Secrets to Success Speech by Eric Thomas (typed)

So if you want to make six figures, you can’t just be talking about how you want to make six figures. Here’s what I’m telling you tonight. If you do the three things I tell you to do tonight, I guarantee whatever it is you want to do in life, you will be able to do. You will be able to accomplish whatever you want to academically, financially, relationally, whatever. So three things, alright, I’m going to tell you a story and then I have to get out of here. And this story is about, you probably have already heard about this before.
There was a young man, you know, who wanted to make a lot of money and so he went to this guru, right. And he told the guru you know I wanna be on the same level you are and the guru said if you wanna be on the same level I'm on, I'll meet you tomorrow at the beach at 4 A.M. He’s like, “The beach? I said I wanna make money, I don’t wanna swim.” The guru said, “If you wanna make money I’ll meet you tomorrow.”

So the young man got there 4 A.M. he already to rock n' roll. Got on a suit, should of wore shorts. The old man grabs his hand and said: How bad do you wanna be successful? He said: "Real bad". He said: Walk on out in the water. So he walks out into the water. Watch this. When he walks out to the water he goes waist deep and goes like this guy crazy.

I wanna make money and he got me out here swimming. I didn't ask to be a lifeguard. I wanna make money he got me in -- so he said come on a little further -- walked out a little further -- then he had it right around this area -- the shoulder area -- so this old man crazy -- he making money but he crazy. So he said come on out a little further -- came out a little further, it was right at his mouth -- my man, I'm not about to go back in this guy is out of his mind. And the old man said: "I thought you said you wanted to be successful?" He said: "I do." He said: "Then walk a little further." He came, dropped his head in, held him down, hold him down, my man (kept scratching) hold