hello everybody I’m actually here today to tell you guys how the rest of your
to tell you guys how the rest of your
to tell you guys how the rest of your lives are gonna go and I’m gonna start
lives are gonna go and I’m gonna start
lives are gonna go and I’m gonna start with high school so for some of our more
with high school so for some of our more
with high school so for some of our more seasoned guests like myself I will catch
seasoned guests like myself I will catch
seasoned guests like myself I will catch up to you eventually you’re going to
up to you eventually you’re going to
up to you eventually you’re going to graduate high school you’re gonna go to
graduate high school you’re gonna go to
graduate high school you’re gonna go to college you are going to declare a major
college you are going to declare a major
college you are going to declare a major immediately you’re gonna graduate with
immediately you’re gonna graduate with
immediately you’re gonna graduate with honors while also finding the love of
honors while also finding the love of
honors while also finding the love of your life you’ll probably get married
your life you’ll probably get married
your life you’ll probably get married shortly after that you’ll find a house
shortly after that you’ll find a house
shortly after that you’ll find a house you’ll buy the house because your
you’ll buy the house because your
you’ll buy the house because your credits immaculate you’ll start your
credits immaculate you’ll start your
credits immaculate you’ll start your career you’ll get house insurance you’ll
career you’ll get house insurance you’ll
career you’ll get house insurance you’ll get car insurance you’ll get life
get car insurance you’ll get life
get car insurance you’ll get life insurance you’ll get health insurance
insurance you’ll get health insurance
insurance you’ll get health insurance and all of that so that you can have
and all of that so that you can have
and all of that so that you can have your kids and have them grow up and do a
your kids and have them grow up and do a
your kids and have them grow up and do a little bit better than you at that
little bit better than you at that
little bit better than you at that process I’m actually a stopped for a
process I’m actually a stopped for a
process I’m actually a stopped for a second because I do see some of the high
second because I do see some of the high
second because I do see some of the high school aged guests sorta freaking out a
school aged guests sorta freaking out a
school aged guests sorta freaking out a little bit when I’m talking about it and
little bit when I’m talking about it and
little bit when I’m talking about it and I hear some of our more seasoned guests
I hear some of our more seasoned guests
I hear some of our more seasoned guests laughing like they’re in on the joke so
laughing like they’re in on the joke so
laughing like they’re in on the joke so I’ll kind of turn it back around to me
I’ll kind of turn it back around to me
I’ll kind of turn it back around to me for a second and talk about where I am
for a second and talk about where I am
for a second and talk about where I am as you heard I’m with Disney Cruise Line
as you heard I’m with Disney Cruise Line
as you heard I’m with Disney Cruise Line I’m a character manager on the Disney
I’m a character manager on the Disney
I’m a character manager on the Disney Dream and the Disney Fantasy two of
Dream and the Disney Fantasy two of
Dream and the Disney Fantasy two of their ships and I am Mickey Mouse’s boss
their ships and I am Mickey Mouse’s boss
their ships and I am Mickey Mouse’s boss as well as Donald and Goofy Cinderella
as well as Donald and Goofy Cinderella
as well as Donald and Goofy Cinderella Tiana and all of their friends I make
Tiana and all of their friends I make
Tiana and all of their friends I make sure they get to work safe I make sure
sure they get to work safe I make sure
sure they get to work safe I make sure they have a good time I make sure they
they have a good time I make sure they
they have a good time I make sure they come home okay so it’s a dream job
come home okay so it’s a dream job
come home okay so it’s a dream job literally but rather than tell you
literally but rather than tell you
literally but rather than tell you stories about my time on the ship I just
stories about my time on the ship I just
stories about my time on the ship I just want to share some random memories that
want to share some random memories that
want to share some random memories that I’ve had in the 10 years before I had my
I’ve had in the 10 years before I had my
I’ve had in the 10 years before I had my job with Disney Cruise Line and the
job with Disney Cruise Line and the
job with Disney Cruise Line and the random memories that come to mind
random memories that come to mind
random memories that come to mind include when I was a server at
include when I was a server at
include when I was a server at Applebee’s and a small child had thrown
Applebee’s and a small child had thrown
Applebee’s and a small child had thrown up in the booth and I had to clean it I
up in the booth and I had to clean it I
up in the booth and I had to clean it I had the most generic office job that I
had the most generic office job that I
had the most generic office job that I can’t actually describe to you and while
can’t actually describe to you and while
can’t actually describe to you and while I was in that job my car had broken down
