.
Rest and sleep isn't going to be a priority when you want succeed so bad, success the only thing in your mind.
He is saying you have to want to be successful so much that you would be willing to miss some sleep for it. So if you do want to be successful, the concept of enough or not enough sleep does not matter, because it is not your focus. You have to *DREAM* about success. And sometimes tour health has to be reduced temporarily in order for you to know what your *really* want.
God bless you for this clip. no matter who you are, how rich or poor your are, what religion you believe in, this is a life-ever lesson. DON'T CRY TO GIVE UP, CRY TO KEEP GOING !! RESPECT
14;55-15:12 This is one of the strongest arguments you have ever made, and I have always remembered it. I certainly don't agree with all of your philosophy, but you are right about this.
OMG i needed this. Ive been homeless twice in my life, the first time I was 7 years old. My dads out of my life. Hurts so bad. almost finished with my degree. Few months to go. Pain is fuel, not forever...
Keep it up, your hard work will pay off. It's also a good idea to find a support network. Local Church, family, friends, etc.
I needed this..I'm watching all his videos from now on.
+KING M
I just uploaded my Motivational speaking reel! Check it out! I have dedicated my life to inspiring yours!!
I really wanna meet this man!
+Humayun Akhtar he speaks all over. In Australia last 3 years !!! Check the speeches at www.BePhenomenal.com.au
@Humayun Akhtar
I met him this year September 2016 in London it was amazing and an inspirational event
NeeshaT R do you know when he is next in England?
I want to thank u Eric thomas for sharing this video I just never give up yesterday I won my first race as a thoroughbred trainer.
Thank you so much, I needed this. My cardio isn't up to par in the fire academy. This gives me the strength and courage to ignore the pain and have my best foot forward.
5 years ago I discovered this video, still watch it.
When you wanna succed as much as you wanna breath then you'll be succesful
Thanks Eric, I would give up my study but by watching it a lot of times, I've found to study hard and I'm 2 years degree now, next year I start an engineering school thx a lot
Had to come back to this one. Been a minute but this very video pushed me forward when I got caught in a hard spot in college. My son is now in the same spot and I knew IMMEDIATELY who to turn to and what to show him. Let's go fam, get it!!!
One of the best videos of all time! Thanks for sharing
Really appreciate you discussing this post.Really looking forward to find out more. Awesome.
Omg This Is really ChanginG my Life I cried through this video 😢😔
Yeah right now I go to school and before a game or an event I watch motivational videos, because it helps me get pump, Because of what I've been doing I went to state in Cross Country, and Eric is right you have to have heart, my coach always says have heart...you have to have heart.....Thank you Eric for those words...
I'm in 9th grade, I need at least 200 points to get to the high school I want to get in to, I have 170p right now. Starting my hard work right now!
+EasyGaming11 amazing mate. Start early and smash it !! Remember us when you're superstar famous !!
+Be Phenomenal
+EasyGaming11 awsome believe in your self i believe in you!!!
liliana valdez thank you!
Good luck Dude! You get it !!!
The best motivational speaker ever.
Yearly watch. Thanks again my dude. Thanks 100x over.
Very Inspirational message. Thank you.
This was great Eric just what I needed ! Thank you for continuing to add value to my life !
