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[Music]
[Music] I loved he-man and one year for my
I loved he-man and one year for my
I loved he-man and one year for my birthday I got all the he-man gear I got
birthday I got all the he-man gear I got
birthday I got all the he-man gear I got the action figures the big wheel I got
the action figures the big wheel I got
the action figures the big wheel I got the he-man underwear and the sword and
the he-man underwear and the sword and
the he-man underwear and the sword and the shield I used to love to run around
the shield I used to love to run around
the shield I used to love to run around pretending that I was he man one thing I
pretending that I was he man one thing I
pretending that I was he man one thing I do remember about he-man is that he was
do remember about he-man is that he was
do remember about he-man is that he was just a regular guy until he needed to
just a regular guy until he needed to
just a regular guy until he needed to take control of a situation when he did
take control of a situation when he did
take control of a situation when he did he would raise his sword just like this
he would raise his sword just like this
he would raise his sword just like this and he would say I have the power and he
and he would say I have the power and he
and he would say I have the power and he would transform and use all of his
would transform and use all of his
would transform and use all of his potential and I see a lot of folks in
potential and I see a lot of folks in
potential and I see a lot of folks in here with a lot of potential and I
here with a lot of potential and I
here with a lot of potential and I invite you to stand up with me so we can
invite you to stand up with me so we can
invite you to stand up with me so we can begin to transform together go ahead and
begin to transform together go ahead and
begin to transform together go ahead and grab your imaginary he-man sword and
grab your imaginary he-man sword and
grab your imaginary he-man sword and raise it up and on the count of three
raise it up and on the count of three
raise it up and on the count of three we’re going to say I have the power
we’re going to say I have the power
we’re going to say I have the power together one two three I have the power
together one two three I have the power
together one two three I have the power that was fantastic I really felt the
that was fantastic I really felt the
that was fantastic I really felt the power from you guys thank you so much
power from you guys thank you so much
power from you guys thank you so much please have a seat
really great job now as I got a little
really great job now as I got a little older I didn’t have the sword anymore
older I didn’t have the sword anymore
older I didn’t have the sword anymore and I began to forget that I had the
and I began to forget that I had the
and I began to forget that I had the power which also meant that I didn’t
power which also meant that I didn’t
power which also meant that I didn’t transform or use the most of my
transform or use the most of my
transform or use the most of my potential and then I started to use
potential and then I started to use
potential and then I started to use ready reflecting evaluating developing
ready reflecting evaluating developing
ready reflecting evaluating developing and implementing to make sure that I had
and implementing to make sure that I had
and implementing to make sure that I had my power and was using the most of my
my power and was using the most of my
my power and was using the most of my potential here’s how it started after 14
potential here’s how it started after 14
potential here’s how it started after 14 years of martial arts training I
years of martial arts training I
years of martial arts training I received an invitation to world
received an invitation to world
received an invitation to world champions
champions
champions this was a pro-am competition so it was
this was a pro-am competition so it was
this was a pro-am competition so it was professional and amatuer competitors
professional and amatuer competitors
professional and amatuer competitors competing against one another
competing against one another
competing against one another this invitation changed my life I had
this invitation changed my life I had
this invitation changed my life I had been training in martial arts for 14
been training in martial arts for 14
been training in martial arts for 14 years and done so many competitions so I
years and done so many competitions so I
years and done so many competitions so I thought I knew what to do so I began
thought I knew what to do so I began
thought I knew what to do so I began doing the normal routine practicing
doing the normal routine practicing
doing the normal routine practicing training all the way up until the
training all the way up until the
training all the way up until the competition we arrived the night before
competition we arrived the night before
competition we arrived the night before and walked into this room that was
and walked into this room that was
and walked into this room that was enormous it was at least three times
enormous it was at least three times
enormous it was at least three times bigger than any competition I had been
bigger than any competition I had been
bigger than any competition I had been to before as I looked it out across the
to before as I looked it out across the
to before as I looked it out across the room 10 foot by 10 foot squares were
room 10 foot by 10 foot squares were
room 10 foot by 10 foot squares were taped all across the floor except for
