hey good evening everyone um so yes mr. Weston my name is Malcolm
um so yes mr. Weston my name is Malcolm
um so yes mr. Weston my name is Malcolm candidate and I just like the start and
candidate and I just like the start and
candidate and I just like the start and reference this presentation with a
reference this presentation with a
reference this presentation with a question how many of you have ever
question how many of you have ever
question how many of you have ever failed in anything that you’ve ever
failed in anything that you’ve ever
failed in anything that you’ve ever tried to do alright so you know we we do
tried to do alright so you know we we do
tried to do alright so you know we we do these things these things called
these things these things called
these things these things called make goals and we try to have these
make goals and we try to have these
make goals and we try to have these goals that we make we oftentimes set
goals that we make we oftentimes set
goals that we make we oftentimes set these achievements
these achievements
these achievements ahead of ourselves as milestones or
ahead of ourselves as milestones or
ahead of ourselves as milestones or things that we want to accomplish going
things that we want to accomplish going
things that we want to accomplish going forward in life and when we have these
forward in life and when we have these
forward in life and when we have these specific you know achievements or
specific you know achievements or
specific you know achievements or milestones we try to reach we hope that
milestones we try to reach we hope that
milestones we try to reach we hope that that can you know lead to more
that can you know lead to more
that can you know lead to more accomplishment
accomplishment
accomplishment then failure now the questions are not
then failure now the questions are not
then failure now the questions are not posed to you is just just to see how
posed to you is just just to see how
posed to you is just just to see how many of you actually thought that you
many of you actually thought that you
many of you actually thought that you failed at something but by the end of
failed at something but by the end of
failed at something but by the end of this presentation I hope to change your
this presentation I hope to change your
this presentation I hope to change your mind on what failure actually is because
mind on what failure actually is because
mind on what failure actually is because typically we see failure is such a bad
typically we see failure is such a bad
typically we see failure is such a bad thing as a sting of being synonymous
thing as a sting of being synonymous
thing as a sting of being synonymous with a lesser of something that we
with a lesser of something that we
with a lesser of something that we should frown upon at all times that we
should frown upon at all times that we
should frown upon at all times that we should not you know be proud of failures
should not you know be proud of failures
should not you know be proud of failures but without failure how would you know
but without failure how would you know
but without failure how would you know how to get better I get the next line
how to get better I get the next line
how to get better I get the next line for me so I’ll start with a quote by one
for me so I’ll start with a quote by one
for me so I’ll start with a quote by one of my favorite people on the planet and
of my favorite people on the planet and
of my favorite people on the planet and probably the greatest basketball player
probably the greatest basketball player
probably the greatest basketball player to ever live Michael Jordan I missed
to ever live Michael Jordan I missed
to ever live Michael Jordan I missed more than 9,000 shots no 3000 excuse me
more than 9,000 shots no 3000 excuse me
more than 9,000 shots no 3000 excuse me lost over 900 games 26 times I’ve been
lost over 900 games 26 times I’ve been
lost over 900 games 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot
trusted to take the game-winning shot
trusted to take the game-winning shot and I missed I failed
and I missed I failed
and I missed I failed over and over and over again in my life
over and over and over again in my life
over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed you know this
and that is why I succeed you know this
and that is why I succeed you know this this quote really inspired me because
this quote really inspired me because
this quote really inspired me because you know I think Michael Jordan in the
you know I think Michael Jordan in the
you know I think Michael Jordan in the first thing
first thing
first thing my mind is oh the man has six rings he
my mind is oh the man has six rings he
my mind is oh the man has six rings he has multiple MVP awards and you have to
has multiple MVP awards and you have to
has multiple MVP awards and you have to wonder yourself how can this great
wonder yourself how can this great
wonder yourself how can this great basketball player be Sony used to
basketball player be Sony used to
basketball player be Sony used to failing and then you know I brought that
failing and then you know I brought that
failing and then you know I brought that tomorrow something I had to ask the
tomorrow something I had to ask the
tomorrow something I had to ask the question how can I be okay with failure
question how can I be okay with failure
question how can I be okay with failure can I get the next slide please ask
