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Impact the World with Lee Harris

Justin Michael Williams: We Rise Together

Impact the World with Lee Harris

Lee Harris

Business, Education, Spirituality, Entrepreneurship, Religion & Spirituality, Self-improvement

4.9840 Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

We are featuring this show as part of our February, 'Causes We Love' series, which spotlights people and charitable giving that Lee Harris Energy supports throughout the year. Since this was filmed, Justin has created a powerful Teacher Training Certification and Scholarship Fund, whose aim is to be the largest transformational education organization serving the socioeconomically disadvantaged and those in need. This encore show was originally released in March 2021. From growing up with gunshot holes outside of his bedroom window, to sharing the stage with Marianne Williamson and Deepak Chopra, Justin Michael Williams knows the power of healing to overcome. He is an author, transformational speaker, and top 20 recording artist. With his groundbreaking new book Stay Woke, and over a decade of teaching experience, Justin has become a pioneering voice for diversity and inclusion in wellness. In this episode, Lee and Justin talk about using his voice for change and the creative process of putting things out in the world. He shares more about why he feels called to be working at the intersection of music, mindfulness, and social justice. They speak about how meditation came into his life, what moved him to create his album, and why the commitment and focus of writing his book completely transformed him. To learn more about his work: https://www.justinmichaelwilliams.com/ To learn about The Dream Bigger Foundation Teacher Training Certification: https://bit.ly/dbf-training To read his book: https://amzn.to/3bq2xzx Ending Racism Manifesto and Pledge: http://endingracismtogether.com/ IG: @wejustwilladd Join Lee and The Portal, his monthly members' community to connect more deeply with Lee, the Z's and other like-minded people. Each month you will have access to a host of wellness tools that include: Live Energy Tune-Up Broadcasts from Lee, free monthly mp3's, Body Energy Updates from Steven Washington, a members only community forum, and special discounts. To learn more visit: https://www.leeharrisenergy.com/the-portal The views and opinions expressed by guests of Impact the World are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views or position of the host, of Lee Harris Energy LLC, or its staff or management. Any content provided by our guests are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything.

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0:00.0

Welcome to this Encore show of Impact the World. It's Giving Month, and this month

0:12.2

we are spotlighting encore shows of guests that we have had in the past who we directly support

0:18.8

every month. Each of these people are bright lights in their own way, but this week we are turning the spotlight on Justin Michael Williams.

0:28.6

Justin came on the show about a year ago, and he is an extraordinary soul.

0:33.6

He had his own experience through life that led him to want to offer out mental health,

0:40.6

mindfulness and wellness tools and techniques to other people, especially marginalized or

0:46.7

BIPOC communities. Justin is now doing an incredible thing. He has created a foundation through

0:53.4

which he gives scholarships for teaching

0:57.0

programs so that especially BIPOC or marginalized teachers can take this program and then bring

1:04.1

the meditation tools, the mindfulness skills into underserved communities. And that is one of the

1:10.0

things that we are supporting.

1:11.9

So if you want to know more about how you can support what Justin is doing, check out the

1:16.8

links to his work and everything he's doing with his scholarships in the show notes. And if you

1:23.8

sit back and enjoy this episode, you will get to learn more about who Justin is in the world,

1:28.9

why he does what he does, and the work that he has been bringing to impact the world.

1:34.2

Enjoy.

1:40.0

Justin, thank you so much for being here.

1:42.5

And it is lovely to get to meet you. and I'm only recently more familiar with your work.

1:47.4

So I've been blown away because I first heard of you because of the book Stay Woke and the meditation work that you do and the work you do as a teacher.

1:57.3

But in going to your YouTube channel in the last couple of days, I see these amazing

2:01.9

musical performances that you do as a music artist, and I had no idea. So it's really lovely to

2:07.6

get to meet all the dimensions and facets of what you do in the world. Thank you, Lee. It's really

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