As you may probably know by now, one of the traits I value most in people is authenticity.

I like when people can tell me the real story.

While the highs of life are great to celebrate, the low moments are of equal importance.

What we've been through and what we've survived together are the fabric of who we are and my guest is the embodiment of the highs and lows

Steve Harvey is arguably one of the most influential entertainers of our time, but success for him was far

from guaranteed and it didn't come overnight. I used to spend the night in hotel

parking lots. What was I going to do?

I ain't handle where to stay, so I lived in the car.

I had $35.

And I said, come on God, man, I've been trying to make this dream come true.

You'd have left me out here like this. And I was

crying so hard that he just said. I didn't like hear a voice or nothing. But he

spoke to me in, however he said, if you get up I'm gonna take you places you ain't never been

you'll rarely find somebody this honest and this transparent about how they got where they are today

as I sit with Steve and you'll hear this yourself,

I can't help but admire his perseverance and grit.

And while he's admittedly a crier like I am.

He's not afraid to laugh along the way.

I'm Hoda Kottby.

Welcome to my podcast, Making Space. Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

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Steve house life you're right man my life is good how you been I've been not as good as you, but real good.

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