Eric Thomas live at The Mermaid

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On Saturday 27th April I had the opportunity to see my favorite motivational speaker (though he doesn't like that term) Eric Thomas live in the flesh! The experience was indescribable.

Last December Eric announced that he would be coming to do a tour in London and that tickets were on sale. I knew I could not afford to miss this opportunity so I made sure I bought my ticket. I can honestly say that was one of the best investments I had ever made.

I first discovered Eric when I saw his youtube video "Secrets to Success" while I was a student at university. I was literally in awe after watching it. Since then I subscribed to his YouTube Channel and followed him on twitter. Every Monday I look forward to his video's Thank God Its Monday (TGIM) . The way he is able to motivate people and change the way they look at life is just amazing. His words are able to touch you so much that you think to yourself "I need to change the way I live my life".

On the day of the event I was really excited, I got to the venue early and the queue was already looong! It made me realise the amount of people that Eric impacts. When I finally got into the auditorium I had my pen and notepad ready. When Eric came onto the stage everyone was excited and the energy was crazy. He spoke for about an hour but it didn't feel that long because his message was so captivating. I didn't want it to end, I wish he had more time to speak (coming from me that is saying alot because concentrating during uni lectures and church sermons that long is a real struggle for me lol). I was writing notes during the event as if I was in a university lecture. By the end I had pages of notes written down. One thing he said at the start was that by the end he wants us (the audience)  to leave as changed people. I can honestly say that he did accomplish that. At the end Eric received a standing ovation from the audience. His message was more deeper than that of his TGIM videos. There is no way you could have been at that event and his words didn't touch you in a certain way. I can't even put into words how I felt. Seriously I AM going to make the REST of my life the BEST of my life.

Here are a few quotes from the event:

"You are not where you want to be because you are not who you are supposed to be" 

"Stop looking at people and look within"

"Unless you try to do something beyond what you have mastered you will never grow"

"Recycle your pain, allow it to take you to the next level and push you to greatness"

If you haven't seen any of Eric's video's I urge you to watch them!

I would like to thank Incipio academy for making this event happen, it was worth every penny and I would like to thank Eric for his inspirational messages. Next time Eric comes to London I will make sure all my family and friends attend!

Written by Dinah