hi I’m Jason Freeman first I want to say my heart goes out to Houston
I’m originally from suppose South Dakota
I’m originally from suppose South Dakota but where your healing is not a
but where your healing is not a
but where your healing is not a Midwestern accent it was called a speech
Midwestern accent it was called a speech
Midwestern accent it was called a speech impairment at least eight years to think
impairment at least eight years to think
impairment at least eight years to think so the technical name for my condition
so the technical name for my condition
so the technical name for my condition has cerebral palsy which means when I
has cerebral palsy which means when I
has cerebral palsy which means when I was born my umbilical cord became king
was born my umbilical cord became king
was born my umbilical cord became king like a garden hose which makes it
like a garden hose which makes it
like a garden hose which makes it challenging for me to say my umbilical
challenging for me to say my umbilical
challenging for me to say my umbilical cord became king like a guy’ll hose
today I want to talk with you about how
today I want to talk with you about how we all have the power to do I am perfect
we all have the power to do I am perfect
we all have the power to do I am perfect best do i improve it best what what
best do i improve it best what what
best do i improve it best what what Jason’s that sounds like a tongue
Jason’s that sounds like a tongue
Jason’s that sounds like a tongue twister especially coming out of my
twister especially coming out of my
twister especially coming out of my mouth and especially because so much
mouth and especially because so much
mouth and especially because so much within us and around us seeks perfection
within us and around us seeks perfection
within us and around us seeks perfection right we we want the perfect bodies the
right we we want the perfect bodies the
right we we want the perfect bodies the perfect amount of money in our bank
perfect amount of money in our bank
perfect amount of money in our bank accounts the perfect weather the perfect
accounts the perfect weather the perfect
accounts the perfect weather the perfect health the perfect relationships in
health the perfect relationships in
health the perfect relationships in place of you any thing like me you want
place of you any thing like me you want
place of you any thing like me you want the perfection of living and extremely
the perfection of living and extremely
the perfection of living and extremely long in Biggers life wake to 220 or 330
long in Biggers life wake to 220 or 330
long in Biggers life wake to 220 or 330 I don’t know a long way this is a lot to
I don’t know a long way this is a lot to
I don’t know a long way this is a lot to ask of ourselves and an ask of lives of
ask of ourselves and an ask of lives of
ask of ourselves and an ask of lives of our lives
our lives
our lives I know I started going to the school
I know I started going to the school
I know I started going to the school imperfection very early on but my folks
imperfection very early on but my folks
imperfection very early on but my folks turn me away they say hey Jason you are
turn me away they say hey Jason you are
turn me away they say hey Jason you are the best and as a little kid who was I
the best and as a little kid who was I
the best and as a little kid who was I to disagree with that assessment my
to disagree with that assessment my
to disagree with that assessment my favorite toy was actually shoe strings I
favorite toy was actually shoe strings I
favorite toy was actually shoe strings I went around all afternoon pretending
went around all afternoon pretending
went around all afternoon pretending when I will be when one day I was going
when I will be when one day I was going
when I will be when one day I was going to be a carpenter lay my grandpa Frances
to be a carpenter lay my grandpa Frances
to be a carpenter lay my grandpa Frances when they are the most successful
when they are the most successful
when they are the most successful businessman in the in the ward I haven’t
businessman in the in the ward I haven’t
businessman in the in the ward I haven’t quite gotten to them more successful
quite gotten to them more successful
quite gotten to them more successful businessman in the war yet but when I
businessman in the war yet but when I
businessman in the war yet but when I was eight another voice started talking
was eight another voice started talking
was eight another voice started talking to me my perfectionistic voice you know
to me my perfectionistic voice you know
to me my perfectionistic voice you know that voice we all do and unfortunately
that voice we all do and unfortunately
that voice we all do and unfortunately my perfectionist thick voice has never
my perfectionist thick voice has never
my perfectionist thick voice has never had a speech impediment I’ve always
had a speech impediment I’ve always
had a speech impediment I’ve always understood a crystal clear saying things
understood a crystal clear saying things
understood a crystal clear saying things like hey you’re not as good as the other
like hey you’re not as good as the other
like hey you’re not as good as the other kids at that hey if you do that you’ll
kids at that hey if you do that you’ll
kids at that hey if you do that you’ll probably fail so don’t do that
probably fail so don’t do that
probably fail so don’t do that hey why do you make that mistake you
hey why do you make that mistake you
hey why do you make that mistake you should feel ashamed and be yourself up
should feel ashamed and be yourself up
should feel ashamed and be yourself up for that mistake we’ve all heard this
for that mistake we’ve all heard this
for that mistake we’ve all heard this voice wait yeah and as the years went on
voice wait yeah and as the years went on
voice wait yeah and as the years went on I guess what I listened to it more and
I guess what I listened to it more and
I guess what I listened to it more and more and more