taped all across the floor except for
taped all across the floor except for one in the middle it looked like a
one in the middle it looked like a
one in the middle it looked like a boxing ring and I’d never seen that
boxing ring and I’d never seen that
boxing ring and I’d never seen that before
before
before what was it as I reviewed my competition
what was it as I reviewed my competition
what was it as I reviewed my competition details I realized that I would be
details I realized that I would be
details I realized that I would be competing in forms routines in that ring
competing in forms routines in that ring
competing in forms routines in that ring the next morning cool the morning of the
the next morning cool the morning of the
the next morning cool the morning of the competition I got up and it did not take
competition I got up and it did not take
competition I got up and it did not take long for me to realize the professionals
long for me to realize the professionals
long for me to realize the professionals from the amateurs I was doing karate and
from the amateurs I was doing karate and
from the amateurs I was doing karate and they were doing ninja I felt a little
they were doing ninja I felt a little
they were doing ninja I felt a little out of place
out of place
out of place later that day in fighting you could say
later that day in fighting you could say
later that day in fighting you could say I deserve some respect for how clean I
I deserve some respect for how clean I
I deserve some respect for how clean I was able to get those floors I was
was able to get those floors I was
was able to get those floors I was disappointed in my results in both have
disappointed in my results in both have
disappointed in my results in both have you ever felt that way you’ve done all
you ever felt that way you’ve done all
you ever felt that way you’ve done all the things that you were supposed to do
the things that you were supposed to do
the things that you were supposed to do your training practice you’ve met all
your training practice you’ve met all
your training practice you’ve met all the expectations and you just don’t feel
the expectations and you just don’t feel
the expectations and you just don’t feel like it was quite good enough on a long
like it was quite good enough on a long
like it was quite good enough on a long five hour car ride home
five hour car ride home
five hour car ride home I spent time reflecting on my
I spent time reflecting on my
I spent time reflecting on my formants honestly it was probably the
formants honestly it was probably the
formants honestly it was probably the next couple of weeks – I was really
next couple of weeks – I was really
next couple of weeks – I was really disappointed in my performance at World
disappointed in my performance at World
disappointed in my performance at World Championships I thought that was my shot
when I thought about the performance a
when I thought about the performance a lot of the competitors did backflips and
lot of the competitors did backflips and
lot of the competitors did backflips and I could do backflips but I didn’t do any
I could do backflips but I didn’t do any
I could do backflips but I didn’t do any some did what we call extreme kicks and
some did what we call extreme kicks and
some did what we call extreme kicks and I could do some extreme kicks but I
I could do some extreme kicks but I
I could do some extreme kicks but I didn’t do any I had trained in tumbling
didn’t do any I had trained in tumbling
didn’t do any I had trained in tumbling for six years at this point and the
for six years at this point and the
for six years at this point and the original purpose to Train and tumbling
original purpose to Train and tumbling
original purpose to Train and tumbling was to integrate that into my martial
was to integrate that into my martial
was to integrate that into my martial arts routines and the only thing that
arts routines and the only thing that
arts routines and the only thing that I’d done with my tumbling at this point
I’d done with my tumbling at this point
I’d done with my tumbling at this point was to try and impress girls and that
was to try and impress girls and that
was to try and impress girls and that wasn’t working well either I realized
wasn’t working well either I realized
wasn’t working well either I realized that I had just been coasting I had
that I had just been coasting I had
that I had just been coasting I had developed skills and abilities over the
developed skills and abilities over the
developed skills and abilities over the years that I was totally ignoring and
years that I was totally ignoring and
years that I was totally ignoring and just doing the usual routine it can be
just doing the usual routine it can be
just doing the usual routine it can be same in the workplace when we caught
same in the workplace when we caught
same in the workplace when we caught when we get caught in doing just the
when we get caught in doing just the
when we get caught in doing just the normal routine there’s no doubt that so
normal routine there’s no doubt that so
normal routine there’s no doubt that so many of us are busy between emails and
many of us are busy between emails and
many of us are busy between emails and phone calls meetings working with
phone calls meetings working with
phone calls meetings working with coworkers or customers have you taken a
coworkers or customers have you taken a
coworkers or customers have you taken a moment to think about what you’re doing
moment to think about what you’re doing
moment to think about what you’re doing why you’re doing it and how that’s
why you’re doing it and how that’s
