a look back don’t wanna see nothin don’t wanna hit nothin wanna try to be someone
wanna hit nothin wanna try to be someone
wanna hit nothin wanna try to be someone something is following me these times
something is following me these times
something is following me these times are burying me these times are carrying
are burying me these times are carrying
are burying me these times are carrying me over the edge and I still gonna fly
me over the edge and I still gonna fly
me over the edge and I still gonna fly right get out of my sight I try to be
right get out of my sight I try to be
right get out of my sight I try to be perfect the spot on my failings I’m
perfect the spot on my failings I’m
perfect the spot on my failings I’m flailing hit you in the nose running
flailing hit you in the nose running
flailing hit you in the nose running mate to my balance this lumpy walk is
mate to my balance this lumpy walk is
mate to my balance this lumpy walk is the challenge civilized and savage I am
the challenge civilized and savage I am
the challenge civilized and savage I am and neither one is this a better back le
and neither one is this a better back le
and neither one is this a better back le cheetah we are so fragile don’t you
cheetah we are so fragile don’t you
cheetah we are so fragile don’t you agree afraid of failure so we don’t push
agree afraid of failure so we don’t push
agree afraid of failure so we don’t push and we don’t bring everything to the
and we don’t bring everything to the
and we don’t bring everything to the party if I don’t try I won’t lose
party if I don’t try I won’t lose
party if I don’t try I won’t lose win and I’m hirakud lamenting the
win and I’m hirakud lamenting the
win and I’m hirakud lamenting the singles I’ve watched my last chip help
singles I’ve watched my last chip help
singles I’ve watched my last chip help the heaviest things off friends one day
the heaviest things off friends one day
the heaviest things off friends one day the next away enemies why you get me
the next away enemies why you get me
the next away enemies why you get me wrong you did me wrong but you didn’t
wrong you did me wrong but you didn’t
wrong you did me wrong but you didn’t know so what my father down the kids
know so what my father down the kids
know so what my father down the kids obviously cut to stopping the makeup I’m
obviously cut to stopping the makeup I’m
obviously cut to stopping the makeup I’m holding the grudge go ahead and judge me
holding the grudge go ahead and judge me
holding the grudge go ahead and judge me go ahead and touch me on my shoulders
go ahead and touch me on my shoulders
go ahead and touch me on my shoulders now tell me the balance at be over one
now tell me the balance at be over one
now tell me the balance at be over one day
let’s go where you’re at we’re walking a
let’s go where you’re at we’re walking a tightrope go more high above the ground
tightrope go more high above the ground
tightrope go more high above the ground on a tightrope look at me I’m a clown
on a tightrope look at me I’m a clown
on a tightrope look at me I’m a clown not an acrobat one misstep I’m coming
not an acrobat one misstep I’m coming
not an acrobat one misstep I’m coming down and ain’t no net just set myself up
down and ain’t no net just set myself up
down and ain’t no net just set myself up gonna set myself up try to be flawless
gonna set myself up try to be flawless
gonna set myself up try to be flawless despite on my imperfections this could
despite on my imperfections this could
despite on my imperfections this could all be gone in an instant reach the
all be gone in an instant reach the
all be gone in an instant reach the summit and bounce else in the world and
summit and bounce else in the world and
summit and bounce else in the world and the walking all pretty curses hey some
the walking all pretty curses hey some
the walking all pretty curses hey some painting my vs system balloon is
painting my vs system balloon is
painting my vs system balloon is bursting walking a tightrope or King
bursting walking a tightrope or King
bursting walking a tightrope or King come on
[Music]
[Music] how are y’all doing out there
my name is John he’s Simba I’m an
my name is John he’s Simba I’m an administrator in higher education I got
administrator in higher education I got
administrator in higher education I got a degree in aerospace engineering from
a degree in aerospace engineering from
a degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder got
the University of Colorado Boulder got
the University of Colorado Boulder got an MBA worked as an engineer for ball
an MBA worked as an engineer for ball
an MBA worked as an engineer for ball aerospace and technologies corporation
aerospace and technologies corporation
aerospace and technologies corporation doing structural analysis did a stand at
doing structural analysis did a stand at
doing structural analysis did a stand at a high tech company in digital to ad
a high tech company in digital to ad
a high tech company in digital to ad insertion and I came to colorado school
