when I was 15 years old I’m embarked on a journey a journey on a
I’m embarked on a journey a journey on a
I’m embarked on a journey a journey on a rite of renewal a journey that got me to
rite of renewal a journey that got me to
rite of renewal a journey that got me to a place where I wasn’t thinking about
a place where I wasn’t thinking about
a place where I wasn’t thinking about first kiss I wasn’t thinking about
first kiss I wasn’t thinking about
first kiss I wasn’t thinking about anything else but a car and my dad took
anything else but a car and my dad took
anything else but a car and my dad took me to the car lot when I was 15 years
me to the car lot when I was 15 years
me to the car lot when I was 15 years old went to the car lot and I had an
old went to the car lot and I had an
old went to the car lot and I had an idea of what I wanted I wanted a red
idea of what I wanted I wanted a red
idea of what I wanted I wanted a red Mustang we know the red Mustang
Mustang we know the red Mustang
Mustang we know the red Mustang everybody wants a red Mustang and so as
everybody wants a red Mustang and so as
everybody wants a red Mustang and so as we were walking around Lots on weekends
we were walking around Lots on weekends
we were walking around Lots on weekends we checked out all different kinds of
we checked out all different kinds of
we checked out all different kinds of cars and my dad brought me to a specific
cars and my dad brought me to a specific
cars and my dad brought me to a specific car lot at one time and there it was a
car lot at one time and there it was a
car lot at one time and there it was a red Mustang and I’m standing there with
red Mustang and I’m standing there with
red Mustang and I’m standing there with the Mustang and he says Jeremy come over
the Mustang and he says Jeremy come over
the Mustang and he says Jeremy come over here look at this car and it was not a
here look at this car and it was not a
here look at this car and it was not a red Mustang it was a beat-up old truck I
red Mustang it was a beat-up old truck I
red Mustang it was a beat-up old truck I wanted that Mustang I had I told my dad
wanted that Mustang I had I told my dad
wanted that Mustang I had I told my dad I said I can’t drive this I have a
I said I can’t drive this I have a
I said I can’t drive this I have a reputation to maintain
reputation to maintain
reputation to maintain I have people I’m trying to impress and
I have people I’m trying to impress and
I have people I’m trying to impress and I asked him can you imagine what people
I asked him can you imagine what people
I asked him can you imagine what people are going to think of me but looking
are going to think of me but looking
are going to think of me but looking back I’m glad my dad bought that truck
back I’m glad my dad bought that truck
back I’m glad my dad bought that truck the 1991 Chevrolet Silverado because my
the 1991 Chevrolet Silverado because my
the 1991 Chevrolet Silverado because my dad and my grandfather and I didn’t
dad and my grandfather and I didn’t
dad and my grandfather and I didn’t really know this at the time but they
really know this at the time but they
really know this at the time but they restored cars when my dad was young and
restored cars when my dad was young and
restored cars when my dad was young and this was their last project my granddad
this was their last project my granddad
this was their last project my granddad actually passed away about four weeks
actually passed away about four weeks
actually passed away about four weeks ago this was their last project when I
ago this was their last project when I
ago this was their last project when I was 15 years old and it had new paint
was 15 years old and it had new paint
was 15 years old and it had new paint had new rims had everything that you
had new rims had everything that you
had new rims had everything that you could possibly want on a truck as a 15
could possibly want on a truck as a 15
could possibly want on a truck as a 15 year old it was loud it was fun you
year old it was loud it was fun you
year old it was loud it was fun you could hear me two streets away coming
could hear me two streets away coming
could hear me two streets away coming but one thing that I didn’t see I missed
but one thing that I didn’t see I missed
but one thing that I didn’t see I missed and I missed something big
and I missed something big
and I missed something big I missed the potential the potential
I missed the potential the potential
I missed the potential the potential that that truck had on that car line
that that truck had on that car line
that that truck had on that car line when it wasn’t like this when it didn’t
when it wasn’t like this when it didn’t
when it wasn’t like this when it didn’t look like that when it didn’t have
look like that when it didn’t have
look like that when it didn’t have everything I was too focused on the what
everything I was too focused on the what
everything I was too focused on the what is or the what was at the time and I
is or the what was at the time and I
is or the what was at the time and I could not see what could be that’s what
could not see what could be that’s what
could not see what could be that’s what I missed
I missed
I missed and so for a few moments today that’s
and so for a few moments today that’s
and so for a few moments today that’s what I want to talk about I want to talk
what I want to talk about I want to talk
what I want to talk about I want to talk about potential and I want to talk about
about potential and I want to talk about
about potential and I want to talk about the often underrated aspect that is in
the often underrated aspect that is in
the often underrated aspect that is in our human existence and that’s potential
our human existence and that’s potential
our human existence and that’s potential potential will only remain potential
potential will only remain potential
potential will only remain potential unless we know what to do with it so I
unless we know what to do with it so I
