the audacity to dream the blind faith the strength and the power to dream the
the strength and the power to dream the
the strength and the power to dream the truth of the matter is we’ve been
truth of the matter is we’ve been
truth of the matter is we’ve been dreaming since we were children I mean
dreaming since we were children I mean
dreaming since we were children I mean if you ask us as children we wanted to
if you ask us as children we wanted to
if you ask us as children we wanted to be doctors and lawyers and businessmen
be doctors and lawyers and businessmen
be doctors and lawyers and businessmen superheroes and for some unicorns
superheroes and for some unicorns
superheroes and for some unicorns I mean Hey I mean bright and beautiful
I mean Hey I mean bright and beautiful
I mean Hey I mean bright and beautiful unicorns running through the wind and if
unicorns running through the wind and if
unicorns running through the wind and if you looked at the child and said a
you looked at the child and said a
you looked at the child and said a unicorn really they would look back at
unicorn really they would look back at
unicorn really they would look back at you with such confidence of yes and all
you with such confidence of yes and all
you with such confidence of yes and all of us had that confidence and what we
of us had that confidence and what we
of us had that confidence and what we were able to dream and then somewhere on
were able to dream and then somewhere on
were able to dream and then somewhere on this journey that we call life we may
this journey that we call life we may
this journey that we call life we may have encountered negativity and in
have encountered negativity and in
have encountered negativity and in encountering that negativity we began to
encountering that negativity we began to
encountering that negativity we began to doubt who we were and we began to
doubt who we were and we began to
doubt who we were and we began to second-guess those dreams I had that
second-guess those dreams I had that
second-guess those dreams I had that encounter bright-eyed bushy-tailed young
encounter bright-eyed bushy-tailed young
encounter bright-eyed bushy-tailed young lady getting ready to go into the field
lady getting ready to go into the field
lady getting ready to go into the field of advocacy I was ready for the world
of advocacy I was ready for the world
of advocacy I was ready for the world didn’t get everything right but I felt
didn’t get everything right but I felt
didn’t get everything right but I felt like I was ready one of my colleagues in
like I was ready one of my colleagues in
like I was ready one of my colleagues in the field had some respect for at that
the field had some respect for at that
the field had some respect for at that time said you’re not fit to be an
time said you’re not fit to be an
time said you’re not fit to be an advocate you’re not fit for this field I
advocate you’re not fit for this field I
advocate you’re not fit for this field I had to make a decision right there do I
had to make a decision right there do I
had to make a decision right there do I allow those words of negativity to shape
allow those words of negativity to shape
allow those words of negativity to shape my world or do I allow my voice to speak
my world or do I allow my voice to speak
my world or do I allow my voice to speak life to my own dream that was a decision
life to my own dream that was a decision
life to my own dream that was a decision and that’s a decision that all of us
and that’s a decision that all of us
and that’s a decision that all of us have to make because it’s not that we
have to make because it’s not that we
have to make because it’s not that we don’t have dreams it’s that we’ve
don’t have dreams it’s that we’ve
don’t have dreams it’s that we’ve allowed negativity we’ve allowed fear
allowed negativity we’ve allowed fear
allowed negativity we’ve allowed fear we’ve allowed doubt to become louder
we’ve allowed doubt to become louder
we’ve allowed doubt to become louder than all of our dreams we placed our
than all of our dreams we placed our
than all of our dreams we placed our dreams on the back burner to make sure
dreams on the back burner to make sure
dreams on the back burner to make sure that others accomplish theirs we put our
that others accomplish theirs we put our
that others accomplish theirs we put our dreams on the back burner because they
dreams on the back burner because they
dreams on the back burner because they seemed like they were too much they
seemed like they were too much they
seemed like they were too much they overwhelmed us
overwhelmed us
overwhelmed us and then you’ll get to a point like I
and then you’ll get to a point like I
and then you’ll get to a point like I did will you look up and you stare and
did will you look up and you stare and
did will you look up and you stare and you say to yourself wait a minute
you say to yourself wait a minute
you say to yourself wait a minute you’ve got it you’ve been born for this
you’ve got it you’ve been born for this
you’ve got it you’ve been born for this the earth has purposed for you to be
the earth has purposed for you to be
the earth has purposed for you to be born for such a time as this the earth
born for such a time as this the earth
born for such a time as this the earth moans and it groans for you to fulfill
moans and it groans for you to fulfill
moans and it groans for you to fulfill your dreams Walt Disney says that all
your dreams Walt Disney says that all
your dreams Walt Disney says that all dreams can come true if we have the
dreams can come true if we have the
dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them so then the great
courage to pursue them so then the great
courage to pursue them so then the great idea becomes not that I don’t have the