can I get the next slide please ask
can I get the next slide please ask myself why is failure so fine apart
myself why is failure so fine apart
myself why is failure so fine apart because of these three things one is
because of these three things one is
because of these three things one is because it’s synonymous with the lesser
because it’s synonymous with the lesser
because it’s synonymous with the lesser we tend to think that if you fail but
we tend to think that if you fail but
we tend to think that if you fail but you’re just not you’re not up to par
you’re just not you’re not up to par
you’re just not you’re not up to par that you’re just not that type of person
that you’re just not that type of person
that you’re just not that type of person that I’m going to seek out to do these
that I’m going to seek out to do these
that I’m going to seek out to do these next things to do these great things
next things to do these great things
next things to do these great things that you know we see all these other
that you know we see all these other
that you know we see all these other great people do because we only see
great people do because we only see
great people do because we only see great people succeed then we have an
great people succeed then we have an
great people succeed then we have an obsession with being the best we always
obsession with being the best we always
obsession with being the best we always have to be the top market we have to be
have to be the top market we have to be
have to be the top market we have to be the number one because if we’re not the
the number one because if we’re not the
the number one because if we’re not the number one then we look at ourselves as
number one then we look at ourselves as
number one then we look at ourselves as being bad and other CEO says you know if
being bad and other CEO says you know if
being bad and other CEO says you know if we see my dad has a saying it’s like if
we see my dad has a saying it’s like if
we see my dad has a saying it’s like if you’re not number one two is not a
you’re not number one two is not a
you’re not number one two is not a winner and three nobody remembers you
winner and three nobody remembers you
winner and three nobody remembers you know I kind of to myself that was kind
know I kind of to myself that was kind
know I kind of to myself that was kind of a motivator for a while but then I
of a motivator for a while but then I
of a motivator for a while but then I understood that you know you have to
understood that you know you have to
understood that you know you have to experience you cannot be number one all
experience you cannot be number one all
experience you cannot be number one all the time and then you have this expert
the time and then you have this expert
the time and then you have this expert expectation of perfection then it just
expectation of perfection then it just
expectation of perfection then it just wonders to yourself that you’re just
wonders to yourself that you’re just
wonders to yourself that you’re just like everything that you have to do at
like everything that you have to do at
like everything that you have to do at every point in time in your life any
every point in time in your life any
every point in time in your life any achievement that you want that you want
achievement that you want that you want
achievement that you want that you want to get it as best as you and it has to
to get it as best as you and it has to
to get it as best as you and it has to be you know 100 percent go the way that
be you know 100 percent go the way that
be you know 100 percent go the way that you want and how it planned out in your
you want and how it planned out in your
you want and how it planned out in your mind the thing you wanted to yourself
mind the thing you wanted to yourself
mind the thing you wanted to yourself how can that happen next slide please so
how can that happen next slide please so
how can that happen next slide please so then ask myself what is failure
then ask myself what is failure
then ask myself what is failure typically failure we associate with like
typically failure we associate with like
typically failure we associate with like I said it before not being on top so
I said it before not being on top so
I said it before not being on top so we’re let’s I’ll use the example of
we’re let’s I’ll use the example of
we’re let’s I’ll use the example of running a marathon your goal is to run a
running a marathon your goal is to run a
running a marathon your goal is to run a marathon to be in first and you’ve come
marathon to be in first and you’ve come
marathon to be in first and you’ve come in a second you still completed the goal
in a second you still completed the goal
in a second you still completed the goal of running a marathon so your goal was
of running a marathon so your goal was
of running a marathon so your goal was accomplished but the aspiration that you
accomplished but the aspiration that you
accomplished but the aspiration that you had
had
had to be number one that was a mistake I
to be number one that was a mistake I
to be number one that was a mistake I was not a failure because you did not
was not a failure because you did not
was not a failure because you did not fail to complete the marathon so we look
fail to complete the marathon so we look
fail to complete the marathon so we look at ourselves as you know failing at
at ourselves as you know failing at
