so I just want to see a show of hands of who has a dream all right that looked
who has a dream all right that looked
who has a dream all right that looked like a lot of you guys now I also have a
like a lot of you guys now I also have a
like a lot of you guys now I also have a dream and you know what I’m actually
dream and you know what I’m actually
dream and you know what I’m actually living my dream right now because I
living my dream right now because I
living my dream right now because I always wanted to do a TED talk it’s been
always wanted to do a TED talk it’s been
always wanted to do a TED talk it’s been like on my list forever okay so I’m not
like on my list forever okay so I’m not
like on my list forever okay so I’m not actually here to tell you what
actually here to tell you what
actually here to tell you what intrinsic motivation is I’m actually
intrinsic motivation is I’m actually
intrinsic motivation is I’m actually here to tell you how to use it and how
here to tell you how to use it and how
here to tell you how to use it and how to find it so what I’m talking to you I
to find it so what I’m talking to you I
to find it so what I’m talking to you I just want you to think about yourself
just want you to think about yourself
just want you to think about yourself and just kind of apply what I’m saying
and just kind of apply what I’m saying
and just kind of apply what I’m saying okay so don’t really think about me
okay so don’t really think about me
okay so don’t really think about me although I will tell you my story so
although I will tell you my story so
although I will tell you my story so growing up Karen grande came on what I
growing up Karen grande came on what I
growing up Karen grande came on what I have noticed is that there are paths
have noticed is that there are paths
have noticed is that there are paths that are getting tossed you know you
that are getting tossed you know you
that are getting tossed you know you college students here are just an
college students here are just an
college students here are just an example of that because you’re studying
example of that because you’re studying
example of that because you’re studying you know some of the things you know
you know some of the things you know
you know some of the things you know political science
political science
political science there’s finance there’s law and these
there’s finance there’s law and these
there’s finance there’s law and these are the options that are given to us
are the options that are given to us
are the options that are given to us right so what it is is that I want to
right so what it is is that I want to
right so what it is is that I want to show you your unconventional
show you your unconventional
show you your unconventional path to success all right so they are
path to success all right so they are
path to success all right so they are people up there who will apply for jobs
people up there who will apply for jobs
people up there who will apply for jobs go for interviews and don’t have the
go for interviews and don’t have the
go for interviews and don’t have the qualifications and where I’m going with
qualifications and where I’m going with
qualifications and where I’m going with this is that because they were playing
this is that because they were playing
this is that because they were playing for jobs say in the radio or on TV or in
for jobs say in the radio or on TV or in
for jobs say in the radio or on TV or in the arts you know could be a dancer or
the arts you know could be a dancer or
the arts you know could be a dancer or you know musician but you don’t have the
you know musician but you don’t have the
you know musician but you don’t have the qualification so one of the things that
qualification so one of the things that
qualification so one of the things that I’ve applied for and I actually use this
I’ve applied for and I actually use this
I’ve applied for and I actually use this title an autodidactic multimedia sound
title an autodidactic multimedia sound
title an autodidactic multimedia sound technician and CEO of better productions
technician and CEO of better productions
technician and CEO of better productions and pretty much as you see they’re just
and pretty much as you see they’re just
and pretty much as you see they’re just literally producing music in your
literally producing music in your
literally producing music in your bedroom and sometimes you know just
bedroom and sometimes you know just
bedroom and sometimes you know just simple things like this you build on
simple things like this you build on
simple things like this you build on your own skills but to apply it in real
your own skills but to apply it in real
your own skills but to apply it in real life and a real functioning
life and a real functioning
life and a real functioning this isn’t always practical so a few of
this isn’t always practical so a few of
this isn’t always practical so a few of the steps that I’ve taken because my
the steps that I’ve taken because my
the steps that I’ve taken because my path to success
path to success
path to success I wouldn’t call the most original I’m
I wouldn’t call the most original I’m
I wouldn’t call the most original I’m not an accountant I’m not a lawyer I’m
not an accountant I’m not a lawyer I’m
not an accountant I’m not a lawyer I’m not you know a big star yet but I have
