if there is no joy when you wake up in the morning if if you dread the sound of
the morning if if you dread the sound of
the morning if if you dread the sound of the alarm clock going on
the alarm clock going on
the alarm clock going on if you feel stagnant if you have the
if you feel stagnant if you have the
if you feel stagnant if you have the thought in your head that there has got
thought in your head that there has got
thought in your head that there has got to be more to life than this you know
to be more to life than this you know
to be more to life than this you know what you should do I want you to know
what you should do I want you to know
what you should do I want you to know something at the bigger your dream is I
something at the bigger your dream is I
something at the bigger your dream is I want you understand the heart of the dry
want you understand the heart of the dry
want you understand the heart of the dry the bigger your dream is early you will
the bigger your dream is early you will
the bigger your dream is early you will have to get up alone where you gonna
have to get up alone where you gonna
have to get up alone where you gonna have to stay up the bigger your drinking
have to stay up the bigger your drinking
have to stay up the bigger your drinking is more effort you will have to put in
is more effort you will have to put in
is more effort you will have to put in you’ll never see it for those of you who
you’ll never see it for those of you who
you’ll never see it for those of you who are 70% 70% be smoked 30% Gizelle’s
are 70% 70% be smoked 30% Gizelle’s
are 70% 70% be smoked 30% Gizelle’s that’s just enough for that other person
that’s just enough for that other person
that’s just enough for that other person I’ll do you listen to me that’s just
I’ll do you listen to me that’s just
I’ll do you listen to me that’s just enough for the other person who wants
enough for the other person who wants
enough for the other person who wants just as you want I want you to think
just as you want I want you to think
just as you want I want you to think about those goals I want you to taste
about those goals I want you to taste
about those goals I want you to taste them I want you to school I want you to
them I want you to school I want you to
them I want you to school I want you to be I want you to internalized it I’m
be I want you to internalized it I’m
be I want you to internalized it I’m telling you to drink your drink if I
telling you to drink your drink if I
telling you to drink your drink if I want you to self I want you to see space
want you to self I want you to see space
want you to self I want you to see space I want you to know how close I want you
I want you to know how close I want you
I want you to know how close I want you just like when the weather is changing
just like when the weather is changing
just like when the weather is changing you can feel it I want you to be able to
you can feel it I want you to be able to
you can feel it I want you to be able to feel when you’re getting closer to it
feel when you’re getting closer to it
feel when you’re getting closer to it and closer to it but more importantly I
and closer to it but more importantly I
and closer to it but more importantly I want you to know when you dream your
want you to know when you dream your
want you to know when you dream your dream that there are other people who
dream that there are other people who
dream that there are other people who are dreaming the exact same dream
are dreaming the exact same dream
are dreaming the exact same dream when you said to yourself when the ball
when you said to yourself when the ball
when you said to yourself when the ball comes out this is what I want to
comes out this is what I want to
comes out this is what I want to accomplish you’re not the only person
accomplish you’re not the only person
accomplish you’re not the only person that wants to accomplish it and now I
that wants to accomplish it and now I
that wants to accomplish it and now I ask you this question
ask you this question
ask you this question what do you do when a thousand other
what do you do when a thousand other
what do you do when a thousand other people who aren’t exactly what you want
what do you do when you’re not the only
what do you do when you’re not the only one that wants to make a million dollars
one that wants to make a million dollars
one that wants to make a million dollars a year coughing you’re not the only one
a year coughing you’re not the only one
a year coughing you’re not the only one that wants to be the president you’re
that wants to be the president you’re
that wants to be the president you’re not the only one that wants to be a CEO
not the only one that wants to be a CEO
not the only one that wants to be a CEO what if you’re not the only one that
what if you’re not the only one that
what if you’re not the only one that wants what you want one of their
wants what you want one of their
wants what you want one of their thousands of other people who want what
thousands of other people who want what
thousands of other people who want what you want you have to outwork them you
you want you have to outwork them you
you want you have to outwork them you got our climb them you’ve got to get up
got our climb them you’ve got to get up
got our climb them you’ve got to get up earlier you’ve got to stay up later
earlier you’ve got to stay up later
earlier you’ve got to stay up later you’ve got to execute and you’ve got to
you’ve got to execute and you’ve got to
you’ve got to execute and you’ve got to go for seven well
go for seven well
go for seven well if other people are putting in 40 hour
if other people are putting in 40 hour
if other people are putting in 40 hour work weeks and you’re putting in 100
work weeks and you’re putting in 100
work weeks and you’re putting in 100 hour work weeks you will achieve in four
hour work weeks you will achieve in four
hour work weeks you will achieve in four months when it takes them a year to
months when it takes them a year to
months when it takes them a year to achieve stop crying and just keep
achieve stop crying and just keep
achieve stop crying and just keep hustling hustle is the most important
hustling hustle is the most important
hustling hustle is the most important work ever if you want this if you’re
work ever if you want this if you’re
work ever if you want this if you’re miserable or if you don’t like it or you
miserable or if you don’t like it or you
miserable or if you don’t like it or you want to do something else and you have a
want to do something else and you have a
want to do something else and you have a passion somewhere else work nine to five
passion somewhere else work nine to five
passion somewhere else work nine to five Seneca Laboratory family seven to two in
Seneca Laboratory family seven to two in
Seneca Laboratory family seven to two in the morning is plenty of time to do
the morning is plenty of time to do
the morning is plenty of time to do damage I mean we start building your
damage I mean we start building your
damage I mean we start building your equity in your brand of whatever you’re
equity in your brand of whatever you’re
equity in your brand of whatever you’re trying to accomplish after hours
trying to accomplish after hours
trying to accomplish after hours everybody have time stop watching loft
everybody have time stop watching loft
everybody have time stop watching loft if you really have a drive and you
if you really have a drive and you
if you really have a drive and you really put your heart and soul into
really put your heart and soul into
really put your heart and soul into something you can really make anything
something you can really make anything
something you can really make anything happen
happen
happen more like to just prove everybody wrong
more like to just prove everybody wrong
more like to just prove everybody wrong you don’t I mean I wanted to make it and
you don’t I mean I wanted to make it and
you don’t I mean I wanted to make it and I was going to make it regardless of
I was going to make it regardless of
I was going to make it regardless of what anybody said this thing you’re
what anybody said this thing you’re
what anybody said this thing you’re doing in free stuff
doing in free stuff
doing in free stuff you’re not going to clean it by your yes
you’re not going to clean it by your yes
you’re not going to clean it by your yes your family support you
your family support you
your family support you yes your friends for key but it wasn’t
yes your friends for key but it wasn’t
yes your friends for key but it wasn’t really so for them every day
my breakthrough was actually decided I
my breakthrough was actually decided I wanted to be an actor and go into drama
wanted to be an actor and go into drama
wanted to be an actor and go into drama college they changed my life it turns my
college they changed my life it turns my
college they changed my life it turns my dreams into a reality
dreams into a reality
dreams into a reality it gave me an actual tangible target to
it gave me an actual tangible target to
it gave me an actual tangible target to go oh actually I could do this
go oh actually I could do this
go oh actually I could do this that was my break room because it was a
that was my break room because it was a
that was my break room because it was a breakthrough of my mind ideas don’t come
breakthrough of my mind ideas don’t come
breakthrough of my mind ideas don’t come out fully formed they only become clear
out fully formed they only become clear
out fully formed they only become clear as you work on them you just have to get
as you work on them you just have to get
as you work on them you just have to get started look yourself in the mirror and
started look yourself in the mirror and
started look yourself in the mirror and ask yourself what do I want to do every
ask yourself what do I want to do every
ask yourself what do I want to do every day for the rest of my life do that
day for the rest of my life do that
day for the rest of my life do that right now is not the time to stop can’t
right now is not the time to stop can’t
right now is not the time to stop can’t stop your stopping right now now it’s
stop your stopping right now now it’s
stop your stopping right now now it’s not the time to stop a worrier or backup
not the time to stop a worrier or backup
not the time to stop a worrier or backup or become apathetic now
or become apathetic now
or become apathetic now the time to start again every day start
the time to start again every day start
the time to start again every day start over now is not the time to start our
over now is not the time to start our
over now is not the time to start our backup and retreat or get lost in all
backup and retreat or get lost in all
backup and retreat or get lost in all the problems look you got to assume
the problems look you got to assume
the problems look you got to assume right now that you can do way more way
right now that you can do way more way
right now that you can do way more way more than you’re doing ask yourself this
more than you’re doing ask yourself this
more than you’re doing ask yourself this question what is my potential it’s not
question what is my potential it’s not
question what is my potential it’s not potential greater than what I’m
potential greater than what I’m
potential greater than what I’m delivering and regardless of what people
delivering and regardless of what people
delivering and regardless of what people think about my achievements or lack of
