I should dealt with personal nurse sure right before this talk a couple of
right before this talk a couple of
right before this talk a couple of summers ago I had the opportunity to
summers ago I had the opportunity to
summers ago I had the opportunity to intern at a start-up in the Bay Area and
intern at a start-up in the Bay Area and
intern at a start-up in the Bay Area and for the longest time this is my dream
for the longest time this is my dream
for the longest time this is my dream these were the people I wanted to meet
these were the people I wanted to meet
these were the people I wanted to meet and by the end of it it was by far one
and by the end of it it was by far one
and by the end of it it was by far one of the best and most memorable
of the best and most memorable
of the best and most memorable experiences that I’ve ever had I learned
experiences that I’ve ever had I learned
experiences that I’ve ever had I learned a ton about marketing about startups
a ton about marketing about startups
a ton about marketing about startups about venture capital and so much more
about venture capital and so much more
about venture capital and so much more but more importantly I met some pretty
but more importantly I met some pretty
but more importantly I met some pretty cool people from students at other
cool people from students at other
cool people from students at other universities to some truly impressive
universities to some truly impressive
universities to some truly impressive individuals who’d had started million
individuals who’d had started million
individuals who’d had started million and billion dollar companies now my
and billion dollar companies now my
and billion dollar companies now my internship program gave us the
internship program gave us the
internship program gave us the opportunity to meet with some of these
opportunity to meet with some of these
opportunity to meet with some of these people they told us that they were here
people they told us that they were here
people they told us that they were here as a resource for us and all we had to
as a resource for us and all we had to
as a resource for us and all we had to do was to email them reach out to them
do was to email them reach out to them
do was to email them reach out to them they made it abundantly clear that that
they made it abundantly clear that that
they made it abundantly clear that that was one of the major points of the
was one of the major points of the
was one of the major points of the program and so that’s what I set out to
program and so that’s what I set out to
program and so that’s what I set out to do in June 2016 I was going female these
do in June 2016 I was going female these
do in June 2016 I was going female these people contact them set up meetings get
people contact them set up meetings get
people contact them set up meetings get coffee a lot of coffee me know what
coffee a lot of coffee me know what
coffee a lot of coffee me know what these people learn from them and just
these people learn from them and just
these people learn from them and just make great connections 70 days later my
make great connections 70 days later my
make great connections 70 days later my internship was over and I had met up
internship was over and I had met up
internship was over and I had met up with two people and then I wait at home
to this day I still ask myself why why
to this day I still ask myself why why had I only met up with two people the
had I only met up with two people the
had I only met up with two people the entire summer
entire summer
entire summer these people were entrepreneurs they
these people were entrepreneurs they
these people were entrepreneurs they were investors they were venture
were investors they were venture
were investors they were venture capitalists they were industry
capitalists they were industry
capitalists they were industry professionals these were all people I
professionals these were all people I
professionals these were all people I wanted to meet but I didn’t was it
wanted to meet but I didn’t was it
wanted to meet but I didn’t was it because I was too busy at work no I went
because I was too busy at work no I went
because I was too busy at work no I went to work from 8:00 to 5:00 was it because
to work from 8:00 to 5:00 was it because
to work from 8:00 to 5:00 was it because I was too busy outside of work not
I was too busy outside of work not
I was too busy outside of work not really
really
really honestly there are a lot of evenings
honestly there are a lot of evenings
honestly there are a lot of evenings when I went home after work watch TV ate
when I went home after work watch TV ate
when I went home after work watch TV ate and went to bed
and went to bed
and went to bed and so I asked myself
and so I asked myself
and so I asked myself why did I have this amazing opportunity
why did I have this amazing opportunity
why did I have this amazing opportunity literally in my lap but I didn’t take
literally in my lap but I didn’t take
literally in my lap but I didn’t take full advantage of it I think a big part
full advantage of it I think a big part
full advantage of it I think a big part of why I didn’t was because of personal
of why I didn’t was because of personal
of why I didn’t was because of personal ownership
ownership
ownership personal inertia is being unable to