not you know a big star yet but I have
not you know a big star yet but I have taken steps and it’s only until I
taken steps and it’s only until I
taken steps and it’s only until I actually looked back on my life that I
actually looked back on my life that I
actually looked back on my life that I actually realized that I’ve created this
actually realized that I’ve created this
actually realized that I’ve created this path now using my intrinsic motivation
path now using my intrinsic motivation
path now using my intrinsic motivation the things that are inside of me
the things that are inside of me
the things that are inside of me things like stuff believe self love you
things like stuff believe self love you
things like stuff believe self love you know these were the things that I
know these were the things that I
know these were the things that I actually focused on and I have done
actually focused on and I have done
actually focused on and I have done meditation I have done you know just
meditation I have done you know just
meditation I have done you know just doing self practice things where you
doing self practice things where you
doing self practice things where you know it’s like simply looking at
know it’s like simply looking at
know it’s like simply looking at yourself in the mirror telling yourself
yourself in the mirror telling yourself
yourself in the mirror telling yourself that you’re beautiful I actually have on
that you’re beautiful I actually have on
that you’re beautiful I actually have on my mirror three mantras and one of them
my mirror three mantras and one of them
my mirror three mantras and one of them is every day you can start a new
is every day you can start a new
is every day you can start a new beginning and that’s exactly what I do
beginning and that’s exactly what I do
beginning and that’s exactly what I do no matter how much I mess up the day
no matter how much I mess up the day
no matter how much I mess up the day before or whatever may have happened I
before or whatever may have happened I
before or whatever may have happened I go to sleep and I wake up and I’m a new
go to sleep and I wake up and I’m a new
go to sleep and I wake up and I’m a new person and you know I think a lot of us
person and you know I think a lot of us
person and you know I think a lot of us we actually tend to base our success on
we actually tend to base our success on
we actually tend to base our success on extrinsic things like the praise that
extrinsic things like the praise that
extrinsic things like the praise that you get the amount of money that you
you get the amount of money that you
you get the amount of money that you earn and at one point in my life I
earn and at one point in my life I
earn and at one point in my life I actually based myself value of how much
actually based myself value of how much
actually based myself value of how much money I had in my pocket and I found
money I had in my pocket and I found
money I had in my pocket and I found that after some time that that was not a
that after some time that that was not a
that after some time that that was not a right idea to have because if you are
right idea to have because if you are
right idea to have because if you are unemployed
unemployed
unemployed how much do you value yourself now one
how much do you value yourself now one
how much do you value yourself now one thing that I did with trying to move
thing that I did with trying to move
thing that I did with trying to move forward and progress in life and any
forward and progress in life and any
forward and progress in life and any section or anything that I was
section or anything that I was
section or anything that I was interested in I tried to learn so much
interested in I tried to learn so much
interested in I tried to learn so much about that
about that
about that and if I was not able to say a fire
and if I was not able to say a fire
and if I was not able to say a fire scholarship or attend school what I did
scholarship or attend school what I did
scholarship or attend school what I did to gain my Accra nation is that I taught
to gain my Accra nation is that I taught
to gain my Accra nation is that I taught other people I would literally set up a
other people I would literally set up a
other people I would literally set up a classroom so my first classroom that I
classroom so my first classroom that I
classroom so my first classroom that I set up was a dance class I was about 16
set up was a dance class I was about 16
set up was a dance class I was about 16 years old and my students were probably
years old and my students were probably
years old and my students were probably the same age as I was and even younger
the same age as I was and even younger
the same age as I was and even younger and pretty much what I did was I taught
and pretty much what I did was I taught
and pretty much what I did was I taught these students and I said hey this is
these students and I said hey this is
these students and I said hey this is what you do and I taught them how to
what you do and I taught them how to
what you do and I taught them how to teach and just ask them to bring more
teach and just ask them to bring more
teach and just ask them to bring more students and when you start with an idea
students and when you start with an idea
students and when you start with an idea with a spark you know you have masses
