Les Brown

on their distractions rather than their destiny. And when I was diagnosed with cancer, I'll never forget, and I was so blessed to have the best oncologist, what I consider the best oncologist on the planet, Dr. Alfred Goldson. He said, Mr. Brown, he said, you have fourth stage cancer. I do? He said, yes. He said, do you have any questions?

on their distractions rather than their destiny. And when I was diagnosed with cancer, I'll never forget, and I was so blessed to have the best oncologist, what I consider the best oncologist on the planet, Dr. Alfred Goldson. He said, Mr. Brown, he said, you have fourth stage cancer. I do? He said, yes. He said, do you have any questions?

I said, well, is there anything else that I should be aware of? He said, yes. He said, it's metastasized to seven areas of your body, including your spine. I said, whoa. He said, aren't you alarmed? I said, no. I said, seven is my lucky number. I said, I'm one of seven children. I was born February the 17th. Joshua marched around the walls of Jericho seven times.

I said, well, is there anything else that I should be aware of? He said, yes. He said, it's metastasized to seven areas of your body, including your spine. I said, whoa. He said, aren't you alarmed? I said, no. I said, seven is my lucky number. I said, I'm one of seven children. I was born February the 17th. Joshua marched around the walls of Jericho seven times.

I said, well, is there anything else that I should be aware of? He said, yes. He said, it's metastasized to seven areas of your body, including your spine. I said, whoa. He said, aren't you alarmed? I said, no. I said, seven is my lucky number. I said, I'm one of seven children. I was born February the 17th. Joshua marched around the walls of Jericho seven times.

Naaman dipped himself in the River Jordan seven times. I said, man. I said, is there anything else? He said, yes. I said, what is it? He said, and you're ugly too. Oh my God. I said, you didn't call me ugly, did you? He said, yes. Oh my, that's so cruel. He said, but you got this. You got this. I never tell my patients they're terminally ill.

Naaman dipped himself in the River Jordan seven times. I said, man. I said, is there anything else? He said, yes. I said, what is it? He said, and you're ugly too. Oh my God. I said, you didn't call me ugly, did you? He said, yes. Oh my, that's so cruel. He said, but you got this. You got this. I never tell my patients they're terminally ill.

Naaman dipped himself in the River Jordan seven times. I said, man. I said, is there anything else? He said, yes. I said, what is it? He said, and you're ugly too. Oh my God. I said, you didn't call me ugly, did you? He said, yes. Oh my, that's so cruel. He said, but you got this. You got this. I never tell my patients they're terminally ill.

What I say is that my knowledge, my ability, and my skills have terminated. I determine the diagnosis. You and God determines the prognosis. I'm putting it in your hands. And that got me. I left his office not with a spirit of fear, but God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of sound mind, but a heart full of faith. Faith not tested can't be trusted.

What I say is that my knowledge, my ability, and my skills have terminated. I determine the diagnosis. You and God determines the prognosis. I'm putting it in your hands. And that got me. I left his office not with a spirit of fear, but God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of sound mind, but a heart full of faith. Faith not tested can't be trusted.

What I say is that my knowledge, my ability, and my skills have terminated. I determine the diagnosis. You and God determines the prognosis. I'm putting it in your hands. And that got me. I left his office not with a spirit of fear, but God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of sound mind, but a heart full of faith. Faith not tested can't be trusted.

Most people, as Zig Ziglar used to say, in a fearful situation, they forget everything and run. But there are a number of people, people that's in your audience because of things they've heard and And your example and your message, they face everything and rise. And so that made me stand up inside of myself. That made me know I had a fight on my hands. And it's not over until I win. Wow.

Most people, as Zig Ziglar used to say, in a fearful situation, they forget everything and run. But there are a number of people, people that's in your audience because of things they've heard and And your example and your message, they face everything and rise. And so that made me stand up inside of myself. That made me know I had a fight on my hands. And it's not over until I win. Wow.

Most people, as Zig Ziglar used to say, in a fearful situation, they forget everything and run. But there are a number of people, people that's in your audience because of things they've heard and And your example and your message, they face everything and rise. And so that made me stand up inside of myself. That made me know I had a fight on my hands. And it's not over until I win. Wow.

No. The biggest fight of my life that... it took me years to win, is to believe that I could be this Les Brown that you now see.

No. The biggest fight of my life that... it took me years to win, is to believe that I could be this Les Brown that you now see.

No. The biggest fight of my life that... it took me years to win, is to believe that I could be this Les Brown that you now see.

To believe that even though I don't know my birth parents, I was a foster child adopted, I was identified as educable, mentally retarded, put back from fifth grade to the fourth grade, failing again in the eighth grade, used to work for the Miami Sanitation Department as a garbage collector.

To believe that even though I don't know my birth parents, I was a foster child adopted, I was identified as educable, mentally retarded, put back from fifth grade to the fourth grade, failing again in the eighth grade, used to work for the Miami Sanitation Department as a garbage collector.

To believe that even though I don't know my birth parents, I was a foster child adopted, I was identified as educable, mentally retarded, put back from fifth grade to the fourth grade, failing again in the eighth grade, used to work for the Miami Sanitation Department as a garbage collector.