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so thanks for having me today as Nick
so thanks for having me today as Nick said my name is Melanie and I grew up in
said my name is Melanie and I grew up in
said my name is Melanie and I grew up in a small town in western Quebec called
a small town in western Quebec called
a small town in western Quebec called queel and I’m from a long line of
queel and I’m from a long line of
queel and I’m from a long line of resilient entrepreneurs and
resilient entrepreneurs and
resilient entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial thinkers and community
entrepreneurial thinkers and community
entrepreneurial thinkers and community developers and what I’ve learned from my
developers and what I’ve learned from my
developers and what I’ve learned from my family and those from my home town is
family and those from my home town is
family and those from my home town is the importance of doing good and trying
the importance of doing good and trying
the importance of doing good and trying to be better not just because we can but
to be better not just because we can but
to be better not just because we can but because we should and sometimes that
because we should and sometimes that
because we should and sometimes that meant taking the hard road even when
meant taking the hard road even when
meant taking the hard road even when there were other options available
there were other options available
there were other options available because even when things are hard
because even when things are hard
because even when things are hard they’re usually often worthwhile and
they’re usually often worthwhile and
they’re usually often worthwhile and I’ll come back to this idea of being
I’ll come back to this idea of being
I’ll come back to this idea of being worthwhile in just a second
worthwhile in just a second
worthwhile in just a second so this philosophical approach stayed
so this philosophical approach stayed
so this philosophical approach stayed with me after I laughter I left my town
with me after I laughter I left my town
with me after I laughter I left my town and it and it helped have an impact on
and it and it helped have an impact on
and it and it helped have an impact on the way that I think about alternative
the way that I think about alternative
the way that I think about alternative business models how that I can be a good
business models how that I can be a good
business models how that I can be a good partner and parent and neighbor and this
partner and parent and neighbor and this
partner and parent and neighbor and this notion of daily practice is something
notion of daily practice is something
notion of daily practice is something that sticks with me and not in the yoga
that sticks with me and not in the yoga
that sticks with me and not in the yoga sense of the words although maybe it
sense of the words although maybe it
sense of the words although maybe it should have but more in the what are
should have but more in the what are
should have but more in the what are those little pieces that I could be
those little pieces that I could be
those little pieces that I could be doing every day that’s going to help me
doing every day that’s going to help me
doing every day that’s going to help me be better and do better so what can I be
be better and do better so what can I be
be better and do better so what can I be learning from those that I’m interacting
learning from those that I’m interacting
learning from those that I’m interacting with now a lot has changed in the world
with now a lot has changed in the world
with now a lot has changed in the world since I left my hometown and the world
since I left my hometown and the world
since I left my hometown and the world is big the problems that we are facing
is big the problems that we are facing
is big the problems that we are facing are bigger things like gender inequality
are bigger things like gender inequality
are bigger things like gender inequality and racism and failing economies and
and racism and failing economies and
and racism and failing economies and lack of education and the the the scale
lack of education and the the the scale
lack of education and the the the scale and complexity of these problems is is
and complexity of these problems is is
and complexity of these problems is is growing and it’s dizzying and it’s
growing and it’s dizzying and it’s
growing and it’s dizzying and it’s upsetting and you can feel an
upsetting and you can feel an
upsetting and you can feel an overwhelming sense of despair as we as
overwhelming sense of despair as we as
overwhelming sense of despair as we as we move forward and I think of my kids
we move forward and I think of my kids
we move forward and I think of my kids in these moments and I think what is it
in these moments and I think what is it
in these moments and I think what is it going to be like for them whenever they
going to be like for them whenever they
going to be like for them whenever they set out on their own and they’re you
set out on their own and they’re you
set out on their own and they’re you know leaning into their dreams and
know leaning into their dreams and
know leaning into their dreams and finding what their passions are do I
finding what their passions are do I
finding what their passions are do I want them when they get a chance to do
want them when they get a chance to do
want them when they get a chance to do better to be better absolutely I do do I
