MOST PEOPLE LIVE THEIR ENTIRE LIVES WITHOUT TAKING RISKS, WITHOUT STRAYING FROM THE PATH THEY ARE ON NO MATTER HOW UNPLEASANT THEIR CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES ARE. THERE ARE A FEW PEOPLE WHO FALL SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE; OPEN TO TAKING LEAPS OF FAITH. THEY PLAN, ORGANIZE AND RESEARCH FOR YEARS ONLY TO RESULT MISSED OPPORTUNITIES. FOR SOME, A LEAP OF FAITH COMES ONLY AFTER A PERIOD OF RESEARCH AND CONSULTATION, OR AFTER AN ASSURANCE OF SUCCESS WITH MINIMAL RISKS INVOLVED. OTHERS, LIKE ME, BYPASS THAT AND USE EVIDENCE FROM PAST EXPERIENCES AND GO FOR IT. EVERYDAY, LIFE PRESENTS A FORK IN THE ROAD, EITHER YOU CAN TAKE A RISK OR THE SAME PATH THAT YOU TRAVEL EVERYDAY. THE CHOICE IS YOURS.
SINCE OCTOBER, I HAVE PRESENTED PPR 101 IN 4 CITIES AND MY MOST RECENT EVENT HELD IN MEMPHIS, HAD ME THE MOST PERPLEXED. NORMALLY, WHEN I ENTER INTO A CITY, I FEEL WELCOME. IT SEEMED AS IF NO ONE IN MEMPHIS WANTED THE EVENT. CONFIDENT IN WHO I AM AND THE CONCEPT THAT I AM BRANDING, I DID IT ANYWAY! IT WAS PACKED OUT, BUT WHAT WAS DIFFERENT ABOUT MEMPHIS WAS THAT THIS WAS THE ONLY CITY WHERE THERE WERE A 3-4 SORE LOSERS WHO FELT SLIGHTED FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER. THE BIGGEST ASS WAS FROM NEW ORLEANS, BUT OF COURSE. WHAT MATTERS TO ME IS THE INFLUX OF CALLS , EMAILS, THANK YOU TEXT MESSAGES AND REQUESTS TO KEEP IN TOUCH FROM THE BULK OF ATTENDEES WHO ACTUALLY "GOT IT!"
AT THE END OF THE DAY....YOU WILL NEVER PLEASE EVERYONE. THE ONE THING THAT T.I. SAYS THAT I AGREE WITH IS THIS...WHEN FOLK DON'T LIKE YOU OR WHAT YOU ARE DOING...IT'S WHAT THEY SEE IN YOU THAT THEY DON'T SEE IN THEMSELVES THAT MAKES THEM ACT OUT.
LONG AFTER YOU ARE STILL JUST A BROKE ASS RAPPER, OR LONG AFTER YOU HAVE GIVEN UP OR ARE STILL WORKING PART-TIME ON YOUR DREAM....I WILL STILL BE RELEVANT! SOMEONE SAID TO ME TODAY VIA TELEPHONE..."PPR 101 MEMPHIS, WAS THE MOST PRODUCTIVE EVENT OF HIS CAREER. NOTHING LIKE PPR 101 HAS EVER BEEN PRESENTED IN MEMPHIS" I AM STILL SMILING ABOUT THAT. BRITANY STAR TEXTED ME GOD BLESS YOU. OTHERS WANT TO KEEP MOVING AROUND WITH ME. I HAVE HELPED MORE THAN 15 PEOPLE GAIN NATIONAL PUBLICITY ON 106 & PARK AND THE SOON TO BE AIRED ON BET - BLAZE THE STAGE. NICOLAY AKA AND BRITANY STARR WILL BOTH BE OPENING UP FOR J ANTHONY BROWN IN DALLAS, TEXAS NEXT MONTH THAT INCLUDES PROMOTION ON THE TOM JOYNER MORNING SHOW. PPR 101 BRINGS THE BEST AND MOST RELEVANT EDITORS, JOURNALISTS, AND CASTING DIRECTORS IN THE BUSINESS TO OFFER A WEALTH OF INFORMATION AND NETWORKING OPPRTUNITIES. YOU GET OUT OF THIS GAME..WHAT YOU PUT IN...I DO NOT WORK PR PART -TIME..I DON'T DOUBLE AS A WAITRESS, TEACHER OR BRICK LAYER..I BELEIVE IN MYSELF SO MUCH THAT I LEAPED OUT ON FAITH 8 YEARS AGO AND I HAVE BEEN EATING OFF OF MY OWN COMPANY EVER SINCE.
