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are isolated from the political process.
As if he doesn’t already have enough
on his plate, he enrolled at Howard
University in 2016, majoring in legal
communications. “I realized that
education is real wealth because it’s
extremely fulfilling and it’s something
that can never be taken away from
you.”
Nick has never had a problem
speaking his mind when it came to
the injustices of the African American
community and he continues to be
a champion for raising awareness. “I
always speak a lot about controlling
our own narrative as a community
and reconditioning the mindset. A
lot of that starts with education and
it doesn’t necessarily need to be
higher education in a public or private
institution, but however you consume
knowledge can really change that
narrative. We can do it at our own
facilities at the HBCUs—that’s what
those institutions are there for, to really
be the backbone for our community.
I wanted to support it in every facet
possible so come out on the other end
and speak truthfully and honestly.”
Staying True To Nick Cannon
We’ve know success doesn’t
guarantee happiness. When asked
how he practices self-care, Nick
makes sure he takes time to pour into
himself every day. “I start the day with
meditation and prayer and stillness.”
driving force to where your energy
goes to. Think about electricity, in
order for electricity to work, it has to
be grounded to something otherwise
its just random, rapid energy all over
the place. But, as soon as you ground
it, you can create something that
really generates power.”
NV8 Like Nick
“Come up with the idea first.
Then, motivate and speak
it into existence and then
build the idea without
waiting on others.
Once you start to
generate the process,
everything will fall into
place because once people
see your momentum and
your motivation, people
always want to ride on
a moving train.”
”I keep my head low and stay working
so I don’t have time to get caught up
in La La land or get caught up in the
idea that I’m better or more privileged
than others. We’re all putting in the
work and we don’t have time to not
be grounded. To be grounded is the
INNOVATION ISSUE
-NICK CANNON
1.Do It
.
2. Motivate Yourself Daily.
3. Be a Self-Generator.
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