7 years ago at this Starbucks table I was fired from a church for my progressive stances on sexuality, race, politics.
Weeks later a blog went viral.
I've since written 6 books and reached tens of millions of people.
Even if I hadn't, it still would have been worth it.
Weeks later a blog went viral.
I've since written 6 books and reached tens of millions of people.
Even if I hadn't, it still would have been worth it.
There is power in your story and resonance in your voice. Yours. Speak with clarity about what you have seen and experienced, and trust that will put you where you need to be. This will be especially difficult to remember when you're seated at "the table." Be encouraged.
There is a cost to authenticity but it is priceless. Be willing to lose something to gain the truest version of yourself. If you are, you will always win regardless of the circumstances.
I like to tell people that present difficulty is often the stinking manure out of which the fragrant flowers of your better self are gonna grow. Welcome the sh*t as something quite possibly redemptive. Keep speaking truth.
Every time I drive past that Starbucks I feel gratitude for what I've been through, how far I've come to get here, and the people it has brought me to.
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