how many of you enjoy what you do imagine spending your whole life doing
imagine spending your whole life doing
imagine spending your whole life doing something and one day realizing that
something and one day realizing that
something and one day realizing that that is not what you wanted to do that
that is not what you wanted to do that
that is not what you wanted to do that your dreams are something else entirely
your dreams are something else entirely
your dreams are something else entirely can you imagine sitting in your office
can you imagine sitting in your office
can you imagine sitting in your office your whole life not wanting to do that
your whole life not wanting to do that
your whole life not wanting to do that particular job some of you might be
particular job some of you might be
particular job some of you might be doing that right now to all those you
doing that right now to all those you
doing that right now to all those you don’t need to be bored your whole life
don’t need to be bored your whole life
don’t need to be bored your whole life you need to have the courage to follow
you need to have the courage to follow
you need to have the courage to follow your dreams we are all different we are
your dreams we are all different we are
your dreams we are all different we are all made to have different jobs
all made to have different jobs
all made to have different jobs different likes and dislikes but nothing
different likes and dislikes but nothing
different likes and dislikes but nothing is stopping you from doing whatever you
is stopping you from doing whatever you
is stopping you from doing whatever you want to do or whatever you wanted to be
want to do or whatever you wanted to be
want to do or whatever you wanted to be apart from yourself now I’m a really big
apart from yourself now I’m a really big
apart from yourself now I’m a really big fan of Harry Potter and I just had to
fan of Harry Potter and I just had to
fan of Harry Potter and I just had to use JK Rowling as an example did you
use JK Rowling as an example did you
use JK Rowling as an example did you know that the first Harry Potter book
know that the first Harry Potter book
know that the first Harry Potter book was rejected 12 times before it was
was rejected 12 times before it was
was rejected 12 times before it was published all along JK Rowling was
published all along JK Rowling was
published all along JK Rowling was struggling without a job without a home
struggling without a job without a home
struggling without a job without a home without any money but she never gave up
without any money but she never gave up
without any money but she never gave up her dreams of becoming a writer and look
her dreams of becoming a writer and look
her dreams of becoming a writer and look at Harry Potter books now that is really
at Harry Potter books now that is really
at Harry Potter books now that is really inspirational for me this is because I’m
inspirational for me this is because I’m
inspirational for me this is because I’m a writer in training however there is
a writer in training however there is
a writer in training however there is one big problem sometimes parents don’t
one big problem sometimes parents don’t
one big problem sometimes parents don’t always understand our dreams and they
always understand our dreams and they
always understand our dreams and they tried to persuade us to do what they
tried to persuade us to do what they
tried to persuade us to do what they want or what they dream us to become my
want or what they dream us to become my
want or what they dream us to become my mother wants me to become a doctor I
mother wants me to become a doctor I
mother wants me to become a doctor I understand her point of view it pays
understand her point of view it pays
understand her point of view it pays well you’re helping people get better
well you’re helping people get better
well you’re helping people get better it’s a helpful job to have but becoming
it’s a helpful job to have but becoming
it’s a helpful job to have but becoming a writer is my dream another example I
a writer is my dream another example I
a writer is my dream another example I really like is in a book called the one
really like is in a book called the one
really like is in a book called the one and only even it’s about a gorilla
and only even it’s about a gorilla
and only even it’s about a gorilla called Yvonne who lives in an enclosure
called Yvonne who lives in an enclosure
called Yvonne who lives in an enclosure at the top of a shopping mall he likes
at the top of a shopping mall he likes
at the top of a shopping mall he likes it or at least he thinks he likes it but
it or at least he thinks he likes it but
it or at least he thinks he likes it but late in the book even finds out about
late in the book even finds out about
late in the book even finds out about all the other gorillas out in the wild
all the other gorillas out in the wild
all the other gorillas out in the wild and then he realizes that his dream is
and then he realizes that his dream is
and then he realizes that his dream is to be free with the other gorillas
to be free with the other gorillas
to be free with the other gorillas luckily an unlucky fan we are perfectly
luckily an unlucky fan we are perfectly
luckily an unlucky fan we are perfectly able
able
able see others of our own species and see
see others of our own species and see
see others of our own species and see the possibilities around us that we can
the possibilities around us that we can
the possibilities around us that we can choose from but just like even some of
choose from but just like even some of
choose from but just like even some of us are too wrapped up in the details of
us are too wrapped up in the details of
us are too wrapped up in the details of our lives to realize the other
our lives to realize the other
our lives to realize the other possibilities available to use and most
possibilities available to use and most
possibilities available to use and most importantly only some of us have the
importantly only some of us have the
importantly only some of us have the courage to follow our dreams and do what
courage to follow our dreams and do what
courage to follow our dreams and do what we really want these examples make me
we really want these examples make me
we really want these examples make me realize how important and worthy it is
realize how important and worthy it is
realize how important and worthy it is to persistently keep chasing my dreams
to persistently keep chasing my dreams
to persistently keep chasing my dreams that I should only listen to my heart
that I should only listen to my heart
that I should only listen to my heart and my dreams it’s not alien jobs it’s
and my dreams it’s not alien jobs it’s
and my dreams it’s not alien jobs it’s also an influence following other
also an influence following other
also an influence following other people’s views and opinions if you don’t
people’s views and opinions if you don’t
people’s views and opinions if you don’t want to do something you have to have
want to do something you have to have
want to do something you have to have the courage to stand up to people that’s
the courage to stand up to people that’s
the courage to stand up to people that’s another thing about following your
another thing about following your
another thing about following your dreams we have to be strong enough to
dreams we have to be strong enough to
dreams we have to be strong enough to stand up for ourselves and to stand out
stand up for ourselves and to stand out
stand up for ourselves and to stand out for what we think is right this doesn’t
for what we think is right this doesn’t
for what we think is right this doesn’t mean we will abandon the jobs now and
mean we will abandon the jobs now and
mean we will abandon the jobs now and follow our dreams
follow our dreams
follow our dreams in fact our dreams might be something we
in fact our dreams might be something we
in fact our dreams might be something we can do alongside a job or do in a
can do alongside a job or do in a
can do alongside a job or do in a different way but following your dreams
different way but following your dreams
different way but following your dreams is hard we have to work for it it’s not
is hard we have to work for it it’s not
is hard we have to work for it it’s not going to be easy but it’s gonna be worth
going to be easy but it’s gonna be worth
going to be easy but it’s gonna be worth it
it
it so that’s why I urge all of us to have
so that’s why I urge all of us to have
so that’s why I urge all of us to have courage and to be brave enough to follow
courage and to be brave enough to follow
courage and to be brave enough to follow our dreams
our dreams
our dreams and not someone else’s because what’s
and not someone else’s because what’s
and not someone else’s because what’s the point in doing something we don’t
the point in doing something we don’t
the point in doing something we don’t want to do if you don’t follow your
want to do if you don’t follow your
want to do if you don’t follow your dreams then who will
dreams then who will
dreams then who will [Applause]
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