first I had to have the most dramatic entrance with the table I’ve been
entrance with the table I’ve been
entrance with the table I’ve been sitting here all afternoon and have
sitting here all afternoon and have
sitting here all afternoon and have watched a number of you under phones and
watched a number of you under phones and
watched a number of you under phones and taking pictures
taking pictures
taking pictures maybe selfies we all love to take
maybe selfies we all love to take
maybe selfies we all love to take instant pictures with digital cameras
instant pictures with digital cameras
instant pictures with digital cameras these days we can check and make sure
these days we can check and make sure
these days we can check and make sure our hair is right or our eyes are not
our hair is right or our eyes are not
our hair is right or our eyes are not closed or our duck lips are just perfect
closed or our duck lips are just perfect
closed or our duck lips are just perfect but there’s something unique and
but there’s something unique and
but there’s something unique and decidedly retro about an actual
decidedly retro about an actual
decidedly retro about an actual photograph most of you are too young to
photograph most of you are too young to
photograph most of you are too young to remember this but back in the old days
remember this but back in the old days
remember this but back in the old days there was this stuff called film and you
there was this stuff called film and you
there was this stuff called film and you put it in the camera and you took a
put it in the camera and you took a
put it in the camera and you took a photograph and you didn’t have a clue
photograph and you didn’t have a clue
photograph and you didn’t have a clue what the photograph looked like when you
what the photograph looked like when you
what the photograph looked like when you were finished with the roll you rewound
were finished with the roll you rewound
were finished with the roll you rewound it you sent it off somewhere they
it you sent it off somewhere they
it you sent it off somewhere they developed it and you got it back maybe a
developed it and you got it back maybe a
developed it and you got it back maybe a maybe a week later and you could see
maybe a week later and you could see
maybe a week later and you could see that your eyes were closed your hair was
that your eyes were closed your hair was
that your eyes were closed your hair was messed up and your duck lips who are not
messed up and your duck lips who are not
messed up and your duck lips who are not perfect in every photograph until
perfect in every photograph until
perfect in every photograph until Polaroid it created the instant camera
Polaroid it created the instant camera
Polaroid it created the instant camera this is what they looked like when I was
this is what they looked like when I was
this is what they looked like when I was your age I don’t even know if this works
your age I don’t even know if this works
your age I don’t even know if this works but we’re gonna try it
no it doesn’t work which is why I
no it doesn’t work which is why I brought it back up this is a newer
brought it back up this is a newer
brought it back up this is a newer version of a Polaroid and I think this
version of a Polaroid and I think this
version of a Polaroid and I think this one does work
one does work
one does work Sony Leah I’m going to turn the tables
Sony Leah I’m going to turn the tables
Sony Leah I’m going to turn the tables on you and I can’t get this one to work
on you and I can’t get this one to work
on you and I can’t get this one to work either there it goes
either there it goes
either there it goes so it’s taken an instant photograph but
so it’s taken an instant photograph but
so it’s taken an instant photograph but what I want to talk to you about is how
what I want to talk to you about is how
what I want to talk to you about is how life your life and your story is not
life your life and your story is not
life your life and your story is not instant rather life takes a little bit
instant rather life takes a little bit
instant rather life takes a little bit of developing so let me tell you a
of developing so let me tell you a
of developing so let me tell you a little bit about me I grew up on a
little bit about me I grew up on a
little bit about me I grew up on a family farm about 90 miles north of here
family farm about 90 miles north of here
family farm about 90 miles north of here in Dyer County Tennessee my mother and
in Dyer County Tennessee my mother and
in Dyer County Tennessee my mother and my grandmother were both teachers my dad
my grandmother were both teachers my dad
my grandmother were both teachers my dad worked in an industrial plant in
worked in an industrial plant in
worked in an industrial plant in Dyersburg my grandfather was a tractor
Dyersburg my grandfather was a tractor
Dyersburg my grandfather was a tractor mechanic when I was 14 or 15 years old
mechanic when I was 14 or 15 years old
mechanic when I was 14 or 15 years old my mother demanded that I get a job not
my mother demanded that I get a job not
my mother demanded that I get a job not quite sure why she thought I should get
quite sure why she thought I should get
