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00:01 Stay tuned to discover 10 important life decisions
00:04 that all millennials get to make. 00:06 My name is Jason Bradley, 00:07 and you're watching Urban Report. 00:32 Hello, and welcome to Urban Report. 00:34 My guest today is Sherri-Lyn Legall. 00:37 She is an Author and Interim Dean 00:40 of the School of Business and Entrepreneurship 00:43 at the University of the Southern Caribbean. 00:46 Welcome to Urban Report, Sherri-Lyn. 00:48 Hi. Thank you, Jason. 00:49 It's so good to be here. 00:50 It's great to have you here. 00:52 You know, I met you in Trinidad. 00:54 Where did I meet you in Trinidad? 00:55 You met me at the University of the Southern Caribbean 00:59 in Trinidad. 01:00 And you know what? 01:01 You almost look like a Trinidadian yourself. 01:05 So you know what that means, Jason? 01:06 You got to come again. Absolutely. 01:08 I'll tell you what, I can eat like one for sure. 01:11 I was eating all of the local dishes and all, 01:15 you know, it was incredible. 01:16 I can see the light in your eyes 01:18 as you're talking about it now, Jason, 01:20 I can see the light in your eyes. 01:21 So you know what that means? 01:23 You got to come again, and come again soon. 01:25 Yes, I'm looking forward to it. 01:27 You know, you wrote a book 10 Important Life Decisions: 01:31 All Millennials Get to Make. 01:34 Now before we dive into all of that, 01:37 I want to get to know the author. 01:40 Tell me a little bit about, 01:41 you know, your history, your background, 01:43 and how you matriculated through school? 01:46 Right. Thank you. 01:47 Thank you so much for asking. 01:49 So I am, yes, the Sherri-Lyn Legall. 01:51 I am from Trinidad. 01:53 So if you know a little bit about a Caribbean, 01:56 Trinidad is the most southern island 01:58 in the Caribbean chain. 02:00 So it's good to be in the sunny isle and beaches, 02:03 if you please. 02:04 And so I was born there to my parents, 02:06 Clyde and Miriam Legall. 02:08 Okay. 02:09 And, you know, they both studied 02:10 at Andrews University. 02:12 So for the first few years of my life, 02:13 I was there as well. 02:14 And then they came back to Trinidad 02:16 and then I got my school in Trinidad. 02:18 And then I came back to the United States, 02:20 and I studied here as well in Atlanta, 02:22 Georgia State University. 02:23 Okay. 02:25 Then I did my master's degree as well at Andrews University. 02:27 And then now I'm doing my PhD, I am actually studying again, 02:31 trying to get that terminal degree going forward. 02:34 There you go. 02:35 So next time we talk to you, you'll be Dr. Legall. 02:37 That's what I'm working for. 02:39 All right. All right. 02:40 So what inspired you to write this book? 02:44 I mean, right now, there's, you know, blogs are popular, 02:47 all of these things are popular, 02:49 but you chose to take on the written approach. 02:52 That is correct. 02:53 You know, just like the Word of God, 02:55 if things are going to last forever, 02:57 we probably need to put some things in writing. 03:00 And you know what else they told me? 03:02 If it's serious, you got to put it in writing. 03:04 Think about it, Jason. 03:05 Most things that are serious are in writing. 03:08 When we get married, we put it in writing, 03:11 the Word of God is in writing, our contracts, 03:13 a lot of them are in writing. 03:15 So generally speaking, 03:16 if it's serious, it got to go in writing. 03:19 Not that we can't record or take pictures 03:22 or take photos, but the truth is, 03:24 writing stands the test of time. 03:26 Now, you know, you can probably google 03:29 or store things in a cloud 03:30 or drive to find it at a later date. 03:33 But if you have a good book, it's somewhere. 03:34 Even if it's under your bed, 03:36 you can still put your hand on it. 03:37 And you can pass it down from generation to generation. 03:40 So you know what? 03:42 Even though we can see things today, 03:44 putting it in writing is always a good decision. 03:47 So that's why I decided 03:48 to put important life decisions in writing. 03:52 Amen. 03:53 So, how did you determine 03:55 what demographic you wanted to reach? 