[Applause] today I want to talk to you about
today I want to talk to you about
today I want to talk to you about becoming the best version of yourself
becoming the best version of yourself
becoming the best version of yourself becoming the best version of you
becoming the best version of you
becoming the best version of you maximizing who you are and your efforts
maximizing who you are and your efforts
maximizing who you are and your efforts and your potential impact now I’m a
and your potential impact now I’m a
and your potential impact now I’m a person who believes in maximization
person who believes in maximization
person who believes in maximization personally and I think for you this
personally and I think for you this
personally and I think for you this could mean a lot of really good things
could mean a lot of really good things
could mean a lot of really good things if you can continue to be the best you
if you can continue to be the best you
if you can continue to be the best you now you don’t have to compete with other
now you don’t have to compete with other
now you don’t have to compete with other folks I’m not telling you to be someone
folks I’m not telling you to be someone
folks I’m not telling you to be someone else or to become someone else because
else or to become someone else because
else or to become someone else because we know that’s impossible but it is very
we know that’s impossible but it is very
we know that’s impossible but it is very possible for you to be and to become the
possible for you to be and to become the
possible for you to be and to become the best version of you now again I said I
best version of you now again I said I
best version of you now again I said I believe in self maximization I think you
believe in self maximization I think you
believe in self maximization I think you should do everything that you can to be
should do everything that you can to be
should do everything that you can to be the best person that you can during your
the best person that you can during your
the best person that you can during your limited time on this earth because I
limited time on this earth because I
limited time on this earth because I promise you it is limited now some may
promise you it is limited now some may
promise you it is limited now some may not believe that but as they say keep on
not believe that but as they say keep on
not believe that but as they say keep on living for as long as you can but there
living for as long as you can but there
living for as long as you can but there is an exit plan whether you are
is an exit plan whether you are
is an exit plan whether you are supportive of that exit plan are not so
supportive of that exit plan are not so
supportive of that exit plan are not so self maximized every moment that you can
self maximized every moment that you can
self maximized every moment that you can while you’re here and I think that all
while you’re here and I think that all
while you’re here and I think that all starts with for me it starts with health
starts with for me it starts with health
starts with for me it starts with health because if you don’t have your health
because if you don’t have your health
because if you don’t have your health you’ve heard this before you don’t have
you’ve heard this before you don’t have
you’ve heard this before you don’t have anything if you don’t have your health
anything if you don’t have your health
anything if you don’t have your health you can’t be the person you need to be
you can’t be the person you need to be
you can’t be the person you need to be you can’t function properly you can’t
you can’t function properly you can’t
you can’t function properly you can’t move around in this world you can’t make
move around in this world you can’t make
move around in this world you can’t make the impact that you’d like to make her
the impact that you’d like to make her
the impact that you’d like to make her med words famous football coach once
med words famous football coach once
med words famous football coach once said that the most important ability is
said that the most important ability is
said that the most important ability is availability if you’re not available if
availability if you’re not available if
availability if you’re not available if you’re not here doesn’t matter how smart
you’re not here doesn’t matter how smart
you’re not here doesn’t matter how smart you are it doesn’t matter how talented
you are it doesn’t matter how talented
you are it doesn’t matter how talented how skilled or any of the rest you have
how skilled or any of the rest you have
how skilled or any of the rest you have to have that foundation the next one for
to have that foundation the next one for
to have that foundation the next one for me would be your education I think
me would be your education I think
me would be your education I think that’s very important because you have
that’s very important because you have
that’s very important because you have to know some things now that
to know some things now that
to know some things now that is going to be both formal and informal
is going to be both formal and informal
is going to be both formal and informal your education is critical because
your education is critical because
your education is critical because without knowledge you will fall for
without knowledge you will fall for
without knowledge you will fall for anything without knowledge you won’t be
anything without knowledge you won’t be
anything without knowledge you won’t be able to do much of anything without
able to do much of anything without
able to do much of anything without knowledge you lose some of your
