He was yelling on a Mic and we could only hear him but so good through the mics, I'm sure he could easily hear people talking in the room where he was trying to teach
I've been saying this for Decades! We need to put an end to the class rooms and focus on motor skills. NO HOMEWORK! NO TESTS! NO CLASS ROOMS!!! Keep the kids hands dirty and active. Especially boys! Best way to teach boys is in the field not class rooms.
I am in South Africa, the day I listern to this man in 2013 i never stopped my going forward. In 2013 I lost everything that I loved and worked hard for . I was down and out. today I am about to finish my Master degree.I respect you Eric Thomas.
@@GlassOfJuicee more like Glass Of Tears.. you really think a man working on his master's is running around doing s*** like that? Get off the internet, because it's making you sad and pathetic
Years ago I lost everything as well and I turned into drugs.. pain medication to be exact and I didn't care about anybody or anything.. I treated people that really care about me only a handful like garbage and I lie to them and I would have done anything to get my next fix but after listen to your comment and your story maybe I could do the same.. maybe I can prove not only to myself to others that I'm not the loser they say I am rich even though they have a lot of good evidence to back it up and I really wish I can find a way to France my passion to drugs to life in general because I stopped at nothing to get my pain medication I did it everything and if I can do that in life who knows how far I can get thank you for your inspiring story
LDoubleUTelevision yes a very powerful statement! I also liked when he said you end up in the wrong place you could get shot and killed and ain't nobody going to jail for it!!!
that's only if you follow thug culture. whites and asians (the educated ones anyway) don't need to waste time teaching why education is important. it is just done.
+. They do get taught that education is important!!! Why do you think they are successful. Their parents enforce it!!! At very young ages. Know what you talk about before you type randomness. Thank you!
I've been saying this for Decades! We need to put an end to the class rooms and focus on motor skills. NO HOMEWORK! NO TESTS! NO CLASS ROOMS!!! Keep the kids hands dirty and active. Especially boys! Best way to teach boys is in the field not class rooms.
That's wonderful, Luv! Continue to seek out things in this simulutude, while surrounding yourself with likeminded people, and you 28th be well on your way....
Probably won't have an effect. The biggest issue in the black community is their culture of keep each other down. Someone is getting good grades and staying out of trouble? Call them out for being pussies and not being black enough then bully them until they break. What the speaker is doing is admirable but the black family needs to fix themselves - this speech is at best just a bandaid on the situation.
Not just his knowledge and words but the fact he lived in this garbage and decided he didn`t want his kids to go through the same thing ...now that is deep.
I agree. As a teacher, the only students who are not successful are the ones that don't try. If you put forth the effort, no matter your ability, you will find success. The problem is finding something you are passionate about to give that effort to. We all have to do things and go through things we don't want to. That's just part of life and the road to reaching our goals. At least put in the effort so that you can reach your passion.
+Jeffrey Ball Thanks for that - I've got a Son who struggles in school but he's got two parents that are helping him along the way. I always tell him if you love what you do then it's not work.
+Geekz sorry but some people aren't cut out for academic study. Thats why you have trade schools or civil service jobs as a better fit for some than universities. If you dislike something then it's never going to be a passion.
CoachCarroll Those trade skills still involve learning. I can understand that conventional college isn't for everyone, but the actual willingness to learn will always be critical.
dude brown people are black fuck you mean? i can take this comment to my old middle school ridgewood and the school where all my friends at, southwood, and the'll say "that is the dumbest shit ive heard" but other than that, yes, everyone needs to watch this
SkyBlew Every generation is lost. As a matter of fact, it's the generations before us who gave us this fvcked up world. So humble yourself. Because every generation has its pitfalls and shortcomings.
RPGMaster The past generations gave everything they had to give you what you currently have. Like the dude in the video said, when someone cares about and fights for you, you don’t do them like dirt. Nearly every generation before us has moved forward but the reason this generation gets so much shit is because it almost seems as if we’re moving backwards. And the fact that a spoiled and disrespectful little prick like you has the nerve to blame it on every generation except your own is disgraceful. Shame on you. And don’t get me wrong I’m young too (21) but I don’t disrespect the people who have fought and cared for me because unlike you I actually appreciate what I have and I will fight to give the next generation something even better. Humble yourself before you talk about past generations.
+Ian Massongex Agreed on so many levels .. I personally do not do speakers for inspiration but E.T. is one of the few guys who I can connect with. I have not personally seen him but will very soon as he will hopefully be going on tour soon.
as a young black male professional, this video touched me to the core.. i cannot believe what he said brought me to tears. thank you so so so much ET. you've made me just want to go that much harder. Im a 25 year old realtor college drop out...This may not be anything to most but to me my dreams are real... i will make my dreams a reality. and break the cycle. thank you ET.
When we need inarticulate hip hoppers to save us from our own children is when we know our Democracy is finished......we have gone from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and JFK's "Ask Not" speech to "YO...why yo interrupt me YA'LLL.....Dis ain't Funny YA'LL....Don't dis Me YA'lll." And the fact you morons are impressed by this street rhetoric is symptomatic of just how stupid we have become as a Nation...RIP America.
Wow, I'm a teacher and a Masters student and E.T.'s speech has motivated me! I wish he could come speak at the school where I teach. I work at a trade school for young adults where we mainly get the high school drop-outs and low-scoring students. For the most part, I don't have straight up disrespectful students. Most of the students we get are so defeated by failure, by the time they get to us they don't even want to try in school. My biggest problem right now is keeping students awake in class. Therefore, sometimes I actually miss having students who are boisterous because I could at least engage with them at some level. However, both scenarios are frustrating because, as a teacher, you often feel like nothing you do is enough to get your students' attention and get them motivated.
you should play his videos before you start class on Mondays and Thursdays Monday to carry you thrust the week and Thursdays too pick you up if you feel during the week
I graduated from this high school and I became so emotional after listening to this because it seems nothing has changed. I applaud you Eric may the Lord continue to bless you richly. I'm a student at BU as well✌🏼️
we are living in a generation were relationship goals are glorified and its the ultimate dream of many youth to have a good looking girl or boy to date , knowledge and books are not the talk of the day ,smart people are bullied and called all sort of names, people dont strive to be smart no more , because the guy who gets the most girls or the baddest chic are the role models in school, believe they get more respect from their peers than the guy with straight A's
That's in school yeah. The real world says otherwise. You got a job and you're smart you're gon get girls. Ain't no broke ass getting a nice chick after school. Who cares about getting bullied when you'll be 100x more successful after getting that fucking education. Who will be laughing then? The one going around selling drugs, living in a bad neighborhood or the one who chose to study, got a nice ass job, riding that car with that chick next to him.
