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last one
last one three guys walk into a bar I’ve always
three guys walk into a bar I’ve always
three guys walk into a bar I’ve always wanted to start a talk like that
wanted to start a talk like that
wanted to start a talk like that and that’s funny isn’t it three guys
and that’s funny isn’t it three guys
and that’s funny isn’t it three guys walk into a bar it’s funny I’m give you
walk into a bar it’s funny I’m give you
walk into a bar it’s funny I’m give you the punchline yet it’s funny because I
the punchline yet it’s funny because I
the punchline yet it’s funny because I didn’t say 14 guys walk into a bar or
didn’t say 14 guys walk into a bar or
didn’t say 14 guys walk into a bar or six women walk into a bar I said three
six women walk into a bar I said three
six women walk into a bar I said three and three is funny three is a magic
and three is funny three is a magic
and three is funny three is a magic number and I am here tonight to advocate
number and I am here tonight to advocate
number and I am here tonight to advocate for three I’m here working for three I
for three I’m here working for three I
for three I’m here working for three I want to promote three I want you to vote
want to promote three I want you to vote
want to promote three I want you to vote for three I want you to use three I want
for three I want you to use three I want
for three I want you to use three I want you to take three into your tool box and
you to take three into your tool box and
you to take three into your tool box and I want to use it I want you to use it as
I want to use it I want you to use it as
I want to use it I want you to use it as a voice for the vulnerable that’s our
a voice for the vulnerable that’s our
a voice for the vulnerable that’s our theme tonight and so I want to talk
theme tonight and so I want to talk
theme tonight and so I want to talk about three now the reason I want to
about three now the reason I want to
about three now the reason I want to talk about three is because one has
talk about three is because one has
talk about three is because one has gotten all kinds of press one is always
gotten all kinds of press one is always
gotten all kinds of press one is always out there everybody wants to be number
out there everybody wants to be number
out there everybody wants to be number one right we apparently need to put
one right we apparently need to put
one right we apparently need to put America first now you wouldn’t get
America first now you wouldn’t get
America first now you wouldn’t get elected if you said put America second
elected if you said put America second
elected if you said put America second repair put America third first is best
repair put America third first is best
repair put America third first is best we all want to be number one and then
we all want to be number one and then
we all want to be number one and then there’s two and two is impressive I mean
there’s two and two is impressive I mean
there’s two and two is impressive I mean you got to you got to give it 2 to 2
you got to you got to give it 2 to 2
you got to you got to give it 2 to 2 ohms right and wrong it owns binary it
ohms right and wrong it owns binary it
ohms right and wrong it owns binary it owns either/or it owns up down to has
owns either/or it owns up down to has
owns either/or it owns up down to has got it it’s got it going on we couldn’t
got it it’s got it going on we couldn’t
got it it’s got it going on we couldn’t live without – we need to – super
live without – we need to – super
live without – we need to – super important but three three is a magic
important but three three is a magic
important but three three is a magic number and so I want to help you out
number and so I want to help you out
number and so I want to help you out with 3 well we all would know this about
with 3 well we all would know this about
with 3 well we all would know this about 3 there are 3 blind mice right we know
3 there are 3 blind mice right we know
3 there are 3 blind mice right we know about those three blind mice 3 little
about those three blind mice 3 little
about those three blind mice 3 little pigs
pigs
pigs three little pigs had a house a straw
three little pigs had a house a straw
three little pigs had a house a straw house of sticks house of bricks they
house of sticks house of bricks they
house of sticks house of bricks they knew about three they had three of those
knew about three they had three of those
knew about three they had three of those and they said we wee wee all the way
and they said we wee wee all the way
and they said we wee wee all the way home and say we
home and say we
home and say we I didn’t say we we then go to and you’re
I didn’t say we we then go to and you’re
I didn’t say we we then go to and you’re the power three they said we wee wee all
the power three they said we wee wee all
the power three they said we wee wee all the way home
the way home
the way home there was those three Billy Goats Gruff
there was those three Billy Goats Gruff
there was those three Billy Goats Gruff you know about those guys those three
you know about those guys those three
you know about those guys those three maybe the power of three those three
maybe the power of three those three
maybe the power of three those three they’ve rounded that bridge and on top
they’ve rounded that bridge and on top
they’ve rounded that bridge and on top of that bridge wherever they were three
of that bridge wherever they were three
of that bridge wherever they were three is a magic number three is a powerful
is a magic number three is a powerful
is a magic number three is a powerful thing because the three bears and the
thing because the three bears and the
thing because the three bears and the three bears remember they had it’s too
three bears remember they had it’s too
three bears remember they had it’s too hot it was too cold and it was just
hot it was too cold and it was just
hot it was too cold and it was just right they know about three they give
right they know about three they give
right they know about three they give you three choices there that’s three
you three choices there that’s three
you three choices there that’s three bears that’s three bears were smart they
bears that’s three bears were smart they
bears that’s three bears were smart they knew about the power of three and it
knew about the power of three and it
knew about the power of three and it wasn’t just our animals is just our
wasn’t just our animals is just our
