$40,000 there or 4 million yen after I made that but that’s not very important
made that but that’s not very important
made that but that’s not very important what is important is the wisdom that I
what is important is the wisdom that I
what is important is the wisdom that I have gained from this experience this
have gained from this experience this
have gained from this experience this wisdom is what I aim to share with you
wisdom is what I aim to share with you
wisdom is what I aim to share with you this ladies and gentlemen is my story so
this ladies and gentlemen is my story so
this ladies and gentlemen is my story so I was it was the summer of 2015 I was to
I was it was the summer of 2015 I was to
I was it was the summer of 2015 I was to go to a summer college program in
go to a summer college program in
go to a summer college program in Columbia University New York in this
Columbia University New York in this
Columbia University New York in this summer college program I was to go go
summer college program I was to go go
summer college program I was to go go under the guise that I was to experience
under the guise that I was to experience
under the guise that I was to experience the college life firsthand and have fun
the college life firsthand and have fun
the college life firsthand and have fun kind of thing
kind of thing
kind of thing but in this program I was supposed to
but in this program I was supposed to
but in this program I was supposed to sign up for a class and this class was
sign up for a class and this class was
sign up for a class and this class was unfortunately my father took the
unfortunately my father took the
unfortunately my father took the liberties and signed me up to a stop
liberties and signed me up to a stop
liberties and signed me up to a stop class this was also the last time I have
class this was also the last time I have
class this was also the last time I have readily just trusted his decision to do
readily just trusted his decision to do
readily just trusted his decision to do things on my behalf but family matters
things on my behalf but family matters
things on my behalf but family matters aside I thought I was doing fine because
aside I thought I was doing fine because
aside I thought I was doing fine because I thought I was very very smart you see
I thought I was very very smart you see
I thought I was very very smart you see I was the type of kid who got straight
I was the type of kid who got straight
I was the type of kid who got straight A’s in class without lifting a finger
A’s in class without lifting a finger
A’s in class without lifting a finger yes I was that kid spying me all you
yes I was that kid spying me all you
yes I was that kid spying me all you want but naturally I thought I was a
want but naturally I thought I was a
want but naturally I thought I was a genius
genius
genius so everything was going to be fine for
so everything was going to be fine for
so everything was going to be fine for me right right
me right right
me right right well unfortunately that was not the case
well unfortunately that was not the case
well unfortunately that was not the case what happened was the professor walked
what happened was the professor walked
what happened was the professor walked in and then there are about 10 minutes
in and then there are about 10 minutes
in and then there are about 10 minutes of introductions and an abrupt cut to
of introductions and an abrupt cut to
of introductions and an abrupt cut to lessons on all of these completely alien
lessons on all of these completely alien
lessons on all of these completely alien concepts things I don’t know what it’s
concepts things I don’t know what it’s
concepts things I don’t know what it’s called and then most everyone looked
called and then most everyone looked
called and then most everyone looked like they were able to follow but and
like they were able to follow but and
like they were able to follow but and then I realized I was a freshman in a
then I realized I was a freshman in a
then I realized I was a freshman in a room full of juniors and seniors I was
room full of juniors and seniors I was
room full of juniors and seniors I was years behind in subject material and age
years behind in subject material and age
years behind in subject material and age range and everything luckily for me
range and everything luckily for me
range and everything luckily for me though there were about a few other guys
though there were about a few other guys
though there were about a few other guys who
who
who we’re kind of like me had no idea what
we’re kind of like me had no idea what
we’re kind of like me had no idea what was going on and but this was where I
was going on and but this was where I
was going on and but this was where I learned my first piece of crucial wisdom
learned my first piece of crucial wisdom
learned my first piece of crucial wisdom humility I learned this experience of
humility I learned this experience of
humility I learned this experience of being not being on top of things for
being not being on top of things for
being not being on top of things for once was certainly a very humbling one
once was certainly a very humbling one
once was certainly a very humbling one for me it helped me understand the