I'm a great great mother I can't give up my phone because I have to hear you talk on how my life can be what I want it to be Thank You
I'm not a kid. I'm middle age. never went to prison, never was addicted to drugs... I was lazy, and played around... I just got a degree in computer tech... useless... waited to long... the fight is hard if you wait. nobody wants you when you old or getting near it. yall kids better listen to Eric Thomas. you can ease your way under the table and walk in mud or climb the mountains and use the sidewalk and get there 20 years early. the choice is yours! I went neck deep in the mud. it's took me 20 years to get my knees above it, and now they breaking out from under me. ripped out my knee, but down here under the table in the mud there is no insurance, workers comp, workers rights, people will put their hands on you, and sometimes they keep your pay.. worked 60 hours a week last month for free. down here there is no paperwork to prove it. 240 hours gone... slavery is still here, and she don't see no colors, she just sees another fool in her mud... don't want to climb? come under the table and get in her mud, but you better know we making men down here. we will claw our way up your back and hold you under to catch our breath. we will even refuse to teach you how to work to keep you dumb and not a threat to us. there is no teachers here. you figure it out. it takes years... now this isn't jail. this is under the table, just one step away, and sometimes that step looks to be up... sorry I kept ya, but I got to go. I got crawl out from under this table, out of this mud, and go climb a mountain... even if it kills me... ( for you who don't know, under the table is nontaxed work)(( Eric you do excellent work. I'm glad rob bailey and the hustle standard on Pandora plays your stuff!))
Kris Kay goto my website Gary Vaynerchuk has a 6 min to 60 video. it will help you see that age ain't nothing. www.underdogchamp.com
you said you got a degree in Computer Tech,
reminisce on why you got that degree in the first place many years ago....
or i see you're into Bikes from the Jackets you got hanging at the back of your video?
Maybe make a positivity content around that - which will also lift your spirit up
RISE AND GRIND, BRO!!!
Amazing speech. I will watch this many, many times.
I watch this regularly.
Wish we could get this guy in South Africa
Would love to be able to spend just 2 minutes with him in person
This motivational speech will be legendary.. And so will the man, ET.
I’m COMMITTED to watching this every day !!
So... I have been following DR. ET for a couple of years now, and sometimes I get a little overwelmed by all the TGIM and Breathe University and ALL IN and everything and it's all good, but sometimes I just need to go back to the beginning and hear some raw ET before all the polish.
I lost my sister when I was a kid. Did I cry? Yes. Did I cry to quit? No, I cried to keep going. At that moment, I decided to live an extraordinary life, to separate myself from the rest. None of my friends is doing what I´m doing today. I became the top student in my school in High school, pursued bachelor studies in one of the world´s finest business schools and am now pursuing master studies in finance at the same school. Most people will watch this video and forget about it within a few days, maybe a few hours. You will go to the party on Friday, sleep late on Saturday and forget about working 18 hours a day.
Classic Classic Classic ET timeless
If there is one thing I have learned in this life it is this:
People will always tell you NO, knock you down, tell you it can not be done that you are not good enough.. In my experience if you pay attention to this you are destined to disappear in to the background of this world. You have to take life by the balls and refuse to give in! You will face adversity, disappointment and grief but in the end what is it?!? What is it but a thought in your mind, your own ability to control your emotions and keep moving forward! Never take no for an answer because of you want something bad enough none of it matters! Nothing anybody can say or do can deter you from your goal.. Ok they may put obstacles in your way, slow you down, cause you pain but in the end they cannot stop you unless YOU let them!..
Im a firefighter, but first I was a kid who was told he would fail, never amount to much, to give up because what I wanted was to hard, to far fetched!.. Never give up! I didn't!..
I shared this video with a couple of my classes at the community college; it seemed that the students in my classes chose to feel offended instead of thankful. Honesty does not seem to work with many young people today; they only want empathy and nothing else.
This video changed my life.
one of my favorite speech of all time
Biggest Motivational Speech ever !!!!!
That “guru” was Socrates, and that young man asked him to teach him everything he knows.
E.T keep pumping me up!!
Maybe the best video on youtube today?
Akward moment when you're watching this on your cellphone.
Lol
+KING M 😂😂😂😂😂
+Gabriel Navarro nothing wrong with cellphone, nothing wrong with tv or anything like that. It is all about how you use it. I only use my phone to read books and sometimes informative articles and send messages only when required(no long chats). I use the internet only for what i need to help me with my dream, thats all. If you want it bad enough youll stop wasting time. The currency of life is energy, so only spend energy on what will help you, nothing else.
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
Gabriel Navarro 😂😂😂 too much
Excellent video, keep making more.
