imagine it’s 1997 and I’m just entering college the Internet is still a
college the Internet is still a
college the Internet is still a brand-new thing and companies like AOL
brand-new thing and companies like AOL
brand-new thing and companies like AOL are just coming into their own they’re
are just coming into their own they’re
are just coming into their own they’re sending out these exciting floppy disks
sending out these exciting floppy disks
sending out these exciting floppy disks with a hundred free minutes to try out
with a hundred free minutes to try out
with a hundred free minutes to try out their internet service over a fast
their internet service over a fast
their internet service over a fast dial-up connection I have a computer
dial-up connection I have a computer
dial-up connection I have a computer before my friends and I wait for those
before my friends and I wait for those
before my friends and I wait for those discs to come in the mail manis down the
discs to come in the mail manis down the
discs to come in the mail manis down the dial-up modem makes when it connects
dial-up modem makes when it connects
dial-up modem makes when it connects gives me goose bumps startups are
gives me goose bumps startups are
gives me goose bumps startups are popping up everywhere and getting huge
popping up everywhere and getting huge
popping up everywhere and getting huge investments was easy young kids about my
investments was easy young kids about my
investments was easy young kids about my age are getting funding for companies
age are getting funding for companies
age are getting funding for companies and they have more money than they know
and they have more money than they know
and they have more money than they know what to do with I love computers I go to
what to do with I love computers I go to
what to do with I love computers I go to college to learn all about them and all
college to learn all about them and all
college to learn all about them and all about the Internet I study computer and
about the Internet I study computer and
about the Internet I study computer and systems engineering at a little
systems engineering at a little
systems engineering at a little engineering school in upstate New York
engineering school in upstate New York
engineering school in upstate New York it’s like a combination of computer
it’s like a combination of computer
it’s like a combination of computer science and electrical engineering
science and electrical engineering
science and electrical engineering I learned to solder parts together to
I learned to solder parts together to
I learned to solder parts together to build websites and to code so many
build websites and to code so many
build websites and to code so many different computer programming languages
different computer programming languages
different computer programming languages including Fortran 77 C and HTML it’s the
including Fortran 77 C and HTML it’s the
including Fortran 77 C and HTML it’s the perfect degree it guarantees me a job
perfect degree it guarantees me a job
perfect degree it guarantees me a job when I graduate not only that it
when I graduate not only that it
when I graduate not only that it guarantees me a great paying job well
guarantees me a great paying job well
guarantees me a great paying job well that was true until about halfway
that was true until about halfway
that was true until about halfway through my pricy private school
through my pricy private school
through my pricy private school education when things changed completely
education when things changed completely
education when things changed completely the dot-com crash happened and the
the dot-com crash happened and the
the dot-com crash happened and the dot-com boom was over the recruiters
dot-com boom was over the recruiters
dot-com boom was over the recruiters that normally came to our school to hire
that normally came to our school to hire
that normally came to our school to hire students they canceled their visits not
students they canceled their visits not
students they canceled their visits not only did they cancel their visits but
only did they cancel their visits but
only did they cancel their visits but the jobs they were hiring for were
the jobs they were hiring for were
the jobs they were hiring for were canceled too I was terrified the entire
canceled too I was terrified the entire
canceled too I was terrified the entire job market had just changed
job market had just changed
job market had just changed and I wasn’t even the best student to
and I wasn’t even the best student to
and I wasn’t even the best student to begin with my friends were the ones with
begin with my friends were the ones with
begin with my friends were the ones with the straight A’s and the perfect SATs
the straight A’s and the perfect SATs
the straight A’s and the perfect SATs not me I wonder how in the world I’d
not me I wonder how in the world I’d
not me I wonder how in the world I’d survive in fact in a number of my
survive in fact in a number of my
survive in fact in a number of my computer programming courses I’m the one
computer programming courses I’m the one
computer programming courses I’m the one who helps to organize the team and put
who helps to organize the team and put
who helps to organize the team and put the presentation materials together
the presentation materials together
the presentation materials together writing computer code feels difficult to
writing computer code feels difficult to
writing computer code feels difficult to me that’s why I help with the
me that’s why I help with the
me that’s why I help with the presentation materials or so I think
presentation materials or so I think
presentation materials or so I think about halfway through our senior year
about halfway through our senior year
about halfway through our senior year one of our professors asks us to write a
one of our professors asks us to write a
one of our professors asks us to write a story about someone who’s made a
