If you grew up in the ‘90’s you likely associate Steve Harvey with his sitcom and his Kings of Comedy fame. However, today he’s evolved into more than we could have ever imagined. Now, the man we saw every week on our televisions walking the halls as Mr. Hightower has a presence on every media platform from the small screen to the big screen and then some.
He currently hosts a radio show, a talk show and a game show and in between writes books, and is involved in film. His first book, Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man became a best-seller and ultimately two movies. Now he’s moving away from just offering relationship advice, he’s offering advice on something more universal – how to become a success.
“You have to dream so big that not achieving it is unimaginable. Then you start going for it,” Steve Harvey told us.
You might be thinking, ‘sure, that sounds easy coming from someone who is a mega-success like Steve Harvey.’ But his story, like many other success stories, is not as straightforward as it appears.
For one, he lived in his car for a few years and was homeless during his effort to make it as a comedian. On top of that, even after his rise to fame, in 2005 he lost it all and had to essentially start over with no job in sight and just $1,700 in his bank account.
Reflections on that rocky journey took form in Harvey’s latest book released last September titled Act Like A Success, Think Like A Success. And he partnered with Strayer University to produce the Act Like A Success conference which took place over the weekend of March 6th.
The conference featured speakers including life coach Doreen Rainey, match maker and host Paul C. Brunson, money expert Patrice C. Washington, motivational speaker Lisa Nichols and several others. Some speakers took to the main stage for riveting speeches while others led intimate breakout sessions.
“Once you learn the principles to success nobody can take that from you,” Harvey told a roomful of journalists after he delivered an inspiring and funny keynote to a packed ballroom at the Hyatt in Reston Virginia.
One of those principles he spoke about is sharing the success. This is HerAgenda.com so you should know that the Act Like A Success conference is produced by a woman named Doreen Rainey, who he gives full credit to.
“I didn’t do none of this, I just got off the plane. I have a woman who is absolutely capable and brilliant who put this whole thing together. This my conference but guess what? Its got my name on it, but I have a person who I partner with,” Harvey explained when we asked him how he manages all of his projects, including this conference.
“You have to be willing to share in the rise. You have to have profit sharing programs so people know they apart of your business. You can’t just make the money and don’t share the money. You can’t get a house and get up on the hill and don’t show nobody else how to get on the hill.”
Her Agenda was there for it all, and lucky for you we took notes on everything. Here are the highlights from Steve Harvey’s Act Like A Success Conference presented by Strayer University [PART 1]:
