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and we all have expectations from our

and we all have expectations from our lives we all have dreams yet the things

lives we all have dreams yet the things

lives we all have dreams yet the things we want most time to stay away from us

we want most time to stay away from us

we want most time to stay away from us so that we always have something to

so that we always have something to

so that we always have something to chase after some time the things we

chase after some time the things we

chase after some time the things we won’t change but we still continue on

won’t change but we still continue on

won’t change but we still continue on running after we live some kind of life

running after we live some kind of life

running after we live some kind of life in this repeating cycle of changing

in this repeating cycle of changing

in this repeating cycle of changing aspirations in the meanwhile we succeed

aspirations in the meanwhile we succeed

aspirations in the meanwhile we succeed in things that are predictably

in things that are predictably

in things that are predictably accomplishable and in the range of our

accomplishable and in the range of our

accomplishable and in the range of our self determined potential here the

self determined potential here the

self determined potential here the question is are we really happy to live

question is are we really happy to live

question is are we really happy to live in this way but or did we just get used

in this way but or did we just get used

in this way but or did we just get used to it

inside us that are numerous urges

inside us that are numerous urges unbreakable chains in the remote corners

unbreakable chains in the remote corners

unbreakable chains in the remote corners of our very own self we have forgotten

of our very own self we have forgotten

of our very own self we have forgotten them that under dust even though we know

them that under dust even though we know

them that under dust even though we know that they will make us the happiest we

that they will make us the happiest we

that they will make us the happiest we act in this manner because we have the

act in this manner because we have the

act in this manner because we have the fear of failing we think that we cannot

fear of failing we think that we cannot

fear of failing we think that we cannot do it or we believe that that thing

do it or we believe that that thing

do it or we believe that that thing doesn’t happen for us all this

doesn’t happen for us all this

doesn’t happen for us all this negativity and sounds distracting

negativity and sounds distracting

negativity and sounds distracting thoughts generate an acceptance of the

thoughts generate an acceptance of the

thoughts generate an acceptance of the current situation and live the

current situation and live the

current situation and live the first-rate or brain that we are

first-rate or brain that we are

first-rate or brain that we are incapable of doing something how can we

incapable of doing something how can we

incapable of doing something how can we expect any success in that vein we

expect any success in that vein we

expect any success in that vein we bonhomie think this way we are actually

bonhomie think this way we are actually

bonhomie think this way we are actually conditioning our brains teaching

conditioning our brains teaching

conditioning our brains teaching ourselves how to believe and how to

ourselves how to believe and how to

ourselves how to believe and how to behave we define how we view who we are

behave we define how we view who we are

behave we define how we view who we are so when you say I cannot achieve it you

so when you say I cannot achieve it you

so when you say I cannot achieve it you won’t when you say it won’t happen to me

won’t when you say it won’t happen to me

won’t when you say it won’t happen to me surely it won’t because you have already

surely it won’t because you have already

surely it won’t because you have already made your mind accept your proposed

made your mind accept your proposed

made your mind accept your proposed result you define yourself who you are

result you define yourself who you are

result you define yourself who you are as a person who doesn’t have the skills

as a person who doesn’t have the skills

as a person who doesn’t have the skills to make it happen so this brings us to

to make it happen so this brings us to

to make it happen so this brings us to the point that we are our biggest

the point that we are our biggest

the point that we are our biggest obstacles a zig Zigler state and other

obstacles a zig Zigler state and other

obstacles a zig Zigler state and other things and people can stop us

things and people can stop us

things and people can stop us temporarily but you are the only one who

temporarily but you are the only one who

temporarily but you are the only one who gets up yourself

gets up yourself

gets up yourself permanently I graduated from the

permanently I graduated from the

permanently I graduated from the school in 2013 at those times it was my

school in 2013 at those times it was my

school in 2013 at those times it was my greatest dream to go to America for

greatest dream to go to America for

greatest dream to go to America for university I was dreaming to take a huge

university I was dreaming to take a huge

university I was dreaming to take a huge step in my life to get movin in country

step in my life to get movin in country

step in my life to get movin in country new people I was hoping to study in one

new people I was hoping to study in one

new people I was hoping to study in one of the best universities in the world

of the best universities in the world

of the best universities in the world but this was one of my urges that I

but this was one of my urges that I

but this was one of my urges that I change in me because I was considering

change in me because I was considering

change in me because I was considering it far beyond the potential I told I

it far beyond the potential I told I

it far beyond the potential I told I heaven it was also financially

heaven it was also financially

heaven it was also financially impossible for me to afford because of

impossible for me to afford because of

impossible for me to afford because of such an education so leaning this dream

such an education so leaning this dream

such an education so leaning this dream of mine better off I just focused on my

of mine better off I just focused on my

of mine better off I just focused on my current educational activities

current educational activities

current educational activities continuing on achieving predictably

continuing on achieving predictably

continuing on achieving predictably accountable things like my high school

accountable things like my high school

accountable things like my high school duties or preparing for the national

duties or preparing for the national

duties or preparing for the national university entrance exams not my desires

university entrance exams not my desires

university entrance exams not my desires defined by my own son

defined by my own son

defined by my own son until one day done my teachers

until one day done my teachers

until one day done my teachers encouraged me to at least try it they

encouraged me to at least try it they

encouraged me to at least try it they turned my fear of failing into hope into

turned my fear of failing into hope into

turned my fear of failing into hope into belief that I can do it so I applied to

belief that I can do it so I applied to

belief that I can do it so I applied to Cornell and some other good universities

Cornell and some other good universities

Cornell and some other good universities in America in my last year of the high

in America in my last year of the high

in America in my last year of the high school knowing that statistically my

school knowing that statistically my

school knowing that statistically my chances of getting accepted well below

chances of getting accepted well below

chances of getting accepted well below 1% and in one of the interviews I had

1% and in one of the interviews I had

1% and in one of the interviews I had with one of schools the interview the

with one of schools the interview the

with one of schools the interview the interviewer asked me a question he said

interviewer asked me a question he said

interviewer asked me a question he said you know students with outstanding

you know students with outstanding

you know students with outstanding achievements like Olympics winner or

achievements like Olympics winner or

achievements like Olympics winner or from drove an association related to

from drove an association related to

from drove an association related to human rights or in matter of something

human rights or in matter of something

human rights or in matter of something applied to our school among all of them

applied to our school among all of them

applied to our school among all of them why should our school choose you in my

why should our school choose you in my

why should our school choose you in my entire life I had never anytime I had

entire life I had never anytime I had

entire life I had never anytime I had never felt this worse

never felt this worse

never felt this worse I was thinking inside like I can turn to

I was thinking inside like I can turn to

I was thinking inside like I can turn to blow hoops at the same time one around

blow hoops at the same time one around

blow hoops at the same time one around my waist or around my legs but since

my waist or around my legs but since

my waist or around my legs but since this was a stupid idea to tell this I

this was a stupid idea to tell this I

this was a stupid idea to tell this I just chose to keep silence as it is I’m

just chose to keep silence as it is I’m

just chose to keep silence as it is I’m hoping that you change topics something

hoping that you change topics something

