thank you for proving my point today we live in a world where having a
today we live in a world where having a
today we live in a world where having a moment of silence is impossible without
moment of silence is impossible without
moment of silence is impossible without someone cell phone ringing off someone
someone cell phone ringing off someone
someone cell phone ringing off someone entering or exiting the room or some
entering or exiting the room or some
entering or exiting the room or some other small movements or sound
other small movements or sound
other small movements or sound transpiring that is powerful enough to
transpiring that is powerful enough to
transpiring that is powerful enough to distract over 50% of an audience today
distract over 50% of an audience today
distract over 50% of an audience today we live in a world where reading an
we live in a world where reading an
we live in a world where reading an article entirely on our phone without
article entirely on our phone without
article entirely on our phone without pause is almost unthinkable because of
pause is almost unthinkable because of
pause is almost unthinkable because of short vibrations that steal our focus
short vibrations that steal our focus
short vibrations that steal our focus each time we get a new notification
each time we get a new notification
each time we get a new notification today we live in a world where what was
today we live in a world where what was
today we live in a world where what was I doing again has become a cliche
I doing again has become a cliche
I doing again has become a cliche because we’ve asked ourselves this
because we’ve asked ourselves this
because we’ve asked ourselves this question countless times today we live
question countless times today we live
question countless times today we live in a world where completing a homework
in a world where completing a homework
in a world where completing a homework assignment in school during snack or
assignment in school during snack or
assignment in school during snack or lunch times is relatively hopeless
lunch times is relatively hopeless
lunch times is relatively hopeless because of some noisy group of
because of some noisy group of
because of some noisy group of disruptive students or a loud private
disruptive students or a loud private
disruptive students or a loud private conversation between two teachers in the
conversation between two teachers in the
conversation between two teachers in the room next door where the walls are thin
room next door where the walls are thin
room next door where the walls are thin enough to hear every word that is being
enough to hear every word that is being
enough to hear every word that is being said today we live in a world where
said today we live in a world where
said today we live in a world where approximately 1.6 million terrible car
approximately 1.6 million terrible car
approximately 1.6 million terrible car accidents occur each year due to drivers
accidents occur each year due to drivers
accidents occur each year due to drivers being distracted by their smartphones
being distracted by their smartphones
being distracted by their smartphones while driving today we live in a world
while driving today we live in a world
while driving today we live in a world where some no wait most teenagers like
where some no wait most teenagers like
where some no wait most teenagers like you and I can’t go an hour without
you and I can’t go an hour without
you and I can’t go an hour without checking our notifications and social
checking our notifications and social
checking our notifications and social profiles a world where traditionally
profiles a world where traditionally
profiles a world where traditionally intimate family dinners have changed
intimate family dinners have changed
intimate family dinners have changed profoundly into tech driven mealtime
profoundly into tech driven mealtime
profoundly into tech driven mealtime where parents and children are
where parents and children are
where parents and children are distracted by their devices and
distracted by their devices and
distracted by their devices and overlooked opportunities to connect with
overlooked opportunities to connect with
overlooked opportunities to connect with one another we live in a world where the
one another we live in a world where the
one another we live in a world where the average attention span has decreased by
average attention span has decreased by
average attention span has decreased by 50% in the last 10 years a world where
50% in the last 10 years a world where
50% in the last 10 years a world where we are encouraged to multitask without
we are encouraged to multitask without
we are encouraged to multitask without ever considering the effects
ever considering the effects
ever considering the effects multitasking can have on our brain
multitasking can have on our brain
multitasking can have on our brain capacity today we live in a world where
capacity today we live in a world where
capacity today we live in a world where distractions and disruptions are natural
distractions and disruptions are natural
distractions and disruptions are natural elements in our everyday lives that are
elements in our everyday lives that are
elements in our everyday lives that are unfortunately on
unfortunately on
unfortunately on we are a culture and a generation that
we are a culture and a generation that
we are a culture and a generation that has been subjected to a flood of deadly
has been subjected to a flood of deadly
has been subjected to a flood of deadly destructive distractions I don’t need to
destructive distractions I don’t need to
destructive distractions I don’t need to reintroduce myself but I must clarify a
reintroduce myself but I must clarify a
reintroduce myself but I must clarify a few things I’m not here to provide the
few things I’m not here to provide the
few things I’m not here to provide the solution to this enduring global problem
solution to this enduring global problem
solution to this enduring global problem I’m not here to judge and to point
I’m not here to judge and to point
I’m not here to judge and to point fingers I’m here to open minds I’m here
fingers I’m here to open minds I’m here
fingers I’m here to open minds I’m here to help and I’m here to say it on
to help and I’m here to say it on
to help and I’m here to say it on November 12 2017 someone said to me
November 12 2017 someone said to me
November 12 2017 someone said to me information is not intelligence I then
information is not intelligence I then
information is not intelligence I then fully grasp the true meaning of this