story about someone who’s made a
story about someone who’s made a difference for us during our time in
difference for us during our time in
difference for us during our time in school and to my surprise one of my
school and to my surprise one of my
school and to my surprise one of my super-smart classmates writes about me
super-smart classmates writes about me
super-smart classmates writes about me he says I have a thing for bringing
he says I have a thing for bringing
he says I have a thing for bringing people together and for making our
people together and for making our
people together and for making our projects make sense it was something I
projects make sense it was something I
projects make sense it was something I never thought of and I never considered
never thought of and I never considered
never thought of and I never considered maybe it’s not that I’m bad at one thing
maybe it’s not that I’m bad at one thing
maybe it’s not that I’m bad at one thing maybe I’m good at something else
maybe I’m good at something else
maybe I’m good at something else and with that I started to explore
and with that I started to explore
and with that I started to explore alternative career paths I mean what
alternative career paths I mean what
alternative career paths I mean what could I do other than computer
could I do other than computer
could I do other than computer programming
programming
programming what transferable skills did I have well
what transferable skills did I have well
what transferable skills did I have well I applied for a project management
I applied for a project management
I applied for a project management position at a little logistics company
position at a little logistics company
position at a little logistics company called FedEx you might have heard of
called FedEx you might have heard of
called FedEx you might have heard of that and I was really excited to fly
that and I was really excited to fly
that and I was really excited to fly down to their headquarters for a job
down to their headquarters for a job
down to their headquarters for a job interview right up until I met the two
interview right up until I met the two
interview right up until I met the two other people that they also flew in to
other people that they also flew in to
other people that they also flew in to interview against me for one job I
interview against me for one job I
interview against me for one job I remember meeting those people and
remember meeting those people and
remember meeting those people and feeling in total total disbelief that a
feeling in total total disbelief that a
feeling in total total disbelief that a job interview could be structured this
job interview could be structured this
job interview could be structured this way I mean it was like interview to the
way I mean it was like interview to the
way I mean it was like interview to the death or some kind of weird gladiator
death or some kind of weird gladiator
death or some kind of weird gladiator movie oh man I went back to the hotel
movie oh man I went back to the hotel
movie oh man I went back to the hotel room and I reread the Job Description
room and I reread the Job Description
room and I reread the Job Description and I found something
and I found something
and I found something I missed that job required an MBA not
I missed that job required an MBA not
I missed that job required an MBA not optional required I went from feeling
optional required I went from feeling
optional required I went from feeling scared when I arrived to feeling
scared when I arrived to feeling
scared when I arrived to feeling completely embarrassed not only were the
completely embarrassed not only were the
completely embarrassed not only were the two other candidates more than twice my
two other candidates more than twice my
two other candidates more than twice my age but they both had MBAs an extensive
age but they both had MBAs an extensive
age but they both had MBAs an extensive work experience the night before the big
work experience the night before the big
work experience the night before the big interviews we all ate together at a
interviews we all ate together at a
interviews we all ate together at a local Memphis barbecue restaurant they
local Memphis barbecue restaurant they
local Memphis barbecue restaurant they used MBA business jargon I’d never even
used MBA business jargon I’d never even
used MBA business jargon I’d never even heard before well I decided to give it a
heard before well I decided to give it a
heard before well I decided to give it a shot because what did I really have to
shot because what did I really have to
shot because what did I really have to lose I did my best and then I headed to
lose I did my best and then I headed to
lose I did my best and then I headed to the airport expecting to never ever hear
the airport expecting to never ever hear
the airport expecting to never ever hear from them again when suddenly while I
from them again when suddenly while I
from them again when suddenly while I was still in the terminal I got a phone
was still in the terminal I got a phone
was still in the terminal I got a phone call
call
call it was the hiring manager he was calling
it was the hiring manager he was calling
it was the hiring manager he was calling to offer me the job I couldn’t believe
to offer me the job I couldn’t believe
to offer me the job I couldn’t believe it but looking back I was a great fit
it but looking back I was a great fit
it but looking back I was a great fit within the organization and let’s be
within the organization and let’s be
within the organization and let’s be honest I was definitely the cheapest but
honest I was definitely the cheapest but
honest I was definitely the cheapest but the thing that really surprised me was
the thing that really surprised me was
the thing that really surprised me was that during the interview they asked us
that during the interview they asked us
that during the interview they asked us math problems that’s right we had to