unless we know what to do with it so I want to share just a few things a brief
want to share just a few things a brief
want to share just a few things a brief history looking back into historical
history looking back into historical
history looking back into historical writings about potential Aristotle share
writings about potential Aristotle share
writings about potential Aristotle share two groups of actions that I believe we
two groups of actions that I believe we
two groups of actions that I believe we can take to cultivate the potential in
can take to cultivate the potential in
can take to cultivate the potential in both ourselves and the potential of
both ourselves and the potential of
both ourselves and the potential of other people around us and then I’ll
other people around us and then I’ll
other people around us and then I’ll finally share a few implications along
finally share a few implications along
finally share a few implications along the way and I’ve always been intrigued
the way and I’ve always been intrigued
the way and I’ve always been intrigued with potential because I’ve found myself
with potential because I’ve found myself
with potential because I’ve found myself I’m young in my career but I found
I’m young in my career but I found
I’m young in my career but I found myself in roles that I am working with
myself in roles that I am working with
myself in roles that I am working with students people trying to bring the best
students people trying to bring the best
students people trying to bring the best out of them whether it be a professional
out of them whether it be a professional
out of them whether it be a professional situation whether it be an instructional
situation whether it be an instructional
situation whether it be an instructional role working with people to help them
role working with people to help them
role working with people to help them find their own success potential you
find their own success potential you
find their own success potential you know really that concept has been
know really that concept has been
know really that concept has been studied over and over but I found
studied over and over but I found
studied over and over but I found Aristotle of course in graduate school
Aristotle of course in graduate school
Aristotle of course in graduate school you read and you do different things and
you read and you do different things and
you read and you do different things and I’m fascinated with Aristotle and for
I’m fascinated with Aristotle and for
I’m fascinated with Aristotle and for example in metaphysics he comes up with
example in metaphysics he comes up with
example in metaphysics he comes up with two phrases potentiality and actuality
two phrases potentiality and actuality
two phrases potentiality and actuality and he’s really focused on the
and he’s really focused on the
and he’s really focused on the relationship between the two but for me
relationship between the two but for me
relationship between the two but for me I was stuck when I was reading this I
I was stuck when I was reading this I
I was stuck when I was reading this I was stuck on potentiality and I was
was stuck on potentiality and I was
was stuck on potentiality and I was reading from Stanford University they
reading from Stanford University they
reading from Stanford University they had an outstanding breakdown and when he
had an outstanding breakdown and when he
had an outstanding breakdown and when he when Aristotle was talking about this he
when Aristotle was talking about this he
when Aristotle was talking about this he breaks it down and I mean he really
breaks it down and I mean he really
breaks it down and I mean he really breaks it down in his writings about
breaks it down in his writings about
breaks it down in his writings about potentiality because he says
potentiality because he says
potentiality because he says potentiality is akin to the before and
potentiality is akin to the before and
potentiality is akin to the before and then actuality is the result the after
then actuality is the result the after
then actuality is the result the after but I want to talk about how this works
but I want to talk about how this works
but I want to talk about how this works for us how does metaphysics how can we
for us how does metaphysics how can we
for us how does metaphysics how can we make metaphysics work for us he was on
make metaphysics work for us he was on
make metaphysics work for us he was on to something and we can apply this to
to something and we can apply this to
to something and we can apply this to our human existence because there is a
our human existence because there is a
our human existence because there is a direct link between potential and
direct link between potential and
direct link between potential and actuality and the fulfillment of that
actuality and the fulfillment of that
actuality and the fulfillment of that potential so anytime we look into the
potential so anytime we look into the
potential so anytime we look into the future we are referencing the potential
future we are referencing the potential
future we are referencing the potential of a situation the potential of a person
of a situation the potential of a person
of a situation the potential of a person and event a life experience and it’s in
and event a life experience and it’s in
and event a life experience and it’s in identifying that potential the
identifying that potential the
identifying that potential the first steps of potential that I propose
first steps of potential that I propose
first steps of potential that I propose that we should do in recognizing that in
that we should do in recognizing that in
that we should do in recognizing that in people is we recognize we reach and we
people is we recognize we reach and we
people is we recognize we reach and we connect and it’s almost like when you
connect and it’s almost like when you
connect and it’s almost like when you wake up in the morning want some of the
wake up in the morning want some of the
wake up in the morning want some of the first things you do you put your glasses