personal inertia is being unable to
personal inertia is being unable to change your current behavior due to
change your current behavior due to
change your current behavior due to mental and psychological factors it’s
mental and psychological factors it’s
mental and psychological factors it’s not afraid as most people know but
not afraid as most people know but
not afraid as most people know but pretty much everyone knows what it means
pretty much everyone knows what it means
pretty much everyone knows what it means personal nurses
personal nurses
personal nurses that feeling you have when it’s 9:00
that feeling you have when it’s 9:00
that feeling you have when it’s 9:00 a.m. and you’re in bed you don’t want to
a.m. and you’re in bed you don’t want to
a.m. and you’re in bed you don’t want to get out of bed even though you have
get out of bed even though you have
get out of bed even though you have class in 15 minutes it’s that feeling
class in 15 minutes it’s that feeling
class in 15 minutes it’s that feeling you have when you’re standing at an info
you have when you’re standing at an info
you have when you’re standing at an info session and you see the recruiter
session and you see the recruiter
session and you see the recruiter standing at the front you know you
standing at the front you know you
standing at the front you know you should go talk to them it can only help
should go talk to them it can only help
should go talk to them it can only help you but you don’t it’s that feeling you
you but you don’t it’s that feeling you
you but you don’t it’s that feeling you have when you’re sitting at your
have when you’re sitting at your
have when you’re sitting at your computer and you’ve seen email that’s
computer and you’ve seen email that’s
computer and you’ve seen email that’s kind of important and you know you
kind of important and you know you
kind of important and you know you should probably reply to it and it would
should probably reply to it and it would
should probably reply to it and it would only take a couple of minutes ami mode
only take a couple of minutes ami mode
only take a couple of minutes ami mode maybe more but you don’t and you put it
maybe more but you don’t and you put it
maybe more but you don’t and you put it off for a week no reason at all it’s
off for a week no reason at all it’s
off for a week no reason at all it’s that feeling you have when you’re
that feeling you have when you’re
that feeling you have when you’re submitting an application to an
submitting an application to an
submitting an application to an internship a position a job a
internship a position a job a
internship a position a job a scholarship whatever and you’re just
scholarship whatever and you’re just
scholarship whatever and you’re just sitting on the application not
sitting on the application not
sitting on the application not submitting it for absolutely no reason
submitting it for absolutely no reason
submitting it for absolutely no reason and then the deadline passes and you
and then the deadline passes and you
and then the deadline passes and you missed your opportunity I’ve dealt with
missed your opportunity I’ve dealt with
missed your opportunity I’ve dealt with personal nurse’ a lot not just for
personal nurse’ a lot not just for
personal nurse’ a lot not just for myself but from people I meet around me
myself but from people I meet around me
myself but from people I meet around me all the time a couple months ago I was
all the time a couple months ago I was
all the time a couple months ago I was organizing this info session for an
organizing this info session for an
organizing this info session for an organization called Y Combinator one of
organization called Y Combinator one of
organization called Y Combinator one of the largest and oldest arm accelerators
the largest and oldest arm accelerators
the largest and oldest arm accelerators in the world and at this event we had a
in the world and at this event we had a
in the world and at this event we had a partner from Y Combinator named adora
partner from Y Combinator named adora
partner from Y Combinator named adora come down to Georgia Tech to speak to
come down to Georgia Tech to speak to
come down to Georgia Tech to speak to students and founders who were
students and founders who were
students and founders who were interested in applying and at this event
interested in applying and at this event
interested in applying and at this event we had about 60 or 70 people it was a
we had about 60 or 70 people it was a
we had about 60 or 70 people it was a pretty full room a couple hours later
pretty full room a couple hours later
pretty full room a couple hours later the events over and just standing near
the events over and just standing near
the events over and just standing near the exit watching the last six or seven
the exit watching the last six or seven
the exit watching the last six or seven people finished talking to Dora because
people finished talking to Dora because
people finished talking to Dora because of course everyone wanted to go talk to
of course everyone wanted to go talk to
of course everyone wanted to go talk to her after the event was over
her after the event was over
her after the event was over and I see these two people walking
and I see these two people walking
and I see these two people walking towards the exit before they could make
