all right hello ted talk I cannot read I cannot read this is the story that I had
cannot read this is the story that I had
cannot read this is the story that I had of myself at the age of six years old
of myself at the age of six years old
of myself at the age of six years old because of a temporary foster care
because of a temporary foster care
because of a temporary foster care staying all of this change with the
staying all of this change with the
staying all of this change with the power of one no one know that changed
power of one no one know that changed
power of one no one know that changed everything one know that cost me nothing
everything one know that cost me nothing
everything one know that cost me nothing and the one known that made me and to
and the one known that made me and to
and the one known that made me and to the man I am today that is the no to
the man I am today that is the no to
the man I am today that is the no to failure see the man that you see in
failure see the man that you see in
failure see the man that you see in front of you with two degrees couldn’t
front of you with two degrees couldn’t
front of you with two degrees couldn’t read at the age of six years old because
read at the age of six years old because
read at the age of six years old because of a story it was a story that I
of a story it was a story that I
of a story it was a story that I believed and thought that was going to
believed and thought that was going to
believed and thought that was going to always be the case and so um all this
always be the case and so um all this
always be the case and so um all this changed my mother telling me how to say
changed my mother telling me how to say
changed my mother telling me how to say no to my story and seeing all of us have
no to my story and seeing all of us have
no to my story and seeing all of us have a story why we are the way we are you
a story why we are the way we are you
a story why we are the way we are you know our weight our economic status and
know our weight our economic status and
know our weight our economic status and that’s just how we think we’ve always
that’s just how we think we’ve always
that’s just how we think we’ve always done and so today I may have to say no
done and so today I may have to say no
done and so today I may have to say no to your story now early explorers we’re
to your story now early explorers we’re
to your story now early explorers we’re famous in history because they helped to
famous in history because they helped to
famous in history because they helped to discover America and the territory of
discover America and the territory of
discover America and the territory of America and so I’m going to do that for
America and so I’m going to do that for
America and so I’m going to do that for you today and you’re a territory in
you today and you’re a territory in
you today and you’re a territory in three steps so first off we’re going to
three steps so first off we’re going to
three steps so first off we’re going to talk about first realize where your
talk about first realize where your
talk about first realize where your stories from 20 motivation why do you
stories from 20 motivation why do you
stories from 20 motivation why do you want it and then three your action plan
want it and then three your action plan
want it and then three your action plan and so I to start off where my story
and so I to start off where my story
and so I to start off where my story came from I was six years old and was in
came from I was six years old and was in
came from I was six years old and was in a classroom and was told to read out
a classroom and was told to read out
a classroom and was told to read out loud and I’m presenting reading the book
loud and I’m presenting reading the book
loud and I’m presenting reading the book and I’m trying to read
and I’m trying to read
and I’m trying to read with the kids they called each kid I
with the kids they called each kid I
with the kids they called each kid I couldn’t read I couldn’t figure out so
couldn’t read I couldn’t figure out so
couldn’t read I couldn’t figure out so the kids asking me and I couldn’t
the kids asking me and I couldn’t
the kids asking me and I couldn’t formulate any of the words in at the
formulate any of the words in at the
formulate any of the words in at the paragraphs and I just couldn’t so my
paragraphs and I just couldn’t so my
paragraphs and I just couldn’t so my teacher she SAT with me a couple of
teacher she SAT with me a couple of
teacher she SAT with me a couple of times try do some other assessments with
times try do some other assessments with
times try do some other assessments with me and for some reason I just could not
me and for some reason I just could not
me and for some reason I just could not get it it just couldn’t it just wasn’t
get it it just couldn’t it just wasn’t
get it it just couldn’t it just wasn’t nothing was working so she talked my
nothing was working so she talked my
nothing was working so she talked my mother and my mother was like you know I
mother and my mother was like you know I
mother and my mother was like you know I know he can do it so give me a little
know he can do it so give me a little
know he can do it so give me a little bit and we’ll we’ll revisit this so she
bit and we’ll we’ll revisit this so she
bit and we’ll we’ll revisit this so she took me home and we talked about it we
took me home and we talked about it we
took me home and we talked about it we sat down at the kitchen table and cook
sat down at the kitchen table and cook
sat down at the kitchen table and cook my favorite thing pork chops you want to
my favorite thing pork chops you want to
my favorite thing pork chops you want to get on my good side you make some
get on my good side you make some
get on my good side you make some workshops we got it or good now but she
workshops we got it or good now but she
workshops we got it or good now but she sat down with me and she began to ask me
sat down with me and she began to ask me
sat down with me and she began to ask me to read and for some odd reason I just
to read and for some odd reason I just
to read and for some odd reason I just could not read it and so she asked me
could not read it and so she asked me
could not read it and so she asked me his work I know you can read him now you
his work I know you can read him now you
his work I know you can read him now you know I don’t know if you know this but I
know I don’t know if you know this but I
know I don’t know if you know this but I was a very big boy it’s very very big
was a very big boy it’s very very big
was a very big boy it’s very very big boy so I could refuel ate when I was
boy so I could refuel ate when I was
boy so I could refuel ate when I was really good at that so she knew that I
really good at that so she knew that I
really good at that so she knew that I could somehow I wasn’t so she began to
could somehow I wasn’t so she began to
could somehow I wasn’t so she began to ask me she said what’s going on I know
ask me she said what’s going on I know
ask me she said what’s going on I know you can what’s going on so I began to
you can what’s going on so I began to
you can what’s going on so I began to cry because I was always training back