I was in that job my car had broken down
I was in that job my car had broken down on a hot summer’s day so my memory from
on a hot summer’s day so my memory from
on a hot summer’s day so my memory from that job will always be me running down
that job will always be me running down
that job will always be me running down the side of the highway with a gas can
the side of the highway with a gas can
the side of the highway with a gas can and a cake because it was my co-workers
and a cake because it was my co-workers
and a cake because it was my co-workers birthday she wasn’t happy
birthday she wasn’t happy
birthday she wasn’t happy my third memory is taking my three egg
my third memory is taking my three egg
my third memory is taking my three egg omelet that I would have in the morning
omelet that I would have in the morning
omelet that I would have in the morning and making it a two egg omelet because I
and making it a two egg omelet because I
and making it a two egg omelet because I was so poor I
was so poor I
was so poor I my food to last till payday and I see a
my food to last till payday and I see a
my food to last till payday and I see a lot of people nodding cuz they’ve been
lot of people nodding cuz they’ve been
lot of people nodding cuz they’ve been there yes absolutely I spend a lot of my
there yes absolutely I spend a lot of my
there yes absolutely I spend a lot of my early in mid-20s doing this I felt like
early in mid-20s doing this I felt like
early in mid-20s doing this I felt like I was spinning my wheels I felt a little
I was spinning my wheels I felt a little
I was spinning my wheels I felt a little bit lost even and I was told by many
bit lost even and I was told by many
bit lost even and I was told by many people that it’s sort of normal to feel
people that it’s sort of normal to feel
people that it’s sort of normal to feel that way in early to mid 20s it’s when
that way in early to mid 20s it’s when
that way in early to mid 20s it’s when your expectations of the world sort of
your expectations of the world sort of
your expectations of the world sort of meet the reality of the world and you
meet the reality of the world and you
meet the reality of the world and you adjust accordingly
adjust accordingly
adjust accordingly but then that got me to thinking why why
but then that got me to thinking why why
but then that got me to thinking why why am i adjusting to a timeline if that’s
am i adjusting to a timeline if that’s
am i adjusting to a timeline if that’s not the way that it’s going to go and so
not the way that it’s going to go and so
not the way that it’s going to go and so now I’m gonna turn it back to you guys
now I’m gonna turn it back to you guys
now I’m gonna turn it back to you guys so my first few questions are for my
so my first few questions are for my
so my first few questions are for my high school friends in the audience who
high school friends in the audience who
high school friends in the audience who here knows the college that they want to
here knows the college that they want to
here knows the college that they want to go to you by a show of hands who is not
go to you by a show of hands who is not
go to you by a show of hands who is not sure which college they’re going to kind
sure which college they’re going to kind
sure which college they’re going to kind of an even split who knows what major
of an even split who knows what major
of an even split who knows what major they’re gonna declare and who is not
they’re gonna declare and who is not
they’re gonna declare and who is not sure about their major more people know
sure about their major more people know
sure about their major more people know their major if you guys so this is for
their major if you guys so this is for
their major if you guys so this is for my more seasoned guests who graduated
my more seasoned guests who graduated
my more seasoned guests who graduated with a degree great who is using their
with a degree great who is using their
with a degree great who is using their job who is using their degree for their
job who is using their degree for their
job who is using their degree for their job that they’re working currently I see
job that they’re working currently I see
job that they’re working currently I see two people don’t like this I don’t know
two people don’t like this I don’t know
two people don’t like this I don’t know that means cool so it’s a very strange
that means cool so it’s a very strange
that means cool so it’s a very strange mix of people just these very basic
mix of people just these very basic
mix of people just these very basic questions we can’t even sort of answer
questions we can’t even sort of answer
questions we can’t even sort of answer appropriately we’re not ourselves
appropriately we’re not ourselves
appropriately we’re not ourselves fitting into the timeline but everybody
fitting into the timeline but everybody
fitting into the timeline but everybody seems kind of happy so again that makes
seems kind of happy so again that makes
seems kind of happy so again that makes me think
me think
me think does anyone fit the timeline well I’m
does anyone fit the timeline well I’m
does anyone fit the timeline well I’m gonna adjust we do all know that one
gonna adjust we do all know that one
gonna adjust we do all know that one person that just has everything that
person that just has everything that
