to start off I just want to say how humbled and honored I am to share the
humbled and honored I am to share the
humbled and honored I am to share the stage with so many great speakers we
stage with so many great speakers we
stage with so many great speakers we have every everybody from business
have every everybody from business
have every everybody from business professionals college professors former
professionals college professors former
professionals college professors former senators of Iowa and current senators of
senators of Iowa and current senators of
senators of Iowa and current senators of Iowa it’s a great show and then we have
Iowa it’s a great show and then we have
Iowa it’s a great show and then we have been high school student that to be
been high school student that to be
been high school student that to be honest with all of you hasn’t done much
honest with all of you hasn’t done much
honest with all of you hasn’t done much is life besides play basketball despite
is life besides play basketball despite
is life besides play basketball despite this I would the basketball has helped
this I would the basketball has helped
this I would the basketball has helped to teach me one of life’s most valuable
to teach me one of life’s most valuable
to teach me one of life’s most valuable lessons in society today people avoid
lessons in society today people avoid
lessons in society today people avoid caring whether it be about analytics
caring whether it be about analytics
caring whether it be about analytics academics other people or just life in
academics other people or just life in
academics other people or just life in general there’s an indifference in
general there’s an indifference in
general there’s an indifference in today’s society that’s alarming one
today’s society that’s alarming one
today’s society that’s alarming one reason people decide not to care you
reason people decide not to care you
reason people decide not to care you guys caring it’s not perceived as being
guys caring it’s not perceived as being
guys caring it’s not perceived as being cool what I mean by this is that the
cool what I mean by this is that the
cool what I mean by this is that the majority of people around us do not care
majority of people around us do not care
majority of people around us do not care do not try and do not put in effort so
do not try and do not put in effort so
do not try and do not put in effort so that teaches us that caring is not the
that teaches us that caring is not the
that teaches us that caring is not the cool thing to do another reason people
cool thing to do another reason people
cool thing to do another reason people avoid carry is because they’re afraid
avoid carry is because they’re afraid
avoid carry is because they’re afraid that they will put it all that time and
that they will put it all that time and
that they will put it all that time and all that effort and not get the results
all that effort and not get the results
all that effort and not get the results that they want what’s the point of these
that they want what’s the point of these
that they want what’s the point of these types of mindsets though why go through
types of mindsets though why go through
types of mindsets though why go through life not caring not getting outside of
life not caring not getting outside of
life not caring not getting outside of your comfort zone
your comfort zone
your comfort zone and not trying just to be able just to
and not trying just to be able just to
and not trying just to be able just to avoid being seen as uncool and just to
avoid being seen as uncool and just to
avoid being seen as uncool and just to avoid the disappointment of failure I go
avoid the disappointment of failure I go
avoid the disappointment of failure I go by that in my talk instead of you
by that in my talk instead of you
by that in my talk instead of you realize how cool it can be to care so as
realize how cool it can be to care so as
realize how cool it can be to care so as I mentioned basketball spent a huge part
I mentioned basketball spent a huge part
I mentioned basketball spent a huge part of my life since fourth through fifth
of my life since fourth through fifth
of my life since fourth through fifth grade looking at me however you’d
grade looking at me however you’d
grade looking at me however you’d probably never guessed this obviously
probably never guessed this obviously
probably never guessed this obviously I’m pretty short I’ve averaged
I’m pretty short I’ve averaged
I’m pretty short I’ve averaged athleticism to say the most I’m
athleticism to say the most I’m
athleticism to say the most I’m definitely not the stereotypical
definitely not the stereotypical
definitely not the stereotypical basketball player behind me you can see
basketball player behind me you can see
basketball player behind me you can see a picture of the varsity basketball team
a picture of the varsity basketball team
a picture of the varsity basketball team my freshman year looking at it everybody
my freshman year looking at it everybody
my freshman year looking at it everybody is pretty tall 6-2 6-3 the stereotypical
is pretty tall 6-2 6-3 the stereotypical
is pretty tall 6-2 6-3 the stereotypical basketball player and then you get to
basketball player and then you get to
basketball player and then you get to number five
number five
number five that’s me five foot eight on a good day
that’s me five foot eight on a good day
