The Highest Human Act Is To Inspire

You can never underestimate your abilities to be what you know you can and even beyond what you know. Pushing yourself to be better everyday can be nothing but a benefit to you, but as others see your happiness, grind, inspiration, love, and seeing someone who they can say they look up to stay in their own lane and never change who they are and stay in your own lane, its a blessing. If you don’t see what you hope of to be the change, Be the change. This was just a feeling or two or three or four that I needed to get off my chest. Most people don’t speak or feel like they can express how they feel, so instead of giving that energy to someone for help or just to get it off they chest, they keep it bottled up. See me I speak on it and have learned through prayer and talking with others who have a journey with God and may have been through similar situations, show me that these feelings come as you grow.

This school year is something that I can say was a challenge or struggle, but one thing for certain and two things for sure I will never stop grindin’. No matter the what people see it as, Luck is just being prepared at all times, so when the door opens you’re ready. For this school year I was ready, but you can quote me on this, I got a lot more to prove. I always erase doubt from my mind because as Nipsey Hussle “Tha Great” said ” If you got doubt in what you’re doing it’s not gonna work.” It has stucc with me. My goal and what I am working towards is to play pro basketball at the highest level. A lot of people tell me this is a hard task to conquer and to think of a realistic job IF this doesn’t work. Well, what they didn’t know is if I wanted something easy to do I would have chose it, I chose a task that is hard because it not only challenges me and pushes me to get to my goal and take it even farther when I get to it, but also in life when the unexpected happens. Death, marriage, growing up, creating a family. When these situations come up you should never give up, but you should game plan which is what this challenge teaches me.

I want to find my purpose, bring my family up, and be Great. This year has been a roller coaster even already, but I am blessed to still be here and get the chance to be better and gives me the ability to know when my hope gets low I have to find life within. There will be ups and downs, but I will get up and strike again. I am done waiting and I am get to my dreams no matter what while inspiring others to do the same. I am stucc in this grind.

It was great school year and actually opened my eyes to the limitless opportunities ahead. More to improve as Man of God, a Son, Brother, King to my Queen, Grandson, Leader, and I won’t fail those behind me. Much more to conquer and I won’t stop because my possibilities are endless.

One more semester and I will have my degree, gotta STAY FOCUSED!

“Never stop grindin’ cherish no possessions.” Nipsey Hussle

“We got turned down, we failed, had set backs, had to start over a lot of times, but we kept it going at it. In anybody’s case that’s always the distinguishing factor.” -NIPSEY HUSSLE #THEMARATHONCONTINUES

Coming Down The Stretch

What A Time To Be Alive. This is crazy, who would have thought that I would make it this far. College is such a struggle and success all in one. Throughout my years in school I have continued to be more successful, gain more guidance and faith in God, and appreciate the people I meet and the experience of being in a different place than home. This experience of college teaches you a lot about yourself, helps you see who is really in your circle and mainly what patience is. I am still pursing my degree and as now I have 1 year left until my goal is achieved.  March has came and gone so fast and we are already going on the fourth month of the year. I feel more and more ready to purse my basketball career and there is only one thing left to do, play division one basketball. If I am able to do that, then it will help my exposure with scouts. being patient is key, but never settling is key too. Know yourself and know your worth.

“Never stop doing your best just because someone doesn’t give you credit.”

-Eric Thomas

BHM-2k19

This semester is pretty nice so far. The classes I am taking are not too difficult, while out of the four that I am taking, one has only homework and no test, while the other has only listening parts of test and no homework. This is a big semester and since my credits from Dakota State were not all accepted when I came here last year, this will be my first semester as a senior and one step closer to my graduation. I have a lot of work to do and this is only the beginning to new ones. I am currently looking to transfer again to make sure I don’t regret not just going after my dreams and worry about the extra take-ons later. Happy to be here on this earth, thankful God has blessed me to continue to strive to better myself as his son and through him, no weapon formed against me shall prosper. Peace and Love. February 2019- blessed to be 22.

The mind replays what the Heart can’t delete..