person that just has everything that sort of like glided through life and
sort of like glided through life and
sort of like glided through life and everything sort of happened and we all
everything sort of happened and we all
everything sort of happened and we all hate that person for me her name is
hate that person for me her name is
hate that person for me her name is Casey and she auditioned for Hamilton
Casey and she auditioned for Hamilton
Casey and she auditioned for Hamilton because they asked her to and on the way
because they asked her to and on the way
because they asked her to and on the way home someone had an extra ticket to a
home someone had an extra ticket to a
home someone had an extra ticket to a Broadway show so they gave it to her I
Broadway show so they gave it to her I
Broadway show so they gave it to her I don’t like Casey
but if Casey’s the exception that proves
but if Casey’s the exception that proves the rule if we can all agree to hate her
the rule if we can all agree to hate her
the rule if we can all agree to hate her why is she the one that we’re measuring
why is she the one that we’re measuring
why is she the one that we’re measuring ourselves against and that is my
ourselves against and that is my
ourselves against and that is my sticking point and then it came to me
sticking point and then it came to me
sticking point and then it came to me while I was actually writing this speech
while I was actually writing this speech
while I was actually writing this speech because it’s been a few weeks since we
because it’s been a few weeks since we
because it’s been a few weeks since we were told we’re coming here and it was
were told we’re coming here and it was
were told we’re coming here and it was Halloween I went to a party at this old
Halloween I went to a party at this old
Halloween I went to a party at this old theater that I used to work at and my
theater that I used to work at and my
theater that I used to work at and my friend Laura from reservations came down
friend Laura from reservations came down
friend Laura from reservations came down to join us in the party when she was
to join us in the party when she was
to join us in the party when she was finished and Laura was so happy to see
finished and Laura was so happy to see
finished and Laura was so happy to see me we hadn’t seen each other in years
me we hadn’t seen each other in years
me we hadn’t seen each other in years and she came up and she goes Edie I have
and she came up and she goes Edie I have
and she came up and she goes Edie I have to hook you up with my friend she’s
to hook you up with my friend she’s
to hook you up with my friend she’s great before hello and that struck me is
great before hello and that struck me is
great before hello and that struck me is weird because how did she know I was
weird because how did she know I was
weird because how did she know I was single and then I realized those are the
single and then I realized those are the
single and then I realized those are the questions that we ask when we’re
questions that we ask when we’re
questions that we ask when we’re catching up when we’re meeting people
catching up when we’re meeting people
catching up when we’re meeting people where do you work
where do you work
where do you work are you seeing anybody where do you live
are you seeing anybody where do you live
are you seeing anybody where do you live oh what’s your house like and those are
oh what’s your house like and those are
oh what’s your house like and those are great questions they’re good getting to
great questions they’re good getting to
great questions they’re good getting to know you questions
know you questions
know you questions they’re icebreakers but they’re also
they’re icebreakers but they’re also
they’re icebreakers but they’re also sort of status questions aren’t they how
sort of status questions aren’t they how
sort of status questions aren’t they how much are you making have you found
much are you making have you found
much are you making have you found someone that can tolerate you is your
someone that can tolerate you is your
someone that can tolerate you is your house gross things like that and then I
house gross things like that and then I
house gross things like that and then I realized that our timeline that we have
realized that our timeline that we have
realized that our timeline that we have this framework which is what it is it’s
this framework which is what it is it’s
this framework which is what it is it’s a framework for how your life can go
a framework for how your life can go
a framework for how your life can go it’s how to has become a have to and if
it’s how to has become a have to and if
it’s how to has become a have to and if you deviate from that it’s looked at
you deviate from that it’s looked at
you deviate from that it’s looked at it’s kind of weird and aberrant and a
it’s kind of weird and aberrant and a
it’s kind of weird and aberrant and a phase and you’ll grow out of it and then
phase and you’ll grow out of it and then
phase and you’ll grow out of it and then some people don’t and you’re constantly
some people don’t and you’re constantly
some people don’t and you’re constantly battling against what your reality is
battling against what your reality is
battling against what your reality is versus what your expectations are from
versus what your expectations are from
versus what your expectations are from other people and that’s strange to me