quite sure why she thought I should get a job when I was only 14 or 15 but you
a job when I was only 14 or 15 but you
a job when I was only 14 or 15 but you do what your mother tells you to do she
do what your mother tells you to do she
do what your mother tells you to do she helped me find the job though and the
helped me find the job though and the
helped me find the job though and the job that I got was in a law firm in
job that I got was in a law firm in
job that I got was in a law firm in Dyersburg so I made there coffee I made
Dyersburg so I made there coffee I made
Dyersburg so I made there coffee I made their coffees I sent faxes that was
their coffees I sent faxes that was
their coffees I sent faxes that was before email and I walked papers back
before email and I walked papers back
before email and I walked papers back and forth to the courthouse because I
and forth to the courthouse because I
and forth to the courthouse because I wasn’t old enough to drive yet I had no
wasn’t old enough to drive yet I had no
wasn’t old enough to drive yet I had no lawyers in my family at all I don’t even
lawyers in my family at all I don’t even
lawyers in my family at all I don’t even think I knew a lawyer until I started
think I knew a lawyer until I started
think I knew a lawyer until I started working at this law firm the folks at
working at this law firm the folks at
working at this law firm the folks at the law firm were really my first
the law firm were really my first
the law firm were really my first introduction to to the law my high
introduction to to the law my high
introduction to to the law my high school also had a mock trial team I
school also had a mock trial team I
school also had a mock trial team I don’t know if Arlington has a mock trial
don’t know if Arlington has a mock trial
don’t know if Arlington has a mock trial team or not but my high school had a
team or not but my high school had a
team or not but my high school had a mock trial team and my recollection is
mock trial team and my recollection is
mock trial team and my recollection is that my mother asked me to join that
that my mother asked me to join that
that my mother asked me to join that team
team
team and I did as I was told I went to
and I did as I was told I went to
and I did as I was told I went to Mississippi State College where I
Mississippi State College where I
Mississippi State College where I majored in Ag business I know that
majored in Ag business I know that
majored in Ag business I know that sounds a lot like pre-law or political
sounds a lot like pre-law or political
sounds a lot like pre-law or political science doesn’t it it had nothing to do
science doesn’t it it had nothing to do
science doesn’t it it had nothing to do with law my mother thought I would be a
with law my mother thought I would be a
with law my mother thought I would be a lawyer when I grew up I wasn’t so sure
lawyer when I grew up I wasn’t so sure
lawyer when I grew up I wasn’t so sure so majoring in agriculture was sort of
so majoring in agriculture was sort of
so majoring in agriculture was sort of my rebellion I guess you can say I got
my rebellion I guess you can say I got
my rebellion I guess you can say I got my bachelor’s degree and my master’s
my bachelor’s degree and my master’s
my bachelor’s degree and my master’s degree in Ag business before deciding
degree in Ag business before deciding
degree in Ag business before deciding that mother was right and mothers
that mother was right and mothers
that mother was right and mothers usually are right so after I got my
usually are right so after I got my
usually are right so after I got my master’s degree I went out to Dallas
master’s degree I went out to Dallas
master’s degree I went out to Dallas Texas and went to law school I practiced
Texas and went to law school I practiced
Texas and went to law school I practiced law out there for a little bit and then
law out there for a little bit and then
law out there for a little bit and then I decided to move home to practice law
I decided to move home to practice law
I decided to move home to practice law in Jackson what I want to talk to you
in Jackson what I want to talk to you
in Jackson what I want to talk to you about though is that the Polaroid of my
about though is that the Polaroid of my
about though is that the Polaroid of my life developed as the result of a few
life developed as the result of a few
life developed as the result of a few negatives so you remember me telling you
negatives so you remember me telling you
negatives so you remember me telling you about the role of film in old-timey
about the role of film in old-timey
about the role of film in old-timey cameras well when you would get those
cameras well when you would get those
cameras well when you would get those photographs back you would get the
photographs back you would get the
photographs back you would get the negatives back as well so an instant
negatives back as well so an instant
negatives back as well so an instant photo is a lot like that negative
photo is a lot like that negative
photo is a lot like that negative polaroid photos are created when a
polaroid photos are created when a
polaroid photos are created when a negative is displayed inside the camera
