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MOTIVATIONAL MINUTE Give your passion preference

also known as Richie D’Unicorn and this is my
Richie D’ Unicorn (Richard Lezama)
Clerical Asst II- Support
passion to become a unicorn.
Tunapuna Branch story on how I overcame fear and followed my
his is a story of a young man who did not Firstly- do not ever doubt yourself, you are the
fit in to society because he was always epitome of greatness, believe in that greatness.
odd, different, in the eyes of everyone..
TNO-ONE. This young man in his ear- It all starts with a dream. I didn’t believe I could
ly days did not conform to the norm, instead he have become the voice of anything, now I am
knew who he was the minute he began into the the voice of RBL Tunapuna and the voice of the
world. In school he was shunned for his personal- people on my YouTube Chanel. My passion for
ity, his way of commanding and leading a crowd. TV broadcasting stemmed from me being char-
As he grew and became older, that shadow fol- ismatic naturally. For those that know me, I am
lowed him into university and the workplace. confident even if I know I am going to fail “better
Only this time, they accepted him for who he is to try and fail, than fail to try”. I was told from
and nurtured his charisma, uniqueness, nerve and young “get a job”, “Forget drama and theatre”
talent. Yes… This young man is Richard Lezama but here I am where the drama and theatrics got
me the confidence I needed to fulfill my dream of

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