{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"EP 13: Les Brown \u2014 World Renowned Motivational Speaker","description":"Known today as one of the world\u2019s foremost motivational speakers himself, Les Brown came to know about the power of motivational speech early on in life. Living in Miami Beach with his adoptive mom (formerly his foster mom), Les would shine shoes for extra money. One of the men whose shoes he shined would often play recordings of motivational speakers while he worked.   \u201cHe listened to motivational material all the time,\u201d Les recalled. \u201cZig Ziglar. \u2018If you give enough people what they want, they\u2019ll give you what you want.\u2019 Jim Rohn. \u2018When the end comes for you, let it find you conquering a new mountain, not sliding down an old one\u2019... By listening while shining (this man\u2019s) shoes, it began to expand my vision beyond my mental conditioning.\u201d    Ultimately, this helped Les tap into the realm of what was possible for him in life. Despite being labeled uneducable and mentally retarded as a child in foster care, he\u2019d serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, marry the singer Gladys Knight, overcome stage-four cancer, and become internationally known as a speaker and purveyor of motivation. Language and positive affirmations genuinely have the potential, he says, to change a life\u2019s direction.   \u201cListening to those motivational messages allowed me to hold a vision of myself outside of my circumstances, outside of the culture that had denied me and demonized me and worked tenaciously to destroy my sense of self. It empowered me to believe that it's possible that, if other people had goals and dreams they wanted to achieve, that I can have them, too.\u201d   In this episode of The Anthony Sarandrea Show, Anthony and Les talk about the irrepressible power of the human imagination and how nourishing yours through motivational language can help you unlock your most authentic self.   What You\u2019ll Learn:   The affirmations Les starts his day with, and his morning routine Why, after accomplishing one goal, it\u2019s so crucial to find your \u201cnext why\u201d (and how to do that) Why Les believes that \u201conce you stop fighting for what you want, what you don\u2019t want will automatically take over\u201d And much more!   Favorite Quote:   \u201cHell to me is what you experience when you die, and you meet the person that you were supposed to become. The work that you were supposed to do as part of your assignment, but you didn\u2019t take the time of self-discovery to find out what the greater work for you was.\u201d \u2014 Les Brown Connect With Les:    LinkedIn   Facebook   Instagram   How to Get Involved:   Anthony Sarandrea, the founder of SiteFlood, is a philanthropist, entrepreneur, and keynote speaker known as a renowned customer and lead generator across the globe.    Be sure to follow him on LinkedIn, Instagram, and gain access to his consulting and speaking engagements via his website. Let us know you enjoyed this episode by visiting us on Apple Podcasts and giving us a review! We love hearing from you and appreciate your support of the show! ","author_name":"The Anthony Sarandrea Show","author_url":"https:\/\/www.anthonysarandrea.com\/","html":"