you’re all physically present here but can any of you over here assure me that
can any of you over here assure me that
can any of you over here assure me that all your focus is just on me and my
all your focus is just on me and my
all your focus is just on me and my speech that you’re not thinking about
speech that you’re not thinking about
speech that you’re not thinking about what you’re going after this event or
what you’re going after this event or
what you’re going after this event or what are you going to have for dinner or
what are you going to have for dinner or
what are you going to have for dinner or maybe just something as simple as is you
maybe just something as simple as is you
maybe just something as simple as is you see comfortable enough or not we humans
see comfortable enough or not we humans
see comfortable enough or not we humans according to a study by the University
according to a study by the University
according to a study by the University of Southern California have 70,000
of Southern California have 70,000
of Southern California have 70,000 thoughts a day that’s 50 thoughts a
thoughts a day that’s 50 thoughts a
thoughts a day that’s 50 thoughts a minute that’s way too much thinking
minute that’s way too much thinking
minute that’s way too much thinking going on in our heads
going on in our heads
going on in our heads another study proved that 50% of these
another study proved that 50% of these
another study proved that 50% of these thoughts are positive which obviously
thoughts are positive which obviously
thoughts are positive which obviously leaves the rest to be negative our
leaves the rest to be negative our
leaves the rest to be negative our thoughts are what influenced the world
thoughts are what influenced the world
thoughts are what influenced the world around us peep if people keep generating
around us peep if people keep generating
around us peep if people keep generating these negative thoughts they’re more
these negative thoughts they’re more
these negative thoughts they’re more likely to have a negative earlier on
likely to have a negative earlier on
likely to have a negative earlier on themselves you’re automatically going to
themselves you’re automatically going to
themselves you’re automatically going to assess situations in a negative way if
assess situations in a negative way if
assess situations in a negative way if you keep having a negative outlook
you keep having a negative outlook
you keep having a negative outlook people generate these negative thoughts
people generate these negative thoughts
people generate these negative thoughts so automatically that they’re unaware
so automatically that they’re unaware
so automatically that they’re unaware that this is happening but what they
that this is happening but what they
that this is happening but what they forget in this process is that this is
forget in this process is that this is
forget in this process is that this is actually a choice you’re making often
actually a choice you’re making often
actually a choice you’re making often enough we can control how we feel but
enough we can control how we feel but
enough we can control how we feel but you can always control how you think
you can always control how you think
you can always control how you think there is an active choice you can make
there is an active choice you can make
there is an active choice you can make and that is if you’re aware that
and that is if you’re aware that
and that is if you’re aware that changing your thinking is important
changing your thinking is important
changing your thinking is important changing your own thinking will also
changing your own thinking will also
changing your own thinking will also influence the people around you to
influence the people around you to
influence the people around you to change their thinking when you start
change their thinking when you start
change their thinking when you start seeing things in a positive way no
seeing things in a positive way no
seeing things in a positive way no matter how bad the situation it’s
matter how bad the situation it’s
matter how bad the situation it’s automatically going to get easier you’re
automatically going to get easier you’re
automatically going to get easier you’re automatically going to start finding
automatically going to start finding
automatically going to start finding solutions for it 95% of the thoughts
solutions for it 95% of the thoughts
solutions for it 95% of the thoughts that you have today are the thoughts
that you have today are the thoughts
that you have today are the thoughts that you had yesterday and are also the
that you had yesterday and are also the
that you had yesterday and are also the thoughts you will have tomorrow so
thoughts you will have tomorrow so
thoughts you will have tomorrow so imagine the amount of negativity you’re
imagine the amount of negativity you’re
imagine the amount of negativity you’re surrounded by your mindset in turn
surrounded by your mindset in turn
surrounded by your mindset in turn governs your actions which lead to your
governs your actions which lead to your
governs your actions which lead to your results in life in short if you have a
results in life in short if you have a
results in life in short if you have a mindset that limits your potential
mindset that limits your potential
mindset that limits your potential you’re likely to accept limited limited
you’re likely to accept limited limited
you’re likely to accept limited limited results in your life
results in your life
results in your life if I don’t get outside my comfort zone
if I don’t get outside my comfort zone
if I don’t get outside my comfort zone if I keep telling myself that no that’s
if I keep telling myself that no that’s
if I keep telling myself that no that’s too hard
too hard
too hard seems impossible never going to try it
seems impossible never going to try it
seems impossible never going to try it not going outside my comfort zone I’m
not going outside my comfort zone I’m
