does success elude you we’re told that if we work hard that we’ll succeed
if we work hard that we’ll succeed
if we work hard that we’ll succeed study hard get into a great school get a
study hard get into a great school get a
study hard get into a great school get a great job and we’ll be successful but
great job and we’ll be successful but
great job and we’ll be successful but this is a lie
this is a lie
this is a lie matter of fact this will almost entirely
matter of fact this will almost entirely
matter of fact this will almost entirely guarantee that you become mediocre
we’re told that if we pursue passion
we’re told that if we pursue passion that will succed will succeed do you
that will succed will succeed do you
that will succed will succeed do you want your love and successful follow
want your love and successful follow
want your love and successful follow right why do you explain all those
right why do you explain all those
right why do you explain all those artists and actors who are passionate
artists and actors who are passionate
artists and actors who are passionate about their arts but will never become
about their arts but will never become
about their arts but will never become famous and YouTube is full of it or the
famous and YouTube is full of it or the
famous and YouTube is full of it or the one about putting in 10,000 hours how to
one about putting in 10,000 hours how to
one about putting in 10,000 hours how to explain all those kids millions of kids
explain all those kids millions of kids
explain all those kids millions of kids who play soccer or some other sports for
who play soccer or some other sports for
who play soccer or some other sports for 10 15 years
10 15 years
10 15 years yet they will never make Pro or go to
yet they will never make Pro or go to
yet they will never make Pro or go to the Olympics or the one about there’s
the Olympics or the one about there’s
the Olympics or the one about there’s something special about you everyone
something special about you everyone
something special about you everyone thinks that you’re the smartest come
thinks that you’re the smartest come
thinks that you’re the smartest come from a great pedigree well that was
from a great pedigree well that was
from a great pedigree well that was certainly the case for Samuel Langley he
certainly the case for Samuel Langley he
certainly the case for Samuel Langley he was a professor secretary of the
was a professor secretary of the
was a professor secretary of the Smithsonian Institution member of high
Smithsonian Institution member of high
Smithsonian Institution member of high society and even received significant
society and even received significant
society and even received significant funding to develop a piloted airplane
funding to develop a piloted airplane
funding to develop a piloted airplane yet he was beaten by the Wright brothers
yet he was beaten by the Wright brothers
yet he was beaten by the Wright brothers who had no pedigree no connections no
who had no pedigree no connections no
who had no pedigree no connections no money Malcolm Gladwell attributes
money Malcolm Gladwell attributes
money Malcolm Gladwell attributes success to other hidden variables such
success to other hidden variables such
success to other hidden variables such as the year that you were born your
as the year that you were born your
as the year that you were born your family upbringing and even luck well
family upbringing and even luck well
family upbringing and even luck well that’s great but what about everyone
that’s great but what about everyone
that’s great but what about everyone else who weren’t born in that ear or
else who weren’t born in that ear or
else who weren’t born in that ear or then have those favorable circumstances
there is however a way to realize your
there is however a way to realize your goals and I’m going to living proof
what I realized is that from my
what I realized is that from my experience that anyone striving to
experience that anyone striving to
experience that anyone striving to succeed regardless of who or where you
succeed regardless of who or where you
succeed regardless of who or where you are in life that the secret to success
are in life that the secret to success
are in life that the secret to success is not 10,000 hours or being born into
is not 10,000 hours or being born into
is not 10,000 hours or being born into the right family or being as smart as
the right family or being as smart as
the right family or being as smart as Albert Einstein it’s a secret that I
Albert Einstein it’s a secret that I
Albert Einstein it’s a secret that I call strive it’s about doing the things
call strive it’s about doing the things
call strive it’s about doing the things that’s most uncomfortable that forces
that’s most uncomfortable that forces
that’s most uncomfortable that forces you to create new spheres of influence
you to create new spheres of influence
you to create new spheres of influence and power most people look at me and
and power most people look at me and
and power most people look at me and assume that I come from a great
assume that I come from a great
assume that I come from a great background that’s far from the truth I
background that’s far from the truth I
background that’s far from the truth I grew up in Korea into poverty I didn’t
grew up in Korea into poverty I didn’t
grew up in Korea into poverty I didn’t have a father my mother had less a
have a father my mother had less a
have a father my mother had less a fourth-grade education and I still
