so I think my story is about my journey and my experience with bringing to
and my experience with bringing to
and my experience with bringing to subject areas together that I think are
subject areas together that I think are
subject areas together that I think are normally not associated with one another
normally not associated with one another
normally not associated with one another and finding a way to kind of combine the
and finding a way to kind of combine the
and finding a way to kind of combine the two in a way that helped me find success
two in a way that helped me find success
two in a way that helped me find success in a way that I don’t think I would have
in a way that I don’t think I would have
in a way that I don’t think I would have found otherwise and these two worlds
found otherwise and these two worlds
found otherwise and these two worlds that I’m talking about our
that I’m talking about our
that I’m talking about our entrepreneurship meditation I think my
entrepreneurship meditation I think my
entrepreneurship meditation I think my story begins as a kid growing up
story begins as a kid growing up
story begins as a kid growing up actually I love playing sports I played
actually I love playing sports I played
actually I love playing sports I played all sorts of sports but my favorite was
all sorts of sports but my favorite was
all sorts of sports but my favorite was soccer and I pursued soccer
soccer and I pursued soccer
soccer and I pursued soccer competitively and one of the great
competitively and one of the great
competitively and one of the great things about being an athlete is that
things about being an athlete is that
things about being an athlete is that you learn this this mental framework
you learn this this mental framework
you learn this this mental framework where you know at the beginning of
where you know at the beginning of
where you know at the beginning of season you come together and you say
season you come together and you say
season you come together and you say okay we have a 10-week season and then
okay we have a 10-week season and then
okay we have a 10-week season and then the season we have our championship game
the season we have our championship game
the season we have our championship game and our collective goal is to win this
and our collective goal is to win this
and our collective goal is to win this championship and we know along the way
championship and we know along the way
championship and we know along the way that we’re going to come across
that we’re going to come across
that we’re going to come across challenges and burdens but if we’re able
challenges and burdens but if we’re able
challenges and burdens but if we’re able to kind of put our noses down and work
to kind of put our noses down and work
to kind of put our noses down and work hard we’ll give our chance a good we’ll
hard we’ll give our chance a good we’ll
hard we’ll give our chance a good we’ll give ourselves a good chance to succeed
give ourselves a good chance to succeed
give ourselves a good chance to succeed and obviously this kind of mentality
and obviously this kind of mentality
and obviously this kind of mentality extends beyond just the playing field
extends beyond just the playing field
extends beyond just the playing field and when I went to college I played
and when I went to college I played
and when I went to college I played Division one soccer and that mentality
Division one soccer and that mentality
Division one soccer and that mentality was programmed and reinforced into me
was programmed and reinforced into me
was programmed and reinforced into me and when I graduated it was 2011 and it
and when I graduated it was 2011 and it
and when I graduated it was 2011 and it was a dismal year to be a college grad
was a dismal year to be a college grad
was a dismal year to be a college grad looking for jobs it was four years after
looking for jobs it was four years after
looking for jobs it was four years after the financial crisis and there just was
the financial crisis and there just was
the financial crisis and there just was nothing available so I decided I tried
nothing available so I decided I tried
nothing available so I decided I tried my hand at starting my own business and
my hand at starting my own business and
my hand at starting my own business and so I called a couple of my buddies
so I called a couple of my buddies
so I called a couple of my buddies together and said okay what are we good
together and said okay what are we good
together and said okay what are we good at and we really only were able to come
at and we really only were able to come
at and we really only were able to come up with one collective answer and that
up with one collective answer and that
up with one collective answer and that was soccer so we decided we try to start
was soccer so we decided we try to start
was soccer so we decided we try to start a business around building soccer
a business around building soccer
a business around building soccer programs for kids and providing coaching
programs for kids and providing coaching
programs for kids and providing coaching services high-end coaching services and
services high-end coaching services and
services high-end coaching services and that was our our business and at the
that was our our business and at the
