I remember talking to a family member when I was younger buying into the
when I was younger buying into the
when I was younger buying into the stereotype he asks the young Indian girl
stereotype he asks the young Indian girl
stereotype he asks the young Indian girl what do you want to be when you’re older
what do you want to be when you’re older
what do you want to be when you’re older is it a doctor
is it a doctor
is it a doctor no I replied feeling like a rebel I want
no I replied feeling like a rebel I want
no I replied feeling like a rebel I want to be a spy and for the next three years
to be a spy and for the next three years
to be a spy and for the next three years I worked hard in school and in sports to
I worked hard in school and in sports to
I worked hard in school and in sports to meet the qualifications of becoming a
meet the qualifications of becoming a
meet the qualifications of becoming a spy and then one day I watched the movie
spy and then one day I watched the movie
spy and then one day I watched the movie zero dark thirty if you don’t know it’s
zero dark thirty if you don’t know it’s
zero dark thirty if you don’t know it’s a movie about the spy who found bin
a movie about the spy who found bin
a movie about the spy who found bin Laden Oh watching that movie I realized
Laden Oh watching that movie I realized
Laden Oh watching that movie I realized that I couldn’t stand to torture people
that I couldn’t stand to torture people
that I couldn’t stand to torture people so I gave up on my quest to become a spy
so I gave up on my quest to become a spy
so I gave up on my quest to become a spy it was as easy as that in a matter of
it was as easy as that in a matter of
it was as easy as that in a matter of minutes I gave up on what I had thought
minutes I gave up on what I had thought
minutes I gave up on what I had thought was my sole reason for working hard but
was my sole reason for working hard but
was my sole reason for working hard but now that I think about it I believe I
now that I think about it I believe I
now that I think about it I believe I just wanted a goal in general students
just wanted a goal in general students
just wanted a goal in general students that believe they have a goal to achieve
that believe they have a goal to achieve
that believe they have a goal to achieve perform better in school this might have
perform better in school this might have
perform better in school this might have been the reason why I created such an
been the reason why I created such an
been the reason why I created such an outlandish goal because no one really
outlandish goal because no one really
outlandish goal because no one really knows the qualifications for becoming a
knows the qualifications for becoming a
knows the qualifications for becoming a spy I could never do anything but put my
spy I could never do anything but put my
spy I could never do anything but put my best foot forward in whatever I decided
best foot forward in whatever I decided
best foot forward in whatever I decided to pursue in other words I created a
to pursue in other words I created a
to pursue in other words I created a fake goal that I really didn’t care
fake goal that I really didn’t care
fake goal that I really didn’t care about and that goal kept me motivated to
about and that goal kept me motivated to
about and that goal kept me motivated to get good grades and stay active
get good grades and stay active
get good grades and stay active throughout middle school so I wondered
throughout middle school so I wondered
throughout middle school so I wondered why doesn’t that work other times why
why doesn’t that work other times why
why doesn’t that work other times why can’t we create a goal and use it as
can’t we create a goal and use it as
can’t we create a goal and use it as motivation why doesn’t it work when we
motivation why doesn’t it work when we
motivation why doesn’t it work when we create that new year’s resolution to say
create that new year’s resolution to say
create that new year’s resolution to say lose 15 pounds
lose 15 pounds
lose 15 pounds well after examining my past I realized
well after examining my past I realized
well after examining my past I realized something about myself I’ve been
something about myself I’ve been
something about myself I’ve been depressed coming into middle school I
depressed coming into middle school I
depressed coming into middle school I would stay holed up in my room for weeks
would stay holed up in my room for weeks
would stay holed up in my room for weeks at a time and wonder about my
at a time and wonder about my
at a time and wonder about my imperceivable existence in the world and
imperceivable existence in the world and
imperceivable existence in the world and how I was of any use I know
how I was of any use I know
how I was of any use I know dark thoughts for an 11-year old so I
dark thoughts for an 11-year old so I
dark thoughts for an 11-year old so I realized that I really needed to get out
realized that I really needed to get out
realized that I really needed to get out of my slump so I created this goal at a
of my slump so I created this goal at a
of my slump so I created this goal at a desperation to have something to work
desperation to have something to work
desperation to have something to work towards there’s a story about a young
towards there’s a story about a young
towards there’s a story about a young Chinese girl who grew up during the time
Chinese girl who grew up during the time
Chinese girl who grew up during the time of the Communist revolution she
of the Communist revolution she
of the Communist revolution she originally come from a rich
originally come from a rich
originally come from a rich with four houses maids all the clothes
with four houses maids all the clothes
