so one day after class my best friend and I were riding around he looked at me
and I were riding around he looked at me
and I were riding around he looked at me and he said you’re one of those type of
and he said you’re one of those type of
and he said you’re one of those type of people that strangers just say things to
people that strangers just say things to
people that strangers just say things to things that they wouldn’t tell their
things that they wouldn’t tell their
things that they wouldn’t tell their closest friends I had no idea what he
closest friends I had no idea what he
closest friends I had no idea what he was talking about but as we walked into
was talking about but as we walked into
was talking about but as we walked into a fast food restaurant the lady behind
a fast food restaurant the lady behind
a fast food restaurant the lady behind the counter said hey how are you do you
the counter said hey how are you do you
the counter said hey how are you do you know what you went to order I said I’m
know what you went to order I said I’m
know what you went to order I said I’m doing really good it’s a beautiful day
doing really good it’s a beautiful day
doing really good it’s a beautiful day nothing could be better how are you she
nothing could be better how are you she
nothing could be better how are you she looked at me right in the eye and she
looked at me right in the eye and she
looked at me right in the eye and she said I’ve had diarrhea for three days
said I’ve had diarrhea for three days
said I’ve had diarrhea for three days straight so as we were driving to the
straight so as we were driving to the
straight so as we were driving to the next restaurant I decided that I was I
next restaurant I decided that I was I
next restaurant I decided that I was I was gonna make a point of remembering
was gonna make a point of remembering
was gonna make a point of remembering people and their stories and that’s how
people and their stories and that’s how
people and their stories and that’s how even to this day I remember people I
even to this day I remember people I
even to this day I remember people I have a hard time with names but I can
have a hard time with names but I can
have a hard time with names but I can always remember stories growing up on
always remember stories growing up on
always remember stories growing up on the Outer Banks I used to surf a lot and
the Outer Banks I used to surf a lot and
the Outer Banks I used to surf a lot and have a lot of friends who snowboard and
have a lot of friends who snowboard and
have a lot of friends who snowboard and skate more recently I’ve gotten into the
skate more recently I’ve gotten into the
skate more recently I’ve gotten into the climbing community and I have a lot of
climbing community and I have a lot of
climbing community and I have a lot of friends from mountain biking kayak and
friends from mountain biking kayak and
friends from mountain biking kayak and one of the most interesting things to me
one of the most interesting things to me
one of the most interesting things to me is all of these individual action sports
is all of these individual action sports
is all of these individual action sports have this concept of finding your line
have this concept of finding your line
have this concept of finding your line finding this way through the wave down
finding this way through the wave down
finding this way through the wave down the river or up the mountain that makes
the river or up the mountain that makes
the river or up the mountain that makes it your own it has this understanding
it your own it has this understanding
it your own it has this understanding that you can’t change the way that the
that you can’t change the way that the
that you can’t change the way that the wave moves you can’t change the shape of
wave moves you can’t change the shape of
wave moves you can’t change the shape of the mountain you can’t affect how the
the mountain you can’t affect how the
the mountain you can’t affect how the river flows but you can put yourself in
river flows but you can put yourself in
river flows but you can put yourself in the position that you want to be in
the position that you want to be in
the position that you want to be in while you’re there and all of the
while you’re there and all of the
while you’re there and all of the happiest people that I’ve met in these
happiest people that I’ve met in these
happiest people that I’ve met in these sports have led that concept infect
sports have led that concept infect
sports have led that concept infect their life and in fact what they do and
their life and in fact what they do and
their life and in fact what they do and they’ve really redefined their
they’ve really redefined their
they’ve really redefined their definition of success they don’t buy
definition of success they don’t buy
definition of success they don’t buy into
into
into the norm of trying to save as much money
the norm of trying to save as much money
the norm of trying to save as much money as they can or get the biggest house or
as they can or get the biggest house or
as they can or get the biggest house or have the fastest car they just want to
have the fastest car they just want to
have the fastest car they just want to do what they love all of the the
do what they love all of the the
do what they love all of the the happiest people that I’ve met across the
happiest people that I’ve met across the
happiest people that I’ve met across the board have this this concept of finding
board have this this concept of finding
board have this this concept of finding their own way and not fully embracing
their own way and not fully embracing
their own way and not fully embracing what other people tell them because that
what other people tell them because that
what other people tell them because that is the other person’s definition of
is the other person’s definition of
is the other person’s definition of success
success
success so in climbing there’s something that’s
so in climbing there’s something that’s
so in climbing there’s something that’s called beta it’s it’s how an individual
called beta it’s it’s how an individual
called beta it’s it’s how an individual doesn’t move and you in the community
doesn’t move and you in the community
doesn’t move and you in the community you’ll see people share and say this is
you’ll see people share and say this is
you’ll see people share and say this is how I did it but the person who’s
how I did it but the person who’s
how I did it but the person who’s struggling with it takes that and makes
struggling with it takes that and makes
struggling with it takes that and makes it their own and that’s how they succeed
it their own and that’s how they succeed
it their own and that’s how they succeed so the one thing that I would impress on
so the one thing that I would impress on
so the one thing that I would impress on others young people and old people and
others young people and old people and
others young people and old people and from every walk of life is that you need
from every walk of life is that you need
from every walk of life is that you need to redefine your definition of success
to redefine your definition of success
to redefine your definition of success you need to find your passion you need
you need to find your passion you need
you need to find your passion you need to find your dream you need to find your
to find your dream you need to find your
to find your dream you need to find your line thank you
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