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Singer and Actress Antonique Smith
Recording artist and actress Antonique Smith is on a high like you wouldn’t believe—and she is enjoying every minute of it.
Her first single, “Hold Up Wait a Minute,” was nominated for a Grammy in 2015, and people around the world are talking about her emergence on the musical scene, especially after the release of her project Love Is Everything. Before “Hold Up,” many knew Antonique as a Broadway star and as an actress who played Faith Evans in the hit movie Notorious, but music has always been a part of who she is. In 2017, she also was a part of the powerful limited television series called Shots Fired.
I asked Antonique what the ride of her journey has been like. “I’m so grateful,” she told me. “I’ve been dreaming about this moment since I was a little girl. I’m so grateful that everybody is supporting and embracing it.”
Though she has always believed in herself, Antonique told me that the competitive nature of the industry wore her down a bit. “Through the years, after seeing how difficult the industry is, I lost some of the belief I had in myself because of the rejection and the No’s.” She then added: “The majority of what you get are the No’s. The tiny Yes’s you get are what people normally see.” She says it’s been a long road, but her family, friends and fans have all made it worthwhile.
With the challenges of the industry, I was curious as to where the tenacity she has comes from. “I believe that my gift was an answer to a prayer of seven-year old Antonique,” she told me.
“I think that God gave me something to share with the world. That is what keeps me going. This is the only thing I have wanted to do.”
Talking about the live performance, she says “That’s my favorite thing. I love looking into people’s eyes and feeling what they are feeling. To have that connection with people is priceless.”
And this is only the beginning for her. “I’m going to keep going until I can’t go any more,” she says. “I continue to push.”
1.For Antonique having some success is not enough. She keeps pushing. What can you do to keep pushing towards your goals?
2.The right attitude has helped Antonique to keep the right perspective. How can you change your attitude to better approach your own life and what you want to do?
Power Your Life BY SHOWING UP
“Face front, true believer!”
—Stan Lee
Power Your Life WITH YOUR UNIQUENESS
“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost.”
—Martha Graham
Power Your Life BY RISING TO THE CHALLENGE
“Nothing, I am sure, calls forth the faculties so much as the being obliged to struggle with the world.”
—Mary Wollstonecraft
Power Your Life WITH HOPE
“[N]o human being can truly be imprisoned if hope burns in your heart.”
—Barack Obama