fourth-grade education and I still
fourth-grade education and I still remember after the rice harvest we will
remember after the rice harvest we will
remember after the rice harvest we will go out to the field to glean picking up
go out to the field to glean picking up
go out to the field to glean picking up the rice that fell into the ground and
the rice that fell into the ground and
the rice that fell into the ground and for month to month
for month to month
for month to month we borrow from neighbors to survive and
we borrow from neighbors to survive and
we borrow from neighbors to survive and at school no matter how hard I tried I
at school no matter how hard I tried I
at school no matter how hard I tried I can’t seem to get better than C’s
can’t seem to get better than C’s
can’t seem to get better than C’s because apparently I was copy from the
because apparently I was copy from the
because apparently I was copy from the wrong kid was during this volatile time
wrong kid was during this volatile time
wrong kid was during this volatile time called the gwangju democratic movement
called the gwangju democratic movement
called the gwangju democratic movement in south korea in the 80s that my mother
in south korea in the 80s that my mother
in south korea in the 80s that my mother decided to emigrate us to the US but a
decided to emigrate us to the US but a
decided to emigrate us to the US but a few years after we immigrated she had a
few years after we immigrated she had a
few years after we immigrated she had a mental breakdown and that was placed
mental breakdown and that was placed
mental breakdown and that was placed into foster care and since the age of 13
into foster care and since the age of 13
into foster care and since the age of 13 I moved from home to home I had
I moved from home to home I had
I moved from home to home I had absolutely no one
absolutely no one
absolutely no one and I literally should have ended up as
and I literally should have ended up as
and I literally should have ended up as a nobody yet I’m a living proof of the
a nobody yet I’m a living proof of the
a nobody yet I’m a living proof of the concept of strife that when we do the
concept of strife that when we do the
concept of strife that when we do the things that’s most uncomfortable we
things that’s most uncomfortable we
things that’s most uncomfortable we create incredible success the problem is
create incredible success the problem is
create incredible success the problem is that most of us are on autopilot day in
that most of us are on autopilot day in
that most of us are on autopilot day in and day out or habits anchor us down
and day out or habits anchor us down
and day out or habits anchor us down we want success but yet it eludes us in
we want success but yet it eludes us in
we want success but yet it eludes us in order to achieve success we first have
order to achieve success we first have
order to achieve success we first have to disrupt ourselves do you know how to
to disrupt ourselves do you know how to
to disrupt ourselves do you know how to build muscle in order to build muscle
build muscle in order to build muscle
build muscle in order to build muscle you have to actually tear the muscle
you have to actually tear the muscle
you have to actually tear the muscle fibers apart in order to build new ones
fibers apart in order to build new ones
fibers apart in order to build new ones and that’s what effectively bodybuilders
and that’s what effectively bodybuilders
and that’s what effectively bodybuilders do to disrupt themselves my mother and I
do to disrupt themselves my mother and I
do to disrupt themselves my mother and I were hated by relatives for her decision
were hated by relatives for her decision
were hated by relatives for her decision to marry my father and when I turned 3
to marry my father and when I turned 3
to marry my father and when I turned 3 my mother asked my father to leave and I
my mother asked my father to leave and I
my mother asked my father to leave and I grew up without a father
grew up without a father
grew up without a father and it left a big hole in my hearts and
and it left a big hole in my hearts and
and it left a big hole in my hearts and back in the 70s in Korea not having a
back in the 70s in Korea not having a
back in the 70s in Korea not having a father was not okay and people literally
father was not okay and people literally
father was not okay and people literally treated me as if I was a bastard well
treated me as if I was a bastard well
treated me as if I was a bastard well fast forward I was in the 5th grade in
fast forward I was in the 5th grade in
fast forward I was in the 5th grade in the States well one day I was taken out
the States well one day I was taken out
the States well one day I was taken out of class by a school counselor I didn’t
of class by a school counselor I didn’t
of class by a school counselor I didn’t know what was going on then I was taken
know what was going on then I was taken
know what was going on then I was taken to the police station no one explained
to the police station no one explained
to the police station no one explained anything to me until hours later when a
anything to me until hours later when a
anything to me until hours later when a social worker came and finally explained
social worker came and finally explained
social worker came and finally explained that my mother was no longer capable of
that my mother was no longer capable of
that my mother was no longer capable of caring for me then she began to contact