at ourselves as you know failing at these things but then we just mistake
these things but then we just mistake
these things but then we just mistake mistakes for failures when the mistakes
mistakes for failures when the mistakes
mistakes for failures when the mistakes that we made are stepping stones that we
that we made are stepping stones that we
that we made are stepping stones that we should be using to move us to the next
should be using to move us to the next
should be using to move us to the next level and they should be guiding points
level and they should be guiding points
level and they should be guiding points to get us to that next level to reach
to get us to that next level to reach
to get us to that next level to reach the success that we so greatly desire
the success that we so greatly desire
the success that we so greatly desire and so you know I just look at you know
and so you know I just look at you know
and so you know I just look at you know like I referenced earlier in the you
like I referenced earlier in the you
like I referenced earlier in the you know we have media people and there was
know we have media people and there was
know we have media people and there was a commercial that I saw they kind of
a commercial that I saw they kind of
a commercial that I saw they kind of inspired me I wish I could show it
inspired me I wish I could show it
inspired me I wish I could show it tonight but for technical difficulties
tonight but for technical difficulties
tonight but for technical difficulties I’m just going to you know just give you
I’m just going to you know just give you
I’m just going to you know just give you the gist of it it was basically saying
the gist of it it was basically saying
the gist of it it was basically saying what is the key to victory then you have
what is the key to victory then you have
what is the key to victory then you have Michael Jordan go role on the screen and
Michael Jordan go role on the screen and
Michael Jordan go role on the screen and he says not making your high school
he says not making your high school
he says not making your high school varsity team then you have Serena
varsity team then you have Serena
varsity team then you have Serena Williams greatest female tennis player
Williams greatest female tennis player
Williams greatest female tennis player ever she comes out and says being on the
ever she comes out and says being on the
ever she comes out and says being on the wrong side of the greatest upset in your
wrong side of the greatest upset in your
wrong side of the greatest upset in your sport then you have Matt Ryan who MVP of
sport then you have Matt Ryan who MVP of
sport then you have Matt Ryan who MVP of the NFL last year and he comes in has a
the NFL last year and he comes in has a
the NFL last year and he comes in has a 20-point lead on the Patriots and loses
20-point lead on the Patriots and loses
20-point lead on the Patriots and loses the game and you have to wonder in
the game and you have to wonder in
the game and you have to wonder in yourself what is the key to victory if
yourself what is the key to victory if
yourself what is the key to victory if all of these are showing mistakes and
all of these are showing mistakes and
all of these are showing mistakes and failures
failures
failures that’s the key Nikita the key to success
that’s the key Nikita the key to success
that’s the key Nikita the key to success is defeat you have to understand that
is defeat you have to understand that
is defeat you have to understand that you have to fail in order to success in
you have to fail in order to success in
you have to fail in order to success in order to succeed give me next one so
order to succeed give me next one so
order to succeed give me next one so then I looked at my own life and I think
then I looked at my own life and I think
then I looked at my own life and I think back on that lettings back in eighth
back on that lettings back in eighth
back on that lettings back in eighth grade it was my first year playing
grade it was my first year playing
grade it was my first year playing football they were I’ve never played
football they were I’ve never played
football they were I’ve never played football in my life the coaches bring me
football in my life the coaches bring me
football in my life the coaches bring me in they asked me to play quarterback
in they asked me to play quarterback
in they asked me to play quarterback running back wide receiver middle
running back wide receiver middle
running back wide receiver middle linebacker I had no prior knowledge of
linebacker I had no prior knowledge of
linebacker I had no prior knowledge of these positions in playing them on the
these positions in playing them on the
these positions in playing them on the field I had just witnessed them
field I had just witnessed them
field I had just witnessed them we go in we saw we had a lot of young
we go in we saw we had a lot of young
we go in we saw we had a lot of young talent I was better than any other
talent I was better than any other
talent I was better than any other player
player
player that field on my team when we come out
that field on my team when we come out
that field on my team when we come out in that first game we lose okay but then
in that first game we lose okay but then
in that first game we lose okay but then we go to our third game fast forward I’m
we go to our third game fast forward I’m
we go to our third game fast forward I’m trying to do my best to help my team and