There are many things to say about how this year has inspired me, challenged me,  and helped me grow. There are many people I have met, many people who I had to let go not because I necessarily wanted to but I’ve outgrown them or it was just the end of that time with them. See you learn in life that some people are here for you through better or worse and some were brought to you by God for better or worse. Every year I hear the same messages on social media, in person from friends, in school, etc. I don’t want a repeat of things, I want need success, goals, challenges, and much more. Everything that is challenging me to make it to my dream that not everyone believes drives me every single day. All the doubt and all of the let downs have only brought me to remember “That, that don’t kill me, can only make me stronger.” It’s a blessing to have my parents, siblings, and family all in my ear. All of this leads me to say that 2019 isn’t a year that I say what I want and will do, but only my actions will reflect the true heart I have from test that God will put in front of me. Pain is a temporary thing and it’s there for only a short amount of time, it leads to goals being achieved and a blessed life to remember. For all of my Loved ones either previous or present , life is going to change for me andmy significant other, and my family in a a major way. Thank you God for bringing me into this world in 1997 and make it through 2018 and praying for the same with me and my family in 2019. I feel it coming and I can’t wait, to many more blessings and growth. Let’s Go!

Family is everything.

Be with those who bring out the best in you, not the stress in you.

“Appreciate the little things in life, those are what matter most.”

Sometimes I have to remind myself on my worst day, I live like somebody on their greatest.

Unselfishness, getting better everyday as a man, Man if God, and be more than what they see!

#Growth&Grind #WishIt #DreamIt #DoIt

*Peace&Love- 2.0.1.9

 

GRINDTIME

It’s already November. Man, how fast that came, its crazy. First semester is almost over and all I can say is another one almost down and that much closer to graduating. With how much money and loans that go into being a college student, I can understand why now when I was in high school people would say “I don’t know if I am going to college or NO I am not going”.

These are very reason as to why. It is tough trying to pay for school without scholarships and that’s why I feel like each person encouraging young people to go to college, which they should, should give them the best option to save as much money as possible. It would be great if everyone had the opportunity to get full rides, but for some reason its not the case. College should be FREE! It would be so nice. Instead, I get charged for textbooks that I don’t either buy or rarely use because most classes I haven’t need them.

All I want is to Graduate and never look back. I love what I have experienced and am very blessed with the people that have met and built valuable relationships with and the struggles I had to go through to know how to handle certain situations whether in the past or present. It’s all a blessing, but I am ready to strive for my ultimate goal of being in the NBA.

My basketball season has started. My first game was in Saturday, November 3rd, 2018. It was a good game for the team. WE WON. As many teams know, even with great wins you can be happy and proud and there are things to be fixed. We can work on our Rebounding, defense, offensive transition, and Free-throws. If we can balance out and everyone just know their roles we can win every game. Individually, I had 22 pts (points), 4 Reb (rebounds), 6ast (assist), 6 TOs (turnovers). I have to make sure that I take care of the ball as the Point Guard and leader of the team. I know I can do better and take it as a lesson and not as just something negative.

In life you must appreciate your negatives because they can only help you critique yourself and grow. Those losses create opportunities to win. I will finish out my semester strong and continue to gain all the knowledge out of every day, class, relationship, and experience that I have or will go through.

God Bless, Until next time- JoBreil Powell

Don’t think about what can happen in a month. Don’t think about what can happen in a year. Just focus on the 24 hours in front of you and do what you can to get closer to where you want to be!     – ERIC THOMAS

 

Knocked down, to get Back Up

Throughout this past month a lot went on. Assignments and more assignments came constantly. My first test in Art class didn’t turn out the way i expected, but it will help me towards the end of the semester on how to prepare better for test. My Mass Media Law class is consisting with a lot of legal issues that I was not before knowledgeable with. I am learning the things that I once told myself before wouldn’t be impact or important for my future. There are certain laws that apply to similar or the same situations, but some have certain circumstances that you must pay attention to, so that in a case you are not confused about what the outcome ends up being. Intro to sociology makes me think a lot more than I expected because throughout the study of social problems whether that shows the scenarios for a group of people who are homeless, job-less, or where certain people are placed at in terms of social class. This past week on Tuesday I started practices with my team on I was able to get back to my original position as a Point Guard. I ca feel that this year I will take on a even more impactful role as a leader. This month of October has come fast and I can honestly say I am ready to be done with college. At the end of the day, its all about patience and working towards and achieving short term goals. I am excited and know I the furthest thing from perfect.

Back In TOPEKA, For 2018-2019.