think about my achievements or lack of
think about my achievements or lack of achievements whatever the case is look
achievements whatever the case is look
achievements whatever the case is look around you and what you see is average
around you and what you see is average
around you and what you see is average everywhere averages become an epidemic
everywhere averages become an epidemic
everywhere averages become an epidemic you don’t have people living up to their
you don’t have people living up to their
you don’t have people living up to their potential yet people doing almost
potential yet people doing almost
potential yet people doing almost nothing before retreating back it up
nothing before retreating back it up
nothing before retreating back it up people dinner lazy now is the time to
people dinner lazy now is the time to
people dinner lazy now is the time to start again your secured your family
start again your secured your family
start again your secured your family secure your future is left
secure your future is left
secure your future is left and your destiny is yours not someone
and your destiny is yours not someone
and your destiny is yours not someone else if there is no joy when you wake up
else if there is no joy when you wake up
else if there is no joy when you wake up in the morning if you dread the sound of
in the morning if you dread the sound of
in the morning if you dread the sound of the alarm clock going off if you feel
the alarm clock going off if you feel
the alarm clock going off if you feel stagnant if you have the thought in your
stagnant if you have the thought in your
stagnant if you have the thought in your head that there has got to be more to
head that there has got to be more to
head that there has got to be more to life than this you know what you should
life than this you know what you should
life than this you know what you should do you should stop doing whatever it is
do you should stop doing whatever it is
do you should stop doing whatever it is you do you will become exceptional the
you do you will become exceptional the
you do you will become exceptional the moment you make an exceptional decision
moment you make an exceptional decision
moment you make an exceptional decision the only real change life is making a
the only real change life is making a
the only real change life is making a decision you have to be and so clear in
decision you have to be and so clear in
decision you have to be and so clear in your mind exactly what you want to do
your mind exactly what you want to do
your mind exactly what you want to do and what you want to achieve and for me
and what you want to achieve and for me
and what you want to achieve and for me it doesn’t work without any goal without
it doesn’t work without any goal without
it doesn’t work without any goal without any targets I cannot compete properly
any targets I cannot compete properly
any targets I cannot compete properly this this is when you know after you’ve
this this is when you know after you’ve
this this is when you know after you’ve decided you commit to do this for the
decided you commit to do this for the
decided you commit to do this for the long term whether it’s hard or easy
long term whether it’s hard or easy
long term whether it’s hard or easy doesn’t matter you’re doing this if
doesn’t matter you’re doing this if
doesn’t matter you’re doing this if you’re having a difficult time with
you’re having a difficult time with
you’re having a difficult time with something your relationship isn’t where
something your relationship isn’t where
something your relationship isn’t where you want it to be your finances are not
you want it to be your finances are not
you want it to be your finances are not where you want to be your body’s not
where you want to be your body’s not
where you want to be your body’s not where you want to be your business but
where you want to be your business but
where you want to be your business but where it want to be you need to take
where it want to be you need to take
where it want to be you need to take massive action if that doesn’t work try
massive action if that doesn’t work try
massive action if that doesn’t work try something else but doesn’t work try
something else but doesn’t work try
something else but doesn’t work try something else keep going with massive
something else keep going with massive
something else keep going with massive action and you will find the way because
action and you will find the way because
action and you will find the way because it will give you momentum you have to be
it will give you momentum you have to be
it will give you momentum you have to be able to see what doesn’t exist
able to see what doesn’t exist
able to see what doesn’t exist in order to be able to pull off or
in order to be able to pull off or
in order to be able to pull off or achieve what in most people’s mind seems
achieve what in most people’s mind seems
achieve what in most people’s mind seems to be impossible today I want to talk
to be impossible today I want to talk
to be impossible today I want to talk about purpose but I’m not here to give
about purpose but I’m not here to give
about purpose but I’m not here to give you the standard commencement about
you the standard commencement about
you the standard commencement about finding your purpose
finding your purpose
finding your purpose we’re Millennials we try to do that
we’re Millennials we try to do that
we’re Millennials we try to do that instinctively instead I’m here to tell
instinctively instead I’m here to tell
instinctively instead I’m here to tell you that finding your purpose isn’t
you that finding your purpose isn’t
you that finding your purpose isn’t enough the challenge for our generation