WHEN I PUT TOGETHER SOMETHING WITH MY SIGNATURE ON IT, THERE ARE FOUR THINGS I CONSIDER...
1. THINK IT THROUGH....I CONSIDER THE CONSEQUENCES AND I PREPARE FOR THEM, GOOD, BAD OR UGLY.
2. GATHER A SUPPORTIVE TEAM. ...I TRY TO ENLIST RELIABLE PEOPLE WHO WILL SEE MY EFFORT ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITH ME, NOT AGAINST ME. I WILL ONLY WORK WITH THOSE WHO MAKE ME SHINE, NOT THOSE WHO RUN FOR COVER, BAIL OUT AND TALK ABOUT ME TO MY PEERS WHO I HAVE TURNED THEM ON TO.
3. BUILD A RESERVE...ENSURE THAT I HAVE THE TIME, MONEY, ENERGY AND RESOURCES TO SEE ME THROUGH THE UNCERTAINTY.
4. ADJUST MY ATTITUDE - I STRIVE FOR SUCCESS BUT IF RESULTS ARE LESS THAN WHAT I HOPE FOR, THEN I ACCEPT THE EXPERIENCE, LEARN AND GROW FROM IT.
TO ALL THE SORE LOSERS WHO DIDN'T WIN A CHANCE TO PERFORM ON 106 & PARK BECAUSE YOUR SHOW WAS WACK, OR TO MR. BROKE ASS RAPPER WHO SPENT ONE LOUSY $500 BUCKS AND EXPECT ME TO GIVE THEM THE WORLD OF PR SERVICES OR THE DUMMIES WHO DIDN'T PREPARE A PROFESSIONAL SHOW DISC WITH ONLY THE SONG YOU WERE TO PERFORM ON IT, AND THE SUPER-SENSITIVE WHO WERE OFFENDED BY MY DELIVERY OF THE MESAGE..NOT TO MENTION THOSE WHO HAVE NO IDEA WHERE AND WHEN THEY ARE TO BE, BUT WANT TO TEXT AND CALL ME HOURS AND MINUTES BEFORE THE EVENT AS IF I AM YOUR PERSONAL ASSISTANT .....ACCEPT RESPONSIBILTY FOR WHERE YOU ARE TAKING YOUR CAREER - NO WHERE FAST!
WHILE SUCCESS, IS NOT GUARANTEED, RESISTING THE URGE TO LEAP OUT ON FAITH, TO ME, IS FAR WORSE THAN FALLING SHORT. THE ONE THING THAT I ASK MYSELF DAILY IS..."WHAT WOULD YOU RATHER LOOK BACK ON? A FAILED ATTEMPT THAT LED TO SOMETHING EVEN BETTER OR A MISSED ATTEMPT THAT LED TO NO WHERE. SUCCESS IS SUCCESSFULLY ACCEPTING MYSELF WHEN I DON'T. YOU SHOULD TRY IT.
PPR 101 MEMPHIS HIGHLIGHTS COMING SOON.
IN LOVE AND RESPECT
CHIQ DIVA - THE GODDESS OF PR
SHE ALWAYS TELLS IT LIKE IT IS!....IF WHAT I SAY MAKES YOU UNCOMFORTABLE...USUALLY BECAUSE WHAT I SAY IS TRUTH.
PPR 101 VEGAS SAT MAR 14TH