03:58 Well, I teach at university, 04:00 and I've been teaching there for the last 11 years plus, 04:04 and the age group I've most dealt 04:06 with over the last 11 years are millennials. 04:09 Let's think about it. 04:10 So most millennials, 04:12 if they came out of high school, 04:14 they would have come out like 18 years of age. 04:16 So if 10 years would have passed 04:18 and 11 years would have passed, 04:20 they would now be right around 28, 29 right in a prime time 04:25 of millennials. 04:26 So the age group 04:28 I've most actually been familiar 04:29 with would be millennials. 04:30 And so that age group, 04:32 you know, they come to your offices. 04:33 And when you actually 04:35 are at the Seventh-day Adventist University, 04:36 you get a chance 04:38 to actually speak to the students a bit more, 04:39 get to know a little bit about their backgrounds, 04:41 they come to your offices to speak with you. 04:43 And because of that, I've gotten the opportunity 04:45 to speak to a lot of millennials 04:47 over the years. 04:48 I would estimate somewhere 04:50 in the vicinity of maybe over 1000 millennials 04:53 over the last 10 years. 04:55 So that's a lot and from that group, 04:57 a lot of content and information 04:59 could come out 05:01 when you want to know 05:02 what millennials think about 05:03 and what they're most interested in. 05:05 Absolutely. 05:06 You know, I read somewhere 05:07 that the average adult 05:09 makes about 35,000 decisions per day. 05:13 So that leads me to the question 05:15 of why did you choose 10 important life decisions? 05:19 Well, that's a very good question. 05:22 As you said, are there only 10 important life decisions 05:25 we have to make? 05:26 Hardly are there 10 important life decisions 05:28 we have to make. 05:29 But you know what? 05:31 You have to get people to read the book. 05:32 So you can put all the decisions in. 05:34 And you know, when you are at that stage in life 05:37 where you want to make those important decisions 05:38 that are going to affect your life forever, 05:40 or at least while we're here on earth before Jesus comes, 05:43 it would be quite important 05:45 that you really sit down 05:46 and think about the core decisions 05:47 that you have to make. 05:49 And so in this book, there are 10. 05:51 Now, when I first started writing the book, 05:53 I actually had 12. 05:55 But then I would let down to 10. 05:57 Why 10? 05:58 Because you have to have solid enough content 06:00 and the book needs to be small enough 06:02 and neat enough that someone would say, 06:04 "Should I read that? 06:05 Yeah, it doesn't look too long that I have to read it, it 06:08 looks like something I can handle 06:09 in a short space of time." 06:11 And I can assure you, 06:12 you can probably read this book out in one night. 06:14 Wow. One night. 06:16 One night. One night. 06:17 That's that neat. 06:18 It can fit into the palm of your hands 06:20 and it's not too large, as you can see. 06:22 So it's an easy reading. 06:23 So it's not intimidating, it's something you can grab, 06:26 pick up, read 06:28 and it's very engaging and informative. 06:30 It is, and it could fit in your pocket book. 06:32 You know, Jason, I wouldn't put you to the test. 06:34 But I'm almost sure 06:35 you can slip this in your pocket. 06:37 I wouldn't put you to the test. 06:39 I might be able to. 06:41 Yeah, I won't test it out right now. 06:43 But is that neat, right? 06:44 It's that neat in size. Yes. 06:45 So yes, 10. 06:47 And we're going to talk a little bit about 06:48 what are some of those decisions 06:50 that fall into the important 10? 06:52 Absolutely. 06:53 Do you include any stories, any personal stories, 06:57 or anything of that nature in this book? 06:59 I surely do. 07:01 Now, I can't give away everything in the book. 07:03 But, you know, there are a few, like, 07:06 you know, the first time I liked a boy, 07:07 whatever that meant. 07:09 But you know, the first time I like a boy, it's in here. 07:11 I also have a story about a time 07:13 we were sitting in a class in high school 07:15 and we were poking some fun, 07:17 and it turned out a little bit awry. 07:18 But we thought it was funny nevertheless, 07:20 I don't think the teacher found it funny. 07:22 But we certainly did find it funny. 07:24 So we talk a little bit about fun and coping. 