I can tell you now nutrition was never expected for a young african-american
expected for a young african-american
expected for a young african-american girl like myself and the statistics of
girl like myself and the statistics of
girl like myself and the statistics of my african-american people’s health is
my african-american people’s health is
my african-american people’s health is quite evident of that matter actually
quite evident of that matter actually
quite evident of that matter actually the prevalence of high blood pressure
the prevalence of high blood pressure
the prevalence of high blood pressure diabetes and chronic heart disease is
diabetes and chronic heart disease is
diabetes and chronic heart disease is amongst the highest of the
amongst the highest of the
amongst the highest of the african-american population cannot
african-american population cannot
african-american population cannot believe that probably now with this in
believe that probably now with this in
believe that probably now with this in mind was the reason why I chose
mind was the reason why I chose
mind was the reason why I chose Nutrition I had to grab ahold of my
Nutrition I had to grab ahold of my
Nutrition I had to grab ahold of my community but ultimately I wanted to
community but ultimately I wanted to
community but ultimately I wanted to emphasize that across the communities
emphasize that across the communities
emphasize that across the communities across the world but today I’m not gonna
across the world but today I’m not gonna
across the world but today I’m not gonna talk to you about what nutrition did for
talk to you about what nutrition did for
talk to you about what nutrition did for me and how I changed my major to
me and how I changed my major to
me and how I changed my major to nutrition today I’m going to speak to
nutrition today I’m going to speak to
nutrition today I’m going to speak to you about how I reframed my view of
you about how I reframed my view of
you about how I reframed my view of success for my tomorrow I changed my
success for my tomorrow I changed my
success for my tomorrow I changed my major from broadcast journalism to the
major from broadcast journalism to the
major from broadcast journalism to the study of nutrition Dietetics going into
study of nutrition Dietetics going into
study of nutrition Dietetics going into my junior year of college now my family
my junior year of college now my family
my junior year of college now my family and friends were ultimately confused
and friends were ultimately confused
and friends were ultimately confused about my decision very very much so I
about my decision very very much so I
about my decision very very much so I mean I got questions ranging from what
mean I got questions ranging from what
mean I got questions ranging from what can you do with nutrition Ciara how much
can you do with nutrition Ciara how much
can you do with nutrition Ciara how much money can you make if you can make money
money can you make if you can make money
money can you make if you can make money at all like you’re supposed to make
at all like you’re supposed to make
at all like you’re supposed to make money right
money right
money right I even got um do you just want to be a
I even got um do you just want to be a
I even got um do you just want to be a cafeteria lady your entire life they
cafeteria lady your entire life they
cafeteria lady your entire life they asked me that but tired out ruined the
asked me that but tired out ruined the
asked me that but tired out ruined the way I view myself at this moment I
way I view myself at this moment I
way I view myself at this moment I couldn’t blame them for their lack of
couldn’t blame them for their lack of
couldn’t blame them for their lack of knowledge about nutrition and I couldn’t
knowledge about nutrition and I couldn’t
knowledge about nutrition and I couldn’t answer every 21,000 of their questions
answer every 21,000 of their questions
answer every 21,000 of their questions but that was the importance of why their
but that was the importance of why their
but that was the importance of why their lack of knowledge and how they didn’t
lack of knowledge and how they didn’t
lack of knowledge and how they didn’t understand my view of what I had to do
understand my view of what I had to do
understand my view of what I had to do to become successful was why I had to
to become successful was why I had to
to become successful was why I had to make that impact during this transition
make that impact during this transition
make that impact during this transition I realized that success stems from our
I realized that success stems from our
I realized that success stems from our demographic makeup and that tends to
demographic makeup and that tends to
demographic makeup and that tends to take precedence on how we view success
take precedence on how we view success
take precedence on how we view success of others and ultimately how others
of others and ultimately how others
of others and ultimately how others perceive our success we’ve become so
perceive our success we’ve become so
perceive our success we’ve become so processed generated in Western society
processed generated in Western society
processed generated in Western society today that one must look like this in
today that one must look like this in
today that one must look like this in order to be deemed successful you must
order to be deemed successful you must
order to be deemed successful you must get the expensive cars in the expensive
get the expensive cars in the expensive
get the expensive cars in the expensive houses that’s the only way you’ll be
houses that’s the only way you’ll be
houses that’s the only way you’ll be valuable you even have to be in a
valuable you even have to be in a
valuable you even have to be in a certain tax bracket in order to be
certain tax bracket in order to be
certain tax bracket in order to be valuable today why why is there this one
valuable today why why is there this one
valuable today why why is there this one dimensional criteria to be important to
dimensional criteria to be important to
dimensional criteria to be important to others that’s that was why I had to make
others that’s that was why I had to make
others that’s that was why I had to make this transition we started to do we
this transition we started to do we
this transition we started to do we start to deny ourselves of the process
start to deny ourselves of the process
start to deny ourselves of the process that it takes us to get there the
that it takes us to get there the
that it takes us to get there the feeling the fulfillment right that’s
feeling the fulfillment right that’s
feeling the fulfillment right that’s what I have to do and I’m sure some of
what I have to do and I’m sure some of
