Unbreakable: The Unbelievable True Story of Jamelle Sanders

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You have to dare to be extraordinary. I would be lying to you if I told you that my life was easy. It would be dishonest to tell you that you will not face pressure, opposition and even moments where you will want to quit. However, what I can tell you is that you were designed to live an extraordinary life. In the midst of challenges something within me would not allow me to settle or to become complacent. I knew that I was destined to do more and be more. In my darkest moments I was reminded that I was born to live an extraordinary life. How do you get to an extraordinary life? You will never get there taking the road of least resistance. You will never get there doing what is comfortable or convenient. The only way to get to an extraordinary life is to be pushed to your limits, to defy the odds, to surmount the insurmountable. The only way you get to an extraordinary life is by choosing not to do what is easy. The way you get to an extraordinary life is by doing difficult things. In other words, it is developing the disciplines that distinguish you from everybody else in the world. So when you see me on a platform speaking or you read my books know that my decision to do the difficult things is what has empowered me to live a world-class life. Bouie, Jamelle (September 17, 2023). "Unclear and Present Danger". Jamelle Bouie . Retrieved September 22, 2023. a b Woods, Charlotte Rene (June 21, 2021). "Charlottesville-based New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie discusses the past, present and politics". Charlottesville Tomorrow . Retrieved August 30, 2021. This week's Sunday shows". POLITICO. Archived from the original on November 13, 2020 . Retrieved January 25, 2019. Williamson, Kevin D. (May 28, 2014). "Jamelle Bouie, Wrong as Usual". National Review Online. www.nationalreview.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016 . Retrieved January 19, 2016.

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You need to eliminate the excuses. As I always say, excuses are the monuments that we build to mediocrity in our lives. Some people call me an extremist because of my commitment to excellence and being world-class at everything that I set out to do. However, over the years I have heard it all. So many people make excuses for why they cannot grow, develop, mature, and advance. The reality is that they are not advancing because they do not want to advance. The excuses we make today engineer the failures of our tomorrow. You can keep telling your sad story and having a pity party. The reality is that the same energy you devote to feeling sorry for yourself is the same energy you can devote to fueling your success. Stagnation is the result of choosing mediocrity over mastery, convenience over change, and inaction over investments. Our excuses make us comfortable but they also exempt us from the change that we say that we want to see in our lives. You can have excuses or you can have executed results but you cannot have both. If it is important to you then you will find a way. If it is not important to you then you will find an excuse. Your excuses endanger your future and dishonor the seed of your potential. Excuses rob you of the opportunity to live an empowered life. Procrastination wants to paralyze your potential and rob you of progress. Eliminating excuses is making the necessary adjustments that will empower you to advance and actualize your vision. Adjustments always determine your ascension. Sunday shows". POLITICO. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019 . Retrieved January 25, 2019. Uberti, David (January 16, 2019). "The future of the #SlatePitch in Trump's world". Columbia Journalism Review. Archived from the original on January 16, 2019 . Retrieved January 25, 2019. Prince, Richard (April 24, 2014). "Hispanics Scoff at Suggestion They'll Identify as White in the Future". Journal-isms. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021 . Retrieved July 15, 2022– via The Root. No desire will ever be manifested in your life without courage. As I stated earlier, this year has already stretched me in ways that I have never been stretched before. Honestly, I tried to push a lot of things out of my mind and postpone them to some date in the future. Unfortunately, denial did not make the desire go away and I could no longer ignore it. I knew that I had to take action and I knew that it was not going to be easy. On the other hand, I knew that if I would act on the desire then I would inevitably see breakthroughs in my life. At this point, I had to make the decision to choose courage. We often talk about courage but I am not sure that many people know what courage is. Courage is not the absence of fear. Courage is the audacity to unleash faith in the midst of uncertainty and fear. As I was forced out of my comfort zone, I am finding myself living in the great unknown. I am a thinker and strategist that likes to have every detail figured out. While this serves me greatly in business, I am learning more and more than it does not serve me well in moments of transition and transformation. I can either allow the great unknown to cripple me. Or I can allow the great unknown to unleash the force of courage in my life. I have chosen courage and it has opened my eyes to new frontiers and new horizons in my life. Courage is the currency of change.Bump, Philip (February 20, 2015). "Rudy Giuliani and the 'love it or leave it' view of America". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015 . Retrieved January 19, 2016. Sunday shows so far". POLITICO. Archived from the original on November 13, 2020 . Retrieved January 25, 2019.