that was our our business and at the time I was living in a two-bedroom
time I was living in a two-bedroom
time I was living in a two-bedroom apartment with five roommates and my bed
apartment with five roommates and my bed
apartment with five roommates and my bed was nestled nicely in the living room
was nestled nicely in the living room
was nestled nicely in the living room and next to my bed was my computer and
and next to my bed was my computer and
and next to my bed was my computer and that was our office space it’s a true
that was our office space it’s a true
that was our office space it’s a true story and then as the business started
story and then as the business started
story and then as the business started to get going what we found was that the
to get going what we found was that the
to get going what we found was that the framework that we had learned as student
framework that we had learned as student
framework that we had learned as student athletes applied perfectly to this
athletes applied perfectly to this
athletes applied perfectly to this venture of entrepreneurship where we
venture of entrepreneurship where we
venture of entrepreneurship where we came together we said okay here’s where
came together we said okay here’s where
came together we said okay here’s where we are
we are
we are here’s where we’re trying to get to
here’s where we’re trying to get to
here’s where we’re trying to get to here’s our goal and we know along the
here’s our goal and we know along the
here’s our goal and we know along the way we’re going to have challenges but
way we’re going to have challenges but
way we’re going to have challenges but if we can put our heads together and
if we can put our heads together and
if we can put our heads together and continue to fight forward we’ll give
continue to fight forward we’ll give
continue to fight forward we’ll give ourselves a good chance to succeed
ourselves a good chance to succeed
ourselves a good chance to succeed and sure enough it started working and
and sure enough it started working and
and sure enough it started working and within the year I was able to move out
within the year I was able to move out
within the year I was able to move out of my five roommate two bedroom
of my five roommate two bedroom
of my five roommate two bedroom apartment and I got a new apartment with
apartment and I got a new apartment with
apartment and I got a new apartment with my own bedroom and that was an exciting
my own bedroom and that was an exciting
my own bedroom and that was an exciting time for us right as the company started
time for us right as the company started
time for us right as the company started to blossom it was like our lives were
to blossom it was like our lives were
to blossom it was like our lives were blossoming alongside and I think it was
blossoming alongside and I think it was
blossoming alongside and I think it was at that moment that I caught the
at that moment that I caught the
at that moment that I caught the entrepreneurial bug and I think it was I
entrepreneurial bug and I think it was I
entrepreneurial bug and I think it was I started to see and correlate my success
started to see and correlate my success
started to see and correlate my success in business with my personal success and
in business with my personal success and
in business with my personal success and I figured okay well maybe if I start to
I figured okay well maybe if I start to
I figured okay well maybe if I start to invest more of my time and my focus into
invest more of my time and my focus into
invest more of my time and my focus into building my business that as that
building my business that as that
building my business that as that continues to blossom that my life will
continues to blossom that my life will
continues to blossom that my life will blossom alongside and so sure enough
blossom alongside and so sure enough
blossom alongside and so sure enough that’s what I did I dedicated myself to
that’s what I did I dedicated myself to
that’s what I did I dedicated myself to becoming a great leader of my
becoming a great leader of my
becoming a great leader of my organization or at least as good as I
organization or at least as good as I
organization or at least as good as I could be and sure enough the
could be and sure enough the
could be and sure enough the organization continued its upward trend
organization continued its upward trend
organization continued its upward trend of success but an interesting thing
of success but an interesting thing
of success but an interesting thing happened and that is that my personal
happened and that is that my personal
happened and that is that my personal life didn’t seem to follow the same
life didn’t seem to follow the same
life didn’t seem to follow the same correlated trend that I found at first
correlated trend that I found at first
correlated trend that I found at first right and in fact it was almost a
right and in fact it was almost a
right and in fact it was almost a divergence between as my company
divergence between as my company
divergence between as my company more and more successful my level of
more and more successful my level of
more and more successful my level of happiness started to go in the other
happiness started to go in the other
happiness started to go in the other direction
direction
