I was going through my journal that I wrote in every single day when I was in
wrote in every single day when I was in
wrote in every single day when I was in Uganda Africa on a volunteer program in
Uganda Africa on a volunteer program in
Uganda Africa on a volunteer program in 2013 I opened two random page my
2013 I opened two random page my
2013 I opened two random page my handwriting wrote today was village day
handwriting wrote today was village day
handwriting wrote today was village day I went to a village and sat on the
I went to a village and sat on the
I went to a village and sat on the ground with four amazing Ugandan women
ground with four amazing Ugandan women
ground with four amazing Ugandan women and had a conversation I’ll never forget
and had a conversation I’ll never forget
and had a conversation I’ll never forget I can still paint a picture in my mind
I can still paint a picture in my mind
I can still paint a picture in my mind exactly what this looked like I remember
exactly what this looked like I remember
exactly what this looked like I remember looking beyond the women their home
looking beyond the women their home
looking beyond the women their home which were which were mud huts where
which were which were mud huts where
which were which were mud huts where children would sleep on the dirt and use
children would sleep on the dirt and use
children would sleep on the dirt and use a sheet for a blanket I remember the
a sheet for a blanket I remember the
a sheet for a blanket I remember the dirt in between my fingernails as I was
dirt in between my fingernails as I was
dirt in between my fingernails as I was picking beans out of the pod that we
picking beans out of the pod that we
picking beans out of the pod that we soaked and ate for dinner the women and
soaked and ate for dinner the women and
soaked and ate for dinner the women and I started talking about wealth and the
I started talking about wealth and the
I started talking about wealth and the difference of wealth in America and
difference of wealth in America and
difference of wealth in America and wealth in Uganda one of the women
wealth in Uganda one of the women
wealth in Uganda one of the women started saying that in America
started saying that in America
started saying that in America many people view wealth as having
many people view wealth as having
many people view wealth as having possessions objects money and then she
possessions objects money and then she
possessions objects money and then she said that there’s no money exchanged in
said that there’s no money exchanged in
said that there’s no money exchanged in these villages that they eat what they
these villages that they eat what they
these villages that they eat what they grow and if they have a bad harvest they
grow and if they have a bad harvest they
grow and if they have a bad harvest they don’t eat she said for her wealth is her
don’t eat she said for her wealth is her
don’t eat she said for her wealth is her family even though she struggles to feed
family even though she struggles to feed
family even though she struggles to feed her five children she said she wanted
her five children she said she wanted
her five children she said she wanted seven more yeah she said she wanted
seven more yeah she said she wanted
seven more yeah she said she wanted seven more because that’s seven more she
seven more because that’s seven more she
seven more because that’s seven more she could hug kiss sing dance and play with
could hug kiss sing dance and play with
could hug kiss sing dance and play with in the words of her that is what we do
in the words of her that is what we do
in the words of her that is what we do here we enjoy it and we have fun so when
here we enjoy it and we have fun so when
here we enjoy it and we have fun so when I came back to America after my
I came back to America after my
I came back to America after my experience in Uganda I couldn’t help but
experience in Uganda I couldn’t help but
experience in Uganda I couldn’t help but think how I got there in the first place
think how I got there in the first place
think how I got there in the first place how a friend of mine and I had a
how a friend of mine and I had a
how a friend of mine and I had a conversation in 2012 about his African
conversation in 2012 about his African
conversation in 2012 about his African countries volunteer experience
countries volunteer experience
countries volunteer experience and what he said was that if he could do
and what he said was that if he could do
and what he said was that if he could do it then I could too and those simple
it then I could too and those simple
it then I could too and those simple words motivated me and inspired me to
words motivated me and inspired me to
words motivated me and inspired me to get behind a computer screen and apply
get behind a computer screen and apply
get behind a computer screen and apply for global volunteer network which is an
for global volunteer network which is an
for global volunteer network which is an international organization and I got
international organization and I got
international organization and I got accepted and they placed me in Uganda so
accepted and they placed me in Uganda so
accepted and they placed me in Uganda so after my experience in Uganda I was so
after my experience in Uganda I was so
after my experience in Uganda I was so inspired and because I was inspired I
inspired and because I was inspired I
inspired and because I was inspired I want to inspire other people to come
want to inspire other people to come
want to inspire other people to come with me to Uganda to those villages I
with me to Uganda to those villages I
with me to Uganda to those villages I was at teaching orphans at the school
was at teaching orphans at the school
was at teaching orphans at the school that I taught English at I had dreams of
that I taught English at I had dreams of
that I taught English at I had dreams of starting a non-profit an organization I
starting a non-profit an organization I
starting a non-profit an organization I want to make a stand for a common cause
want to make a stand for a common cause
want to make a stand for a common cause for the better of humanity and to make a
for the better of humanity and to make a
for the better of humanity and to make a positive impact in the world and people
