By DeAnthony Barney
November 6, 2020, 12:45 p.m.
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CHANGING MY
MINDSET, CHANGED ME
I WAS HURT ALONG MY
JOURNEY
BELIEVING THE WORDS
THAT OTHERS SAY
I WAS NOT MENTALLY
STRONG
THEIR WORDS HURT ME
BECAUSE I BELIEVED
THEM
NOT EVERYONE WAS
ON MY TEAM
HAVING TO REMIND
MYSELF
I AM STRONG ENOUGH
HARD WORK DOES PAY
OFF
MY GOALS WILL NOT BE
SWAYED BY OTHER’S
OPINIONS
I DESERVE A GOOD LIFE
MY FOUNDATION IS
STRONG
MY MIND IS STRONG
I WILL NOT QUIT
BECAUSE WHEN I FALL,
I WILL TRY AGAIN
NO! I AM NOT A
FAILURE.