towards the exit before they could make
towards the exit before they could make it to the exit I intercept them and I
it to the exit I intercept them and I
it to the exit I intercept them and I asked them what they thought of the
asked them what they thought of the
asked them what they thought of the event they told me that was great and
event they told me that was great and
event they told me that was great and they learned a ton from adora then I
they learned a ton from adora then I
they learned a ton from adora then I asked them did you get a chance to speak
asked them did you get a chance to speak
asked them did you get a chance to speak to a door after the event then told me
to a door after the event then told me
to a door after the event then told me no they hadn’t talked to her the line
no they hadn’t talked to her the line
no they hadn’t talked to her the line seemed kind of long
seemed kind of long
seemed kind of long she was probably busy and tired they
she was probably busy and tired they
she was probably busy and tired they were just gonna go home then I asked
were just gonna go home then I asked
were just gonna go home then I asked them are you doing anything when you get
them are you doing anything when you get
them are you doing anything when you get home and they told me no they weren’t
home and they told me no they weren’t
home and they told me no they weren’t playing on doing anything then I said
playing on doing anything then I said
playing on doing anything then I said are you planning on applying and you
are you planning on applying and you
are you planning on applying and you told me yes of course they were applying
let me get this straight
let me get this straight you want to apply to Y Combinator
you want to apply to Y Combinator
you want to apply to Y Combinator tonight a partner from Y Combinator is
tonight a partner from Y Combinator is
tonight a partner from Y Combinator is specifically being paid to be here at
specifically being paid to be here at
specifically being paid to be here at Georgia Tech to speak to people like you
Georgia Tech to speak to people like you
Georgia Tech to speak to people like you guys who are interested in applying to Y
guys who are interested in applying to Y
guys who are interested in applying to Y Combinator a lot of people want to talk
Combinator a lot of people want to talk
Combinator a lot of people want to talk to her because she’s actually on the
to her because she’s actually on the
to her because she’s actually on the admissions team and it’s a very good
admissions team and it’s a very good
admissions team and it’s a very good chance that if you guys apply she’ll
chance that if you guys apply she’ll
chance that if you guys apply she’ll probably be reading your application and
probably be reading your application and
probably be reading your application and that’s why a lot of people want to talk
that’s why a lot of people want to talk
that’s why a lot of people want to talk to her to get some useful insights about
to her to get some useful insights about
to her to get some useful insights about the app and tonight and only tonight
the app and tonight and only tonight
the app and tonight and only tonight she’s here in Atlanta and she probably
she’s here in Atlanta and she probably
she’s here in Atlanta and she probably won’t be here for the next couple of
won’t be here for the next couple of
won’t be here for the next couple of years because most the other time she’s
years because most the other time she’s
years because most the other time she’s in other cities or she’s back at her job
in other cities or she’s back at her job
in other cities or she’s back at her job in California and the only thing
in California and the only thing
in California and the only thing stopping you is a line of about six or
stopping you is a line of about six or
stopping you is a line of about six or seven people and you weren’t doing
seven people and you weren’t doing
seven people and you weren’t doing anything when you got home anyways they
anything when you got home anyways they
anything when you got home anyways they got back in line
got back in line
got back in line now I tell this story not because I love
now I tell this story not because I love
now I tell this story not because I love telling the story but because I think
telling the story but because I think
telling the story but because I think it’s a very good example of how
it’s a very good example of how
it’s a very good example of how deceptively hard personal nurse’
deceptively hard personal nurse’
deceptively hard personal nurse’ is to overcome it’s this mental
is to overcome it’s this mental
is to overcome it’s this mental construct of reasons excuses and
construct of reasons excuses and
construct of reasons excuses and figments of your imagination that you
figments of your imagination that you
figments of your imagination that you create that stops you from doing what
create that stops you from doing what
create that stops you from doing what you actually want to do but in reality
you actually want to do but in reality
you actually want to do but in reality there’s nothing stopping you at all
there’s nothing stopping you at all
there’s nothing stopping you at all it’s just this thing you make up to fool
it’s just this thing you make up to fool
it’s just this thing you make up to fool yourself and you’re thinking something