first things you do you put your glasses
first things you do you put your glasses on your contacts contacts in when you do
on your contacts contacts in when you do
on your contacts contacts in when you do that you’re taking care of yourself
that you’re taking care of yourself
that you’re taking care of yourself right and in my mind
right and in my mind
right and in my mind we need to do that before we take care
we need to do that before we take care
we need to do that before we take care of other people and what I mean by that
of other people and what I mean by that
of other people and what I mean by that is we have to look in ourselves and look
is we have to look in ourselves and look
is we have to look in ourselves and look at the potential that we have that we
at the potential that we have that we
at the potential that we have that we ourselves possess and I want to be the
ourselves possess and I want to be the
ourselves possess and I want to be the first to say if you are watching this or
first to say if you are watching this or
first to say if you are watching this or in here today
in here today
in here today and you don’t know that you have
and you don’t know that you have
and you don’t know that you have potential may I be the first to say that
potential may I be the first to say that
potential may I be the first to say that you do have potential and you do have
you do have potential and you do have
you do have potential and you do have opportunities and you do have something
opportunities and you do have something
opportunities and you do have something special to bring to the table and if you
special to bring to the table and if you
special to bring to the table and if you needed to hear that again I’m glad to
needed to hear that again I’m glad to
needed to hear that again I’m glad to share that message with you
share that message with you
share that message with you because I believe we all need to hear
because I believe we all need to hear
because I believe we all need to hear that every now and then it’s a nice
that every now and then it’s a nice
that every now and then it’s a nice neighborly reminder but it’s hard
neighborly reminder but it’s hard
neighborly reminder but it’s hard sometimes to explain something right if
sometimes to explain something right if
sometimes to explain something right if we’re not really in tune to it or we’re
we’re not really in tune to it or we’re
we’re not really in tune to it or we’re not really fully understanding so we
not really fully understanding so we
not really fully understanding so we have to kind of understand ourselves to
have to kind of understand ourselves to
have to kind of understand ourselves to help other people understand themselves
help other people understand themselves
help other people understand themselves and give them things to think about – we
and give them things to think about – we
and give them things to think about – we can be a part of someone’s whole story
can be a part of someone’s whole story
can be a part of someone’s whole story and help them make their story make
and help them make their story make
and help them make their story make sense – and so this is where we begin
sense – and so this is where we begin
sense – and so this is where we begin making connections with people so we
making connections with people so we
making connections with people so we recognize we reach we connect all right
recognize we reach we connect all right
recognize we reach we connect all right that’s engaging with people in our
that’s engaging with people in our
that’s engaging with people in our sphere of influence and I know that some
sphere of influence and I know that some
sphere of influence and I know that some of us aren’t education some of us are in
of us aren’t education some of us are in
of us aren’t education some of us are in business some of us are in other fields
business some of us are in other fields
business some of us are in other fields and so that is something that we can do
and so that is something that we can do
and so that is something that we can do is within our circle we can recognize we
is within our circle we can recognize we
is within our circle we can recognize we can reach and then we can also connect
can reach and then we can also connect
can reach and then we can also connect and again this is playing a part of your
and again this is playing a part of your
and again this is playing a part of your role in your life and you’re playing a
role in your life and you’re playing a
role in your life and you’re playing a role in their life as well with the
role in their life as well with the
role in their life as well with the foundation being laid through our
foundation being laid through our
foundation being laid through our recognition for potential and others and
recognition for potential and others and
recognition for potential and others and the connection that we build we must be
the connection that we build we must be
the connection that we build we must be able to take those steps to be proactive
able to take those steps to be proactive
able to take those steps to be proactive and so I have three more so beyond
and so I have three more so beyond
and so I have three more so beyond reaching and connecting this is the
reaching and connecting this is the
reaching and connecting this is the action this is the action allottee port
action this is the action allottee port
action this is the action allottee port Parshin portion that Aristotle was
Parshin portion that Aristotle was
Parshin portion that Aristotle was talking about infirm of
talking about infirm of
talking about infirm of ferm encourage and motivate the final
ferm encourage and motivate the final
ferm encourage and motivate the final step that we can take are these three
step that we can take are these three
step that we can take are these three this is kind of the actuality that he
this is kind of the actuality that he
this is kind of the actuality that he was talking about I think we can only
was talking about I think we can only