direction and I think that this was a product of
and I think that this was a product of
and I think that this was a product of at first when you’re an entrepreneur and
at first when you’re an entrepreneur and
at first when you’re an entrepreneur and things are just beginning you have
things are just beginning you have
things are just beginning you have nothing to lose and so you don’t really
nothing to lose and so you don’t really
nothing to lose and so you don’t really have any pressure but then as the
have any pressure but then as the
have any pressure but then as the organization grows and all of a sudden
organization grows and all of a sudden
organization grows and all of a sudden it’s not just me my friends but it’s me
it’s not just me my friends but it’s me
it’s not just me my friends but it’s me my best friend all of his friends my
my best friend all of his friends my
my best friend all of his friends my sister my family and we’re all depending
sister my family and we’re all depending
sister my family and we’re all depending upon the success of this organization
upon the success of this organization
upon the success of this organization and I’m supposed to be at the top of
and I’m supposed to be at the top of
and I’m supposed to be at the top of this food chain and all of a sudden the
this food chain and all of a sudden the
this food chain and all of a sudden the decisions that I make carry a lot more
decisions that I make carry a lot more
decisions that I make carry a lot more weight right in and I found was that as
weight right in and I found was that as
weight right in and I found was that as we were achieving these higher
we were achieving these higher
we were achieving these higher milestones I wasn’t really able to
milestones I wasn’t really able to
milestones I wasn’t really able to appreciate what was happening when we
appreciate what was happening when we
appreciate what was happening when we would hit a milestone it was like
would hit a milestone it was like
would hit a milestone it was like instead of relishing what was happening
instead of relishing what was happening
instead of relishing what was happening I was so busy worrying about how am I
I was so busy worrying about how am I
I was so busy worrying about how am I going to hit the next level what do I
going to hit the next level what do I
going to hit the next level what do I have to do next what problem do I have
have to do next what problem do I have
have to do next what problem do I have to solve now and I got to this
to solve now and I got to this
to solve now and I got to this crossroads where I didn’t know if I
crossroads where I didn’t know if I
crossroads where I didn’t know if I wanted to do it any longer and so I went
wanted to do it any longer and so I went
wanted to do it any longer and so I went to a mentor of mine and I started to
to a mentor of mine and I started to
to a mentor of mine and I started to explain these issues to him and to be
explain these issues to him and to be
explain these issues to him and to be honest it was a little bit difficult to
honest it was a little bit difficult to
honest it was a little bit difficult to talk about because as a student athlete
talk about because as a student athlete
talk about because as a student athlete is athlete growing up and then as an
is athlete growing up and then as an
is athlete growing up and then as an entrepreneur you become trained in that
entrepreneur you become trained in that
entrepreneur you become trained in that framework I was referring to earlier
framework I was referring to earlier
framework I was referring to earlier where it’s you work hard you put your
where it’s you work hard you put your
where it’s you work hard you put your head down and you push yourself to
head down and you push yourself to
head down and you push yourself to achieve and that’s the key to life right
achieve and that’s the key to life right
achieve and that’s the key to life right but then it was like that was happening
but then it was like that was happening
but then it was like that was happening I was doing what I was supposed to do
I was doing what I was supposed to do
I was doing what I was supposed to do but I wasn’t really that happy with it
but I wasn’t really that happy with it
but I wasn’t really that happy with it and then if okay if I’m not happy then
and then if okay if I’m not happy then
and then if okay if I’m not happy then what am I doing this for
what am I doing this for
what am I doing this for and so what my mentor suggests is that I
and so what my mentor suggests is that I
and so what my mentor suggests is that I look into meditation and to be honest at
look into meditation and to be honest at
look into meditation and to be honest at first my impressions of meditation were
first my impressions of meditation were
first my impressions of meditation were limited I think I probably had a very
limited I think I probably had a very
limited I think I probably had a very kind of common impression which is the
kind of common impression which is the
kind of common impression which is the stereotype of some Far Eastern person
stereotype of some Far Eastern person
stereotype of some Far Eastern person sitting cross-legged staring at a wall
sitting cross-legged staring at a wall
sitting cross-legged staring at a wall for 20 minutes and not speaking for two
