Since riding in a bike-a-thon at 8 years old to his current status of unofficial “Mayor of Cape Cod”, Jonathan Thompson has been a force in his community. From performing in a local R&B group as a teen to creating the popular social media show “JT Chronicles”, he has captured the hearts of Cape Cod residents and beyond.
In the early 90’s, after his performing career came to an end, Thompson decided to begin a new chapter and teamed up with lifelong friend, Tim Lus (who he met on that bike-a-thon ride as a kid) as well as others and began a journey which has provided entertainment in several
Erase the wait; JT Talks with Big Brothers Big Sisters
What's happening is JT listening. To the carnivals. Welcome to the J Chronicles podcast. And actually get to see my face today too. So if you're watching this mom hope this is. My good side and. It's all about positivity. I'm here today with Big Brothers Big Sisters Foundation and Jay out and Deb. How are you?
Guys doing well. Thanks so much for coming.
Oh, my God, no thank. You, man, this is important and. We're on the Cape and keeping. Eyes all over what we're talking about. Yeah, but how many people are needed? How many kids need a mentor? So we'll just set this up. Us a little bit of information. What's going.
So we're actually kicking off our campaign for the spring, called erase. The wait. There are about 72 kids as of today. So, you know another couple of. Weeks will be higher. Kids, girls and boys that are waiting for a mentor. So we're really trying to recruit adults to step up, have the community step up and. Be a mentor and be a positive. You know additional positive influence in these children's lives, and so we're really hoping to hear the word and get everybody out there to do it. I've done it in the past. It's a wonderful experience. I think the adults actually. Take a lot. More out of it than the little does.
Yeah, I bet. So now just so. May get involved.
He told the regional. Director for the Cape and Islands I work with Deb and the rest of the team to make sure that we're we're meeting the goals and you know, really putting our name out there for the kids who could benefit. From having a mentor.
This is good. So erase the weight. We're talking about right before, but you know before we. Started shooting in. But since you said I just from starting at 6% you said. What? When you first started?
So one of the big needs that we're seeing right now are for kids who are being raised by their grandparents or aunt and uncle. Yeah, non custodial adult. There's a huge increase in that. Absolutely. So right now that's number sent at 33% of our 400 kids.
There's a lot.
That's incredible, right?
7 Jan 2023
Set a date for success
Transcript
What's happening, Hi its JT you’re Watching the chronicles. It is all about positivity. Got my honeydew starting right off with that. Excuse me Be careful, of course. Be thankful you're awake. Be thankful. First and foremost, anything. I'm loving this energy I have. I'm loving these goals that are happening because you guys don't put. Two dates you guys have no time frame. You know I had to do that because if I didn't have a time frame I would just keep dragging things on and I would drag and I would procrastinate and I'd drag until. I was there night due tomorrow school. I would do that do tomorrow and I'm now now I gotta wash some cramming everything. I'm supposed to pay that man and I have nobody to get mad at. But you know what I knew it was coming. So I have to now I set alarms I set date. I put posters up on my my vision board, my vision board next to my bed like this has to be paid by this date. So I'm gonna chop away at it little by little. You gotta test chop away little by little. I'm going to lose weight, I'm. Chopping away little by little. I didn't like where I was before. Think about where you are right now. Are you where you wanna be and be honest. Are you where you want to be? Right now, if you're not- OK. But you can do something about it. How do I know that? Because you're alive and you're looking at me watching me, so that means you have a it's which means you're alive. You're alive to do this you understand that so you do. Have a chance. Give yourself a date. If you need. To put somebody's name next to it, you know, I just heard that you know what I wanna do. This date I wanna do it for my mother. I can tell my mother you know what I did this and I upgraded. To this mom I made to this day and but you know what? Because I'm holding some. I'm holding myself accountable. Because there's a motion attached to that, and I don't want to disappoint, I don't wanna disappoint myself and I'm gonna I'm not gonna blame anybody else for the reason why I can't do it if I haven't even tried. So look at where you're at right now. Give yourself a date on certain things you want to go back. To school, good for the date. What do you need to do to get there? Wanna pass these bills? Give yourself a date. Put it right there. When I clean the house before Christmas, put a date, there's your family and friends coming over. Do that. But hold itself accountable, make it meaningful. Put yourself in the next place, all right. You can do this. I have faith in you can do this. Alright, I'm going to go walk into therapy. I need to do this because. I need to keep getting myself better. Day by day, but I'm chopping away at it alright I love you man it's one love, one family, one community love this video like this video. Share this video. Share these chronicles. Leave me a message below. Let me know what you think. Share it with somebody that might need this and I keep falling guys love you, please.
7 Jan 2023
I Fell Many times- but I get up- so can you
What's going on with JT? Watching the chronicles, it is all about positivity. I haven't I have to get back into my videos and and I know I've been falling off a little bit because. I've been doing therapy for like. Pain and all kinds of stuff. So I've been up and down and it's not easy to reset. I've had days man, I'm just like. No, I don't want to do it today, I don't. Wanna do this today? I don't wanna go to bed. They have to remember that. I was blessed today. I was given a gift today. To wake up. I gotta get back up. I get back on my grind I gotta get back on on my routine and that's what helps me being on a routine. When I get on every. Teen I see more things happen for me. And I I avoid certain things, I avoid certain people I I avoid, you know. Looking at too much social media and stuff like that and it puts me in such a better place. Man it's like but I have those days and it just it just brings me down and I and I have that. Well my car my. Car just stopped up the earthquake. But yeah, getting getting myself back on it, you know that routine helped me so much. I think we all need a routine. It kind of helps steer us and and I I learned a while ago and after you know and reset myself when you're focusing too much on you know. Of the negative things and want to like share that negativity? All you do. Is just follow right into it. You know what I mean? So all the energy you spend on telling somebody else how bad they are or or did you hear about so and so? Or what about this one about that? Like all the energy you could be using for yourself? Oh my God, how far could you go? How much further could you go if you actually just took some of that same energy and put it on yourself and developing yourself? That's what I do. I had to do that and I gotta reset my fall. Trust me I fall I fall I. Fall and get back up. And I feel good. And then I fall again. I fall again I. Fall again and I get back up. But I love it because I'm not going. To give up, so don't give up. To get all. That negative stuff over there don't carry that stuff. Don't carry that that that hate away all that stuff and you don't need it. You don't deserve it. You have another day. I love you man. Let me know what you feel. Let me know. How you're feeling today alright? I love you. Share this with somebody because they might need it. You might need it. Save it one love one saving one community. Love this video like. This video share this video. Keep following subscribe to my page. Subscribe to my YouTube page. Follow me on social media more to come in big things happening JT Chronicles
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