[Applause] how’s everybody doing today
well thank you all for the applause I’m
well thank you all for the applause I’m very happy to be here
very happy to be here
very happy to be here and let me tell you something I’ll be
and let me tell you something I’ll be
and let me tell you something I’ll be honest with you because growing up
honest with you because growing up
honest with you because growing up scares the out of me and I’m so
scares the out of me and I’m so
scares the out of me and I’m so serious because growing up is when you
serious because growing up is when you
serious because growing up is when you realize that instead of being an
realize that instead of being an
realize that instead of being an astronaut or a NASCAR driver you’re
astronaut or a NASCAR driver you’re
astronaut or a NASCAR driver you’re really just gonna be mark from HR that
really just gonna be mark from HR that
really just gonna be mark from HR that everybody hates now my name is Cedric
everybody hates now my name is Cedric
everybody hates now my name is Cedric Clyburn and for the past two years I’ve
Clyburn and for the past two years I’ve
Clyburn and for the past two years I’ve worked at a summer camp and spent
worked at a summer camp and spent
worked at a summer camp and spent countless hours babysitting there I am
countless hours babysitting there I am
countless hours babysitting there I am so I know the I have real-world
so I know the I have real-world
so I know the I have real-world experience dealing with children and
experience dealing with children and
experience dealing with children and understanding their personality types
understanding their personality types
understanding their personality types and behaviors more importantly I’m here
and behaviors more importantly I’m here
and behaviors more importantly I’m here to convince you that growing up is one
to convince you that growing up is one
to convince you that growing up is one of your worst life events and what you
of your worst life events and what you
of your worst life events and what you can do to stay youthful like the
can do to stay youthful like the
can do to stay youthful like the children that I deal with now common
children that I deal with now common
children that I deal with now common sense tells us what growing up means
sense tells us what growing up means
sense tells us what growing up means responsibilities mental and emotional
responsibilities mental and emotional
responsibilities mental and emotional development all that jazz Columbia
development all that jazz Columbia
development all that jazz Columbia University of New York defines growing
University of New York defines growing
University of New York defines growing up as including characteristics such as
up as including characteristics such as
up as including characteristics such as humility humbleness confidence
humility humbleness confidence
humility humbleness confidence independence it goes on and on my
independence it goes on and on my
independence it goes on and on my definition however is when you start to
definition however is when you start to
definition however is when you start to lose your youthful characteristics in
lose your youthful characteristics in
lose your youthful characteristics in your personality now why would it be a
your personality now why would it be a
your personality now why would it be a bad idea to grow up
bad idea to grow up
bad idea to grow up that’s simple because you stop doing
that’s simple because you stop doing
that’s simple because you stop doing things like this is really cold that day
things like this is really cold that day
things like this is really cold that day by the way and you step and you start
by the way and you step and you start
by the way and you step and you start going things like this and I’m not here
going things like this and I’m not here
going things like this and I’m not here to hate on office jobs or yell at you
to hate on office jobs or yell at you
to hate on office jobs or yell at you for not running three marathons a day
for not running three marathons a day
for not running three marathons a day but what I am here to do is help you to
but what I am here to do is help you to
but what I am here to do is help you to reach HAP the energy and regain the
reach HAP the energy and regain the
reach HAP the energy and regain the lifestyle that comes from being youthful
lifestyle that comes from being youthful
lifestyle that comes from being youthful now we’re always told to work longer and
now we’re always told to work longer and
now we’re always told to work longer and harder and faster to get more out of
harder and faster to get more out of
harder and faster to get more out of life but it seems like it doesn’t really
life but it seems like it doesn’t really
life but it seems like it doesn’t really work like that
work like that
work like that meanwhile we see children running around
meanwhile we see children running around
meanwhile we see children running around having fun being in the moment and being
having fun being in the moment and being
having fun being in the moment and being bored raise your hand if you’ve been
bored raise your hand if you’ve been
bored raise your hand if you’ve been bored recently oh there’s a little bit
bored recently oh there’s a little bit
bored recently oh there’s a little bit more than I was thinking
more than I was thinking