insertion and I came to colorado school
insertion and I came to colorado school of mines in october of two thousand and
of mines in october of two thousand and
of mines in october of two thousand and i’m currently the assistant dean of
i’m currently the assistant dean of
i’m currently the assistant dean of graduate studies I say currently because
graduate studies I say currently because
graduate studies I say currently because we’ll see how this talk goes if they
we’ll see how this talk goes if they
we’ll see how this talk goes if they asked me back on Monday hello I’m
asked me back on Monday hello I’m
asked me back on Monday hello I’m Providence diverse Leone I’m an MC a
Providence diverse Leone I’m an MC a
Providence diverse Leone I’m an MC a lyricist the frontman for electro
lyricist the frontman for electro
lyricist the frontman for electro hip-hop group out of Denver called
hip-hop group out of Denver called
hip-hop group out of Denver called reverb in the verse in 2001 we released
reverb in the verse in 2001 we released
reverb in the verse in 2001 we released our first album called retake the art
our first album called retake the art
our first album called retake the art 2005 are released two solo EP called the
2005 are released two solo EP called the
2005 are released two solo EP called the domino theory and as we bourbon the
domino theory and as we bourbon the
domino theory and as we bourbon the verse we’ve released seven albums our
verse we’ve released seven albums our
verse we’ve released seven albums our latest called v / / was released this
latest called v / / was released this
latest called v / / was released this year februari 14th I’m Jackie and I am
year februari 14th I’m Jackie and I am
year februari 14th I’m Jackie and I am Providence and I’m here to inspire you
Providence and I’m here to inspire you
Providence and I’m here to inspire you now I can see there’s some skepticism
now I can see there’s some skepticism
now I can see there’s some skepticism out there some of you crossing your arms
out there some of you crossing your arms
out there some of you crossing your arms got that duck face going
got that duck face going
got that duck face going I dare you to inspire me jaha your
I dare you to inspire me jaha your
I dare you to inspire me jaha your Providence or whatever you’re calling
Providence or whatever you’re calling
Providence or whatever you’re calling yourself I want to inspire you once you
yourself I want to inspire you once you
yourself I want to inspire you once you inspire you by this idea when I grasped
inspire you by this idea when I grasped
inspire you by this idea when I grasped a hold of it helped to transform me into
a hold of it helped to transform me into
a hold of it helped to transform me into the person I am today so three letter
the person I am today so three letter
the person I am today so three letter word and that word is and and will
word and that word is and and will
word and that word is and and will represent it as a slash jockey /
represent it as a slash jockey /
represent it as a slash jockey / Providence when I was a graduate school
Providence when I was a graduate school
Providence when I was a graduate school I took a class in business preparation
I took a class in business preparation
I took a class in business preparation and was fortunate to sit in on a lecture
and was fortunate to sit in on a lecture
and was fortunate to sit in on a lecture given by Jim Collins who had written
given by Jim Collins who had written
given by Jim Collins who had written this book built to last successful
this book built to last successful
this book built to last successful habits of visionary companies now if
habits of visionary companies now if
habits of visionary companies now if you’re interested in business and being
you’re interested in business and being
you’re interested in business and being a CEO entrepreneurship is a fantastic
a CEO entrepreneurship is a fantastic
a CEO entrepreneurship is a fantastic book i recommended i would like to focus
book i recommended i would like to focus
book i recommended i would like to focus in on chapter three of the book which is
in on chapter three of the book which is
in on chapter three of the book which is titled more than profits and as sore as
titled more than profits and as sore as
titled more than profits and as sore as a prelude to the chapter he talked about
a prelude to the chapter he talked about
a prelude to the chapter he talked about what he called the tyranny of or versus
what he called the tyranny of or versus
what he called the tyranny of or versus the genius of an in the idea when it
the genius of an in the idea when it
the genius of an in the idea when it comes to corporations me give you an
comes to corporations me give you an
comes to corporations me give you an example we could be a high quality
example we could be a high quality
example we could be a high quality company or we can be low cost we can
company or we can be low cost we can
company or we can be low cost we can maximize profits for our shareholders or
maximize profits for our shareholders or