with a spark you know you have masses
with a spark you know you have masses and now with social media you don’t even
and now with social media you don’t even
and now with social media you don’t even have to start a class you just need a
have to start a class you just need a
have to start a class you just need a camera get in front of it and distribute
camera get in front of it and distribute
camera get in front of it and distribute your talent or skill and that’s how you
your talent or skill and that’s how you
your talent or skill and that’s how you gain here at aggradation without an
gain here at aggradation without an
gain here at aggradation without an education now this picture may be very
education now this picture may be very
education now this picture may be very silly
silly
silly yeah Disney Princess and I love
yeah Disney Princess and I love
yeah Disney Princess and I love princesses by the way so every single
princesses by the way so every single
princesses by the way so every single one of these they have such a unique
one of these they have such a unique
one of these they have such a unique story right and I find that in life
story right and I find that in life
story right and I find that in life everybody has a unique story and what I
everybody has a unique story and what I
everybody has a unique story and what I have also done is that I have surrounded
have also done is that I have surrounded
have also done is that I have surrounded myself with like-minded people now they
myself with like-minded people now they
myself with like-minded people now they may not be the same age as me they may
may not be the same age as me they may
may not be the same age as me they may be a lot older than me but I try to
be a lot older than me but I try to
be a lot older than me but I try to identify with people on different levels
identify with people on different levels
identify with people on different levels and you know this has been one of the
and you know this has been one of the
and you know this has been one of the greatest benefits because if you meet
greatest benefits because if you meet
greatest benefits because if you meet someone and you know their background
someone and you know their background
someone and you know their background how easy it is to ask them questions and
how easy it is to ask them questions and
how easy it is to ask them questions and learn so much more on the point there as
learn so much more on the point there as
learn so much more on the point there as opposed to or versus signing up for a
opposed to or versus signing up for a
opposed to or versus signing up for a class paying for it waiting to get there
class paying for it waiting to get there
class paying for it waiting to get there you know this is so much easier just
you know this is so much easier just
you know this is so much easier just finding people who are where you want to
finding people who are where you want to
finding people who are where you want to be and doing the things that you want to
be and doing the things that you want to
be and doing the things that you want to do now
do now
do now once you have found those people and
once you have found those people and
once you have found those people and you’ve asked them a whole ton of
you’ve asked them a whole ton of
you’ve asked them a whole ton of questions you have to share your dreams
questions you have to share your dreams
questions you have to share your dreams with them and sometimes they can help
with them and sometimes they can help
with them and sometimes they can help you get that dream done or they can give
you get that dream done or they can give
you get that dream done or they can give you advice you know sometimes the people
you advice you know sometimes the people
you advice you know sometimes the people may not be super close to you but one of
may not be super close to you but one of
may not be super close to you but one of the things that I found is you know
the things that I found is you know
the things that I found is you know asking your parents your peers and those
asking your parents your peers and those
asking your parents your peers and those same people what they think of you and I
same people what they think of you and I
same people what they think of you and I always ask people what they think of me
always ask people what they think of me
always ask people what they think of me I always ask them what they think of my
I always ask them what they think of my
I always ask them what they think of my dreams and different ways that they
dreams and different ways that they
dreams and different ways that they think that I can make my dream come true
think that I can make my dream come true
think that I can make my dream come true there are times where some of those
there are times where some of those
there are times where some of those people may say well your dream is not
people may say well your dream is not
people may say well your dream is not realistic but that should not make you
realistic but that should not make you
realistic but that should not make you stop dreaming you should continue to
stop dreaming you should continue to
stop dreaming you should continue to dream and share your dream whether it’s
dream and share your dream whether it’s
dream and share your dream whether it’s with those people social media or