I wish u would come to camden nj our kids need a strong voice like u thanks for being u
Strong. Great teaching.
Man et got me grindin to be somebody big everyday we grindin to get there thank you ET
You do a good job encouraging people👍...Be a part of Encouraging Life Success Day...October 3rd, Encouraging Life Success Day is a day where we all wear green, which represents GOING for our goals and dreams while encouraging others to GO after their goals and dreams as well. October 3rd, Encouraging Life Success Day, wear GREEN 😊
Reboot... after getting GED at 50 years old. Now university online for Bachelors
How are you now?
I owe you so much man
+Amine Glenza
I just uploaded my Motivational speaking reel! Check it out! I have dedicated my life to inspiring yours!!
Fucking amazing. 12 years for a for year degree?! I needed this. I am about to attempt uni for the second time . I withdrew first time around because of mental illness. What an inspiration!
It was this dudes quotes that inspired me most in all these videos. Glad i know his name
Who's watching this in 2017!?
Eric Champlin MEEEE
2020
How is it that ppl from Detroit motivate us so much.tell us to lose yourseves thankyou so much
Dope....he puts a lot of things in perspective!!!
Apparently the University I want to go told me that my English level doesn't meet their criteria, they don't know that apart from English I speak 3 other language fluently... I want to prove them wrong
Unknown My high school teacher told me that she didn't believe that I would be accepted into the university of my dreams. She told me this and then she told my mother during parent interviews. During my final year she would tell me that I should look into an alternative career pathway instead of my dream university. I ended up ignoring her views and kept working hard. When my final year finished I visited her office and told her that I was accepted. Don't let anyone determine your capabilities. Only you know what you're capable of. Good luck proving them wrong!!! :)
UPDATE: Got accepted into University
I’m only here for school😭this is 100 points
from top to bottom music and all ,,truly inspiring , if the music bothered you your focus is just not in it !think
Still Watching Now My Favorite One
Watched this video in the last quarter of 2015, at that time I was in the last semester of my 3rd year in college my average GPA was 2.63 out of 4.. And I actually didn't sleep to achieve my goal to reach 3.0 when I finish my bachelor degree and get a job... And I didn't achieve the 3.0 but got 2.95 and got the job... And the job was the thing I actually wanted the average was only tool to get it...
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+Be Phenomenal Me
i seeing this video every month
Needed to rechannel. Never gets old.
Thats me...
+Be Phenomenal almost every week. Wish I could have a 1 on 1 with this man
one day, I'm going to be a professional football(as in soccer) player. Thanks to this guy
What a motivation speech thanks for this and for encouraging g the youth and people of tomorrow/today 🙌🏾🙌🏾
I love E.T and he is a idol and I wish he can come over my school
I wish I meet mr Erick Thomas I'm going through that pain normal shit for people like us but boi ima look back in 2 years and be like ya now I am where I wanna be and i can go further
I was like "I'm gonna show my kid this video"..... now I watch it every day for myself!......hahaha
This video is the reason I got up and started losing weight I went from 367 from 295 in 3 months !!
+Frankiee Serna Seems like a very rapid weight loss. I'm happy for you but make sure you get advice to ensure you're losing weight at a healthy rate.
+Good Deeds Everyday it's not hard dropping 25 lbs a month if you weigh 400. It's different if you are 200 lol
Your words are true,powerfull,and full of wisdow.
Wow. Thank you, Dwayne Henderson, for sending me here!
Awesome video
I'ma make sure one day, I meet this man.
Yes I am in the moment where I want succes as much as I want breath. I am not speaking to friends that much anymore as they distract me from my goals. I am overcoming frustration daily, not giving up daily, crying sometimes, trying as hard as I can, fighting with myself, agains myself, against my fucking laziness, procrastination, every day one more step...Fuck this shit. I will make it !!! No matter what it takes. ..
thank you for the motivation
Back to da Basics went the first time heard Eric Thomas that's one is the realest one for me bless my brother E.T.
Your very inspiring!!!!! Thank u