But this is where the problem that lies within that. If your concerned or worried about what "other" people think about you or view you your destined to become who "they" want you to be! Your not doing or thinking for yourself! Make your self proud not the idiots pointing and cracking jokes. 50cent said damn homey in high school you was the man homey WTF HAPPENED TO YOU!
relax cupcake, you ain't ET, you don't really care about this person if you're gonna tell them to fuck themselves because they said "yea" on a fucking youtube forum
Nobody's disrespecting you man. He said yea... "He didn't say fuck you I don't want to hear from you" or "what the fuck you talking to me for" or "get the hell out of here" or anything of the sort. You're not taking time out to try and inspire anyone, you're wasting your life insulting people on the internet and that's adding nothing to the world.
Man, I couldn't imagine what kind of country this would be if messages and words like this was pushed on society instead of the violence and lust etc. that's pushed so hard on us.
Makayla, now that you’re a 20 yr old woman I’m doing a follow up on this message. How are you doing? Is ET’s message still important in your life? Did it affect you to do something positive and productive? Look forward to hearing from you.
"There's only a few people that care about you" highly true! I love ET he motivates for work each morning! Listening to his speeches each day will get you on the right track I promise you
From Gabon,in Africa. ET is a motivation monster. This dude has play a big role in my being a better version of myself. This man is a life changer. Thank you so much ET !
This hit me to the core almost to the point of tears. I've been teaching for over 17 years in a public school and have said similar things to my students because my Pops said them to me growing up. I show them videos like this regularly to add weight to what we are discussing in life development and interpersonal skills. E.T. is one of the men who helped me to continue to be unafraid to give them the truth in spite of how they or the administration may feel about it. They need to know we care, that there is a way out, and that is it possible if they apply themselves 100% daily. Thank you, ET for continuing to be a beacon of light to us all.
I do public speaking like you Eric and this message brought me to tears this morning. One thing that I do weekly is teach the youth in church and they were cracking jokes and not not paying attention on Easter Sunday and and I was looking for an answer on how to be better serve them and this is my answer
If the black "leaders" like Al Sharpton were replaced with people like ET, places like St. Louis, Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia, wouldn't be so terrible.
Yeah well ET is a real leader, and it ain't rocket science. If they could clone a thousand of him we'd finally see some real change. This stuff is honestly critical in a way that matters, and is real. Compared to all that "race theory?" That rolls out yellow brick roads for an elite, and has nothing to do with the folks down at the bottom for whom all the "theory" in the world will never give them what a real education can. That education ain't 'white.' Tell that to the two or three billion nonwhite people in the world busy getting educations right now. When education itself gets tagged as racist? That's a lie, meant to keep the people who believe that down there in their place. You gotta love your own precious mind and potential ability more than you hate what it is that is faked as holding you back. And yeah. That takes a community.
"...and you gonna come and tell me you can't take the test. No you can take a test, the problems is when you take the test you barely take the test." damn that got me
You have to listen in class, do the day to day learning, the homework, and reading, otherwise no matter how you try on the test, you will fail. They know they don’t know, because they didn’t pay attention or do the work. So they just bubble in letters .. all A’s .. sometimes A, B, C, D repeating. This is a class thing more than culture or race, but it is those as well. Even more so it’s a single parent thing. It disgusts me when media glorifies single parents. Can it be done? Sure. it’s not ideal and you need the balance and time two parents can provide.
If everyone would follow this man's advise, so many of America's current problems would be solved, or at least significantly improved. He's actually telling people what they can PERSONALLY do to make their lives better instead of telling everyone to just sit back and wait for everyone else to solve their problems for them. You can't help people unless they are willing to help themselves. He's telling people to start helping themselves. Bravo.
If his message was embraced, endorsed and upheld, let alone truly supported - from the top down (and I do mean the very top) and allowed to filter through every community and take hold, then it might succeed in defeating the conventional narrative (which all those kids absorb daily.) That "authentic" Black, African American is a thing that moves to its own drum beat, for which actual education is not necessary. Shit. I'm a white guy. I have no business discussing what authenticity is. That's for the community in question to decide. But I dig the fact that most of these kids are as alienated from ET as they would be from me. And that is more than just a shame. That is a tragedy. ET represents a thing missing in most of those kids' lives. How much does that matter? I think it is the critical thing. That hole in their lives.
W... O... W... This moved me so much I forgot to make notes, but I did hear this: "Sometimes in your life you have to do what you don't like to do, so you can live like you want to live." Thanks Dr ET =)
I always love ET's speeches. He needs to give this same speech to everyone in the world. Put E in the presidential debates just for one day to give us all this wake up call. And not once did he use the "N" word! #Respect
I have seen a lot of great leaders come along, but this man in my opinion has to be the greatest inspirational speaker that has graced this earth, you can feel everything he says comes from his heart, Thanks bro much love! #DONTDIEWITHOUTTRYING
this speech is one the best motivation, I was listening to this while studying for biology. I ask myself the slave people didn't give up on their journey. I will work harder to get to medicine school ain't nothing going to stop me.
It’s powerful and yet the black on black crime has gone up. His speech was awesome but it will kit change the black violence ever. They hate everything
Wow, I couldn't help but sit at my desk and cry just a little after my bestfriend just sent me this video. For the last 6 years of my life, this is why I have been trying to pour everything I have into all my students, and he damn if Dr. ET couldn't have said it more perfectly! It's hard when you REALLY CARE as a teacher, because you want to see your students grow SO BADLY! But, then you realize that they have to want it even more for themselves! But what do you do when the world is telling black kids over and over that they ain't going to be shit?!? That is really why so many don't realize how intelligent and gifted they actually really are.............
