Motivational Speaker,
Keynote Speaker Les Brown's Biography:
INTERNATIONALLY
KNOWN CELEBRITY MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER:
Les Brown is a top Motivational Speaker,
Speech Coach, and Best-Selling Author, loving father and grandfather,
whose passion is empowering youth and helping them have a larger vision
for their lives.
Les Brown's straight-from-the-heart, high-energy, passionate message
motivates and engages all audiences to step into their greatness,
providing them with the motivation to take the next step toward living
their dream. Les Brown's charisma, warmth and sense of humor have
impacted many lives.
Les Brown's life itself is a true testament to the power of positive
thinking and the infinite human potential. Leslie C. Brown was born on
February 17, 1945, in an abandoned building on a floor in Liberty City,
a low-income section of Miami, Florida, and adopted at six weeks of age
by Mrs. Mamie Brown, a 38 year old single woman, cafeteria cook and
domestic worker, who had very little education or financial means, but a
very big heart and the desire to care for Les Brown and his twin
brother, Wesley Brown. Les Brown calls himself "Mrs. Mamie Brown's Baby
Boy" and claims "All that I am and all that I ever hoped to be, I owe to
my mother".
In the fifth grade, Les Brown was mistakenly declared "educably mentally
retarded" and placed back in the fourth grade and later failed the eight
grade, due to his inattention to school work, his restless energy, and
his teachers' failure to recognize his true potential. He was referred
to as "D .T." for "Dumb Twin". The label and stigma severely damaged his
self-esteem for many years. Mamie Brown's believe in her son's ability
to achieve whatever he set his mind to achieving made a difference in
his life. "Her strength and character are my greatest inspiration,
always have been and always will be."
Les Brown’s determination and persistence searching for ways to help
Mamie Brown overcome poverty and his philosophy “do whatever it takes to
achieve success” led him to become a distinguished authority on
harnessing human potential and success. Les Brown's passion to learn and
his hunger to realize greatness in himself and others helped him to
achieve greatness in spite of not having formal education or training
beyond high school.
"My mission is to get a message out that will help people become
uncomfortable with their mediocrity. A lot of people are content with
their discontent. I want to be the catalyst that enables them to see
themselves having more and achieving more."
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