[Applause] good morning
good morning
good morning well this get settled in before I start
well this get settled in before I start
well this get settled in before I start our talk I want to encourage you to put
our talk I want to encourage you to put
our talk I want to encourage you to put your phones away if you haven’t already
your phones away if you haven’t already
your phones away if you haven’t already done that take a deep breath notice the
done that take a deep breath notice the
done that take a deep breath notice the room lighting around you they’re
room lighting around you they’re
room lighting around you they’re comfortable attention let’s get started
comfortable attention let’s get started
comfortable attention let’s get started so our theme today is expectation and
so our theme today is expectation and
so our theme today is expectation and acceptance a teenager’s job or
acceptance a teenager’s job or
acceptance a teenager’s job or developmental stage is to figure out
developmental stage is to figure out
developmental stage is to figure out what are the expectations of honey as
what are the expectations of honey as
what are the expectations of honey as children the adults create your world as
children the adults create your world as
children the adults create your world as teenagers you start to question and
teenagers you start to question and
teenagers you start to question and wonder about that relative and question
wonder about that relative and question
wonder about that relative and question things you’ve maybe never questioned
things you’ve maybe never questioned
things you’ve maybe never questioned before you’re deciding what’s true for
before you’re deciding what’s true for
before you’re deciding what’s true for you and which ideas may no longer be
you and which ideas may no longer be
you and which ideas may no longer be around this is real that tension between
around this is real that tension between
around this is real that tension between teenagers and their parents come to me
teenagers and their parents come to me
teenagers and their parents come to me in the best case scenario once you’ve
in the best case scenario once you’ve
in the best case scenario once you’ve made it through that tumultuous time
made it through that tumultuous time
made it through that tumultuous time you’ll become a young adult with the
you’ll become a young adult with the
you’ll become a young adult with the balance of ideas and thoughts which you
balance of ideas and thoughts which you
balance of ideas and thoughts which you were raised and the ideas thoughts and
were raised and the ideas thoughts and
were raised and the ideas thoughts and philosophies that you’ve come to on your
philosophies that you’ve come to on your
philosophies that you’ve come to on your own there are three major influencers
own there are three major influencers
own there are three major influencers along the way that I see parents parents
along the way that I see parents parents
along the way that I see parents parents teach you the fundamentals the guiding
teach you the fundamentals the guiding
teach you the fundamentals the guiding principles values how to be school and
principles values how to be school and
principles values how to be school and social media I want to spend a little
social media I want to spend a little
social media I want to spend a little more time on those school school is
more time on those school school is
more time on those school school is society’s instrument to help you learn
society’s instrument to help you learn
society’s instrument to help you learn certain basic subjects and to give you
certain basic subjects and to give you
certain basic subjects and to give you the tools and skills to develop the
the tools and skills to develop the
the tools and skills to develop the thoughts and
thoughts and
thoughts and that you will need to be successful
that you will need to be successful
that you will need to be successful responsible productive members to say so
responsible productive members to say so
responsible productive members to say so what is our society’s formula for
what is our society’s formula for
what is our society’s formula for success what is expected again people
success what is expected again people
success what is expected again people ultimately what dictates the schools
ultimately what dictates the schools
ultimately what dictates the schools mandate to deliver the necessary
mandate to deliver the necessary
mandate to deliver the necessary components to shape the minds of our
components to shape the minds of our
components to shape the minds of our citizens to create a well-rounded person
citizens to create a well-rounded person
citizens to create a well-rounded person what I see is a box in that box there
what I see is a box in that box there
what I see is a box in that box there are several categories that we need to
are several categories that we need to
are several categories that we need to fulfill with some minor variations but
fulfill with some minor variations but
fulfill with some minor variations but still pretty much within the box main
still pretty much within the box main
still pretty much within the box main categories we have our academics get
categories we have our academics get
categories we have our academics get good grades so you can get into a good
good grades so you can get into a good
good grades so you can get into a good college extracurricular activities a
college extracurricular activities a
college extracurricular activities a sport an instrument an art preferably
sport an instrument an art preferably
sport an instrument an art preferably all three and service to others
all three and service to others
all three and service to others volunteering an activity a club a cost
volunteering an activity a club a cost
volunteering an activity a club a cost there is of course variety in all these
there is of course variety in all these
there is of course variety in all these categories you can choose whether to
categories you can choose whether to
categories you can choose whether to take regular classes on there’s possibly
take regular classes on there’s possibly
take regular classes on there’s possibly few classes you can aim for a variety of
few classes you can aim for a variety of
few classes you can aim for a variety of colleges that are considered the best
colleges that are considered the best
colleges that are considered the best you can choose which sport
you can choose which sport
you can choose which sport instrument or art appeals to you you can
instrument or art appeals to you you can
instrument or art appeals to you you can choose your volunteer path which led to
choose your volunteer path which led to
choose your volunteer path which led to joiner which caused a champion but you
joiner which caused a champion but you
joiner which caused a champion but you pretty much must choose within those
pretty much must choose within those
pretty much must choose within those categories to increase your chances of
categories to increase your chances of
categories to increase your chances of success as defined by our society
success as defined by our society
success as defined by our society currently ideally you’ll find enjoyment
currently ideally you’ll find enjoyment
currently ideally you’ll find enjoyment in these activities happiness and
in these activities happiness and
in these activities happiness and purpose – but what happens when you
purpose – but what happens when you
purpose – but what happens when you don’t what happens when the categories
don’t what happens when the categories
don’t what happens when the categories in the box don’t appeal to you or you’re
in the box don’t appeal to you or you’re
in the box don’t appeal to you or you’re not very good at them or they don’t make
