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Again,"},{"startTime":619.43,"endTime":623.246,"body":"most people who follow uptrend will know that our brand"},{"startTime":623.278,"endTime":626.58,"body":"ambassador is Tico, the mascot, and"},{"startTime":627.99,"endTime":631.778,"body":"we use the power of Tico within the Blueprint Company"},{"startTime":631.864,"endTime":635.654,"body":"to further that's. Who's on your chest? Exactly. You know what I'm saying?"},{"startTime":635.692,"endTime":639.482,"body":"Bling. Bling. Exactly. And so we want to go ahead"},{"startTime":639.536,"endTime":643.386,"body":"and introduce Tico to the younger generation so they can grow up"},{"startTime":643.408,"endTime":646.506,"body":"with know, so there's some sort of"},{"startTime":646.608,"endTime":650.278,"body":"familiarity. There you go. That's what I'm"},{"startTime":650.294,"endTime":654.026,"body":"talking about. You feel, you know, without being too long winded and"},{"startTime":654.048,"endTime":657.63,"body":"everything, like, you know, I built the credit"},{"startTime":657.7,"endTime":661.454,"body":"course as an example of the movement of"},{"startTime":661.492,"endTime":665.25,"body":"Uptrend, which is credit literacy. We want to not just provide"},{"startTime":665.32,"endTime":669.07,"body":"a tech platform. We want to tap into that younger generation"},{"startTime":669.15,"endTime":672.51,"body":"in Gamification, in brand awareness."},{"startTime":672.67,"endTime":676.338,"body":"The course is just, again, a small piece of the pie"},{"startTime":676.424,"endTime":679.766,"body":"of us correlating with that movement there."},{"startTime":679.868,"endTime":683.414,"body":"Yeah. 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So if"},{"startTime":745.152,"endTime":748.17,"body":"you look at it, it touch on all major components."},{"startTime":749.31,"endTime":752.798,"body":"And it's very important that the viewers here recognize that"},{"startTime":752.964,"endTime":756.734,"body":"as not only that is the reason why I decided to go into this"},{"startTime":756.772,"endTime":760.542,"body":"field, but with the power of digital information like"},{"startTime":760.596,"endTime":764.346,"body":"platforms like this, the information is there to be able to tap"},{"startTime":764.378,"endTime":768.226,"body":"into this. No longer are you able to use the excuses, oh,"},{"startTime":768.248,"endTime":771.858,"body":"I didn't know, or I didn't have access. Right? So you have access."},{"startTime":771.944,"endTime":775.346,"body":"So now the question is what you want to do with it. 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But as far as the journey,"},{"startTime":1763.786,"endTime":1767.534,"body":"but the end goal, I have the blueprint for the end goal."},{"startTime":1767.582,"endTime":1771.394,"body":"So sharing that Blueprint to success, being able to"},{"startTime":1771.432,"endTime":1774.91,"body":"pivot in life, another pandemic may come, another financial"},{"startTime":1774.99,"endTime":1778.694,"body":"calamity may come. Like the 2008 crisis, right? We"},{"startTime":1778.732,"endTime":1781.8,"body":"all may experience different situations that will just"},{"startTime":1782.33,"endTime":1786.166,"body":"take us off our course. So sometimes the road is going to be"},{"startTime":1786.188,"endTime":1790.026,"body":"murky and you're not going to foresee the circumstances that"},{"startTime":1790.048,"endTime":1793.514,"body":"will knock you off. But again, I want to build a platform that"},{"startTime":1793.552,"endTime":1797.302,"body":"just shows individuals have that ultimate blueprint"},{"startTime":1797.366,"endTime":1801.082,"body":"when you have that ultimate destination. So it doesn't matter what life"},{"startTime":1801.136,"endTime":1804.926,"body":"takes you off throughout course, you'll still be able"},{"startTime":1804.948,"endTime":1808.59,"body":"to find your way back to that main highway to the Blueprint, right,"},{"startTime":1808.66,"endTime":1812.474,"body":"to whatever that end goal is, right? I know my end goal"},{"startTime":1812.522,"endTime":1815.994,"body":"is to replace Credit Karma and again to have the Blueprint"},{"startTime":1816.042,"endTime":1819.746,"body":"brand as big as the competitors that I've just mentioned. So it"},{"startTime":1819.768,"endTime":1823.438,"body":"doesn't matter what life brings to me over the next 10, 15, 20 years, I'm"},{"startTime":1823.454,"endTime":1827.246,"body":"going to get there. Yeah. And