knowledge you lose some of your
knowledge you lose some of your potential value after education I think
potential value after education I think
potential value after education I think it’s important to have your social or a
it’s important to have your social or a
it’s important to have your social or a social impact you have to work your help
social impact you have to work your help
social impact you have to work your help your society you have to help your
your society you have to help your
your society you have to help your community because if you don’t have a
community because if you don’t have a
community because if you don’t have a community around you that’s doing good
community around you that’s doing good
community around you that’s doing good things then it doesn’t matter how much
things then it doesn’t matter how much
things then it doesn’t matter how much money you might have how many things you
money you might have how many things you
money you might have how many things you might have how many cars you want to
might have how many cars you want to
might have how many cars you want to drive if you don’t have a functioning
drive if you don’t have a functioning
drive if you don’t have a functioning community you’ve seen some of the horror
community you’ve seen some of the horror
community you’ve seen some of the horror movies about the world coming to an end
movies about the world coming to an end
movies about the world coming to an end and these people you might have all
and these people you might have all
and these people you might have all kinds of cash and all kinds of other
kinds of cash and all kinds of other
kinds of cash and all kinds of other stuff but without your community around
stuff but without your community around
stuff but without your community around you again you have nothing and then
you again you have nothing and then
you again you have nothing and then thirdly in that group for me would be to
thirdly in that group for me would be to
thirdly in that group for me would be to make sure that you’re as good as you can
make sure that you’re as good as you can
make sure that you’re as good as you can be professionally every day in every way
be professionally every day in every way
be professionally every day in every way and on every play as grant Taos talked
and on every play as grant Taos talked
and on every play as grant Taos talked about you should give your very best
about you should give your very best
about you should give your very best professionally you should be the best
professionally you should be the best
professionally you should be the best that you can be you should not have down
that you can be you should not have down
that you can be you should not have down days when you’re being paid when you’re
days when you’re being paid when you’re
days when you’re being paid when you’re helping the people when you’re helping
helping the people when you’re helping
helping the people when you’re helping your customers you should not be down
your customers you should not be down
your customers you should not be down ever every day Michael Jordan talked
ever every day Michael Jordan talked
ever every day Michael Jordan talked about this he said there might be
about this he said there might be
about this he said there might be someone in this audience someone in this
someone in this audience someone in this
someone in this audience someone in this arena who does not know that I’m the
arena who does not know that I’m the
arena who does not know that I’m the best basketball player to ever live so I
best basketball player to ever live so I
best basketball player to ever live so I have to prove it each and every night
have to prove it each and every night
have to prove it each and every night self maximization now one of the ways to
self maximization now one of the ways to
self maximization now one of the ways to do that one of the ways to continue to
do that one of the ways to continue to
do that one of the ways to continue to get better is to role model find role
get better is to role model find role
get better is to role model find role models in your life this is something
models in your life this is something
models in your life this is something that doesn’t cost you a whole lot or it
that doesn’t cost you a whole lot or it
that doesn’t cost you a whole lot or it could cost you something if you’re
could cost you something if you’re
could cost you something if you’re willing to invest in it but it doesn’t
willing to invest in it but it doesn’t
willing to invest in it but it doesn’t have to cost you a lot but you should
have to cost you a lot but you should
have to cost you a lot but you should find into
find into
find into find people find companies find
find people find companies find
find people find companies find organizations find entities that are
organizations find entities that are
organizations find entities that are doing things that make you proud make
doing things that make you proud make
doing things that make you proud make you listen make you stand up make you
you listen make you stand up make you
you listen make you stand up make you say how do they do that find examples
say how do they do that find examples
say how do they do that find examples now when you’re building your pedestals
now when you’re building your pedestals
now when you’re building your pedestals for these companies or individuals I
for these companies or individuals I
for these companies or individuals I would say that you wouldn’t build them
would say that you wouldn’t build them
would say that you wouldn’t build them to don’t build them too high okay you
to don’t build them too high okay you