for me it helped me understand the
for me it helped me understand the viewpoint of the struggling students in
viewpoint of the struggling students in
viewpoint of the struggling students in my normal school the I become much more
my normal school the I become much more
my normal school the I become much more patient and I become much more calm and
patient and I become much more calm and
patient and I become much more calm and collected in times of crises the more I
collected in times of crises the more I
collected in times of crises the more I practice this virtue however be warned
practice this virtue however be warned
practice this virtue however be warned when I say to be humble I do not mean
when I say to be humble I do not mean
when I say to be humble I do not mean for you to be humble in action but
for you to be humble in action but
for you to be humble in action but arrogant in thought this was what I was
arrogant in thought this was what I was
arrogant in thought this was what I was like before going to New York I put up
like before going to New York I put up
like before going to New York I put up an image of being a humble person but
an image of being a humble person but
an image of being a humble person but deep down I always thought that the
deep down I always thought that the
deep down I always thought that the majority of the world was inferior to my
majority of the world was inferior to my
majority of the world was inferior to my intellect do not kid yourself like this
intellect do not kid yourself like this
intellect do not kid yourself like this this course showed me just how horribly
this course showed me just how horribly
this course showed me just how horribly wrong I was and I assure you all this
wrong I was and I assure you all this
wrong I was and I assure you all this was a very painful pill for me to
was a very painful pill for me to
was a very painful pill for me to swallow so moving on with my story it
swallow so moving on with my story it
swallow so moving on with my story it was the things we’re looking very grim
was the things we’re looking very grim
was the things we’re looking very grim for me it was almost as if one slip-up
for me it was almost as if one slip-up
for me it was almost as if one slip-up would mean death for me or at least
would mean death for me or at least
would mean death for me or at least that’s how I felt like anyway since I
that’s how I felt like anyway since I
that’s how I felt like anyway since I had this mentality on I had I ended up
had this mentality on I had I ended up
had this mentality on I had I ended up studying until 2:00 a.m. every night
studying until 2:00 a.m. every night
studying until 2:00 a.m. every night attempting to understand whatever was
attempting to understand whatever was
attempting to understand whatever was discussed during the day’s lessons but
discussed during the day’s lessons but
discussed during the day’s lessons but to no avail
to no avail
to no avail this lifestyle would go on for the next
this lifestyle would go on for the next
this lifestyle would go on for the next three weeks and after a few days of it I
three weeks and after a few days of it I
three weeks and after a few days of it I was very much ready to give up but I did
was very much ready to give up but I did
was very much ready to give up but I did it I found the strength to keep on going
it I found the strength to keep on going
it I found the strength to keep on going so where did I find a strength well
so where did I find a strength well
so where did I find a strength well ladies and gentlemen this is where I
ladies and gentlemen this is where I
ladies and gentlemen this is where I learned my second piece of Khrushchev’s
learned my second piece of Khrushchev’s
learned my second piece of Khrushchev’s wisdom I learned to smile just like the
wisdom I learned to smile just like the
wisdom I learned to smile just like the Joker over there no not really anyway to
Joker over there no not really anyway to
Joker over there no not really anyway to be more specific
be more specific
be more specific I learned to smile in the face of
I learned to smile in the face of
I learned to smile in the face of despair in the face of certain defeat I
despair in the face of certain defeat I
despair in the face of certain defeat I gave myself hope and so I encourage you
gave myself hope and so I encourage you
gave myself hope and so I encourage you just
just
just at the face of – it doesn’t have to be
at the face of – it doesn’t have to be
at the face of – it doesn’t have to be the biggest smile in the whole world it
the biggest smile in the whole world it
the biggest smile in the whole world it could just be a little smirk if you’re
could just be a little smirk if you’re
could just be a little smirk if you’re not that in you’re not that’s used to
not that in you’re not that’s used to
not that in you’re not that’s used to smiling the point of this is to at the
smiling the point of this is to at the
smiling the point of this is to at the very least make your subconscious
very least make your subconscious
very least make your subconscious believe in yourself even if this hope
believe in yourself even if this hope
believe in yourself even if this hope you gave yourself was an outright lie
