August 3, 2023 • 7 mins
Today in Closing Remarks, Steve reflects on a group chat with friends that he had before the fame. He shares with us the 7 Rules of Life.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
All right, guys, here we are, last break of the
day on this Thursday. It's been a good day.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
A fun day.
Speaker 1 (00:05):
You've got fun today, Steven.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
In closing, I want to share something with you.
Speaker 3 (00:14):
I have a I'm on a group chat with some
brothers I went to school with. Man, it's like thirteen
of us. We get together a couple times a year,
and it's probably my favorite time of the year because
I get to hang out with some guys and some
men who knew me before all of this happened to me.
(00:34):
And that's really been a great blessing for me. Man,
because I'm able to be myself around these men. I
don't have to put on no pretenses. They knew me
before all of this. They've seen the changes in me,
and they see the similarities in me, and they cool
with both of them. Because I developed the saying over
my life, I was who I was and I am
(00:56):
who I am, and I'm cool with both them. People
Now I said a little bit more graphic when I'm
talking to them, but just for the radio, I was
who I was and I am who I am, and
I'm cool with both them blanks and you can put that.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
Put that in however you want to. But that's how
I said to myself.
Speaker 3 (01:17):
But we were talking the other day and this one
of my partners is a pastor, and he sent me
this thing called the Seven Rules of Life. And he said, Man,
when I listened to your show, Steve, I've heard you
say all of these things at one point and time.
He said, I just thought i'd send it to you.
(01:38):
So for the first time, I have it kind of
all like printed out right, the seven Rules of Life,
and I'm gonna share them with you right now because
they're very, very helpful. And the pastor calls him the
seven Rules of Life, and he sent them to me.
Number one, make peace with your past so it won't
disturb your present. I think that's so important for people, man,
(02:01):
that you stop allowing who you were, and stop allowing
people to come into your life to remind you of
who you were when clearly you've changed and moved on.
Speaker 2 (02:12):
Stop allowing people to hold you to your.
Speaker 3 (02:14):
Past mistakes when God has clearly forgiven you, and move on. Man,
I get tired of people talking about me. I don't
even worry about that no more. What you did, you
left this and you walked out of here. And you
did this. You don't even know the story. Rule Number two,
what other people think of you, and I learned this
from Bishop James. Number two, what other people think of
(02:37):
you is none of your business. And I've often said
that what other people think of you as none of
your business, nor should you make it yours. It ain't
your business what they think of you, because it don't
even matter. You'll be so much happy if you could
worry about what other people think of you.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
Number three.
Speaker 3 (02:59):
Time heals almost everything, So give it some time. You know,
people think when something happens to him it's permanent.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
It's given some time.
Speaker 3 (03:10):
I had a friend of mine whose wife's mother passed,
and he called me. He said, man, because my mom's
still living, I know your mom gone. Do you have
any advice for my wife? Because she want to give up?
And I was going, well, first of all, would your
mother wants you to give up? Which all those of
us who have lost our mother, our mother loved us
enough where I'm sure our mother would want us to
(03:32):
continue and live the best life we could. So you
in here talking about giving up because your mama gone.
Hold on, man, get his things some time. It's called grief.
It's hard to deal with, but give it some time,
because time heals almost everything if you give it time.
Number four, no one is in charge of your happiness
(03:53):
except you. Stop giving people permission to direct your life
and determine who you are that's yours. No one is
in charge of your happiness except you.
Speaker 2 (04:06):
Bishop Jakes told me one time.
Speaker 3 (04:07):
He says, it's not your job to make another person happy,
nor should you make it yours, because it's a hard job.
It's an impossible job. You can't make another person happy.
I've tried it before, trust me, you can't. Number five.
Don't compare your life to others, and don't judge them
because you have no idea what their journey is all about.
(04:30):
How many times have you been judged by people about
your life when they don't even know the story. Somebody
asked me one time, They say, man, you always crying
every time I see you crying. You know why I
cry when I'm talking about it Because I know the
fine print. Y'all saw the headlines. I know the fine print.