07:26 And then in the chapter 07:28 that talks a little bit about health. 07:30 I talk about one of these days in the past, 07:32 I actually had a trip to the dentist. 07:35 Now that's an interesting story. 07:36 I won't give away too much about the story, 07:38 but I did have a trip to the dentist. 07:40 And that didn't turn out the way 07:42 I wanted it to turn out. 07:43 You know, stories are important 07:45 because they carry the writing along 07:47 and people can connect with stories 07:49 as they come along. 07:50 But there are some interesting stories. 07:52 But here's a very interesting one, 07:54 and I think is important. 07:56 In chapter five of the book, we talk about spirituality. 07:59 And in that particular chapter, I talk about the time 08:02 when I decided to read the Bible from cover to cover. 08:05 Now that's an important decision 08:07 every Christian wants to make. 08:08 Once you decide to follow Jesus, 08:10 you really want to make some time 08:12 to read the Word of God. 08:13 But I decided to read it from the beginning to the end, 08:17 no plan, just following it along at a speed 08:21 at the Holy Spirit guides me at 08:22 and that took me a number of time. 08:24 I even read some of the Ellen G. White books 08:26 that went along with it. 08:27 And that took me about four years to do, 08:29 life changing decision. 08:32 And I encourage anyone to do the same. 08:34 But you know what? 08:36 More about that is also in the book. 08:37 Okay. 08:39 So it encourages you and gives you guidelines 08:40 as to how you can do something similar. 08:42 Amen. 08:43 What are some lessons that you learned 08:45 when you were going through that, 08:47 when you read the Bible from cover to cover 08:49 and read some of Ellen White's books, 08:50 what are some of the lessons that you learned in that? 08:53 That is a very good question. 08:54 And some of those lessons are here in chapter five. 08:57 One of them is Jesus is mega cool. 09:00 You know, sometimes as a millennial, 09:01 you think, Jesus, you know, that was so long ago. 09:05 Is He still relevant today? 09:07 He very much is. 09:08 So I learned a little bit about 09:09 the fact that Jesus is mega cool. 09:11 That's one of the things I learned about Jesus. 09:14 Another thing I learned from doing 09:15 my Bible reading over the years, 09:17 I learned as well that the Holy Spirit 09:20 really speaks to you. 09:21 The more in tune you are with God, 09:23 the more the Holy Spirit speaks, 09:25 but He likes to speak still and clear. 09:29 And your mind and your heart 09:30 has to be clear for you to be able to hear Him. 09:32 'Cause some people say, well, how do you know 09:34 if the Spirit is talking with you? 09:36 How the Spirit tends to speak when it's clear, 09:38 your mind is clear, and your heart is clear, 09:40 ready to receive the Word of God. 09:42 And then He speaks because when the Spirit speaks, 09:44 He wants you to do something after He speaks, 09:47 something I learned from reading the Bible through 09:49 and I've learned to hear from the Holy Spirit 09:51 when He speaks to me clearly and said, 09:53 "This is the way, walk ye in it." 09:55 It could be as simple as what to put on? 09:58 It could be as simple as 09:59 should you go in that direction? 10:01 Should you make this particular decision? 10:02 And the Lord will guide you. 10:04 You can hear that voice saying, "This is the way." 10:06 Amen. 10:08 You know, sometimes we enter into the space, 10:10 whereas it's almost like 10:12 an analysis paralysis, if you will. 10:15 So, you know, we analyze a situation so much, 10:19 that it kind of cripples us from making a decision. 10:22 How do you approach any type of choice 10:26 or decision that you must make? 10:27 How do you approach that? 10:29 That's very interesting. 10:30 And you know, if you read your Bible, 10:31 you'll see that God works different times, 10:33 different ways in different situations. 10:35 So He's not always easy to predict 10:37 what He would do in that particular situation. 10:40 That's why the Bible says, 10:41 "Seek ye first the kingdom of God." 10:43 Or the Bible says, 10:44 "Ask and it will be given to you." 10:47 Or the Bible says, 10:48 "In all thy ways, acknowledge Him, 10:50 wait for the Spirit to tell you. 10:51 Sometimes the Spirit says it's time to speak, 10:53 sometimes He will say it's not the time to speak. 