negativity the thief of dreams why do you do the things you do why do you act
you do the things you do why do you act
you do the things you do why do you act the way you act Jim Rhon once said that
the way you act Jim Rhon once said that
the way you act Jim Rhon once said that we are the average of the five people we
we are the average of the five people we
we are the average of the five people we spend the most time with now many people
spend the most time with now many people
spend the most time with now many people will deny this fact but research shows
will deny this fact but research shows
will deny this fact but research shows that we are more affected by our
that we are more affected by our
that we are more affected by our environment than we choose to believe
environment than we choose to believe
environment than we choose to believe what then am I saying if you surround
what then am I saying if you surround
what then am I saying if you surround yourself with negative people and
yourself with negative people and
yourself with negative people and failures please do not be surprised as
failures please do not be surprised as
failures please do not be surprised as negativity and failure is bound to
negativity and failure is bound to
negativity and failure is bound to follow you
follow you
follow you Pope Francis once said the less you
Pope Francis once said the less you
Pope Francis once said the less you focus on negative people the easier life
focus on negative people the easier life
focus on negative people the easier life becomes did you know that negative
becomes did you know that negative
becomes did you know that negative people never really live why because
people never really live why because
people never really live why because instead of focusing on being the best
instead of focusing on being the best
instead of focusing on being the best they can be the instead lose out on
they can be the instead lose out on
they can be the instead lose out on opportunities and not because they lack
opportunities and not because they lack
opportunities and not because they lack the ability but because of their mindset
imagine how sad you would be at the end
imagine how sad you would be at the end of your a-levels when you realize you
of your a-levels when you realize you
of your a-levels when you realize you wasted your prime life under achieving
wasted your prime life under achieving
wasted your prime life under achieving and not because you lacks the ability as
and not because you lacks the ability as
and not because you lacks the ability as teenagers I know it might not always be
teenagers I know it might not always be
teenagers I know it might not always be in control of my emotions but we can
in control of my emotions but we can
in control of my emotions but we can control our thoughts and this allows us
control our thoughts and this allows us
control our thoughts and this allows us to control our emotions confused once
to control our emotions confused once
to control our emotions confused once you have positive thoughts and let out
you have positive thoughts and let out
you have positive thoughts and let out positivity you will start to receive
positivity you will start to receive
positivity you will start to receive positivity as the saying goes what goes
positivity as the saying goes what goes
positivity as the saying goes what goes around comes around
around comes around
around comes around I myself am still struggling to practice
I myself am still struggling to practice
I myself am still struggling to practice positivity because I to live in a world
positivity because I to live in a world
positivity because I to live in a world where we are constantly surrounded by
where we are constantly surrounded by
where we are constantly surrounded by negativity discouragement and people
negativity discouragement and people
negativity discouragement and people trying to bring us down
I remember vividly once when I hit rock
I remember vividly once when I hit rock bottom my dad telling me to never give
bottom my dad telling me to never give
bottom my dad telling me to never give up as students I know we struggle with
up as students I know we struggle with
up as students I know we struggle with varied things be it our academic grades
varied things be it our academic grades
varied things be it our academic grades or sports achievements or even thinking
or sports achievements or even thinking
or sports achievements or even thinking that some teachers do not like us the
that some teachers do not like us the
that some teachers do not like us the list is endless
list is endless
list is endless but I want you and I to make a
but I want you and I to make a
but I want you and I to make a deliberate decision that that rock
deliberate decision that that rock
deliberate decision that that rock bottom that we hit could actually be the
bottom that we hit could actually be the
bottom that we hit could actually be the foundation that we could use to stand up
foundation that we could use to stand up
foundation that we could use to stand up again personally I have struggled with
again personally I have struggled with
again personally I have struggled with mathematics since year three I do not
mathematics since year three I do not
mathematics since year three I do not know why this is the only subject that I
know why this is the only subject that I
know why this is the only subject that I am never sure if our passing whenever
am never sure if our passing whenever
am never sure if our passing whenever the teacher gives us a written
the teacher gives us a written
the teacher gives us a written assessment in class now don’t label me
assessment in class now don’t label me
assessment in class now don’t label me as arrogant when I say that to me
as arrogant when I say that to me
as arrogant when I say that to me a passed grade is anything above a B I
a passed grade is anything above a B I
a passed grade is anything above a B I love and enjoy learning maths but what
love and enjoy learning maths but what
love and enjoy learning maths but what happens to me in my examinations is what
happens to me in my examinations is what
happens to me in my examinations is what I have not figured out up until today
I have not figured out up until today
I have not figured out up until today despite all of the effort I put in
despite all of the effort I put in
despite all of the effort I put in preparation
preparation
preparation however because of my uncertainty in
however because of my uncertainty in
however because of my uncertainty in what I’ll get in mathematics I always
what I’ll get in mathematics I always
what I’ll get in mathematics I always ensure that I put in the maximum effort
ensure that I put in the maximum effort
ensure that I put in the maximum effort in my other subjects so that my overall
in my other subjects so that my overall
in my other subjects so that my overall grade will be decent enough despite that
grade will be decent enough despite that
grade will be decent enough despite that see as I share this story with you I
see as I share this story with you I
see as I share this story with you I hope that someone in the audience can
hope that someone in the audience can
hope that someone in the audience can use that thing in their life that might
use that thing in their life that might
use that thing in their life that might as well be looked at as negative and
as well be looked at as negative and
as well be looked at as negative and turn it into something positive who and
turn it into something positive who and
turn it into something positive who and the audience can say that they have
the audience can say that they have
the audience can say that they have never fallen victim to negative thoughts
never fallen victim to negative thoughts
never fallen victim to negative thoughts let me tell you we all have the innate
let me tell you we all have the innate
let me tell you we all have the innate power to achieve great things now
power to achieve great things now
power to achieve great things now judging from my age you might think that
judging from my age you might think that
judging from my age you might think that I do not know what I am talking about
I do not know what I am talking about
I do not know what I am talking about and that’s fine by me however I
and that’s fine by me however I
and that’s fine by me however I to encourage you all to avoid declaring
to encourage you all to avoid declaring
to encourage you all to avoid declaring anybody as being tabula rasa what I’m
anybody as being tabula rasa what I’m
anybody as being tabula rasa what I’m saying is you can learn a lot from
saying is you can learn a lot from
saying is you can learn a lot from anybody I’ve decided my new mantra is
anybody I’ve decided my new mantra is
anybody I’ve decided my new mantra is saying no to negativity saying no to
saying no to negativity saying no to
saying no to negativity saying no to that voice that whispers to me in class
that voice that whispers to me in class
that voice that whispers to me in class Shanice you will fail because of
Shanice you will fail because of
Shanice you will fail because of mathematics as I conclude if you forget
mathematics as I conclude if you forget
mathematics as I conclude if you forget everything that I have said today do not
everything that I have said today do not
everything that I have said today do not forget this quote from Henry Ford
forget this quote from Henry Ford
forget this quote from Henry Ford whether you think you can or you can’t
whether you think you can or you can’t
whether you think you can or you can’t you’re right we all have the power to
you’re right we all have the power to
you’re right we all have the power to shape our future with the smallest of
shape our future with the smallest of
shape our future with the smallest of things our thoughts thank you
things our thoughts thank you
things our thoughts thank you [Applause]
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