so just to give you my thoughts"},{"startTime":1827.278,"endTime":1830.534,"body":"on what you just said, number one, once you know your"},{"startTime":1830.572,"endTime":1834.326,"body":"destination, nothing can really stop you as long"},{"startTime":1834.348,"endTime":1838.006,"body":"as you keep focus on the destination, life is 10% what happens to you,"},{"startTime":1838.028,"endTime":1841.866,"body":"90% how you react. So things are going to happen to you, but"},{"startTime":1841.888,"endTime":1844.698,"body":"if you can react in a way that's always going to keep you towards the"},{"startTime":1844.704,"endTime":1848.122,"body":"destination, you'll be successful. Also, think big, think"},{"startTime":1848.176,"endTime":1851.734,"body":"crazy, you know what I mean? And the average"},{"startTime":1851.782,"endTime":1854.574,"body":"person that's never done it is going to tell you you can't do it. But"},{"startTime":1854.612,"endTime":1858.062,"body":"don't let that deter you because at the end of the day, being"},{"startTime":1858.116,"endTime":1861.838,"body":"realistic is the path to mediocrity. So we need to be a"},{"startTime":1861.844,"endTime":1865.694,"body":"little unrealistic in terms of taking on hulu"},{"startTime":1865.742,"endTime":1869.122,"body":"and taking on Credit Karma and what turns from"},{"startTime":1869.176,"endTime":1872.786,"body":"unrealistic to oh snap, he's actually happening because he put in the"},{"startTime":1872.808,"endTime":1875.94,"body":"consistency, the work ethic and he had a plan"},{"startTime":1876.31,"endTime":1879.878,"body":"and good people around you. So, yeah, no, those are some"},{"startTime":1879.884,"endTime":1883.106,"body":"definite gems you just dropped, man. I really appreciate this conversation."},{"startTime":1883.218,"endTime":1887.046,"body":"Appreciate Blueprint Media Group. And before we go, I want"},{"startTime":1887.068,"endTime":1890.426,"body":"you to just let everybody know where they can find you, follow you and be"},{"startTime":1890.448,"endTime":1893.914,"body":"a part of your journey, man. Listen, you can follow me everywhere at"},{"startTime":1893.952,"endTime":1897.654,"body":"Blueprint Mastermind, of course, instagram, Facebook, TikTok,"},{"startTime":1897.702,"endTime":1901.254,"body":"all that other good course, you know, check out the YouTube Blueprint"},{"startTime":1901.302,"endTime":1905.146,"body":"breakdown where we give daily. Breakdowns, of course, of the events"},{"startTime":1905.258,"endTime":1908.846,"body":"as well as things that's going on in the world. Respect my"},{"startTime":1908.868,"endTime":1912.634,"body":"blueprint podcast. Definitely check us out. And the Blueprint"},{"startTime":1912.682,"endTime":1916.258,"body":"movement is a new community that we're putting together to go ahead"},{"startTime":1916.344,"endTime":1919.826,"body":"and create new Blueprinters in the"},{"startTime":1919.848,"endTime":1923.586,"body":"world. Listen, if you're looking to go ahead and get"},{"startTime":1923.608,"endTime":1926.902,"body":"to that next level, live life in your own terms, be able to learn about"},{"startTime":1926.956,"endTime":1930.47,"body":"credit and financial literacy, being able to build generational wealth,"},{"startTime":1930.81,"endTime":1934.454,"body":"we put it together a movement. And of course, with collaboration with"},{"startTime":1934.492,"endTime":1938.158,"body":"great platforms like yourself, Big Tech Energy and showing"},{"startTime":1938.194,"endTime":1942.026,"body":"everyone the importance of relationship capital, if you want to be"},{"startTime":1942.048,"endTime":1945.26,"body":"able to tap into some of this knowledge and power of information,"},{"startTime":1946.19,"endTime":1949.962,"body":"check out the Blueprint movement community and"},{"startTime":1950.096,"endTime":1953.642,"body":"keep rocking with us and we bound to do great things."},{"startTime":1953.776,"endTime":1957.18,"body":"Absolutely. Yes sir."