better to be better absolutely I do do I
better to be better absolutely I do do I want it to be hard for them
want it to be hard for them
want it to be hard for them absolutely not but I always always want
absolutely not but I always always want
absolutely not but I always always want it to feel that that they felt as though
it to feel that that they felt as though
it to feel that that they felt as though it was worthwhile so thankfully I
it was worthwhile so thankfully I
it was worthwhile so thankfully I believe wholeheartedly that there there
believe wholeheartedly that there there
believe wholeheartedly that there there is hope that with daily practice step by
is hope that with daily practice step by
is hope that with daily practice step by step brick by brick we can build a
step brick by brick we can build a
step brick by brick we can build a future as and using business as a force
future as and using business as a force
future as and using business as a force for good so now for a number of years
for good so now for a number of years
for good so now for a number of years I’ve been running an entrepreneurship
I’ve been running an entrepreneurship
I’ve been running an entrepreneurship Center at the university of guelph
Center at the university of guelph
Center at the university of guelph called Sea Base which is a center for
called Sea Base which is a center for
called Sea Base which is a center for business and student enterprise and
business and student enterprise and
business and student enterprise and we’re housed within the College of
we’re housed within the College of
we’re housed within the College of Business and Economics
Business and Economics
Business and Economics now Sea Base means a lot of different
now Sea Base means a lot of different
now Sea Base means a lot of different things to different people
things to different people
things to different people so for some it’s a place for them to
so for some it’s a place for them to
so for some it’s a place for them to come and attend some of our you know
come and attend some of our you know
come and attend some of our you know really neat and informative events for
really neat and informative events for
really neat and informative events for others it’s a place for them to get
others it’s a place for them to get
others it’s a place for them to get course credit by being paired with a
course credit by being paired with a
course credit by being paired with a community group or an organization that
community group or an organization that
community group or an organization that will allow them to help work through
will allow them to help work through
will allow them to help work through some of their business challenges and
some of their business challenges and
some of their business challenges and yet for others it’s a chance for them to
yet for others it’s a chance for them to
yet for others it’s a chance for them to start and grow and launch a business now
start and grow and launch a business now
start and grow and launch a business now thread it across all of these areas is
thread it across all of these areas is
thread it across all of these areas is my hope for them that they learn of a
my hope for them that they learn of a
my hope for them that they learn of a better and new way of doing business
better and new way of doing business
better and new way of doing business that’s that’s really it is its that’s my
that’s that’s really it is its that’s my
that’s that’s really it is its that’s my hope for them that they would walk away
hope for them that they would walk away
hope for them that they would walk away from one of our events feeling inspired
from one of our events feeling inspired
from one of our events feeling inspired to ask really provocative questions
to ask really provocative questions
to ask really provocative questions that’s going to help stat challenge the
that’s going to help stat challenge the
that’s going to help stat challenge the status quo or perhaps you know by by
status quo or perhaps you know by by
status quo or perhaps you know by by working with a community group they see
working with a community group they see
working with a community group they see the skill set that they have as being
the skill set that they have as being
the skill set that they have as being transferable across a number of
transferable across a number of
transferable across a number of different sectors and industries or
different sectors and industries or
different sectors and industries or better yet they see a gap in the market
better yet they see a gap in the market
better yet they see a gap in the market and realize that they have what it takes
and realize that they have what it takes
and realize that they have what it takes to build something that’s going to help
to build something that’s going to help
to build something that’s going to help address those problems so to help make a
address those problems so to help make a
address those problems so to help make a positive positive difference in the
positive positive difference in the
positive positive difference in the world and so what we realize over the
world and so what we realize over the
world and so what we realize over the years and this is true for all of us is
years and this is true for all of us is
years and this is true for all of us is that whenever we graduate our students
that whenever we graduate our students