hoping that you change topics something I can talk about anyway I was still

I can talk about anyway I was still

I can talk about anyway I was still hopeful after the interview

hopeful after the interview

hopeful after the interview and working arts I really believed that

and working arts I really believed that

and working arts I really believed that I was going to succeed and after telling

I was going to succeed and after telling

I was going to succeed and after telling this much all of you also think that I

this much all of you also think that I

this much all of you also think that I will say I have achieved my dream but no

will say I have achieved my dream but no

will say I have achieved my dream but no I got rejected from Cornell and the

I got rejected from Cornell and the

I got rejected from Cornell and the other universities I applied I explained

other universities I applied I explained

other universities I applied I explained this story to you so that I can come to

this story to you so that I can come to

this story to you so that I can come to the point of my speech and in my opinion

the point of my speech and in my opinion

the point of my speech and in my opinion this point is very crucial in getting

this point is very crucial in getting

this point is very crucial in getting success I have failed at that time but

success I have failed at that time but

success I have failed at that time but now I can see that what I hope was

now I can see that what I hope was

now I can see that what I hope was lighting his part which has grown and

lighting his part which has grown and

lighting his part which has grown and epic it became a fire now once you

epic it became a fire now once you

epic it became a fire now once you believe in yourself

believe in yourself

believe in yourself once you reinforce your tools and

once you reinforce your tools and

once you reinforce your tools and convince yourself that you can do it

convince yourself that you can do it

convince yourself that you can do it your mind will create and Eve you who is

your mind will create and Eve you who is

your mind will create and Eve you who is conditioned on getting what she or he

conditioned on getting what she or he

conditioned on getting what she or he wants done you will go home to find a

wants done you will go home to find a

wants done you will go home to find a way to do it your responses your efforts

way to do it your responses your efforts

way to do it your responses your efforts to full problems and your way of

to full problems and your way of

to full problems and your way of thinking will steer you towards your

thinking will steer you towards your

thinking will steer you towards your desired objective you will earn me

desired objective you will earn me

desired objective you will earn me mindsets new capabilities new

mindsets new capabilities new

mindsets new capabilities new perspectives you will develop having

perspectives you will develop having

perspectives you will develop having failed my attempt to realize my dream a

failed my attempt to realize my dream a

failed my attempt to realize my dream a new era has begun in my life I enrolled

new era has begun in my life I enrolled

new era has begun in my life I enrolled at Middle East Technical University and

at Middle East Technical University and

at Middle East Technical University and I started to work on being the student

I started to work on being the student

I started to work on being the student who deserves to study at Cornell and

who deserves to study at Cornell and

who deserves to study at Cornell and this gave a meaning to my life there is

this gave a meaning to my life there is

this gave a meaning to my life there is something that can make me the happiest

something that can make me the happiest

something that can make me the happiest and I have to believe that thing can

and I have to believe that thing can

and I have to believe that thing can happen for me that couldn’t be any

happen for me that couldn’t be any

happen for me that couldn’t be any better than this for me at that time so

better than this for me at that time so

better than this for me at that time so at this point I will cut my story and

at this point I will cut my story and

at this point I will cut my story and jump to the current right now and next

jump to the current right now and next

jump to the current right now and next month I will graduate from University

month I will graduate from University

month I will graduate from University and in August I will be in Cornell to

and in August I will be in Cornell to

and in August I will be in Cornell to start my masters education and I’m not

start my masters education and I’m not

start my masters education and I’m not going to pay a penny for this yes I did

going to pay a penny for this yes I did

going to pay a penny for this yes I did it at the end but I will tell you one

it at the end but I will tell you one

it at the end but I will tell you one more thing if there is something better

more thing if there is something better

more thing if there is something better than achieving your dream it is the

than achieving your dream it is the

than achieving your dream it is the journey what you did have you leave that

journey what you did have you leave that

journey what you did have you leave that how you improve yourself during this

how you improve yourself during this

how you improve yourself during this journey the urges you have forgotten

journey the urges you have forgotten

journey the urges you have forgotten because you don’t believe you can do

because you don’t believe you can do

because you don’t believe you can do make the most positive effects in here

make the most positive effects in here

make the most positive effects in here only by unleashing them you can create a

only by unleashing them you can create a

only by unleashing them you can create a better a better version of yourself with

better a better version of yourself with

better a better version of yourself with enhanced vision but we are not available