It is sad. I never realized how true t was until I went to a “ghetto” high school. There was a black guy in an AP class. I only ever saw him hanging out with the AP classmates...I took a Psychology class, where there was no AP kids. I realized the difference isn’t race, it’s really motivation. What’s he difference between kids in AP classes and CP/Honor classes? It’s motivation, and hard work. It’s who stays after school or emails the teachers for extra help.
+Tashtan Tashtanov yeah he really deserves it but i think the intro is way to long. i think he needs to cut that or shorten it because it is almost a minute.
ET Listen man i passed my education in 2021 with 14 points at A LEVEL because of your video called A + mentality man you changed my life i passed with 99,8% being the highest student in our whole town norton Zimbabwe i am sure i will get the scholarship
I'm a White man, and a teacher for 15 years, and I was in tears watching this. The truth rings throughout. One of the most hard-hitting and inspirational things I've ever heard. Same as Rita Pierson's T.E.D. speech. Good luck, E.T.
Sounds like my story from the lousy, hopeless childhood to the big successful adult with a PhD and money too. Your story is my story. We did good. Both of us.
You on the grind huh? Well, get that feta. Teach the truth to the young black youth. Shorties running around whiling drinking beers,he’s not trying to listen what I’m kicking in his ear... it’s hopeless B
That was some pure love there. You could feel it. Not fake. Feel it. Raw. Thank you for loving your neighbor. I pray they listened. As a man his richness is not in paper. God Bless him.
I’m quitting drugs for real this time and I’m gonna try. I can’t make anymore excuses. E.T I love you man and this brought tears to my eyes. Never stop speaking.
BeautifulbyDesign yea I definitely understand what you saying but by degrading themselves is not helping either. The media is portraying them as thugs, lazy, etc... By doing these type of things is not helping
The government and people in power cause the divide it works in their favour they spread racism and hatred we see it everyday on the news were being brainwashed and we dont even know it
Man... this dude is real. Listen to him, learn from him, make your lives better... things don't have to be the way they are. You can make the difference... for yourself, for your family, for anyone and anything you care about. It all starts with you.
3:57 Man, Eddie. The power of that line: I'm here because I love y'all. Imagine how many of those kids have never heard that sentence uttered. My kids roll their eyes, but I always tell them, multiple times a day. I appreciate what you do, hopefully it resonates with the kids as much as it did with me.
Right. People keep saying that the kids weren’t listening, but they’re teenagers. What do you expect them to do? Clap after every sentence he Said? They’re obviously shy. Also You see 100+ kids in that auditorium and out of all of them 3 kids were talking and you say all black kids are disrespectful? Closeted racist lmaooo.
I was at there when he came I was actually surprised he showed up but as far as I know ET is the only speaker we had at the V to have most of this quiet
I recently founded "Unshackled Community Ministries" in Kansas City, KS. Yes we are considered one of the poorest counties in the metro area, the area where people take more than give, I got tired so I said that I would do something. We go into Lansing State Penitentiary and teach class every Thursday night, we teach about making better decisions after release, about starting businesses, and most of all about the unconditional love of God and self. This video hit home because I actually ran into the same problem in the prison and had to "go in" on them. These are hardened criminals, some were in for murder, some for other violent crimes, but I prayed and asked God to give me the words to let them understand that they're in the place that they're in because of decisions that they made, the world has counted them out. Truthfully, the reason why most are disrespectful (speaking from my experience as a troubled child), because they're insecure, they don't know how to love themselves and therefore find comfort in cracking jokes and disrespecting others to get a quick laugh. I have been an ET follower for a few years now and can relate to nearly every situation regarding the way he went through school and life, I lived for years like it didn't matter. I got married at 20 years old to my high school sweetheart and at 23, our first child was born 4 months early, he became my why. All of my life I felt that I was a Christian though I know my life wasn't right, once my son was born, I developed a true relationship with Christ and began to live for him. Do I stumble, most definitely, but one thing thats for sure, I am no where near where I was in 2005 before my son was born. No one but God could've brought my son through his birth successfully and after being born at 1 lb 5oz, today at 12, he stands at 5'2", 110 lbs. He had a will to survive and God made it so. I say all of that to say, if a child can choose to succeed while fighting for his life the first few critical months, then why can't I get up everyday, set a goal, achieve that goal, set a higher goal and achieve that goal? Thank you Kenneth Alonzo Williams IV for being my "WHY."
You're an AMAZING SOUL, Eric Thomas, Sir. I will now educate myself on you and your messages... I am not black, but I love black people, as well as people of all races and cultural backgrounds. These young hearts are the youth of the future. I am watching what goes on in my daughter's school, and I'm worried for everyone. Disrespect (not just black kids doing it!) is at an epidemic level. So few do what they're asked to do, anymore... So few children are taught respect without abuse. (respect through fear) I don't know how we can get through to them. I think you might know... or at least, you are making a huge effort, to TRY which is what we need. May you be blessed on your path and feel the love continue to flow through you, to reach the people to whom you speak. Bless, Love.
As a Black kid in America I was very moved by Mr. Thomas speaking and I try to apply this to my life and I believe that this is what black children should live by and I have shared this video with my little cousin and I hope he takes something away from this because he wants to be like me but I want him to be better than me even though I am in high school.
For some of those kids, probably the first time they heard a man tell them that he loved them. Not saying that because they're black. I just wonder how many men say I love you to their sons,etc.
ArRyona Strong Have you recently looked at the single motherhood statistic that has been rising in all groups because of the welfare but blacks are being hit the hardest. singlemotherguide.com/single-mother-statistics/ www.statista.com/statistics/242302/percentage-of-single-mother-households-in-the-us-by-state/ www.wealthysinglemommy.com/single-mom-statistics/ www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2016/cb16-192.html This is a problem and it needs to be adressed.