that whenever we graduate our students have one of two options they either work
have one of two options they either work
have one of two options they either work for themselves or they work for somebody
for themselves or they work for somebody
for themselves or they work for somebody else now my hope is that whatever route
else now my hope is that whatever route
else now my hope is that whatever route that they choose that they recognize
that they choose that they recognize
that they choose that they recognize that they have the skillset and the
that they have the skillset and the
that they have the skillset and the drive and the passion in order to make a
drive and the passion in order to make a
drive and the passion in order to make a positive difference wherever their path
positive difference wherever their path
positive difference wherever their path leads them so we need more people with
leads them so we need more people with
leads them so we need more people with better
better
better practices in order to make that happen
practices in order to make that happen
practices in order to make that happen we need to disassemble this narrative
we need to disassemble this narrative
we need to disassemble this narrative that says that business is solely driven
that says that business is solely driven
that says that business is solely driven by individuals that are you know they’re
by individuals that are you know they’re
by individuals that are you know they’re fueled by competition and and money what
fueled by competition and and money what
fueled by competition and and money what we realize is that there are many strong
we realize is that there are many strong
we realize is that there are many strong business leaders out there today that
business leaders out there today that
business leaders out there today that are proving this narrative wrong you can
are proving this narrative wrong you can
are proving this narrative wrong you can do better you can be better and you can
do better you can be better and you can
do better you can be better and you can make money at the same time you can run
make money at the same time you can run
make money at the same time you can run a business that’s going to help tackle
a business that’s going to help tackle
a business that’s going to help tackle some of the biggest challenges of our
some of the biggest challenges of our
some of the biggest challenges of our current existence right now and many of
current existence right now and many of
current existence right now and many of those businesses I’m really proud to say
those businesses I’m really proud to say
those businesses I’m really proud to say exist here in Guelph they need to be
exist here in Guelph they need to be
exist here in Guelph they need to be telling their stories so that other
telling their stories so that other
telling their stories so that other passionate changemakers will hear it and
passionate changemakers will hear it and
passionate changemakers will hear it and will think about ways in which that they
will think about ways in which that they
will think about ways in which that they can help solve problems that’s keeping
can help solve problems that’s keeping
can help solve problems that’s keeping them up at night
them up at night
them up at night so this self-determining action can lead
so this self-determining action can lead
so this self-determining action can lead to incredible ripple effects it’s going
to incredible ripple effects it’s going
to incredible ripple effects it’s going to affect economies communities cultures
to affect economies communities cultures
to affect economies communities cultures this is this is really what is required
this is this is really what is required
this is this is really what is required to have that path forward and really all
to have that path forward and really all
to have that path forward and really all it took was daily practice that first
it took was daily practice that first
it took was daily practice that first step along their entrepreneurial journey
step along their entrepreneurial journey
step along their entrepreneurial journey that is proof that brick by brick
that is proof that brick by brick
that is proof that brick by brick step by step we can make positive change
step by step we can make positive change
step by step we can make positive change by using business as a force for good
by using business as a force for good
by using business as a force for good now the startups that come through our
now the startups that come through our
now the startups that come through our hub incubator are asked to assess their
hub incubator are asked to assess their
hub incubator are asked to assess their growth and impact against a light
growth and impact against a light
growth and impact against a light version of the B Corp assessment model
version of the B Corp assessment model
version of the B Corp assessment model so we want them to be thinking about the
so we want them to be thinking about the
so we want them to be thinking about the the roles and responsibilities that they
the roles and responsibilities that they
the roles and responsibilities that they have as a business owner we want them to
have as a business owner we want them to
have as a business owner we want them to be thinking about what are the potential
be thinking about what are the potential
be thinking about what are the potential risks that they could be having or what
risks that they could be having or what