enhanced vision but we are not available

enhanced vision but we are not available and we most of the time fail to take

and we most of the time fail to take

and we most of the time fail to take even the first step and continue our

even the first step and continue our

even the first step and continue our routine eyes leaving all the

routine eyes leaving all the

routine eyes leaving all the opportunities we can have aside we need

opportunities we can have aside we need

opportunities we can have aside we need to take us all our jizz that will give

to take us all our jizz that will give

to take us all our jizz that will give meaning to our lives from the tensions

meaning to our lives from the tensions

meaning to our lives from the tensions of our parts it is nothing but us the

of our parts it is nothing but us the

of our parts it is nothing but us the temple of ourselves and we shouldn’t let

temple of ourselves and we shouldn’t let

temple of ourselves and we shouldn’t let our negative thoughts to make our minds

our negative thoughts to make our minds

our negative thoughts to make our minds accept the defeat just at the beginning

accept the defeat just at the beginning

accept the defeat just at the beginning our life is a limited resource and how

our life is a limited resource and how

our life is a limited resource and how to use it is our own choice wasting it

to use it is our own choice wasting it

to use it is our own choice wasting it by staying in our comfort zones and

by staying in our comfort zones and

by staying in our comfort zones and running away from even the grumbles of

running away from even the grumbles of

running away from even the grumbles of failure possibility provide our maximum

failure possibility provide our maximum

failure possibility provide our maximum potential to show up failure is not

potential to show up failure is not

potential to show up failure is not something that we should flee from on

something that we should flee from on

something that we should flee from on the contrary we should go for the

the contrary we should go for the

the contrary we should go for the failure because the fees and hard times

failure because the fees and hard times

failure because the fees and hard times are the greatest opportunities for us to

are the greatest opportunities for us to

are the greatest opportunities for us to come back stronger as muscles need to

come back stronger as muscles need to

come back stronger as muscles need to get damaged to grow bigger we also need

get damaged to grow bigger we also need

get damaged to grow bigger we also need to fail before catching the bigger fish

to fail before catching the bigger fish

to fail before catching the bigger fish and and then assure you know be success

and and then assure you know be success

and and then assure you know be success counts at the first job both distinguish

counts at the first job both distinguish

counts at the first job both distinguish one of the creative geniuses of our time