for 20 minutes and not speaking for two
for 20 minutes and not speaking for two weeks and I was thinking okay well wait
weeks and I was thinking okay well wait
weeks and I was thinking okay well wait a second how is that going to help me
a second how is that going to help me
a second how is that going to help me with my problems okay but I’m a
with my problems okay but I’m a
with my problems okay but I’m a millennial right I like to try new
millennial right I like to try new
millennial right I like to try new things so I’ll give it a shot
things so I’ll give it a shot
things so I’ll give it a shot so I started reading books and going to
so I started reading books and going to
so I started reading books and going to group seminars about meditation and one
group seminars about meditation and one
group seminars about meditation and one of the earliest things I discovered was
of the earliest things I discovered was
of the earliest things I discovered was that meditation isn’t really this fixed
that meditation isn’t really this fixed
that meditation isn’t really this fixed practice right if anything is more like
practice right if anything is more like
practice right if anything is more like this open field maybe more akin to
this open field maybe more akin to
this open field maybe more akin to exercise right if I go to the gym to
exercise right if I go to the gym to
exercise right if I go to the gym to exercise and my roommate goes to the gym
exercise and my roommate goes to the gym
exercise and my roommate goes to the gym to exercise we could be doing completely
to exercise we could be doing completely
to exercise we could be doing completely different things and it’s the same thing
different things and it’s the same thing
different things and it’s the same thing with meditation if I’m sitting in my
with meditation if I’m sitting in my
with meditation if I’m sitting in my room and I’m trying to meditate and
room and I’m trying to meditate and
room and I’m trying to meditate and focus on developing a certain skill set
focus on developing a certain skill set
focus on developing a certain skill set that I have and someone else is sit in
that I have and someone else is sit in
that I have and someone else is sit in the same room with their eyes closed
the same room with their eyes closed
the same room with their eyes closed they could be doing something totally
they could be doing something totally
they could be doing something totally different and I think is when I started
different and I think is when I started
different and I think is when I started to adopt this perspective of what
to adopt this perspective of what
to adopt this perspective of what meditation was all about that it was
meditation was all about that it was
meditation was all about that it was adapted that was something you can make
adapted that was something you can make
adapted that was something you can make your own that everything changed for me
your own that everything changed for me
your own that everything changed for me what I found was that what I had
what I found was that what I had
what I found was that what I had originally seen as this is the
originally seen as this is the
originally seen as this is the entrepreneurial world and this is
entrepreneurial world and this is
entrepreneurial world and this is meditation in they’re two separate
meditation in they’re two separate
meditation in they’re two separate things that in fact there were links
things that in fact there were links
things that in fact there were links between the two and Nacho’s links but I
between the two and Nacho’s links but I
between the two and Nacho’s links but I found a symbiotic relationship between
found a symbiotic relationship between
found a symbiotic relationship between the two where one was reinforcing the
the two where one was reinforcing the
the two where one was reinforcing the other and vice versa so I give you guys
other and vice versa so I give you guys
other and vice versa so I give you guys an example as an entrepreneur you
an example as an entrepreneur you
an example as an entrepreneur you develop this skill set of discipline
develop this skill set of discipline
develop this skill set of discipline right put your nose down working hard
right put your nose down working hard
right put your nose down working hard and when you first go to meditate right
and when you first go to meditate right
and when you first go to meditate right the first I went to meditate I sit down
the first I went to meditate I sit down
the first I went to meditate I sit down I do I’m supposed to I close my eyes I
I do I’m supposed to I close my eyes I
I do I’m supposed to I close my eyes I stare at the wall and nothing happens
stare at the wall and nothing happens
stare at the wall and nothing happens and I’m thinking what am i doing
and I’m thinking what am i doing
and I’m thinking what am i doing and what it takes to become good at
and what it takes to become good at
and what it takes to become good at meditation to and to really get the
meditation to and to really get the
meditation to and to really get the fruits of that practices you have to is
fruits of that practices you have to is
fruits of that practices you have to is you have to train yourself and it’s the
you have to train yourself and it’s the