math problems that’s right we had to
math problems that’s right we had to work out math problems in front of a
work out math problems in front of a
work out math problems in front of a panel of judges one of the problems was
panel of judges one of the problems was
panel of judges one of the problems was a Venn diagram if so many people ship
a Venn diagram if so many people ship
a Venn diagram if so many people ship with FedEx and a handful of other
with FedEx and a handful of other
with FedEx and a handful of other variables how many people might ship
variables how many people might ship
variables how many people might ship with FedEx and some other provider it
with FedEx and some other provider it
with FedEx and some other provider it turns out of the three of us I was the
turns out of the three of us I was the
turns out of the three of us I was the only one who caught the math problems
only one who caught the math problems
only one who caught the math problems right
right
right I guess engineering school really is
I guess engineering school really is
I guess engineering school really is good for something
well the thing I learned from this
well the thing I learned from this experience is that the rules we see out
experience is that the rules we see out
experience is that the rules we see out in the world just aren’t always rules
in the world just aren’t always rules
in the world just aren’t always rules sometimes they’re just guidelines or
sometimes they’re just guidelines or
sometimes they’re just guidelines or suggestions but if we don’t push those
suggestions but if we don’t push those
suggestions but if we don’t push those boundaries we won’t know which our rules
boundaries we won’t know which our rules
boundaries we won’t know which our rules and which are more flexible requirements
and which are more flexible requirements
and which are more flexible requirements on a job description just aren’t always
on a job description just aren’t always
on a job description just aren’t always required and the job market isn’t always
required and the job market isn’t always
required and the job market isn’t always what you’d expect but you’ve still got
what you’d expect but you’ve still got
what you’d expect but you’ve still got to try anyway what I’m trying to say is
to try anyway what I’m trying to say is
to try anyway what I’m trying to say is I can relate to this difficult job
I can relate to this difficult job
I can relate to this difficult job market that we’re all facing today for
market that we’re all facing today for
market that we’re all facing today for the first time in the modern era more
the first time in the modern era more
the first time in the modern era more people under the age of 35 are living
people under the age of 35 are living
people under the age of 35 are living with their parents that are living with
with their parents that are living with
with their parents that are living with romantic partners I live in downtown
romantic partners I live in downtown
romantic partners I live in downtown Memphis and I recently started seeing
Memphis and I recently started seeing
Memphis and I recently started seeing some signs for apartments in my
some signs for apartments in my
some signs for apartments in my neighborhood but they weren’t the normal
neighborhood but they weren’t the normal
neighborhood but they weren’t the normal signs about the cost or the number of
signs about the cost or the number of
signs about the cost or the number of bedrooms they were about the advantages
bedrooms they were about the advantages
bedrooms they were about the advantages of living in your own apartment rather
of living in your own apartment rather
of living in your own apartment rather than your parents house one of them
than your parents house one of them
than your parents house one of them actually said let’s be honest your
actually said let’s be honest your
actually said let’s be honest your parents aren’t going to move out first
parents aren’t going to move out first
parents aren’t going to move out first oh but it makes sense as to why young
oh but it makes sense as to why young
oh but it makes sense as to why young people are struggling to find their
people are struggling to find their
people are struggling to find their place in the world I mean the average
place in the world I mean the average
place in the world I mean the average cost of private college tuition was over
cost of private college tuition was over
cost of private college tuition was over $33,000 last year and for state school
$33,000 last year and for state school
$33,000 last year and for state school it was over $9,000 baby boomers are
it was over $9,000 baby boomers are
it was over $9,000 baby boomers are staying in their jobs for longer than
staying in their jobs for longer than
staying in their jobs for longer than ever before leaving less good jobs for
ever before leaving less good jobs for
ever before leaving less good jobs for young workers in fact people who are
young workers in fact people who are
young workers in fact people who are thirty only half of them are making as
thirty only half of them are making as
thirty only half of them are making as much as their parents did at their age
much as their parents did at their age
much as their parents did at their age that’s a huge drop from the 1970s when
that’s a huge drop from the 1970s when
that’s a huge drop from the 1970s when over 90% of people were making as much
over 90% of people were making as much
over 90% of people were making as much as their parents so what can we do about
as their parents so what can we do about
as their parents so what can we do about this well here’s an example I recently
this well here’s an example I recently
this well here’s an example I recently had a meeting with a hiring manager who
had a meeting with a hiring manager who
had a meeting with a hiring manager who was having a hard time getting
was having a hard time getting