why you’re doing it and how that’s impacting you chances are if you took a
impacting you chances are if you took a
impacting you chances are if you took a moment to step back and reflect on your
moment to step back and reflect on your
moment to step back and reflect on your experience you would see a lot of
experience you would see a lot of
experience you would see a lot of possibilities for positive improvements
as I begin to evaluate my performance I
as I begin to evaluate my performance I thought back to before the competition
thought back to before the competition
thought back to before the competition the feedback that I received was that I
the feedback that I received was that I
the feedback that I received was that I had good stances good follow-through
had good stances good follow-through
had good stances good follow-through I had snap power focus timing I met all
I had snap power focus timing I met all
I had snap power focus timing I met all the marks but when I started to think
the marks but when I started to think
the marks but when I started to think about all that I was capable of what
about all that I was capable of what
about all that I was capable of what would my best performance look like if I
would my best performance look like if I
would my best performance look like if I took some of that tumbling skills that I
took some of that tumbling skills that I
took some of that tumbling skills that I had and I took some of those extreme
had and I took some of those extreme
had and I took some of those extreme kicks and I mixed them together into a
kicks and I mixed them together into a
kicks and I mixed them together into a routine and it had good balance that is
routine and it had good balance that is
routine and it had good balance that is what a good routine would look like for
what a good routine would look like for
what a good routine would look like for me so I realized what I had done before
me so I realized what I had done before
me so I realized what I had done before it was average in the workplace we have
it was average in the workplace we have
it was average in the workplace we have the minimum standards standards and
the minimum standards standards and
the minimum standards standards and expectations our leaders and managers
expectations our leaders and managers
expectations our leaders and managers expect us to meet those standards but if
expect us to meet those standards but if
expect us to meet those standards but if you think about your skills and your
you think about your skills and your
you think about your skills and your abilities and the things that you’re
abilities and the things that you’re
abilities and the things that you’re capable of are you making the most out
capable of are you making the most out
capable of are you making the most out of your experience the next thing I did
of your experience the next thing I did
of your experience the next thing I did was start developing a plan I decided I
was start developing a plan I decided I
was start developing a plan I decided I was gonna go back to World Championships
was gonna go back to World Championships
was gonna go back to World Championships the next year I decided I was going to
the next year I decided I was going to
the next year I decided I was going to focus on one thing instead of doing
focus on one thing instead of doing
focus on one thing instead of doing forms and fighting I was gonna do forms
forms and fighting I was gonna do forms
forms and fighting I was gonna do forms because all of my skills and abilities
because all of my skills and abilities
because all of my skills and abilities all pointed to that and that’s where I
all pointed to that and that’s where I
all pointed to that and that’s where I could make the biggest impact I
could make the biggest impact I
could make the biggest impact I developed my plan and included the right
developed my plan and included the right
developed my plan and included the right people those individuals who could give
people those individuals who could give
people those individuals who could give me the type of feedback that would help
me the type of feedback that would help
me the type of feedback that would help me move forward one person I connected
me move forward one person I connected
me move forward one person I connected with was a gymnastics coach I didn’t
with was a gymnastics coach I didn’t
with was a gymnastics coach I didn’t have a lot of space in that ten-by-ten
have a lot of space in that ten-by-ten
have a lot of space in that ten-by-ten ring to get a running start so I needed
ring to get a running start so I needed
ring to get a running start so I needed to figure out how to get more power out
to figure out how to get more power out
to figure out how to get more power out of my tumbling by including the right
of my tumbling by including the right
of my tumbling by including the right people I was able to ensure that we were
people I was able to ensure that we were
people I was able to ensure that we were moving forward together and by sharing
moving forward together and by sharing
moving forward together and by sharing up
up
up and we were on the right path in the
and we were on the right path in the
and we were on the right path in the workplace it’s no different I would
workplace it’s no different I would
workplace it’s no different I would encourage you to develop a plan and
encourage you to develop a plan and
encourage you to develop a plan and share that with the right people think
share that with the right people think
share that with the right people think about your work situation chances are
