It was November 4, 2017 – a Saturday morning like none other, at least like no other Jamaica has ever seen. In a flash, the room at the Jamaica Conference Centre began to come alive, quickly filling up with hungry people.<\/p>\n
The anticipation on faces told a story of deep yearning and longing, probably even desperation. But nothing physical could satisfy that gaping void. It was a hunger that goes much deeper than the bottom of the stomach. After all, the weeks of obvious intense planning by a hard-working team could not afford to yield disappointment. Greatness like you\u2019ve never seen before, was about to be unleashed.<\/p>\n
Elegantly garbed in a powerful red long-sleeved top complimented by a flared, quietly-sexy black skirt, host Amita Persaud-Webb shouted exuberantly to the audience in waiting at 9:11 AM EDT, \u201cGood morning and welcome to the Unleash Your Greatness Conference\u201d. Moments later, co-host Oliver Mair joined in getting a room, which was full to capacity, even more euphoric about what was to come.<\/p>\n
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A pre-conference chat with some of the attendees revealed the expectations of many. They range from \u2018killing the enemy within\u201d, to \u201celiminating fear\u201d to \u201cgetting inspiration to take action\u201d.<\/p>\n
Clearly, everyone was \u2019hungry\u2019 to hear and see the main speaker, the legendary and highly sought-after, Les Brown. This, they had to wait for until the other scheduled speakers presented. But lest there was any doubt about the caliber and aptitude of the other speakers, they never hesitated to dispel any such myth through the demonstration of their mastery and competence. Delivering with gusto and sincerity, they rose above the obvious pressure of presenting on a platform with the man of the moment.<\/p>\n
Patrick Brown, son of Les Brown, was the first one to serve up the appetizer. He came on stage rapping much to the amusement of an audience in waiting. \u201cGreatness is your heritage\u201d, he posited. \u201cprogram yourself for success\u201d, \u201cwe all start from somewhere and nobody starts at the top\u201d, he continued. He went on to share his experiences growing up in the shadow as \u2018Les Brown\u2019s son before poignantly ending with a poem entitled, \u201cIt\u2019s Time\u201d. It\u2019s time to step into your greatness, he charged, to the applause and approving cheers of a gathering whose appetite has clearly been whet.<\/p>\n
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Next on was Paul Bryan who spoke of his experience thirty (30) years ago with Les Brown via his mom\u2019s cassette tapes which she played incessantly. \u201cYou\u2019ve gotta be hungry\u201d, was the main message that stuck like a glue to Paul\u2019s memory. This was to make the point of the importantance of feeding your children\u2019s minds with positive messages from an early age. Against the backdrop of the fertilization process where from a possible four billion sperm, only one will fertilize an egg, \u201cYou are, by your mere presence, extra-ordinary\u201d, Paul emphasized before segueing to his roadmap to greatness which went like this:<\/p>\n