Pin and we are now at week number 45 of Project Positivity. It's a little bit loud,

we're outside we're doing "au-natural" and I am with a lady that I met at several

networking events and she always has an amazingly positive attitude. Toni McKnight

Adams. And I love that name, you sounds like you should be a movie star, like you

should be a performer "TONI MCKNIGHT ADAMS" when I hear it it always makes

me smile. So please accept this Positive Pin for your positive attitude and tell

our fans do you have any daily practices that you use to stay positive? I mean how

do you stay positive? When we see you at events you're always in a good mood.

>> Toni Aw thank you. What I do every morning

when I get up the first thing is I pray and give God the glory that I was able to wake

up and open my eyes for another blessing everyday and then look in the mirror, and

I tell myself that "Toni, today is your day". Do not let anyone else choose your attitude.

Smile, be happy, keep it moving. >> Jonathan

I like that. You know, one of the things as you guys probably know if you've been watching

the videos there seems to be a common thread of giving prayer, so I absolutely

believe when you give thanks for the gift of

life you live a more positive life. >> Toni

Yeah >> Jonathan

Do you have any stories that you were, you had

a challenge and you said you know what, I'm just going to think positive thoughts and

you came out of the other side with a, with a

victory? >> Toni

Yeah, my biggest challenge was trying to figuring out what career I wanted to be in. My mom

was a nurse, she worked a lot of hours and I told

myself, I don't want to be a nurse. So it was time

for me to choose a career and I chose nursing. Yeah,

so I said I''m going to control my career not let

my career control me, because you can always

go to any city any place and then you can get a

job. But I was fearful of wanting to be a nurse

because there's not always positive outcomes. But

I gave it my best shot and I did it for 21 years.

So after 3 years of bing a nurse I decided it was time

to start a family. So I had a child, and he's

here today, his name is Richard, and I was 22 years old,

and I had him and he was 6 months premature, he

was 2 pound 2 ounce baby. So I told myself, that

actually, my mom told me that God gives special people special things, and he is my gift from

God. And so my duty and my role is to take care

of him to the best of my ability, and it is what

it is, so we came out of that challenge and that is the

most positive thing I see. After I look in the

mirror in the morning and tell myself don't let others choose

your attitude, I look at my son Richard and he says

"good morning mom" >> Jonathan

He's smiling over there, he's smiling off camera

>>Toni Yes, and I say "good morning" Richard, he

says "how are you doing" and I say "fine" and he

says "good, me too, I love you" and that's every

day, non stop. And he is my PIC, my Parter In Crime.

Where I go, he goes, and it's almost like a bond.

So that is so wonderful, to take something that

could have turned out "oh I have a handicapped son

he's going to be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life

what am I going to do, I have to feed him every day,

I have to change his diapers, da da da" No, just look

at it like this is your child, this is something that came

from you and go out there and let him experience the

world. And other people see that. You think you have

problems? Nah, not at all, you're truly blessed. Richard

never complains, he doesn't know any different. >> Jonathan

He has a more active lifestyle than I do! He's out

having fun meeting beautiful ladies, so he's lucky.

>> Toni He builds relationships, that's the good thing.

That's what I tell my family and friends. And then the other

thing I see about Think Positive is God first, Family

second Career third. But you always have to take care of yourself.

But you also have to tell yourself "you know what, for

me to keep things positive, don't ever use anything ending with

an "NT" and what I mean by that is don't use the word

don't, won't, can't, shouldn't, wouldn't, couldn't, because

those are negative words and you're going to end up

with negative results. So those are similar things that

you need to do. Other ways that I feel, that I make myself

feel positive is to make myself smile, no matter what pain

my back may be in, no matter what may have happened, no

matter what financial situation you may be in or

job related you may be in, just make yourself smile, and if you

smile, people around you will smile, and it is contagious, believe

it or not. >> Jonathan

Oh I know, I listen to a lot of motivational stuff and the

guys on the tapes say "right now stop whatever you're doing and

just smile a big goofy grin and you will feel better, and it's

absolutely right. Just smile, while you're watching this

video smile, you'll feel better about your day.

>> Toni The other thing that I use in my life that

I can't go without is music. Music has no boundaries. Whether

it be country and western, R & B, rap, hip hop, jazz, tejano

or pop whatever, just blast it, turn it up and just

enjoy it, and take the words and just live by them.

>> Jonathan Music is universal, I love it.

>> Toni Yeah, I really do

>> Jonathan You were good, you were nervous that you weren't

going to have anything to tell our fans but this

is good. You really opened up and I love the saying that "God

will never give you more than you can handle".

>> Toni Yeah, you know with out economy today and

with how our world is today, look at somebody else, and

they have it worse and you look at yourself and you're like I'm

are blessed without money, without a nice home just live as basic

as possible. Just like I say, surround yourself with positive people,

and they say how do you do that? First of all go to places that

are happy. Think that you chose to be outside for this interview, because

I think outdoors and the environment has a lot to do with your

mood. >> Jonathan

Absolutely >> Toni

Yeah, so I like trees and I like the wind and the sun and the sounds

of the water and the lake and just thinking about that is so

rejuvenating. >> Jonathan

It's calming, and yea absolutely you feel like you're one with nature.

Hopefully it's not too windy in this video where you can hear us because

Toni is a little soft spoken, we'll have a transcript beneath it if you

need read it, if the wind is making it a little loud.

>> Toni TONI SOFT SPOKEN?! haha ,yeah, well you know

what, what I tell myself it take one day at a time and

slow your life down. And I try to take two evenings a week and get out and

rub shoulders with people. Get out and shake a hand or say hello or just

be around people People sometimes isolate themselves and that

can bring on depression, that's not positive. Sometimes

you say oh it's good and I can sit in the corner and I can do my

social media, yeah that's fine and dandy but, sometimes that

can take you to another level because you're not happy, so you see

other people happy, you may not be happy, so just come and join

us and be happy and introduce yourself and say "hey, I'm Toni"

or "hey, hi Jonathan" not that you're just every minute going to

stay there just take that moment to say hi, even if it's just a

shout out across the room. You know, sometimes we go to the mall to people

watch. >> Jonathan

Yeah, I mean you can be the most positive person in the world

but if you're at home, no one gets to experience that

positive energy so get out, come out, meet us and spread it.

>> Toni Yeah, and don't afraid to feel like you don't

belong, and I see that sometimes. We all belong, we're all God's

children, you know, this is our space, so enjoy it. And

it doesn't even cost money most of the time. It doesn't cost money

to sit out here and let the leaves blow, and the acorns

you know. yeah, get out there it's free, that's a big

thing I see. I don't spend much money, because, and I don't have

much money to spend, that's probably why, but you

know what, I'm happy because money doesn't cry over you,

so you don't cry over money. Of course we need

it to live but other than that, do those free-bees. Which

right now is a good feeling. Friday afternoon sitting

out here under the trees enjoying the breeze and

looking at Jonathan's smile I got my Positive Pin

and my positive kid over there. >> Jonathan

Well thank you very much for doing this, I appreciate it

>> Toni Thank you for allowing me

>> Jonathan Oh my pleasure! Guys if you want to get a

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thanks for stopping by and we will see you next week,

week number 46.