you gave yourself was an outright lie
you gave yourself was an outright lie and you were screaming inside you should
and you were screaming inside you should
and you were screaming inside you should still smile when putting up when put up
still smile when putting up when put up
still smile when putting up when put up to a challenge after all it was this
to a challenge after all it was this
to a challenge after all it was this smile that pushed me through the these
smile that pushed me through the these
smile that pushed me through the these three weeks of suffering and so I was
three weeks of suffering and so I was
three weeks of suffering and so I was smiling all the time when I was in
smiling all the time when I was in
smiling all the time when I was in Colombia in fact I was smiling moments
Colombia in fact I was smiling moments
Colombia in fact I was smiling moments before making the speech to you people
before making the speech to you people
before making the speech to you people because I was starting to doubt myself
because I was starting to doubt myself
because I was starting to doubt myself and as an added side-effect I happen to
and as an added side-effect I happen to
and as an added side-effect I happen to make a lot more friends because I was
make a lot more friends because I was
make a lot more friends because I was like this beacon of light in a cloud of
like this beacon of light in a cloud of
like this beacon of light in a cloud of darkness but that’s a story for another
darkness but that’s a story for another
darkness but that’s a story for another time so fast forward my story a little
time so fast forward my story a little
time so fast forward my story a little bit
bit
bit it was the third and final week of the
it was the third and final week of the
it was the third and final week of the colonist college course from hell I was
colonist college course from hell I was
colonist college course from hell I was supposed the good professor was hyping
supposed the good professor was hyping
supposed the good professor was hyping us up to play a stock simulation game
us up to play a stock simulation game
us up to play a stock simulation game basically you were given 1 million
basically you were given 1 million
basically you were given 1 million theoretical dollars and you were
theoretical dollars and you were
theoretical dollars and you were supposed to invest them in a number of
supposed to invest them in a number of
supposed to invest them in a number of companies to see what those in and see
companies to see what those in and see
companies to see what those in and see what those investments do for you
what those investments do for you
what those investments do for you hopefully make money to maximize our
hopefully make money to maximize our
hopefully make money to maximize our chances of making money we were working
chances of making money we were working
chances of making money we were working in groups and we were we were supposed
in groups and we were we were supposed
in groups and we were we were supposed to use everything we’ve learned over the
to use everything we’ve learned over the
to use everything we’ve learned over the past lessons to effectively make a lot
past lessons to effectively make a lot
past lessons to effectively make a lot but my group the cool kids club
but my group the cool kids club
but my group the cool kids club pronounced acronym CCC because KKK would
pronounced acronym CCC because KKK would
pronounced acronym CCC because KKK would be a little offensive panicked a little
be a little offensive panicked a little
be a little offensive panicked a little bit because we didn’t learn anything so
bit because we didn’t learn anything so
bit because we didn’t learn anything so what do we do well this is when we
what do we do well this is when we
what do we do well this is when we learned a third piece of crucial wisdom
learned a third piece of crucial wisdom
learned a third piece of crucial wisdom we learned to trust our instincts lend
we learned to trust our instincts lend
we learned to trust our instincts lend the CCC picked their companies
the CCC picked their companies
the CCC picked their companies we chose based solely on this gut
we chose based solely on this gut
we chose based solely on this gut feeling that we had that this copy would
feeling that we had that this copy would
feeling that we had that this copy would do well this other company would do well
do well this other company would do well
do well this other company would do well it was unfortunately I do not have any
it was unfortunately I do not have any
it was unfortunately I do not have any logical reasoning behind why you should
logical reasoning behind why you should
logical reasoning behind why you should trust your instincts but I’m
trust your instincts but I’m
trust your instincts but I’m ask when has things such as trusting
ask when has things such as trusting
ask when has things such as trusting your instincts ever had a sufficient
your instincts ever had a sufficient
your instincts ever had a sufficient amount of logical reasoning to it and so
amount of logical reasoning to it and so
amount of logical reasoning to it and so I one may ask when do I trust my use my