cry because I was always training back
cry because I was always training back to that foster care staying when I was
to that foster care staying when I was
to that foster care staying when I was with my foster mother and she was kind
with my foster mother and she was kind
with my foster mother and she was kind of like the karela deville a foster
of like the karela deville a foster
of like the karela deville a foster mother’s and she just run you over and
mother’s and she just run you over and
mother’s and she just run you over and talked to your crazy and all kind of
talked to your crazy and all kind of
talked to your crazy and all kind of stuff so that’s why I believe that’s
stuff so that’s why I believe that’s
stuff so that’s why I believe that’s what i believed and I just thought that
what i believed and I just thought that
what i believed and I just thought that was just always I was stupid I couldn’t
was just always I was stupid I couldn’t
was just always I was stupid I couldn’t do it so she said well is it I don’t
do it so she said well is it I don’t
do it so she said well is it I don’t care what someone told what she told you
care what someone told what she told you
care what someone told what she told you I’m telling you you can do it and I’m
I’m telling you you can do it and I’m
I’m telling you you can do it and I’m telling you that you are smart so once I
telling you that you are smart so once I
telling you that you are smart so once I started realizing where my story was
started realizing where my story was
started realizing where my story was from then the second part was I started
from then the second part was I started
from then the second part was I started to say why why I do better now because I
to say why why I do better now because I
to say why why I do better now because I was a big kid I did like to eat so she
was a big kid I did like to eat so she
was a big kid I did like to eat so she would give me incentivize me by giving
would give me incentivize me by giving
would give me incentivize me by giving me treats she said hey you know if you
me treats she said hey you know if you
me treats she said hey you know if you do this I’ll finish it I’ll do this this
do this I’ll finish it I’ll do this this
do this I’ll finish it I’ll do this this that and make it really easy for you so
that and make it really easy for you so
that and make it really easy for you so I mean I
I mean I
I mean I like oh okay well i like to eat so let
like oh okay well i like to eat so let
like oh okay well i like to eat so let me we can talk about it so she started
me we can talk about it so she started
me we can talk about it so she started to incentivize me give me reasons to do
to incentivize me give me reasons to do
to incentivize me give me reasons to do better we started to read paragraphs we
better we started to read paragraphs we
better we started to read paragraphs we started to go over different words and
started to go over different words and
started to go over different words and as I figured out that why the motivation
as I figured out that why the motivation
as I figured out that why the motivation for that she you know really incentivize
for that she you know really incentivize
for that she you know really incentivize me with not only just food but different
me with not only just food but different
me with not only just food but different things if I could just read a book I
things if I could just read a book I
things if I could just read a book I would go out and play and different
would go out and play and different
would go out and play and different stuff like that so that was my why so I
stuff like that so that was my why so I
stuff like that so that was my why so I started reading books I started real up
started reading books I started real up
started reading books I started real up reading different novels and my reading
reading different novels and my reading
reading different novels and my reading accelerator very quickly and so in your
accelerator very quickly and so in your
accelerator very quickly and so in your motivation why do you want to do it you
motivation why do you want to do it you
motivation why do you want to do it you have to find a why it could be your kids
have to find a why it could be your kids
have to find a why it could be your kids it could be a certain goal level as far
it could be a certain goal level as far
it could be a certain goal level as far as economic status it could be it could
as economic status it could be it could
as economic status it could be it could just be hey I just want to prove
just be hey I just want to prove
just be hey I just want to prove everyone wrong so you have to have a why
everyone wrong so you have to have a why
everyone wrong so you have to have a why as to why you want to do it and then
as to why you want to do it and then
as to why you want to do it and then next an action plan an action plan as to
next an action plan an action plan as to
next an action plan an action plan as to where you are to where you’re going want
where you are to where you’re going want
where you are to where you’re going want to be so with the action plan she we
to be so with the action plan she we
to be so with the action plan she we would go over the different things
would go over the different things
would go over the different things that’s four words my books and so the
that’s four words my books and so the
that’s four words my books and so the action plan was to we read a book a week
action plan was to we read a book a week
action plan was to we read a book a week and then the books get bigger and longer
and then the books get bigger and longer
and then the books get bigger and longer we started to read different go over
we started to read different go over
we started to read different go over different words words of the day and my
different words words of the day and my
different words words of the day and my reading accelerate very fast until I was
reading accelerate very fast until I was
reading accelerate very fast until I was knowledge to pass the other kids but I
knowledge to pass the other kids but I
knowledge to pass the other kids but I was to a point of being tested for
was to a point of being tested for
was to a point of being tested for gifted classes and honors and all of
gifted classes and honors and all of
gifted classes and honors and all of that so we first realized where my story
that so we first realized where my story
that so we first realized where my story was from great you know why do you think
was from great you know why do you think
was from great you know why do you think this way motivation for the next level
this way motivation for the next level
this way motivation for the next level and then an action plan for where I want
and then an action plan for where I want
and then an action plan for where I want to be and so with that I’m able to say
to be and so with that I’m able to say
to be and so with that I’m able to say let’s start today by saying no to
let’s start today by saying no to
let’s start today by saying no to failure and yes to success thank you
failure and yes to success thank you
failure and yes to success thank you you
you
you [Applause]
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