one of the creative geniuses of our time

one of the creative geniuses of our time was fired from the local newspaper for

was fired from the local newspaper for

was fired from the local newspaper for not being creative Steve Jobs co-founded

not being creative Steve Jobs co-founded

not being creative Steve Jobs co-founded Apple Computer but give us to anyone he

Apple Computer but give us to anyone he

Apple Computer but give us to anyone he became a millionaire at age 23 and he

became a millionaire at age 23 and he

became a millionaire at age 23 and he got fired from his own company at the

got fired from his own company at the

got fired from his own company at the age thirty then he made a legend you

age thirty then he made a legend you

age thirty then he made a legend you come back to Apple and produce the

come back to Apple and produce the

come back to Apple and produce the greatest business success of our time

greatest business success of our time

greatest business success of our time this list goes on and on but there is an

this list goes on and on but there is an

this list goes on and on but there is an important issue I want your attention

important issue I want your attention

important issue I want your attention for all these people did something

for all these people did something

for all these people did something income they all had the courage of

income they all had the courage of

income they all had the courage of taking action to realize but they want

taking action to realize but they want

taking action to realize but they want the most in their life Steve Jobs could

the most in their life Steve Jobs could

the most in their life Steve Jobs could be an ordinary wine color in a

be an ordinary wine color in a

be an ordinary wine color in a technology for living and on risk life

technology for living and on risk life

technology for living and on risk life without fluctuations

without fluctuations

without fluctuations he would be quite successful one

he would be quite successful one

he would be quite successful one obviously but he chose to stumble not on

obviously but he chose to stumble not on

obviously but he chose to stumble not on the path to his dream and

the path to his dream and

the path to his dream and we ever have the chance to ask them

we ever have the chance to ask them

we ever have the chance to ask them going to him out to be a different life

going to him out to be a different life

going to him out to be a different life he would not want to change any instance

he would not want to change any instance

he would not want to change any instance of his life so what are you lucky

of his life so what are you lucky

of his life so what are you lucky nothing they are just by the will of our

nothing they are just by the will of our

nothing they are just by the will of our expectations from our lives we don’t

expectations from our lives we don’t

expectations from our lives we don’t know what we want on the idea of not

know what we want on the idea of not

know what we want on the idea of not being able to reach our goal

being able to reach our goal

being able to reach our goal scares the hell out of us we are most in

scares the hell out of us we are most in

scares the hell out of us we are most in our daily responsibilities they are

our daily responsibilities they are

our daily responsibilities they are working to succeed our short and

working to succeed our short and

working to succeed our short and objectives that never bring full

objectives that never bring full

objectives that never bring full satisfaction we do not take time to

satisfaction we do not take time to

satisfaction we do not take time to think even once about what we really

think even once about what we really

think even once about what we really want to do with our lives which is the

want to do with our lives which is the

want to do with our lives which is the fundamental question of existence why

fundamental question of existence why

fundamental question of existence why are we here to do what ask yourself this

are we here to do what ask yourself this

are we here to do what ask yourself this discover your true patience true wishes

discover your true patience true wishes

discover your true patience true wishes they’re somewhere inside you and do what

they’re somewhere inside you and do what

they’re somewhere inside you and do what it takes to take them out instead of

it takes to take them out instead of

it takes to take them out instead of waiting for happiness to visit you at

waiting for happiness to visit you at

waiting for happiness to visit you at some periods of your life try to live

some periods of your life try to live

some periods of your life try to live your every single day happy isolate

your every single day happy isolate

your every single day happy isolate yourself from all the things happening

yourself from all the things happening

yourself from all the things happening around you close your ears to people who

around you close your ears to people who

around you close your ears to people who are always talking you just take a

are always talking you just take a

are always talking you just take a moment to listen to your very own selves

moment to listen to your very own selves

moment to listen to your very own selves you will hear the secret of life that is

you will hear the secret of life that is

you will hear the secret of life that is unique to you if you wear that you

unique to you if you wear that you

unique to you if you wear that you should be able to use on the boiling

should be able to use on the boiling

should be able to use on the boiling just go go for it you will do that if

just go go for it you will do that if

just go go for it you will do that if you hear that you will be the one to end

you hear that you will be the one to end

you hear that you will be the one to end the starvation problem in Africa just go

the starvation problem in Africa just go

the starvation problem in Africa just go for it you will be done or if you hear

for it you will be done or if you hear

for it you will be done or if you hear that you should be with that girl just

that you should be with that girl just

that you should be with that girl just don’t go for it then it because it’s a

don’t go for it then it because it’s a

don’t go for it then it because it’s a very special array of expertise I cannot

very special array of expertise I cannot

very special array of expertise I cannot guarantee it for you but for all the

guarantee it for you but for all the

guarantee it for you but for all the things I’ve said exploding the last one

things I’ve said exploding the last one

things I’ve said exploding the last one never mind yourself don’t be your own

never mind yourself don’t be your own

never mind yourself don’t be your own obstacle of the path to success and

obstacle of the path to success and

obstacle of the path to success and Happiness just discover your meaning in

Happiness just discover your meaning in

Happiness just discover your meaning in life and take action to make it happen

life and take action to make it happen

life and take action to make it happen first fail too many times but and at the

first fail too many times but and at the

first fail too many times but and at the end you will have a life that you will

end you will have a life that you will

end you will have a life that you will never have to have change in a single

never have to have change in a single

never have to have change in a single second of it you can do it

second of it you can do it

second of it you can do it [Applause]

[Applause]

[Applause] [Music]

[Music]

[Music] [Applause]

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