trying to do my best to help my team and
trying to do my best to help my team and halftime everything’s looking great
halftime everything’s looking great
halftime everything’s looking great we’re up 20 to nothing we’re doing great
we’re up 20 to nothing we’re doing great
we’re up 20 to nothing we’re doing great there’s something kicks at halftime
there’s something kicks at halftime
there’s something kicks at halftime other team figures out they have the
other team figures out they have the
other team figures out they have the ingredients to beat us they come out
ingredients to beat us they come out
ingredients to beat us they come out they draw together one school to score
they draw together one school to score
they draw together one school to score it’s 14 to 20 then they come back tie it
it’s 14 to 20 then they come back tie it
it’s 14 to 20 then they come back tie it up 20 to 20
up 20 to 20
up 20 to 20 it’s the last play of the game I have
it’s the last play of the game I have
it’s the last play of the game I have the ball in my hand coaches looking at
the ball in my hand coaches looking at
the ball in my hand coaches looking at me saying it’s time for you to make a
me saying it’s time for you to make a
me saying it’s time for you to make a play throw the ball gets intercepted ran
play throw the ball gets intercepted ran
play throw the ball gets intercepted ran back for a touchdown
back for a touchdown
back for a touchdown they win the game 26 to 20 its
they win the game 26 to 20 its
they win the game 26 to 20 its heartbroken cried all the way home
heartbroken cried all the way home
heartbroken cried all the way home wanted to quit sport I told my mom and
wanted to quit sport I told my mom and
wanted to quit sport I told my mom and dad I’m never playing another sport
dad I’m never playing another sport
dad I’m never playing another sport again 5 4 1 2 academics in 9th grade I
again 5 4 1 2 academics in 9th grade I
again 5 4 1 2 academics in 9th grade I was so ahead of myself thinking that I
was so ahead of myself thinking that I
was so ahead of myself thinking that I could just you know go up on myself and
could just you know go up on myself and
could just you know go up on myself and just do whatever it I need to do just go
just do whatever it I need to do just go
just do whatever it I need to do just go with my classes do whatever I needed I
with my classes do whatever I needed I
with my classes do whatever I needed I don’t have to study all the teacher has
don’t have to study all the teacher has
don’t have to study all the teacher has to do is teach me the subject material I
to do is teach me the subject material I
to do is teach me the subject material I absorb it test comes I sit no studying
absorb it test comes I sit no studying
absorb it test comes I sit no studying is involved that’s just me because I did
is involved that’s just me because I did
is involved that’s just me because I did that in grades k-8 because that’s all
that in grades k-8 because that’s all
that in grades k-8 because that’s all that was expected of me regurgitate the
that was expected of me regurgitate the
that was expected of me regurgitate the knowledge that you were giving of me I
knowledge that you were giving of me I
knowledge that you were giving of me I come in my first semester of ninth grade
come in my first semester of ninth grade
come in my first semester of ninth grade year I had three B’s on my report card
year I had three B’s on my report card
year I had three B’s on my report card and I looked at that as a failure
and I looked at that as a failure
and I looked at that as a failure because my mom and dad they were you
because my mom and dad they were you
because my mom and dad they were you know they were sunny you know you should
know they were sunny you know you should
know they were sunny you know you should have tried harder you should have
have tried harder you should have
have tried harder you should have studied me that was a fan and I was so
studied me that was a fan and I was so
studied me that was a fan and I was so used to smiling in my teachers faces and
used to smiling in my teachers faces and
used to smiling in my teachers faces and just you know walking up to these
just you know walking up to these
just you know walking up to these teachers and saying oh hi mr. song so hi
teachers and saying oh hi mr. song so hi
teachers and saying oh hi mr. song so hi mr. so-and-so how are you doing today
mr. so-and-so how are you doing today
mr. so-and-so how are you doing today how was your day I was so used to
how was your day I was so used to
how was your day I was so used to smiling with my teachers having a
smiling with my teachers having a
smiling with my teachers having a relationship built up I’ve forgotten the
relationship built up I’ve forgotten the
relationship built up I’ve forgotten the whole point of going to school was to
whole point of going to school was to
whole point of going to school was to learn the material fast forward to my
learn the material fast forward to my
learn the material fast forward to my ninth grade year again ninth grade year
ninth grade year again ninth grade year
ninth grade year again ninth grade year my first song that I ever produced I
my first song that I ever produced I
my first song that I ever produced I thought it was the greatest song ever
thought it was the greatest song ever
thought it was the greatest song ever just gotten opportunity to use my math