risks that they could be having or what are the possible contributions that they
are the possible contributions that they
are the possible contributions that they could be making essentially we want them
could be making essentially we want them
could be making essentially we want them to be thinking that yes there are oh I
to be thinking that yes there are oh I
to be thinking that yes there are oh I or the return on investment is important
or the return on investment is important
or the return on investment is important but so too is there s ROI
but so too is there s ROI
but so too is there s ROI there’s social return on investment now
there’s social return on investment now
there’s social return on investment now for a long time social enterprises were
for a long time social enterprises were
for a long time social enterprises were often misunderstood as a not for profit
often misunderstood as a not for profit
often misunderstood as a not for profit and what we would find is that people
and what we would find is that people
and what we would find is that people would assume that if you were in the
would assume that if you were in the
would assume that if you were in the business of doing good you couldn’t er
business of doing good you couldn’t er
business of doing good you couldn’t er you or you weren’t able to
you or you weren’t able to
you or you weren’t able to make any money and if you were making
make any money and if you were making
make any money and if you were making money you were likely structured like a
money you were likely structured like a
money you were likely structured like a like a charity or an offer profit where
like a charity or an offer profit where
like a charity or an offer profit where those funds were reinvested into your
those funds were reinvested into your
those funds were reinvested into your cause
cause
cause so we know now that that is not true
so we know now that that is not true
so we know now that that is not true thankfully we know that our goal is to
thankfully we know that our goal is to
thankfully we know that our goal is to ensure that everyone sees business and
ensure that everyone sees business and
ensure that everyone sees business and entrepreneurship as a transferable skill
entrepreneurship as a transferable skill
entrepreneurship as a transferable skill and not as a bad word and we want to
and not as a bad word and we want to
and not as a bad word and we want to make sure that our students understand
make sure that our students understand
make sure that our students understand this that if you want to be in the
this that if you want to be in the
this that if you want to be in the business of doing good then guess what
business of doing good then guess what
business of doing good then guess what you need to stay in business and so
you need to stay in business and so
you need to stay in business and so having the skills and savviness of
having the skills and savviness of
having the skills and savviness of creating a thriving business that’s
creating a thriving business that’s
creating a thriving business that’s going to stand the test of time that’s
going to stand the test of time that’s
going to stand the test of time that’s going to fuel your passions solve
going to fuel your passions solve
going to fuel your passions solve problems and contribute to healthy
problems and contribute to healthy
problems and contribute to healthy communities that’s a win win win now
communities that’s a win win win now
communities that’s a win win win now everyone knows that the key to you know
everyone knows that the key to you know
everyone knows that the key to you know having a thriving business is to make
having a thriving business is to make
having a thriving business is to make sure that we set goals and that we plan
sure that we set goals and that we plan
sure that we set goals and that we plan now I I read a lot and a lot of what I
now I I read a lot and a lot of what I
now I I read a lot and a lot of what I have seen over the years talks about
have seen over the years talks about
have seen over the years talks about companies that set out with their you
companies that set out with their you
companies that set out with their you know top five or top ten goals for the
know top five or top ten goals for the
know top five or top ten goals for the quarter or the year they have three and
quarter or the year they have three and
quarter or the year they have three and five year plans they have benchmarking
five year plans they have benchmarking
five year plans they have benchmarking standards they have you know
standards they have you know
standards they have you know year-to-date incremental records that
year-to-date incremental records that
year-to-date incremental records that they’re measuring they have productivity
they’re measuring they have productivity
they’re measuring they have productivity hacks and team-building exercises and
hacks and team-building exercises and
hacks and team-building exercises and all the while what they’re doing is
all the while what they’re doing is
all the while what they’re doing is they’re putting these these goals these
they’re putting these these goals these
they’re putting these these goals these metrics in place to help propel their
metrics in place to help propel their
metrics in place to help propel their business forward they do this because
business forward they do this because
business forward they do this because they want to grow they want to be better