fully grasp the true meaning of this
fully grasp the true meaning of this right away information isn’t
right away information isn’t
right away information isn’t intelligence when I finally understood
intelligence when I finally understood
intelligence when I finally understood what this meant I realized that
what this meant I realized that
what this meant I realized that contemporary society tells us that in
contemporary society tells us that in
contemporary society tells us that in order to be smart to the intelligence or
order to be smart to the intelligence or
order to be smart to the intelligence or to be brilliant
to be brilliant
to be brilliant we must fill our brains with information
we must fill our brains with information
we must fill our brains with information that is expected to provide worthy
that is expected to provide worthy
that is expected to provide worthy benefits information and technology has
benefits information and technology has
benefits information and technology has changed the way we learn the way we work
changed the way we learn the way we work
changed the way we learn the way we work even the way we create and achieve our
even the way we create and achieve our
even the way we create and achieve our goals we have been trained to overload
goals we have been trained to overload
goals we have been trained to overload our minds with information so that we
our minds with information so that we
our minds with information so that we can participate fully in work in school
can participate fully in work in school
can participate fully in work in school and in our communities during moments of
and in our communities during moments of
and in our communities during moments of exam preparation it’s like our whole
exam preparation it’s like our whole
exam preparation it’s like our whole lives are dedicated to school and
lives are dedicated to school and
lives are dedicated to school and studying for many students our
studying for many students our
studying for many students our dedication can lead us to abandoning
dedication can lead us to abandoning
dedication can lead us to abandoning basic needs like bathing or eating or
basic needs like bathing or eating or
basic needs like bathing or eating or sleeping in fact studies prove that only
sleeping in fact studies prove that only
sleeping in fact studies prove that only 30 percent of students actually get the
30 percent of students actually get the
30 percent of students actually get the amount of sleep they need this isn’t
amount of sleep they need this isn’t
amount of sleep they need this isn’t good we are distracted and we aren’t
good we are distracted and we aren’t
good we are distracted and we aren’t even aware of it but why do we feel so
even aware of it but why do we feel so
even aware of it but why do we feel so obligated to overwork our bodies like
obligated to overwork our bodies like
obligated to overwork our bodies like this is it because the world tells us to
this is it because the world tells us to
this is it because the world tells us to do so do we feel as if in order to be
do so do we feel as if in order to be
do so do we feel as if in order to be successful we must load our brains with
successful we must load our brains with
successful we must load our brains with information I think not information and
information I think not information and
information I think not information and technology is not a positive thing in
technology is not a positive thing in
technology is not a positive thing in our lives it can help us but it also has
our lives it can help us but it also has
our lives it can help us but it also has many downfalls a few weeks ago something
many downfalls a few weeks ago something
many downfalls a few weeks ago something special happened to me I fell in love
I fell in love with an all-black Range
I fell in love with an all-black Range Rover that passed me on the road while I
Rover that passed me on the road while I
Rover that passed me on the road while I was driving what seemed like only a
was driving what seemed like only a
was driving what seemed like only a second was apparently much longer
second was apparently much longer
second was apparently much longer because for that moment my head was
because for that moment my head was
because for that moment my head was turned and my eyes been no longer
turned and my eyes been no longer
turned and my eyes been no longer focused on the road at that moment I was
focused on the road at that moment I was
focused on the road at that moment I was distracted from something very serious
distracted from something very serious
distracted from something very serious driving safely with my ten-year-old
driving safely with my ten-year-old
driving safely with my ten-year-old brother in the vehicle when I turned my
brother in the vehicle when I turned my
brother in the vehicle when I turned my head back to continue driving I had
head back to continue driving I had
head back to continue driving I had noticed that the vehicle in front of me
noticed that the vehicle in front of me
noticed that the vehicle in front of me was braking and I wasn’t sure if I would
was braking and I wasn’t sure if I would
was braking and I wasn’t sure if I would be able to slow down in time I think we
be able to slow down in time I think we
be able to slow down in time I think we can all imagine where this story goes
can all imagine where this story goes
can all imagine where this story goes from here finish it for me I got in and
from here finish it for me I got in and
from here finish it for me I got in and Wow so nice to know that you guys are
Wow so nice to know that you guys are
Wow so nice to know that you guys are actually paying attention to me but no I
actually paying attention to me but no I
actually paying attention to me but no I did it and thanks to God the alcohol of
did it and thanks to God the alcohol of
did it and thanks to God the alcohol of that situation could have been much
that situation could have been much
that situation could have been much worse all because I was distracted
worse all because I was distracted
worse all because I was distracted a metal vehicle painted black and
a metal vehicle painted black and
a metal vehicle painted black and hoisted up but what’s on what seems to
hoisted up but what’s on what seems to
hoisted up but what’s on what seems to be 20 inch wheels do not actually how I
be 20 inch wheels do not actually how I
be 20 inch wheels do not actually how I noticed all of that stole my focus and
noticed all of that stole my focus and