with four houses maids all the clothes she could ask for and then the
she could ask for and then the
she could ask for and then the Communists came and took everything away
Communists came and took everything away
Communists came and took everything away her family was left with barely enough
her family was left with barely enough
her family was left with barely enough to survive and that same girl grew up
to survive and that same girl grew up
to survive and that same girl grew up got married had kids and then her
got married had kids and then her
got married had kids and then her husband died and the responsibility of
husband died and the responsibility of
husband died and the responsibility of providing for her family fell onto her
providing for her family fell onto her
providing for her family fell onto her shoulders but at that time it was very
shoulders but at that time it was very
shoulders but at that time it was very difficult for her to find a job because
difficult for her to find a job because
difficult for her to find a job because women weren’t expected to work but she
women weren’t expected to work but she
women weren’t expected to work but she knew she had to provide for her kids and
knew she had to provide for her kids and
knew she had to provide for her kids and her brother and his family who were also
her brother and his family who were also
her brother and his family who were also barely getting by so she decided to come
barely getting by so she decided to come
barely getting by so she decided to come to the land of opportunity
to the land of opportunity
to the land of opportunity she took whatever she can carry work to
she took whatever she can carry work to
she took whatever she can carry work to get her papers and she and her kids came
get her papers and she and her kids came
get her papers and she and her kids came to America that same day while walking
to America that same day while walking
to America that same day while walking on the street carrying everything she
on the street carrying everything she
on the street carrying everything she owned in a bag that woman got mugged and
owned in a bag that woman got mugged and
owned in a bag that woman got mugged and she lost everything but here’s the
she lost everything but here’s the
she lost everything but here’s the interesting part
interesting part
interesting part she can’t give up she had every reason
she can’t give up she had every reason
she can’t give up she had every reason to she’d lost all of her possessions she
to she’d lost all of her possessions she
to she’d lost all of her possessions she was cornered but her hardships
was cornered but her hardships
was cornered but her hardships encouraged her to work harder than she
encouraged her to work harder than she
encouraged her to work harder than she would have otherwise she started making
would have otherwise she started making
would have otherwise she started making shirts and selling them for pennies she
shirts and selling them for pennies she
shirts and selling them for pennies she and her family lived off that for years
and her family lived off that for years
and her family lived off that for years she eventually saved enough to send her
she eventually saved enough to send her
she eventually saved enough to send her son through college motivation is a
son through college motivation is a
son through college motivation is a natural instinct people like having a
natural instinct people like having a
natural instinct people like having a goal or a purpose and we have a tendency
goal or a purpose and we have a tendency
goal or a purpose and we have a tendency to work hard and consistently when our
to work hard and consistently when our
to work hard and consistently when our goals are the very things that we say
goals are the very things that we say
goals are the very things that we say that we live for or at risk
that we live for or at risk
that we live for or at risk say something threaten the lives of your
say something threaten the lives of your
say something threaten the lives of your family how far would you go to keep them
family how far would you go to keep them
family how far would you go to keep them safe and I wonder can we really
safe and I wonder can we really
safe and I wonder can we really manipulate our own motivational drives
manipulate our own motivational drives
manipulate our own motivational drives can we put around purposes at risk to
can we put around purposes at risk to
can we put around purposes at risk to achieve something well it’s possible but
achieve something well it’s possible but
achieve something well it’s possible but unlikely because we as human beings
unlikely because we as human beings
unlikely because we as human beings won’t deliberately put our own purposes
won’t deliberately put our own purposes
won’t deliberately put our own purposes at risk to achieve something so what can
at risk to achieve something so what can
at risk to achieve something so what can we do I want to tell you something that
we do I want to tell you something that
we do I want to tell you something that I’ve learned in my short 18
I’ve learned in my short 18
I’ve learned in my short 18 years of life everyone has something
years of life everyone has something
years of life everyone has something that he or she believes is their
that he or she believes is their
that he or she believes is their weakness whether it may be financial
weakness whether it may be financial
weakness whether it may be financial issues health issues or family issues we
issues health issues or family issues we
issues health issues or family issues we can channel these negative feelings that
can channel these negative feelings that
can channel these negative feelings that arise from these things into something
