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Larry Wilcox

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🎤 Speaker | Author | Leader ✊🏾
🎖 2025 Student Veteran of the Year
📚 MSW Student | Turn It Up Founder
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You see the blazer.
You see the titles.
You see the word Legacy.

But you don’t see the nights I had nothing…
The pressure… the setbacks… the moments I could’ve quit.

I didn’t come from comfort.
I came from struggle.

And I made a decision—
Either let my environment define me…
Or let my discipline rebuild me.

This is what legacy looks like in real time.
Not perfect. Not easy. But earned.

From nothing… to something…
And I’m still building.

Because legacy isn’t about where you start—
It’s about what you decide to become.

Stay locked in. Stay disciplined. Build something that outlives you. #explore #fyp #motivation #reels #trending taken in Chasing Dreams by @turnitupspeaking

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Problems steal attention. Solutions create results.

Every putt teaches the same lesson life does.

You can’t control every bounce. You can control your focus.

Strong minds focus on solutions, not problems.

🎯 Lead with purpose. Live with impact. Leave a legacy.

#Mindset #Leadership #Golf #PersonalDevelopment #MentalToughness taken in Golf Course by @turnitupspeaking

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Most people spend their lives blaming the weather.
Winners learn how to fly through it.

Your future isn’t decided by your circumstances—it’s decided by your decisions.

Discipline. Decisions. Direction.

✈️ Where are you flying your life?

#Mindset #Leadership #PersonalGrowth #Success #TurnItUpLeadershipGroup taken in Cleveland, Ohio by @turnitupspeaking

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Success isn’t a destination, it’s a daily decision. I refuse to settle for average because every choice I make is a deposit into the man I’m becoming. Stay addicted to growth, discipline, and purpose. Keep leveling up until your potential becomes your reality. Turn it up. The world is watching. 👑🔥 #TurnItUpLeadershipGroup #BetterYourself taken in Lucas Oil Stadium by @turnitupspeaking

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I spent years learning lessons the hard way. Today, I don’t regret the journey, I respect it. Forgive who you were, believe in who you are, and keep building who you’re meant to become.

Your future is depending on the decisions you make today.

#TurnItUpLeadershipGroup #fyp #explore #reel #viral taken in Cleveland, Ohio by @turnitupspeaking

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Don’t mistake my absence for arrogance. I’m not avoiding people, I’m pursuing purpose.

This season requires focus, sacrifice, and intentionality. I wasn’t born to settle for average.

And neither were you.

Whatever your goal is, stay committed to it. Not everyone will understand your grind, your vision, or your sacrifices, but they don’t have to. Keep showing up, keep growing, and keep betting on yourself.

The life you want is often on the other side of the excuses you’re willing to overcome.

#turnitupleadershipgroup #fyp #explore #reels taken in Cleveland, Ohio by @turnitupspeaking

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Happy Father’s Day to all the dads putting in the work.

Your presence matters.
Your sacrifices matter.
Your leadership matters.

Keep showing up. Keep leading. Keep loving.

The impact you make today becomes your legacy tomorrow.

#FathersDay #TurnItUpLeadershipGroup #Legacy #LeadershipMatters by @turnitupspeaking

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Black Excellence. Legacy. Purpose.

I am the product of the sacrifices made by those who came before me. Their courage, resilience, and determination created opportunities that many once believed were impossible—the opportunity to vote, to read, to learn, to lead, and to dream without limits.

I do not take those sacrifices for granted.

Every step forward is bigger than me. Every achievement is connected to the shoulders I stand on and the generations that will follow.

It’s all gas, no brakes.

Because this journey isn’t just about personal success—it’s about building a legacy, creating opportunities, and leaving behind a roadmap for those who come after us. We honor our ancestors not only by remembering their sacrifices, but by maximizing the opportunities they fought for us to have.

Today, we celebrate freedom. We celebrate progress. We celebrate the responsibility to keep moving forward.

Happy Juneteenth.

#BlackExcellence #Juneteenth #Legacy #Freedom #TurnItUpLeadershipGroup taken in Cleveland, Ohio by @turnitupspeaking

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Peace is more important than being right.
More important than proving a point.
More important than impressing people.

As I’ve gotten older, I’ve learned that protecting your peace isn’t selfish, it’s necessary.

The right people, the right conversations, and the right environment will add to your life, not take from it.

Protect your peace. Protect your happiness. Protect your purpose.

#PeaceOverEverything #ProtectYourPeace #MentalStrength #Leadership #Growth by @turnitupspeaking

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Mental health struggles don’t make you weak, they make you human.

Sometimes healing starts with one conversation, one workout, or one honest moment of expressing how you feel.

Stay connected. Keep moving. Speak up.

Better days are possible. 💙

#TurnItUpLeadershipGroup #MentalHealthMatters #YouthLeadership #StrongerTogether #LeadDifferent taken in Cleveland, Ohio by @turnitupspeaking

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When people talk about you, doubt you, criticize you, or try to tear you down, don’t always take it as a bad thing.

Most people don’t spend time discussing someone who’s doing nothing.

The truth is, your growth makes some people uncomfortable. Your discipline reminds them of their excuses. Your success highlights what they haven’t started.

Keep building.
Keep growing.
Keep showing up.

The people who matter will celebrate your progress. The people who don’t will talk about it.

Either way, keep moving forward.

💯 “Age don’t make you grown. Your decisions do.”
— Larry Wilcox by @turnitupspeaking

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🍎🥕 Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. – Produce Giveaway 2026 🥕🍎

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⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – Until Supplies Are Gone

🤝 Serving our communities through service, brotherhood, and impact.

#KappaAlphaPsi #ClevelandAlumniKappas #CommunityService #ProduceGiveaway #ClevelandOhio EuclidOhio AchievementInEveryFieldOfHumanEndeavor by @turnitupspeaking

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