negative is displayed inside the camera
negative is displayed inside the camera it’s pressed between a set of rollers
it’s pressed between a set of rollers
it’s pressed between a set of rollers which is why it comes out either the
which is why it comes out either the
which is why it comes out either the front or the top of the camera depending
front or the top of the camera depending
front or the top of the camera depending on the camera but when it’s pressed and
on the camera but when it’s pressed and
on the camera but when it’s pressed and applied there’s some pressure applied to
applied there’s some pressure applied to
applied there’s some pressure applied to it there’s a chemical agent a chemical
it there’s a chemical agent a chemical
it there’s a chemical agent a chemical reagent a change that takes place that
reagent a change that takes place that
reagent a change that takes place that will transfer that negative to a
will transfer that negative to a
will transfer that negative to a positive receiving sheet and that’s when
positive receiving sheet and that’s when
positive receiving sheet and that’s when you get the photograph
you get the photograph
you get the photograph so the chemical change comes about as a
so the chemical change comes about as a
so the chemical change comes about as a result of the negative meeting the
result of the negative meeting the
result of the negative meeting the positive and as the result of the
positive and as the result of the
positive and as the result of the pressure of the rollers we can draw some
pressure of the rollers we can draw some
pressure of the rollers we can draw some parallels between the creation of an
parallels between the creation of an
parallels between the creation of an instant photograph and the creation of
instant photograph and the creation of
instant photograph and the creation of your own story and I want to share a few
your own story and I want to share a few
your own story and I want to share a few of my negatives in order for you to
of my negatives in order for you to
of my negatives in order for you to understand what I’m talking about when I
understand what I’m talking about when I
understand what I’m talking about when I was on that high school mock trial team
was on that high school mock trial team
was on that high school mock trial team my coach told me that I wasn’t good
my coach told me that I wasn’t good
my coach told me that I wasn’t good enough to be a lawyer what my teenage
enough to be a lawyer what my teenage
enough to be a lawyer what my teenage brain heard was that I couldn’t be a
brain heard was that I couldn’t be a
brain heard was that I couldn’t be a lawyer now that’s not what he said but
lawyer now that’s not what he said but
lawyer now that’s not what he said but that’s what I heard so I was a witness
that’s what I heard so I was a witness
that’s what I heard so I was a witness and when I look back on that I recognize
and when I look back on that I recognize
and when I look back on that I recognize that he knew some of my other students
that he knew some of my other students
that he knew some of my other students some of my teammates were much better at
some of my teammates were much better at
some of my teammates were much better at thinking on their feet than I was and
thinking on their feet than I was and
thinking on their feet than I was and they would do a better job and in
they would do a better job and in
they would do a better job and in reality those people who got assign
reality those people who got assign
reality those people who got assign those roles ultimately went to law
those roles ultimately went to law
those roles ultimately went to law school and are now accomplished
school and are now accomplished
school and are now accomplished attorneys but that you aren’t good
attorneys but that you aren’t good
attorneys but that you aren’t good enough to be a lawyer it’s part of the
enough to be a lawyer it’s part of the
enough to be a lawyer it’s part of the reason I went to college and didn’t
reason I went to college and didn’t
reason I went to college and didn’t major in pre-law and I didn’t major in
major in pre-law and I didn’t major in
major in pre-law and I didn’t major in political science because I took what he
political science because I took what he
political science because I took what he said as truth when in reality it wasn’t
said as truth when in reality it wasn’t
said as truth when in reality it wasn’t the truth but that negative combined
the truth but that negative combined
the truth but that negative combined with a change agent like in that instant
with a change agent like in that instant
with a change agent like in that instant photograph and that change agent was my
photograph and that change agent was my
photograph and that change agent was my mother’s pressure created a positive
mother’s pressure created a positive
mother’s pressure created a positive result for me
result for me
result for me after I have been practicing law here in
after I have been practicing law here in
after I have been practicing law here in Tennessee for a few years I was
Tennessee for a few years I was
Tennessee for a few years I was nominated to I was nominated to apply