not very good at them or they don’t make
not very good at them or they don’t make sense to you or you’re so busy doing
sense to you or you’re so busy doing
sense to you or you’re so busy doing them all that you losers
them all that you losers
them all that you losers first can you still become a successful
first can you still become a successful
first can you still become a successful person welcome back to that social media
person welcome back to that social media
person welcome back to that social media social media feeds and shapes our
social media feeds and shapes our
social media feeds and shapes our thoughts feelings and opinions morning
thoughts feelings and opinions morning
thoughts feelings and opinions morning tonight
tonight
tonight day after them how to look what more to
day after them how to look what more to
day after them how to look what more to eat what is fun and trying to be cool
eat what is fun and trying to be cool
eat what is fun and trying to be cool who’s doing what for betting – which
who’s doing what for betting – which
who’s doing what for betting – which college who is crushing on home
college who is crushing on home
college who is crushing on home what great great ideas are out there
what great great ideas are out there
what great great ideas are out there what stupid pranks are happening what
what stupid pranks are happening what
what stupid pranks are happening what are people’s views on politics art music
are people’s views on politics art music
are people’s views on politics art music the list goes on every day we check it
the list goes on every day we check it
the list goes on every day we check it interact with it are affected
interact with it are affected
interact with it are affected entertained amused upset with it it’s a
entertained amused upset with it it’s a
entertained amused upset with it it’s a daily part of our lives and influences
daily part of our lives and influences
daily part of our lives and influences what defines success so back to the
what defines success so back to the
what defines success so back to the question of party become a successful
question of party become a successful
question of party become a successful person with everything that comes out of
person with everything that comes out of
person with everything that comes out of the other person parents schools social
the other person parents schools social
the other person parents schools social media I wonder how much Devon young
media I wonder how much Devon young
media I wonder how much Devon young people actually spend developing their
people actually spend developing their
people actually spend developing their own true self and then accepting that
own true self and then accepting that
own true self and then accepting that self fighting for that selves right to
self fighting for that selves right to
self fighting for that selves right to exist in order to find out who you are I
exist in order to find out who you are I
exist in order to find out who you are I want to encourage you to take ten
want to encourage you to take ten
want to encourage you to take ten minutes each day
minutes each day
minutes each day unplug disconnect and just sit with your
unplug disconnect and just sit with your
unplug disconnect and just sit with your own thoughts now homework no to-do lists
own thoughts now homework no to-do lists
own thoughts now homework no to-do lists free hands go outside your backyard Park
free hands go outside your backyard Park
free hands go outside your backyard Park do nothing other than let your mind
do nothing other than let your mind
do nothing other than let your mind wander
what are the thoughts that come to you
what are the thoughts that come to you what do you love what matters to you
what do you love what matters to you
what do you love what matters to you what unique things do you bring to the
what unique things do you bring to the
what unique things do you bring to the world if the answers to those life
world if the answers to those life
world if the answers to those life questions fit into the box weight then
questions fit into the box weight then
questions fit into the box weight then you’re probably generally happy person
you’re probably generally happy person
you’re probably generally happy person if those answers lie outside the box
if those answers lie outside the box
if those answers lie outside the box that’s great too but you may struggle to
that’s great too but you may struggle to
that’s great too but you may struggle to accept who you are and get others to do
accept who you are and get others to do
accept who you are and get others to do the same in the long run though you will
the same in the long run though you will
the same in the long run though you will be a happier person if you can follow
be a happier person if you can follow
be a happier person if you can follow what matters to you rather than a path
what matters to you rather than a path
what matters to you rather than a path that has been prescribed for you but
that has been prescribed for you but
that has been prescribed for you but first you have to take the time to
first you have to take the time to
first you have to take the time to figure out what is important to you
figure out what is important to you
figure out what is important to you transid it might be hard to convince
transid it might be hard to convince
transid it might be hard to convince your parents or caregivers that you want
your parents or caregivers that you want
your parents or caregivers that you want to go live and work on a farm for the
to go live and work on a farm for the
to go live and work on a farm for the art gallery before you go to school or
art gallery before you go to school or
art gallery before you go to school or just work and maybe realize you really
just work and maybe realize you really
just work and maybe realize you really want or maybe don’t want to go to
want or maybe don’t want to go to
want or maybe don’t want to go to college or go to a little-known college
college or go to a little-known college
college or go to a little-known college that has the right program for you or
that has the right program for you or
that has the right program for you or immerse yourself in another culture
immerse yourself in another culture
immerse yourself in another culture learn the language or tour with the band
learn the language or tour with the band
learn the language or tour with the band or learn a trade or a major in the
or learn a trade or a major in the
or learn a trade or a major in the subject you’re passionate about not the
subject you’re passionate about not the
subject you’re passionate about not the one you think is going to make you the
one you think is going to make you the
one you think is going to make you the most money but try make a case for
most money but try make a case for
most money but try make a case for yourself and if that’s not possible then
yourself and if that’s not possible then
yourself and if that’s not possible then make sure to follow your path when
make sure to follow your path when
make sure to follow your path when you’re an adult define what success
you’re an adult define what success
you’re an adult define what success means to you there are so many roads to
means to you there are so many roads to
means to you there are so many roads to becoming that happy successful person
becoming that happy successful person
becoming that happy successful person you’ll get to where you’re going no
you’ll get to where you’re going no
you’ll get to where you’re going no matter which road you take just make
matter which road you take just make
matter which road you take just make sure that it’s your own
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