was having a hard time getting applications for a particular job
applications for a particular job
applications for a particular job posting
posting
posting he’d been advised to put everything he
he’d been advised to put everything he
he’d been advised to put everything he could want into one job posting and so
could want into one job posting and so
could want into one job posting and so he did he included things like digital
he did he included things like digital
he did he included things like digital marketing skills selling skills customer
marketing skills selling skills customer
marketing skills selling skills customer service skills technology skills if you
service skills technology skills if you
service skills technology skills if you read that job description you might
read that job description you might
read that job description you might think he was looking for a computer
think he was looking for a computer
think he was looking for a computer engineer with an MBA and marketing and
engineer with an MBA and marketing and
engineer with an MBA and marketing and experience in sales digital marketing
experience in sales digital marketing
experience in sales digital marketing and technology it’s really a lot to ask
and technology it’s really a lot to ask
and technology it’s really a lot to ask for in one person in pretty specific
for in one person in pretty specific
for in one person in pretty specific well I sent that job description around
well I sent that job description around
well I sent that job description around to a number of people who I know would
to a number of people who I know would
to a number of people who I know would have been a great fit and they all said
have been a great fit and they all said
have been a great fit and they all said the same thing
the same thing
the same thing I’m not comfortable applying because I’m
I’m not comfortable applying because I’m
I’m not comfortable applying because I’m not qualified but the thing is that
not qualified but the thing is that
not qualified but the thing is that hiring manager he would have happily
hiring manager he would have happily
hiring manager he would have happily taken someone who met 70 or 80 percent
taken someone who met 70 or 80 percent
taken someone who met 70 or 80 percent of the requirements if only they’d
of the requirements if only they’d
of the requirements if only they’d applied will remember that FedEx job I
applied will remember that FedEx job I
applied will remember that FedEx job I got that I was totally under qualified
got that I was totally under qualified
got that I was totally under qualified for I took it and I worked at the
for I took it and I worked at the
for I took it and I worked at the company and I enjoyed the great benefits
company and I enjoyed the great benefits
company and I enjoyed the great benefits the 401k and the vacation for three
the 401k and the vacation for three
the 401k and the vacation for three years before I quit my job to go back to
years before I quit my job to go back to
years before I quit my job to go back to business school at the time I received
business school at the time I received
business school at the time I received quite a bit of negative feedback from
quite a bit of negative feedback from
quite a bit of negative feedback from the usual suspects who said things like
the usual suspects who said things like
the usual suspects who said things like why would you want to quit your job
why would you want to quit your job
why would you want to quit your job you’ve got such a
you’ve got such a
you’ve got such a great job well for those of my parents
great job well for those of my parents
great job well for those of my parents and grandparents generations staying at
and grandparents generations staying at
and grandparents generations staying at a job for 20 or 30 years meant you’d be
a job for 20 or 30 years meant you’d be
a job for 20 or 30 years meant you’d be set you get a retirement it was the
set you get a retirement it was the
set you get a retirement it was the right thing to do
right thing to do
right thing to do but in today’s career environment people
but in today’s career environment people
but in today’s career environment people only stay at a job for 3 to 5 years in
only stay at a job for 3 to 5 years in
only stay at a job for 3 to 5 years in fact if you stay at a job for too long
fact if you stay at a job for too long
fact if you stay at a job for too long your future hiring manager may wonder if
your future hiring manager may wonder if
your future hiring manager may wonder if your skill set is out-of-date or if
your skill set is out-of-date or if
your skill set is out-of-date or if you’re not very ambitious in fact there
you’re not very ambitious in fact there
you’re not very ambitious in fact there are even men studies that have shown
are even men studies that have shown
are even men studies that have shown that those who stay at jobs for too long
that those who stay at jobs for too long
that those who stay at jobs for too long will likely make less over the course of
will likely make less over the course of
will likely make less over the course of their career Forbes estimates this
their career Forbes estimates this
their career Forbes estimates this number to be 50% less 50% but if you
number to be 50% less 50% but if you
number to be 50% less 50% but if you think about it logically it makes sense
think about it logically it makes sense
think about it logically it makes sense because if you stay at one company
because if you stay at one company
because if you stay at one company you’ll get a raise of just about 2 or 3%
you’ll get a raise of just about 2 or 3%
you’ll get a raise of just about 2 or 3% each year but if you switch companies
each year but if you switch companies
each year but if you switch companies you get to renegotiate from scratch and
you get to renegotiate from scratch and
you get to renegotiate from scratch and you can go up 10 percent 20 percent or
you can go up 10 percent 20 percent or