not going outside my comfort zone I’m never going to know I can actually do it
never going to know I can actually do it
never going to know I can actually do it I’m never going to push myself and no
I’m never going to push myself and no
I’m never going to push myself and no definitely if I can do it or not push
definitely if I can do it or not push
definitely if I can do it or not push yourself out there what’s the worst that
yourself out there what’s the worst that
yourself out there what’s the worst that can happen you don’t get what you were
can happen you don’t get what you were
can happen you don’t get what you were looking for but at least now you know
looking for but at least now you know
looking for but at least now you know that you tried for it and you have an
that you tried for it and you have an
that you tried for it and you have an assurance that no I actually did try for
assurance that no I actually did try for
assurance that no I actually did try for it and I couldn’t get it don’t just
it and I couldn’t get it don’t just
it and I couldn’t get it don’t just assume that you can’t do it I am when we
assume that you can’t do it I am when we
assume that you can’t do it I am when we start taking things in a positive way
start taking things in a positive way
start taking things in a positive way again your world changes you don’t look
again your world changes you don’t look
again your world changes you don’t look at the things the way no matter how bad
at the things the way no matter how bad
at the things the way no matter how bad the situation is going to get you’re
the situation is going to get you’re
the situation is going to get you’re still going to find a positive outlook
still going to find a positive outlook
still going to find a positive outlook towards it let’s say before I came up
towards it let’s say before I came up
towards it let’s say before I came up here I had two choices
here I had two choices
here I had two choices I could either let my nervousness take
I could either let my nervousness take
I could either let my nervousness take over get cold feet tell mr. Jones I’m
over get cold feet tell mr. Jones I’m
over get cold feet tell mr. Jones I’m sorry I can’t do this
sorry I can’t do this
sorry I can’t do this I’m not going up on the stage I’m not
I’m not going up on the stage I’m not
I’m not going up on the stage I’m not talking or I gather all my courage tell
talking or I gather all my courage tell
talking or I gather all my courage tell myself I know what I have to talk about
myself I know what I have to talk about
myself I know what I have to talk about and come up here and obviously I chose
and come up here and obviously I chose
and come up here and obviously I chose the latter and for you adults out there
the latter and for you adults out there
the latter and for you adults out there I know you guys have a moving
I know you guys have a moving
I know you guys have a moving responsibilities and you guys face
responsibilities and you guys face
responsibilities and you guys face challenges literally every day and I
challenges literally every day and I
challenges literally every day and I believe moving houses is one of them and
believe moving houses is one of them and
believe moving houses is one of them and obviously with moving houses comes
obviously with moving houses comes
obviously with moving houses comes questions like what kind of house do I
questions like what kind of house do I
questions like what kind of house do I want how expensive it is
want how expensive it is
want how expensive it is do I need home loans what kind of
do I need home loans what kind of
do I need home loans what kind of neighborhood it is and why going through
neighborhood it is and why going through
neighborhood it is and why going through the process there’ll be a point where
the process there’ll be a point where
the process there’ll be a point where you want to give up you’re just going to
you want to give up you’re just going to
you want to give up you’re just going to say you know what I’m not doing this I’m
say you know what I’m not doing this I’m
say you know what I’m not doing this I’m happy in the house I’m living I don’t
happy in the house I’m living I don’t
happy in the house I’m living I don’t want to get a new house but focus at
want to get a new house but focus at
want to get a new house but focus at your end goal focus at the fact that
your end goal focus at the fact that
your end goal focus at the fact that once you overcome all these hardships
once you overcome all these hardships
once you overcome all these hardships you’re going to get the dream house that
you’re going to get the dream house that
you’re going to get the dream house that you actually dreamt off in the first
you actually dreamt off in the first
you actually dreamt off in the first place and for students like me let’s say
place and for students like me let’s say
place and for students like me let’s say I fail a test again me doing a-levels
I fail a test again me doing a-levels
I fail a test again me doing a-levels right now I have the opportunity or
right now I have the opportunity or
right now I have the opportunity or let’s say I have the choice to drop out
let’s say I have the choice to drop out
let’s say I have the choice to drop out I can drop that subject and opt another
I can drop that subject and opt another
I can drop that subject and opt another subject or just drop the subject
subject or just drop the subject
subject or just drop the subject completely and not do anything else
completely and not do anything else
completely and not do anything else but I also have the choice to start
but I also have the choice to start
but I also have the choice to start working harder for it to start revising
working harder for it to start revising
working harder for it to start revising even more than I actually was doing
even more than I actually was doing
even more than I actually was doing before or in some cases I can even hire
before or in some cases I can even hire