10:56 Sometimes He will say it's time to move, 10:58 sometimes He will say don't move right now. 11:00 Sometimes He might say go forward, 11:02 and then sometimes He may say step back." 11:04 So you really have to be clear, 11:06 instead of trying to work it 11:07 all out in your mind trying to figure out 11:09 how it should be done, when it should be done, 11:11 the Bible says, "If any of you lack wisdom, 11:13 ask of God." 11:15 So stop the analysis paralysis, pause for a moment and say, 11:19 "Lord, I need You to be clear to me. 11:21 What would You have me to do? 11:23 And I would like You to make yourself clear." 11:25 I believe God enjoys those types of prayers, 11:27 because He actually comes around and He says, 11:29 "I'm glad you asked, now wait for My answer." 11:32 It could be in a storm, it could be in an earthquake, 11:34 it may not be, it may be in a still small voice. 11:37 Or it could be someone coming to say, 11:39 "You know what? 11:41 God told me to tell you this." 11:42 Or maybe they may not come that direct, 11:44 they may actually be, 11:45 you hear something and the Spirit said, 11:47 that's your answer. 11:48 Go after the answer. 11:50 So pause, stop and say, "Lord, what will Thou have me to do?" 11:54 Yes, yes, absolutely. 11:56 So what I'm hearing you say is that, go to the Lord. 12:00 Go to the Lord. 12:02 Go to Lord and get guidance, get wisdom from Him. 12:04 That's correct. Absolutely. 12:05 Indeed, indeed. Everything. 12:07 And that's what the Christian does. 12:08 They give over their right over to the Lord. 12:10 And then He tells them how they should go. 12:12 Yes, that's the best way. 12:14 So, let's jump into these important life decisions. 12:17 What are the 10 important life decisions 12:20 and kind of give us a little brief 12:22 description of them? 12:23 Beautiful. 12:25 So there are 10 in here, 12:26 and some of them include 12:28 that are very important to millennials, 12:29 some of them include knowing yourself, 12:31 accepting yourself, who are you? 12:33 Who has God said you are? 12:34 How do you walk through 12:35 hurtful experiences of the past? 12:37 Let's face it, some people have gone through 12:39 some really difficult situations. 12:41 How do you have God heal those situations? 12:44 What about family? 12:45 What about money? 12:47 Come on, Jason. 12:48 Millennials got to talk about money. 12:51 Yeah. 12:52 What about love and significant others? 12:54 We got to talk a little bit about matters of the heart, 12:57 spirituality, as we mentioned health, 12:59 something that we tend to overlook 13:01 when we are younger, 13:02 and then also some fun. 13:04 What about careers and choosing our life parts? 13:08 What about stress, 13:09 and coping with life's difficulties? 13:12 All of these are some of the decisions 13:14 we talk about in this book. 13:15 There's some guidelines are given from the Word of God, 13:18 as well as guidelines are given to think about 13:20 how you can make some of those decisions 13:22 and how you can think about 13:23 making some of those decisions as you go along. 13:25 After all, we have to live here 13:27 in preparation for the life to come. 13:30 And God wants our life here to be a witness, 13:32 as we experience His goodness and His greatness 13:35 as He reveals Himself to us. 13:36 And then we understand Him, we accept Him, 13:39 we grow in our faith to Him and with Him, 13:41 and then we prepare for the life to come. 13:43 So some of those decisions are right in here. 13:46 How do you know if your spirituality 13:47 is in the right place? 13:49 Should you tithe? 13:50 Should you give money to the Lord? 13:52 Should you help others? 13:53 How much should you help others? 13:54 These are the type of questions we do. 13:56 What about stress and coping? 13:58 You talk about analysis paralysis, 14:00 what about anxiety? 14:01 What about depression? 14:03 These are some big watchwords today, 14:05 those are huge issues 14:06 that we're hearing about a lot today, 14:08 the big A, anxiety, the big D, depression. 14:11 And so what is the Word of God say? 14:13 How do we help others in the situation? 14:15 How do we get through those situations ourselves? 