Just wow. ET You are as the hand of God to our community. Major respect for you and your team. I've been following you from the beginning and one of these days I'll save up enough to go see you in person. You inspired me to go back to school at age 25 to pursue my love of Music. Now I'm performing in a touring theater company throughout New England. Thank you.
I’m a new middle school/high school science teacher in NYC. This is exactly how I feel when students are off task (blatantly). Teachers take ALOT of work home-I don’t think students know how much work goes into serving them. As a grad student this encouraged me. Managing work, school and life feels overwhelming at times! But, love how he was so transparent about not actually liking school, nonetheless obtaining his PhD. There are things that I don’t love about the school system but I’m here to grow and serve.
I like how ET can get interrupted, and deliver an even more powerful speech than planned.
ET is Number 1!
I dont really see where he gets interrrupted tho 🙂
+Baipath Lang "sombody still talking" ahh okay
Beingnatty Real Talk!
FACTO !!!!
He was yelling on a Mic and we could only hear him but so good through the mics, I'm sure he could easily hear people talking in the room where he was trying to teach
you can hear his heart break when he says "the only ones who disrespect me are my own"
ComputerHelp007 i think that was him tapping his chest
@@zombie4129see you one of them kids making jokes. That’s why the inner city is shit.
That’s crazy!
I've been saying this for Decades!
We need to put an end to the class rooms and focus on motor skills.
NO HOMEWORK! NO TESTS! NO CLASS ROOMS!!!
Keep the kids hands dirty and active. Especially boys! Best way to teach boys is in the field not class rooms.
To the youths search for the old path, when you have found it walk in it.
I am in South Africa, the day I listern to this man in 2013 i never stopped my going forward. In 2013 I lost everything that I loved and worked hard for . I was down and out. today I am about to finish my Master degree.I respect you Eric Thomas.
That is so beautiful..God bless brother.
Leave the white farmers alone
@@GlassOfJuicee more like Glass Of Tears.. you really think a man working on his master's is running around doing s*** like that? Get off the internet, because it's making you sad and pathetic
Great story, your story is now an inspiration to others.
Years ago I lost everything as well and I turned into drugs.. pain medication to be exact and I didn't care about anybody or anything.. I treated people that really care about me only a handful like garbage and I lie to them and I would have done anything to get my next fix but after listen to your comment and your story maybe I could do the same.. maybe I can prove not only to myself to others that I'm not the loser they say I am rich even though they have a lot of good evidence to back it up and I really wish I can find a way to France my passion to drugs to life in general because I stopped at nothing to get my pain medication I did it everything and if I can do that in life who knows how far I can get thank you for your inspiring story
"HE TOOK YOUR MONEY BUT AIN'T INVEST NOTHING INTO YOU"💯💯
That's what hit home for me I was like wow
"Look how we living ain't nothing funny!"
LDoubleUTelevision yes a very powerful statement! I also liked when he said you end up in the wrong place you could get shot and killed and ain't nobody going to jail for it!!!
Nothing funny at all for real 💯
Nothing funny at all for real 💯
It’s the sheer disrespect he sees that is given in the community and how it hasn’t thrived
😢
As a father, this resonated so deeply.
💯💯💯
True
that's only if you follow thug culture. whites and asians (the educated ones anyway) don't need to waste time teaching why education is important. it is just done.
+. Please place your opinion somewhere else. Speak for you. Do not speak for other races.
+. They do get taught that education is important!!! Why do you think they are successful. Their parents enforce it!!! At very young ages. Know what you talk about before you type randomness. Thank you!
Eric Thomas is NO Tony Robbins or Less Brown. -
He is RAW STREET, he'll break you APART. then Set you Straight.
FACTO
Amen
Like a drill sergeant lol
Les is the best . Et lies about sleeping.
I've been saying this for Decades!
We need to put an end to the class rooms and focus on motor skills.
NO HOMEWORK! NO TESTS! NO CLASS ROOMS!!!
Keep the kids hands dirty and active. Especially boys! Best way to teach boys is in the field not class rooms.
I'm just a kid, but these words really open a door for me... Thank you Eric...
Motivation...
That's wonderful, Luv!
Continue to seek out things in this simulutude, while surrounding yourself with likeminded people, and you 28th be well on your way....
hukiredm u
+Mark Horne xcf ghj kjou ghjk yuo tyui mam kohj vrth
so how it's going?
I like how the kid at the front is really feeling it. Hopefully this message works wonders for him and others like him
and for me.
exactly, you could tell a light bulb came on.
I thought it was jut me lol
Probably won't have an effect. The biggest issue in the black community is their culture of keep each other down. Someone is getting good grades and staying out of trouble? Call them out for being pussies and not being black enough then bully them until they break. What the speaker is doing is admirable but the black family needs to fix themselves - this speech is at best just a bandaid on the situation.
Ateryk whil this is a problem, that doesnt mean it cant happen. There are successful black people who came from the ghetto. Not everyone is like that
hes the one.-les brown
Every black kid in America needs to watch this.
inspires me to do better best motivational speaker today..his knowledge and words go so deep
Not just his knowledge and words but the fact he lived in this garbage and decided he didn`t want his kids to go through the same thing ...now that is deep.
medved Lol
everyone needs to watch. not just blacks
Canadian Prepper every kid!
Man ET smacked that kid in the face with a reality check 🔥🔥🔥
Brickstun Ram its good. Its exactly what the kid needed.
And the reality checked CLEARED. 🙏🏼
This is the most real thing I've watched on youtube in ages.
I actually cried.
FolstrimHori
I cried real tears😢
Me too
Same!!!!!!!!!!!!
I agree. As a teacher, the only students who are not successful are the ones that don't try. If you put forth the effort, no matter your ability, you will find success. The problem is finding something you are passionate about to give that effort to. We all have to do things and go through things we don't want to. That's just part of life and the road to reaching our goals. At least put in the effort so that you can reach your passion.
+Jeffrey Ball I love building computers, I'm enrolling to college to get my PC Hardware specialist certificate.