to don’t build them too high okay you might want to go for the medium size of
might want to go for the medium size of
might want to go for the medium size of the smallest size pedestals that you put
the smallest size pedestals that you put
the smallest size pedestals that you put them on because keep in mind they’re
them on because keep in mind they’re
them on because keep in mind they’re humans but that doesn’t mean that you
humans but that doesn’t mean that you
humans but that doesn’t mean that you can’t learn from them
can’t learn from them
can’t learn from them you can always learn and for this
you can always learn and for this
you can always learn and for this presentation I would like for you to
presentation I would like for you to
presentation I would like for you to think about Apple the company Apple as
think about Apple the company Apple as
think about Apple the company Apple as an example for all of us now Apple is a
an example for all of us now Apple is a
an example for all of us now Apple is a wonderful organization they’ve done a
wonderful organization they’ve done a
wonderful organization they’ve done a lot of good work many of you have their
lot of good work many of you have their
lot of good work many of you have their products on you around your wrist in
products on you around your wrist in
products on you around your wrist in your pocket etc but while we think about
your pocket etc but while we think about
your pocket etc but while we think about Apple keep in mind that you can use
Apple keep in mind that you can use
Apple keep in mind that you can use preachers or clergy in your area you
preachers or clergy in your area you
preachers or clergy in your area you could use for it for example as role
could use for it for example as role
could use for it for example as role models you can use coaches you can use
models you can use coaches you can use
models you can use coaches you can use players athletes performers you can eat
players athletes performers you can eat
players athletes performers you can eat there are all kinds of people who are
there are all kinds of people who are
there are all kinds of people who are around you doing good things as well so
around you doing good things as well so
around you doing good things as well so it doesn’t have to be this multi-level
it doesn’t have to be this multi-level
it doesn’t have to be this multi-level huge company but for this example let’s
huge company but for this example let’s
huge company but for this example let’s use Apple Apple started from humble
use Apple Apple started from humble
use Apple Apple started from humble beginnings Apple started in a garage a
beginnings Apple started in a garage a
beginnings Apple started in a garage a few guys with some ideas from those
few guys with some ideas from those
few guys with some ideas from those ideas they were able to become wonderful
ideas they were able to become wonderful
ideas they were able to become wonderful innovators they did great things they
innovators they did great things they
innovators they did great things they were they had some really good products
were they had some really good products
were they had some really good products and then they almost went bankrupt they
and then they almost went bankrupt they
and then they almost went bankrupt they fired Steve Jobs
but then they came back because of
but then they came back because of innovation because of leadership they
innovation because of leadership they
innovation because of leadership they brought Steve back and Steve insisted
brought Steve back and Steve insisted
brought Steve back and Steve insisted that each and everything that they did
that each and everything that they did
that each and everything that they did had to be the best had to be marvelous
had to be the best had to be marvelous
had to be the best had to be marvelous had to be something that would make you
had to be something that would make you
had to be something that would make you fall in love with the product Apple is
fall in love with the product Apple is
fall in love with the product Apple is now the largest company in the world
now the largest company in the world
now the largest company in the world over eight hundred billion dollars in
over eight hundred billion dollars in
over eight hundred billion dollars in value so what are some of the things
value so what are some of the things
value so what are some of the things that we can learn from Apple again back
that we can learn from Apple again back
that we can learn from Apple again back to health
to health
to health think about what Apple does in terms of
think about what Apple does in terms of
think about what Apple does in terms of Health one of the things they do is
Health one of the things they do is
Health one of the things they do is inspiration if it through the Apple
inspiration if it through the Apple
inspiration if it through the Apple watch they remind you to breathe right
watch they remind you to breathe right
watch they remind you to breathe right something I think most of you are doing
something I think most of you are doing
something I think most of you are doing on a regular basis but they’ll remind
on a regular basis but they’ll remind
on a regular basis but they’ll remind you to breathe they remind you to stand
you to breathe they remind you to stand
you to breathe they remind you to stand up every hour you need to stand up you
up every hour you need to stand up you
up every hour you need to stand up you need to move Apple will help you with
need to move Apple will help you with
need to move Apple will help you with that so what can you do for yourself in