was talking about I think we can only really do all of these if we’ve done the
really do all of these if we’ve done the
really do all of these if we’ve done the previous and so we have to be able to
previous and so we have to be able to
previous and so we have to be able to put ourselves in a position to reach to
put ourselves in a position to reach to
put ourselves in a position to reach to connect and then once we do that then
connect and then once we do that then
connect and then once we do that then we’re able to affirm we’re able to
we’re able to affirm we’re able to
we’re able to affirm we’re able to encourage and we’re able to motivate and
encourage and we’re able to motivate and
encourage and we’re able to motivate and I think there’s a difference between
I think there’s a difference between
I think there’s a difference between these three I think it’s a staircase
these three I think it’s a staircase
these three I think it’s a staircase level when you affirm you’re praising
level when you affirm you’re praising
level when you affirm you’re praising you’re doing that kind of thing
you’re doing that kind of thing
you’re doing that kind of thing encouragement to me is a little bit
encouragement to me is a little bit
encouragement to me is a little bit passive than motivate when you encourage
passive than motivate when you encourage
passive than motivate when you encourage someone all right you are helping them
someone all right you are helping them
someone all right you are helping them you’re cheering them on
you’re cheering them on
you’re cheering them on but motivate it’s kind of art let’s do
but motivate it’s kind of art let’s do
but motivate it’s kind of art let’s do this you’re with them in that moment and
this you’re with them in that moment and
this you’re with them in that moment and that’s what I see when it comes to
that’s what I see when it comes to
that’s what I see when it comes to motivation I work with students most of
motivation I work with students most of
motivation I work with students most of my career has been in higher education
my career has been in higher education
my career has been in higher education I’ve been in the classroom for the
I’ve been in the classroom for the
I’ve been in the classroom for the majority of that in my current role I
majority of that in my current role I
majority of that in my current role I work with students to equip them with
work with students to equip them with
work with students to equip them with resources and support and so in my role
resources and support and so in my role
resources and support and so in my role I have to do all of the I have to reach
I have to do all of the I have to reach
I have to do all of the I have to reach them I have to connect but when it comes
them I have to connect but when it comes
them I have to connect but when it comes time to talk about their semester and
time to talk about their semester and
time to talk about their semester and talk about how their grades are going
talk about how their grades are going
talk about how their grades are going all right I have to find different ways
all right I have to find different ways
all right I have to find different ways to encourage different ways to motivate
to encourage different ways to motivate
to encourage different ways to motivate those students and so I have to speak to
those students and so I have to speak to
those students and so I have to speak to their potential and I have to speak to
their potential and I have to speak to
their potential and I have to speak to you know really what they are capable of
you know really what they are capable of
you know really what they are capable of doing and unfortunately we don’t hear
doing and unfortunately we don’t hear
doing and unfortunately we don’t hear that message a lot of times in our world
that message a lot of times in our world
that message a lot of times in our world people don’t hear that and so that’s why
people don’t hear that and so that’s why
people don’t hear that and so that’s why it’s incumbent on people on us to share
it’s incumbent on people on us to share
it’s incumbent on people on us to share that message to talk about talk about
that message to talk about talk about
that message to talk about talk about potential talk about what people can do
potential talk about what people can do
potential talk about what people can do and your potential is going to be
and your potential is going to be
and your potential is going to be different than someone else’s potential
different than someone else’s potential
different than someone else’s potential and that’s okay but we share our stories
and that’s okay but we share our stories
and that’s okay but we share our stories and that’s what we that’s how we reach
and that’s what we that’s how we reach
and that’s what we that’s how we reach and that’s how we connect that’s how we
and that’s how we connect that’s how we
and that’s how we connect that’s how we make a difference that’s how we motivate
make a difference that’s how we motivate
make a difference that’s how we motivate that’s how we encourage as we go through
that’s how we encourage as we go through
that’s how we encourage as we go through with the foundation being laid you know
with the foundation being laid you know
with the foundation being laid you know through our recognition of you know the
through our recognition of you know the
through our recognition of you know the foundational parts of motivation I think
foundational parts of motivation I think
foundational parts of motivation I think really meeting people where they are and
really meeting people where they are and
really meeting people where they are and again motivation is is really is really
again motivation is is really is really
again motivation is is really is really a big one for me personally now that we
a big one for me personally now that we
a big one for me personally now that we kind of know these two sets of steps
kind of know these two sets of steps
kind of know these two sets of steps what do you do with them how how do you