noticed all of that stole my focus and had the potential to steal my life this
had the potential to steal my life this
had the potential to steal my life this is what I mean when I say we allow small
is what I mean when I say we allow small
is what I mean when I say we allow small things to steal our focus in moments
things to steal our focus in moments
things to steal our focus in moments when our concentration is vital for our
when our concentration is vital for our
when our concentration is vital for our safety our improvements in our success
safety our improvements in our success
safety our improvements in our success it is stolen by small burglars that
it is stolen by small burglars that
it is stolen by small burglars that aren’t even aware of the damage they
aren’t even aware of the damage they
aren’t even aware of the damage they inflict I want to make one more example
inflict I want to make one more example
inflict I want to make one more example before I wrap this up now I know that we
before I wrap this up now I know that we
before I wrap this up now I know that we are not all sports fans but most of us
are not all sports fans but most of us
are not all sports fans but most of us can probably relate to this my dad is a
can probably relate to this my dad is a
can probably relate to this my dad is a huge Miami Dolphins fan and
huge Miami Dolphins fan and
huge Miami Dolphins fan and unfortunately or maybe not he has two
unfortunately or maybe not he has two
unfortunately or maybe not he has two kids that love to talk and import and
kids that love to talk and import and
kids that love to talk and import and one thing I hate doing is repeating
one thing I hate doing is repeating
one thing I hate doing is repeating myself so over the years I’ve learned
myself so over the years I’ve learned
myself so over the years I’ve learned that a football game and talkative
that a football game and talkative
that a football game and talkative children do not mix when a football game
children do not mix when a football game
children do not mix when a football game is on speaking to my dad is like
is on speaking to my dad is like
is on speaking to my dad is like speaking to a brick wall
speaking to a brick wall
speaking to a brick wall I cannot something as simple as died can
I cannot something as simple as died can
I cannot something as simple as died can you take me to get something to eat and
you take me to get something to eat and
you take me to get something to eat and I will have to repeat myself five or six
I will have to repeat myself five or six
I will have to repeat myself five or six times before I can get a plane yes or no
times before I can get a plane yes or no
times before I can get a plane yes or no it’s like it takes my dad 10 minutes to
it’s like it takes my dad 10 minutes to
it’s like it takes my dad 10 minutes to process a 10 word question and give a
process a 10 word question and give a
process a 10 word question and give a response without a doubt from my dad I’m
response without a doubt from my dad I’m
response without a doubt from my dad I’m a major distraction however he doesn’t
a major distraction however he doesn’t
a major distraction however he doesn’t give me the power to prevent him from
give me the power to prevent him from
give me the power to prevent him from focusing on his football game and
focusing on his football game and
focusing on his football game and potentially missing the greatest or the
potentially missing the greatest or the
potentially missing the greatest or the only catch
only catch
only catch season but my God loves football and he
season but my God loves football and he
season but my God loves football and he is committed to supporting his team no
is committed to supporting his team no
is committed to supporting his team no matter what we need this kind of
matter what we need this kind of
matter what we need this kind of commitment to not allow anything to
commitment to not allow anything to
commitment to not allow anything to distract us from the things that we love
distract us from the things that we love
distract us from the things that we love and are passionate about do you know
and are passionate about do you know
and are passionate about do you know that every time we start a new activity
that every time we start a new activity
that every time we start a new activity the brain has to reorient itself but yet
the brain has to reorient itself but yet
the brain has to reorient itself but yet those notifications on our phones are
those notifications on our phones are
those notifications on our phones are designed to distract it’s time for us to
designed to distract it’s time for us to
designed to distract it’s time for us to take our focus back it’s time for us to
take our focus back it’s time for us to
take our focus back it’s time for us to put our whole hearts into everything we
put our whole hearts into everything we
put our whole hearts into everything we do our minds are probably running a
do our minds are probably running a
do our minds are probably running a million miles a minute some of you in
million miles a minute some of you in
million miles a minute some of you in here right now are probably thinking
here right now are probably thinking
here right now are probably thinking about what you’re going to eat later or
about what you’re going to eat later or
about what you’re going to eat later or where you’re going tonight but it’s time
where you’re going tonight but it’s time
where you’re going tonight but it’s time for us to focus it’s time for us to put
for us to focus it’s time for us to put
for us to focus it’s time for us to put our whole hearts into everything we do
our whole hearts into everything we do
our whole hearts into everything we do the king is to clear our minds and
the king is to clear our minds and
the king is to clear our minds and organize our lives if you don’t remember
organize our lives if you don’t remember
organize our lives if you don’t remember anything else today
anything else today
anything else today remember that mediocrity is the result
remember that mediocrity is the result
remember that mediocrity is the result of living a distracted life the
of living a distracted life the
of living a distracted life the difference between the outstanding and
difference between the outstanding and
difference between the outstanding and the average individuals is their
the average individuals is their
the average individuals is their abilities to remain focused thank you
abilities to remain focused thank you
abilities to remain focused thank you [Applause]
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