with those people social media or
with those people social media or wherever just so that you can get where
wherever just so that you can get where
wherever just so that you can get where you need to be and accredit yourself and
you need to be and accredit yourself and
you need to be and accredit yourself and back to that ask questions asking
back to that ask questions asking
back to that ask questions asking questions is very very important
questions is very very important
questions is very very important I went throughout my high school career
I went throughout my high school career
I went throughout my high school career just asking all of the questions that I
just asking all of the questions that I
just asking all of the questions that I wanted to know I literally sat in my
wanted to know I literally sat in my
wanted to know I literally sat in my science class and asked my teacher why
science class and asked my teacher why
science class and asked my teacher why is water wet and the classroom just like
is water wet and the classroom just like
is water wet and the classroom just like burst out and laughter and I felt a
burst out and laughter and I felt a
burst out and laughter and I felt a little bad but and I got up and I was
little bad but and I got up and I was
little bad but and I got up and I was like well do you know why and nobody can
like well do you know why and nobody can
like well do you know why and nobody can answer the question and sometimes some
answer the question and sometimes some
answer the question and sometimes some of our questions don’t even have answers
of our questions don’t even have answers
of our questions don’t even have answers but the question just needs to be asked
but the question just needs to be asked
but the question just needs to be asked so that you can start to think and get a
so that you can start to think and get a
so that you can start to think and get a spark
spark
spark now with all of that I hope you guys are
now with all of that I hope you guys are
now with all of that I hope you guys are all still thinking about yourself and
all still thinking about yourself and
all still thinking about yourself and everything that I said one thing that I
everything that I said one thing that I
everything that I said one thing that I challenge you to do is literally make a
challenge you to do is literally make a
challenge you to do is literally make a list for everything this is something
list for everything this is something
list for everything this is something that I do on a daily basis whether it is
that I do on a daily basis whether it is
that I do on a daily basis whether it is making a list for what I need to do
making a list for what I need to do
making a list for what I need to do tomorrow what I need to do next week and
tomorrow what I need to do next week and
tomorrow what I need to do next week and I also make sub lists for those things
I also make sub lists for those things
I also make sub lists for those things so I created a list of larger things
so I created a list of larger things
so I created a list of larger things that I wanted to do in a year so I had
that I wanted to do in a year so I had
that I wanted to do in a year so I had ten things on that list one being this
ten things on that list one being this
ten things on that list one being this TED talk but what not particularly this
TED talk but what not particularly this
TED talk but what not particularly this TED talk but a TED talk and you know a
TED talk but a TED talk and you know a
TED talk but a TED talk and you know a year had passed and it was still on my
year had passed and it was still on my
year had passed and it was still on my list and I have a vision board where I
list and I have a vision board where I
list and I have a vision board where I put like all of these different pictures
put like all of these different pictures
put like all of these different pictures all of these little sayings and
all of these little sayings and
all of these little sayings and everything and I just kept this list on
everything and I just kept this list on
everything and I just kept this list on there and I’m like man some of these
there and I’m like man some of these
there and I’m like man some of these things are not getting done and with me
things are not getting done and with me
things are not getting done and with me and the way that I think I think that I
and the way that I think I think that I
and the way that I think I think that I think the way I see and what I mean by
think the way I see and what I mean by
think the way I see and what I mean by that is that I am a nearsighted person
that is that I am a nearsighted person
that is that I am a nearsighted person so if I take out my contact right now I
so if I take out my contact right now I
so if I take out my contact right now I cannot see any of your faces I can see
cannot see any of your faces I can see
cannot see any of your faces I can see the closest thing that’s up to me so one
the closest thing that’s up to me so one
the closest thing that’s up to me so one day I was actually just you know coming
day I was actually just you know coming
day I was actually just you know coming up to UCC I I wanted to order a
up to UCC I I wanted to order a
up to UCC I I wanted to order a transcript and I opened the door and as
transcript and I opened the door and as
