Telling The Story Of Your Life | Lisa Nichols

On the way to the San Diego stadium with my girlfriend. The top of my convertible was down. I was playing some India Arie and we hit a traffic jam. My girlfriend just jokingly said, "Lisa, what if this is

your

jam?" And I started crying just thinking about it. It wasn't mine but the idea was good. And then we started getting nervous because we weren't moving at all and I only had 20 minutes left and I needed to get there. And then she stopped, she was driving, she stopped next to this white track and she said, "Can we come in?" And he said, "Sure." He casually waved us in.

We stood in front of him. He looked out his window. He said, "Because I'm going to see you anyway." Oh, I really started to cry. Oh, I'm crying now. I'm crying. Wait, it gets crazier. So we were driving down the highway and this woman pulls up in this Escalade, beautiful Escalade. It looked like a 2013 Escalade. The window rolls down and she says, "What time are you going?" I thought, "I guess as soon as I get there." She said, "Then I will stay behind you because I only came to see you." We get to the exit ramp and there is nowhere to go.

You know an exit ramp, there's nowhere to go. And there are five minutes left until I have to be on stage. Tony Robins is in front of me. I hope today is a little long-winded, you know, because I need some time, but he's on time and I need to be there. And I was sitting in the car and one by one the other cars started pointing at me, pointing at me, looked in the rearview mirror and started stopping on the side ramps of the highway and parting like the red sea. And as he drove, the only thing they shouted was, "Thank you." Look, 10 years ago I had that dream.

They asked me to do exactly the same thing I just asked you. So if no one has told you yet, I'll tell you. What you just did was give a request to the universe. When I arrived at the stadium, there weren't 10,000 people waiting for me, there were 10,500. And finally,

your

life

is waiting. You may have played big but there is something bigger. There are more people to serve. And that's why I want to thank you for allowing me to spend this time in front of you. Thank you for allowing me to bring you my stories. Thank you for allowing me to share my grandmother with you and my journey with you.

I repeat: I am not extraordinary. I am simply an ordinary woman who chooses to make extraordinary decisions every day. And what that does is it doesn't let you off the hook. I love you. I honor you. I celebrate you. I am your sister in prosperity and possibilities. And on the days when your faith in who you can be wavers, I will keep my faith in you because it does not waver. I love you.