they want to grow they want to be better
they want to grow they want to be better than they were the day before now
than they were the day before now
than they were the day before now there’s a lot of talk this time of year
there’s a lot of talk this time of year
there’s a lot of talk this time of year about goal-setting most thing from a
about goal-setting most thing from a
about goal-setting most thing from a personal standpoint but we do see a lot
personal standpoint but we do see a lot
personal standpoint but we do see a lot of businesses that are setting goals for
of businesses that are setting goals for
of businesses that are setting goals for themselves but but oftentimes they’re
themselves but but oftentimes they’re
themselves but but oftentimes they’re there one or the other so as either I’m
there one or the other so as either I’m
there one or the other so as either I’m want to increase sales or I want to you
want to increase sales or I want to you
want to increase sales or I want to you know increase my daily activity or I
know increase my daily activity or I
know increase my daily activity or I want to cut costs so I’m going to
want to cut costs so I’m going to
want to cut costs so I’m going to practice mindfulness but they’re one or
practice mindfulness but they’re one or
practice mindfulness but they’re one or the other very rarely are we seeing them
the other very rarely are we seeing them
the other very rarely are we seeing them as being the same applied to both our
as being the same applied to both our
as being the same applied to both our personnel and our professional selves so
personnel and our professional selves so
personnel and our professional selves so on one hand we’re talking about our our
on one hand we’re talking about our our
on one hand we’re talking about our our business growth and output and on the
business growth and output and on the
business growth and output and on the other hand we’re talk
other hand we’re talk
other hand we’re talk about our personal development and
about our personal development and
about our personal development and growth somewhere along the line
growth somewhere along the line
growth somewhere along the line businesses became less personal more
businesses became less personal more
businesses became less personal more automated and they needed to be don’t
automated and they needed to be don’t
automated and they needed to be don’t get me wrong I realize this but people
get me wrong I realize this but people
get me wrong I realize this but people create and manage businesses people make
create and manage businesses people make
create and manage businesses people make decisions or in some cases people create
decisions or in some cases people create
decisions or in some cases people create programs to make decisions for us but
programs to make decisions for us but
programs to make decisions for us but you know people here are at the helm so
you know people here are at the helm so
you know people here are at the helm so wouldn’t it hold true that if people are
wouldn’t it hold true that if people are
wouldn’t it hold true that if people are trying to be better people would it not
trying to be better people would it not
trying to be better people would it not make sense then that businesses
make sense then that businesses
make sense then that businesses inevitably become better as a result of
inevitably become better as a result of
inevitably become better as a result of that I hope so this is my hope for our
that I hope so this is my hope for our
that I hope so this is my hope for our as we go forward so I wanted to share
as we go forward so I wanted to share
as we go forward so I wanted to share this picture with you a good friend of
this picture with you a good friend of
this picture with you a good friend of mine is a librarian who I’m always
mine is a librarian who I’m always
mine is a librarian who I’m always teasing is way cooler than your typical
teasing is way cooler than your typical
teasing is way cooler than your typical librarian not that librarians are not
librarian not that librarians are not
librarian not that librarians are not cool I don’t want any follow because of
cool I don’t want any follow because of
cool I don’t want any follow because of this but I always I turned to him and I
this but I always I turned to him and I
this but I always I turned to him and I am always looking for what’s trending
am always looking for what’s trending
am always looking for what’s trending within the business world or what are
within the business world or what are
within the business world or what are some new and insightful things that I
some new and insightful things that I
some new and insightful things that I should be aware of that I can use to
should be aware of that I can use to
should be aware of that I can use to apply to both of my you know personal
apply to both of my you know personal
apply to both of my you know personal and professional self so this picture is
and professional self so this picture is
and professional self so this picture is of an email that he sent me a little bit
of an email that he sent me a little bit
of an email that he sent me a little bit ago and I’m making my way through it and
ago and I’m making my way through it and
ago and I’m making my way through it and you can see where I’ve added to it along
you can see where I’ve added to it along
