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    Willie Jolley living beyond the dream

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Well in today's beyond the dreams and timely encouragement from popular speaker and best selling author Willie Jolley.

He has inspired millions of people throughout the world.

He was named one of the top motivational speakers in the world won the top five and he speaks to many of America's top fortune 500 companies.

Will -- acknowledges that America of course is dealing with the tough economy right now.

But he believes the American dream is still alive and well and he encourages Americans.

To have the ability to transform themselves and the world with an attitude -- excellence.

-- -- -- You develop oh -- attitude what you expect to win.

Willie Jolley is one mission to transform lives by helping people develop.

An attitude of excellence and remember as you -- -- -- you have a great day.

Keep pursuing excellence can make it different than somebody else's life.

Willie and his brother were born in Washington DC his father journalists his mother a teacher when Willy turned twelve his father died.

Leaving his mother the responsibility.

Of taking care of two boys on her own she told them to always dream of getting a good education she paid.

-- -- asked for college and my brother and how we're not -- American University.

-- went on to his seminary school and instead of becoming a preacher he earned a living for seven years as one of the top jazz singers in the nation's capital.

Also recording jingles for national companies life was good and -- losses job -- a nightclub singer and was replaced by karaoke machine.

It was devastating.

-- -- haven't talked you thought you meant about turning setbacks.

It to combat.

I'm telling people would you.

Got to have a train is not a nice city.

It's a necessity.

You've got to have a dream -- that statistical analysis they show that people would dreams not only live longer but achieve more.

During his speech is really likes to use examples of people who have achieved greatness by learning how to overcome adversity.

-- personally likes to follow was Dr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

who helped to transform America based on a dream.

What would happen if we hadn't had a did you remains -- point -- -- with king junior as a fifteen year stint.

And what would and one with the king had stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial saying I have injury that I have a wish.

You know I had a positive this nicely.

I had a tree.

When Ford Motor Co.

was facing bankruptcy -- was called upon to help transform the company's attitude.

-- a small way he says he helped motivate the employees to pursue excellence.

And for the record Ford is the only company that never took a government -- nor file bankruptcy and -- a billion dollars in profit that year.

-- says America's best years are still ahead.

America needs -- attitude shift and if we give it.

Attitude shift we can come back to -- the country that the world is looking ahead as I travel around the world people -- -- looking you.

What is America gonna do as America goes so goes to war.

I have to concur with that Willie -- believes are -- -- are just set up for come back and he's living like the arbitrary.

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