you have to train yourself and it’s the same thing where this is where I want to
same thing where this is where I want to
same thing where this is where I want to get to a meditation this is where I’m
get to a meditation this is where I’m
get to a meditation this is where I’m now I’m not here now but the only I’m
now I’m not here now but the only I’m
now I’m not here now but the only I’m getting there is by working hard and
getting there is by working hard and
getting there is by working hard and pushing myself up and so I started to
pushing myself up and so I started to
pushing myself up and so I started to adopt that approach to my meditation and
adopt that approach to my meditation and
adopt that approach to my meditation and my skills started to evolve and then as
my skills started to evolve and then as
my skills started to evolve and then as I got better at meditating the skills I
I got better at meditating the skills I
I got better at meditating the skills I was working on in this world started to
was working on in this world started to
was working on in this world started to have an effect on my approach to
have an effect on my approach to
have an effect on my approach to entrepreneurship and I want to highlight
entrepreneurship and I want to highlight
entrepreneurship and I want to highlight three ways that I think meditation
three ways that I think meditation
three ways that I think meditation helped me become a more effective
helped me become a more effective
helped me become a more effective entrepreneur the first way is that
entrepreneur the first way is that
entrepreneur the first way is that meditation helps you develop a steady
meditation helps you develop a steady
meditation helps you develop a steady mentality and I like to use the analogy
mentality and I like to use the analogy
mentality and I like to use the analogy of living life like an ocean and at the
of living life like an ocean and at the
of living life like an ocean and at the top of the ocean you have your ways on
top of the ocean you have your ways on
top of the ocean you have your ways on the surface right and then below it’s a
the surface right and then below it’s a
the surface right and then below it’s a bit more calm and then imagine a
bit more calm and then imagine a
bit more calm and then imagine a spectrum that goes from the top of the
spectrum that goes from the top of the
spectrum that goes from the top of the ocean to the bottom and there are no
ocean to the bottom and there are no
ocean to the bottom and there are no there are those that find themselves at
there are those that find themselves at
there are those that find themselves at the top of the surface of the sea and
the top of the surface of the sea and
the top of the surface of the sea and they live their day-to-day lives and
they live their day-to-day lives and
they live their day-to-day lives and volatility going up and down as the
volatility going up and down as the
volatility going up and down as the waves kind of pass by and then there are
waves kind of pass by and then there are
waves kind of pass by and then there are others where we will pull themselves
others where we will pull themselves
others where we will pull themselves kind of towards the bottom of the sea
kind of towards the bottom of the sea
kind of towards the bottom of the sea and they are aware that on top there’s
and they are aware that on top there’s
and they are aware that on top there’s these crashing oceans but they don’t
these crashing oceans but they don’t
these crashing oceans but they don’t necessarily need to get caught up in the
necessarily need to get caught up in the
necessarily need to get caught up in the volatility and they can live in a more
volatility and they can live in a more
volatility and they can live in a more steady environment and I think what
steady environment and I think what
steady environment and I think what happens when you’re an entrepreneur is
happens when you’re an entrepreneur is
happens when you’re an entrepreneur is that it’s like turning the dial of life
that it’s like turning the dial of life
that it’s like turning the dial of life from five to a hundred and then all of a
from five to a hundred and then all of a
from five to a hundred and then all of a sudden every day seems way more dramatic
sudden every day seems way more dramatic
sudden every day seems way more dramatic every day there’s bigger and more urgent
every day there’s bigger and more urgent
every day there’s bigger and more urgent things to deal with
things to deal with
things to deal with and those five feet ways that the
and those five feet ways that the
and those five feet ways that the average person deals with for an
average person deals with for an
average person deals with for an entrepreneur it’s like a hundred foot
entrepreneur it’s like a hundred foot
entrepreneur it’s like a hundred foot wave and then on top of that you
wave and then on top of that you
wave and then on top of that you compound that with the demands of modern
compound that with the demands of modern
compound that with the demands of modern life right before I came out I had to
life right before I came out I had to
life right before I came out I had to leave my phone backstage because
leave my phone backstage because
leave my phone backstage because otherwise over the course of this
otherwise over the course of this