what I have to do and I’m sure some of you are wondering what was your reason
you are wondering what was your reason
you are wondering what was your reason what was this redefining moment for you
what was this redefining moment for you
what was this redefining moment for you Ciera it all started right before my dad
Ciera it all started right before my dad
Ciera it all started right before my dad passed back in March he’s helped me
passed back in March he’s helped me
passed back in March he’s helped me princess I’m so proud of you to me I
princess I’m so proud of you to me I
princess I’m so proud of you to me I didn’t believe him I was I actually took
didn’t believe him I was I actually took
didn’t believe him I was I actually took that quite defensive because I hadn’t
that quite defensive because I hadn’t
that quite defensive because I hadn’t fully
fully
fully vested myself with how I wanted to look
vested myself with how I wanted to look
vested myself with how I wanted to look I was still trying to silence my family
I was still trying to silence my family
I was still trying to silence my family and friends and society standards that I
and friends and society standards that I
and friends and society standards that I didn’t know what I was supposed to feel
didn’t know what I was supposed to feel
didn’t know what I was supposed to feel in this process those words challenged
in this process those words challenged
in this process those words challenged me I’m so proud of you challenged me to
me I’m so proud of you challenged me to
me I’m so proud of you challenged me to take the next step into this transition
take the next step into this transition
take the next step into this transition of success so what I did was I redefine
of success so what I did was I redefine
of success so what I did was I redefine success on an everyday basis I
success on an everyday basis I
success on an everyday basis I challenged the momentum that I got from
challenged the momentum that I got from
challenged the momentum that I got from nutrition and the knowledge and I
nutrition and the knowledge and I
nutrition and the knowledge and I mirrored that in my everyday experience
mirrored that in my everyday experience
mirrored that in my everyday experience of life that’s what I want you guys to
of life that’s what I want you guys to
of life that’s what I want you guys to do here today see for me I increased my
do here today see for me I increased my
do here today see for me I increased my spirituality in God and I place him and
spirituality in God and I place him and
spirituality in God and I place him and myself as center of my life because that
myself as center of my life because that
myself as center of my life because that fulfilled me I know you guys are
fulfilled me I know you guys are
fulfilled me I know you guys are wondering why are you here and how can
wondering why are you here and how can
wondering why are you here and how can this be transitional in my life I want
this be transitional in my life I want
this be transitional in my life I want to challenge each and every one of you
to challenge each and every one of you
to challenge each and every one of you here today wherever you’re watching to
here today wherever you’re watching to
here today wherever you’re watching to start achieving success in a 24 hour day
start achieving success in a 24 hour day
start achieving success in a 24 hour day place your short-term goals so far ahead
place your short-term goals so far ahead
place your short-term goals so far ahead and actually grab hold of them to where
and actually grab hold of them to where
and actually grab hold of them to where you can design and magnify your much
you can design and magnify your much
you can design and magnify your much long-term goals I challenge you to start
long-term goals I challenge you to start
long-term goals I challenge you to start accepting others form of success no
accepting others form of success no
accepting others form of success no matter what shape color size there is
matter what shape color size there is
matter what shape color size there is come packaged in whatever goal you want
come packaged in whatever goal you want
come packaged in whatever goal you want to achieve if it’s opening up that
to achieve if it’s opening up that
to achieve if it’s opening up that business changing your career path do it
business changing your career path do it
business changing your career path do it because who knows what’s on the other
because who knows what’s on the other
because who knows what’s on the other side of that success for you now New
side of that success for you now New
side of that success for you now New York Times bestseller author eat pray
York Times bestseller author eat pray
York Times bestseller author eat pray and love Elizabeth Gilbert she defines
and love Elizabeth Gilbert she defines
and love Elizabeth Gilbert she defines her success as the absolute value of
her success as the absolute value of
her success as the absolute value of finding ones way home now that stuck out
finding ones way home now that stuck out
finding ones way home now that stuck out to me because home for me is the quest
to me because home for me is the quest
to me because home for me is the quest of knowledge and finding that knowledge
of knowledge and finding that knowledge
of knowledge and finding that knowledge through nutrition mirroring that with
through nutrition mirroring that with
through nutrition mirroring that with every individual that I meet
every individual that I meet
every individual that I meet learning them and studying people that’s
learning them and studying people that’s
learning them and studying people that’s that’s not that’s my home and I invite
that’s not that’s my home and I invite
that’s not that’s my home and I invite each and every one of you on this
each and every one of you on this
each and every one of you on this journey with me to finding your success
journey with me to finding your success
journey with me to finding your success and finding your home in that I can now
and finding your home in that I can now
and finding your home in that I can now say to my dad thank you for believing in
say to my dad thank you for believing in
say to my dad thank you for believing in me thank you for showing me what I had
me thank you for showing me what I had
me thank you for showing me what I had to do to reframe my success and how I
to do to reframe my success and how I
to do to reframe my success and how I had to custom-make that so I invite you
had to custom-make that so I invite you
had to custom-make that so I invite you all on this journey of finding our way
all on this journey of finding our way
all on this journey of finding our way home let’s go thank you
home let’s go thank you
home let’s go thank you [Applause]
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