caring for me then she began to contact
caring for me then she began to contact all four of my uncles and aunts and one
all four of my uncles and aunts and one
all four of my uncles and aunts and one by one they refused to take me in I was
by one they refused to take me in I was
by one they refused to take me in I was devastated
Hiyori was grow up in poverty didn’t
Hiyori was grow up in poverty didn’t have a father or even a sibling and now
have a father or even a sibling and now
have a father or even a sibling and now I’ve been turned down by my own
I’ve been turned down by my own
I’ve been turned down by my own relatives my world fell apart and just
relatives my world fell apart and just
relatives my world fell apart and just went everything seemed completely bleak
went everything seemed completely bleak
went everything seemed completely bleak and hopeless my first foster parents
and hopeless my first foster parents
and hopeless my first foster parents introduced me to God most of my life I
introduced me to God most of my life I
introduced me to God most of my life I live behind a mask of facade I’m great
live behind a mask of facade I’m great
live behind a mask of facade I’m great I’m perfect actually but then I went to
I’m perfect actually but then I went to
I’m perfect actually but then I went to college and graduate school and I
college and graduate school and I
college and graduate school and I started to experience these panic
started to experience these panic
started to experience these panic attacks and depression and I didn’t know
attacks and depression and I didn’t know
attacks and depression and I didn’t know what was going on then I started my
what was going on then I started my
what was going on then I started my career I was driven I want a success but
career I was driven I want a success but
career I was driven I want a success but yet something was holding me back you
yet something was holding me back you
yet something was holding me back you see I was broken I was permanently
see I was broken I was permanently
see I was broken I was permanently damaged my poor wife she had no idea
damaged my poor wife she had no idea
damaged my poor wife she had no idea what she has signed up for when she
what she has signed up for when she
what she has signed up for when she married me and I still remember when our
married me and I still remember when our
married me and I still remember when our kids were young
kids were young
kids were young my wife is ain’t dealing with a selfish
my wife is ain’t dealing with a selfish
my wife is ain’t dealing with a selfish stubborn child of course I would say hon
stubborn child of course I would say hon
stubborn child of course I would say hon come on be easy on the kids she said no
come on be easy on the kids she said no
come on be easy on the kids she said no I was talking about you I’m not very
I was talking about you I’m not very
I was talking about you I’m not very good at smiling and takes a little bit
good at smiling and takes a little bit
good at smiling and takes a little bit of efforts and sometimes I look a little
of efforts and sometimes I look a little
of efforts and sometimes I look a little angry well one day my daughter comes up
angry well one day my daughter comes up
angry well one day my daughter comes up to me and says dad did I do something
to me and says dad did I do something
to me and says dad did I do something wrong
wrong
wrong I said no sweetheart no of course not
I said no sweetheart no of course not
I said no sweetheart no of course not it’s your brother
it was after my first venture failure
it was after my first venture failure that I realized I needed to do something
that I realized I needed to do something
that I realized I needed to do something different something was holding me back
different something was holding me back
different something was holding me back I needed to heal I spent three years in
I needed to heal I spent three years in
I needed to heal I spent three years in counseling to emerge from that process
counseling to emerge from that process
counseling to emerge from that process to become a different person and that
to become a different person and that
to become a different person and that was my first major disruption my second
was my first major disruption my second
was my first major disruption my second major disruption came when I turned 40
major disruption came when I turned 40
major disruption came when I turned 40 by then I had achieved a lot but I’m
by then I had achieved a lot but I’m
by then I had achieved a lot but I’m still not experiencing that wild
still not experiencing that wild
still not experiencing that wild incredible success that I always wanted
incredible success that I always wanted
incredible success that I always wanted and the autonomy in all my past ventures
and the autonomy in all my past ventures
and the autonomy in all my past ventures is about the idea the product the team
is about the idea the product the team
is about the idea the product the team but nowhere in the picture was me I
never wanted to be in the limelight I
never wanted to be in the limelight I shied away from public attention I was
shied away from public attention I was
shied away from public attention I was deathly afraid of sharing anything
deathly afraid of sharing anything
deathly afraid of sharing anything personal
personal
personal I wanted to remain anonymous and that’s
I wanted to remain anonymous and that’s
I wanted to remain anonymous and that’s when I decided to disrupt myself again I