just gotten opportunity to use my math
just gotten opportunity to use my math teachers mic and I just got my laptop I
teachers mic and I just got my laptop I
teachers mic and I just got my laptop I was like okay got the beat let’s go
was like okay got the beat let’s go
was like okay got the beat let’s go let’s drop it recorded it quality was
let’s drop it recorded it quality was
let’s drop it recorded it quality was terrible now that I’m up there enough to
terrible now that I’m up there enough to
terrible now that I’m up there enough to see but I was so happy I was so proud so
see but I was so happy I was so proud so
see but I was so happy I was so proud so I go and I play it on our radio show I
I go and I play it on our radio show I
I go and I play it on our radio show I thought it was the most greatest thing
thought it was the most greatest thing
thought it was the most greatest thing ever and then I go talk to my friends
ever and then I go talk to my friends
ever and then I go talk to my friends they’re like oh girl you did amazing two
they’re like oh girl you did amazing two
they’re like oh girl you did amazing two weeks later my friend comes up to me
weeks later my friend comes up to me
weeks later my friend comes up to me laughing is behind us I’m like oh what’s
laughing is behind us I’m like oh what’s
laughing is behind us I’m like oh what’s up he shows me a screenshot of a Twitter
up he shows me a screenshot of a Twitter
up he shows me a screenshot of a Twitter page of SoCal confessions the caption
page of SoCal confessions the caption
page of SoCal confessions the caption read when a freshman holds the entire
read when a freshman holds the entire
read when a freshman holds the entire school hostage and plays his mixtape it
school hostage and plays his mixtape it
school hostage and plays his mixtape it had 900 retweets
had 900 retweets
had 900 retweets we don’t have 900 kids at our school I
was devastated I didn’t know what to do
was devastated I didn’t know what to do I was just like how is this how am I
I was just like how is this how am I
I was just like how is this how am I supposed to recover so I could have
supposed to recover so I could have
supposed to recover so I could have given up everything that I loved right
given up everything that I loved right
given up everything that I loved right there but luckily I had people on my
there but luckily I had people on my
there but luckily I had people on my path such as the mr. West such as a mr.
path such as the mr. West such as a mr.
path such as the mr. West such as a mr. Australia who is our math teacher
Australia who is our math teacher
Australia who is our math teacher such as all these different peoples my
such as all these different peoples my
such as all these different peoples my mom my dad who told me you need to look
mom my dad who told me you need to look
mom my dad who told me you need to look at these things as mistakes then you
at these things as mistakes then you
at these things as mistakes then you stop and you don’t you don’t get better
stop and you don’t you don’t get better
stop and you don’t you don’t get better eighth grade year athletics we come back
eighth grade year athletics we come back
eighth grade year athletics we come back the very next game that the team that we
the very next game that the team that we
the very next game that the team that we just played instead of focusing on
just played instead of focusing on
just played instead of focusing on myself I focused on the other guys
myself I focused on the other guys
myself I focused on the other guys around me made them play better we came
around me made them play better we came
around me made them play better we came back and won that game 35 to 19 that was
back and won that game 35 to 19 that was
back and won that game 35 to 19 that was the only one we had that fever but we
the only one we had that fever but we
the only one we had that fever but we still were happy because I was the only
still were happy because I was the only
still were happy because I was the only thought and that was the only thing that
thought and that was the only thing that
thought and that was the only thing that we remembered because we came back and
we remembered because we came back and
we remembered because we came back and we did not give up we said we were going
we did not give up we said we were going
we did not give up we said we were going to win at least one game and we brought
to win at least one game and we brought
to win at least one game and we brought it all together and we did it fast over
it all together and we did it fast over
it all together and we did it fast over to academics and that grade I had some
to academics and that grade I had some
to academics and that grade I had some of the same features at ninth grade that
of the same features at ninth grade that
of the same features at ninth grade that I had my junior year so I came back I’m
I had my junior year so I came back I’m
I had my junior year so I came back I’m saying okay so I’m presented with this
saying okay so I’m presented with this
saying okay so I’m presented with this challenge
challenge
challenge I need to do better instead of making a
I need to do better instead of making a
I need to do better instead of making a relationship and trying to smile my way
relationship and trying to smile my way
relationship and trying to smile my way through my grades I need to actually
through my grades I need to actually