positive impact in the world and people
positive impact in the world and people doubted me
doubted me
doubted me people said I couldn’t do it they said I
people said I couldn’t do it they said I
people said I couldn’t do it they said I was too young people weren’t taking me
was too young people weren’t taking me
was too young people weren’t taking me seriously they said there’s too much
seriously they said there’s too much
seriously they said there’s too much risk people won’t pay for their own
risk people won’t pay for their own
risk people won’t pay for their own tickets and go with you they said I
tickets and go with you they said I
tickets and go with you they said I should wait till I get a college degree
should wait till I get a college degree
should wait till I get a college degree until I started well I persevered and I
until I started well I persevered and I
until I started well I persevered and I did it I started an international
did it I started an international
did it I started an international nonprofit called inspire one because the
nonprofit called inspire one because the
nonprofit called inspire one because the power of one individual is infinite and
power of one individual is infinite and
power of one individual is infinite and we focus on Community Development and
we focus on Community Development and
we focus on Community Development and international support for all global
international support for all global
international support for all global citizens because inspiration never ends
citizens because inspiration never ends
citizens because inspiration never ends it is a legacy that gets transferred
it is a legacy that gets transferred
it is a legacy that gets transferred from person to person inspiration comes
from person to person inspiration comes
from person to person inspiration comes in all forms and emotions inspiration
in all forms and emotions inspiration
in all forms and emotions inspiration motivates people to try something new to
motivates people to try something new to
motivates people to try something new to do something or to create something in
do something or to create something in
do something or to create something in 2015 I had inspired nine individuals to
2015 I had inspired nine individuals to
2015 I had inspired nine individuals to come with me to Uganda teaching English
come with me to Uganda teaching English
come with me to Uganda teaching English to orphans caring for individuals who
to orphans caring for individuals who
to orphans caring for individuals who experience life with HIV
experience life with HIV
experience life with HIV malaria and other STDs this year in 2016
malaria and other STDs this year in 2016
malaria and other STDs this year in 2016 I’ve inspired 9 more individuals to pay
I’ve inspired 9 more individuals to pay
I’ve inspired 9 more individuals to pay for their own plane tickets come to
for their own plane tickets come to
for their own plane tickets come to Uganda focusing on the villages needs
Uganda focusing on the villages needs
Uganda focusing on the villages needs fulfilling their goals and after we
fulfilling their goals and after we
fulfilling their goals and after we arrived our efforts will be feeding over
arrived our efforts will be feeding over
arrived our efforts will be feeding over 80 orphans daily from then on out
inspiration is amazing I got to ask you
inspiration is amazing I got to ask you though who inspires you what would you
though who inspires you what would you
though who inspires you what would you say oftentimes the leaders are looked at
say oftentimes the leaders are looked at
say oftentimes the leaders are looked at as being inspirational so who’s a leader
as being inspirational so who’s a leader
as being inspirational so who’s a leader who defines a leader well Martin Luther
who defines a leader well Martin Luther
who defines a leader well Martin Luther King and Michael Jordan are just two of
King and Michael Jordan are just two of
King and Michael Jordan are just two of some of the most inspirational
some of the most inspirational
some of the most inspirational motivational icons in the last century
motivational icons in the last century
motivational icons in the last century and idols to me when I was a kid but who
and idols to me when I was a kid but who
and idols to me when I was a kid but who else other than idols are leaders well I
else other than idols are leaders well I
else other than idols are leaders well I see leaders all the time walking down
see leaders all the time walking down
see leaders all the time walking down the street at the store the most
the street at the store the most
the street at the store the most important leader you must always
important leader you must always
important leader you must always remember note and commend is the one you
remember note and commend is the one you
remember note and commend is the one you see when you look in the mirror because
see when you look in the mirror because
see when you look in the mirror because you too have a voice that is heard
you too have a voice that is heard
you too have a voice that is heard between tens hundreds possibly thousands
between tens hundreds possibly thousands
between tens hundreds possibly thousands of people every single day which means
of people every single day which means
of people every single day which means you have the ability and choice to
you have the ability and choice to
you have the ability and choice to inspire individuals almost all the time
inspire individuals almost all the time
inspire individuals almost all the time inspiration is transferred from person
inspiration is transferred from person
inspiration is transferred from person to person through conversation play and
to person through conversation play and
to person through conversation play and activities now remember these words
activities now remember these words
activities now remember these words whether your dreams are personal or your
whether your dreams are personal or your
whether your dreams are personal or your dreams encompass humanity as a whole
dreams encompass humanity as a whole
dreams encompass humanity as a whole you can do it too thank you
you can do it too thank you
you can do it too thank you [Applause]
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