that’s me five foot eight on a good day despite all my physical shortcomings
despite all my physical shortcomings
despite all my physical shortcomings caring about the game and putting an
caring about the game and putting an
caring about the game and putting an effort have allowed me to become a good
effort have allowed me to become a good
effort have allowed me to become a good player live a squad journey started
player live a squad journey started
player live a squad journey started similar to a lot of other kids on the
similar to a lot of other kids on the
similar to a lot of other kids on the playground
playground
playground it is these games on the North East
it is these games on the North East
it is these games on the North East elementary playground that first sparked
elementary playground that first sparked
elementary playground that first sparked my interest in basketball I think the
my interest in basketball I think the
my interest in basketball I think the one defining moment for me would be in
one defining moment for me would be in
one defining moment for me would be in fifth grade
fifth grade
fifth grade watching the state Washington basketball
watching the state Washington basketball
watching the state Washington basketball team make it all the way to the state
team make it all the way to the state
team make it all the way to the state tournament further from the perspective
tournament further from the perspective
tournament further from the perspective of a fifth grader these players were
of a fifth grader these players were
of a fifth grader these players were incredible I remember going to every
incredible I remember going to every
incredible I remember going to every single home game that year I remember
single home game that year I remember
single home game that year I remember the pact stands every night I remember
the pact stands every night I remember
the pact stands every night I remember the crazy student section and I remember
the crazy student section and I remember
the crazy student section and I remember going home after one of the games
going home after one of the games
going home after one of the games thinking to myself that could be me one
thinking to myself that could be me one
thinking to myself that could be me one day out on the court so the following
day out on the court so the following
day out on the court so the following summer I attended a North East
summer I attended a North East
summer I attended a North East basketball camp it was a week-long camp
basketball camp it was a week-long camp
basketball camp it was a week-long camp and on the last day coach gave out to
and on the last day coach gave out to
and on the last day coach gave out to every camper a workout packet full of
every camper a workout packet full of
every camper a workout packet full of the drills that he said he had the high
the drills that he said he had the high
the drills that he said he had the high school players do during the offseason
school players do during the offseason
school players do during the offseason that was all I needed here I took that
that was all I needed here I took that
that was all I needed here I took that workout back at home and did those
workout back at home and did those
workout back at home and did those drills every single day on my little
drills every single day on my little
drills every single day on my little cement driveway rain or shine morning or
cement driveway rain or shine morning or
cement driveway rain or shine morning or night I could be found out on that
night I could be found out on that
night I could be found out on that Little Snitch dry weight doing those
Little Snitch dry weight doing those
Little Snitch dry weight doing those drills as you can see my workout bag it
drills as you can see my workout bag it
drills as you can see my workout bag it took quite the beating from all my
took quite the beating from all my
took quite the beating from all my little scribbles and all my sweat so
little scribbles and all my sweat so
little scribbles and all my sweat so obviously when you practice anything you
obviously when you practice anything you
obviously when you practice anything you get there by the time I got to middle
get there by the time I got to middle
get there by the time I got to middle school my ball handling had gotten
school my ball handling had gotten
school my ball handling had gotten pretty good
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[Music] at work Outback however was just started
at work Outback however was just started
at work Outback however was just started my obsession with basketball
my obsession with basketball
my obsession with basketball it was my routine during middle school
it was my routine during middle school
it was my routine during middle school in high school to come in every single
in high school to come in every single
in high school to come in every single morning at 6 a.m. sharp every day I’d be
morning at 6 a.m. sharp every day I’d be
morning at 6 a.m. sharp every day I’d be waiting outside of the doors for the
waiting outside of the doors for the
waiting outside of the doors for the school janitor to let me in so I can get
school janitor to let me in so I can get
school janitor to let me in so I can get into the gym to play basketball over
into the gym to play basketball over
into the gym to play basketball over there’s a lot of kids asked me why do
there’s a lot of kids asked me why do
there’s a lot of kids asked me why do you care so much about basketball why do