before or in some cases I can even hire a tutor and trust me you’re going to see
a tutor and trust me you’re going to see
a tutor and trust me you’re going to see the result in your next test when in if
the result in your next test when in if
the result in your next test when in if you keep having this negative thinking
you keep having this negative thinking
you keep having this negative thinking in the future in the long run you are
in the future in the long run you are
in the future in the long run you are very you have very high chances of going
very you have very high chances of going
very you have very high chances of going through depression or just increase
through depression or just increase
through depression or just increase levels of stress and this leads to heart
levels of stress and this leads to heart
levels of stress and this leads to heart diseases strokes diabetes obesity and
diseases strokes diabetes obesity and
diseases strokes diabetes obesity and I’m pretty sure none of us wonder now
I’m pretty sure none of us wonder now
I’m pretty sure none of us wonder now what really worries me today is how
what really worries me today is how
what really worries me today is how media portrays news towards us this is
media portrays news towards us this is
media portrays news towards us this is the same story of the same newspaper but
the same story of the same newspaper but
the same story of the same newspaper but with two different headlines one Trump
with two different headlines one Trump
with two different headlines one Trump softens his tone another Trump talks
softens his tone another Trump talks
softens his tone another Trump talks tough on wall before even reading these
tough on wall before even reading these
tough on wall before even reading these stories they’re the same story again and
stories they’re the same story again and
stories they’re the same story again and the same newspaper but before even
the same newspaper but before even
the same newspaper but before even reading the story I’m already going to
reading the story I’m already going to
reading the story I’m already going to have a biased opinion about him and
have a biased opinion about him and
have a biased opinion about him and about the about what he’s doing I
about the about what he’s doing I
about the about what he’s doing I haven’t even read the story yet and I’m
haven’t even read the story yet and I’m
haven’t even read the story yet and I’m already going to have a negative outlook
already going to have a negative outlook
already going to have a negative outlook towards it
towards it
towards it just by reading the headline this over
just by reading the headline this over
just by reading the headline this over here is again the same same newspaper
here is again the same same newspaper
here is again the same same newspaper same story
same story
same story Kenya moving in the right direction
Kenya moving in the right direction
Kenya moving in the right direction Kenya heading the wrong way they
Kenya heading the wrong way they
Kenya heading the wrong way they literally contradict each other
literally contradict each other
literally contradict each other and if I read the second one if I never
and if I read the second one if I never
and if I read the second one if I never saw the first one if I just read the
saw the first one if I just read the
saw the first one if I just read the second one Kenya heading the wrong way
second one Kenya heading the wrong way
second one Kenya heading the wrong way again when I will be reading the story
again when I will be reading the story
again when I will be reading the story my mind is automatically going to keep
my mind is automatically going to keep
my mind is automatically going to keep telling myself they’re whatever they’re
telling myself they’re whatever they’re
telling myself they’re whatever they’re doing it’s wrong it’s not right this is
doing it’s wrong it’s not right this is
doing it’s wrong it’s not right this is not right for the country nope
not right for the country nope
not right for the country nope this isn’t it I don’t even know what the
this isn’t it I don’t even know what the
this isn’t it I don’t even know what the realities I’m just seeing one side of it
realities I’m just seeing one side of it
realities I’m just seeing one side of it I’m dipping my opinion about the story
I’m dipping my opinion about the story
I’m dipping my opinion about the story entirely depends on the headline here
entirely depends on the headline here
entirely depends on the headline here these are two different media handles
these are two different media handles
these are two different media handles talking about the same story again in
talking about the same story again in
talking about the same story again in donation court sentences British women
donation court sentences British women
donation court sentences British women to death for smuggling cocaine worth two
to death for smuggling cocaine worth two
to death for smuggling cocaine worth two point five million dollars another
point five million dollars another
point five million dollars another handle British grandmother facing
handle British grandmother facing
handle British grandmother facing execution by firing squad in a jungle
execution by firing squad in a jungle
execution by firing squad in a jungle clear
clear
clear if I didn’t read the second one and if I
if I didn’t read the second one and if I
if I didn’t read the second one and if I just read this first or if I just read
just read this first or if I just read
just read this first or if I just read the first headline and I clicked on the
the first headline and I clicked on the
the first headline and I clicked on the story my mind is automatically going to
story my mind is automatically going to
story my mind is automatically going to tell me that that lady is wrong that
tell me that that lady is wrong that
tell me that that lady is wrong that what that lady did is wrong and she
what that lady did is wrong and she