nominated to I was nominated to apply
nominated to I was nominated to apply for a leadership program that the
for a leadership program that the
for a leadership program that the Tennessee Bar Association puts on the
Tennessee Bar Association puts on the
Tennessee Bar Association puts on the Tennessee Bar Association is the
Tennessee Bar Association is the
Tennessee Bar Association is the statewide group of lawyers so I filled
statewide group of lawyers so I filled
statewide group of lawyers so I filled out my application and I was rejected
out my application and I was rejected
out my application and I was rejected they sent me a very kind letter that
they sent me a very kind letter that
they sent me a very kind letter that said no thank you
said no thank you
said no thank you well after I got over my disappointment
well after I got over my disappointment
well after I got over my disappointment and to be perfectly honest mild anger I
and to be perfectly honest mild anger I
and to be perfectly honest mild anger I looked at my application and I suddenly
looked at my application and I suddenly
looked at my application and I suddenly realized why they had said no the reason
realized why they had said no the reason
realized why they had said no the reason they said no was because all I did was
they said no was because all I did was
they said no was because all I did was work that’s all I did
work that’s all I did
work that’s all I did I didn’t contribute to my community
I didn’t contribute to my community
I didn’t contribute to my community and I wasn’t advocating for our
and I wasn’t advocating for our
and I wasn’t advocating for our profession or trying to make our
profession or trying to make our
profession or trying to make our profession any better I was flat I was
profession any better I was flat I was
profession any better I was flat I was not well rounded I just worked so it was
not well rounded I just worked so it was
not well rounded I just worked so it was a good wake-up call I was able to take
a good wake-up call I was able to take
a good wake-up call I was able to take that rejection realize that I needed to
that rejection realize that I needed to
that rejection realize that I needed to change some things so I found some
change some things so I found some
change some things so I found some causes that cared about
causes that cared about
causes that cared about I found some things that played to my
I found some things that played to my
I found some things that played to my strengths and I got involved in some
strengths and I got involved in some
strengths and I got involved in some things both in my community and in my
things both in my community and in my
things both in my community and in my profession I swore I would never apply
profession I swore I would never apply
profession I swore I would never apply again a few years later a dear friend
again a few years later a dear friend
again a few years later a dear friend called and said please apply please
called and said please apply please
called and said please apply please apply so I did and I got into that
apply so I did and I got into that
apply so I did and I got into that program probably because of the changes
program probably because of the changes
program probably because of the changes I had made that change in that rejection
I had made that change in that rejection
I had made that change in that rejection was one of the best professional events
was one of the best professional events
was one of the best professional events of my life because it completely changed
of my life because it completely changed
of my life because it completely changed my trajectory and what I was able to do
my trajectory and what I was able to do
my trajectory and what I was able to do so the rejection turned into a really
so the rejection turned into a really
so the rejection turned into a really good experience after I had been
good experience after I had been
good experience after I had been practicing law for a number of years one
practicing law for a number of years one
practicing law for a number of years one of those lawyers I worked for when I was
of those lawyers I worked for when I was
of those lawyers I worked for when I was 14 or 15 called me and told me that one
14 or 15 called me and told me that one
14 or 15 called me and told me that one of the judges
of the judges
of the judges on the Tennessee Court of Appeals had
on the Tennessee Court of Appeals had
on the Tennessee Court of Appeals had decided to retire and he thought I
decided to retire and he thought I
decided to retire and he thought I should apply after telling him all the
should apply after telling him all the
should apply after telling him all the reasons I didn’t think I should apply I
reasons I didn’t think I should apply I
reasons I didn’t think I should apply I filled out the application it’s about a
filled out the application it’s about a
filled out the application it’s about a 15 page application you pour your life
15 page application you pour your life
15 page application you pour your life and your soul into these pieces of paper
and your soul into these pieces of paper
and your soul into these pieces of paper that are available on the internet