yourself and you’re thinking something
yourself and you’re thinking something is much harder than it actually is
is much harder than it actually is
is much harder than it actually is people do this all the time with the
people do this all the time with the
people do this all the time with the decisions about their careers their
decisions about their careers their
decisions about their careers their goals their relationships their life
goals their relationships their life
goals their relationships their life decisions and you have to ask yourself
decisions and you have to ask yourself
decisions and you have to ask yourself why do you hesitate what’s stopping you
why do you hesitate what’s stopping you
why do you hesitate what’s stopping you is there anything stopping you now I’m
is there anything stopping you now I’m
is there anything stopping you now I’m telling this like it’s very very easy
telling this like it’s very very easy
telling this like it’s very very easy and simple to overcome personal
and simple to overcome personal
and simple to overcome personal ownership and I’m an expert but I was
ownership and I’m an expert but I was
ownership and I’m an expert but I was always this way in fact when I was a lot
always this way in fact when I was a lot
always this way in fact when I was a lot younger during my middle school in high
younger during my middle school in high
younger during my middle school in high school years I actually dealt with
school years I actually dealt with
school years I actually dealt with personal inertia a lot I was a pretty
personal inertia a lot I was a pretty
personal inertia a lot I was a pretty shy timid and unmotivated kid I had this
shy timid and unmotivated kid I had this
shy timid and unmotivated kid I had this problem where I couldn’t speak to people
problem where I couldn’t speak to people
problem where I couldn’t speak to people I didn’t know that well I also
I didn’t know that well I also
I didn’t know that well I also especially couldn’t speak out a crowd
especially couldn’t speak out a crowd
especially couldn’t speak out a crowd like this and I also had this weird
like this and I also had this weird
like this and I also had this weird habit of starting things and not
habit of starting things and not
habit of starting things and not finishing them I would write stories
finishing them I would write stories
finishing them I would write stories fiction and nonfiction and just not
fiction and nonfiction and just not
fiction and nonfiction and just not finish though I play video games for
finish though I play video games for
finish though I play video games for hours and not finish them I’d start
hours and not finish them I’d start
hours and not finish them I’d start applications to scholarships programs
applications to scholarships programs
applications to scholarships programs colleges and I wouldn’t finish them and
colleges and I wouldn’t finish them and
colleges and I wouldn’t finish them and I didn’t know why maybe it was because I
I didn’t know why maybe it was because I
I didn’t know why maybe it was because I was embarrassed by what I was doing
was embarrassed by what I was doing
was embarrassed by what I was doing maybe because it was because I was
maybe because it was because I was
maybe because it was because I was worried that whatever I was doing wasn’t
worried that whatever I was doing wasn’t
worried that whatever I was doing wasn’t good enough maybe I was worried that
good enough maybe I was worried that
good enough maybe I was worried that whatever I was doing I didn’t seem like
whatever I was doing I didn’t seem like
whatever I was doing I didn’t seem like I was good enough for it
I was good enough for it
I was good enough for it I didn’t know why but it bothered me
I didn’t know why but it bothered me
I didn’t know why but it bothered me because I didn’t know what it was and it
because I didn’t know what it was and it
because I didn’t know what it was and it didn’t seem like anyone else had this
didn’t seem like anyone else had this
didn’t seem like anyone else had this problem I just felt like I was letting
problem I just felt like I was letting
problem I just felt like I was letting people down
people down
people down time and so it stayed with me for years
then it all changed during my sophomore
then it all changed during my sophomore year in college in college I started a
year in college in college I started a
year in college in college I started a business called elevate media with my
business called elevate media with my
business called elevate media with my friend Wesley and we started off just
friend Wesley and we started off just
friend Wesley and we started off just making videos for small companies on the
making videos for small companies on the
making videos for small companies on the side there’s just something we did for
side there’s just something we did for
side there’s just something we did for fine while we’re in school then one day
fine while we’re in school then one day
fine while we’re in school then one day of my sophomore year we get a text from
of my sophomore year we get a text from
of my sophomore year we get a text from a friend and as it turns out our
a friend and as it turns out our
a friend and as it turns out our friend’s dad worked at coca-cola and
friend’s dad worked at coca-cola and