},{"startTime":1958.69,"endTime":1961.806,"body":"When it comes to Big Tech Energy, just so you all know, he talked about"},{"startTime":1961.828,"endTime":1965.678,"body":"his Blueprint. My goal for Big Tech Energy is to become the black"},{"startTime":1965.764,"endTime":1969.426,"body":"tech equivalent of earn your leisure. In terms of how big"},{"startTime":1969.448,"endTime":1973.234,"body":"they've done it, there's no shame in seeing somebody else and being inspired by"},{"startTime":1973.272,"endTime":1976.786,"body":"it. And what I'm inspired by them is that they are genuinely interested"},{"startTime":1976.888,"endTime":1980.706,"body":"in impacting the black community with financial literacy. Same thing with Wes,"},{"startTime":1980.738,"endTime":1984.422,"body":"which is why I respect him so much. And it's about giving and adding value"},{"startTime":1984.476,"endTime":1988.038,"body":"more than anything else. So when it comes down to where we're going"},{"startTime":1988.124,"endTime":1990.854,"body":"in my journey, I definitely want to tap in with"},{"startTime":1990.892,"endTime":1994.666,"body":"Blackhire.com. That is the space where black freelancers can"},{"startTime":1994.688,"endTime":1998.47,"body":"find opportunities. And if you are hiring freelancers, you're on Upwork,"},{"startTime":1998.55,"endTime":2001.398,"body":"you're on Fiver, et cetera. Please post your roles on"},{"startTime":2001.424,"endTime":2004.794,"body":"Blackhire.com so that you can get some amazing black freelance"},{"startTime":2004.842,"endTime":2008.59,"body":"talent. Also want to shout out black NHR 9000,"},{"startTime":2008.66,"endTime":2012.414,"body":"black HR professionals, creating six figure earners but"},{"startTime":2012.452,"endTime":2015.966,"body":"also giving you career strategy, brand strategy and all the support."},{"startTime":2016.068,"endTime":2019.874,"body":"And your network is your net worth. And the fact that they're allowing you"},{"startTime":2019.912,"endTime":2023.762,"body":"in their network for such an affordable rate is pretty incredible. And"},{"startTime":2023.816,"endTime":2026.74,"body":"if you want to find me on social media, you can go to my"},{"startTime":2028.31,"endTime":2031.938,"body":"Big Tech Energy. You can catch my LinkedIn, my Twitter,"},{"startTime":2032.034,"endTime":2035.686,"body":"my Facebook, my Instagram, but definitely want you to follow me on"},{"startTime":2035.708,"endTime":2038.854,"body":"Instagram. Dr. J. Sorry,"},{"startTime":2038.972,"endTime":2042.646,"body":"Doctaj. And yeah, stay tuned"},{"startTime":2042.678,"endTime":2046.086,"body":"for the Big Tech Energy website, put in your email, give you a free ebook."},{"startTime":2046.198,"endTime":2049.754,"body":"So with that being said, thank you all for joining. Make sure to"},{"startTime":2049.792,"endTime":2053.542,"body":"subscribe comment, share the YouTube channel, make sure to subscribe"},{"startTime":2053.606,"endTime":2057.294,"body":"on Apple and Spotify and look forward to seeing you in the next"},{"startTime":2057.332,"endTime":2060.99,"body":"episode or the next in person event that I'll be at."},{"startTime":2061.06,"endTime":2064.766,"body":"So with that being said, big Tech Energy Blueprint Media Group, we're"},{"startTime":2064.798,"endTime":2066.18,"body":"out. Take care."},{"startTime":2071.43,"endTime":2075.026,"body":"Membership in black and HR means community and being a part of a"},{"startTime":2075.048,"endTime":2078.678,"body":"culture of like minded individuals, you have a"},{"startTime":2078.684,"endTime":2082.31,"body":"culture within a culture, especially in the black community. And"},{"startTime":2082.38,"endTime":2086.182,"body":"black and HR is that professional culture. We have fun, we"},{"startTime":2086.236,"endTime":2089.778,"body":"laugh and joke about things that are related to us in the workplace,"},{"startTime":2089.874,"endTime":2093.354,"body":"but we also have serious aspects as well, where we help each other"},{"startTime":2093.392,"endTime":2096.954,"body":"grow. And it's just one of those places where I can go"},{"startTime":2096.992,"endTime":2100.746,"body":"to any time of the day, pose a question, and"},{"startTime":2100.768,"endTime":2103.68,"body":"I'm going to get all type of answers, but I'm going to get support."},{"startTime":2104.37,"endTime":2108.218,"body":"And we all work together to give advice, to give insight,"},{"startTime":2108.394,"endTime":2111.76,"body":"to share tips. The networking is amazing."},{"startTime":2112.61,"endTime":2116.318,"body":"The people that I've spoken to have allowed me to learn things about myself"},{"startTime":2116.404,"endTime":2120.254,"body":"that I didn't know. So what does that do? When I go to my next"},{"startTime":2120.292,"endTime":2124.126,"body":"interview, I have that confidence when I walk in to be"},{"startTime":2124.148,"endTime":2127.958,"body":"able to explain and speak on what I've done in the past and"},{"startTime":2128.044,"endTime":2130.44,"body":"prove that I am the person for the job."}]}