you can see where I’ve added to it along the way I keep it at the front of my
the way I keep it at the front of my
the way I keep it at the front of my planner as a daily reminder for me to
planner as a daily reminder for me to
planner as a daily reminder for me to keep learning to try to be better to do
keep learning to try to be better to do
keep learning to try to be better to do better and now one of the reasons why I
better and now one of the reasons why I
better and now one of the reasons why I read as much as I do is because I’m
read as much as I do is because I’m
read as much as I do is because I’m trying to unlock this key finding where
trying to unlock this key finding where
trying to unlock this key finding where I can you know hopefully discover you
I can you know hopefully discover you
I can you know hopefully discover you know best practices for myself or
know best practices for myself or
know best practices for myself or potential role models or list building
potential role models or list building
potential role models or list building or planning tools that I could use to
or planning tools that I could use to
or planning tools that I could use to apply to both of my personal and
apply to both of my personal and
apply to both of my personal and professional selves I’m a multitasker
professional selves I’m a multitasker
professional selves I’m a multitasker imma kill two birds with one stone kind
imma kill two birds with one stone kind
imma kill two birds with one stone kind of a girl so I like to be able to read
of a girl so I like to be able to read
of a girl so I like to be able to read business and design books hoping that
business and design books hoping that
business and design books hoping that together I’ll be able to find something
together I’ll be able to find something
together I’ll be able to find something of use and one of the things that I came
of use and one of the things that I came
of use and one of the things that I came across over the years is this book by
across over the years is this book by
across over the years is this book by Danielle Laporte called fire starter
Danielle Laporte called fire starter
Danielle Laporte called fire starter sessions does anybody here ever heard of
sessions does anybody here ever heard of
sessions does anybody here ever heard of Danielle Laporte okay a couple of hands
Danielle Laporte okay a couple of hands
Danielle Laporte okay a couple of hands so if you haven’t already I would really
so if you haven’t already I would really
so if you haven’t already I would really encourage you to look her up and to read
encourage you to look her up and to read
encourage you to look her up and to read this book and it’s going to help ignite
this book and it’s going to help ignite
this book and it’s going to help ignite this whatever needs a wake up call
this whatever needs a wake up call
this whatever needs a wake up call inside of you so if your side geeking
inside of you so if your side geeking
inside of you so if your side geeking right now and you’re trying to figure
right now and you’re trying to figure
right now and you’re trying to figure out if this is really what you want to
out if this is really what you want to
out if this is really what you want to do in the direction that you want you to
do in the direction that you want you to
do in the direction that you want you to take read the book if you were a day to
take read the book if you were a day to
take read the book if you were a day to day needs a bit of a shake-up read the
day needs a bit of a shake-up read the
day needs a bit of a shake-up read the book so so I picked up this book about
book so so I picked up this book about
book so so I picked up this book about two years ago and that has really helped
two years ago and that has really helped
two years ago and that has really helped propel forward a lot of what we are
propel forward a lot of what we are
propel forward a lot of what we are working on within c-bass as well as in
working on within c-bass as well as in
working on within c-bass as well as in my my personal life as well so once
my my personal life as well so once
my my personal life as well so once you’ve read firestarter sessions you are
you’ve read firestarter sessions you are
you’ve read firestarter sessions you are going to then pick up her second book
going to then pick up her second book
going to then pick up her second book called white-hot truth and in this book
called white-hot truth and in this book
called white-hot truth and in this book she talks about creating where you
she talks about creating where you
she talks about creating where you belong creating where you belong now
belong creating where you belong now
belong creating where you belong now this really struck a chord with me so I
this really struck a chord with me so I
this really struck a chord with me so I immediately I took this picture of this
immediately I took this picture of this
immediately I took this picture of this page in this book and I send it to one
page in this book and I send it to one
page in this book and I send it to one of my team and I said you know what we
of my team and I said you know what we
of my team and I said you know what we need to we need to look at our
need to we need to look at our
need to we need to look at our programming we need to evaluate our
programming we need to evaluate our
programming we need to evaluate our offerings and we need to make sure that
offerings and we need to make sure that