14:18 All of these are explored in a real way 14:20 that persons can actually get a chance 14:22 to think about it and find tools to cope 14:24 as we link it back to the Word of God. 14:26 Yeah. 14:27 And see, I love that 14:29 because you just said and find tools to cope. 14:32 So you're not just presenting potential decisions 14:36 or challenges or anything like that, 14:38 but you're also providing tools. 14:39 That's correct. And that is so, so important. 14:43 That is correct. Yes. 14:45 And that's how we make Christianity real. 14:46 We don't just say, well, what do we mean 14:48 when we say Jesus is the answer? 14:51 Well, what we really mean is that His word, 14:54 His principles can be applied in multiplicity of ways 14:59 that can help the Christian 15:01 on his or her journey as they go forward. 15:03 Practical Christianity. 15:05 That is correct. Yes. 15:06 That is correct indeed. 15:07 So, of course, we got to read a little bit about health. 15:09 Are we taking good care of our health? 15:11 The Bible talks about the fact 15:12 that God is very interested in our health, 15:14 because the better we are healthy, 15:16 the more we are able to inculcate the Word of God, 15:18 that we are able to hear the Holy Spirit too. 15:21 And God wants to dwell in a place that's healthy. 15:23 So we talk about that quite a bit in the book. 15:25 And we talk about making sure that your body and your mind 15:28 are what God wants it to be. 15:29 Very important. 15:31 But we cannot talk about love, 15:33 Jason, love, we cannot talk about that. 15:36 God is love. 15:37 So therefore, everything that appears 15:39 to be love on this earth, 15:40 God has something to say about it. 15:42 So in the chapter about love 15:43 and choosing your significant others, 15:45 we talk a little bit about, 15:47 you know, differentiating between ecstasy and euphoria 15:49 that people feel, 15:51 the high levels of attraction in the earlies. 15:52 And then what does God have to say about love? 15:55 And how do we get love? 15:56 And how do we get the attributes of love 15:59 that God has talked about? 16:00 And how do we apply it in our lives 16:02 so we can make better decisions for our relationships? 16:05 Would you say that the world has distorted 16:07 God's ideal of love? 16:10 Oh, most definitely. 16:12 A lot of what is called love today 16:14 it's probably not love, it's attraction, 16:16 or strong feelings of like toward something. 16:19 But you know, change and fluctuate 16:20 from time to time. 16:21 Even over eras and generation things 16:24 that people love and attracted to change. 16:26 Even as we get older, 16:28 the things that we actually like, 16:30 sometimes they adjust too. 16:31 So then how does God talk about love, 16:34 even through all those phases of change? 16:37 Isn't that interesting? 16:38 So that's a big one, 16:40 because we have to talk about dopamine 16:41 and we have to talk about endorphin. 16:43 You know, those feel good oxytocin, 16:45 we want to talk a little bit about 16:46 those when it comes 16:47 to those excited feelings we have 16:49 when we are attracted to another person. 16:50 So what does God have to say about that? 16:52 And how do we make good decisions 16:54 when we come? 16:55 'Cause those are decisions that affect us for life. 16:56 Think about it, 16:58 the persons we choose to spend our life with 17:00 are going to affect us the way we actually want to live here. 17:03 And so many people make poor decisions, 17:05 or they don't have good guidelines 17:06 into making decisions. 17:08 Because as you said, 17:09 there is so much distortion around. 17:12 So people don't know what to believe anymore, 17:14 what to think anymore, they follow their stars, 17:17 they're married three and four times, 17:19 five, six, seven, eight, nine times, 17:21 you know, and you just hear 17:23 all the different stories around 17:25 and a lot of times people don't know, 17:26 should I choose this? 17:27 Should I follow that? 17:29 But what is God's Word say, what does He allow? 17:30 What does He allow persons to do? 17:32 And God gives guidance for that. 17:33 So follow God's love principle. 17:35 That is correct. Absolutely. 17:37 That is correct to be. Absolutely. 