(04:51):
I know the story. I know the story behind it.
I know the context that the story was in. I
remember all the pain of it, I remember all the
wish it would change, and now that it's changed, sometime
it bring tear to my eyes. So don't compare your
life to others, and don't judge them because you ain't
got no idea what their journey is all about. Number six,
(05:11):
Stop thinking too much. It's all right not to know
the answer. Do you know how many times you've talked
yourself out of something? And the reason you talk yourself
out of something because there's an answer you don't have
an answer to it. Because there's a question or a
problem you don't have an answer to, And because you
don't have an answer, it freezes you because I don't
(05:31):
know how that's gonna turn out, or I don't know
how that's gonna be. Man, Stop thinking too much. It's
all right not to know the answers. You ain't supposed
to know what your future holds. You just supposed to
live and have the faith that it's gonna be all right.
Speaker 2 (05:46):
Now.
Speaker 3 (05:46):
It's gonna be some problems coming, know that, But you
ain't got to sit here and try to figure out
what's wrong with tomorrow. Last, but not least, the seven
rules of life. Smile, Smile. You don't own all the
problems in the world.
Speaker 2 (06:05):
Smile because you don't own all the problems.
Speaker 3 (06:08):
Isn't the world smile because no matter how bad it's
going for you, you better believe it's going way worse
for somebody else.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
Smile. Kirk Franklin wrote a song, you look so much
better when you smile. Anyway.
Speaker 3 (06:22):
I know it's hard, but man, those are the seven
rules of life. Man, I just want to share it
with you. That's been a benefit to me. I've known
them all, but to see them all in print in
front of me meant a lot to me the other day,
so I thought i'd shared with you. Y'all have a
great day today. Talk to God that they love to
hear from you. Okay, y'all, stay in peace with all.
Speaker 2 (06:49):
For all.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
Steve Harvey Contests. No purchase necessary, void we're prohibited. Participants
must be legal US residents at least eighteen years old,
unless otherwise stated. For complete contest rules, visits Eveharvey FM
dot com.
Speaker 2 (07:01):
You're listening, It's Dave Harvey Morning Show.
All right, guys, here we are, last break of the
day on this Thursday. It's been a good day.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
A fun day.
Speaker 1 (00:05):
You've got fun today, Steven.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
In closing, I want to share something with you.
Speaker 3 (00:14):
I have a I'm on a group chat with some
brothers I went to school with. Man, it's like thirteen
of us. We get together a couple times a year,
and it's probably my favorite time of the year because
I get to hang out with some guys and some
men who knew me before all of this happened to me.
(00:34):
And that's really been a great blessing for me. Man,
because I'm able to be myself around these men. I
don't have to put on no pretenses. They knew me
before all of this. They've seen the changes in me,
and they see the similarities in me, and they cool
with both of them. Because I developed the saying over
my life, I was who I was and I am
(00:56):
who I am, and I'm cool with both them. People
Now I said a little bit more graphic when I'm
talking to them, but just for the radio, I was
who I was and I am who I am, and
I'm cool with both them blanks and you can put that.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
Put that in however you want to. But that's how
I said to myself.
Speaker 3 (01:17):
But we were talking the other day and this one
of my partners is a pastor, and he sent me
this thing called the Seven Rules of Life. And he said, Man,
when I listened to your show, Steve, I've heard you
say all of these things at one point and time.
He said, I just thought i'd send it to you.
(01:38):
So for the first time, I have it kind of
all like printed out right, the seven Rules of Life,
and I'm gonna share them with you right now because
they're very, very helpful. And the pastor calls him the
seven Rules of Life, and he sent them to me.
Number one, make peace with your past so it won't
disturb your present. I think that's so important for people, man,
(02:01):
that you stop allowing who you were, and stop allowing
people to come into your life to remind you of
who you were when clearly you've changed and moved on.
Speaker 2 (02:12):
Stop allowing people to hold you to your.