otherwise over the course of this 15-minute talk I probably get 10 to
15-minute talk I probably get 10 to
15-minute talk I probably get 10 to 15-minute 10 to 15 messages or
15-minute 10 to 15 messages or
15-minute 10 to 15 messages or notifications each one of them trying to
notifications each one of them trying to
notifications each one of them trying to grab my attention and build a sense of
grab my attention and build a sense of
grab my attention and build a sense of urgency of things that I should attend
urgency of things that I should attend
urgency of things that I should attend to right and then if you extract like
to right and then if you extract like
to right and then if you extract like that over the course of a day right I
that over the course of a day right I
that over the course of a day right I imagine that over a course of each day I
imagine that over a course of each day I
imagine that over a course of each day I probably get over a thousand messages
probably get over a thousand messages
probably get over a thousand messages just in my little phone and I find my
just in my little phone and I find my
just in my little phone and I find my peers we’re all fighting this this
peers we’re all fighting this this
peers we’re all fighting this this environment where we’re being pulled in
environment where we’re being pulled in
environment where we’re being pulled in every direction learning how to manage
every direction learning how to manage
every direction learning how to manage this is this modern environment and be
this is this modern environment and be
this is this modern environment and be able to pull yourself out to steady your
able to pull yourself out to steady your
able to pull yourself out to steady your life I think is a vital skill set the
life I think is a vital skill set the
life I think is a vital skill set the second way that meditation helped me was
second way that meditation helped me was
second way that meditation helped me was meditation helps you develop
meditation helps you develop
meditation helps you develop perseverance no matter what you’re doing
perseverance no matter what you’re doing
perseverance no matter what you’re doing if you’re an entrepreneur a doctor or
if you’re an entrepreneur a doctor or
if you’re an entrepreneur a doctor or whatever you’re going to face challenges
whatever you’re going to face challenges
whatever you’re going to face challenges right inevitably and if you ask any
right inevitably and if you ask any
right inevitably and if you ask any businessperson or entrepreneur what is
businessperson or entrepreneur what is
businessperson or entrepreneur what is the number one quality that you need to
the number one quality that you need to
the number one quality that you need to be successful most people will tell you
be successful most people will tell you
be successful most people will tell you perseverance and I think the
perseverance and I think the
perseverance and I think the conventional wisdom would say that
conventional wisdom would say that
conventional wisdom would say that perseverance is something that it’s
perseverance is something that it’s
perseverance is something that it’s innate right you either have it or you
innate right you either have it or you
innate right you either have it or you don’t
don’t
don’t but modern-day science is now telling us
but modern-day science is now telling us
but modern-day science is now telling us that perseverance is a trait that can be
that perseverance is a trait that can be
that perseverance is a trait that can be learned that can be developed that can
learned that can be developed that can
learned that can be developed that can be nourished and the way they say that
be nourished and the way they say that
be nourished and the way they say that you can do this is by developing the
you can do this is by developing the
you can do this is by developing the capacity to look inwardly right to be
capacity to look inwardly right to be
capacity to look inwardly right to be able to kind of look at your thoughts
able to kind of look at your thoughts
able to kind of look at your thoughts and figure out okay how am I going to
and figure out okay how am I going to
and figure out okay how am I going to reprogram the way I think so that when
reprogram the way I think so that when
reprogram the way I think so that when I’m in the heat of the moment I’m able
I’m in the heat of the moment I’m able
I’m in the heat of the moment I’m able to persevere through this and ultimately
to persevere through this and ultimately
to persevere through this and ultimately that is what meditation can do for you
that is what meditation can do for you
that is what meditation can do for you the third way that meditation helped me
the third way that meditation helped me
the third way that meditation helped me and for me I think this was the game
and for me I think this was the game
and for me I think this was the game changer this is what helps solve my
changer this is what helps solve my
changer this is what helps solve my problems is that meditation teaches us
problems is that meditation teaches us
problems is that meditation teaches us about self-awareness and it helps us
about self-awareness and it helps us
about self-awareness and it helps us build this capacity to live in the
build this capacity to live in the
