“Don’t tell me that people can’t change.” Meet the man behind this quote. He went from a kid who couldn’t see his future… to the White House.
The Michele Tafoya Podcast
Salem Podcast Network
2.4 • 590 Ratings
🗓️ 27 October 2022
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Michele saw his post on LinkedIn. In the first photo, a young Bernard Toney cocked his head and showed a mouthful of gold teeth. The caption read, “Don’t tell me that people can’t change.” In the next photo, a uniformed Toney was boarding Air Force One. The caption: “From the bottom to the top (The White House).” You have to hear this story.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to sideline sanity with me, Michelle Tofoya, sponsored by Legacy Precious Metals. |
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| 0:16.6 | Coming up, I love a success story. |
| 0:19.0 | I love a success story built on hard work, focus, risk taking, dedication, self-belief. You're going to meet a guy you've probably never heard of. I hadn't until I sort of discovered him through a post that he put out on LinkedIn. And I was so intrigued by his story because where he |
| 0:41.1 | started is 180 degrees from where he is now. And the steps that he took are fascinating. And these are the |
| 0:50.0 | kinds of stories that can motivate and encourage, even those of you who are still on your |
| 0:54.9 | trek and need a little motivation each day, or those of you who are feeling a little lost, |
| 1:01.8 | this guy, his life has been remarkable. And you're going to meet him and you're going to say, |
| 1:07.0 | how come I hadn't heard of this guy before? Well, you're going to hear from him now. |
| 1:13.4 | For nearly three decades, she's reported the action from the sidelines. |
| 1:17.9 | She started very young. |
| 1:19.3 | She's covered the NBA, NFL, Olympics, and the college football and basketball national championships. |
| 1:25.8 | And now, during these insane times in our world, Michelle Tofoya thinks we need a serious |
| 1:32.1 | dose of sanity. |
| 1:34.3 | This is sideline sanity with your host, one of the sanest people on planet Earth. |
| 1:41.0 | Michelle Tofoya. |
| 1:46.7 | So as promised, I want to introduce you to Bernard Tony and tell you his amazing story. |
| 1:53.5 | But I'm going to let him tell it. |
| 1:55.5 | I'm just going to sort of bring it along. |
| 1:57.3 | Bernard, I say the word discovered because, but I mean, I was introduced to you on |
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