Speaker 3 (02:14):
Past mistakes when God has clearly forgiven you, and move on. Man,
I get tired of people talking about me. I don't
even worry about that no more. What you did, you
left this and you walked out of here. And you
did this. You don't even know the story. Rule Number two,
what other people think of you, and I learned this
from Bishop James. Number two, what other people think of
(02:37):
you is none of your business. And I've often said
that what other people think of you as none of
your business, nor should you make it yours. It ain't
your business what they think of you, because it don't
even matter. You'll be so much happy if you could
worry about what other people think of you.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
Number three.
Speaker 3 (02:59):
Time heals almost everything, So give it some time. You know,
people think when something happens to him it's permanent.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
It's given some time.
Speaker 3 (03:10):
I had a friend of mine whose wife's mother passed,
and he called me. He said, man, because my mom's
still living, I know your mom gone. Do you have
any advice for my wife? Because she want to give up?
And I was going, well, first of all, would your
mother wants you to give up? Which all those of
us who have lost our mother, our mother loved us
enough where I'm sure our mother would want us to
(03:32):
continue and live the best life we could. So you
in here talking about giving up because your mama gone.
Hold on, man, get his things some time. It's called grief.
It's hard to deal with, but give it some time,
because time heals almost everything if you give it time.
Number four, no one is in charge of your happiness
(03:53):
except you. Stop giving people permission to direct your life
and determine who you are that's yours. No one is
in charge of your happiness except you.
Speaker 2 (04:06):
Bishop Jakes told me one time.
Speaker 3 (04:07):
He says, it's not your job to make another person happy,
nor should you make it yours, because it's a hard job.
It's an impossible job. You can't make another person happy.
I've tried it before, trust me, you can't. Number five.
Don't compare your life to others, and don't judge them
because you have no idea what their journey is all about.
(04:30):
How many times have you been judged by people about
your life when they don't even know the story. Somebody
asked me one time, They say, man, you always crying
every time I see you crying. You know why I
cry when I'm talking about it Because I know the
fine print. Y'all saw the headlines. I know the fine print.
(04:51):
I know the story. I know the story behind it.
I know the context that the story was in. I
remember all the pain of it, I remember all the
wish it would change, and now that it's changed, sometime
it bring tear to my eyes. So don't compare your
life to others, and don't judge them because you ain't
got no idea what their journey is all about. Number six,
(05:11):
Stop thinking too much. It's all right not to know
the answer. Do you know how many times you've talked
yourself out of something? And the reason you talk yourself
out of something because there's an answer you don't have
an answer to it. Because there's a question or a
problem you don't have an answer to, And because you
don't have an answer, it freezes you because I don't
(05:31):
know how that's gonna turn out, or I don't know
how that's gonna be. Man, Stop thinking too much. It's
all right not to know the answers. You ain't supposed
to know what your future holds. You just supposed to
live and have the faith that it's gonna be all right.
Speaker 2 (05:46):
Now.
Speaker 3 (05:46):
It's gonna be some problems coming, know that, But you
ain't got to sit here and try to figure out
what's wrong with tomorrow. Last, but not least, the seven
rules of life. Smile, Smile. You don't own all the
problems in the world.
Speaker 2 (06:05):
Smile because you don't own all the problems.
Speaker 3 (06:08):
Isn't the world smile because no matter how bad it's
going for you, you better believe it's going way worse
for somebody else.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
Smile. Kirk Franklin wrote a song, you look so much
better when you smile. Anyway.
Speaker 3 (06:22):
I know it's hard, but man, those are the seven
rules of life. Man, I just want to share it
with you. That's been a benefit to me. I've known
them all, but to see them all in print in
front of me meant a lot to me the other day,
so I thought i'd shared with you. Y'all have a
great day today. Talk to God that they love to
hear from you. Okay, y'all, stay in peace with all.
Speaker 2 (06:49):
For all.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
Steve Harvey Contests. No purchase necessary, void we're prohibited. Participants
must be legal US residents at least eighteen years old,
unless otherwise stated. For complete contest rules, visits Eveharvey FM
dot com.
Speaker 2 (07:01):
You're listening, It's Dave Harvey Morning Show.
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