what that lady did is wrong and she deserves to be executed but is that the
deserves to be executed but is that the
deserves to be executed but is that the truth is the media actually giving you
truth is the media actually giving you
truth is the media actually giving you two sides of the story
two sides of the story
two sides of the story are you actually sure that when you’re
are you actually sure that when you’re
are you actually sure that when you’re reading the headline or when you’re
reading the headline or when you’re
reading the headline or when you’re reading story
reading story
reading story you’re not having a biased opinion about
you’re not having a biased opinion about
you’re not having a biased opinion about it think about it the media itself is
it think about it the media itself is
it think about it the media itself is spreading so much negativity that you’re
spreading so much negativity that you’re
spreading so much negativity that you’re automatically starting to think starting
automatically starting to think starting
automatically starting to think starting to see things in a negative way I have
to see things in a negative way I have
to see things in a negative way I have one question for the youth today with
one question for the youth today with
one question for the youth today with which obviously does include me why are
which obviously does include me why are
which obviously does include me why are we so dependent on social networking
we so dependent on social networking
we so dependent on social networking sites these are a few posts I come
sites these are a few posts I come
sites these are a few posts I come across every day on my newsfeed be it
across every day on my newsfeed be it
across every day on my newsfeed be it Facebook Instagram Twitter Tumblr it’s
Facebook Instagram Twitter Tumblr it’s
Facebook Instagram Twitter Tumblr it’s all over and one thing that I don’t
all over and one thing that I don’t
all over and one thing that I don’t understand is why do I need these
understand is why do I need these
understand is why do I need these anonymous strangers on the Internet to
anonymous strangers on the Internet to
anonymous strangers on the Internet to tell me how I should be feeling about
tell me how I should be feeling about
tell me how I should be feeling about myself or how I should be assessing a
myself or how I should be assessing a
myself or how I should be assessing a situation I mean if the I am going
situation I mean if the I am going
situation I mean if the I am going through something hard if I’m going
through something hard if I’m going
through something hard if I’m going through a bad situation in life I should
through a bad situation in life I should
through a bad situation in life I should be the one telling myself the don’t
be the one telling myself the don’t
be the one telling myself the don’t worry it’s going to be fine you’re going
worry it’s going to be fine you’re going
worry it’s going to be fine you’re going to get through this
to get through this
to get through this why are we so dependent on these social
why are we so dependent on these social
why are we so dependent on these social networking sites and these posts are
networking sites and these posts are
networking sites and these posts are literally not from the same account
literally not from the same account
literally not from the same account they’re from various account different
they’re from various account different
they’re from various account different accounts all over it actually is very
accounts all over it actually is very
accounts all over it actually is very worrying why can’t we trust ourselves
worrying why can’t we trust ourselves
worrying why can’t we trust ourselves why are we trusting these strangers I
why are we trusting these strangers I
why are we trusting these strangers I don’t even know who is the owner of the
don’t even know who is the owner of the
don’t even know who is the owner of the account and I’m trusting that person
account and I’m trusting that person
account and I’m trusting that person because that person told me that oh
because that person told me that oh
because that person told me that oh don’t worry you’re going to get through
don’t worry you’re going to get through
don’t worry you’re going to get through this why can’t I tell myself the same
this why can’t I tell myself the same
this why can’t I tell myself the same thing
thing
thing and trust myself to conclude my speech
and trust myself to conclude my speech
and trust myself to conclude my speech today I want to tell you guys a few
today I want to tell you guys a few
today I want to tell you guys a few things that you can think about when you
things that you can think about when you
things that you can think about when you go through a hard situation first
go through a hard situation first
go through a hard situation first control your response be humans have
control your response be humans have
control your response be humans have tendency to react the moment I hear
tendency to react the moment I hear
tendency to react the moment I hear something I want to react I want to give
something I want to react I want to give
something I want to react I want to give my opinion about it but we all need to
my opinion about it but we all need to
my opinion about it but we all need to calm down and relax you need to assess
calm down and relax you need to assess
calm down and relax you need to assess the situation look at different point of
the situation look at different point of
the situation look at different point of views look at the wise house when what
views look at the wise house when what
views look at the wise house when what where and tell yourself is you seeing it
where and tell yourself is you seeing it
where and tell yourself is you seeing it in a negative way going to affect you in
in a negative way going to affect you in
in a negative way going to affect you in the next five years or if you think this
the next five years or if you think this