arise from these things into something
arise from these things into something positive
positive
positive save for my own health issues for
save for my own health issues for
save for my own health issues for example I have asthma and a heart murmur
example I have asthma and a heart murmur
example I have asthma and a heart murmur I remember gym class in elementary
I remember gym class in elementary
I remember gym class in elementary school all the kids would have to run a
school all the kids would have to run a
school all the kids would have to run a lap around the field in order to warm up
lap around the field in order to warm up
lap around the field in order to warm up and I’d always be that last kid behind
and I’d always be that last kid behind
and I’d always be that last kid behind everyone else and panting like a maniac
everyone else and panting like a maniac
everyone else and panting like a maniac I was a competitive kid so this upset me
I was a competitive kid so this upset me
I was a competitive kid so this upset me I didn’t like that I had to work twice
I didn’t like that I had to work twice
I didn’t like that I had to work twice as hard to achieve the same results as
as hard to achieve the same results as
as hard to achieve the same results as everyone else and this feeling of
everyone else and this feeling of
everyone else and this feeling of frustration stayed with me for a while
frustration stayed with me for a while
frustration stayed with me for a while and then I got older and I decided to
and then I got older and I decided to
and then I got older and I decided to pursue soccer and track and when I felt
pursue soccer and track and when I felt
pursue soccer and track and when I felt that same feeling of frustration that I
that same feeling of frustration that I
that same feeling of frustration that I felt in the past I decided to do
felt in the past I decided to do
felt in the past I decided to do something about it
something about it
something about it I used that feeling to use and use it to
I used that feeling to use and use it to
I used that feeling to use and use it to achieve something positive I started
achieve something positive I started
achieve something positive I started running whenever I could I remember
running whenever I could I remember
running whenever I could I remember waking up at 6:00 a.m.
waking up at 6:00 a.m.
waking up at 6:00 a.m. and running a mile every day until my
and running a mile every day until my
and running a mile every day until my mom finally caught me this one time and
mom finally caught me this one time and
mom finally caught me this one time and yelled at me because I wasn’t allowed to
yelled at me because I wasn’t allowed to
yelled at me because I wasn’t allowed to get out so early so I started running in
get out so early so I started running in
get out so early so I started running in the afternoons I kept running even when
the afternoons I kept running even when
the afternoons I kept running even when I could feel my heartbeat through my
I could feel my heartbeat through my
I could feel my heartbeat through my ears I kept running even when it felt
ears I kept running even when it felt
ears I kept running even when it felt like my muscles would give up on me I
like my muscles would give up on me I
like my muscles would give up on me I push harder than I had ever pushed
push harder than I had ever pushed
push harder than I had ever pushed myself before and I keep became faster I
myself before and I keep became faster I
myself before and I keep became faster I wouldn’t get tired as quickly so this is
wouldn’t get tired as quickly so this is
wouldn’t get tired as quickly so this is how you can manipulate your mind stay
how you can manipulate your mind stay
how you can manipulate your mind stay motivated say you have a setback
motivated say you have a setback
motivated say you have a setback don’t let it push you to give up on
don’t let it push you to give up on
don’t let it push you to give up on something instead use it let it feel you
something instead use it let it feel you
something instead use it let it feel you to do what you want to do and there’s
to do what you want to do and there’s
to do what you want to do and there’s one last thing that I want to tell you
one last thing that I want to tell you
one last thing that I want to tell you it’s a quote by Ernest Hemingway the
it’s a quote by Ernest Hemingway the
it’s a quote by Ernest Hemingway the world breaks everyone and afterward many
world breaks everyone and afterward many
world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places what I
are strong at the broken places what I
are strong at the broken places what I want you to get out of this quote is
want you to get out of this quote is
want you to get out of this quote is that sometimes our biggest weaknesses
that sometimes our biggest weaknesses
that sometimes our biggest weaknesses can become our
can become our
can become our strings a weakness is not nothing bad is
strings a weakness is not nothing bad is
strings a weakness is not nothing bad is absolutely okay to have a weakness but
absolutely okay to have a weakness but
absolutely okay to have a weakness but never let it make you give up on
never let it make you give up on
never let it make you give up on something like that young indian girl
something like that young indian girl
something like that young indian girl who created a goal out of desperation to
who created a goal out of desperation to
who created a goal out of desperation to get out of her slump use your weaknesses
get out of her slump use your weaknesses
get out of her slump use your weaknesses to your advantage
to your advantage
to your advantage thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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