17:39 Now, why would a millennial want to pick this book up? 17:42 That's important. 17:43 Good question. 17:45 All millennials want to have a good quality life. 17:48 You know, Jason, I don't think I've met many people 17:51 that don't want a good quality life. 17:53 And good decisions lead to good qualities of life. 17:58 And so if you really want to have 17:59 a good quality of life, 18:01 then you also want to make good decisions. 18:03 Because as you said, life comes down 18:04 to the plethora of decisions that we make. 18:07 And so if we make better and better decisions, 18:10 indeed, 18:11 we can get a better quality of life. 18:13 And do millennials want a good quality of life? 18:15 Of course, they do. 18:17 Not only for now, but even for down the road, 18:19 they want to have good health five years down the road, 18:21 10 years, they want to have good relationships, 18:24 they want to have some money somewhere 18:25 that they can make good purchasing decisions, 18:27 as they go and help God's creatures as well, 18:30 and God's people as well. 18:31 And they want to be able to have good careers, 18:34 they want to be able to handle life, 18:35 less anxiety, stress, and cope well. 18:38 So those things are very important 18:39 to have a balanced lifestyle 18:41 that God wants us all to live. 18:42 And so indeed, if that's what they want, 18:45 this book can help you with that. 18:47 So I missed the fun and the entertainment 18:49 and, you know, living for what we can get 18:51 and buy an interesting gadget. 18:53 The truth is, all of us have quiet moments. 18:55 And in those quiet moments, we think what's important? 18:58 Who am I? Why am I here? 18:59 What's my purpose? 19:01 What did God put me here for? 19:02 Those are the deep, meaningful questions 19:05 that each person has to answer. 19:06 And to the extent that they can find great answers 19:09 to those questions, 19:10 and to the extent that they can have good guidance 19:12 to those answers to those questions, 19:14 is the extent that they have a fulfilling life. 19:17 And you know what? 19:18 Most people want to have a fulfilling life. 19:21 Absolutely. 19:22 And so, that leads me to my next question, 19:25 because it sounds like this book transcends 19:28 the millennial age range, right? 19:30 Yes. 19:31 It sounds like this is a book that would appeal 19:34 to older people 19:36 to maybe even people that are younger 19:38 than the millennial, 19:39 you know, section there? 19:41 That is so true. 19:42 So, have you found that this transcends that? 19:45 It does. 19:47 As a matter of fact, I found a lot of persons 19:48 may be in Generation X, 19:50 or maybe even in a baby boomers generation, 19:53 a lot of them actually identify with the values in the book 19:56 and they want to purchase it for a millennial. 19:58 Some of them even want to use it for their lives. 20:00 Actually, recently, I had someone told me, 20:04 "I want to buy the book to see 20:05 if I would like to give it to one of my millennials 20:07 in my family." 20:09 And then he said to me after, "You know what? 20:10 I'm going to keep my book. 20:12 I'm going to get them another book 20:13 so that they could have." 20:15 So he kept his own copy, 20:16 and he would have been probably in Generation X. 20:19 And so indeed, indeed, I find that persons are saying, 20:22 you know what? 20:23 We can identify with the values in the book, we certainly, 20:26 certainly want to be able to have a copy for ourselves. 20:29 So, even if you're not a millennial, 20:31 you can enjoy the book, 20:33 even those who are before the millennial generation, 20:35 or after rather Generation Z, 20:38 I think is what they're called and I think, 20:39 I think we're hearing about Generation Alpha, 20:41 but they're a bit younger still. 20:43 But even Generation Z, yes, they can identify. 20:45 By the time you get to by high school, 20:47 you're finishing high school, 20:49 perfect age for you to start thinking about 20:51 those life decisions, 20:52 money, significant others, who you are, 20:54 what does God want you to be in Christ? 20:57 Funs, significant others, you know, Jason, careers, 20:59 and choosing and your family, how close should they be? 21:02 All of those are very important decisions 21:05 that all Christians should make decisions about. 