+Jeffrey Ball Thanks for that - I've got a Son who struggles in school but he's got two parents that are helping him along the way. I always tell him if you love what you do then it's not work.
+Jeffrey Ball The trouble isn't finding something you're passionate about, it's building perspective that you can find passion in ANYTHING you do.
+Geekz sorry but some people aren't cut out for academic study. Thats why you have trade schools or civil service jobs as a better fit for some than universities. If you dislike something then it's never going to be a passion.
CoachCarroll Those trade skills still involve learning. I can understand that conventional college isn't for everyone, but the actual willingness to learn will always be critical.
This speech moved me.
You still moved? Year later?
sure, some people need a rekick in the ass every now and then..
@@julianbethel1647 DAMM right I'm still moved!!!
Where'd you move
Where to
Every kid in America needs to watch this... white, black, brown and etc. A whole generation of youth growin up with no sense and no respect.
dude brown people are black fuck you mean? i can take this comment to my old middle school ridgewood and the school where all my friends at, southwood, and the'll say "that is the dumbest shit ive heard" but other than that, yes, everyone needs to watch this
Its not the kids fault its the generation before them and so on
@@damonbeats6770 good god. Indians are brown and not black. I proved your stupid comment wrong in 5 seconds
@@SurrealExposure12 and their asian too
@@bigal-san2k197 yep yep.
Wow... Everytime this man speaks, he speaks to the soul.... This lost generation needs him.
SkyBlew Every generation is lost. As a matter of fact, it's the generations before us who gave us this fvcked up world. So humble yourself. Because every generation has its pitfalls and shortcomings.
BeautifulbyDesign Thank you. I mean for real. 🤙🏻what is they guy talking about? 😂😂😂
RPGMaster The past generations gave everything they had to give you what you currently have. Like the dude in the video said, when someone cares about and fights for you, you don’t do them like dirt. Nearly every generation before us has moved forward but the reason this generation gets so much shit is because it almost seems as if we’re moving backwards.
And the fact that a spoiled and disrespectful little prick like you has the nerve to blame it on every generation except your own is disgraceful. Shame on you.
And don’t get me wrong I’m young too (21) but I don’t disrespect the people who have fought and cared for me because unlike you I actually appreciate what I have and I will fight to give the next generation something even better.
Humble yourself before you talk about past generations.
@@jaredschmidt8013 entitled much?
DuckPin2011 ...Nice username. Keep it forever and tell any woman you go on a date with that your TH-cam alias is “DuckPin”.
easily the best et video to date
right
Agreed
First video I watched on his channel.. Changed the way I think and live
+Cody Gubbins No Doubt
+Cody Gubbins agreed! I love ET. He inspired me to make motivational videos on my page, do check it out and let me know what you think! =)
E.T, the only guy on TH-cam who gives me goosebumps
Agree!!
+Ian Massongex Agreed on so many levels .. I personally do not do speakers for inspiration but E.T. is one of the few guys who I can connect with. I have not personally seen him but will very soon as he will hopefully be going on tour soon.
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hype8912 lets see
ET could motivate an apple to become an orange.
JJ K easily
😀😀😀😀
I know you would never see this rather than engage into my mind
You and your people really said fuck Camden because you were doing good.
They both have vitamin ET™
And now...so do I.
as a young black male professional, this video touched me to the core.. i cannot believe what he said brought me to tears. thank you so so so much ET. you've made me just want to go that much harder. Im a 25 year old realtor college drop out...This may not be anything to most but to me my dreams are real... i will make my dreams a reality. and break the cycle. thank you ET.
You can do it bro. Keep going. Made me tear up and clap out loud.
*Grammar*
All the best to you my guy
How are you today? Did you get closer to making it?
When we need inarticulate hip hoppers to save us from our own children is when we know our Democracy is finished......we have gone from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and JFK's "Ask Not" speech to "YO...why yo interrupt me YA'LLL.....Dis ain't Funny YA'LL....Don't dis Me YA'lll." And the fact you morons are impressed by this street rhetoric is symptomatic of just how stupid we have become as a Nation...RIP America.
Wow, I'm a teacher and a Masters student and E.T.'s speech has motivated me! I wish he could come speak at the school where I teach. I work at a trade school for young adults where we mainly get the high school drop-outs and low-scoring students. For the most part, I don't have straight up disrespectful students. Most of the students we get are so defeated by failure, by the time they get to us they don't even want to try in school. My biggest problem right now is keeping students awake in class. Therefore, sometimes I actually miss having students who are boisterous because I could at least engage with them at some level. However, both scenarios are frustrating because, as a teacher, you often feel like nothing you do is enough to get your students' attention and get them motivated.
you should play his videos before you start class on Mondays and Thursdays Monday to carry you thrust the week and Thursdays too pick you up if you feel during the week
I graduated from this high school and I became so emotional after listening to this because it seems nothing has changed. I applaud you Eric may the Lord continue to bless you richly. I'm a student at BU as well✌🏼️
as long as one persons mindset was impacted..trust me it was worth it..
My teacher showed this to my class and every body broke out in tears
All black class?
And then everyone stood up and fapped
we are living in a generation were relationship goals are glorified and its the ultimate dream of many youth to have a good looking girl or boy to date , knowledge and books are not the talk of the day ,smart people are bullied and called all sort of names, people dont strive to be smart no more , because the guy who gets the most girls or the baddest chic are the role models in school, believe they get more respect from their peers than the guy with straight A's
Well said, man.
fuck that homie l know where u coming from but look at them 5 year later after high school and tell your self the truth about what u see then
I am in University now, whoever was poppin in school doesn't matter anymore. You won't even see them anymore
That's in school yeah. The real world says otherwise. You got a job and you're smart you're gon get girls. Ain't no broke ass getting a nice chick after school. Who cares about getting bullied when you'll be 100x more successful after getting that fucking education. Who will be laughing then? The one going around selling drugs, living in a bad neighborhood or the one who chose to study, got a nice ass job, riding that car with that chick next to him.
