The Joy Equation
At the 2023 Speaker Slam® Grand Slam, the Inspirational Speaking Finals held at CBC Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto, Roberto Paez delivered “The Joy Equation”.
Transcript
it's December 18th 2043 20 years in the future I'm 52 gathered around a fire in my home where the vibrations could not be higher my wife and kids are connecting laughing exchanging stories of their recent Adventures as I hear the crackling fire and the laughs my phone rings it's the CEO of one of my companies the masterful king he says to me Roberto you're not going to believe it that massive goal we set we superseded it we've helped over 1 billion men become masterful kings men who are in their integrity who are showing up up in excellence in their health their family and their work
congratulations brother we did it and as I hear him celebrate our massive accomplishment naturally I smile because this is a vision that came to me over 20 years ago now let me be clear when it first came up oh yeah I I felt some fear yes I doubted my ability to make it happen but I chose to trust the ambitious delicious calling of my soul even though I've experienced an ocean of hurt of failure and pain getting kicked out at 10 years old addicted to drugs at 15 being a high school dropout being responsible for a graveyard of failed businesses but get this none of
that stopped me from pursuing my vision you see to create the life we want that life of joy of real fulfillment it requires us to take a chance on our Soul's deepest desires on our vision and so I thank him for updating me and immediately get back to my family we continue our evening of laughter jokes games and fun and as everyone goes to bed I decide I'm not done I go to my office and I I pick up a very special photo get this it's me den and Reena as I'm holding up the first place trophy for having won the Grand Slam in 2023
I'm reflecting on how difficult of a time that was for me because one month prior to that photo being taken I couldn't pay my rent and as a father father as a husband as a provider as a man that nearly crushed me I remember laying on my kitchen floor sobbing praying hoping for a way out of the deep dark hole I found myself in and even though my vision seemed impossible oh it was definitely improbable I I took action like I was Unstoppable and so I peeled myself off the kitchen floor I made a plan and I got to work quickly I became obsessed with
being an advocate for the men that I'm here to serve starting with my two sons Jordan and kaisen I learned a very important lesson back then without action the life of joy that we want to create it'll never happen we need to be willing to put in the work to create it that's how we will literally create Joy how we go from kicked out at 10 to impacting over a billion men and so as I'm standing in my office photo in hand I smile and close my eyes as I bring my Consciousness back to the stage of the Grand Slam in 2023 I got a
message for you from the future you are meant for greatness you deserve that life of Joy but without a vision you could miss it when you're willing to take consistent action eventually you'll be living it when it's impossible or It seems impossible for God's sakes have faith in it find the strength to push through so one day your future self will look back and thank the past you thank you
Transcript generated from the recording and lightly cleaned. Some names and wording may differ from the spoken speech.