other people and that’s strange to me
other people and that’s strange to me and I mean I’m gonna pause again because
and I mean I’m gonna pause again because
and I mean I’m gonna pause again because I don’t want anyone that’s in high
I don’t want anyone that’s in high
I don’t want anyone that’s in high school burning their college acceptance
school burning their college acceptance
school burning their college acceptance letters in front of their parents I’m
letters in front of their parents I’m
letters in front of their parents I’m not saying we should leave our jobs and
not saying we should leave our jobs and
not saying we should leave our jobs and go work in Paris painting I’m saying we
go work in Paris painting I’m saying we
go work in Paris painting I’m saying we end up looking forward over the horizon
end up looking forward over the horizon
end up looking forward over the horizon and we’re aiming our lives to the end of
and we’re aiming our lives to the end of
and we’re aiming our lives to the end of our lives we’re just trying to connect
our lives we’re just trying to connect
our lives we’re just trying to connect that dot you have a degree what next you
that dot you have a degree what next you
that dot you have a degree what next you have a house what next you have kids
have a house what next you have kids
have a house what next you have kids what next you get them into a good
what next you get them into a good
what next you get them into a good school and we’re what next thing
school and we’re what next thing
school and we’re what next thing ourselves right into retirement
ourselves right into retirement
ourselves right into retirement the problem with connect the dots is it
the problem with connect the dots is it
the problem with connect the dots is it only makes sense when you finish the
only makes sense when you finish the
only makes sense when you finish the picture and I’m actually going to give
picture and I’m actually going to give
picture and I’m actually going to give you something
you something
you something folksy that my grandfather likes to say
folksy that my grandfather likes to say
folksy that my grandfather likes to say he likes to say if you travel across the
he likes to say if you travel across the
he likes to say if you travel across the country in the back of a moving van
country in the back of a moving van
country in the back of a moving van you’ll get there and that’s about it and
you’ll get there and that’s about it and
you’ll get there and that’s about it and I have applied that directly to my life
I have applied that directly to my life
I have applied that directly to my life because I really believe that I do love
because I really believe that I do love
because I really believe that I do love road trips
road trips
road trips I actually took two in my mid-20s while
I actually took two in my mid-20s while
I actually took two in my mid-20s while I was poor and we set the goal of
I was poor and we set the goal of
I was poor and we set the goal of getting to California and we did not
getting to California and we did not
getting to California and we did not make a road map we just sort of went
make a road map we just sort of went
make a road map we just sort of went where we wanted to so we did the normal
where we wanted to so we did the normal
where we wanted to so we did the normal things we saw the Grand Canyon we saw
things we saw the Grand Canyon we saw
things we saw the Grand Canyon we saw Mount Rushmore which is much smaller
Mount Rushmore which is much smaller
Mount Rushmore which is much smaller than it looks in pictures but I also saw
than it looks in pictures but I also saw
than it looks in pictures but I also saw a palace built entirely out of corn
a palace built entirely out of corn
a palace built entirely out of corn husks I saw the town from the
husks I saw the town from the
husks I saw the town from the Flintstones and we drove through it and
Flintstones and we drove through it and
Flintstones and we drove through it and I tell people about my road trips I got
I tell people about my road trips I got
I tell people about my road trips I got to California but the memories I think
to California but the memories I think
to California but the memories I think about are always those weird things that
about are always those weird things that
about are always those weird things that we just sort of ran into and I suppose
we just sort of ran into and I suppose
we just sort of ran into and I suppose what I’m saying is a framework a
what I’m saying is a framework a
what I’m saying is a framework a skeleton only works if it has muscle and
skeleton only works if it has muscle and
skeleton only works if it has muscle and organs and tissue and meat attached to
organs and tissue and meat attached to
organs and tissue and meat attached to it so you need to round out your
it so you need to round out your
it so you need to round out your experiences you want life to be like
experiences you want life to be like
experiences you want life to be like this I wanted life to go like this just
this I wanted life to go like this just
this I wanted life to go like this just a straight bar graph up but it’s not
a straight bar graph up but it’s not
a straight bar graph up but it’s not it’s gonna look like a heartbeat it’s
it’s gonna look like a heartbeat it’s
it’s gonna look like a heartbeat it’s gonna go up and down you’re gonna have
gonna go up and down you’re gonna have