enough the challenge for our generation
enough the challenge for our generation is to create a world where everyone has
is to create a world where everyone has
is to create a world where everyone has a sense of purpose
a sense of purpose
a sense of purpose purpose is that feeling that you are a
purpose is that feeling that you are a
purpose is that feeling that you are a part of something bigger than yourself
part of something bigger than yourself
part of something bigger than yourself that you are needed and then you have
that you are needed and then you have
that you are needed and then you have something better ahead to work for
something better ahead to work for
something better ahead to work for purpose is what creates true happiness
purpose is what creates true happiness
purpose is what creates true happiness and you are graduating at a time when
and you are graduating at a time when
and you are graduating at a time when this is especially important when our
this is especially important when our
this is especially important when our parents graduated that sense of purpose
parents graduated that sense of purpose
parents graduated that sense of purpose reliably came from your job your church
reliably came from your job your church
reliably came from your job your church your community but today technology and
your community but today technology and
your community but today technology and automation are eliminating many jobs
automation are eliminating many jobs
automation are eliminating many jobs membership in a lot of communities has
membership in a lot of communities has
membership in a lot of communities has been declining and a lot of people are
been declining and a lot of people are
been declining and a lot of people are feeling disconnected and depressed and
feeling disconnected and depressed and
feeling disconnected and depressed and are trying to fill a void in their lives
are trying to fill a void in their lives
are trying to fill a void in their lives as I’ve traveled around
as I’ve traveled around
as I’ve traveled around I’ve sat with children in juvenile
I’ve sat with children in juvenile
I’ve sat with children in juvenile detention and opioid addicts who told me
detention and opioid addicts who told me
detention and opioid addicts who told me that maybe their lives would have turned
that maybe their lives would have turned
that maybe their lives would have turned out differently if they just had
out differently if they just had
out differently if they just had something to do and after school program
something to do and after school program
something to do and after school program or somewhere to go I’ve met factory
or somewhere to go I’ve met factory
or somewhere to go I’ve met factory workers who know their old jobs aren’t
workers who know their old jobs aren’t
workers who know their old jobs aren’t coming back and are just trying to find
coming back and are just trying to find
coming back and are just trying to find their path ahead for our society to keep
their path ahead for our society to keep
their path ahead for our society to keep moving forward we have a generational
moving forward we have a generational
moving forward we have a generational challenge to not only create new jobs
challenge to not only create new jobs
challenge to not only create new jobs but create a renewed sense of purpose
I remember that night I launched
I remember that night I launched Facebook from that little dorm in
Facebook from that little dorm in
Facebook from that little dorm in Kirkland house I went to Doakes with my
Kirkland house I went to Doakes with my
Kirkland house I went to Doakes with my friend kayaks and I remember telling him
friend kayaks and I remember telling him
friend kayaks and I remember telling him clearly that I was excited to help
clearly that I was excited to help
clearly that I was excited to help connect the Harvard community but one
connect the Harvard community but one
connect the Harvard community but one day someone would connect the whole
day someone would connect the whole
day someone would connect the whole world the thing is it never even
world the thing is it never even
world the thing is it never even occurred to me that that someone might
occurred to me that that someone might
occurred to me that that someone might be up
be up
be up we were just college kids we didn’t know
we were just college kids we didn’t know
we were just college kids we didn’t know anything about that there are all these
anything about that there are all these
anything about that there are all these great big technology companies of all
great big technology companies of all
great big technology companies of all these resources and I just assumed one
these resources and I just assumed one
these resources and I just assumed one of them would do it but this idea was so
of them would do it but this idea was so
of them would do it but this idea was so cleared up that all people want to
cleared up that all people want to
cleared up that all people want to connect so we just kept working on day
connect so we just kept working on day
connect so we just kept working on day after day after day and I know that a
after day after day and I know that a
after day after day and I know that a lot of you are going to have your own
lot of you are going to have your own
lot of you are going to have your own stories just like this a change in the
stories just like this a change in the
stories just like this a change in the world that seems so clear that you are
world that seems so clear that you are
world that seems so clear that you are sure someone else is going to do it but
sure someone else is going to do it but
sure someone else is going to do it but they’re not you will
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