you care so much about basketball why do
you care so much about basketball why do you care so much about some silly game
you care so much about some silly game
you care so much about some silly game a lot of kids my age they just want to
a lot of kids my age they just want to
a lot of kids my age they just want to do that they’d be afraid of being viewed
do that they’d be afraid of being viewed
do that they’d be afraid of being viewed as uncool
as uncool
as uncool by their peers and their friends they’d
by their peers and their friends they’d
by their peers and their friends they’d be concerned with putting it up you know
be concerned with putting it up you know
be concerned with putting it up you know putting in all that time and all that
putting in all that time and all that
putting in all that time and all that effort and not getting the results that
effort and not getting the results that
effort and not getting the results that they wanted for me however those
they wanted for me however those
they wanted for me however those thoughts never crossed my mind I knew if
thoughts never crossed my mind I knew if
thoughts never crossed my mind I knew if I want to be like players I’d watched in
I want to be like players I’d watched in
I want to be like players I’d watched in fifth grade I had to put it in the time
fifth grade I had to put it in the time
fifth grade I had to put it in the time I had to get outside my comfort zone and
I had to get outside my comfort zone and
I had to get outside my comfort zone and I had to care about basketball so when
I had to care about basketball so when
I had to care about basketball so when you care about anything as I do with
you care about anything as I do with
you care about anything as I do with basketball you receive a thrill unlike
basketball you receive a thrill unlike
basketball you receive a thrill unlike any other when all that time and all
any other when all that time and all
any other when all that time and all that hard work pays off for me I think
that hard work pays off for me I think
that hard work pays off for me I think back to the way my junior season started
back to the way my junior season started
back to the way my junior season started we were playing our conference rivals
we were playing our conference rivals
we were playing our conference rivals and we knew it would be a great game
and we knew it would be a great game
and we knew it would be a great game I’ve been working out every single day
I’ve been working out every single day
I’ve been working out every single day in the fall like I mentioned so I knew I
in the fall like I mentioned so I knew I
in the fall like I mentioned so I knew I was ready for this game I played without
was ready for this game I played without
was ready for this game I played without a doubt the best game of my life
a doubt the best game of my life
a doubt the best game of my life finishing with 28 points and most
finishing with 28 points and most
finishing with 28 points and most importantly a win to say I was happy
importantly a win to say I was happy
importantly a win to say I was happy after that game would be a traumatic on
after that game would be a traumatic on
after that game would be a traumatic on your statement the feeling that my time
your statement the feeling that my time
your statement the feeling that my time and all my hard work had paid off is a
and all my hard work had paid off is a
and all my hard work had paid off is a feeling I can’t even begin to describe
feeling I can’t even begin to describe
feeling I can’t even begin to describe and I think it’s feeling that everybody
and I think it’s feeling that everybody
and I think it’s feeling that everybody she had the opportunity to experience in
she had the opportunity to experience in
she had the opportunity to experience in their life it was that moment that I
their life it was that moment that I
their life it was that moment that I first realized how cool it can be to
first realized how cool it can be to
first realized how cool it can be to care now I wish I could say it up here
care now I wish I could say it up here
care now I wish I could say it up here and tell you that every single game was
and tell you that every single game was
and tell you that every single game was like that we won
like that we won
like that we won I scored 28 points foot that’s just not
I scored 28 points foot that’s just not
I scored 28 points foot that’s just not the case
the case
the case basketball like life is full of
basketball like life is full of
basketball like life is full of adversity you win and he was for me I
adversity you win and he was for me I
adversity you win and he was for me I think I think about the way my junior
think I think about the way my junior
think I think about the way my junior season ended we were playing in the
season ended we were playing in the
season ended we were playing in the district championship and we were
district championship and we were
district championship and we were playing a good a good team I was so
playing a good a good team I was so
playing a good a good team I was so ready for that game or so I thought I
ready for that game or so I thought I
ready for that game or so I thought I played without a doubt the worst game of
played without a doubt the worst game of
played without a doubt the worst game of my life
my life
my life finishing with only two or three points
finishing with only two or three points