It was a long and very nice summer with my family. Had a great time seeing my parents, grandparents, siblings, etc…FAMILY. There is nothing like family time for me . I love being around them, they are able to give me motivation , knowledge, and remind me everyday where I came from and why I do what I do. I decided not to transfer again because I am excited to silence the doubters. This grind and approach that I have will be different than last year, more hours in the gym, consistency, and motivation, which has always been there regardless of what the past has given me. I put my trust in God and I know he brought me back here for a reason, so with that being said. No wining, no complaining, JUST STRICTLY WORK..WORK…WORK. I am excited and thank God for another year coming and still keep everything moment by moment. TOPEKA, I”M BACK.

“A breakthrough is that 90% is Work, but the last 10% THAT’S FIGHT. -Eric Thomas

You may regret a lot of things but you’ll never regret the Sacrifices you make to reach Success!!! -Eric Thomas

Year Finally OVER!

This has been a challenging journey. They say God puts his strongest soldiers up against anything because he/she can withstand the challenge. This is my second school and academically it has been a success with another year of no failed classes, being able to hoop but limited due to favoritism. With me going through all of this I just know in the end I will smile because God has me and will guide me in the right direction. So let me just say thank you God for not just the school year, but each and everyday you wake me up and give me the strength to keep going. NO matter the obstacles I will MAKE IT. BEST BELIEVE IT. Its time to become Great, no more being average. BE GREAT! On to the next chapter.

Stop being AVERAGE. You’re not even good, you were born to be GREAT. – Eric Thomas

2 weeks left in Junior Year

This year has been very crazy, I have met a lot of new people through family and school. I happen to be a very social person and don’t shy away from new thing that I believe can make my life more interesting. Yesterday I was told after signing up for my classes that I might have to sit out a year until my overdue pay of tuition is paid off. I had a really hard time trying to understand my the academic advisor didn’t tell me this before I made it home. Now, I have two options to either pay off amount I have before I can start the next semester or to take a leave, go on a payment plan, and then come back when I have my balance at $1000. Right now it is a little over $4,000 and I told my basketball coach, but they said they don’t have “any” money to help, but hopefully can get to the amount I need to because I don’t want to sit out. Plus during the academic advising meeting I had, I was told because of my transfer, I have a full 2 year left, so I will be 8 credits away from being a senior after this semester is over. I am grinding to get a 7 page research paper done, but no matter what I am keeping my faith because I like the environment and the people. This is a good place for me to focus and continue my grind for the quest to the NBA. I am also very excited because my favorite rapper, J Cole dropped another fantastic album called KOD. The album has 3 meanings: Kids On Drugs, King Overdosed, and Kill Our Demons. It has a great message and I believe that it is the best album of 2018.

The School Year is Almost OVER! Spring 2018

It has gotten to almost then end of my JUNIOR YEAR in COLLEGE. This is crazy. Spring break was last week and it went by pretty fast. Before break, I did a lot of debating back and forth about if I should travel back home to see my family, Denver to spend time with one of my brothers, or stay and save money. I chose to stay and go to Kansas City, MO to kickback with one of my friends that use to go to Washburn with me last semester. My spring break went alright we pretty much just worked out, caught up about what’s been new, our future’s, and him possibly coming back to play ball for the school. The first semester we use to train for basketball together and made sure to convince each other that no one is better than us and us two together on the court could be another version of LeBron and D-Wade in Miami. Not everything that you wish for comes to you the past is never forgotten, but never let it prevent you from enlarging your future. From Friday til Sunday, I spent the rest of my weekend with my cousin. I wish I could’ve had two weeks because breaks from school always feel too short and go by faster than you expect. I’m thankful for this school year and the path it took me to get here. First and for most, I can’t thank the man above enough for the opportunities, my family for having my back and putting me in the position I needed to be in to make it this far, and the many opportunities that are ahead of me moving forward. I have also am trying to find more ways to get scholarships and grants to help me continue paying for school, but all I can do is continue to work hard and give it all up to God. Honestly, just ready to get done with this year, go home to train, travel, and have a good time with my family who I don’t get to see at all during the school year, unless we count breaks. My mindset is still the same to get me through any type of time, good or bad, “Live Moment by Moment.” That is what it will continue to be. I’m going to make it no matter what. I got faith and staying patient is the most important thing, besides putting God first.

“A set back is a SETUP for a COMEBACK.” – Eric Thomas