But this is where the problem that lies within that. If your concerned or worried about what "other" people think about you or view you your destined to become who "they" want you to be! Your not doing or thinking for yourself! Make your self proud not the idiots pointing and cracking jokes. 50cent said damn homey in high school you was the man homey WTF HAPPENED TO YOU!
helped me oped my eyes up especially when I'm playin around in class
open
Yea
relax cupcake, you ain't ET, you don't really care about this person if you're gonna tell them to fuck themselves because they said "yea" on a fucking youtube forum
Theologos ok maybe I was wrong, just sayin that swearing at someone isn't a good way to show it, creating tension just brings people down
Nobody's disrespecting you man. He said yea...
"He didn't say fuck you I don't want to hear from you" or "what the fuck you talking to me for" or "get the hell out of here" or anything of the sort.
You're not taking time out to try and inspire anyone, you're wasting your life insulting people on the internet and that's adding nothing to the world.
Most powerful part for me : "He came and took your money, but didn't invest nothing back into you!" Think twice....
But TBF he wasn't obligated to. The exchange of goods was the concert.
@@cognitivedissonance4413 I look at the overarching message as we as black people prefer to be entertained.
Man, I couldn't imagine what kind of country this would be if messages and words like this was pushed on society instead of the violence and lust etc. that's pushed so hard on us.
+PuertoRicanStyL IKR!
Agreeeeeeed!
This is the realest shit I've ever seen. I'm going to watch this everyday man.
ikr mann its so dee
Ikr bro I don't see nothing funny out here for real 💯
I'm a 16 year old and this touched me so much i literally cried.
Makayla, now that you’re a 20 yr old woman I’m doing a follow up on this message. How are you doing? Is ET’s message still important in your life? Did it affect you to do something positive and productive? Look forward to hearing from you.
@@kingfua2988 same age
and I am in med school now
graduating in 2026
"There's only a few people that care about you" highly true! I love ET he motivates for work each morning! Listening to his speeches each day will get you on the right track I promise you
Wow, these kids are bold to laugh when ET is talking. The man is like military school. I would never dare something like that. Well done ET.
Kids will be kids and sometimes you got to beat your message harder into them for them to shut up and listen
I feel bad for not having to pay for this video.
word up lol
It comes full circle
Derrick D hahahahaha fo real man hahahah me too
Derrick D he doesn’t need your money, your success is completely free it just depends on how much you want it.
Pay him back by showing this to anyone that will listen. Pay him back by applying his message to your life.
From Gabon,in Africa. ET is a motivation monster. This dude has play a big role in my being a better version of myself. This man is a life changer. Thank you so much ET !
This hit me to the core almost to the point of tears. I've been teaching for over 17 years in a public school and have said similar things to my students because my Pops said them to me growing up. I show them videos like this regularly to add weight to what we are discussing in life development and interpersonal skills. E.T. is one of the men who helped me to continue to be unafraid to give them the truth in spite of how they or the administration may feel about it. They need to know we care, that there is a way out, and that is it possible if they apply themselves 100% daily. Thank you, ET for continuing to be a beacon of light to us all.
I do public speaking like you Eric and this message brought me to tears this morning. One thing that I do weekly is teach the youth in church and they were cracking jokes and not not paying attention on Easter Sunday and and I was looking for an answer on how to be better serve them and this is my answer
+Scottie Hobbs Keep it up at church.
If the black "leaders" like Al Sharpton were replaced with people like ET, places like St. Louis, Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia, wouldn't be so terrible.
ET and Killer Mike need to tour American schools. Everyone could benefit from them both.
We don’t have to choose. Stop dividing people.
Yeah well ET is a real leader, and it ain't rocket science. If they could clone a thousand of him we'd finally see some real change. This stuff is honestly critical in a way that matters, and is real. Compared to all that "race theory?" That rolls out yellow brick roads for an elite, and has nothing to do with the folks down at the bottom for whom all the "theory" in the world will never give them what a real education can.
That education ain't 'white.' Tell that to the two or three billion nonwhite people in the world busy getting educations right now. When education itself gets tagged as racist? That's a lie, meant to keep the people who believe that down there in their place. You gotta love your own precious mind and potential ability more than you hate what it is that is faked as holding you back.
And yeah. That takes a community.
Exactly
@@kingav9295considering their utterly different messaging, yes.
Extremely powerful. Rarely seen him get this fired up #5Stars
shoutout to Phillip DeFranco for sending me here 👏🏼
I'm a Mexican
#makeamericagreatagain
Do you want to be my girlfriend
The world needs more of him to show the way.
Azerina M. no they dont
why not?
"...and you gonna come and tell me you can't take the test. No you can take a test, the problems is when you take the test you barely take the test." damn that got me
You have to listen in class, do the day to day learning, the homework, and reading, otherwise no matter how you try on the test, you will fail.
They know they don’t know, because they didn’t pay attention or do the work. So they just bubble in letters .. all A’s .. sometimes A, B, C, D repeating.
This is a class thing more than culture or race, but it is those as well. Even more so it’s a single parent thing. It disgusts me when media glorifies single parents. Can it be done? Sure. it’s not ideal and you need the balance and time two parents can provide.
Wow unconditional respect to this man.
If everyone would follow this man's advise, so many of America's current problems would be solved, or at least significantly improved. He's actually telling people what they can PERSONALLY do to make their lives better instead of telling everyone to just sit back and wait for everyone else to solve their problems for them. You can't help people unless they are willing to help themselves. He's telling people to start helping themselves. Bravo.
+Apex Predator Everyone, being the key word.
If his message was embraced, endorsed and upheld, let alone truly supported - from the top down (and I do mean the very top) and allowed to filter through every community and take hold, then it might succeed in defeating the conventional narrative (which all those kids absorb daily.) That "authentic" Black, African American is a thing that moves to its own drum beat, for which actual education is not necessary. Shit. I'm a white guy. I have no business discussing what authenticity is. That's for the community in question to decide.
But I dig the fact that most of these kids are as alienated from ET as they would be from me.
And that is more than just a shame. That is a tragedy. ET represents a thing missing in most of those kids' lives.
How much does that matter? I think it is the critical thing. That hole in their lives.