finishing with only two or three points and seven or eight turnovers it was a
and seven or eight turnovers it was a
and seven or eight turnovers it was a nightmare after the game I remember
nightmare after the game I remember
nightmare after the game I remember thinking to myself why did I put in all
thinking to myself why did I put in all
thinking to myself why did I put in all that time and all that effort and why
that time and all that effort and why
that time and all that effort and why did I care so much about basketball just
did I care so much about basketball just
did I care so much about basketball just to get that result it was a frustrating
to get that result it was a frustrating
to get that result it was a frustrating time and it made me realize why many
time and it made me realize why many
time and it made me realize why many people avoid carrying in the first place
people avoid carrying in the first place
people avoid carrying in the first place a lot of people they just wouldn’t put
a lot of people they just wouldn’t put
a lot of people they just wouldn’t put in all that time and all that effort to
in all that time and all that effort to
in all that time and all that effort to get that result so my example is
get that result so my example is
get that result so my example is obviously the story of what it looks
obviously the story of what it looks
obviously the story of what it looks like the care in terms of basketball but
like the care in terms of basketball but
like the care in terms of basketball but what does it look like not to care
what does it look like not to care
what does it look like not to care oh boy that doesn’t care doesn’t put in
oh boy that doesn’t care doesn’t put in
oh boy that doesn’t care doesn’t put in anyways time here in the offseason he’s
anyways time here in the offseason he’s
anyways time here in the offseason he’s not emotionally invested in the success
not emotionally invested in the success
not emotionally invested in the success of the team and he just goes through the
of the team and he just goes through the
of the team and he just goes through the motions here in practice like I
motions here in practice like I
motions here in practice like I mentioned this player thinks he’s being
mentioned this player thinks he’s being
mentioned this player thinks he’s being smart by avoiding all the frustration
smart by avoiding all the frustration
smart by avoiding all the frustration and disappointment that comes with
and disappointment that comes with
and disappointment that comes with caring about something and perhaps this
caring about something and perhaps this
caring about something and perhaps this player thinks he appears cool to his
player thinks he appears cool to his
player thinks he appears cool to his friends and fears because it looks like
friends and fears because it looks like
friends and fears because it looks like he’s not trying however could not be
he’s not trying however could not be
he’s not trying however could not be farther from the truth
farther from the truth
farther from the truth this player is robbing himself a lot of
this player is robbing himself a lot of
this player is robbing himself a lot of joy and all this satisfaction that he
joy and all this satisfaction that he
joy and all this satisfaction that he could experience if you chose to care
could experience if you chose to care
could experience if you chose to care about basketball this player will always
about basketball this player will always
about basketball this player will always wonder what if what if you’re chosen to
wonder what if what if you’re chosen to
wonder what if what if you’re chosen to care more what if you’d put in more
care more what if you’d put in more
care more what if you’d put in more Muskaan how much better could you but
Muskaan how much better could you but
Muskaan how much better could you but and how much more joy and satisfaction
and how much more joy and satisfaction
and how much more joy and satisfaction who TV experience if you had not been
who TV experience if you had not been
who TV experience if you had not been too cool to hear so at this point in my
too cool to hear so at this point in my
too cool to hear so at this point in my talk all of you may be out there
talk all of you may be out there
talk all of you may be out there thinking to yourself this is a stand up
thinking to yourself this is a stand up
thinking to yourself this is a stand up here and talk about basketball the whole
here and talk about basketball the whole
here and talk about basketball the whole time well as much they may want to and I
time well as much they may want to and I
time well as much they may want to and I definitely could stand up here for hours
definitely could stand up here for hours
definitely could stand up here for hours and time Oh basketball the purpose of my
and time Oh basketball the purpose of my
and time Oh basketball the purpose of my talk is much larger basketball like all
talk is much larger basketball like all
talk is much larger basketball like all sports is a parallel to life the lesson
sports is a parallel to life the lesson
sports is a parallel to life the lesson that caring can be cool transfers from
that caring can be cool transfers from
that caring can be cool transfers from basketball to anything in life such as
basketball to anything in life such as
basketball to anything in life such as education and anything and the more you
education and anything and the more you