friend’s dad worked at coca-cola and they had a project for us they had this
they had a project for us they had this
they had a project for us they had this new tech initiative they wanted to make
new tech initiative they wanted to make
new tech initiative they wanted to make a video about and they asked us if we
a video about and they asked us if we
a video about and they asked us if we wanted to take on the project and of
wanted to take on the project and of
wanted to take on the project and of course we said yes how could we not it
course we said yes how could we not it
course we said yes how could we not it was cool cool Cola be fine as it turned
was cool cool Cola be fine as it turned
was cool cool Cola be fine as it turned out the entire project just a single
out the entire project just a single
out the entire project just a single video took about you know nine months I
video took about you know nine months I
video took about you know nine months I mean we were completely different people
mean we were completely different people
mean we were completely different people by the end of the project it was insane
by the end of the project it was insane
by the end of the project it was insane how long it lasted it was like we took
how long it lasted it was like we took
how long it lasted it was like we took norm and we normally did in a video
norm and we normally did in a video
norm and we normally did in a video project and extended it ten times as
project and extended it ten times as
project and extended it ten times as long and we’re just so exhausted by the
long and we’re just so exhausted by the
long and we’re just so exhausted by the end of the project but I had to be
end of the project but I had to be
end of the project but I had to be honest there were a lot of things during
honest there were a lot of things during
honest there were a lot of things during the project that took a long time
the project that took a long time
the project that took a long time just because was saying I didn’t get
just because was saying I didn’t get
just because was saying I didn’t get things done they send us you know a
things done they send us you know a
things done they send us you know a slate of changes to make to the video
slate of changes to make to the video
slate of changes to make to the video video and we would just sit on it
video and we would just sit on it
video and we would just sit on it no reason it’s like we were busy we just
no reason it’s like we were busy we just
no reason it’s like we were busy we just didn’t do it we’d wait a week maybe two
didn’t do it we’d wait a week maybe two
didn’t do it we’d wait a week maybe two and then finally we did the work and set
and then finally we did the work and set
and then finally we did the work and set it back and then the process repeated
it back and then the process repeated
it back and then the process repeated itself over and over again and
itself over and over again and
itself over and over again and eventually we finished the project but
eventually we finished the project but
eventually we finished the project but it did take forever we kept asking
it did take forever we kept asking
it did take forever we kept asking ourselves why did we let this project go
ourselves why did we let this project go
ourselves why did we let this project go on for so long
bricil inertia we made it reasons and
bricil inertia we made it reasons and excuses for what happened but in reality
excuses for what happened but in reality
excuses for what happened but in reality a large part of the blame was on us
a large part of the blame was on us
a large part of the blame was on us throughout the project there was
throughout the project there was
throughout the project there was cognitive dissonance it’s this concept
cognitive dissonance it’s this concept
cognitive dissonance it’s this concept of simultaneously holding
of simultaneously holding
of simultaneously holding two conflicting thoughts at once on one
two conflicting thoughts at once on one
two conflicting thoughts at once on one hands there wasn’t really a reason for
hands there wasn’t really a reason for
hands there wasn’t really a reason for us to not do it faster but on the other
us to not do it faster but on the other
us to not do it faster but on the other hands there can’t not be a reason
hands there can’t not be a reason
hands there can’t not be a reason there’s a reason for everything so we
there’s a reason for everything so we
there’s a reason for everything so we created reasons to justify to ourselves
created reasons to justify to ourselves
created reasons to justify to ourselves and of course we’re not inclined you see
and of course we’re not inclined you see
and of course we’re not inclined you see something is our fault so it’s someone
something is our fault so it’s someone
something is our fault so it’s someone else’s fault and you can begin to see
else’s fault and you can begin to see
else’s fault and you can begin to see how easy it is to trick yourself and to
how easy it is to trick yourself and to
how easy it is to trick yourself and to not do anything at all and forcing
not do anything at all and forcing
not do anything at all and forcing excuses and placing the blame on other
excuses and placing the blame on other
excuses and placing the blame on other people and other things but after that