gonna go up and down you’re gonna have your peaks and your valleys and I think
your peaks and your valleys and I think
your peaks and your valleys and I think that we need to accept that peaks and
that we need to accept that peaks and
that we need to accept that peaks and valleys are okay because they teach us
valleys are okay because they teach us
valleys are okay because they teach us things that we didn’t realize we needed
things that we didn’t realize we needed
things that we didn’t realize we needed to know so in my 20s those random jobs
to know so in my 20s those random jobs
to know so in my 20s those random jobs who would ever think that working in a
who would ever think that working in a
who would ever think that working in a police as a server was gonna lead
police as a server was gonna lead
police as a server was gonna lead anywhere it’s just it’s a job but when
anywhere it’s just it’s a job but when
anywhere it’s just it’s a job but when the opportunity for Disney Cruise Line
the opportunity for Disney Cruise Line
the opportunity for Disney Cruise Line came up they needed someone with good
came up they needed someone with good
came up they needed someone with good people skills that could deal with
people skills that could deal with
people skills that could deal with high-stress situations or perhaps needy
high-stress situations or perhaps needy
high-stress situations or perhaps needy clients and that’s what Applebee’s
clients and that’s what Applebee’s
clients and that’s what Applebee’s taught me certainly how to deal with
taught me certainly how to deal with
taught me certainly how to deal with needy people
needy people
needy people I followed a girl from college to an
I followed a girl from college to an
I followed a girl from college to an improv troupe in New York City just
improv troupe in New York City just
improv troupe in New York City just because I thought we were gonna get
because I thought we were gonna get
because I thought we were gonna get married and then we did it and I said
married and then we did it and I said
married and then we did it and I said well that was a waste of time and money
well that was a waste of time and money
well that was a waste of time and money and then Disney Cruise Line needed an
and then Disney Cruise Line needed an
and then Disney Cruise Line needed an improviser to be a performer and I had
improviser to be a performer and I had
improviser to be a performer and I had that ready to go even that terrible
that ready to go even that terrible
that ready to go even that terrible office job that I cannot describe to you
office job that I cannot describe to you
office job that I cannot describe to you the buttercream cake job even that
the buttercream cake job even that
the buttercream cake job even that taught me spreadsheets and it taught me
taught me spreadsheets and it taught me
taught me spreadsheets and it taught me time management and now with my new job
time management and now with my new job
time management and now with my new job as character manager that’s pretty much
as character manager that’s pretty much
as character manager that’s pretty much 30% of my job and I get to use it now
30% of my job and I get to use it now
30% of my job and I get to use it now and that’s great for me so I guess what
and that’s great for me so I guess what
and that’s great for me so I guess what I’m saying is don’t be afraid of taking
I’m saying is don’t be afraid of taking
I’m saying is don’t be afraid of taking this weird individual peculiar journey
this weird individual peculiar journey
this weird individual peculiar journey you’re gonna have that happen you’re
you’re gonna have that happen you’re
you’re gonna have that happen you’re gonna have failures you’re gonna waste
gonna have failures you’re gonna waste
gonna have failures you’re gonna waste years of your life doing something that
years of your life doing something that
years of your life doing something that doesn’t amount to anything but you can
doesn’t amount to anything but you can
doesn’t amount to anything but you can always take something from that and
always take something from that and
always take something from that and apply it to the future don’t go to
apply it to the future don’t go to
apply it to the future don’t go to California in the back of a moving truck
California in the back of a moving truck
California in the back of a moving truck get a convertible stop in a town eat a
get a convertible stop in a town eat a
get a convertible stop in a town eat a burger that’s gonna make you sick that
burger that’s gonna make you sick that
burger that’s gonna make you sick that night say hello to the locals and judge
night say hello to the locals and judge
night say hello to the locals and judge them later have those experiences if you
them later have those experiences if you
them later have those experiences if you connect the dots do it with a glitter
connect the dots do it with a glitter
connect the dots do it with a glitter pen if you have to get where you’re
pen if you have to get where you’re
pen if you have to get where you’re going dance where you’re going just have
going dance where you’re going just have
going dance where you’re going just have fun with it or don’t and ignore me I
fun with it or don’t and ignore me I
fun with it or don’t and ignore me I babysit Mickey Mouse thank you very much
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