idea becomes not that I don’t have the
idea becomes not that I don’t have the dream but how do I have the courage to
dream but how do I have the courage to
dream but how do I have the courage to make that dream a reality
make that dream a reality
make that dream a reality it’s simple real simple believe in you
it’s simple real simple believe in you
it’s simple real simple believe in you because you have exactly what it takes
because you have exactly what it takes
because you have exactly what it takes sometimes we will find ourselves saying
sometimes we will find ourselves saying
sometimes we will find ourselves saying I wish that there was this restaurant
I wish that there was this restaurant
I wish that there was this restaurant and I wish that there was this book to
and I wish that there was this book to
and I wish that there was this book to be written I wish that this was this and
be written I wish that this was this and
be written I wish that this was this and this was that I wish I wish I wish that
this was that I wish I wish I wish that
this was that I wish I wish I wish that all of these things were happening in
all of these things were happening in
all of these things were happening in the world may I suggest that the ideas
the world may I suggest that the ideas
the world may I suggest that the ideas that you’re wishing to see you carry may
that you’re wishing to see you carry may
that you’re wishing to see you carry may I suggest that what you desire to see in
I suggest that what you desire to see in
I suggest that what you desire to see in this earth you actually possess the
this earth you actually possess the
this earth you actually possess the ability to create it you just have to
ability to create it you just have to
ability to create it you just have to have the ability to believe in you
have the ability to believe in you
have the ability to believe in you because you’ve got it so now it becomes
because you’ve got it so now it becomes
because you’ve got it so now it becomes what I had to learn to do calm down calm
what I had to learn to do calm down calm
what I had to learn to do calm down calm down assess the situation believe in you
down assess the situation believe in you
down assess the situation believe in you and make your footprint make your
and make your footprint make your
and make your footprint make your footprint on this world because it’s
footprint on this world because it’s
footprint on this world because it’s waiting for you make your footprint on
waiting for you make your footprint on
waiting for you make your footprint on this world because someone’s looking to
this world because someone’s looking to
this world because someone’s looking to know that it can be done but they’ll
know that it can be done but they’ll
know that it can be done but they’ll never know that it can be done if you
never know that it can be done if you
never know that it can be done if you don’t step out of your comfort zone
don’t step out of your comfort zone
don’t step out of your comfort zone in order for us to obtain the greater
in order for us to obtain the greater
in order for us to obtain the greater and be who we are ordained to be in this
and be who we are ordained to be in this
and be who we are ordained to be in this earth we have to become uncomfortable
earth we have to become uncomfortable
earth we have to become uncomfortable with being comfortable the earth calls
with being comfortable the earth calls
with being comfortable the earth calls for us and so when it calls for us then
for us and so when it calls for us then
for us and so when it calls for us then that means that our icann must be
that means that our icann must be
that means that our icann must be greater than my I can’t
greater than my I can’t
greater than my I can’t it means that my I will must be greater
it means that my I will must be greater
it means that my I will must be greater than my I won’t because when we leave
than my I won’t because when we leave
than my I won’t because when we leave this earth the earth must know that we
this earth the earth must know that we
this earth the earth must know that we have come we have arrived and we have
have come we have arrived and we have
have come we have arrived and we have fulfilled the dreams that are in every
fulfilled the dreams that are in every
fulfilled the dreams that are in every last one of us so it’s simple it’s
last one of us so it’s simple it’s
last one of us so it’s simple it’s simple it is simple
simple it is simple
simple it is simple stop looking outside of you for what you
stop looking outside of you for what you
stop looking outside of you for what you have the ability to create within stop
have the ability to create within stop
have the ability to create within stop looking for everyone else to create what
looking for everyone else to create what
looking for everyone else to create what you are purposed to do now you have it
you are purposed to do now you have it
you are purposed to do now you have it you were born for it so now make it
you were born for it so now make it
you were born for it so now make it happen
happen
happen leave your mark leave your footprint and
leave your mark leave your footprint and
leave your mark leave your footprint and at the end of the day the world will
at the end of the day the world will
at the end of the day the world will know that you have been here and you
know that you have been here and you
know that you have been here and you have been great you have been brave and
have been great you have been brave and
have been great you have been brave and you have been unapologetically you thank
you have been unapologetically you thank
you have been unapologetically you thank you
you
you [Applause]
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