I’ve never been asked that question who would you like to be when you grow up
would you like to be when you grow up
would you like to be when you grow up because I’ve already been asked it
because I’ve already been asked it
because I’ve already been asked it multiple times and when I was little
multiple times and when I was little
multiple times and when I was little it’s always seemed pretty clear I wanted
it’s always seemed pretty clear I wanted
it’s always seemed pretty clear I wanted to be a dancer a singer and an actress
to be a dancer a singer and an actress
to be a dancer a singer and an actress at the same time and over it sounds
at the same time and over it sounds
at the same time and over it sounds crazy now it was obvious to me then but
crazy now it was obvious to me then but
crazy now it was obvious to me then but then it changed
then it changed
then it changed and then it tastes again and I realized
and then it tastes again and I realized
and then it tastes again and I realized that my dream was changing as I was
that my dream was changing as I was
that my dream was changing as I was growing up and junior high I wanted to
growing up and junior high I wanted to
growing up and junior high I wanted to be a doctor but when I was asked if I
be a doctor but when I was asked if I
be a doctor but when I was asked if I questioned once again I didn’t feel like
questioned once again I didn’t feel like
questioned once again I didn’t feel like saying doctor I didn’t feel like saying
saying doctor I didn’t feel like saying
saying doctor I didn’t feel like saying anything at all I didn’t know and the
anything at all I didn’t know and the
anything at all I didn’t know and the problem was saying I don’t know in
problem was saying I don’t know in
problem was saying I don’t know in responses a question especially with
responses a question especially with
responses a question especially with your relatives is that the reaction can
your relatives is that the reaction can
your relatives is that the reaction can be pretty overwhelming they didn’t stop
be pretty overwhelming they didn’t stop
be pretty overwhelming they didn’t stop asking questions and it started to talk
asking questions and it started to talk
asking questions and it started to talk about tolerance of time I had I started
about tolerance of time I had I started
about tolerance of time I had I started to feel pressurize and afraid afraid of
to feel pressurize and afraid afraid of
to feel pressurize and afraid afraid of not knowing and I have to tell you I
not knowing and I have to tell you I
not knowing and I have to tell you I spent my entire middle school feeling
spent my entire middle school feeling
spent my entire middle school feeling that way and before going to senior high
that way and before going to senior high
that way and before going to senior high school I was asked that question once
school I was asked that question once
school I was asked that question once again but this time that person wanted
again but this time that person wanted
again but this time that person wanted me to give them five ideas I had for my
me to give them five ideas I had for my
me to give them five ideas I had for my future job and I couldn’t come up with
future job and I couldn’t come up with
future job and I couldn’t come up with even one so instead I told them my
even one so instead I told them my
even one so instead I told them my sister’s plans because I felt ashamed I
sister’s plans because I felt ashamed I
sister’s plans because I felt ashamed I didn’t want to come across as someone
didn’t want to come across as someone
didn’t want to come across as someone lazy or unmotivated not only that I
lazy or unmotivated not only that I
lazy or unmotivated not only that I started to envy my sister and people
started to envy my sister and people
started to envy my sister and people around me who had their ghost already
around me who had their ghost already
around me who had their ghost already figured out I never I was not the only
figured out I never I was not the only
figured out I never I was not the only one to feel that way I remember that one
one to feel that way I remember that one
one to feel that way I remember that one time I was sitting in the locker room
time I was sitting in the locker room
time I was sitting in the locker room was
was
was my friends and we were totally depressed
my friends and we were totally depressed
my friends and we were totally depressed talking about our lack of goals and
talking about our lack of goals and
talking about our lack of goals and plans for the future and right now my
plans for the future and right now my
plans for the future and right now my situation is different because although
situation is different because although
situation is different because although I still don’t know what I want to do I
I still don’t know what I want to do I
I still don’t know what I want to do I found something that I like to do and in
found something that I like to do and in
found something that I like to do and in my case it’s painting and drawing and
my case it’s painting and drawing and
my case it’s painting and drawing and let me tell you what things that I was
let me tell you what things that I was
let me tell you what things that I was covered whenever I found myself in front
covered whenever I found myself in front
covered whenever I found myself in front of this big ant a sheet of paper I never
of this big ant a sheet of paper I never
of this big ant a sheet of paper I never know how to approach my drawing I have
know how to approach my drawing I have
know how to approach my drawing I have no idea and guess what that’s amazing
no idea and guess what that’s amazing
no idea and guess what that’s amazing because that means I have thousands of
because that means I have thousands of
because that means I have thousands of possibilities to explore and thousands
possibilities to explore and thousands
possibilities to explore and thousands of ways to go at that moment I am
of ways to go at that moment I am
of ways to go at that moment I am unlimited my advocacy is based on my
unlimited my advocacy is based on my
unlimited my advocacy is based on my experiences intuition sensitivity and
experiences intuition sensitivity and
experiences intuition sensitivity and love love for what I do and I believe
love love for what I do and I believe
love love for what I do and I believe life works the same way sometimes we
life works the same way sometimes we
life works the same way sometimes we don’t know but what we really need to do
don’t know but what we really need to do
don’t know but what we really need to do is open to our opportunities and
is open to our opportunities and
is open to our opportunities and possibilities values and most
possibilities values and most
possibilities values and most importantly our interests and passions
importantly our interests and passions
importantly our interests and passions take your time finding those and I can
take your time finding those and I can
take your time finding those and I can assure you the time spent in doing that
assure you the time spent in doing that
assure you the time spent in doing that will be much more beneficial for you as
will be much more beneficial for you as
will be much more beneficial for you as to the voice in it or stressing out
to the voice in it or stressing out
to the voice in it or stressing out don’t feel pressurized allow yourself
don’t feel pressurized allow yourself
don’t feel pressurized allow yourself not to know take advantage of not going
not to know take advantage of not going
not to know take advantage of not going allow yourself to feel unlimited there’s
allow yourself to feel unlimited there’s
allow yourself to feel unlimited there’s this one section I like to repeat in my
this one section I like to repeat in my
this one section I like to repeat in my head whenever I feel a little bit on
head whenever I feel a little bit on
head whenever I feel a little bit on motivated or stressed out it’s it’s okay
motivated or stressed out it’s it’s okay
motivated or stressed out it’s it’s okay not to know what you want to do as long
not to know what you want to do as long
not to know what you want to do as long as you feel the drive to do something to
as you feel the drive to do something to
as you feel the drive to do something to do anything find it put your heart and
do anything find it put your heart and
do anything find it put your heart and soul and time into it and let’s our
soul and time into it and let’s our
soul and time into it and let’s our passion failure and if you do that I
passion failure and if you do that I
passion failure and if you do that I truly believe that you will figure
truly believe that you will figure
truly believe that you will figure everything
everything
everything and thank you
and thank you
and thank you [Applause]
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