that are available on the internet
that are available on the internet forever then you appear in front of this
forever then you appear in front of this
forever then you appear in front of this group of 15 people who ask you all kinds
group of 15 people who ask you all kinds
group of 15 people who ask you all kinds of questions including things like are
of questions including things like are
of questions including things like are you sure you’re old enough to do this
you sure you’re old enough to do this
you sure you’re old enough to do this job and they pick three names of the of
job and they pick three names of the of
job and they pick three names of the of the group that applies they pick three
the group that applies they pick three
the group that applies they pick three names to send to the governor’s office I
names to send to the governor’s office I
names to send to the governor’s office I was one of the three names that was
was one of the three names that was
was one of the three names that was selected along with two judges from
selected along with two judges from
selected along with two judges from Shelby County who were extraordinarily
Shelby County who were extraordinarily
Shelby County who were extraordinarily well-qualified so I get to go to
well-qualified so I get to go to
well-qualified so I get to go to Nashville get a parking spot at the
Nashville get a parking spot at the
Nashville get a parking spot at the Capitol I get to interview with the
Capitol I get to interview with the
Capitol I get to interview with the governor’s lawyers and then spend 30
governor’s lawyers and then spend 30
governor’s lawyers and then spend 30 minutes in the governor’s office just
minutes in the governor’s office just
minutes in the governor’s office just sitting and chatting with him about my
sitting and chatting with him about my
sitting and chatting with him about my work experience in my education I can
work experience in my education I can
work experience in my education I can promise you that my high school Mock
promise you that my high school Mock
promise you that my high school Mock Trial self never saw that coming
Trial self never saw that coming
Trial self never saw that coming it was a wonderful experience but
it was a wonderful experience but
it was a wonderful experience but completely unexpected about six weeks
completely unexpected about six weeks
completely unexpected about six weeks later I got the phone call that the
later I got the phone call that the
later I got the phone call that the governor had decided to appoint one of
governor had decided to appoint one of
governor had decided to appoint one of the other two applicants to the job
the other two applicants to the job
the other two applicants to the job rejection a week or so later that same
rejection a week or so later that same
rejection a week or so later that same lawyer that I had dealt with when I was
lawyer that I had dealt with when I was
lawyer that I had dealt with when I was fifteen
fifteen
fifteen called me and said there’s another judge
called me and said there’s another judge
called me and said there’s another judge who’s decided he also is going to retire
who’s decided he also is going to retire
who’s decided he also is going to retire you have a second chance I had to think
you have a second chance I had to think
you have a second chance I had to think about it for a little while because
about it for a little while because
about it for a little while because rejection sometimes stings
rejection sometimes stings
rejection sometimes stings but I decided to apply same process 15
but I decided to apply same process 15
but I decided to apply same process 15 people answering questions I was one of
people answering questions I was one of
people answering questions I was one of the three names selected when again to
the three names selected when again to
the three names selected when again to the governor’s office wondered what they
the governor’s office wondered what they
the governor’s office wondered what they could ask me this time that they didn’t
could ask me this time that they didn’t
could ask me this time that they didn’t ask me the last time I came up with a
ask me the last time I came up with a
ask me the last time I came up with a few questions spend some time with the
few questions spend some time with the
few questions spend some time with the governor’s lawyers spent some time with
governor’s lawyers spent some time with
governor’s lawyers spent some time with the governor again that time the day
the governor again that time the day
the governor again that time the day after Christmas 2013 I got a phone call
after Christmas 2013 I got a phone call
after Christmas 2013 I got a phone call as I was driving down i-40 that the
as I was driving down i-40 that the
as I was driving down i-40 that the governor had decided to appoint me to
governor had decided to appoint me to
governor had decided to appoint me to the Tennessee Court of Appeals that
the Tennessee Court of Appeals that
the Tennessee Court of Appeals that experience over the last two and a half
experience over the last two and a half
experience over the last two and a half years now has been one of the biggest
years now has been one of the biggest