maximize profits for our shareholders or we can save the world and a highly
we can save the world and a highly
we can save the world and a highly visionary company which you would say is
visionary company which you would say is
visionary company which you would say is highly successful company figured out
highly successful company figured out
highly successful company figured out how to merge these sort of dichotomous
how to merge these sort of dichotomous
how to merge these sort of dichotomous ideas and the concept is a symbol that
ideas and the concept is a symbol that
ideas and the concept is a symbol that you may know the yin and yang which is
you may know the yin and yang which is
you may know the yin and yang which is sort of the Chinese dualistic symbol
sort of the Chinese dualistic symbol
sort of the Chinese dualistic symbol philosophy let me read a little bit from
philosophy let me read a little bit from
philosophy let me read a little bit from the book we’re not talking about mere
the book we’re not talking about mere
the book we’re not talking about mere balance here balance implies going to
balance here balance implies going to
balance here balance implies going to the midpoint fifty-fifty half and a half
the midpoint fifty-fifty half and a half
the midpoint fifty-fifty half and a half a highly visionary company doesn’t want
a highly visionary company doesn’t want
a highly visionary company doesn’t want to blend yin and yang into a gray and
to blend yin and yang into a gray and
to blend yin and yang into a gray and distinguishable circle
distinguishable circle
distinguishable circle that is neither highly yen nor highly
that is neither highly yen nor highly
that is neither highly yen nor highly young it aims to be distinctly yen and
young it aims to be distinctly yen and
young it aims to be distinctly yen and distinctly young both at the same time
distinctly young both at the same time
distinctly young both at the same time all the time irrational perhaps rare yes
all the time irrational perhaps rare yes
all the time irrational perhaps rare yes difficult absolutely and we as
difficult absolutely and we as
difficult absolutely and we as individuals can do that what is it for
individuals can do that what is it for
individuals can do that what is it for you what is your end engineering
you what is your end engineering
you what is your end engineering students great engineering student and I
students great engineering student and I
students great engineering student and I want to be a great athlete I want to be
want to be a great athlete I want to be
want to be a great athlete I want to be CEO of a company and I want to be a
CEO of a company and I want to be a
CEO of a company and I want to be a great parent I want to be a fantastic
great parent I want to be a fantastic
great parent I want to be a fantastic scientist so now I want to be fantastic
scientist so now I want to be fantastic
scientist so now I want to be fantastic golfer what is it for you I know what it
golfer what is it for you I know what it
golfer what is it for you I know what it is for me I want to be in the education
is for me I want to be in the education
is for me I want to be in the education business for the rest of my life I love
business for the rest of my life I love
business for the rest of my life I love working with students I love working
working with students I love working
working with students I love working with faculty I love teaching and I love
with faculty I love teaching and I love
with faculty I love teaching and I love learning I want to be in the education
learning I want to be in the education
learning I want to be in the education business for the rest of my life I want
business for the rest of my life I want
business for the rest of my life I want to be the in the entertainment business
to be the in the entertainment business
to be the in the entertainment business for the rest of my life I want to be a
for the rest of my life I want to be a
for the rest of my life I want to be a rock star for the rest of my life
rock star for the rest of my life
rock star for the rest of my life something you like you’re not a rock
something you like you’re not a rock
something you like you’re not a rock star now
star now
star now thank you I understand what I’ve what
thank you I understand what I’ve what
thank you I understand what I’ve what what I want to go and it’s in this word
what I want to go and it’s in this word
what I want to go and it’s in this word educated that’s for me in early 1990s
educated that’s for me in early 1990s
educated that’s for me in early 1990s when hip-hop was sort of growing as
when hip-hop was sort of growing as
when hip-hop was sort of growing as hip-hop group out of New York Boogie
hip-hop group out of New York Boogie
hip-hop group out of New York Boogie Down Productions came out with this
Down Productions came out with this
Down Productions came out with this album entitled entertainment which is
album entitled entertainment which is
album entitled entertainment which is the perfect blend in my mind of
