my eight-year-old daughter says mom you don’t need to tell me again when I tell
don’t need to tell me again when I tell
don’t need to tell me again when I tell her that I used to be a bit of a
her that I used to be a bit of a
her that I used to be a bit of a cricketer in my day so as I come in and
cricketer in my day so as I come in and
cricketer in my day so as I come in and Bowl with her standing in front of the
Bowl with her standing in front of the
Bowl with her standing in front of the plastic yellow stumps I tell her about
plastic yellow stumps I tell her about
plastic yellow stumps I tell her about my awesome throwing arm and the meaning
my awesome throwing arm and the meaning
my awesome throwing arm and the meaning of a first drop batsman see I developed
of a first drop batsman see I developed
of a first drop batsman see I developed my love of cricket during my years at an
my love of cricket during my years at an
my love of cricket during my years at an all-boys school that’s right the first
all-boys school that’s right the first
all-boys school that’s right the first girl in a sea of boys so I had no choice
girl in a sea of boys so I had no choice
girl in a sea of boys so I had no choice but to play cricket and thankfully I
but to play cricket and thankfully I
but to play cricket and thankfully I loved it my Dean Jones kookaburra
loved it my Dean Jones kookaburra
loved it my Dean Jones kookaburra cricket bat became my prized possession
cricket bat became my prized possession
cricket bat became my prized possession so as I come in and Bowl at Olive again
so as I come in and Bowl at Olive again
so as I come in and Bowl at Olive again I even go so far as to say do you know
I even go so far as to say do you know
I even go so far as to say do you know what I live I should have played cricket
what I live I should have played cricket
what I live I should have played cricket for Australia and you know what I should
for Australia and you know what I should
for Australia and you know what I should have well actually I’ll rephrase that I
have well actually I’ll rephrase that I
have well actually I’ll rephrase that I should have tried my hardest to do that
should have tried my hardest to do that
should have tried my hardest to do that but I didn’t at age 16 a week after
but I didn’t at age 16 a week after
but I didn’t at age 16 a week after being selected for a representative team
being selected for a representative team
being selected for a representative team I quit I quit because cricket was a
I quit I quit because cricket was a
I quit I quit because cricket was a sport for gay girls cricket wasn’t
sport for gay girls cricket wasn’t
sport for gay girls cricket wasn’t feminine and cricket certainly wasn’t
feminine and cricket certainly wasn’t
feminine and cricket certainly wasn’t cool and I led the influential power of
cool and I led the influential power of
cool and I led the influential power of those around me get the better of me
those around me get the better of me
those around me get the better of me now I often have to remind myself that
now I often have to remind myself that
now I often have to remind myself that having my children and especially having
having my children and especially having
having my children and especially having a daughter is not an opportunity for me
a daughter is not an opportunity for me
a daughter is not an opportunity for me to relive my life and fix those regrets
to relive my life and fix those regrets
to relive my life and fix those regrets so although you might think I’m trying
so although you might think I’m trying
so although you might think I’m trying to instill my love of cricket in my
to instill my love of cricket in my
to instill my love of cricket in my daughter I am NOT what I am trying to do
daughter I am NOT what I am trying to do
daughter I am NOT what I am trying to do is give her the bravery the
is give her the bravery the
is give her the bravery the determination and the resilience to not
determination and the resilience to not
determination and the resilience to not walk away from her interests her
walk away from her interests her
walk away from her interests her passions or hurp hurp
passions or hurp hurp
passions or hurp hurp because of the influential power of
because of the influential power of
because of the influential power of others
others
others now you’re growing up in a world filled
now you’re growing up in a world filled
now you’re growing up in a world filled with influence and we forget that all of
with influence and we forget that all of
with influence and we forget that all of us can be influenced by that power and
us can be influenced by that power and
us can be influenced by that power and we forget that the power of influence
we forget that the power of influence
we forget that the power of influence doesn’t even need to be loud and strong
doesn’t even need to be loud and strong
doesn’t even need to be loud and strong because it is about our smallest actions
because it is about our smallest actions
because it is about our smallest actions because you have power you are
because you have power you are
because you have power you are influential and you can make a
influential and you can make a
influential and you can make a difference you are growing up in a world
difference you are growing up in a world
difference you are growing up in a world very different from the world I grew up
very different from the world I grew up
very different from the world I grew up in you have this thing that hangs over
in you have this thing that hangs over
in you have this thing that hangs over you that’s everywhere it’s called the
you that’s everywhere it’s called the
you that’s everywhere it’s called the Internet and it’s like a super magnet
Internet and it’s like a super magnet
Internet and it’s like a super magnet for negative influence and if we stop