build this capacity to live in the moment and I like using the example of
moment and I like using the example of
moment and I like using the example of life is a journey it’s not a destination
life is a journey it’s not a destination
life is a journey it’s not a destination which at this point is so cliche it’s so
which at this point is so cliche it’s so
which at this point is so cliche it’s so overused it’s like a bumper sticker or
overused it’s like a bumper sticker or
overused it’s like a bumper sticker or like an Instagram hashtag everyone loves
like an Instagram hashtag everyone loves
like an Instagram hashtag everyone loves to live life like a journey but the
to live life like a journey but the
to live life like a journey but the reality is it’s different to actually be
reality is it’s different to actually be
reality is it’s different to actually be able to do that versus putting it on
able to do that versus putting it on
able to do that versus putting it on your Facebook account
I’ll leave with one last story a couple
I’ll leave with one last story a couple months ago I was at my alma mater
months ago I was at my alma mater
months ago I was at my alma mater American University speaking with
American University speaking with
American University speaking with students who were juniors and seniors on
students who were juniors and seniors on
students who were juniors and seniors on the verge of graduating and the topic of
the verge of graduating and the topic of
the verge of graduating and the topic of the meeting or the talk was me trying to
the meeting or the talk was me trying to
the meeting or the talk was me trying to provide advice to these students on what
provide advice to these students on what
provide advice to these students on what they could do to prepare for the real
they could do to prepare for the real
they could do to prepare for the real world right and I got all the kind of
world right and I got all the kind of
world right and I got all the kind of conventional questions you might expect
conventional questions you might expect
conventional questions you might expect you know what kinds of things should I
you know what kinds of things should I
you know what kinds of things should I put on my resume what should I say when
put on my resume what should I say when
put on my resume what should I say when I’m at the interview and at the end they
I’m at the interview and at the end they
I’m at the interview and at the end they said Mike if you can leave with one Pat
said Mike if you can leave with one Pat
said Mike if you can leave with one Pat last piece of advice what would you say
last piece of advice what would you say
last piece of advice what would you say and what I told them was if I could do
and what I told them was if I could do
and what I told them was if I could do it over again I would go back and try to
it over again I would go back and try to
it over again I would go back and try to savor the moments I had that college was
savor the moments I had that college was
savor the moments I had that college was such a unique experience for me and it
such a unique experience for me and it
such a unique experience for me and it went by so fast right and the reality is
went by so fast right and the reality is
went by so fast right and the reality is when I said that I felt good about my
when I said that I felt good about my
when I said that I felt good about my advice and I looked through the room and
advice and I looked through the room and
advice and I looked through the room and everyone’s not in their head and I think
everyone’s not in their head and I think
everyone’s not in their head and I think I even saw some in the back putting the
I even saw some in the back putting the
I even saw some in the back putting the Instagram post hashtag life’s a journey
Instagram post hashtag life’s a journey
Instagram post hashtag life’s a journey not a destination right but but now as I
not a destination right but but now as I
not a destination right but but now as I walked out I realized did I change
walked out I realized did I change
walked out I realized did I change anything for anyone the reality is that
anything for anyone the reality is that
anything for anyone the reality is that you have to learn how to do those things
you have to learn how to do those things
you have to learn how to do those things and ultimately no matter what your goals
and ultimately no matter what your goals
and ultimately no matter what your goals are in life no matter what your
are in life no matter what your
are in life no matter what your ambitions are you want to be this you
ambitions are you want to be this you
ambitions are you want to be this you want to become that if you don’t garner
want to become that if you don’t garner
want to become that if you don’t garner the skill to appreciate what you’re
the skill to appreciate what you’re
the skill to appreciate what you’re doing and feel a sense of happiness
doing and feel a sense of happiness
doing and feel a sense of happiness about what you’re doing then nothing is
about what you’re doing then nothing is
about what you’re doing then nothing is going to be worth your time thank you
going to be worth your time thank you
going to be worth your time thank you [Applause]
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