that so what can you do for yourself in
that so what can you do for yourself in the area of help as you’re following
the area of help as you’re following
the area of help as you’re following this model one is to always seek balance
this model one is to always seek balance
this model one is to always seek balance in your life always think balance you
in your life always think balance you
in your life always think balance you need to move you need to exercise you
need to move you need to exercise you
need to move you need to exercise you need to eat right you need to do all
need to eat right you need to do all
need to eat right you need to do all those things if it’s good enough for
those things if it’s good enough for
those things if it’s good enough for Apple it should be good enough for us
Apple it should be good enough for us
Apple it should be good enough for us you need to greatly reduce your
you need to greatly reduce your
you need to greatly reduce your footprint in the area of health care and
footprint in the area of health care and
footprint in the area of health care and you can do that by first being your own
you can do that by first being your own
you can do that by first being your own physician work on yourself education is
physician work on yourself education is
physician work on yourself education is next
next
next what is Apple doing in regards to
what is Apple doing in regards to
what is Apple doing in regards to education they do have a strong position
education they do have a strong position
education they do have a strong position there in their stores they have Apple
there in their stores they have Apple
there in their stores they have Apple today where you can go in and they will
today where you can go in and they will
today where you can go in and they will talk to you about what are you doing
talk to you about what are you doing
talk to you about what are you doing today at Apple what are we what can you
today at Apple what are we what can you
today at Apple what are we what can you learn what can we teach you you can go
learn what can we teach you you can go
learn what can we teach you you can go to any of the Apple stores and they’re
to any of the Apple stores and they’re
to any of the Apple stores and they’re always
always
always teaching always helping they have a
teaching always helping they have a
teaching always helping they have a program a program called connected where
program a program called connected where
program a program called connected where they reach out and work with schools
they reach out and work with schools
they reach out and work with schools trying to share and connecting
trying to share and connecting
trying to share and connecting technology with education because we
technology with education because we
technology with education because we know it’s critical now what can we do
know it’s critical now what can we do
know it’s critical now what can we do through education one simple thing one
through education one simple thing one
through education one simple thing one simple thing that we all can do every
simple thing that we all can do every
simple thing that we all can do every day
day
day learn something new every day learn
learn something new every day learn
learn something new every day learn something new for example did you know
something new for example did you know
something new for example did you know that George Washington was the first
that George Washington was the first
that George Washington was the first president of these United States you’re
president of these United States you’re
president of these United States you’re wrong he was actually the ninth now
wrong he was actually the ninth now
wrong he was actually the ninth now you’re gonna look that up weren’t you
you’re gonna look that up weren’t you
you’re gonna look that up weren’t you you’re gonna google that he was actually
you’re gonna google that he was actually
you’re gonna google that he was actually the ninth president of these United
the ninth president of these United
the ninth president of these United States every day learned something new
States every day learned something new
States every day learned something new social impact Apple what do they do in
social impact Apple what do they do in
social impact Apple what do they do in this category their philosophy is and I
this category their philosophy is and I
this category their philosophy is and I love this we’re all in this together
love this we’re all in this together
love this we’re all in this together we’re all in this together
we’re all in this together
we’re all in this together skin color nationality gender who you
skin color nationality gender who you
skin color nationality gender who you like and who you don’t like who you love
like and who you don’t like who you love
like and who you don’t like who you love who you don’t love we’re all in this
who you don’t love we’re all in this
who you don’t love we’re all in this together small planet let’s work
together small planet let’s work
together small planet let’s work together what’s another thing Apple does
together what’s another thing Apple does
together what’s another thing Apple does in this category they would tell you to
in this category they would tell you to
in this category they would tell you to leave the planet in a better condition
don’t make it worse return something to
don’t make it worse return something to the planet if you can don’t hurt the
the planet if you can don’t hurt the
the planet if you can don’t hurt the planet and you know as huge as they are
planet and you know as huge as they are
planet and you know as huge as they are that’s important and what can you do
