Disclaimer: Come support me on the following dates- THIS SATURDAY at Johnson C. Smith University, the 27th! UNC on Friday, November 9th. Winthrop University on Saturday, November 10th. AND CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY on Saturday, November 17th! I bet you guessed it, huh? That has NOTHING... to do with my blog! Welp... Here it goes.
My brother told me. "Stay hungry and humble. Never think you're better than anybody and always try to help somebody"! <--- Those words have proved to be the secret of success. Thanks Jabari! Here's the thing. Last year, 2011, was a TERRIBLE year for me! I didn't have nearly as much work as 2010. WHY? Because I got cocky. Extremely cocky. I stopped working and thought it was a bright idea to blame "my team". When in business for yourself, don't look for others to do the work FOR you; look for others who work as HARD AS you! I got back in the trenches and it has made things go smoother. Made things come to fruition. BUT. But, but but... I can't ANY of the credit. I give ALL the credit to God because when I thought I "had it", it wasn't working AT ALL!
I don't really have a message, just want to share my formula. Here's what I did this year.
1.) Bought some books. Two Joel Osteen books. Helped with taking the junk out of my mind. Your mind can only hold so much. Junk in, junk out. Why not fill it with positivity and take that junk OUT... Period.
2.) Started back paying my tithes... for MYSELF! lol. I was that guy to put in some big bucks when my girl was looking over my shoulder to "impress" her. #Terrible. It's more of the principle. Especially with this little bit of money we are getting now. Maybe this is the wrong way to look at it... But consider, if you gave Tyler Perry $20 in 1995. If yall were cool like that, don't you think he would pay you back with waaaayyyyy more than that now? God has more money than Tyler Perry. Think about it. When you give, you get blessed. If you are not getting blessed right now, just know that you're not throwing your money away. It's gaining interest and God will bless you when you knows you can handle it.
3.) Started out working out on a regular basis and not just 200 push-ups before my girl comes over. lol. For me, when I train it's a physical expression that says, "I wanted to stop at 56 push-ups, but I pushed myself to 100. If I can push myself physically, then I can push towards my goals"!
4.) I started speaking in FAITH! Some might calling lying! But I call it Faith. For those of yall who follow me, I said a LONG time ago that I would do at least 10 schools this year! When I was confessing that, how many did I have? ONE! Winthrop University because they did a two year contract! That's it... Just one! You might be thinking, "Ok... Well, 9 schools are not that hard to get". Ummm... With no agent? TRY AGAIN! Out of every 20 schools I call, email and leave voicemails for, I might get ONE call back, IF THAT! AND... most schools lock in everything for Homecoming during the summer time. I'm saying, "I, Jay Dukes, will be at AT LEAST ten schools this year"! in August with only ONE school on the books! lol. But I kept confessing it... Now... Let's count them.
1.) Greenville Technical
College’s Tech Comedy Live Greenville, SC 09/08/2012
2.) Claflin University Has Talent Orangeburg, SC 09/21/2012
3.) Winston-Salem State University’s Battlegrounds Winston-Salem,
NC 09/28/2012
4.) Alabama A&M University’s Homecoming Talent Show Huntsville,
AL 10/09/2012
5.) South Carolina State University’s AKPsidol Orangeburg,
SC 10/10/2012
6.) Fort Valley State University’s Homecoming Step Show Fort
Valley, GA 10/13/2012
7.) Grambling State University’s Homecoming Talent Show Grambling,
LA 10/16/2012
8.) Elizabeth City State University's Homecoming Concert Elizabeth City, NC 10/20/2012
8.) Elizabeth City State University's Homecoming Concert Elizabeth City, NC 10/20/2012
9.) Johnson C. Smith University's Homecoming Step Show Charlotte, NC 10/27/2012
10.) UNC's Homecoming Step Show Chapel Hill, NC 11/09/2012
11.) Winthrop University's Homecoming Step Show Rock Hill, SC 11/10/2012
12.) Claflin University's Homecoming Step Show Orangeburg, SC 11/17/2012
No point, just my formula. Just a little story time. Next blog, I might tell yall about the TERRIBLE show I had... I was SOOOO disappointed in myself. But I didn't stay down about it. I MIGHT tell yall that story!
~Jay Dukes qka Mr. Million Dollars qka Mr. "Hey... You Look Familiar" qka Mr. I'm Not Available For That Date. Sorry!
Summary:
1.) Find something to meditate on
2.) Work out
3.) Speak in Faith
4.) Don't take my advice
Twitter- @jaydukes1911