more than I was thinking but you see by working with children and
but you see by working with children and
but you see by working with children and understanding them I’ve been able to
understanding them I’ve been able to
understanding them I’ve been able to come up with a more realistic way of how
come up with a more realistic way of how
come up with a more realistic way of how they do what they do now to begin we
they do what they do now to begin we
they do what they do now to begin we need to look at how a child’s brain
need to look at how a child’s brain
need to look at how a child’s brain works by the park critical to this talk
works by the park critical to this talk
works by the park critical to this talk is up there top left the frontal lobe
is up there top left the frontal lobe
is up there top left the frontal lobe which is extremely active during a
which is extremely active during a
which is extremely active during a child’s development and also controls
child’s development and also controls
child’s development and also controls thought as well as voluntary behavior
thought as well as voluntary behavior
thought as well as voluntary behavior but having real-world experience with
but having real-world experience with
but having real-world experience with these kids this is how I see it
these kids this is how I see it
these kids this is how I see it being board yelling complaining and then
being board yelling complaining and then
being board yelling complaining and then and then sometimes they think and
and then sometimes they think and
and then sometimes they think and explore and you know that’s that’s the
explore and you know that’s that’s the
explore and you know that’s that’s the fun part but what I can take away from
fun part but what I can take away from
fun part but what I can take away from this childlike brain is what I can boil
this childlike brain is what I can boil
this childlike brain is what I can boil down to what I call the three useful
down to what I call the three useful
down to what I call the three useful principles and you might ask Cedric what
principles and you might ask Cedric what
principles and you might ask Cedric what are the three useful principles and I
are the three useful principles and I
are the three useful principles and I would respond well they’re questioning
would respond well they’re questioning
would respond well they’re questioning mindfulness and purposefulness but as we
mindfulness and purposefulness but as we
mindfulness and purposefulness but as we dive deeper into that why did I choose
dive deeper into that why did I choose
dive deeper into that why did I choose these well as a child grows up these are
these well as a child grows up these are
these well as a child grows up these are very important characteristics but also
very important characteristics but also
very important characteristics but also remain very important through adult life
remain very important through adult life
remain very important through adult life now for example being mindful in your
now for example being mindful in your
now for example being mindful in your life could lead to less stress and more
life could lead to less stress and more
life could lead to less stress and more happiness while seeking purpose and
happiness while seeking purpose and
happiness while seeking purpose and asking questions is critical to living a
asking questions is critical to living a
asking questions is critical to living a life based on the values that you
life based on the values that you
life based on the values that you cherish now questioning because
cherish now questioning because
cherish now questioning because according to Paul Harris a Harvard child
according to Paul Harris a Harvard child
according to Paul Harris a Harvard child psychologist a child asked about 40,000
psychologist a child asked about 40,000
psychologist a child asked about 40,000 questions between the ages of 2 & 5 now
questions between the ages of 2 & 5 now
questions between the ages of 2 & 5 now I was a parent I’d get sick of that but
I was a parent I’d get sick of that but
I was a parent I’d get sick of that but um but what’s interesting is that as
um but what’s interesting is that as
um but what’s interesting is that as they age they tend to change their
they age they tend to change their
they age they tend to change their questions from simply facts to deeper
questions from simply facts to deeper
questions from simply facts to deeper understandings and as we age as well we
understandings and as we age as well we
understandings and as we age as well we tend to it’s less significant but we
tend to it’s less significant but we
tend to it’s less significant but we have that same effect and that’s why
have that same effect and that’s why
have that same effect and that’s why questioning is very important to living
questioning is very important to living
questioning is very important to living a youthful life based on the questions
a youthful life based on the questions
a youthful life based on the questions that the prince the I’m sorry the values
that the prince the I’m sorry the values
that the prince the I’m sorry the values that you care about but
that you care about but
that you care about but if you’re in an environment where you
if you’re in an environment where you
if you’re in an environment where you cannot ask questions or exercise your