that’s important and what can you do
that’s important and what can you do socially find a Cause find something
socially find a Cause find something
socially find a Cause find something that you can get behind find something
that you can get behind find something
that you can get behind find something that you care about and support it
that you care about and support it
that you care about and support it professional impact
Steve Jobs Apple I’m really excited
Steve Jobs Apple I’m really excited about this concept this was this is
about this concept this was this is
about this concept this was this is what’s cool Apple had this really really
what’s cool Apple had this really really
what’s cool Apple had this really really really good product and they and you
really good product and they and you
really good product and they and you could get music on this product and you
could get music on this product and you
could get music on this product and you could and people were wearing it on
could and people were wearing it on
could and people were wearing it on their bodies and it was the and it
their bodies and it was the and it
their bodies and it was the and it changed the music industry right you
changed the music industry right you
changed the music industry right you know what I’m talking about it changed
know what I’m talking about it changed
know what I’m talking about it changed the music industry and many of you had
the music industry and many of you had
the music industry and many of you had iPods right iPods were the thing they
iPods right iPods were the thing they
iPods right iPods were the thing they weren’t just an mp3 player they were our
weren’t just an mp3 player they were our
weren’t just an mp3 player they were our pods and then I mean it was the best
pods and then I mean it was the best
pods and then I mean it was the best change the music industry you can’t I
change the music industry you can’t I
change the music industry you can’t I don’t think you can
don’t think you can
don’t think you can I mean Masai said they’re gonna stop
I mean Masai said they’re gonna stop
I mean Masai said they’re gonna stop selling CDs because of that iPod and
selling CDs because of that iPod and
selling CDs because of that iPod and what they did with iTunes but guess what
what they did with iTunes but guess what
what they did with iTunes but guess what they replaced that product in effect
they replaced that product in effect
they replaced that product in effect with the iPhone they came out with
with the iPhone they came out with
with the iPhone they came out with another product so good that it’s
another product so good that it’s
another product so good that it’s stepped on one of the most amazing
stepped on one of the most amazing
stepped on one of the most amazing products in history now think about that
products in history now think about that
products in history now think about that for a second most of you don’t carry
for a second most of you don’t carry
for a second most of you don’t carry around in our pod and an iPhone do you
around in our pod and an iPhone do you
around in our pod and an iPhone do you the iPhone has one inside that’s how
the iPhone has one inside that’s how
the iPhone has one inside that’s how amazing Apple is they’re continuing to
amazing Apple is they’re continuing to
amazing Apple is they’re continuing to try to invent they’re coming up with
try to invent they’re coming up with
try to invent they’re coming up with that next big thing
that next big thing
that next big thing what are you doing your professional
what are you doing your professional
what are you doing your professional impact should be in my opinion to be
impact should be in my opinion to be
impact should be in my opinion to be indispensable to be irreplaceable
indispensable to be irreplaceable
indispensable to be irreplaceable to be so good that your company your
to be so good that your company your
to be so good that your company your business your school would hate to see
business your school would hate to see
business your school would hate to see you leave you would leave a void so wide
you leave you would leave a void so wide
you leave you would leave a void so wide that it would it would shake the
that it would it would shake the
that it would it would shake the foundation of where you are that’s the
foundation of where you are that’s the
foundation of where you are that’s the kind of employee you should be that’s
kind of employee you should be that’s
kind of employee you should be that’s the kind of business owner you should be
the kind of business owner you should be
the kind of business owner you should be you should be the kind of business owner
you should be the kind of business owner
you should be the kind of business owner where if your product we’re to go out of
where if your product we’re to go out of
where if your product we’re to go out of business
business
business the community would would would shake
the community would would would shake
the community would would would shake and would know that something is wrong
and would know that something is wrong
and would know that something is wrong how can we survive without them we need
how can we survive without them we need
how can we survive without them we need a replacement because they are that good
a replacement because they are that good
a replacement because they are that good that’s who you want to be for us and for
that’s who you want to be for us and for
that’s who you want to be for us and for me here in Odessa Texas I came to work
me here in Odessa Texas I came to work