people and other things but after that
people and other things but after that project I was done letting personal
project I was done letting personal
project I was done letting personal ownership
ownership
ownership get in my way I was done letting people
get in my way I was done letting people
get in my way I was done letting people down
down
down and so I researched the issue and tried
and so I researched the issue and tried
and so I researched the issue and tried to figure out ways to overcome it and
to figure out ways to overcome it and
to figure out ways to overcome it and that’s how I came up with a framework
that’s how I came up with a framework
that’s how I came up with a framework for dealing with my own personal inertia
for dealing with my own personal inertia
for dealing with my own personal inertia it’s a series of questions oftentimes
it’s a series of questions oftentimes
it’s a series of questions oftentimes people find themselves dealing with
people find themselves dealing with
people find themselves dealing with personal norcia in situations where you
personal norcia in situations where you
personal norcia in situations where you know there’s nothing actually stopping
know there’s nothing actually stopping
know there’s nothing actually stopping them from doing what they want to do so
them from doing what they want to do so
them from doing what they want to do so when you find yourself in a situation
when you find yourself in a situation
when you find yourself in a situation like that just take a step back and ask
like that just take a step back and ask
like that just take a step back and ask yourself these questions do I really
yourself these questions do I really
yourself these questions do I really want this what’s between me and my goal
want this what’s between me and my goal
want this what’s between me and my goal what are the benefits I get out of this
what are the benefits I get out of this
what are the benefits I get out of this does this matter to me in the long run
does this matter to me in the long run
does this matter to me in the long run in 2010 there’s a study conducted by
in 2010 there’s a study conducted by
in 2010 there’s a study conducted by researchers at the U of I this study was
researchers at the U of I this study was
researchers at the U of I this study was about self motivation self talk and how
about self motivation self talk and how
about self motivation self talk and how to best motivate yourself to succeed in
to best motivate yourself to succeed in
to best motivate yourself to succeed in this study they compared two groups of
this study they compared two groups of
this study they compared two groups of people one group of people told
people one group of people told
people one group of people told themselves I will do X before completing
themselves I will do X before completing
themselves I will do X before completing a certain task and the second group of
a certain task and the second group of
a certain task and the second group of people asked themselves will I do X
people asked themselves will I do X
people asked themselves will I do X before completing a certain task they
before completing a certain task they
before completing a certain task they then had the both groups complete that
then had the both groups complete that
then had the both groups complete that task and compare the results as it
task and compare the results as it
task and compare the results as it turned out the group that asked
turned out the group that asked
turned out the group that asked themselves well I do X did better they
themselves well I do X did better they
themselves well I do X did better they ran the experiment again with a
ran the experiment again with a
ran the experiment again with a different task and the results were the
different task and the results were the
different task and the results were the same
same
same the researchers concluded that by asking
the researchers concluded that by asking
the researchers concluded that by asking themselves a question about their
themselves a question about their
themselves a question about their motivations and what they were going to
motivations and what they were going to
motivations and what they were going to do these people had actually increased
do these people had actually increased
do these people had actually increased their own
their own
their own motivation so let’s try these questions
motivation so let’s try these questions
motivation so let’s try these questions out let’s just take an example some of
out let’s just take an example some of
out let’s just take an example some of you are pretty familiar with applying to
you are pretty familiar with applying to
you are pretty familiar with applying to internships let’s just say you’re
internships let’s just say you’re
internships let’s just say you’re applying to an internship at a company
applying to an internship at a company
applying to an internship at a company like Microsoft you’ve been sitting on
like Microsoft you’ve been sitting on
like Microsoft you’ve been sitting on the application for a couple weeks you
the application for a couple weeks you
the application for a couple weeks you haven’t made any progress you fill out
haven’t made any progress you fill out
haven’t made any progress you fill out your first name but not the last name
your first name but not the last name