education and anything and the more you choose to care about something the
choose to care about something the
choose to care about something the better results you get in terms of
better results you get in terms of
better results you get in terms of basketball the more time you spend
basketball the more time you spend
basketball the more time you spend practicing the better games will go in
practicing the better games will go in
practicing the better games will go in terms of something like education more
terms of something like education more
terms of something like education more time is spent studying or doing homework
time is spent studying or doing homework
time is spent studying or doing homework the better the test will go and the
the better the test will go and the
the better the test will go and the better you will retain the material I’m
better you will retain the material I’m
better you will retain the material I’m really not up here explaining rocket
really not up here explaining rocket
really not up here explaining rocket science all of the other speakers today
science all of the other speakers today
science all of the other speakers today have much more complex ideas the concept
have much more complex ideas the concept
have much more complex ideas the concept of putting in more effort is what leads
of putting in more effort is what leads
of putting in more effort is what leads to greater results is no secret it’s
to greater results is no secret it’s
to greater results is no secret it’s simple so what is stopping all students
simple so what is stopping all students
simple so what is stopping all students from applying this in their own lives
from applying this in their own lives
from applying this in their own lives laziness possibly I really think that
laziness possibly I really think that
laziness possibly I really think that this problem stems from the fact that
this problem stems from the fact that
this problem stems from the fact that caring is not perceived as being cool
caring is not perceived as being cool
caring is not perceived as being cool students are more worried with trying to
students are more worried with trying to
students are more worried with trying to feel cool in front of their friends than
feel cool in front of their friends than
feel cool in front of their friends than they are about caring about their
they are about caring about their
they are about caring about their education students myself included most
education students myself included most
education students myself included most the time fail to realize all the
the time fail to realize all the
the time fail to realize all the benefits that come along with the caring
benefits that come along with the caring
benefits that come along with the caring about your education caring about your
about your education caring about your
about your education caring about your education provides but provides
education provides but provides
education provides but provides opportunities for a better future make
opportunities for a better future make
opportunities for a better future make sure life a whole lot easier in college
sure life a whole lot easier in college
sure life a whole lot easier in college and it just makes you a more interesting
and it just makes you a more interesting
and it just makes you a more interesting person overall I’m not sure about all of
person overall I’m not sure about all of
person overall I’m not sure about all of you that sounds pretty cool to me the
you that sounds pretty cool to me the
you that sounds pretty cool to me the question now for teachers or
question now for teachers or
question now for teachers or administrators is how do we get more of
administrators is how do we get more of
administrators is how do we get more of our students to care for me I think that
our students to care for me I think that
our students to care for me I think that this problem starts and ends at the
this problem starts and ends at the
this problem starts and ends at the student leadership level I will offer a
student leadership level I will offer a
student leadership level I will offer a few teacher solutions I think can help
few teacher solutions I think can help
few teacher solutions I think can help me carry cool one reason that students
me carry cool one reason that students
me carry cool one reason that students decide not to care is because subtle
decide not to care is because subtle
decide not to care is because subtle footnotes made by their classmates
footnotes made by their classmates
footnotes made by their classmates imagine this scenario
imagine this scenario
imagine this scenario a middle school student let’s call her
a middle school student let’s call her
a middle school student let’s call her Samantha walks into her first class
Samantha walks into her first class
Samantha walks into her first class today with their homework all ready to
today with their homework all ready to
today with their homework all ready to hand in it’s obvious she put in a lot of
hand in it’s obvious she put in a lot of
hand in it’s obvious she put in a lot of time and effort into this assignment and
time and effort into this assignment and
time and effort into this assignment and she cares about her education when the
she cares about her education when the
she cares about her education when the teacher asked who got their homework
teacher asked who got their homework
teacher asked who got their homework done only Samantha raise your hand from
done only Samantha raise your hand from