I one may ask when do I trust my use my
I one may ask when do I trust my use my instincts and then I tell and then I say
instincts and then I tell and then I say
instincts and then I tell and then I say well whenever in doubt user instincts
well whenever in doubt user instincts
well whenever in doubt user instincts because that is when they are the most
because that is when they are the most
because that is when they are the most effective at when used but enough of
effective at when used but enough of
effective at when used but enough of that allow me to show you what happened
that allow me to show you what happened
that allow me to show you what happened when allow me to tell you what happened
when allow me to tell you what happened
when allow me to tell you what happened when the CCC decided to trust their
when the CCC decided to trust their
when the CCC decided to trust their instincts what happened was we had a
instincts what happened was we had a
instincts what happened was we had a 4.5% total net profit and a net profit
4.5% total net profit and a net profit
4.5% total net profit and a net profit and something of a max of 8% most
and something of a max of 8% most
and something of a max of 8% most notably the company that I chose had a
notably the company that I chose had a
notably the company that I chose had a 10% increase in share price and since we
10% increase in share price and since we
10% increase in share price and since we had 1 million in theoretical dollars to
had 1 million in theoretical dollars to
had 1 million in theoretical dollars to spend and we had a 4.5% net profit we
spend and we had a 4.5% net profit we
spend and we had a 4.5% net profit we technically made $45,000 but that’s not
technically made $45,000 but that’s not
technically made $45,000 but that’s not all our group was the group that made
all our group was the group that made
all our group was the group that made the most money out of eight other groups
the most money out of eight other groups
the most money out of eight other groups we were the this was the ultimate
we were the this was the ultimate
we were the this was the ultimate comeback for a team of assorted dummies
comeback for a team of assorted dummies
comeback for a team of assorted dummies enough so that a student would come and
enough so that a student would come and
enough so that a student would come and ask me what my secret was in my facade
ask me what my secret was in my facade
ask me what my secret was in my facade of looking like a complete idiot but in
of looking like a complete idiot but in
of looking like a complete idiot but in truth I had no secret I was a complete
truth I had no secret I was a complete
truth I had no secret I was a complete idiot which was what I told her this
idiot which was what I told her this
idiot which was what I told her this student though I recall it was a little
student though I recall it was a little
student though I recall it was a little bit more vulgar but that’s a story for
bit more vulgar but that’s a story for
bit more vulgar but that’s a story for another time maybe in a more casual
another time maybe in a more casual
another time maybe in a more casual saying but anyway it was all done all
saying but anyway it was all done all
saying but anyway it was all done all over everything was I got to go home and
over everything was I got to go home and
over everything was I got to go home and I actually got to invest in my stock
I actually got to invest in my stock
I actually got to invest in my stock portfolio using real money and actually
portfolio using real money and actually
portfolio using real money and actually made myself a pretty penny from that
made myself a pretty penny from that
made myself a pretty penny from that something like $4,000 but that’s not
something like $4,000 but that’s not
something like $4,000 but that’s not important at all what I cherish the most
important at all what I cherish the most
important at all what I cherish the most from this memory is not is not the money
from this memory is not is not the money
from this memory is not is not the money nor the things I spend it on nor the
nor the things I spend it on nor the
nor the things I spend it on nor the satisfaction of doing something amazing
satisfaction of doing something amazing
satisfaction of doing something amazing but the wisdom that I’ve gained from it
but the wisdom that I’ve gained from it
but the wisdom that I’ve gained from it I’ve learned to be humble from the
I’ve learned to be humble from the
I’ve learned to be humble from the bottom of my being to smile at doom
bottom of my being to smile at doom
bottom of my being to smile at doom without without any doubt and finally to
without without any doubt and finally to
without without any doubt and finally to trust my own instincts if there is
trust my own instincts if there is
trust my own instincts if there is anything I hope to gain from this speech
anything I hope to gain from this speech
anything I hope to gain from this speech is for you the audience
is for you the audience
is for you the audience to take my words to heart and master
to take my words to heart and master
to take my words to heart and master what I have worked
”
Be First to Comment