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It's Not Too Late to Achieve Your Dreams - Les Brown

August 31, 2026

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It's Not Too Late to Achieve Your Dreams - Les Brown

Les Brown was born in an abandoned building in Liberty City, Miami, on a hardwood floor alongside his twin brother. Adopted at six weeks old, labeled "educable mentally retarded" in fifth grade and held back a year, he had no college training. Yet within just over six years of committing to his dream, he had published a book, produced five public television specials, spoken for Fortune 500 companies, and launched his own talk show. His central argument, delivered to a roomful of people working on their own ambitions, is that the dream you hold in your mind is possible — not because you can already see how to achieve it, but because the dream itself was given to you for a purpose.

The Dream Is Possible

Brown asks his audience to say a specific phrase: "It's possible." Not "I can do it," but "it's possible." The distinction matters. Many people cannot honestly say they believe they can achieve their dream, but they can acknowledge that the dream itself is achievable. That crack of possibility is enough to start running toward it.

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  • 1 (01:09) **The Dream is Possible** - Les Brown opens by asking the audience to think about their dream, asserting that every dream is given to us for a purpose and that it's possible to achieve it.
  • 2 (03:50) **Overcoming a Limiting Label** - Brown shares his personal origin story and the pivotal moment a teacher changed his life by rejecting a label placed on him.
  • 3 (05:19) **Why People Don't Pursue Their Dreams** - Brown identifies three core reasons people fail to act on their dreams: fear, comfort, and a lack of self-worth.
  • 4 (07:27) **Choosing Your Future and Your Company** - Brown introduces the concept of "choosing your future" and stresses the necessity of removing negative influences from your life.
  • 5 (09:30) **The Power of Creativity and Flexibility** - Brown illustrates the need to be creative and flexible in pursuing your goals by telling a story about a shoeshine man.
  • 6 (11:09) **Amazing Your Customers** - Brown shares a lesson from a major company about the standard of service required to compete and succeed.
  • 7 (12:14) **It's Not Over Until I Win** - Brown uses a story about playing Connect 4 with his son to illustrate the importance of persistence and a winning attitude.

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Les Brown is a dynamic personality and highly-sought-after resource in business and professional circles for Fortune 500 CEOs, small business owners, non-profit and community leaders from all sectors of society looking to expand opportunity. 


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