the next five years or if you think this is something negative is this particular
is something negative is this particular
is something negative is this particular situation actually benefiting someone
situation actually benefiting someone
situation actually benefiting someone maybe it’s not benefiting you but it
maybe it’s not benefiting you but it
maybe it’s not benefiting you but it might be benefiting someone else think
might be benefiting someone else think
might be benefiting someone else think about it we should stop reacting to
about it we should stop reacting to
about it we should stop reacting to things the moment we listen to them take
things the moment we listen to them take
things the moment we listen to them take a moment to assess situations secondly
a moment to assess situations secondly
a moment to assess situations secondly learn from negative situations no matter
learn from negative situations no matter
learn from negative situations no matter how hard the situation you’re going to
how hard the situation you’re going to
how hard the situation you’re going to come out of it and once you come out of
come out of it and once you come out of
come out of it and once you come out of it it’s not going to ruin you it’s just
it it’s not going to ruin you it’s just
it it’s not going to ruin you it’s just going to mold you to be a better person
going to mold you to be a better person
going to mold you to be a better person it’s just going to teach you a life
it’s just going to teach you a life
it’s just going to teach you a life lesson that you maybe didn’t know before
lesson that you maybe didn’t know before
lesson that you maybe didn’t know before or if you didn’t if or if you did know
or if you didn’t if or if you did know
or if you didn’t if or if you did know it you will start implementing it now
it you will start implementing it now
it you will start implementing it now you’ll start implementing it after
you’ll start implementing it after
you’ll start implementing it after actually going through it so learn from
actually going through it so learn from
actually going through it so learn from the negative situations it’s always
the negative situations it’s always
the negative situations it’s always going to teach you something it’s never
going to teach you something it’s never
going to teach you something it’s never going to even if it takes something from
going to even if it takes something from
going to even if it takes something from you it’s giving you something back in
you it’s giving you something back in
you it’s giving you something back in return and that is the value and that is
return and that is the value and that is
return and that is the value and that is just teaching you how to live a life and
just teaching you how to live a life and
just teaching you how to live a life and no one has a perfect life no one has
no one has a perfect life no one has
no one has a perfect life no one has perfect situations going on everyone is
perfect situations going on everyone is
perfect situations going on everyone is going to go through negative situations
going to go through negative situations
going to go through negative situations at one point or the other thirdly if you
at one point or the other thirdly if you
at one point or the other thirdly if you make a mistake admit it I personally am
make a mistake admit it I personally am
make a mistake admit it I personally am going to be honest I hate admitting if I
going to be honest I hate admitting if I
going to be honest I hate admitting if I made a mistake I just I just tend to
made a mistake I just I just tend to
made a mistake I just I just tend to ignore it no I’m sorry no I don’t do it
ignore it no I’m sorry no I don’t do it
ignore it no I’m sorry no I don’t do it no no no I’m not doing it I didn’t do it
no no no I’m not doing it I didn’t do it
no no no I’m not doing it I didn’t do it but we humans we should start admitting
but we humans we should start admitting
but we humans we should start admitting to our mistakes it’s automatically going
to our mistakes it’s automatically going
to our mistakes it’s automatically going to make the situation better if you made
to make the situation better if you made
to make the situation better if you made a mistake you realize it think about the
a mistake you realize it think about the
a mistake you realize it think about the next step think about the fact that what
next step think about the fact that what
next step think about the fact that what are you going to do next what are you
are you going to do next what are you
are you going to do next what are you going to do to make it better if we
going to do to make it better if we
going to do to make it better if we start admitting it it’s automatically go
start admitting it it’s automatically go
start admitting it it’s automatically go change others point of view towards you
change others point of view towards you
change others point of view towards you and your
and your
and your own point of view towards the situation
own point of view towards the situation
own point of view towards the situation and again it’s nothing to be ashamed
and again it’s nothing to be ashamed
and again it’s nothing to be ashamed about
about
about all of us over here do make mistakes and
all of us over here do make mistakes and
all of us over here do make mistakes and to end and basically what my whole
to end and basically what my whole
to end and basically what my whole speech was about maintain a positive
speech was about maintain a positive
speech was about maintain a positive view you’re maintaining a positive view
view you’re maintaining a positive view
view you’re maintaining a positive view is automatically going to going to make
is automatically going to going to make
is automatically going to going to make your world a better world than it
your world a better world than it
your world a better world than it already is
already is
already is thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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