done only Samantha raise your hand from the back of the room one boy almost try
the back of the room one boy almost try
the back of the room one boy almost try hard and one boy whispers suck-up how
hard and one boy whispers suck-up how
hard and one boy whispers suck-up how likely do you think it is that Samantha
likely do you think it is that Samantha
likely do you think it is that Samantha ever cares about her education again and
ever cares about her education again and
ever cares about her education again and how likely do you think it is that she
how likely do you think it is that she
how likely do you think it is that she ever puts nation ever again not very you
ever puts nation ever again not very you
ever puts nation ever again not very you see
see
see subtle comments like these although they
subtle comments like these although they
subtle comments like these although they may seem small and innocent and a lot of
may seem small and innocent and a lot of
may seem small and innocent and a lot of teachers let them slide spread the
teachers let them slide spread the
teachers let them slide spread the message that caring is not cool another
message that caring is not cool another
message that caring is not cool another method to make Karen cool again in the
method to make Karen cool again in the
method to make Karen cool again in the education system is through targeting
education system is through targeting
education system is through targeting specific students as teachers it’s going
specific students as teachers it’s going
specific students as teachers it’s going to be hard to know who the leaders of
to be hard to know who the leaders of
to be hard to know who the leaders of your class are the students that
your class are the students that
your class are the students that everybody follows when these students
everybody follows when these students
everybody follows when these students talk a lot others talk alot when these
talk a lot others talk alot when these
talk a lot others talk alot when these students are disengaged in class other
students are disengaged in class other
students are disengaged in class other students are disengaged in class and
students are disengaged in class and
students are disengaged in class and when these students decide not to care
when these students decide not to care
when these students decide not to care the rest of the class follow suit as
the rest of the class follow suit as
the rest of the class follow suit as teachers if you can get through to these
teachers if you can get through to these
teachers if you can get through to these select group of students the benefits of
select group of students the benefits of
select group of students the benefits of caring and get them to realize that
caring and get them to realize that
caring and get them to realize that caring about your education can be cool
caring about your education can be cool
caring about your education can be cool you soon see all the others start to
you soon see all the others start to
you soon see all the others start to follow the problem care you’re not being
follow the problem care you’re not being
follow the problem care you’re not being considered cool is not just one into the
considered cool is not just one into the
considered cool is not just one into the education system it is evident
education system it is evident
education system it is evident everywhere in our communities in our
everywhere in our communities in our
everywhere in our communities in our society as well people are afraid to
society as well people are afraid to
society as well people are afraid to make the changes that they want to see
make the changes that they want to see
make the changes that they want to see in their community because they are
in their community because they are
in their community because they are afraid others viewing them is uncool
afraid others viewing them is uncool
afraid others viewing them is uncool when you go about changing something it
when you go about changing something it
when you go about changing something it shows that you care about it people are
shows that you care about it people are
shows that you care about it people are afraid to make the change that they want
afraid to make the change that they want
afraid to make the change that they want to see through action so they result to
to see through action so they result to
to see through action so they result to a much easier method complaining
a much easier method complaining
a much easier method complaining complaining is far too common in our
complaining is far too common in our
complaining is far too common in our society and I think a lot of that stems
society and I think a lot of that stems
society and I think a lot of that stems from the fact we’re too afraid to step
from the fact we’re too afraid to step
from the fact we’re too afraid to step outside our comfort zone and be viewed
outside our comfort zone and be viewed
outside our comfort zone and be viewed as uncool when we get past this fear
as uncool when we get past this fear
as uncool when we get past this fear great things can happen every single day
great things can happen every single day
great things can happen every single day or each year CNN does a program they
or each year CNN does a program they
or each year CNN does a program they call CNN here
call CNN here
call CNN here where they recognize and applaud
where they recognize and applaud