your first name but not the last name and you decide you know I’m stuck on
and you decide you know I’m stuck on
and you decide you know I’m stuck on this I got to get this thing done so I’m
this I got to get this thing done so I’m
this I got to get this thing done so I’m gonna use this framework do I really
gonna use this framework do I really
gonna use this framework do I really want this yeah I think it’d be pretty
want this yeah I think it’d be pretty
want this yeah I think it’d be pretty cool to work at Microsoft what’s between
cool to work at Microsoft what’s between
cool to work at Microsoft what’s between me and my goal the currently an
me and my goal the currently an
me and my goal the currently an internship application that probably
internship application that probably
internship application that probably take me about 20 minutes to finish what
take me about 20 minutes to finish what
take me about 20 minutes to finish what are the benefits I get out of this if I
are the benefits I get out of this if I
are the benefits I get out of this if I get the internship I could get good
get the internship I could get good
get the internship I could get good resume experience good work experience a
resume experience good work experience a
resume experience good work experience a lot of good connections and like a ton
lot of good connections and like a ton
lot of good connections and like a ton of money does this matter me in the long
of money does this matter me in the long
of money does this matter me in the long run yeah I think working at Microsoft
run yeah I think working at Microsoft
run yeah I think working at Microsoft would ultimately help me in my career
would ultimately help me in my career
would ultimately help me in my career and with that the answer is pretty
and with that the answer is pretty
and with that the answer is pretty simple apply there’s no reason that you
simple apply there’s no reason that you
simple apply there’s no reason that you shouldn’t it’s that simple
shouldn’t it’s that simple
shouldn’t it’s that simple of course this framework can also be
of course this framework can also be
of course this framework can also be used to apply to other situations where
used to apply to other situations where
used to apply to other situations where you may not think it’s appropriate but I
you may not think it’s appropriate but I
you may not think it’s appropriate but I came up with it so I’m gonna do it
came up with it so I’m gonna do it
came up with it so I’m gonna do it I’m a couple weeks ago I’m sitting at my
I’m a couple weeks ago I’m sitting at my
I’m a couple weeks ago I’m sitting at my desk staring at a homework assignment I
desk staring at a homework assignment I
desk staring at a homework assignment I have to do it’s just blank there’s
have to do it’s just blank there’s
have to do it’s just blank there’s nothing on it it’s been on the
nothing on it it’s been on the
nothing on it it’s been on the assignment page for the last couple
assignment page for the last couple
assignment page for the last couple weeks but I haven’t made any progress
weeks but I haven’t made any progress
weeks but I haven’t made any progress and it’s due in several hours Georgia
and it’s due in several hours Georgia
and it’s due in several hours Georgia Tech and I think you know I’m stuck on
Tech and I think you know I’m stuck on
Tech and I think you know I’m stuck on this so I might as well use the
this so I might as well use the
this so I might as well use the framework why not
no I really don’t wanna do this homework
no I really don’t wanna do this homework what’s between me my goal well currently
what’s between me my goal well currently
what’s between me my goal well currently this homework would probably take me
this homework would probably take me
this homework would probably take me about a couple hours maybe a little more
about a couple hours maybe a little more
about a couple hours maybe a little more what are the benefits I get out of this
what are the benefits I get out of this
what are the benefits I get out of this well if I did do the homework I could
well if I did do the homework I could
well if I did do the homework I could potentially learn something for the
potentially learn something for the
potentially learn something for the assignment and maybe get a good grade
assignment and maybe get a good grade
assignment and maybe get a good grade does this matter me in the long run
this class isn’t tied to my major I
this class isn’t tied to my major I don’t care about the class or its
don’t care about the class or its
don’t care about the class or its information I’m a senior so whatever I
information I’m a senior so whatever I
information I’m a senior so whatever I do in the class won’t matter because it
do in the class won’t matter because it
do in the class won’t matter because it won’t affect my GPA that much I could
won’t affect my GPA that much I could
won’t affect my GPA that much I could get an F and it move my average like
get an F and it move my average like
get an F and it move my average like point zero five and honestly I won’t
point zero five and honestly I won’t
point zero five and honestly I won’t remember the class after I graduated so
remember the class after I graduated so
remember the class after I graduated so with that the answer is pretty simple I
