Dion Jordan spoke Tuesday for the National Society of Leadership and Success presentation delivering the message of leadership to a nationwide audience. Video came live from Chicago to the Gemmell Multipurpose Room as Dion Jordan gave inspiration to all those who listened.
“There are three things that I hope everyone can take with them tonight. One, get back that kindergarten confidence and do not be afraid to die. Two, never cut your self down. And three, you’ll have obstacles,” said Jordan.
Growing up, children had visions of what they want to be when they are older. Jordan spoke of the “kindergarten confidence” that all used to possess.
At that age, children believe they can do everything from singing, dancing, even knowing they are good-looking. But as people begin to transition into adulthood, doubts arise about who they are and how they see themselves.
“It’s not your experience that lets you down, it’s because someone told you otherwise. You might have been in a car singing Beyoncé, when your girlfriends gave you that look like ‘Ew girl, you can’t sing.’ The only thing that matters is what you tell yourself. The best decision you can make is tell yourself that you can do it,” said Jordan.
“He was entertaining and really funny,” said Kayla Ritter, a student at Clarion University that attended the speech.
There were two kinds of fears Jordan addressed that everyone has when they are born: the fear of falling and of loud noises.
Everything else, he said, just comes through life with unexplained experiences. These other fears stop people from taking chances and need to learn to get past them. Jordan inspiration did not come easy.
He had a stutter when he was young and growing up in Palm Springs, Ca., making it hard for him to learn and interact in school.
He was also born with his feet pointed into each other causing him to wear leg braces and use crutches until we was in his teen years. He believes that obstacles are here to make people stronger. He encouraged everyone listening to stop being negative about their lives and change your bad habits today.
Jordan’s said that everyone has a purpose that needs to be fulfilled before death. There are two most important days in a human’s life; the day they are born and the day they figure out why they are here.
Jordan’s resume includes Toast Master of the Year in 2007, Alpha Kappa Alpha Emerald Award in 2003, speaking to Olympic athletes, started Dion Jordan Enterprise in 1999, and wrote a couple of books that landed on Opra’s Book Club.
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