the perfect blend in my mind of
the perfect blend in my mind of education and entertainment it was like
education and entertainment it was like
education and entertainment it was like a bright light you put that together
a bright light you put that together
a bright light you put that together with my time and graduate school and I
with my time and graduate school and I
with my time and graduate school and I had something that’s what I want to be
had something that’s what I want to be
had something that’s what I want to be like ke RS one I actually met Harris one
like ke RS one I actually met Harris one
like ke RS one I actually met Harris one when I was in college there’s me that
when I was in college there’s me that
when I was in college there’s me that look similar has a long time ago what is
look similar has a long time ago what is
look similar has a long time ago what is it for you the and because oftentimes
it for you the and because oftentimes
it for you the and because oftentimes engineering students although it may not
engineering students although it may not
engineering students although it may not be set in your classrooms there’s the
be set in your classrooms there’s the
be set in your classrooms there’s the idea that you can do this as an engineer
idea that you can do this as an engineer
idea that you can do this as an engineer or you can do that what is your and how
or you can do that what is your and how
or you can do that what is your and how are we going to get to this and because
are we going to get to this and because
are we going to get to this and because we know two ideas living together like
we know two ideas living together like
we know two ideas living together like the yin and yang is not easy it’s
the yin and yang is not easy it’s
the yin and yang is not easy it’s difficult here’s how we’re going to do
difficult here’s how we’re going to do
difficult here’s how we’re going to do it you have to have a vision where do
it you have to have a vision where do
it you have to have a vision where do you see yourself what are these ideas
you see yourself what are these ideas
you see yourself what are these ideas and your head call it a dream you need a
and your head call it a dream you need a
and your head call it a dream you need a vision you need to start somewhere you
vision you need to start somewhere you
vision you need to start somewhere you must have discipline we must have
must have discipline we must have
must have discipline we must have discipline if we’re moving in these
discipline if we’re moving in these
discipline if we’re moving in these directions that seem dichotomous how do
directions that seem dichotomous how do
directions that seem dichotomous how do we help develop our discipline by
we help develop our discipline by
we help develop our discipline by building routine what are we doing on a
building routine what are we doing on a
building routine what are we doing on a daily weekly monthly yearly basis to
daily weekly monthly yearly basis to
daily weekly monthly yearly basis to help forward ourselves towards our
help forward ourselves towards our
help forward ourselves towards our dreams build a routine and also we need
dreams build a routine and also we need
dreams build a routine and also we need to find efficiencies in a routine
to find efficiencies in a routine
to find efficiencies in a routine January first everybody’s got a routine
January first everybody’s got a routine
January first everybody’s got a routine right you use resolution I’m gonna work
right you use resolution I’m gonna work
right you use resolution I’m gonna work out two hours a day seven days a week
out two hours a day seven days a week
out two hours a day seven days a week how long does that last if we find
how long does that last if we find
how long does that last if we find efficiencies in that because i love the
efficiencies in that because i love the
efficiencies in that because i love the fact you gonna go out and start working
fact you gonna go out and start working
fact you gonna go out and start working out
out
out but if you can find efficiencies okay
but if you can find efficiencies okay
but if you can find efficiencies okay what can I do on a daily basis 10
what can I do on a daily basis 10
what can I do on a daily basis 10 minutes 20 minutes 30 minutes I try to
minutes 20 minutes 30 minutes I try to
minutes 20 minutes 30 minutes I try to practice piano 15 minutes a day i’m not
practice piano 15 minutes a day i’m not
practice piano 15 minutes a day i’m not a piano player but that is my goal
a piano player but that is my goal
a piano player but that is my goal that’s the baseline I might do more than
that’s the baseline I might do more than
that’s the baseline I might do more than that find efficiencies seek out and
that find efficiencies seek out and
that find efficiencies seek out and accept coaching mentoring if I think I
accept coaching mentoring if I think I
accept coaching mentoring if I think I have it all figured out as an
have it all figured out as an
have it all figured out as an administrator as a MC I’m lost I’m done
