Stay Ten Toes Down
As the late rapper Nipsey Hussle would say “I’m ten toes down, I won’t ask for no favors”.
In today’s episode, I talk about how being committed to your dreams can pay off for you. Regardless of what others are saying or how people will make you feel when you share your idea or dream with them, you remain ten toes down. Staying ten toes down is not an easy thing to do. Many thoughts come in your mind when you sit back and really think about how much courage and fight it is going to take in order to see your dreams come true.
During the episode, I give an example of one of our PURE Girls. She is currently a sophomore in college and when she graduated high school in 2020 her plan was to attend an HBCU. Her dream was move away and start her college life outside of NJ, but when she didn’t get accepted into her dream college her feelings were crushed. The idea of attending an HBCU was stuck in her head and she wasn’t giving up on the idea. She decided to attend a local college with plans to transfer to an HBCU in two years. Although her family was encouraging her to continue her studies in NJ, she remained ten toes down on her goal. To be honest, her family loved the idea of her being close to home and was a bit nervous about her going away to college. But my girl stayed ten toes down, during the past two years at college she flourished in all of her classes along with being inducted into the Honor Society.
Now that she is preparing to graduate with her Associates in a few weeks, she decided to apply to her dream college again. Only this time she got in!!! She will be attending her dream college this coming Fall and will major in Nursing. To say I am proud doesn’t truly describe my thoughts. I teach my girls during our time together to never allow someone else’s fear to fall upon them. If God has given you a dream or an idea, then shoot your shot sis. He doesn’t put more on you than you can handle and if your dream or idea is delayed that doesn’t mean He is not going to give it to you. He just needs for you to wait a little while longer.
Of course, I want you to listen and consider what your family is advising you to do, because they truly have your best interest at heart. Staying ten toes down doesn’t mean that you become defiant and irresponsible. It means the complete opposite. It means making smart decisions, being true to your dreams, and remaining confident throughout the process.
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Talk to you guys soon.
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