21:07 Absolutely. 21:08 So, would you say that 21:10 that book is used as a witnessing tool? 21:12 And if so, how? 21:14 That's a good question. 21:16 You know sometimes, Jason, when you're younger, 21:18 you wonder how can you introduce 21:19 Christ to others without sounding as though 21:21 you're trying to proselytize or you want to convert them? 21:25 And, you know, a book is a great way to do that. 21:26 So you can gift a book to someone, 21:28 you can ask them, "You know what? 21:30 Would you read this book? I want to give you a gift." 21:32 And this book can introduce them slowly, 21:34 a little bit to Christianity, 21:36 about God and what He says. 21:38 Because as we have at the front of the book, 21:39 it says, this is Philippians 1:9-10, 21:43 "I pray that you will keep on growing in 21:45 knowledge and understanding, 21:47 for I want you to understand what really matters." 21:50 And that's Philippians 1:9-10, The New Living Translation. 21:54 And there it is, here's a book that introduced the things 21:57 that are important to our everyday lives, 21:59 you use it before, practical Christian living. 22:02 And that is so very important. 22:03 And sometimes to get to your friends 22:05 and your loved ones, family members, 22:07 it's a good way to give them a book. 22:09 And so that way they can read for themselves. 22:12 And it gets them thinking, 22:13 a lot of the millennials 22:15 who have already bought this book have said, 22:16 "You know what? 22:18 It really got me thinking. 22:19 You know, I have some changes I need to make, 22:21 I really need to do a little better in some things. 22:23 The book came in at just the right time." 22:26 And so throughout the book, 22:27 there are many Bible texts 22:29 that speak to what God wants from us, 22:31 the things that He wants to say to us. 22:32 He wants us to seek after Him, 22:34 He wants us to be in good health, 22:36 He wants us to actually remember that 22:37 we are fearfully and wonderfully made. 22:40 Don't they sound like good Christian tenets, Jason? 22:42 One hundred percent. 22:44 Oh, yeah, just from the Word of God. 22:45 So if you want to be able to witness to someone, 22:48 this will be an excellent book 22:49 that you can use to be able to get them to think 22:51 about spiritual things, 22:53 without feeling as though 22:54 you're trying to convert them right away. 22:56 It gets them to start thinking. 22:57 Excellent points. 22:59 Now, we're talking about people giving the book 23:01 but how can they get the book? 23:03 You know, great question. 23:05 You know, Jason, you just ask some great questions. 23:07 Well, praise the Lord. 23:08 I must come again and visit you, Jason. 23:09 Yes. 23:11 Now you know, you can get the book 23:12 by emailing me 23:13 legall.sherri@gmail.com 23:23 So they can email me, 23:25 and I'll be sure to let them know 23:26 how they can get the book. 23:28 Well, you know, people are savvy today. 23:30 So you just have to type in 10 important life decisions 23:33 all millennials get to make 23:35 and I'm sure they can even probably find out 23:37 faster than emailing me. 23:38 So just do a Google search 23:40 and you'll be surprised how you can get your hands 23:42 on a copy of this book. 23:44 But if you would like to get a signed copy 23:46 from the author, 23:48 then feel free to email me again at 23:49 legall.sherri@gmail.com 23:53 Nice. 23:54 Now, do you also do like speaking engagements? 23:57 I do. 23:58 I do quite a bit as well, motivational speaking. 24:01 I was just on just recently about a week ago, 24:04 speaking to some young ladies about decision making as well. 24:08 So yes, I am available as well to speak. 24:09 Okay, and they can just email you 24:11 at that same email there? 24:12 They can just email me as well. 24:14 And you know, the world is global today. 24:15 And because we're in a pandemic, 24:17 persons can connect virtually. 24:19 So, of course, one could be in their country 24:21 and you're speaking to an audience 24:23 in another country. 24:24 Here am I coming all the way from Trinidad 24:27 and I'm speaking today with Jason Bradley at 3ABN. 24:31 Isn't that a wonderful privilege? 24:32 Yes. 24:33 And Dare to Dream is seen all around the world. 