administrator as a MC I’m lost I’m done
administrator as a MC I’m lost I’m done I can’t grow any further I have a piano
I can’t grow any further I have a piano
I can’t grow any further I have a piano teacher I have plenty of mentors in the
teacher I have plenty of mentors in the
teacher I have plenty of mentors in the administrative field I learned from them
administrative field I learned from them
administrative field I learned from them daily don’t worry about humbling
daily don’t worry about humbling
daily don’t worry about humbling yourself and saying I don’t know ask
yourself and saying I don’t know ask
yourself and saying I don’t know ask seek help of course you must read I’m a
seek help of course you must read I’m a
seek help of course you must read I’m a big fan of reading anything fiction
big fan of reading anything fiction
big fan of reading anything fiction nonfiction science magazines this mine
nonfiction science magazines this mine
nonfiction science magazines this mine is elastic the more that you put in it
is elastic the more that you put in it
is elastic the more that you put in it the more it can grow and be creative one
the more it can grow and be creative one
the more it can grow and be creative one of my goals is to read at least two
of my goals is to read at least two
of my goals is to read at least two pages every day yes I go old school and
pages every day yes I go old school and
pages every day yes I go old school and I read a book pages but I don’t care
I read a book pages but I don’t care
I read a book pages but I don’t care read from your tablet your phone from
read from your tablet your phone from
read from your tablet your phone from the computer read and of course embrace
the computer read and of course embrace
the computer read and of course embrace the concept of and if you feel out there
the concept of and if you feel out there
the concept of and if you feel out there is this opposing force I can do this or
is this opposing force I can do this or
is this opposing force I can do this or I can do that try to think about how we
I can do that try to think about how we
I can do that try to think about how we can do this together and be an end
can do this together and be an end
can do this together and be an end entertainment and education and of
entertainment and education and of
entertainment and education and of course you must have passion I’m
course you must have passion I’m
course you must have passion I’m certainly don’t want you to be doing
certainly don’t want you to be doing
certainly don’t want you to be doing things that you’re not interested in
things that you’re not interested in
things that you’re not interested in that doesn’t last very long if you have
that doesn’t last very long if you have
that doesn’t last very long if you have passion you have a chance to become the
passion you have a chance to become the
passion you have a chance to become the and that we’re talking about a slash I
and that we’re talking about a slash I
and that we’re talking about a slash I was inspired by a faculty member on
was inspired by a faculty member on
was inspired by a faculty member on campus dr. Neil Sullivan who is a
campus dr. Neil Sullivan who is a
campus dr. Neil Sullivan who is a professor mechanical engineering he’s
professor mechanical engineering he’s
professor mechanical engineering he’s also the director of the Colorado fuel
also the director of the Colorado fuel
also the director of the Colorado fuel cell center and he’s a pretty doggone
cell center and he’s a pretty doggone
cell center and he’s a pretty doggone good piano player and I said a couple
good piano player and I said a couple
good piano player and I said a couple years ago when he did a concert in the
years ago when he did a concert in the
years ago when he did a concert in the library that I’m going to take some
library that I’m going to take some
library that I’m going to take some lessons and I’m going to see if I can
lessons and I’m going to see if I can
lessons and I’m going to see if I can play piano as well so this one goes out
play piano as well so this one goes out
play piano as well so this one goes out to sully we call
no one sounds funny but I just can’t
no one sounds funny but I just can’t stand the pain
stand the pain
stand the pain [Music]
girl I’m leaving you tomorrow seems to
girl I’m leaving you tomorrow seems to me girl you know it done all I can
me girl you know it done all I can
me girl you know it done all I can [Music]
[Music]
[Music] you see a big storm in a barroom yeah
you see a big storm in a barroom yeah
you see a big storm in a barroom yeah who’s Juan easy
who’s Juan easy
who’s Juan easy [Music]
Oh
Oh [Music]
blah
blah easy
Oh
Oh [Music]
[Music]
[Music] breda know the things I do all right
[Music]
[Music] just me
just me
just me domain
[Music]
[Music] you
you
you [Music]
[Music]
[Music] oh yeah I appreciate that Beavis be that
oh yeah I appreciate that Beavis be that
oh yeah I appreciate that Beavis be that thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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