you can go up 10 percent 20 percent or even 50 percent in just one switch I can
even 50 percent in just one switch I can
even 50 percent in just one switch I can personally attest to this twice I’ve
personally attest to this twice I’ve
personally attest to this twice I’ve negotiated up my own salary over 50
negotiated up my own salary over 50
negotiated up my own salary over 50 percent and once I doubled my salary
percent and once I doubled my salary
percent and once I doubled my salary this is a great incentive to never stop
this is a great incentive to never stop
this is a great incentive to never stop looking for a job it’s also a great
looking for a job it’s also a great
looking for a job it’s also a great incentive for companies to spend less
incentive for companies to spend less
incentive for companies to spend less time and less energy training their
time and less energy training their
time and less energy training their existing employees because turnover is
existing employees because turnover is
existing employees because turnover is so high this puts the burden back on you
so high this puts the burden back on you
so high this puts the burden back on you to pursue your own education in your own
to pursue your own education in your own
to pursue your own education in your own training on your own don’t assume that
training on your own don’t assume that
training on your own don’t assume that your company will send you to some
your company will send you to some
your company will send you to some special course go out there and do it
special course go out there and do it
special course go out there and do it otherwise someone will pass you by who’s
otherwise someone will pass you by who’s
otherwise someone will pass you by who’s pursuing their own training and their
pursuing their own training and their
pursuing their own training and their own skills on their own this is exactly
own skills on their own this is exactly
own skills on their own this is exactly why I quit my job to go back to business
why I quit my job to go back to business
why I quit my job to go back to business school that and to interfere with my own
school that and to interfere with my own
school that and to interfere with my own career path yet again I entered white I
career path yet again I entered white I
career path yet again I entered white I initially thought would be a 20-month
initially thought would be a 20-month
initially thought would be a 20-month program and I ended up graduating in 15
program and I ended up graduating in 15
program and I ended up graduating in 15 months at the end of the program I had a
months at the end of the program I had a
months at the end of the program I had a number of great job offers including one
number of great job offers including one
number of great job offers including one that paid twice what I was making before
that paid twice what I was making before
that paid twice what I was making before business school
business school
business school sounds pretty good right in theory yes
sounds pretty good right in theory yes
sounds pretty good right in theory yes but it was twice as much money to do the
but it was twice as much money to do the
but it was twice as much money to do the exact same kind of job I had before
exact same kind of job I had before
exact same kind of job I had before business school but just for a different
business school but just for a different
business school but just for a different company and I didn’t quit my job to go
company and I didn’t quit my job to go
company and I didn’t quit my job to go back to graduate school to make twice as
back to graduate school to make twice as
back to graduate school to make twice as much money doing the same job but just
much money doing the same job but just
much money doing the same job but just for a different company I’m ambitious
for a different company I’m ambitious
for a different company I’m ambitious and frankly that sounds boring I wanted
and frankly that sounds boring I wanted
and frankly that sounds boring I wanted to switch departments and go up the
to switch departments and go up the
to switch departments and go up the company ladder so can you guess what I
company ladder so can you guess what I
company ladder so can you guess what I did yep
did yep
did yep I turned down every job offer it was
I turned down every job offer it was
I turned down every job offer it was scary because at the time I wasn’t
scary because at the time I wasn’t
scary because at the time I wasn’t working and I didn’t know how I’d pay
working and I didn’t know how I’d pay
working and I didn’t know how I’d pay the rent but I had faith in my abilities
the rent but I had faith in my abilities
the rent but I had faith in my abilities and I knew that if I could finish school
and I knew that if I could finish school
and I knew that if I could finish school early I could take a little time to
early I could take a little time to
early I could take a little time to think about what I’d like to do for work
think about what I’d like to do for work
think about what I’d like to do for work I didn’t have to do anything
I didn’t have to do anything
I didn’t have to do anything well my decision honestly scared me for
well my decision honestly scared me for
well my decision honestly scared me for a really long time and I kept a copy
a really long time and I kept a copy
a really long time and I kept a copy that big off her letter nearby and I’d
that big off her letter nearby and I’d
that big off her letter nearby and I’d look at it whenever I was feeling
look at it whenever I was feeling
look at it whenever I was feeling uncertain about things at the time it
uncertain about things at the time it
uncertain about things at the time it was a lot but then the strangest thing
was a lot but then the strangest thing
was a lot but then the strangest thing happened I learned about this new field
happened I learned about this new field
happened I learned about this new field called digital marketing I knew how to