cannot ask questions or exercise your
cannot ask questions or exercise your brain how do you expect to progress your
brain how do you expect to progress your
brain how do you expect to progress your life forward now that’s a great stock
life forward now that’s a great stock
life forward now that’s a great stock picture by the way in order to stay
picture by the way in order to stay
picture by the way in order to stay youthful mentally it’s important to be
youthful mentally it’s important to be
youthful mentally it’s important to be mindful the Harvard Business Review
mindful the Harvard Business Review
mindful the Harvard Business Review recently published that mindfulness in
recently published that mindfulness in
recently published that mindfulness in the workplace can lead to more
the workplace can lead to more
the workplace can lead to more efficiency more less conflict in the
efficiency more less conflict in the
efficiency more less conflict in the workplace it goes on and on but it
workplace it goes on and on but it
workplace it goes on and on but it doesn’t stop at business because being
doesn’t stop at business because being
doesn’t stop at business because being mindful in your personal life can lead
mindful in your personal life can lead
mindful in your personal life can lead to more fulfillment and happiness and
to more fulfillment and happiness and
to more fulfillment and happiness and what’s interesting is that children seem
what’s interesting is that children seem
what’s interesting is that children seem to be born mindful Darrell Dunford from
to be born mindful Darrell Dunford from
to be born mindful Darrell Dunford from the Mayo Education Center spent years
the Mayo Education Center spent years
the Mayo Education Center spent years and years designing a program to help
and years designing a program to help
and years designing a program to help teachers with students from difficult
teachers with students from difficult
teachers with students from difficult backgrounds and what he observed was
backgrounds and what he observed was
backgrounds and what he observed was that with just a little little bit of
that with just a little little bit of
that with just a little little bit of mindfulness techniques the children
mindfulness techniques the children
mindfulness techniques the children immediately were showing more compassion
immediately were showing more compassion
immediately were showing more compassion and self-esteem and it’s important to be
and self-esteem and it’s important to be
and self-esteem and it’s important to be mindful in your life in order to have a
mindful in your life in order to have a
mindful in your life in order to have a youthful mindset
youthful mindset
youthful mindset now finally we get to purpose another
now finally we get to purpose another
now finally we get to purpose another great stock picture up there
great stock picture up there
great stock picture up there psychologist David Yeager and his
psychologist David Yeager and his
psychologist David Yeager and his colleagues went down to the San
colleagues went down to the San
colleagues went down to the San Francisco area to ask children about
Francisco area to ask children about
Francisco area to ask children about their life aspirations and he was
their life aspirations and he was
their life aspirations and he was surprised when most of the children
surprised when most of the children
surprised when most of the children spoke of making a positive impact on
spoke of making a positive impact on
spoke of making a positive impact on their community or society versus simply
their community or society versus simply
their community or society versus simply making money or being a celebrity you
making money or being a celebrity you
making money or being a celebrity you know attaining Fame and so it’s
know attaining Fame and so it’s
know attaining Fame and so it’s important to set goals for yourself and
important to set goals for yourself and
important to set goals for yourself and strive to benefit not only you but your
strive to benefit not only you but your
strive to benefit not only you but your family and community so you understand
family and community so you understand
family and community so you understand the three useful principles but what
the three useful principles but what
the three useful principles but what does that mean for you because the
does that mean for you because the
does that mean for you because the advice that being mindful and seeking
advice that being mindful and seeking
advice that being mindful and seeking purpose can lead to a more fulfilling
purpose can lead to a more fulfilling
purpose can lead to a more fulfilling life has been around forever but why is
life has been around forever but why is
life has been around forever but why is it so easy to hear but so difficult to
it so easy to hear but so difficult to
it so easy to hear but so difficult to apply it because in today’s modern
apply it because in today’s modern
apply it because in today’s modern society what we’d like more than ever is
society what we’d like more than ever is
society what we’d like more than ever is a quick fix but if you’re looking to
a quick fix but if you’re looking to
a quick fix but if you’re looking to make meaningful change that simply isn’t
make meaningful change that simply isn’t
make meaningful change that simply isn’t possible