more and more
more and more until age 12 a law’s complete say of my
until age 12 a law’s complete say of my
until age 12 a law’s complete say of my beauty and potential I was no longer the
beauty and potential I was no longer the
beauty and potential I was no longer the best to me I was the was and I isolated
best to me I was the was and I isolated
best to me I was the was and I isolated myself because because I thought no one
myself because because I thought no one
myself because because I thought no one else are the perfectionist boys I
else are the perfectionist boys I
else are the perfectionist boys I thought I was the only one little did I
thought I was the only one little did I
thought I was the only one little did I know that that kids although me were
know that that kids although me were
know that that kids although me were going through the same thing and adults
going through the same thing and adults
going through the same thing and adults too but I thought I was the only one in
too but I thought I was the only one in
too but I thought I was the only one in the isolation I I did the only thing I
the isolation I I did the only thing I
the isolation I I did the only thing I know how to do I attempted to take my
know how to do I attempted to take my
know how to do I attempted to take my own life but but luckily another voice
own life but but luckily another voice
own life but but luckily another voice say hey Jason kiddo
say hey Jason kiddo
say hey Jason kiddo kill I know you’re stressed out I know
kill I know you’re stressed out I know
kill I know you’re stressed out I know you’re making yourself completely
you’re making yourself completely
you’re making yourself completely miserable but this is not the way this
miserable but this is not the way this
miserable but this is not the way this is not you’re not seeing all of you
is not you’re not seeing all of you
is not you’re not seeing all of you you’re just seeing a thing a fraction of
you’re just seeing a thing a fraction of
you’re just seeing a thing a fraction of who you are and even though I didn’t
who you are and even though I didn’t
who you are and even though I didn’t have the words for the time the concept
have the words for the time the concept
have the words for the time the concept of imperfect best was born with me doing
of imperfect best was born with me doing
of imperfect best was born with me doing I am perfect bells means we give us of
I am perfect bells means we give us of
I am perfect bells means we give us of the fear to go for goals and dreams even
the fear to go for goals and dreams even
the fear to go for goals and dreams even though we know there will probably be
though we know there will probably be
though we know there will probably be many mistakes many uncertainties and
many mistakes many uncertainties and
many mistakes many uncertainties and many frustrations along the way we we do
many frustrations along the way we we do
many frustrations along the way we we do this B because it’s a courageous act and
this B because it’s a courageous act and
this B because it’s a courageous act and because the perfectionist sick boys can
because the perfectionist sick boys can
because the perfectionist sick boys can can Willy
can Willy
can Willy Willie stifle what we want to do in life
Willie stifle what we want to do in life
Willie stifle what we want to do in life and in phase that we we want to be free
and in phase that we we want to be free
and in phase that we we want to be free we want to be be free to create what we
we want to be be free to create what we
we want to be be free to create what we want about 10 years ago I was thinking
want about 10 years ago I was thinking
want about 10 years ago I was thinking about what I wanted to do in life all
about what I wanted to do in life all
about what I wanted to do in life all the careers they could choose of all the
the careers they could choose of all the
the careers they could choose of all the queers I know I want to be a
queers I know I want to be a
queers I know I want to be a professional speaker thank you thank you
professional speaker thank you thank you
professional speaker thank you thank you very much
very much
very much and the perfectionist voice with me was
and the perfectionist voice with me was
and the perfectionist voice with me was likewise well anyone even understand you
likewise well anyone even understand you
likewise well anyone even understand you that’s crazy
let me tell you has been a twisty curvy
let me tell you has been a twisty curvy whiny road over the last 10 years but I
whiny road over the last 10 years but I
whiny road over the last 10 years but I wouldn’t trade it for the world
wouldn’t trade it for the world
wouldn’t trade it for the world and I’ve learned I’m just laughing at
and I’ve learned I’m just laughing at
and I’ve learned I’m just laughing at how I make free I learned three three
how I make free I learned three three
how I make free I learned three three things along the way that I can apply to
things along the way that I can apply to
things along the way that I can apply to us all as we go forth I know I am
us all as we go forth I know I am
us all as we go forth I know I am perfect best journeys number one we have
perfect best journeys number one we have
perfect best journeys number one we have the opportunity to listen for the
the opportunity to listen for the
the opportunity to listen for the perfectionist stick voice when it comes
perfectionist stick voice when it comes
perfectionist stick voice when it comes up within us and this is a challenge
up within us and this is a challenge
up within us and this is a challenge because it’s not going to say
because it’s not going to say
because it’s not going to say perfectionistic boys is just going to a
perfectionistic boys is just going to a
perfectionistic boys is just going to a song like fact isn’t it like you can’t
song like fact isn’t it like you can’t
song like fact isn’t it like you can’t do that why didn’t you make that mistake
