Keep Going King [Bonus]

The speaker talks about a conversation with his barber about the struggles of being a righteous man and a king. He reflects on his own journey and the setbacks, failures, envy, and deceit he has faced. He discusses the dangers and envy that come with wanting to be someone powerful. Despite the challenges, he is grateful for the opportunity in front of him and emphasizes the importance of faith, perseverance, and self-belief. He acknowledges that not everyone will support him but encourages others to keep moving forward. The speaker shares his difficult upbringing and highlights the power within oneself. He concludes by expressing excitement about sharing more stories on his podcast and building a closer community. Today I stopped by the barbershop as I left work and I got my hair cut. My barber's been cutting my hair now for a few months. Solid guy. Been over here in the States for a few years and he's been cutting hair for a very long time, right? Today when I got in there like normal we greeted each other. As we started having conversation, conversation became something that was powerful and we talked about the righteous man and the struggles that the righteous man endures on his journey. And it reminded me of the episode where I talked about kings. How we glamorize the word king and we talk about the spoils and the riches that go along with being a king but we seldomly talk about the struggles that come with being a king and the danger that comes with being a king and the envy and hate and jealousy. As we continued our conversation I flashed back through so many moments in the last two years for me in the position that I've been in and I've seen a lot of those struggles firsthand. And knowing that you're the highest guy on the totem pole you know that you're the easiest target because you're the highest up so everybody can point their arrows at you. But knowing it and experiencing it is two totally different things and that puts you in a different place. It puts you in a different space. It makes you more aware of the things that you study and prepare for. But preparation is only half the battle. Yo it's your king Forever Burrow. Follow me on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok at IamForeverBurrow. There you'll find all my latest posts and content. So tomorrow is probably one of the biggest moments of my career and the deal could be very lucrative for me in my future. One of the most lucrative deals that I would have done thus far in my career. And the moment was earned. I just sit here for the last 10 to 15 minutes and I just thank God for the opportunity that's in front of me. And I thanked him for the journey in which took place for me to get to this point. And on that journey I have dealt with setbacks. I have dealt with failures. I have dealt with envy. And I have dealt with deceit. People trying to dethrone me. Take me out of my position. And it comes with wanting to be somebody. Like you know I think a lot of times man when we're young we have these grand docious ideas of becoming someone powerful. Somebody of influence you know. And we almost fantasize about all of the good things that come with being you know someone of significance. Someone of power and influence. But we don't think about the danger that comes with it. And there's a lot of danger. There's a lot of envy just for you wanting to be something and taking the steps to be there. And people will always praise you for being different and standing out and taking on responsibilities and the responsibilities of other people. You won't always be praised. And sometimes you will have to walk alone. Like we talked about yesterday. And when we talked about the word king. And how we glamorize the spoils and the riches. But we seldomly talk about the decisions that are unpopular that the king has to make that. The king has to deal with danger and envy. He has to deal with both enemies and allies. And it's not always fun. At times when you're on this journey man. Oh I know at least for me. There's been times where I've questioned you know why do I try so hard? Why I can't quit? Why can't I give up? And the crazy part about me man is I don't know how to. I mean I come from nothing. I come from poverty. My mother doesn't have a high school education. My father died when I was two years old. I was raised by my grandma who was a recovering alcoholic. My grandfather was a alcoholic who had a stroke at a very young age. I grew up in a one-bedroom shack on the south side of town. And then I moved into the projects when I was eight years old. And I lived in projects and single-wire trailers most of my life. I had moments where we didn't have running water. But we didn't have food on the table. I remember being six or seven years old and my mother's boyfriend at the time who's the father of my brother and my two sisters. He would go off of Berkeley Boulevard. And those of you who are from those were in North Carolina you know where that is. It's where we have all of our fast-food restaurants and gas stations etc. And he would go behind you know the KFC's and the Wendy's on Berkeley. And he would dig through the trash for orders that had been thrown away. He would bring those orders that food that he scavenged for in that garbage can home. And sometimes that would be all we would eat. Not only for dinner but for that day. You understand what I'm saying? So when I tell you that this journey has been it's been hard. You know it's been hard. I went through a lot. I sacrificed a lot to be here. And the sad part about it is everyone isn't happy for you. But you have to stay strong. You have to keep moving forward no matter what. And it's not about what you don't have or who wasn't there for you. It's about understanding the power that you possess. Understanding that God is with you because he is in you. Understanding that you cannot be stopped once you are determined to accomplish a vision. The only person standing in front of you in success is you. You got to take a deep look in the mirror and ask yourself what do I want to be? Who do I want to be? And how will I get there? And then you have to take the first step which is sometimes the hardest step. And that step is often made off of nothing but faith. You got to have faith that whatever it is that God has for you, it's for you. And it doesn't matter about the danger that you encounter along the way. You just have to keep going. And everybody won't like you. This ain't a popularity contest. Some people will despise you. They will envy you for you just being you. You're anointed. And some people can see it as soon as you walk in the room. And the demon in them is triggered. And I for one believe that people are capable of being good. But I'm also aware that there's a lot of evil people in the world. And just knowing that alone lets you know that sometimes you will be disliked by people. And it's okay. They say the righteous man shall go through many troubles and God will deliver him from those troubles. So just have faith. Keep going. I'm excited about what I'm doing here on this podcast. I want to share more stories with you guys as time goes on. And we're going to get closer as a community for it. All right. Love.