now it’s like an exercise plan practice
now it’s like an exercise plan practice the principal’s more and you’ll start to
the principal’s more and you’ll start to
the principal’s more and you’ll start to see growth but don’t practice them at
see growth but don’t practice them at
see growth but don’t practice them at all and the effects will diminish but
all and the effects will diminish but
all and the effects will diminish but that’s why today I’m here to ask you to
that’s why today I’m here to ask you to
that’s why today I’m here to ask you to join me on the journey of starting your
join me on the journey of starting your
join me on the journey of starting your own beginners youthful mind exercise
own beginners youthful mind exercise
own beginners youthful mind exercise plan so grab a pen a paper you can write
plan so grab a pen a paper you can write
plan so grab a pen a paper you can write these down if you want or just remember
these down if you want or just remember
these down if you want or just remember that but I want you to start today
that but I want you to start today
that but I want you to start today because first we’re going to question
because first we’re going to question
because first we’re going to question more when you wake up I challenge you to
more when you wake up I challenge you to
more when you wake up I challenge you to ask three questions to yourself on what
ask three questions to yourself on what
ask three questions to yourself on what you’re thankful for just three questions
you’re thankful for just three questions
you’re thankful for just three questions begin to create a journal and I’m not
begin to create a journal and I’m not
begin to create a journal and I’m not asking you to make three paragraphs
asking you to make three paragraphs
asking you to make three paragraphs about what you’re thankful for but
about what you’re thankful for but
about what you’re thankful for but simply three things and be consistent do
simply three things and be consistent do
simply three things and be consistent do it each and every day
it each and every day
it each and every day secondly I challenge you to be more
secondly I challenge you to be more
secondly I challenge you to be more mindful in your personal life this means
mindful in your personal life this means
mindful in your personal life this means taking time out of your day to reflect
taking time out of your day to reflect
taking time out of your day to reflect upon yourself
upon yourself
upon yourself whether that be through meditation or
whether that be through meditation or
whether that be through meditation or going to the gym or simply taking a walk
going to the gym or simply taking a walk
going to the gym or simply taking a walk in the park
in the park
in the park there’s an old Zen saying that goes you
there’s an old Zen saying that goes you
there’s an old Zen saying that goes you should sit in meditation for 20 minutes
should sit in meditation for 20 minutes
should sit in meditation for 20 minutes each day unless you’re too busy then you
each day unless you’re too busy then you
each day unless you’re too busy then you should sit for an hour
should sit for an hour
should sit for an hour that’s why mindfulness is a key step in
that’s why mindfulness is a key step in
that’s why mindfulness is a key step in our training plan finally I challenge
our training plan finally I challenge
our training plan finally I challenge you to seek purpose this means making
you to seek purpose this means making
you to seek purpose this means making sure your actions are aligned with what
sure your actions are aligned with what
sure your actions are aligned with what your life aspirations are it means
your life aspirations are it means
your life aspirations are it means taking out more time for your hobbies
taking out more time for your hobbies
taking out more time for your hobbies and using your passion to make the world
and using your passion to make the world
and using your passion to make the world a better place
a better place
a better place understand that your world and the world
understand that your world and the world
understand that your world and the world can be changed by the trivial things
can be changed by the trivial things
can be changed by the trivial things that you do and seek to benefit all of
that you do and seek to benefit all of
that you do and seek to benefit all of humanity I’d like to close with a quote
humanity I’d like to close with a quote
humanity I’d like to close with a quote from rock icon Tom Petty who
from rock icon Tom Petty who
from rock icon Tom Petty who unfortunately passed this year but sung
unfortunately passed this year but sung
unfortunately passed this year but sung I don’t know what I’ve been told but you
I don’t know what I’ve been told but you
I don’t know what I’ve been told but you never slow down you never grow old so
never slow down you never grow old so
never slow down you never grow old so use the principles more and never grow
use the principles more and never grow
use the principles more and never grow up because in order to take the next
up because in order to take the next
up because in order to take the next step you must take a step back thank you
step you must take a step back thank you
step you must take a step back thank you very much
very much
very much you
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