24:35 So this is beautiful, because people are going to get 24:38 these 10 Important Life Decisions. 24:40 And it's available around the world. 24:44 That is incredible. 24:46 So if there's someone at home that 24:49 maybe they have a burden to write, 24:51 they've got something on their heart 24:52 and they want to write it and put it into a book, 24:56 what tips or strategies do you have 24:59 that you can share? 25:00 Excellent. 25:02 If you have something to say, say it. 25:04 Especially as a Christian, you want to share with others, 25:07 empower others, 25:08 encourage others, inspire others. 25:11 Of course, you can. 25:12 And so if you want to write, of course, today, 25:15 of course, you can google anything today, 25:17 you just run a search. 25:18 But you know what? 25:20 I have learned a couple things from my writing journey. 25:21 First, gather your thoughts together. 25:23 What do you want to say? 25:25 And who do you want to say for? 25:27 Now, in my case, I wrote to millennials, 25:29 some people may want to write to females, 25:32 some may want to write to males, 25:34 some may want to write to certain age group, 25:36 some may want to write to single females, 25:38 some may want to write with married females 25:39 who may have children, 25:41 others may want to write to males 25:42 who are in different ages of their careers. 25:44 So you may just want to decide and ask God to guide you. 25:47 Who do you want to write to? 25:49 And what do you want to say? 25:51 And then you want to get help to actually coordinate 25:53 and organize your ideas and your thoughts. 25:56 And you know what? 25:57 Books like these and others are very helpful, 25:59 you can get an idea of the writing style, 26:02 you can see how they put ideas together, 26:04 how their topics flow together. 26:05 And so sometimes just getting a good book 26:08 can help you to actually see how things are organized, 26:10 and that's what I did as well. 26:12 I found some good books and I found ways 26:14 in which we can organize our ideas as well. 26:16 And that also helped me put my ideas together. 26:18 But I had a burning desire to write about decisions, 26:21 because decisions are so important, 26:24 they're actually going to affect 26:25 the quality of our lives, 26:26 and the quality of our decisions 26:28 affect the quality of our lives directly too. 26:32 And so I had a burning desire to write about life decisions, 26:36 because I want people to have good quality lives 26:38 in preparation for the life to come. 26:41 So that's so very important. 26:43 Amen. And I love that. 26:44 You put the emphasis on preparation 26:47 for the life to come. 26:49 So it's not just about what's taking place here, 26:51 but how you are preparing for what is to come. 26:54 And that's so important, 'cause as Christians, 26:56 we know that we are just pilgrims here, 26:58 and we are just passing through. 27:01 Now we want to be good witnesses, 27:03 we want to tell people that Christianity works, 27:05 God is real, 27:06 what He's doing in our lives are real, or is real. 27:09 And that's so very important. 27:10 And so we want to show and be witnesses for Christ 27:13 while we're here. 27:14 And a book is a great witnessing tool. 27:16 And so that's one way you could witness, 27:18 you could witness on your devices, 27:19 you could witness wherever you get the opportunity. 27:22 But whatever you do, you want to be a witness. 27:24 And if yet you're still making a decision, 27:26 someone is making a decision for Christ. 27:28 Do I want to be a Christian? 27:30 Should I be a Christian? 27:31 Is that what I should do with my life? 27:33 We want to say yes, 27:35 that's what you should do with your life. 27:36 You need to accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior. 27:39 And while you're living here, 27:40 feel free to pick up a book like this 27:42 and many others, 27:44 and you want to make a decision for God. 27:45 Amen. 27:47 Well, I want to thank you so much 27:48 because there are so many decisions to be made, 27:49 and this is an excellent guide. 27:51 So thank you for sharing. 27:52 We want to thank you for tuning in. 27:53 Make sure you make great decisions. 27:55 Get this book and learn more. |
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