years now has been one of the biggest joys of my life to serve this state in a
joys of my life to serve this state in a
joys of my life to serve this state in a way that I feel I’m uniquely qualified
way that I feel I’m uniquely qualified
way that I feel I’m uniquely qualified to do it I would have missed out on that
to do it I would have missed out on that
to do it I would have missed out on that joy if I had taken that rejection to
joy if I had taken that rejection to
joy if I had taken that rejection to heart and had not reapplied so my story
heart and had not reapplied so my story
heart and had not reapplied so my story is a lot like this Polaroid yours will
is a lot like this Polaroid yours will
is a lot like this Polaroid yours will be as well our stories there are process
be as well our stories there are process
be as well our stories there are process much like there’s a process to the
much like there’s a process to the
much like there’s a process to the creation of a Polaroid picture is there
creation of a Polaroid picture is there
creation of a Polaroid picture is there something you’d like to do having that
something you’d like to do having that
something you’d like to do having that thought it’s the first thing so that’s
thought it’s the first thing so that’s
thought it’s the first thing so that’s the first thing to do is have some
the first thing to do is have some
the first thing to do is have some thought what you want to do the second
thought what you want to do the second
thought what you want to do the second thing you’ve got to do is you’ve got to
thing you’ve got to do is you’ve got to
thing you’ve got to do is you’ve got to actually do something you can’t just sit
actually do something you can’t just sit
actually do something you can’t just sit around and think about it if you sit
around and think about it if you sit
around and think about it if you sit around and think about it you probably
around and think about it you probably
around and think about it you probably are going to think it to death do you
are going to think it to death do you
are going to think it to death do you think anybody who went skydiving spent a
think anybody who went skydiving spent a
think anybody who went skydiving spent a lot of time thinking about whether it
lot of time thinking about whether it
lot of time thinking about whether it was something they wanted to do no they
was something they wanted to do no they
was something they wanted to do no they just got out there and they did it maybe
just got out there and they did it maybe
just got out there and they did it maybe when you do something you’ll be
when you do something you’ll be
when you do something you’ll be successful maybe you want and that’s
successful maybe you want and that’s
successful maybe you want and that’s where the last thing comes into play
where the last thing comes into play
where the last thing comes into play you’ve got to be willing if you’re not
you’ve got to be willing if you’re not
you’ve got to be willing if you’re not successful to change something or you
successful to change something or you
successful to change something or you might just have to wait and you might
might just have to wait and you might
might just have to wait and you might have to be patient a Polaroid doesn’t
have to be patient a Polaroid doesn’t
have to be patient a Polaroid doesn’t develop instantly
develop instantly
develop instantly you have to wait a little while
you have to wait a little while
you have to wait a little while sometimes people think if they shake it
sometimes people think if they shake it
sometimes people think if they shake it it’ll develop faster sometimes you just
it’ll develop faster sometimes you just
it’ll develop faster sometimes you just have to wait for the color of your story
have to wait for the color of your story
have to wait for the color of your story to be displayed do what has to be done
to be displayed do what has to be done
to be displayed do what has to be done but wait when you need to sometimes
but wait when you need to sometimes
but wait when you need to sometimes you’ll get knocked down or you’ll get
you’ll get knocked down or you’ll get
you’ll get knocked down or you’ll get told no I could have decided not to
told no I could have decided not to
told no I could have decided not to apply for the Court of Appeals again I
apply for the Court of Appeals again I
apply for the Court of Appeals again I could have gotten disappointed and quit
could have gotten disappointed and quit
could have gotten disappointed and quit but failure really is an opportunity to
but failure really is an opportunity to
but failure really is an opportunity to create something wonderful it’s an
create something wonderful it’s an
create something wonderful it’s an opportunity to take that negative apply
opportunity to take that negative apply
opportunity to take that negative apply some kind of change agent and let the
some kind of change agent and let the
some kind of change agent and let the negative be passed into a positive as
negative be passed into a positive as
negative be passed into a positive as much as you’ve got to change the way you
much as you’ve got to change the way you