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O'Hare, Erin (May 29, 2019). "View finder: New York Times opinion writer Jamelle Bouie develops his perspective as a photographer". C-VILLE Weekly. Determine that you will love yourself unconditionally. It took me a long time to learn this lesson. Unfortunately, for a long time, I allowed people to walk all over me as a human doormat. Then I realized that I deserved more. When you understand that you deserve more then you will start demanding more. So I changed the requirements of my relationships. It radically revolutionized my life. One of the greatest lessons I ever learned is that you must love yourself unconditionally, I look around the world today and I see so many people that are not whole in their souls. The constant need for attention and affirmation is becoming a global problem. You have to stop trying to get people to see you and value you. Understand that you are precious and priceless. When you understand this principle you will stop discounting yourself. Detach yourself from everything that does not deserve to be in your life. When you learn to love yourself you become more powerful than you could ever imagine.

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Jamelle Bouie". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017 . Retrieved January 19, 2016. McGuire, Danielle (April 25, 2018). "Historians are a great resource. Journalists, be sure to give them credit". Columbia Journalism Review. Archived from the original on December 31, 2018 . Retrieved January 25, 2019. Jamelle Sanders is a Kingdom influencer, author, leading empowerment specialist and the CEO of Jamelle Sanders International based in Gastonia, NC. Jamelle is committed to empowering entrepreneurs and leaders around the world to profit wildly in their businesses and live up to their true potential. He’s often called the soul coach because he helps you master your inner life, discover your authentic self and empowers you to position your life for total prosperity. a b One Hundred and Eightieth Final Exercises (PDF). University of Virginia. May 17, 2009. p.24 . Retrieved February 12, 2021. Jamelle Bouie". The Nation. March 30, 2011. Archived from the original on December 20, 2015 . Retrieved January 18, 2016.

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Live a life that keeps giving. One of the proudest moments for me on my birthday was to read the overwhelming remarks that were made about me. I am not so much looking for kind words. I’m looking for honest and heartfelt words because that is what helps me grow as a person. As I received calls, texts, social media messages and cards, I was overcome with emotion. People told stories of how my life and work have impacted them in a big way. It was humbling to me and a reminder that my life is not my own. I always want to live a life that keeps giving. I understand that my life is a seed. My decision to mature determines the multiplicity of that seed in the world. Ultimately, I hope that more than my words, accolades or talents, I hope that I will be remembered for leaving a mark on the world that will never be erased. When you live a life that keeps giving you know you are living your greatest life. Hoos in the News (Alumni Panel)". Lifetime Learning. University of Virginia. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015 . Retrieved January 19, 2016.Stelter, Brian (August 11, 2018). "Stelter: How to report on racists without fanning the flames". CNNMoney. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018 . Retrieved January 25, 2019. Jamelle Antoine Bouie [1] (born April 12, 1987) is an American columnist for The New York Times. He was formerly chief political correspondent for Slate. [2] David Uberti, writing in the Columbia Journalism Review in 2019, called Bouie "one of the defining commentators on politics and race in the Trump era." [3] Early and personal life [ edit ] Baragona, Justin (November 15, 2016). "Slate's Jamelle Bouie Says There Are No Good Trump Voters, Compares Them To Lynch Mobs". Mediaite. Archived from the original on November 13, 2020 . Retrieved April 4, 2017. Jamelle Bouie named CBS News political analyst". www.wkyt.com. WKYT CBS News. November 13, 2015. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015 . Retrieved January 19, 2016.

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I believe we are living in extraordinary times. In fact, I just celebrated another birthday and it was awesome. I enjoyed being surrounded by friends and family. Most importantly, I was overwhelmed at the love, support and touching words that were shared with me on my special day. I’m grateful to know that my life is making a difference. This was a milestone year for me and I set very clear intentions for what I want the next half of my life to look like. I believe that if you do not design your life that you will live a life of defeat and frustration. The end of summer is fastly approaching and I hope that you are making the most of what you have left. It’s time to stop living life by default and start living life by design! Bouie writes articles focusing on history, public policy, and national politics, including the 2016 U.S. presidential election. [23] He also writes about entertainment, such as science fiction, comics, and film. [24] He has reviewed breakfast cereal for Serious Eats. [ citation needed] The cost of inaction is too expensive for you to pay. While we can choose inaction, I do not think that most people realize that the cost of inaction is higher than the price of pain in our lives. Inaction does not improve the quality of your life. More importantly, inaction keeps you imprisoned to the same cycles of frustration, failure, and defeat. The worst possible thing you can do is nothing at all. Why do I say that? If you do the same you will always get the same. However, if you dare to do something different then you will get different results. Inaction is proof that you do not honor the seed of your potential. Furthermore, inaction proves that you are not willing to make investments to improve the quality of your life. Inaction is the seed for frustration and yields the harvest of regret in your life. You must make a quality decision that you will not live 2020 in action. After all, inaction is a decision and it is altering the course of your destiny forever. With John Ganz he hosts the Unclear and Present Danger podcast covering the political thriller films of the 1990s and exploring what they say about America's perception of the world in that era. [46] Recognition [ edit ]Here's (some of) the best political journalism of 2016". Poynter. November 7, 2016. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020 . Retrieved January 25, 2019.