when I decided to disrupt myself again I
when I decided to disrupt myself again I work with the physical therapists to
work with the physical therapists to
work with the physical therapists to improve my speaking articulation I work
improve my speaking articulation I work
improve my speaking articulation I work with the physical therapist a physical
with the physical therapist a physical
with the physical therapist a physical therapist to improve my neck and posture
therapist to improve my neck and posture
therapist to improve my neck and posture and I joined Toastmasters so I can
and I joined Toastmasters so I can
and I joined Toastmasters so I can become a public speaker and I
become a public speaker and I
become a public speaker and I aggressively submitted papers to speak
aggressively submitted papers to speak
aggressively submitted papers to speak at conferences and every step of the way
at conferences and every step of the way
at conferences and every step of the way was incredibly uncomfortable but earns
was incredibly uncomfortable but earns
was incredibly uncomfortable but earns no one gave me a free ticket today I
no one gave me a free ticket today I
no one gave me a free ticket today I work with nations and sovereignties and
work with nations and sovereignties and
work with nations and sovereignties and NGOs such as the European Commission and
NGOs such as the European Commission and
NGOs such as the European Commission and many countries around the world but
many countries around the world but
many countries around the world but until I became intentional about
until I became intentional about
until I became intentional about disrupting myself the success that I
disrupting myself the success that I
disrupting myself the success that I always wanted was not attainable I am
always wanted was not attainable I am
always wanted was not attainable I am wearing today because I did these things
wearing today because I did these things
wearing today because I did these things that took me way outside of my comfort
that took me way outside of my comfort
that took me way outside of my comfort zone one of the most
zone one of the most
zone one of the most aspects of disrupting yourself is
aspects of disrupting yourself is
aspects of disrupting yourself is abandoning your comfort zone or not your
abandoning your comfort zone or not your
abandoning your comfort zone or not your tendency is to stay in our comfort zone
tendency is to stay in our comfort zone
tendency is to stay in our comfort zone where as safe and familiar my work in
where as safe and familiar my work in
where as safe and familiar my work in the Internet of Things and the fourth
the Internet of Things and the fourth
the Internet of Things and the fourth Industrial Revolution has garnered
Industrial Revolution has garnered
Industrial Revolution has garnered global attention and as I travel the
global attention and as I travel the
global attention and as I travel the world speaking on destructive
world speaking on destructive
world speaking on destructive technologies something began to emerge
technologies something began to emerge
technologies something began to emerge in many of these regions they’re
in many of these regions they’re
in many of these regions they’re struggling to adapt to exponential
struggling to adapt to exponential
struggling to adapt to exponential technologies and to use these
technologies and to use these
technologies and to use these technologies to transform their
technologies to transform their
technologies to transform their economies why decided to do something
economies why decided to do something
economies why decided to do something incredibly hard I decided to go
incredibly hard I decided to go
incredibly hard I decided to go completely outside of my comfort zone
completely outside of my comfort zone
completely outside of my comfort zone and create a venture capital firm to
and create a venture capital firm to
and create a venture capital firm to transform nations yes transform nations
transform nations yes transform nations
transform nations yes transform nations MX ventures works with nations to create
MX ventures works with nations to create
MX ventures works with nations to create sustainable economic growth through
sustainable economic growth through
sustainable economic growth through investment in the fourth in this
investment in the fourth in this
investment in the fourth in this revolution and we worked with the local
revolution and we worked with the local
revolution and we worked with the local ecosystem to address their knowledge and
ecosystem to address their knowledge and
ecosystem to address their knowledge and skill gaps to store the IP to
skill gaps to store the IP to
skill gaps to store the IP to commercialization and to fund those
commercialization and to fund those
commercialization and to fund those startups and to help them build
startups and to help them build
startups and to help them build international teams and to give them
international teams and to give them
international teams and to give them access to global markets I frankly would
access to global markets I frankly would
access to global markets I frankly would have been a lot easier to just start a
have been a lot easier to just start a
have been a lot easier to just start a global funds and invest into promising
global funds and invest into promising
global funds and invest into promising startups in Silicon Valley but have
startups in Silicon Valley but have
startups in Silicon Valley but have chosen to do something that’s incredibly