about your work situation chances are
about your work situation chances are their skills and abilities that you
their skills and abilities that you
their skills and abilities that you could integrate into your work that
could integrate into your work that
could integrate into your work that would make a better impact for you and
would make a better impact for you and
would make a better impact for you and in turn make a better impact for those
in turn make a better impact for those
in turn make a better impact for those working around you by sharing your plan
working around you by sharing your plan
working around you by sharing your plan and the things that you’re interested in
and the things that you’re interested in
and the things that you’re interested in the goals you’re going toward you could
the goals you’re going toward you could
the goals you’re going toward you could include the right people so that you are
include the right people so that you are
include the right people so that you are driving the feedback process and not
driving the feedback process and not
driving the feedback process and not simply waiting for somebody to tell you
simply waiting for somebody to tell you
simply waiting for somebody to tell you what they’re expecting from you align
what they’re expecting from you align
what they’re expecting from you align your path so you can move forward
your path so you can move forward
your path so you can move forward together next I had to implement I began
together next I had to implement I began
together next I had to implement I began training at the karate gym practicing at
training at the karate gym practicing at
training at the karate gym practicing at the tumbling gym and on the weekends I
the tumbling gym and on the weekends I
the tumbling gym and on the weekends I would go out to the park and practice my
would go out to the park and practice my
would go out to the park and practice my routine I was taking all the things that
routine I was taking all the things that
routine I was taking all the things that were available to me and integrating
were available to me and integrating
were available to me and integrating that into my regular routine I would try
that into my regular routine I would try
that into my regular routine I would try something if it didn’t work
something if it didn’t work
something if it didn’t work I’d make adjustments and try it again I
I’d make adjustments and try it again I
I’d make adjustments and try it again I was reflecting evaluating developing and
was reflecting evaluating developing and
was reflecting evaluating developing and implementing and I was seeing some good
implementing and I was seeing some good
implementing and I was seeing some good results when you think about your
results when you think about your
results when you think about your experience at work are the things that
experience at work are the things that
experience at work are the things that you’re planning that you’ve been
you’re planning that you’ve been
you’re planning that you’ve been developing are those important enough
developing are those important enough
developing are those important enough for you to follow up on we need to take
for you to follow up on we need to take
for you to follow up on we need to take action before we can get the feedback on
action before we can get the feedback on
action before we can get the feedback on that action both from ourselves and from
that action both from ourselves and from
that action both from ourselves and from those leaders managers and possibly
those leaders managers and possibly
those leaders managers and possibly co-workers the trusted friend that can
co-workers the trusted friend that can
co-workers the trusted friend that can help give you the feedback to move you
help give you the feedback to move you
help give you the feedback to move you forward the next year I went back to
forward the next year I went back to
forward the next year I went back to world championships and I felt like I
world championships and I felt like I
world championships and I felt like I won the championships when I placed
won the championships when I placed
won the championships when I placed fifth I never thought I’d be so excited
fifth I never thought I’d be so excited
fifth I never thought I’d be so excited about placing fifth
about placing fifth
about placing fifth but I knew I had done for myself what
but I knew I had done for myself what
but I knew I had done for myself what nobody else could do for me I was the
nobody else could do for me I was the
nobody else could do for me I was the best me I gave my 100% I gave my all
best me I gave my 100% I gave my all
best me I gave my 100% I gave my all into doing that and I didn’t feel
into doing that and I didn’t feel
into doing that and I didn’t feel average I felt great I felt awesome
average I felt great I felt awesome
average I felt great I felt awesome and that was my reward for that
and that was my reward for that
and that was my reward for that competition are you ready to make the
competition are you ready to make the
competition are you ready to make the most of your power and unleash your
most of your power and unleash your
most of your power and unleash your potential because only you know exactly
potential because only you know exactly
potential because only you know exactly what you need to make the most of your
what you need to make the most of your
what you need to make the most of your experience and be the best you thank you
experience and be the best you thank you
experience and be the best you thank you [Applause]
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