for negative influence and if we stop
for negative influence and if we stop for just a moment and think about ways
for just a moment and think about ways
for just a moment and think about ways that we can use that negative influence
that we can use that negative influence
that we can use that negative influence we can come up with many examples online
we can come up with many examples online
we can come up with many examples online bullying hurtful comments posting photos
bullying hurtful comments posting photos
bullying hurtful comments posting photos without permission the world of
without permission the world of
without permission the world of Instagram and airbrushed beauty a world
Instagram and airbrushed beauty a world
Instagram and airbrushed beauty a world that puts so much energy on makeup
that puts so much energy on makeup
that puts so much energy on makeup tutorials bikini bodies the number of
tutorials bikini bodies the number of
tutorials bikini bodies the number of likes hiding behind a screen and not
likes hiding behind a screen and not
likes hiding behind a screen and not sticking up for each other and in the
sticking up for each other and in the
sticking up for each other and in the real world in the face to face world
real world in the face to face world
real world in the face to face world sure there’s plenty of negative
sure there’s plenty of negative
sure there’s plenty of negative influences to the shoplifting the
influences to the shoplifting the
influences to the shoplifting the alcohol the drugs the behind back loves
alcohol the drugs the behind back loves
alcohol the drugs the behind back loves the whispers in the corridor the judging
the whispers in the corridor the judging
the whispers in the corridor the judging looks the planting seeds of doubt in
looks the planting seeds of doubt in
looks the planting seeds of doubt in your peers that once planted are very
your peers that once planted are very
your peers that once planted are very very hard to ignore and as you break
very hard to ignore and as you break
very hard to ignore and as you break away from your parents and define
away from your parents and define
away from your parents and define yourselves as individuals you will
yourselves as individuals you will
yourselves as individuals you will experiment and you will make mistakes
experiment and you will make mistakes
experiment and you will make mistakes but this power that you have this
but this power that you have this
but this power that you have this influence you have a choice on how you
influence you have a choice on how you
influence you have a choice on how you want to use that and that’s what I want
want to use that and that’s what I want
want to use that and that’s what I want you to think about today I want you to
you to think about today I want you to
you to think about today I want you to think
think
think about the actions that you are taking
about the actions that you are taking
about the actions that you are taking and the impact of those actions on your
and the impact of those actions on your
and the impact of those actions on your friends your family and your community
friends your family and your community
friends your family and your community now for me there was an influence that
now for me there was an influence that
now for me there was an influence that thank goodness did have a very strong
thank goodness did have a very strong
thank goodness did have a very strong positive effect on me growing up in a
positive effect on me growing up in a
positive effect on me growing up in a small rural community in Australia there
small rural community in Australia there
small rural community in Australia there was a girl who was growing up on a farm
was a girl who was growing up on a farm
was a girl who was growing up on a farm up the road but had decided to move to
up the road but had decided to move to
up the road but had decided to move to Tanzania and build a school for
Tanzania and build a school for
Tanzania and build a school for disadvantaged children
disadvantaged children
disadvantaged children her name was Gemma rice and that she if
her name was Gemma rice and that she if
her name was Gemma rice and that she if she could do that that even tried to do
she could do that that even tried to do
she could do that that even tried to do that it gave me the courage at the age
that it gave me the courage at the age
that it gave me the courage at the age of 24 to board a flight to East Africa
of 24 to board a flight to East Africa
of 24 to board a flight to East Africa and better still as I worked alongside
and better still as I worked alongside
and better still as I worked alongside Gemma and her team their bravery and
Gemma and her team their bravery and
Gemma and her team their bravery and their determination for making a
their determination for making a
their determination for making a difference in this world it inspired me
difference in this world it inspired me
difference in this world it inspired me and after my years in Tanzania I
and after my years in Tanzania I
and after my years in Tanzania I co-founded a nonprofit organization that
co-founded a nonprofit organization that
co-founded a nonprofit organization that ended up distributing 1.2 million
ended up distributing 1.2 million
ended up distributing 1.2 million dollars to grassroots community
dollars to grassroots community
dollars to grassroots community initiatives now Gemma’s influence
initiatives now Gemma’s influence
initiatives now Gemma’s influence inspired big things but I would argue
inspired big things but I would argue
inspired big things but I would argue that we’re currently living in a world
that we’re currently living in a world
that we’re currently living in a world obsessed with big things big impact
obsessed with big things big impact
