Alicia Keys

I wanted to be, you know, I wanted to hear a positive reflection back to me, you know? And so it took a long time to kind of be like, Yeah, I don't, I can't depend on that. You know, I have to find my own stability. I have to find my own intuition. I have to find what I believe in. And at least I can stand on that.

I wanted to be, you know, I wanted to hear a positive reflection back to me, you know? And so it took a long time to kind of be like, Yeah, I don't, I can't depend on that. You know, I have to find my own stability. I have to find my own intuition. I have to find what I believe in. And at least I can stand on that.

At least I can say I really believe that one, you know, if it didn't work out, but I really believed it. And I'm proud of it. You know what I mean? And that's a big one. You know, talk about even yesterday, I mean, Hell's Kitchen, where we talked about Hell's Kitchen, which is my musical, which has been a big dream in the making. There were moments where I'm like, is this going to work?

At least I can say I really believe that one, you know, if it didn't work out, but I really believed it. And I'm proud of it. You know what I mean? And that's a big one. You know, talk about even yesterday, I mean, Hell's Kitchen, where we talked about Hell's Kitchen, which is my musical, which has been a big dream in the making. There were moments where I'm like, is this going to work?

Like, what if the whole... I have this whole vision. I know what I want. But what if for some reason the whole thing doesn't go the way I want? What does that mean? I mean, you have... Many, many, many dollars. You have investors that you promise them to trust you. Can I carry this? Can I hold this? Can I manifest this? Terrifying.

Like, what if the whole... I have this whole vision. I know what I want. But what if for some reason the whole thing doesn't go the way I want? What does that mean? I mean, you have... Many, many, many dollars. You have investors that you promise them to trust you. Can I carry this? Can I hold this? Can I manifest this? Terrifying.

I mean, I would speak to my kids about it just because I wanted them to know that it's scary. You know, it's scary to dream. But does that mean I'm not going to dream it or not going to try it? No, I have to. So tons of things have been that way.

I mean, I would speak to my kids about it just because I wanted them to know that it's scary. You know, it's scary to dream. But does that mean I'm not going to dream it or not going to try it? No, I have to. So tons of things have been that way.

That's a great question. I think one of the things that I had to come to terms with is that pretty much nothing is going to come in a timeframe that you think is going to come.

That's a great question. I think one of the things that I had to come to terms with is that pretty much nothing is going to come in a timeframe that you think is going to come.

So that's, and that's helpful because I think a lot of us are, you know, I mean, we're in such a digital space and we see all these things and we're bombarded with all these images and we're bombarded with all these kind of like carefully crafted posts of perfection and You get freaked out about it. But I'm, you know, and fortunately, I didn't really have to grow up looking at that.

So that's, and that's helpful because I think a lot of us are, you know, I mean, we're in such a digital space and we see all these things and we're bombarded with all these images and we're bombarded with all these kind of like carefully crafted posts of perfection and You get freaked out about it. But I'm, you know, and fortunately, I didn't really have to grow up looking at that.

So I empathize deeply with this generation. We have to we have to evolve as young people on a whole other level. than I even had to navigate. But what I mean by and why it relates is I felt like I grew up in New York City. Everybody's a hustler. You got to go fast. You got to make it happen. You got to stay up all night and get up crack of dawn and it's not going to happen if you don't.

So I empathize deeply with this generation. We have to we have to evolve as young people on a whole other level. than I even had to navigate. But what I mean by and why it relates is I felt like I grew up in New York City. Everybody's a hustler. You got to go fast. You got to make it happen. You got to stay up all night and get up crack of dawn and it's not going to happen if you don't.

And I realized, wait, you know, as hard as I try to push the thing forward, When it's time, it's time. And if it's not time, it don't matter what I do. It doesn't matter how much sleep I don't get. It's not going to be time until it's time. And so I think that that steadiness of like kind of you just have to put one foot in front of the other is just as simple as that.

And I realized, wait, you know, as hard as I try to push the thing forward, When it's time, it's time. And if it's not time, it don't matter what I do. It doesn't matter how much sleep I don't get. It's not going to be time until it's time. And so I think that that steadiness of like kind of you just have to put one foot in front of the other is just as simple as that.

And I remember when I did my first marathon, I ran in Greece and I figured I'd never do another marathon. So I might as well do something unforgettable. But I couldn't figure out how I was going to make it. Everything hurt. My feet hurt. My back hurt. My lower back hurt. My abs hurt. My body ached. And I couldn't figure out how am I going to get there?

And I remember when I did my first marathon, I ran in Greece and I figured I'd never do another marathon. So I might as well do something unforgettable. But I couldn't figure out how I was going to make it. Everything hurt. My feet hurt. My back hurt. My lower back hurt. My abs hurt. My body ached. And I couldn't figure out how am I going to get there?

And I remember I was running with my friend who trained with me and helped me. And he said, you see that pole? you're going to get to that pole. You see that light after the pole, you're going to get to that light. You see that tree after the light, you're going to get to that tree. And it was literally that step by step.

And I remember I was running with my friend who trained with me and helped me. And he said, you see that pole? you're going to get to that pole. You see that light after the pole, you're going to get to that light. You see that tree after the light, you're going to get to that tree. And it was literally that step by step.