wasn’t just our animals is just our animals in our fairy tales it’s our
animals in our fairy tales it’s our
animals in our fairy tales it’s our heroes and our epic heroes that we look
heroes and our epic heroes that we look
heroes and our epic heroes that we look to like The Three Musketeers
to like The Three Musketeers
to like The Three Musketeers that’s three amigos Steve Martin they
that’s three amigos Steve Martin they
that’s three amigos Steve Martin they knew about three those three
knew about three those three
knew about three those three there’s the Three Stooges of course but
there’s the Three Stooges of course but
there’s the Three Stooges of course but then there’s the three wise men and the
then there’s the three wise men and the
then there’s the three wise men and the three wise men showed up with three
three wise men showed up with three
three wise men showed up with three gifts they had frankincense and gold and
gifts they had frankincense and gold and
gifts they had frankincense and gold and myrrh three I know about three and then
myrrh three I know about three and then
myrrh three I know about three and then there’s the three-pointer and basketball
there’s the three-pointer and basketball
there’s the three-pointer and basketball Steph Curry is taking over with that
Steph Curry is taking over with that
Steph Curry is taking over with that there’s three points for a field goal
there’s three points for a field goal
there’s three points for a field goal there’s three strikes you’re out in
there’s three strikes you’re out in
there’s three strikes you’re out in baseball when you root root root for the
baseball when you root root root for the
baseball when you root root root for the home team cause if they don’t win it’s a
home team cause if they don’t win it’s a
home team cause if they don’t win it’s a shame and if somebody really hits one
shame and if somebody really hits one
shame and if somebody really hits one it’s going going gone
it’s going going gone
it’s going going gone hip-hip-hooray 3:3 is so powerful and I
hip-hip-hooray 3:3 is so powerful and I
hip-hip-hooray 3:3 is so powerful and I could keep him going but then you could
could keep him going but then you could
could keep him going but then you could help me you know my speech about three
help me you know my speech about three
help me you know my speech about three you know it better than I know it you
you know it better than I know it you
you know it better than I know it you see there’s a B see you can help me here
see there’s a B see you can help me here
see there’s a B see you can help me here one two don’t ray how did you know this
one two don’t ray how did you know this
one two don’t ray how did you know this you know this stuff about three well
you know this stuff about three well
you know this stuff about three well then there’s Ready Set you do that one
then there’s Ready Set you do that one
then there’s Ready Set you do that one there’s RORO
there’s RORO
there’s RORO and Santa saying ho ho and then there’s
and Santa saying ho ho and then there’s
and Santa saying ho ho and then there’s tic-tac-toe of course there’s Ready Set
tic-tac-toe of course there’s Ready Set
tic-tac-toe of course there’s Ready Set and then there’s tic-tac-toe
and then there’s tic-tac-toe
and then there’s tic-tac-toe ready-set-go
ready-set-go
ready-set-go abc123 they just keep going one after
abc123 they just keep going one after
abc123 they just keep going one after another red white and blue Tom Dick and
another red white and blue Tom Dick and
another red white and blue Tom Dick and Harry Peter Paul and Mary three is a
Harry Peter Paul and Mary three is a
Harry Peter Paul and Mary three is a magic number and it’s not just the new
magic number and it’s not just the new
magic number and it’s not just the new stuff it’s not just a recent thing it’s
stuff it’s not just a recent thing it’s
stuff it’s not just a recent thing it’s ancient Aristotle knew about three he
ancient Aristotle knew about three he
ancient Aristotle knew about three he had pathos logos ethos you remember that
had pathos logos ethos you remember that
had pathos logos ethos you remember that and later on Caesar picked up three and
and later on Caesar picked up three and
and later on Caesar picked up three and he said friends Romans countrymen and
he said friends Romans countrymen and
he said friends Romans countrymen and then there was a government that was
then there was a government that was
then there was a government that was made somewhere for the people by the
made somewhere for the people by the
made somewhere for the people by the people of the people where they taught
people of the people where they taught
people of the people where they taught us to pursue life and liberty and the
us to pursue life and liberty and the
us to pursue life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness three we know it’s
pursuit of happiness three we know it’s
pursuit of happiness three we know it’s the truth nice the whole truth that’s
the truth nice the whole truth that’s
the truth nice the whole truth that’s nothing but the truth and that three
nothing but the truth and that three
nothing but the truth and that three stuff is not just something you like
stuff is not just something you like
stuff is not just something you like because it’s poetic it’s something
because it’s poetic it’s something
because it’s poetic it’s something that’s in the neuroscience of your brain
that’s in the neuroscience of your brain
that’s in the neuroscience of your brain as people research and look into the
as people research and look into the
as people research and look into the brain science they start to realize that
brain science they start to realize that
brain science they start to realize that three is interesting because it is the
three is interesting because it is the
three is interesting because it is the most basic pattern that there is and our
most basic pattern that there is and our
most basic pattern that there is and our brains love patterns researchers at the
brains love patterns researchers at the
brains love patterns researchers at the University of Missouri have been looking
University of Missouri have been looking
University of Missouri have been looking into this and a professor named Cowan
into this and a professor named Cowan
into this and a professor named Cowan who’s looking into this and saying you
who’s looking into this and saying you
who’s looking into this and saying you know what’s interesting about our brain