chosen to do something that’s incredibly
chosen to do something that’s incredibly uncomfortable because how are we going
uncomfortable because how are we going
uncomfortable because how are we going to transform the world human history is
to transform the world human history is
to transform the world human history is full of failed government and military
full of failed government and military
full of failed government and military interventions how did you get to
interventions how did you get to
interventions how did you get to stabilize a country or region it’s not
stabilize a country or region it’s not
stabilize a country or region it’s not with guns sanctions government aid
with guns sanctions government aid
with guns sanctions government aid research indicates that only through
research indicates that only through
research indicates that only through sustainable economic growth can we begin
sustainable economic growth can we begin
sustainable economic growth can we begin to address and tackle difficult
to address and tackle difficult
to address and tackle difficult geopolitical can rights and income
geopolitical can rights and income
geopolitical can rights and income inequality issues
do you know how South Korea went from
do you know how South Korea went from being one of the poorest nations in the
being one of the poorest nations in the
being one of the poorest nations in the world to becoming an OECD g20 nation in
world to becoming an OECD g20 nation in
world to becoming an OECD g20 nation in less than 50 years by doing the things
less than 50 years by doing the things
less than 50 years by doing the things that was most uncomfortable as a nation
that was most uncomfortable as a nation
that was most uncomfortable as a nation to transform a country in the 1980s made
to transform a country in the 1980s made
to transform a country in the 1980s made in Korea meant that it was cheap quality
in Korea meant that it was cheap quality
in Korea meant that it was cheap quality well they weren’t satisfied they wanted
well they weren’t satisfied they wanted
well they weren’t satisfied they wanted more they kept pushing themselves to
more they kept pushing themselves to
more they kept pushing themselves to move up the value-add curve and today
move up the value-add curve and today
move up the value-add curve and today they are a world leader in consumer
they are a world leader in consumer
they are a world leader in consumer electronics and semiconductors you see
electronics and semiconductors you see
electronics and semiconductors you see many countries around the world are
many countries around the world are
many countries around the world are stuck in low value commodity products
stuck in low value commodity products
stuck in low value commodity products and services for example German
and services for example German
and services for example German automakers leverage Czech Republic to
automakers leverage Czech Republic to
automakers leverage Czech Republic to assemble auto parts why because of
assemble auto parts why because of
assemble auto parts why because of lower-wage what’s going to happen to
lower-wage what’s going to happen to
lower-wage what’s going to happen to Czech Republic as automakers replace
Czech Republic as automakers replace
Czech Republic as automakers replace more humans with more robots and that’s
more humans with more robots and that’s
more humans with more robots and that’s why we’re working with the local
why we’re working with the local
why we’re working with the local ecosystem to take the advanced research
ecosystem to take the advanced research
ecosystem to take the advanced research from universities and to commercialize
from universities and to commercialize
from universities and to commercialize them into industry 4.0 startups Columbia
them into industry 4.0 startups Columbia
them into industry 4.0 startups Columbia has been hit hard by fallen commodity
has been hit hard by fallen commodity
has been hit hard by fallen commodity prices and this is a critical juncture
prices and this is a critical juncture
prices and this is a critical juncture for Columbia as they’re just coming out
for Columbia as they’re just coming out
for Columbia as they’re just coming out of the peace agreements and they’re
of the peace agreements and they’re
of the peace agreements and they’re looking to join the OECD yet less than
looking to join the OECD yet less than
looking to join the OECD yet less than 0.2 percent other GDP is spent on
0.2 percent other GDP is spent on
0.2 percent other GDP is spent on innovation and that’s why we’re working
innovation and that’s why we’re working
innovation and that’s why we’re working with the local companies and industries
with the local companies and industries
with the local companies and industries to increase their human capital in IP
to increase their human capital in IP
to increase their human capital in IP driven innovation to modernize their oil
driven innovation to modernize their oil
driven innovation to modernize their oil and gas mining and manufacturing
and gas mining and manufacturing
and gas mining and manufacturing industries similarly Saudi Arabia has
industries similarly Saudi Arabia has
industries similarly Saudi Arabia has been hit hard by low oil prices
been hit hard by low oil prices
been hit hard by low oil prices moreover they recognize that the oil
moreover they recognize that the oil
moreover they recognize that the oil reserve will run out in 25 years unless
reserve will run out in 25 years unless
