You Matter!
That's it, simple as that. You matter. Let it sink in. You matter. You matter to yourself, and you matter to your community, and you matter to the world. And guess what, what you choose to do now, in your youth, also matters. Don't wait to start making the right decisions in your life. The time to start your life is now, and you have the power to do so. Every choice you make, from today on out, matters. It determines where you will end up in life. So I want you to know that it is up to you and you alone what you do with your life.
You might come from a rich family or a poor family, a great school or a not-so-great school, from a penthouse or from a crack house. But none of those things are you. Plenty of rich people ruin their lives and plenty of poor people rise to greatness. Plenty of people die alone on the street without anyone who cares, and plenty of people have thousands or even millions of people attend their funerals, mourning the fact that they are no longer here sharing their light with the world.
And do you know what? There is only one thing that separates those who live a great life from the ones who live a poor life (if you can even call that living), and that is the choices they make. That is right. Living a life that matters is as simple as making the right choices. It doesn't matter what you have done in the past or even what you are doing right now. Each day is a new day, and you can make the decision right now to make your youth matter, to start using the time you have now to start creating the life you really want in the future. Because let me tell you, if you don't start steering your own life and telling life what you want, it will steer you. And if you leave your life to chance now, you won't have a chance to do or have what you really want in the future.
You can do something meaningful in your life, and what I am going to teach you in this book will help you do just that. How do I know it will work? Because I have lived it myself. I have failed. I have done illegal things. And I came from nothing. But now I am teaching students all over the world how they can use a few simple steps and the right mindset to start shaping their life the way they want it, while they still have the time to do so.
Now is the time to get started. Right now, while you are still young and still have time on your side. Right now, when so many good things are waiting on your horizon. Right now, before your bad habits become your life. Right now, before the responsibility piles up. Right now, while you still have the energy to change.
Youth matters, you matter, and what you make of your life starts now, with you!
Hill, Curtis: - Curtis is not your average speaker!!! Curtis is one of the rising stars on the speaking across the nation. However, his road there was a very turbulent one. Curtis grew up on the south-side of Chicago where he was a drug dealer and gang member. Curtis rose from the streets to earn two degrees a Master's of Arts in Teaching and an Educational Specialist in Administration and Supervision. Therefore, Curtis understands leadership on an entirely different plane. His unique perspective on life will cause your audience to think and force them to make the necessary changes to get in front of the leadership line and stay there. Curtis has delivered more than 1500 talks challenging his audiences to make a positive difference in the world around them. As an administrator/educator, Curtis has learned how to develop leaders through a proven 3 step process that he shares with groups and organizations. He will teach your student leaders how to: model the way, inspire a shared vision and enable others to act. These steps are critical to a healthy student organization. Curtis' audiences often experience an emotional roller coaster which encompasses a blend of compassion, humor and tears that will keep them fully engaged. Curtis is also the author of the bestselling book, "America's Most Wanted Is Today's Youth" as well as his brand new book, "The Attitude Of A Leader: To Taking The Lead And Keeping It."