what do you do with them how how do you
what do you do with them how how do you do that how do you I’ve talked a little
do that how do you I’ve talked a little
do that how do you I’ve talked a little bit about how you encourage how you
bit about how you encourage how you
bit about how you encourage how you motivate but but what can we do
motivate but but what can we do
motivate but but what can we do potential is very transformative and
potential is very transformative and
potential is very transformative and it’s very renewing right it’s
it’s very renewing right it’s
it’s very renewing right it’s transformative it’s changing and there’s
transformative it’s changing and there’s
transformative it’s changing and there’s let me say this too there’s nothing
let me say this too there’s nothing
let me say this too there’s nothing wrong with people the way they are right
wrong with people the way they are right
wrong with people the way they are right but we’re always working to grow we want
but we’re always working to grow we want
but we’re always working to grow we want to look at people in the sense of
to look at people in the sense of
to look at people in the sense of potential right we want to work with
potential right we want to work with
potential right we want to work with them in that way instead of looking at
them in that way instead of looking at
them in that way instead of looking at imperfections and impossibilities why
imperfections and impossibilities why
imperfections and impossibilities why can’t we look to potential why can’t we
can’t we look to potential why can’t we
can’t we look to potential why can’t we look to help them see their potential
look to help them see their potential
look to help them see their potential and help create new potential and again
and help create new potential and again
and help create new potential and again you know to be sure I’m not saying that
you know to be sure I’m not saying that
you know to be sure I’m not saying that we shouldn’t appreciate our current
we shouldn’t appreciate our current
we shouldn’t appreciate our current moment right appreciate the Mustang at
moment right appreciate the Mustang at
moment right appreciate the Mustang at the moment but why can’t we look towards
the moment but why can’t we look towards
the moment but why can’t we look towards what could be the challenge I posed to
what could be the challenge I posed to
what could be the challenge I posed to myself and to each of us here is to be
myself and to each of us here is to be
myself and to each of us here is to be people about what can be appreciate the
people about what can be appreciate the
people about what can be appreciate the present remember the past but believe in
present remember the past but believe in
present remember the past but believe in the what can be as parents you often
the what can be as parents you often
the what can be as parents you often seek to brighten futures for your kids
seek to brighten futures for your kids
seek to brighten futures for your kids as teachers it’s the same thing for your
as teachers it’s the same thing for your
as teachers it’s the same thing for your students for people that are in business
students for people that are in business
students for people that are in business and your jobs it’s the same thing you
and your jobs it’s the same thing you
and your jobs it’s the same thing you want to work with your employees and
want to work with your employees and
want to work with your employees and those that you your co-workers or
those that you your co-workers or
those that you your co-workers or anything like that
anything like that
anything like that sometimes we see potential only in what
sometimes we see potential only in what
sometimes we see potential only in what we want to see potential in and so I
we want to see potential in and so I
we want to see potential in and so I challenge you to look around and see the
challenge you to look around and see the
challenge you to look around and see the potential in the mundane in the everyday
potential in the mundane in the everyday
potential in the mundane in the everyday and be people about what can be what
and be people about what can be what
and be people about what can be what would happen if we looked and
would happen if we looked and
would happen if we looked and appreciated people for both who they
appreciated people for both who they
appreciated people for both who they were but what we saw for their potential
were but what we saw for their potential
were but what we saw for their potential to be greater things and how can we play
to be greater things and how can we play
to be greater things and how can we play that role in their story like my truck
that role in their story like my truck
that role in their story like my truck story what kind of shift would our world
story what kind of shift would our world
story what kind of shift would our world have if we looked beyond what is what
have if we looked beyond what is what
have if we looked beyond what is what can be what can people do what could we
can be what can people do what could we
can be what can people do what could we do what could I do
do what could I do
do what could I do potential requires us to dig deep and to
potential requires us to dig deep and to
potential requires us to dig deep and to search ourselves and to help others
search ourselves and to help others
search ourselves and to help others search themselves and sometimes that’s
search themselves and sometimes that’s
search themselves and sometimes that’s renewal sometimes that’s transformation
renewal sometimes that’s transformation
renewal sometimes that’s transformation my grandfather my other grandfather he
my grandfather my other grandfather he
my grandfather my other grandfather he was young boy he wanted to be a police
was young boy he wanted to be a police
was young boy he wanted to be a police officer and
officer and
officer and he want to do it for forever when he got
he want to do it for forever when he got
he want to do it for forever when he got to the age that he could go be a police