W... O... W... This moved me so much I forgot to make notes, but I did hear this:
"Sometimes in your life you have to do what you don't like to do, so you can live like you want to live."
Thanks Dr ET =)
You're everywhere Haha :-)
You're the real MVP Marcus
+Raptor9ify ET taught me to be consistent =)
+Stan Thanks Stan, that's very kind of you to say =)
I always love ET's speeches. He needs to give this same speech to everyone in the world. Put E in the presidential debates just for one day to give us all this wake up call. And not once did he use the "N" word! #Respect
+TheSalonGuy I agree; his passion is amazing! #Respect
+Jesus'ScooterVids thats what Im saying!
Goosebumps.
ET almost made me cry with this one. The man cares. There to make a difference, FREE of charge. Investing.. Not just TAKING. Thank you, brother.
I have seen a lot of great leaders come along, but this man in my opinion has to be the greatest inspirational speaker that has graced this earth, you can feel everything he says comes from his heart, Thanks bro much love! #DONTDIEWITHOUTTRYING
Most definitely!
this speech brings me to tears every morning... God bless this man... I want so much more for my people...
I met you on a Delta flight last year. I knew you had a gift. You are a leader and the world is a better place because of you. Thank you!
"the only kids that disrespect me are my own" this really got me
wow....i'm surprised. usually the black people are the ones who get disrespected by WHITE people.
Made me late for work watching this...every bit worth it!!
Great job ET!!...way to assess the situation and say whats necessary - Joel A. Carter
Wish i could see the whole speech 🔥🔥
this speech is one the best motivation, I was listening to this while studying for biology. I ask myself the slave people didn't give up on their journey. I will work harder to get to medicine school ain't nothing going to stop me.
jay AMEN🙏🏾 I wish you nothing but blessings and success
I've listen to it twice now... and still I'm very moved! Very inspiring and true.
💙 made me cry, E.T. Is the truth!
Same here, eyes got a glossy for some reason Lol
DanaRaquelFitness I was ballin when i heard this...he touches the soul
this was awesome everything was from his heart
Dana Raquel Not the only one: me, too....
We as a people are wandering in the desert, and when we disrespect people like him, we still have the nerve to wonder why...
Thank you for everyting Dr Thomas.
I cried watching this, I hope those kids the best.
They've received it
They're our future and hopefully he delivered that message to them.
We desperately need this guy to speak to more
youth. Please goto more schools.
Yeah! Young people need to learn a lot early on their life.
That is the type of man that should be taking care of the American Edjucational system
I love ET but young black kids don’t care about nothing but shoes and prison
This was so powerful.
It’s powerful and yet the black on black crime has gone up. His speech was awesome but it will kit change the black violence ever. They hate everything
The world needs more MEN like Eric Thomas.
Wow, I couldn't help but sit at my desk and cry just a little after my bestfriend just sent me this video. For the last 6 years of my life, this is why I have been trying to pour everything I have into all my students, and he damn if Dr. ET couldn't have said it more perfectly! It's hard when you REALLY CARE as a teacher, because you want to see your students grow SO BADLY! But, then you realize that they have to want it even more for themselves! But what do you do when the world is telling black kids over and over that they ain't going to be shit?!? That is really why so many don't realize how intelligent and gifted they actually really are.............
+Kelly Murphy Too true Kelly. Too true.
It is sad. I never realized how true t was until I went to a “ghetto” high school. There was a black guy in an AP class. I only ever saw him hanging out with the AP classmates...I took a Psychology class, where there was no AP kids. I realized the difference isn’t race, it’s really motivation. What’s he difference between kids in AP classes and CP/Honor classes? It’s motivation, and hard work. It’s who stays after school or emails the teachers for extra help.
Prediction: this will go viral within 24 hours.
agreed!!
+Lonnie White yes!! True 💯
Not really.
+Tashtan Tashtanov yeah he really deserves it but i think the intro is way to long. i think he needs to cut that or shorten it because it is almost a minute.
+spleujo Just hit the Fox station website in St Louis about 3 hours ago.
I'm so happy I'm seeing this.
man I watch this videos ever time I am going through some rough times in school👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌
REAL TALK! I wish he could come to our school and speak to our kids in East Oakland. They SOOOOO need to hear him! That was an AMAZING speech!
Made me cry and I'm not even black
Not Squirrel right?! 😞
OMG! Thank you for this. This is so strong it brought me to tears.
ET Listen man i passed my education in 2021 with 14 points at A LEVEL because of your video called A + mentality man you changed my life i passed with 99,8% being the highest student in our whole town norton Zimbabwe i am sure i will get the scholarship
I'm really proud of you,keep pushing
I'm a White man, and a teacher for 15 years, and I was in tears watching this. The truth rings throughout. One of the most hard-hitting and inspirational things I've ever heard. Same as Rita Pierson's T.E.D. speech. Good luck, E.T.
Wonderful, bringing hope to those who have lost it!
Sounds like my story from the lousy, hopeless childhood to the big successful adult with a PhD and money too. Your story is my story. We did good. Both of us.
You on the grind huh? Well, get that feta. Teach the truth to the young black youth. Shorties running around whiling drinking beers,he’s not trying to listen what I’m kicking in his ear... it’s hopeless B
That was some pure love there. You could feel it. Not fake. Feel it. Raw. Thank you for loving your neighbor. I pray they listened. As a man his richness is not in paper. God Bless him.
they don't even look like they are feeling him😢😢
That's the sad part isn't it? To be that lost that even he can't break through...
they're guilty thats why
I’m quitting drugs for real this time and I’m gonna try. I can’t make anymore excuses. E.T I love you man and this brought tears to my eyes. Never stop speaking.
Just following up bro. How you doing with your drug situation? All you can do is try 👍🏻
This man is AWESOME. He told them the naked truth!!
Powerful stuff. Very few people are there who really cares about strangers. Love your work man. RESPECT!!!!!!!
Jesus didn't just turn the other cheek. He turned over tables when he saw his own people doing wrong. God Bless this man who takes Jesus seriously
It seems like it finally started to click once he started to comparing them to the other races of kids
onlyone23km I wish that term would disappear. It's degrading and doesn't do anything but bring people down.
