Lesson I Learned From The Black Panther! We lost a Pretty Special Human Being Friday, Chadwick Boseman. For some reason I was compelled to follow his career even before Black Panther. I watched a lot of his interviews and listened to his words carefully… I don’t know, it was just something about his demeanor and his humble Spirit that caught my attention. Let me share something I learned from following him and maybe it can help you also. Last week I shared how you want to focus on Impact instead of focusing on Influence. If understood properly you’ll realize that Greater Impact leads to Greater Influence. Here’s what I learned from Chadwick Boseman… ‘Your Body Of Work Leads To Your Moment Of Impact’ You see Chad, as they call him started acting on television in 2003 with a recurring role on All My Children. He continued landing roles on TV in some well known series, CSI, Law & Order and others. 2008 is when he got a small role in his first movie ‘The Express: The Ernie Davis Story’. He continued doing smaller TV roles up until… …He took on the role of Baseball Icon Jackie Robinson in 42 in 2013. Jackie Robinson was the first Black Person to play baseball in “The Major Leagues”. One year later he graced the Big Screen again with another Icon, The Godfather of Soul, James Brown. By 2016 he was being introduced to the world as T’Challa in Captain America: Civil War. ***It’s important to note that this is when he was diagnosed with Colon Cancer, yet he kept on WORKING for 4 years all the way up to his last breath. In 2017 he played another Icon in Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall in Marshall. At this point we are talking about 15 years of work, 15 years of honing his Craft. At this point we’re talking about 5 years of taking Iconic characters, Studying them, Mastering them, becoming the embodiment of them… …And then in 2018 after 15 years of developing an impressive Body Of Work His Moment Of Global, Universal, Historic & Future Impact Manifested! He became an Icon, A Superhero that will always be remembered for generations. The impact that he has had on Black People, Young & Old has altered the way we see ourselves and our true potential. He continued to build on that Moment of Impact up until his transcendence. The lesson here is… Start Building your Body Of Work, don’t worry about having immediate Impact. Start Honing & Mastering your Skill set or Craft… Let your Work Speak For You… If you are all that and a bag of chips your work will say it so loud you won’t have to speak. Be Patient with yourself… It took 15 Years to Manifest The Black Panther! It may take you 15 years or longer to truly manifest your Moment Of Impact… can you handle that? Also, your Moment of Impact may not be meant for “The World” to see… It may just be for your family or maybe a small group of people, yet still very important in the Grand Scheme of Things… Can you handle that? And lastly, don’t rest on your laurels. After Black Panther, Chad still continued to give us His Gift. From my understanding he attempted to continue doing voice work up until his last breath. You see as Panthers, Lions, Kings, Queens, Gods… We don’t believe in Retiring, we continue to work Until there is no more work we can do. May God Be Forever Pleased With The Work Of My Brother, Chadwick Boseman, King T’Challa, The Black Panther! Wakanda Forever! Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=3388537427872581&set=a.779512182108465 21
Next Generation Speakers Magazine - September 2020
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