do that why didn’t you make that mistake
do that why didn’t you make that mistake don’t even think of doing that so it so
don’t even think of doing that so it so
don’t even think of doing that so it so just notice this voice number two we
just notice this voice number two we
just notice this voice number two we have the opportunity to love the
have the opportunity to love the
have the opportunity to love the what was this voice that makes us
what was this voice that makes us
what was this voice that makes us miserable yes love it because those
miserable yes love it because those
miserable yes love it because those voices is part of us and it once was
voices is part of us and it once was
voices is part of us and it once was best for us even if it has a very small
best for us even if it has a very small
best for us even if it has a very small vision of who we we are and who we could
vision of who we we are and who we could
vision of who we we are and who we could be in but another more important reason
be in but another more important reason
be in but another more important reason to love it is because if we love it if
to love it is because if we love it if
to love it is because if we love it if we don’t love it we go to war with us
we don’t love it we go to war with us
we don’t love it we go to war with us and those words ain’t waiting they just
and those words ain’t waiting they just
and those words ain’t waiting they just ain’t praying so number three three
ain’t praying so number three three
ain’t praying so number three three once we’ve loved those
once we’ve loved those
once we’ve loved those once we’ve noticed this voice and loved
once we’ve noticed this voice and loved
once we’ve noticed this voice and loved it
we’ve then have a choice we can keep
we’ve then have a choice we can keep doing what the perfection that stick
doing what the perfection that stick
doing what the perfection that stick voice says to do or not do or we can go
voice says to do or not do or we can go
voice says to do or not do or we can go for step by step into our imperfect best
so so we end where we began I still have
so so we end where we began I still have a challenging time saying my umbilical
a challenging time saying my umbilical
a challenging time saying my umbilical cord became king like a garden hose and
cord became king like a garden hose and
cord became king like a garden hose and I’m still doing my improv best as often
I’m still doing my improv best as often
I’m still doing my improv best as often as I have because you so my question to
as I have because you so my question to
as I have because you so my question to you what was one area of your life that
you what was one area of your life that
you what was one area of your life that you really want freedom ember you’re
you really want freedom ember you’re
you really want freedom ember you’re letting the perfectionistic boys prevent
letting the perfectionistic boys prevent
letting the perfectionistic boys prevent you from moving forward was one day of
you from moving forward was one day of
you from moving forward was one day of your life and in after you got there
your life and in after you got there
your life and in after you got there please think of one small step you can
please think of one small step you can
please think of one small step you can do to move forward and I know it doesn’t
do to move forward and I know it doesn’t
do to move forward and I know it doesn’t have to be a huge step because out scary
have to be a huge step because out scary
have to be a huge step because out scary and kind of painful but but just think
and kind of painful but but just think
and kind of painful but but just think of the next small step
of the next small step
of the next small step when small step after another gives us
when small step after another gives us
when small step after another gives us momentum I ask you this because at the
momentum I ask you this because at the
momentum I ask you this because at the end of the day we do I am prefer best
end of the day we do I am prefer best
end of the day we do I am prefer best not only for ourselves and not only for
not only for ourselves and not only for
not only for ourselves and not only for the people around us but for future
the people around us but for future
the people around us but for future generations so with that we have one
generations so with that we have one
generations so with that we have one more thing my folks will weigh I am the
more thing my folks will weigh I am the
more thing my folks will weigh I am the best me and you are the best you we are
best me and you are the best you we are
best me and you are the best you we are each unique we’re my own best
each unique we’re my own best
each unique we’re my own best so will you please all stand up raise
so will you please all stand up raise
so will you please all stand up raise they’re way way hand look look raise the
they’re way way hand look look raise the
they’re way way hand look look raise the away playing finger say I love you
away playing finger say I love you
away playing finger say I love you playing finger
playing finger
playing finger I love you bring your finger create
I love you bring your finger create
I love you bring your finger create yourself and say I am the best I am the
yourself and say I am the best I am the
yourself and say I am the best I am the best I am the best I am the best I am
best I am the best I am the best I am
best I am the best I am the best I am the best now sit down
thank you so much for your attention
thank you so much for your attention your story is very important thing
your story is very important thing
your story is very important thing thanks for your your courtesy and
thanks for your your courtesy and
thanks for your your courtesy and listening to mine go forth and do your
listening to mine go forth and do your
listening to mine go forth and do your imperfect best
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