BeautifulbyDesign they bring themselves down. Victim mentality perpetuates the welfare state.
BeautifulbyDesign they degrade themselves.
BeautifulbyDesign yea I definitely understand what you saying but by degrading themselves is not helping either. The media is portraying them as thugs, lazy, etc... By doing these type of things is not helping
The government and people in power cause the divide it works in their favour they spread racism and hatred we see it everyday on the news were being brainwashed and we dont even know it
Time goes by and this video still fire 🔥🔥 Truth never gets old 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thanks for the link Phil. Worth every second.
beginning of the speech et was on his way from going 0 to 100 but once that kid interrupted him he skyrocketed from 0 to 1000!
Man... this dude is real. Listen to him, learn from him, make your lives better... things don't have to be the way they are. You can make the difference... for yourself, for your family, for anyone and anything you care about. It all starts with you.
God bless your Church and ministry ET
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I'm in tears. This dude is so real. I can feel his love and compassion.
shivers, cold shivers.... just so powerful
Don't die not trying. Words to live by.
3:57
Man, Eddie. The power of that line: I'm here because I love y'all.
Imagine how many of those kids have never heard that sentence uttered. My kids roll their eyes, but I always tell them, multiple times a day. I appreciate what you do, hopefully it resonates with the kids as much as it did with me.
Right. People keep saying that the kids weren’t listening, but they’re teenagers. What do you expect them to do? Clap after every sentence he Said? They’re obviously shy. Also You see 100+ kids in that auditorium and out of all of them 3 kids were talking and you say all black kids are disrespectful? Closeted racist lmaooo.
Love how dedicated you are in what you're doing. A true person with a big heart indeed.💯
I needed to hear this! Thanks Mr. Eric. I'm from Clevend, and it's bad here. I wish you can come here and talk to the kid's.
That's real talk right there, keep spreading positivity, those are words that need to be heard.
I was at there when he came I was actually surprised he showed up but as far as I know ET is the only speaker we had at the V to have most of this quiet
All I can say is thank you, keep doing what you're doing!
I recently founded "Unshackled Community Ministries" in Kansas City, KS. Yes we are considered one of the poorest counties in the metro area, the area where people take more than give, I got tired so I said that I would do something. We go into Lansing State Penitentiary and teach class every Thursday night, we teach about making better decisions after release, about starting businesses, and most of all about the unconditional love of God and self. This video hit home because I actually ran into the same problem in the prison and had to "go in" on them. These are hardened criminals, some were in for murder, some for other violent crimes, but I prayed and asked God to give me the words to let them understand that they're in the place that they're in because of decisions that they made, the world has counted them out.
Truthfully, the reason why most are disrespectful (speaking from my experience as a troubled child), because they're insecure, they don't know how to love themselves and therefore find comfort in cracking jokes and disrespecting others to get a quick laugh. I have been an ET follower for a few years now and can relate to nearly every situation regarding the way he went through school and life, I lived for years like it didn't matter. I got married at 20 years old to my high school sweetheart and at 23, our first child was born 4 months early, he became my why.
All of my life I felt that I was a Christian though I know my life wasn't right, once my son was born, I developed a true relationship with Christ and began to live for him. Do I stumble, most definitely, but one thing thats for sure, I am no where near where I was in 2005 before my son was born. No one but God could've brought my son through his birth successfully and after being born at 1 lb 5oz, today at 12, he stands at 5'2", 110 lbs. He had a will to survive and God made it so. I say all of that to say, if a child can choose to succeed while fighting for his life the first few critical months, then why can't I get up everyday, set a goal, achieve that goal, set a higher goal and achieve that goal? Thank you Kenneth Alonzo Williams IV for being my "WHY."
You're an AMAZING SOUL, Eric Thomas, Sir. I will now educate myself on you and your messages... I am not black, but I love black people, as well as people of all races and cultural backgrounds. These young hearts are the youth of the future. I am watching what goes on in my daughter's school, and I'm worried for everyone. Disrespect (not just black kids doing it!) is at an epidemic level. So few do what they're asked to do, anymore... So few children are taught respect without abuse. (respect through fear) I don't know how we can get through to them. I think you might know... or at least, you are making a huge effort, to TRY which is what we need. May you be blessed on your path and feel the love continue to flow through you, to reach the people to whom you speak. Bless, Love.
As a Black kid in America I was very moved by Mr. Thomas speaking and I try to apply this to my life and I believe that this is what black children should live by and I have shared this video with my little cousin and I hope he takes something away from this because he wants to be like me but I want him to be better than me even though I am in high school.
+jabari nelson with an uncle like you to look up I'm sure he will succeed! God bless :)
For some of those kids, probably the first time they heard a man tell them that he loved them. Not saying that because they're black. I just wonder how many men say I love you to their sons,etc.
Darren L can you prove that
ArRyona Strong Have you recently looked at the single motherhood statistic that has been rising in all groups because of the welfare but blacks are being hit the hardest.
singlemotherguide.com/single-mother-statistics/
www.statista.com/statistics/242302/percentage-of-single-mother-households-in-the-us-by-state/
www.wealthysinglemommy.com/single-mom-statistics/
www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2016/cb16-192.html
This is a problem and it needs to be adressed.
This man cuts me in two everytime!
Hello from the future!
Just wow. ET You are as the hand of God to our community. Major respect for you and your team. I've been following you from the beginning and one of these days I'll save up enough to go see you in person. You inspired me to go back to school at age 25 to pursue my love of Music. Now I'm performing in a touring theater company throughout New England. Thank you.
I’m a new middle school/high school science teacher in NYC. This is exactly how I feel when students are off task (blatantly). Teachers take ALOT of work home-I don’t think students know how much work goes into serving them. As a grad student this encouraged me. Managing work, school and life feels overwhelming at times! But, love how he was so transparent about not actually liking school, nonetheless obtaining his PhD. There are things that I don’t love about the school system but I’m here to grow and serve.