through my grades I need to actually study and I need to apply myself use my
study and I need to apply myself use my
study and I need to apply myself use my failures as a stepping-stone to get
failures as a stepping-stone to get
failures as a stepping-stone to get better and then I came out I transformed
better and then I came out I transformed
better and then I came out I transformed my grades to four B’s – for A’s and it
my grades to four B’s – for A’s and it
my grades to four B’s – for A’s and it was that growth from an 86 in matter to
was that growth from an 86 in matter to
was that growth from an 86 in matter to a 96 in math with no help it was just
a 96 in math with no help it was just
a 96 in math with no help it was just only using my intuition learning from
only using my intuition learning from
only using my intuition learning from the mistakes that I made fast forward to
the mistakes that I made fast forward to
the mistakes that I made fast forward to the music I now have three albums that I
the music I now have three albums that I
the music I now have three albums that I have produced myself and released and I
have produced myself and released and I
have produced myself and released and I am proud of it because I have made the
am proud of it because I have made the
am proud of it because I have made the music for me and I made the music for
music for me and I made the music for
music for me and I made the music for someone else and it was that fire that
someone else and it was that fire that
someone else and it was that fire that was lit unto me by the ridicule that I
was lit unto me by the ridicule that I
was lit unto me by the ridicule that I received from people with Jared my music
received from people with Jared my music
received from people with Jared my music from making something great and making
from making something great and making
from making something great and making something better that I could be proud
something better that I could be proud
something better that I could be proud of and that is the whole key to success
of and that is the whole key to success
of and that is the whole key to success the whole point of success is to
the whole point of success is to
the whole point of success is to recognize your failures are yours to
recognize your failures are yours to
recognize your failures are yours to make and they’re your mistakes not
make and they’re your mistakes not
make and they’re your mistakes not predicated upon what someone else
predicated upon what someone else
predicated upon what someone else believes because we get this
believes because we get this
believes because we get this preconceived ideas of our success is
preconceived ideas of our success is
preconceived ideas of our success is based off someone else’s beliefs then
based off someone else’s beliefs then
based off someone else’s beliefs then that’s when we fail because you cannot
that’s when we fail because you cannot
that’s when we fail because you cannot please everyone else around you the goal
please everyone else around you the goal
please everyone else around you the goal is to please yourself until you are
is to please yourself until you are
is to please yourself until you are satisfied and when you make the goal
satisfied and when you make the goal
satisfied and when you make the goal that you are satisfied in reaching that
that you are satisfied in reaching that
that you are satisfied in reaching that is when you can say you have made the
is when you can say you have made the
is when you can say you have made the ultimate success because then no one can
ultimate success because then no one can
ultimate success because then no one can take that away from you and that is to
take that away from you and that is to
take that away from you and that is to the point where stories like mine you
the point where stories like mine you
the point where stories like mine you understand that is just where it comes
one of the greatest innovators mr. Bill
one of the greatest innovators mr. Bill Gates instead it’s fine to celebrate
Gates instead it’s fine to celebrate
Gates instead it’s fine to celebrate your successes but it’s more important
your successes but it’s more important
your successes but it’s more important to hear the lessons of failure and that
to hear the lessons of failure and that
to hear the lessons of failure and that just says embrace your failures embrace
just says embrace your failures embrace
just says embrace your failures embrace your mistakes embrace the things that
your mistakes embrace the things that
your mistakes embrace the things that you call impurities and understand that
you call impurities and understand that
you call impurities and understand that without those impurities without those
without those impurities without those
without those impurities without those failures you cannot get better because
failures you cannot get better because
failures you cannot get better because no teacher is greater to yourself than
no teacher is greater to yourself than
no teacher is greater to yourself than you are and understanding that no one
you are and understanding that no one
you are and understanding that no one else’s experiences you can teach you
else’s experiences you can teach you
else’s experiences you can teach you better
better
better again thank you very much
again thank you very much
again thank you very much [Applause]
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