obsessed with big things big impact large-scale the West simply forgetting
large-scale the West simply forgetting
large-scale the West simply forgetting the really small actions that have a
the really small actions that have a
the really small actions that have a supremely powerful influence think about
supremely powerful influence think about
supremely powerful influence think about putting down your phone but reaching
putting down your phone but reaching
putting down your phone but reaching someone with your eyes and starting a
someone with your eyes and starting a
someone with your eyes and starting a conversation asking someone genuinely if
conversation asking someone genuinely if
conversation asking someone genuinely if they are okay choosing not to take a
they are okay choosing not to take a
they are okay choosing not to take a plastic bag or a plastic straw at the
plastic bag or a plastic straw at the
plastic bag or a plastic straw at the shop or volunteering an hour of your
shop or volunteering an hour of your
shop or volunteering an hour of your time a week to read the newspaper to
time a week to read the newspaper to
time a week to read the newspaper to someone who can no longer read these
someone who can no longer read these
someone who can no longer read these simple actions have major powerful
simple actions have major powerful
simple actions have major powerful influence now that you are growing up in
influence now that you are growing up in
influence now that you are growing up in this world that is reduced dramatically
this world that is reduced dramatically
this world that is reduced dramatically in size by connectivity there is
in size by connectivity there is
in size by connectivity there is enormous enormous potential for you to
enormous enormous potential for you to
enormous enormous potential for you to be influenced and to influence others
be influenced and to influence others
be influenced and to influence others so I also asked you to think about your
so I also asked you to think about your
so I also asked you to think about your online behavior do you post comments of
online behavior do you post comments of
online behavior do you post comments of support and encouragement
support and encouragement
support and encouragement do you share content and value and
do you share content and value and
do you share content and value and authenticity do share movements or
authenticity do share movements or
authenticity do share movements or mission based businesses because you
mission based businesses because you
mission based businesses because you should think about that they have power
should think about that they have power
should think about that they have power they’re influential and again in the day
they’re influential and again in the day
they’re influential and again in the day to day face to face world every single
to day face to face world every single
to day face to face world every single action you do every single day is
action you do every single day is
action you do every single day is powerful see I think back to the teenage
powerful see I think back to the teenage
powerful see I think back to the teenage me my Dean Jones cook a bar a cricket
me my Dean Jones cook a bar a cricket
me my Dean Jones cook a bar a cricket bat and I wish I could tell her don’t
bat and I wish I could tell her don’t
bat and I wish I could tell her don’t quit you have power you are influential
quit you have power you are influential
quit you have power you are influential and do you know what it’s not about you
and do you know what it’s not about you
and do you know what it’s not about you there are other girls watching now I
there are other girls watching now I
there are other girls watching now I look at my eight-year-old daughter and I
look at my eight-year-old daughter and I
look at my eight-year-old daughter and I see it she’s watching me and she’s
see it she’s watching me and she’s
see it she’s watching me and she’s learning from me and so every day I try
learning from me and so every day I try
learning from me and so every day I try to give her bravery determination and
to give her bravery determination and
to give her bravery determination and resilience but I need your help because
resilience but I need your help because
resilience but I need your help because she’s watching you too she is watching
she’s watching you too she is watching
she’s watching you too she is watching your every move the younger kids in your
your every move the younger kids in your
your every move the younger kids in your school you might not notice them but
school you might not notice them but
school you might not notice them but they watch how you interact with others
they watch how you interact with others
they watch how you interact with others they notice what you wear they see how
they notice what you wear they see how
they notice what you wear they see how you hold yourself they see when you
you hold yourself they see when you
you hold yourself they see when you laugh about someone behind their back
laugh about someone behind their back
laugh about someone behind their back but they also notice when you give that
but they also notice when you give that
but they also notice when you give that extra effort in a game or you have the
extra effort in a game or you have the
extra effort in a game or you have the courage to stand up for something that
courage to stand up for something that
courage to stand up for something that you believe in don’t have regrets we
you believe in don’t have regrets we
you believe in don’t have regrets we need you we need you to step up we need
need you we need you to step up we need
need you we need you to step up we need you to step into your power and please
you to step into your power and please
you to step into your power and please use it positively
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