offerings and we need to make sure that we are creating where we belong so we
we are creating where we belong so we
we are creating where we belong so we decided that there were some things that
decided that there were some things that
decided that there were some things that came to us in abundance it was very
came to us in abundance it was very
came to us in abundance it was very free-flowing it was easy it was fun it
free-flowing it was easy it was fun it
free-flowing it was easy it was fun it got us a lot of recognition and we
got us a lot of recognition and we
got us a lot of recognition and we decided you know what that’s that’s a
decided you know what that’s that’s a
decided you know what that’s that’s a good place for us to be and then there
good place for us to be and then there
good place for us to be and then there were other things that were hard like
were other things that were hard like
were other things that were hard like really hard took a lot of our time
really hard took a lot of our time
really hard took a lot of our time recorded a lot of data points in order
recorded a lot of data points in order
recorded a lot of data points in order to make a decision it took more money
to make a decision it took more money
to make a decision it took more money than it should have as well and so we
than it should have as well and so we
than it should have as well and so we realized that that was a that was a
realized that that was a that was a
realized that that was a that was a little trickier spot to be so what we
little trickier spot to be so what we
little trickier spot to be so what we ended up doing is using the criteria
ended up doing is using the criteria
ended up doing is using the criteria creating where we belong we gave
creating where we belong we gave
creating where we belong we gave ourselves permission to move away from
ourselves permission to move away from
ourselves permission to move away from some of those some of those activities
some of those some of those activities
some of those some of those activities that were causing a little bit more
that were causing a little bit more
that were causing a little bit more challenge and it and that making that
challenge and it and that making that
challenge and it and that making that decision was a lot easier we were
decision was a lot easier we were
decision was a lot easier we were hanging on to doing things just because
hanging on to doing things just because
hanging on to doing things just because we had always done them so when we got
we had always done them so when we got
we had always done them so when we got out of our own way when we trusted our
out of our own way when we trusted our
out of our own way when we trusted our intuition when we were able to make
intuition when we were able to make
intuition when we were able to make these changes we were able to do more of
these changes we were able to do more of
these changes we were able to do more of what makes us better so that we could do
what makes us better so that we could do
what makes us better so that we could do better now I’m not saying there won’t be
better now I’m not saying there won’t be
better now I’m not saying there won’t be days where it’s going to be hard of
days where it’s going to be hard of
days where it’s going to be hard of course there will be I would be you know
course there will be I would be you know
course there will be I would be you know naive to stand up here in front of you
naive to stand up here in front of you
naive to stand up here in front of you and say otherwise
and say otherwise
and say otherwise but just because those days are hard
but just because those days are hard
but just because those days are hard what I want to make sure is that you ask
what I want to make sure is that you ask
what I want to make sure is that you ask yourself in those moments is it still
yourself in those moments is it still
yourself in those moments is it still worthwhile so if it still feels
worthwhile so if it still feels
worthwhile so if it still feels worthwhile then keep going you you know
worthwhile then keep going you you know
worthwhile then keep going you you know you are on the right path if it doesn’t
you are on the right path if it doesn’t
you are on the right path if it doesn’t and maybe maybe you’re not meant to
and maybe maybe you’re not meant to
and maybe maybe you’re not meant to create in that space so I’m here to tell
create in that space so I’m here to tell
create in that space so I’m here to tell you that anyone anyone can change the
you that anyone anyone can change the
you that anyone anyone can change the world anyone can try to make it better
world anyone can try to make it better
world anyone can try to make it better even a small-town girl from quayle
even a small-town girl from quayle
even a small-town girl from quayle Quebec you don’t always have to do the
Quebec you don’t always have to do the
Quebec you don’t always have to do the big stuff sometimes all it takes is
big stuff sometimes all it takes is
big stuff sometimes all it takes is daily practice and a will to do better
daily practice and a will to do better
daily practice and a will to do better and to be better so I ask you what is
and to be better so I ask you what is
and to be better so I ask you what is your daily practice going to be thank
your daily practice going to be thank
your daily practice going to be thank you
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