to the age that he could go be a police
to the age that he could go be a police officer they told him he was too short
officer they told him he was too short
officer they told him he was too short and so he said well I guess I’ll do
and so he said well I guess I’ll do
and so he said well I guess I’ll do something else so we went into the
something else so we went into the
something else so we went into the military went to Korea fought on the
military went to Korea fought on the
military went to Korea fought on the Korean War got out went in the civil
Korean War got out went in the civil
Korean War got out went in the civil service did surveillance and did other
service did surveillance and did other
service did surveillance and did other things for the military finished with
things for the military finished with
things for the military finished with that decided you know what I think I’m
that decided you know what I think I’m
that decided you know what I think I’m going to go and do counseling so we got
going to go and do counseling so we got
going to go and do counseling so we got a counseling degree and for the people
a counseling degree and for the people
a counseling degree and for the people that you know sometimes you look and see
that you know sometimes you look and see
that you know sometimes you look and see people are short on potential he worked
people are short on potential he worked
people are short on potential he worked with those people and he helped them
with those people and he helped them
with those people and he helped them find their potential and then he retired
find their potential and then he retired
find their potential and then he retired because he he just decided you know I
because he he just decided you know I
because he he just decided you know I think I’ve done what I need to do and
think I’ve done what I need to do and
think I’ve done what I need to do and then at the ripe age of 73
then at the ripe age of 73
then at the ripe age of 73 he joined what was called the volunteer
he joined what was called the volunteer
he joined what was called the volunteer in police service he got his badge he
in police service he got his badge he
in police service he got his badge he got his uniform as an elderly volunteer
got his uniform as an elderly volunteer
got his uniform as an elderly volunteer police officer for the city of
police officer for the city of
police officer for the city of Montgomery and he got to walk around
Montgomery and he got to walk around
Montgomery and he got to walk around with pride saying that he was a VIP
with pride saying that he was a VIP
with pride saying that he was a VIP police officer so what I challenge you
police officer so what I challenge you
police officer so what I challenge you today is potential can be an agent of
today is potential can be an agent of
today is potential can be an agent of change I’ve given you a few ideas that
change I’ve given you a few ideas that
change I’ve given you a few ideas that have worked for me through affirming
have worked for me through affirming
have worked for me through affirming through encouraging through motivating
through encouraging through motivating
through encouraging through motivating through all of those things but we have
through all of those things but we have
through all of those things but we have you know we have this opportunity to do
you know we have this opportunity to do
you know we have this opportunity to do this this transformative power is in our
this this transformative power is in our
this this transformative power is in our hands and if we recognize and cultivate
hands and if we recognize and cultivate
hands and if we recognize and cultivate it other people can realize that too if
it other people can realize that too if
it other people can realize that too if we start with ourselves to empower
we start with ourselves to empower
we start with ourselves to empower others and I found that this potential
others and I found that this potential
others and I found that this potential in my truck my truck found that
in my truck my truck found that
in my truck my truck found that potential twice because not only did it
potential twice because not only did it
potential twice because not only did it find new potential when my dad my grand
find new potential when my dad my grand
find new potential when my dad my grand father fixed it up but when gas got a
father fixed it up but when gas got a
father fixed it up but when gas got a little bit too expensive I had to sell
little bit too expensive I had to sell
little bit too expensive I had to sell it and I sold it to a farmer he took it
it and I sold it to a farmer he took it
it and I sold it to a farmer he took it on a farm and it got a lot of work on
on a farm and it got a lot of work on
on a farm and it got a lot of work on the farm and so my grandfather I kind of
the farm and so my grandfather I kind of
the farm and so my grandfather I kind of alluded to it but he got his badge and
alluded to it but he got his badge and
alluded to it but he got his badge and he got his uniform and he was able to
he got his uniform and he was able to
he got his uniform and he was able to serve in a way that wasn’t exactly what
serve in a way that wasn’t exactly what
serve in a way that wasn’t exactly what he thought but he still served and he
he thought but he still served and he
he thought but he still served and he still had an outstanding life potential
still had an outstanding life potential
still had an outstanding life potential breeds potential
breeds potential
breeds potential we let it how are you going to recognize
we let it how are you going to recognize
we let it how are you going to recognize potential and put it into motion in both
potential and put it into motion in both
potential and put it into motion in both your life and in the lives of others
your life and in the lives of others
your life and in the lives of others thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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