with that the answer is pretty simple I
with that the answer is pretty simple I didn’t do the homework I closed my
didn’t do the homework I closed my
didn’t do the homework I closed my laptop went to bed
laptop went to bed
laptop went to bed I know when I woke up next morning I
I know when I woke up next morning I
I know when I woke up next morning I felt great Oh close
felt great Oh close
felt great Oh close honestly this framework has helped me a
honestly this framework has helped me a
honestly this framework has helped me a ton it forces you to look critically at
ton it forces you to look critically at
ton it forces you to look critically at whatever situation you’re in and allows
whatever situation you’re in and allows
whatever situation you’re in and allows you to remove any sort of ambiguity you
you to remove any sort of ambiguity you
you to remove any sort of ambiguity you might have accidentally inserted into
might have accidentally inserted into
might have accidentally inserted into the situation for the longest time it
the situation for the longest time it
the situation for the longest time it always bothered me when I saw people
always bothered me when I saw people
always bothered me when I saw people getting stumped by personal inertia
getting stumped by personal inertia
getting stumped by personal inertia because it reminded me of myself and I
because it reminded me of myself and I
because it reminded me of myself and I knew how it felt to get stuck like that
knew how it felt to get stuck like that
knew how it felt to get stuck like that but eventually I got tired of saying I
but eventually I got tired of saying I
but eventually I got tired of saying I was going to do something and not do it
was going to do something and not do it
was going to do something and not do it I got tired of setting goals and not
I got tired of setting goals and not
I got tired of setting goals and not achieving them I got tired of people
achieving them I got tired of people
achieving them I got tired of people relying on me and letting them down I
relying on me and letting them down I
relying on me and letting them down I got tired of letting opportunity after
got tired of letting opportunity after
got tired of letting opportunity after opportunity Awards scholarships
opportunity Awards scholarships
opportunity Awards scholarships relationships positions internships all
relationships positions internships all
relationships positions internships all these opportunities pass me by for
these opportunities pass me by for
these opportunities pass me by for absolutely no reason at all and after I
absolutely no reason at all and after I
absolutely no reason at all and after I changed myself I was just amazed not
changed myself I was just amazed not
changed myself I was just amazed not because I started getting more thing
because I started getting more thing
because I started getting more thing it’s done but because people started
it’s done but because people started
it’s done but because people started treating me differently they started
treating me differently they started
treating me differently they started talking me differently they were
talking me differently they were
talking me differently they were surprised by the progress I’ve made and
surprised by the progress I’ve made and
surprised by the progress I’ve made and sometimes it still surprises me you all
sometimes it still surprises me you all
sometimes it still surprises me you all have goals you all have needs once
have goals you all have needs once
have goals you all have needs once things you want to achieve but often
things you want to achieve but often
things you want to achieve but often times the biggest thing the biggest
times the biggest thing the biggest
times the biggest thing the biggest barrier to that achievement is just
barrier to that achievement is just
barrier to that achievement is just yourself and I see no reason why they
yourself and I see no reason why they
yourself and I see no reason why they should be that
should be that
should be that so next time you find yourself getting
so next time you find yourself getting
so next time you find yourself getting stuck on something you can’t seem to
stuck on something you can’t seem to
stuck on something you can’t seem to bring yourself to get out of that hole
bring yourself to get out of that hole
bring yourself to get out of that hole you’ve dug in you dug yourself into just
you’ve dug in you dug yourself into just
you’ve dug in you dug yourself into just take a step back and ask yourself these
take a step back and ask yourself these
take a step back and ask yourself these important questions do I really want
important questions do I really want
important questions do I really want this what’s between me and my goal what
this what’s between me and my goal what
this what’s between me and my goal what are the benefits I get out of this
are the benefits I get out of this
are the benefits I get out of this this has mattered me in the long run if
this has mattered me in the long run if
this has mattered me in the long run if you find that the answers are
you find that the answers are
you find that the answers are overwhelmingly positive then you have no
overwhelmingly positive then you have no
overwhelmingly positive then you have no more excuses thank you
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