where they recognize and applaud community members that make a positive
community members that make a positive
community members that make a positive influence in their community in 2016 one
influence in their community in 2016 one
influence in their community in 2016 one of their top ten heroes was a man named
of their top ten heroes was a man named
of their top ten heroes was a man named Sheldon Smith shouting grew up and
Sheldon Smith shouting grew up and
Sheldon Smith shouting grew up and intercept inner-city Chicago without a
intercept inner-city Chicago without a
intercept inner-city Chicago without a father and he didn’t want others to grow
father and he didn’t want others to grow
father and he didn’t want others to grow up like him so we did something about it
up like him so we did something about it
up like him so we did something about it he created a program called the dovetail
he created a program called the dovetail
he created a program called the dovetail project the focuses on helping and
project the focuses on helping and
project the focuses on helping and encouraging young fathers fulfilled
encouraging young fathers fulfilled
encouraging young fathers fulfilled their responsibilities to their sons and
their responsibilities to their sons and
their responsibilities to their sons and daughters this is action outside of
daughters this is action outside of
daughters this is action outside of Sheldon Smith’s comfort zone without a
Sheldon Smith’s comfort zone without a
Sheldon Smith’s comfort zone without a doubt but he refused to let that fear
doubt but he refused to let that fear
doubt but he refused to let that fear stop him from making a positive
stop him from making a positive
stop him from making a positive influence we can all do this in our own
influence we can all do this in our own
influence we can all do this in our own lives I know each and every day here at
lives I know each and every day here at
lives I know each and every day here at Northeast
Northeast
Northeast I see examples of students and faculty
I see examples of students and faculty
I see examples of students and faculty that choose to care and make a positive
that choose to care and make a positive
that choose to care and make a positive influence it’s the student stopping in a
influence it’s the student stopping in a
influence it’s the student stopping in a crowded hallway to help pick up under
crowded hallway to help pick up under
crowded hallway to help pick up under just another student’s books
just another student’s books
just another student’s books it’s the guidance counselor that greets
it’s the guidance counselor that greets
it’s the guidance counselor that greets each and every student with the smile on
each and every student with the smile on
each and every student with the smile on the hallway and it’s the teacher that
the hallway and it’s the teacher that
the hallway and it’s the teacher that provides a safe space for students to
provides a safe space for students to
provides a safe space for students to hang out and just talk about their lives
hang out and just talk about their lives
hang out and just talk about their lives all of these actions all of these
all of these actions all of these
all of these actions all of these examples of caring are without a doubt
examples of caring are without a doubt
examples of caring are without a doubt cool like I mentioned we can all do this
cool like I mentioned we can all do this
cool like I mentioned we can all do this in our own lives in our own communities
in our own lives in our own communities
in our own lives in our own communities ask yourself these questions what is
ask yourself these questions what is
ask yourself these questions what is something that you hate seeing in your
something that you hate seeing in your
something that you hate seeing in your community or in your life or do
community or in your life or do
community or in your life or do something that you want changed the
something that you want changed the
something that you want changed the answers to these questions will most
answers to these questions will most
answers to these questions will most likely require action as outside your
likely require action as outside your
likely require action as outside your comfort zone do it anyway living the
comfort zone do it anyway living the
comfort zone do it anyway living the life inside your comfort zone without
life inside your comfort zone without
life inside your comfort zone without caring without trying because you’re
caring without trying because you’re
caring without trying because you’re afraid of others being is uncool are you
afraid of others being is uncool are you
afraid of others being is uncool are you afraid they might not get the results
afraid they might not get the results
afraid they might not get the results you want is a waste of time living life
you want is a waste of time living life
you want is a waste of time living life without caring without trying is a life
without caring without trying is a life
without caring without trying is a life that would leave you full of regret I
that would leave you full of regret I
that would leave you full of regret I hope you all realize now that caring can
hope you all realize now that caring can
hope you all realize now that caring can be cool I hope you all start taking the
be cool I hope you all start taking the
be cool I hope you all start taking the steps to make caring cool thank you
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