called digital marketing I knew how to
called digital marketing I knew how to build websites and I had a pretty good
build websites and I had a pretty good
build websites and I had a pretty good sense for marketing I became an
sense for marketing I became an
sense for marketing I became an affiliate marketer it’s this kind of
affiliate marketer it’s this kind of
affiliate marketer it’s this kind of marketing where you promote products
marketing where you promote products
marketing where you promote products online for companies and then you take a
online for companies and then you take a
online for companies and then you take a commission on their sales
commission on their sales
commission on their sales I sold a whole lot of shoes for this
I sold a whole lot of shoes for this
I sold a whole lot of shoes for this website you might have heard of called
website you might have heard of called
website you might have heard of called Zappos calm and after a while I built up
Zappos calm and after a while I built up
Zappos calm and after a while I built up my skills enough to land a full-time
my skills enough to land a full-time
my skills enough to land a full-time digital marketing job on my own it was a
digital marketing job on my own it was a
digital marketing job on my own it was a game changer I became a director of
game changer I became a director of
game changer I became a director of digital marketing at a well-known home
digital marketing at a well-known home
digital marketing at a well-known home services company and later a vice
services company and later a vice
services company and later a vice president at a large bank in today’s
president at a large bank in today’s
president at a large bank in today’s career environment you don’t get bonus
career environment you don’t get bonus
career environment you don’t get bonus points waiting for your boss to tell you
points waiting for your boss to tell you
points waiting for your boss to tell you you’re good enough don’t wait and don’t
you’re good enough don’t wait and don’t
you’re good enough don’t wait and don’t let the fear of failure stop you from
let the fear of failure stop you from
let the fear of failure stop you from trying
trying
trying as someone once said formal education
as someone once said formal education
as someone once said formal education will make you a living self education
will make you a living self education
will make you a living self education will make you a fortune ironically my
will make you a fortune ironically my
will make you a fortune ironically my own career transition from engineer to
own career transition from engineer to
own career transition from engineer to project manager to digital marketing
project manager to digital marketing
project manager to digital marketing executive led me to an entirely new
executive led me to an entirely new
executive led me to an entirely new career path it turns out I really like
career path it turns out I really like
career path it turns out I really like interviewing for all sorts of jobs and
interviewing for all sorts of jobs and
interviewing for all sorts of jobs and at all sorts of companies it’s kind of
at all sorts of companies it’s kind of
at all sorts of companies it’s kind of like an obsession yep I once snuck onto
like an obsession yep I once snuck onto
like an obsession yep I once snuck onto a graduate school campus where I did not
a graduate school campus where I did not
a graduate school campus where I did not go and pose as a student there in order
go and pose as a student there in order
go and pose as a student there in order to get a job interview it worked when
to get a job interview it worked when
to get a job interview it worked when word got out about my love people
word got out about my love people
word got out about my love people started asking me for help with their
started asking me for help with their
started asking me for help with their careers as a career coach and now I get
careers as a career coach and now I get
careers as a career coach and now I get a chance to see inside the secret
a chance to see inside the secret
a chance to see inside the secret process that we’re all in the middle of
process that we’re all in the middle of
process that we’re all in the middle of and do you know what makes some people
and do you know what makes some people
and do you know what makes some people more successful than others they don’t
more successful than others they don’t
more successful than others they don’t wait for permission and they never
wait for permission and they never
wait for permission and they never assume a company isn’t interested in
assume a company isn’t interested in
assume a company isn’t interested in them or that they’re not qualified let
them or that they’re not qualified let
them or that they’re not qualified let me leave you with this finding your path
me leave you with this finding your path
me leave you with this finding your path isn’t going to be easy it’s not going to
isn’t going to be easy it’s not going to
isn’t going to be easy it’s not going to be straightforward and it may take a
be straightforward and it may take a
be straightforward and it may take a while to put all the pieces together in
while to put all the pieces together in
while to put all the pieces together in fact you may find that you’re always
fact you may find that you’re always
fact you may find that you’re always working to put another piece into the
working to put another piece into the
working to put another piece into the puzzle but it is absolutely worth it to
puzzle but it is absolutely worth it to
puzzle but it is absolutely worth it to take a risk to interfere with your
take a risk to interfere with your
take a risk to interfere with your career to find something that you truly
career to find something that you truly
career to find something that you truly love thank you
love thank you
love thank you [Applause]
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