much as you’ve got to change the way you look at the negatives in your life
look at the negatives in your life
look at the negatives in your life you’ve also got to be willing to have
you’ve also got to be willing to have
you’ve also got to be willing to have your eyes open to the change agents that
your eyes open to the change agents that
your eyes open to the change agents that are all around you for a Polaroid it’s a
are all around you for a Polaroid it’s a
are all around you for a Polaroid it’s a chemical that’s there that helps
chemical that’s there that helps
chemical that’s there that helps transfer that negative to a positive in
transfer that negative to a positive in
transfer that negative to a positive in my life it’s been a variety of things
my life it’s been a variety of things
my life it’s been a variety of things number one it’s been people my mother
number one it’s been people my mother
number one it’s been people my mother was a huge change agent for me because
was a huge change agent for me because
was a huge change agent for me because she knew when to push me and how to push
she knew when to push me and how to push
she knew when to push me and how to push me she’s the one who continued to push
me she’s the one who continued to push
me she’s the one who continued to push me toward law because she saw in me
me toward law because she saw in me
me toward law because she saw in me something that she knew and her wisdom
something that she knew and her wisdom
something that she knew and her wisdom would fit the people of the law firm
would fit the people of the law firm
would fit the people of the law firm that I worked for when I was fifteen
that I worked for when I was fifteen
that I worked for when I was fifteen years old
years old
years old they were change agents too they
they were change agents too they
they were change agents too they mentored me for years and then when an
mentored me for years and then when an
mentored me for years and then when an opportunity came my way they were there
opportunity came my way they were there
opportunity came my way they were there to help me and support me although it
to help me and support me although it
to help me and support me although it had been 20 years since I had last
had been 20 years since I had last
had been 20 years since I had last worked for them
finally be willing to listen to someone
finally be willing to listen to someone tell you the truth even when it’s
tell you the truth even when it’s
tell you the truth even when it’s something you don’t necessarily want to
something you don’t necessarily want to
something you don’t necessarily want to hear every time I’ve been told I was
hear every time I’ve been told I was
hear every time I’ve been told I was wrong and that’s pretty often I’ve grown
wrong and that’s pretty often I’ve grown
wrong and that’s pretty often I’ve grown in some way you’ve got to be willing to
in some way you’ve got to be willing to
in some way you’ve got to be willing to be uncomfortable in order to grow don’t
be uncomfortable in order to grow don’t
be uncomfortable in order to grow don’t surround yourself with yes men or women
surround yourself with yes men or women
surround yourself with yes men or women who only tell you how great you are and
who only tell you how great you are and
who only tell you how great you are and how wonderful you are make sure that you
how wonderful you are make sure that you
how wonderful you are make sure that you are surrounding yourself with people who
are surrounding yourself with people who
are surrounding yourself with people who support you but also with people who
support you but also with people who
support you but also with people who will challenge you I have the benefit of
will challenge you I have the benefit of
will challenge you I have the benefit of perspective I know what the last 25
perspective I know what the last 25
perspective I know what the last 25 years of my development has resulted in
years of my development has resulted in
years of my development has resulted in you’re probably sitting there still
you’re probably sitting there still
you’re probably sitting there still wondering what is the next 25 years hold
wondering what is the next 25 years hold
wondering what is the next 25 years hold for me you may be wondering what the
for me you may be wondering what the
for me you may be wondering what the next five years hold for you as your
next five years hold for you as your
next five years hold for you as your story begins to develop remember that
story begins to develop remember that
story begins to develop remember that perceived negatives in your life can
perceived negatives in your life can
perceived negatives in your life can combine with a change agent and really
combine with a change agent and really
combine with a change agent and really create something wonderful and when you
create something wonderful and when you
create something wonderful and when you look back on the Polaroid that you
look back on the Polaroid that you
look back on the Polaroid that you created I hope you’ll see that your
created I hope you’ll see that your
created I hope you’ll see that your story is a masterpiece thank you
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