Eric Thomas

Some kid asked me the other day, he's like, man, wouldn't you say your son is lucky because you're in his life and his mom is in his life? I said yes and no. I said yes, he's blessed to have his mom and dad. Well, he ain't got that dog. He doesn't have the hunger? He ain't got that dog. Oh, man. My son is a great kid. But he doesn't have the drive. He ain't got the same drive I got.

And that drive came without some stuff that I had. That stuff came from lack. And so I say to anybody, you got to understand, it could go either way. But when you take the, it's like I walk into a school and I ask, how many of y'all, 50 kids? How many of you kids in here? 1,000 kids. How many of your dads, one in your life, was not living in the house? 90% raised their hand. And guess what?

And that drive came without some stuff that I had. That stuff came from lack. And so I say to anybody, you got to understand, it could go either way. But when you take the, it's like I walk into a school and I ask, how many of y'all, 50 kids? How many of you kids in here? 1,000 kids. How many of your dads, one in your life, was not living in the house? 90% raised their hand. And guess what?

I automatically can relate to them. That's the je ne sais quoi that my daddy wasn't there. That's the it factor. If my father hadn't been there, I might not be able to go in here and relate on my videos and go viral. People are like, okay, maybe if I just had Eric's voice or if I just screamed and I just looked passionate.

I automatically can relate to them. That's the je ne sais quoi that my daddy wasn't there. That's the it factor. If my father hadn't been there, I might not be able to go in here and relate on my videos and go viral. People are like, okay, maybe if I just had Eric's voice or if I just screamed and I just looked passionate.

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

Bro, that's not what it is. It's when I speak, you hear it because I've been through what you've been through. And so you recognize that voice. You recognize the pain. You recognize the struggle. But you recognize I overcame it. And that's why you're like, I want to rock with this dude.

Bro, that's not what it is. It's when I speak, you hear it because I've been through what you've been through. And so you recognize that voice. You recognize the pain. You recognize the struggle. But you recognize I overcame it. And that's why you're like, I want to rock with this dude.

Because this one ain't, some kind of way, Eric ain't the one that's making us feel like, oh, it's okay that you went through this, and it's okay that this, and it's okay if you don't want to grow, and it's okay if you don't want, no. What you're hearing from me is a coach that's saying, Jordan, you got six rings in you, but you got to stop playing this way, and you got to start playing this way.

Because this one ain't, some kind of way, Eric ain't the one that's making us feel like, oh, it's okay that you went through this, and it's okay that this, and it's okay if you don't want to grow, and it's okay if you don't want, no. What you're hearing from me is a coach that's saying, Jordan, you got six rings in you, but you got to stop playing this way, and you got to start playing this way.

Kobe, you got great, but you got to do it this way. Serena, you got Venus, you got that. Richard Williams is saying, he's not out there just, He's teaching, training, but he's also correcting. And so for me, they hear my voice. I'm not letting you get away with murder because greatness is in you. The greatness is in you. And now it's time to go to school.

Kobe, you got great, but you got to do it this way. Serena, you got Venus, you got that. Richard Williams is saying, he's not out there just, He's teaching, training, but he's also correcting. And so for me, they hear my voice. I'm not letting you get away with murder because greatness is in you. The greatness is in you. And now it's time to go to school.

It's time to go to work and bring that greatness out of you. So yes, anybody, anybody could be successful. But as long as you're playing the blame game, You have given permission, the license, registration, the keys, you give it all over to somebody else. And the day you take it, is the day that you can start deciding which direction you want to go. Wow.

It's time to go to work and bring that greatness out of you. So yes, anybody, anybody could be successful. But as long as you're playing the blame game, You have given permission, the license, registration, the keys, you give it all over to somebody else. And the day you take it, is the day that you can start deciding which direction you want to go. Wow.

So it sounds like step one, take the keys back to your life. Take the keys back.

So it sounds like step one, take the keys back to your life. Take the keys back.

Like, get to know you. We're so busy wanting to be in a community that we don't realize we are a community. Right? And look, I'm not trying to be deep. You know, people could, you know, you believe this, you don't believe this. But what I was taught, you know, in school, especially Catholic school, it seemed like Adam was by himself first. It doesn't seem like it was like somebody else.

Like, get to know you. We're so busy wanting to be in a community that we don't realize we are a community. Right? And look, I'm not trying to be deep. You know, people could, you know, you believe this, you don't believe this. But what I was taught, you know, in school, especially Catholic school, it seemed like Adam was by himself first. It doesn't seem like it was like somebody else.

It's like Adam was first and then whatever happened after that. So the first man was by himself. And I think that's important for those of us who study that. Why? Because all of us think we have to have somebody to be somebody. And this guy started his journey on his own before he connected with somebody. Whatever. He knew his purpose. You know, he walked in his confidence.