transcript and I opened the door and as I pulled the door closer to me I saw the
I pulled the door closer to me I saw the
I pulled the door closer to me I saw the sign TED talk and I said wow I have to
sign TED talk and I said wow I have to
sign TED talk and I said wow I have to do this I literally got on to my phone
do this I literally got on to my phone
do this I literally got on to my phone on Instagram live and I’m like oh my god
on Instagram live and I’m like oh my god
on Instagram live and I’m like oh my god guys I really want to do a TED talk I’m
guys I really want to do a TED talk I’m
guys I really want to do a TED talk I’m gonna do it I signed up got accepted and
gonna do it I signed up got accepted and
gonna do it I signed up got accepted and Here I am so with all that make your
Here I am so with all that make your
Here I am so with all that make your list make your sub list and start taking
list make your sub list and start taking
list make your sub list and start taking things off and as you start taking
things off and as you start taking
things off and as you start taking things off you’ll see your successful
things off you’ll see your successful
things off you’ll see your successful path
path
path now each one of our lists are all going
now each one of our lists are all going
now each one of our lists are all going to be different my list is completely
to be different my list is completely
to be different my list is completely different from yours compared to
different from yours compared to
different from yours compared to everybody else’s and this is your
everybody else’s and this is your
everybody else’s and this is your unconventional path to success turn cats
unconventional path to success turn cats
unconventional path to success turn cats into cans remember those negative people
into cans remember those negative people
into cans remember those negative people who told you that you can’t do anything
who told you that you can’t do anything
who told you that you can’t do anything keep them in your life because they are
keep them in your life because they are
keep them in your life because they are going to be the people who you want to
going to be the people who you want to
going to be the people who you want to prove wrong and just show them just you
prove wrong and just show them just you
prove wrong and just show them just you know be positive about what you want to
know be positive about what you want to
know be positive about what you want to do take notes everywhere you can
do take notes everywhere you can
do take notes everywhere you can continue learning and be a sponge be a
continue learning and be a sponge be a
continue learning and be a sponge be a sponge that’s what I did leading up to
sponge that’s what I did leading up to
sponge that’s what I did leading up to this TED talk I just met people and
this TED talk I just met people and
this TED talk I just met people and learned and soaked in so much ideas and
learned and soaked in so much ideas and
learned and soaked in so much ideas and I wanted to record them and I’m like oh
I wanted to record them and I’m like oh
I wanted to record them and I’m like oh my goodness you should be doing the TED
my goodness you should be doing the TED
my goodness you should be doing the TED talk but uh you know life takes you on
talk but uh you know life takes you on
talk but uh you know life takes you on different paths and I told myself that I
different paths and I told myself that I
different paths and I told myself that I can and that I will and lastly but not
can and that I will and lastly but not
can and that I will and lastly but not least believe in yourself because no
least believe in yourself because no
least believe in yourself because no matter how many people you have around
matter how many people you have around
matter how many people you have around you who will tell you that you can or
you who will tell you that you can or
you who will tell you that you can or you can’t or no matter what they say to
you can’t or no matter what they say to
you can’t or no matter what they say to you you still have to believe in
you you still have to believe in
you you still have to believe in yourself that you can do it now success
yourself that you can do it now success
yourself that you can do it now success can mean so many different things to any
can mean so many different things to any
can mean so many different things to any of us it could mean having a ton of
of us it could mean having a ton of
of us it could mean having a ton of money in the bank
money in the bank
money in the bank it could mean achieving a goal it could
it could mean achieving a goal it could
it could mean achieving a goal it could be achieving your degree and something
be achieving your degree and something
be achieving your degree and something whatever your success is make it known
whatever your success is make it known
whatever your success is make it known and hold that in your heart and once you
and hold that in your heart and once you
and hold that in your heart and once you believe in yourself be yourself be fully
believe in yourself be yourself be fully
believe in yourself be yourself be fully 100% confident that you can do it and
100% confident that you can do it and
100% confident that you can do it and that you can thank you
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