reserve will run out in 25 years unless they start taking action today to shift
they start taking action today to shift
they start taking action today to shift the wave
the wave
the wave oil to non oil industries their country
oil to non oil industries their country
oil to non oil industries their country is at great risk as part of the national
is at great risk as part of the national
is at great risk as part of the national transformation plan we’re working with
transformation plan we’re working with
transformation plan we’re working with them to take their expertise in oil and
them to take their expertise in oil and
them to take their expertise in oil and gas and to create new IPs new patents
gas and to create new IPs new patents
gas and to create new IPs new patents and new startups to create new
and new startups to create new
and new startups to create new industries every step of this journey is
industries every step of this journey is
industries every step of this journey is incredibly uncomfortable for the nations
incredibly uncomfortable for the nations
incredibly uncomfortable for the nations and the people but unless they take
and the people but unless they take
and the people but unless they take these uncomfortable steps to transform
these uncomfortable steps to transform
these uncomfortable steps to transform themselves they’re gonna be left behind
themselves they’re gonna be left behind
themselves they’re gonna be left behind leading to social unrest conflict and
leading to social unrest conflict and
leading to social unrest conflict and regional destabilization but just
regional destabilization but just
regional destabilization but just because you took a few risks doesn’t
because you took a few risks doesn’t
because you took a few risks doesn’t mean that success only shows up it takes
mean that success only shows up it takes
mean that success only shows up it takes years of investing and persevering even
years of investing and persevering even
years of investing and persevering even when others and sometimes you get
when others and sometimes you get
when others and sometimes you get yourself transforming a nation doesn’t
yourself transforming a nation doesn’t
yourself transforming a nation doesn’t happen overnight and perhaps more the
happen overnight and perhaps more the
happen overnight and perhaps more the hardest aspect that transforming a
hardest aspect that transforming a
hardest aspect that transforming a nation is about the mindset how the
nation is about the mindset how the
nation is about the mindset how the local citizens view the notion of risk
local citizens view the notion of risk
local citizens view the notion of risk and failure many young people around the
and failure many young people around the
and failure many young people around the world
world
world steer clear away from startups because
steer clear away from startups because
steer clear away from startups because they’re afraid of feeling whereas in
they’re afraid of feeling whereas in
they’re afraid of feeling whereas in Silicon Valley we celebrate failures
Silicon Valley we celebrate failures
Silicon Valley we celebrate failures because it’s a stepping stone to success
many older people are afraid to change
many older people are afraid to change innovation is seen as risky untested so
innovation is seen as risky untested so
innovation is seen as risky untested so they hold dearly on to what they know
they hold dearly on to what they know
they hold dearly on to what they know now recognizing that the industries of
now recognizing that the industries of
now recognizing that the industries of today will become obsolete that they’ll
today will become obsolete that they’ll
today will become obsolete that they’ll be left behind changing mindset will
be left behind changing mindset will
be left behind changing mindset will take time success requires resolve and
take time success requires resolve and
take time success requires resolve and when we fall we need to get back up and
when we fall we need to get back up and
when we fall we need to get back up and again and again
regardless how you choose to define
regardless how you choose to define success just raise your hand if you want
success just raise your hand if you want
success just raise your hand if you want more success out of life great most of
more success out of life great most of
more success out of life great most of us want more success out of life for
us want more success out of life for
us want more success out of life for ourselves for kids for greater purpose
but how you’re going to make an impact
but how you’re going to make an impact in the world if you keep on spinning the
in the world if you keep on spinning the
in the world if you keep on spinning the same circle doing the same thing over
same circle doing the same thing over
same circle doing the same thing over and over again expecting different
and over again expecting different
and over again expecting different results I challenge you to the things
results I challenge you to the things
results I challenge you to the things that’s most uncomfortable for you you
that’s most uncomfortable for you you
that’s most uncomfortable for you you have the opportunity to realize great
have the opportunity to realize great
have the opportunity to realize great success and it’s available to everyone
success and it’s available to everyone
success and it’s available to everyone thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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