me here in Odessa Texas I came to work at Odessa college a little over eleven
at Odessa college a little over eleven
at Odessa college a little over eleven years ago and we were at Odessa college
years ago and we were at Odessa college
years ago and we were at Odessa college we were okay we were okay we were not
we were okay we were okay we were not
we were okay we were okay we were not the best and we were not the worst we
the best and we were not the worst we
the best and we were not the worst we were okay and then there was this little
were okay and then there was this little
were okay and then there was this little thing called a defunding scare that hit
thing called a defunding scare that hit
thing called a defunding scare that hit us a few years back where our existence
us a few years back where our existence
us a few years back where our existence was threatened and for me and our team
was threatened and for me and our team
was threatened and for me and our team we decided that it was no longer okay to
we decided that it was no longer okay to
we decided that it was no longer okay to be okay we decided that if we’re going
be okay we decided that if we’re going
be okay we decided that if we’re going to go away if someone’s going to take
to go away if someone’s going to take
to go away if someone’s going to take out Odessa college they’re going to take
out Odessa college they’re going to take
out Odessa college they’re going to take out the best Community College in the
out the best Community College in the
out the best Community College in the nation and shame on them if they do it
nation and shame on them if they do it
nation and shame on them if they do it since that point as many of you know we
since that point as many of you know we
since that point as many of you know we have won almost every major award in
have won almost every major award in
have won almost every major award in this country and in this state little
this country and in this state little
this country and in this state little ole Odessa college from the home of
ole Odessa college from the home of
ole Odessa college from the home of Friday Night Lights we have become the
Friday Night Lights we have become the
Friday Night Lights we have become the most decorated Community College in the
most decorated Community College in the
most decorated Community College in the United States because each and every day
United States because each and every day
United States because each and every day each department each person we are
each department each person we are
each department each person we are committed to being the best Community
committed to being the best Community
committed to being the best Community College in the nation why because we owe
College in the nation why because we owe
College in the nation why because we owe the people of this community that if you
the people of this community that if you
the people of this community that if you fund us if our community invests in us
fund us if our community invests in us
fund us if our community invests in us the way that they have then we should
the way that they have then we should
the way that they have then we should endeavor to give them the best product
endeavor to give them the best product
endeavor to give them the best product possible no question no excuses we’ve
possible no question no excuses we’ve
possible no question no excuses we’ve doubled our graduation rates we’ve we
doubled our graduation rates we’ve we
doubled our graduation rates we’ve we have we’ve increased our enrollment by
have we’ve increased our enrollment by
have we’ve increased our enrollment by over thirty five or forty percent so
over thirty five or forty percent so
over thirty five or forty percent so we’ll announce a plan where we will
we’ll announce a plan where we will
we’ll announce a plan where we will increase it another 40 or 50 percent yes
increase it another 40 or 50 percent yes
increase it another 40 or 50 percent yes the Lowell Odessa college because we
the Lowell Odessa college because we
the Lowell Odessa college because we want to be the best in the nation now
want to be the best in the nation now
want to be the best in the nation now for you personally wouldn’t it be a
for you personally wouldn’t it be a
for you personally wouldn’t it be a shame wouldn’t it be a shame to go
shame wouldn’t it be a shame to go
shame wouldn’t it be a shame to go through this life being okay when you
through this life being okay when you
through this life being okay when you have greatness inside of you don’t
have greatness inside of you don’t
have greatness inside of you don’t settle don’t give in
settle don’t give in
settle don’t give in don’t settle for being okay don’t relax
don’t settle for being okay don’t relax
don’t settle for being okay don’t relax once you’ve almost done it do everything
once you’ve almost done it do everything
once you’ve almost done it do everything that you can to be the very best that
that you can to be the very best that
that you can to be the very best that you can be the very best and great
you can be the very best and great
you can be the very best and great things will come your way thank you for
things will come your way thank you for
things will come your way thank you for being here today thanks for being a part
being here today thanks for being a part
being here today thanks for being a part of this event we appreciate you all so
of this event we appreciate you all so
of this event we appreciate you all so much have a great day
much have a great day
much have a great day [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] you
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