know what’s interesting about our brain
know what’s interesting about our brain is we build patterns and patterns help
is we build patterns and patterns help
is we build patterns and patterns help us do what they help us to avoid
us do what they help us to avoid
us do what they help us to avoid problems and they help us to solve
problems and they help us to solve
problems and they help us to solve problems they help us to predict things
problems they help us to predict things
problems they help us to predict things which is why we have computers because
which is why we have computers because
which is why we have computers because we can take patterns and build out
we can take patterns and build out
we can take patterns and build out things amazing things happens when we
things amazing things happens when we
things amazing things happens when we get these patterns lined up and three is
get these patterns lined up and three is
get these patterns lined up and three is the core the simplest form of a pattern
the core the simplest form of a pattern
the core the simplest form of a pattern and so we love those patterns our brains
and so we love those patterns our brains
and so we love those patterns our brains love those patterns it’s the way that
love those patterns it’s the way that
love those patterns it’s the way that they’re put together these researchers
they’re put together these researchers
they’re put together these researchers at the University of Missouri did
at the University of Missouri did
at the University of Missouri did research and they look to see what is it
research and they look to see what is it
research and they look to see what is it that we could do with our brains and
that we could do with our brains and
that we could do with our brains and guess what at the end of the day they
guess what at the end of the day they
guess what at the end of the day they realized it in our short-term memory we
realized it in our short-term memory we
realized it in our short-term memory we can only remember three things maybe
can only remember three things maybe
can only remember three things maybe five if you’re really sharp three is
five if you’re really sharp three is
five if you’re really sharp three is there and that magic number inside your
there and that magic number inside your
there and that magic number inside your brain the physical makeup of your brain
brain the physical makeup of your brain
brain the physical makeup of your brain has three pieces right there’s a
has three pieces right there’s a
has three pieces right there’s a cerebellum and the cerebrum and the
cerebellum and the cerebrum and the
cerebellum and the cerebrum and the brainstem or if you want to just use the
brainstem or if you want to just use the
brainstem or if you want to just use the terms I use the front the back in the
terms I use the front the back in the
terms I use the front the back in the middle of your brain and they do three
middle of your brain and they do three
middle of your brain and they do three different things inside of this dark
different things inside of this dark
different things inside of this dark moist skull is this thing in there
moist skull is this thing in there
moist skull is this thing in there gaining information and there are three
gaining information and there are three
gaining information and there are three chunks of it we live on the third Rock
chunks of it we live on the third Rock
chunks of it we live on the third Rock from the Sun by the way that
from the Sun by the way that
from the Sun by the way that and so these neurosciences scientists
and so these neurosciences scientists
and so these neurosciences scientists said they’ve looked at this they’ve also
said they’ve looked at this they’ve also
said they’ve looked at this they’ve also been building on work that came long
been building on work that came long
been building on work that came long before them Abraham Maslow remember when
before them Abraham Maslow remember when
before them Abraham Maslow remember when he developed his hierarchy of needs he
he developed his hierarchy of needs he
he developed his hierarchy of needs he had two that were really simple we knew
had two that were really simple we knew
had two that were really simple we knew those cavemen do those it was that you
those cavemen do those it was that you
those cavemen do those it was that you needed to eat something and you needed
needed to eat something and you needed
needed to eat something and you needed to get out of the rain right those are
to get out of the rain right those are
to get out of the rain right those are two of them
two of them
two of them so that wasn’t anything interesting but
so that wasn’t anything interesting but
so that wasn’t anything interesting but the next three he develops we’re really
the next three he develops we’re really
the next three he develops we’re really interesting because he said that to be
interesting because he said that to be
interesting because he said that to be really alive you need three things the
really alive you need three things the
really alive you need three things the three things you need according to
three things you need according to
three things you need according to Maslow are some sort of meaning in your
Maslow are some sort of meaning in your
Maslow are some sort of meaning in your life Maslow said do we need someone to
life Maslow said do we need someone to
life Maslow said do we need someone to love basically this is my rephrasing of
love basically this is my rephrasing of
love basically this is my rephrasing of it we need something to do and we need
it we need something to do and we need
it we need something to do and we need something to hope for
something to hope for
something to hope for we need someone to love we need
we need someone to love we need
we need someone to love we need something to do and we need something to
something to do and we need something to
something to do and we need something to hope for
hope for
hope for I’m probably the greatest master of
I’m probably the greatest master of
I’m probably the greatest master of three and our entire culture was Martin
three and our entire culture was Martin
three and our entire culture was Martin Luther King Martin Luther King went to
Luther King Martin Luther King went to
Luther King Martin Luther King went to seminary and the rule of three was
seminary and the rule of three was
seminary and the rule of three was taught to them strictly on that seminary
taught to them strictly on that seminary
taught to them strictly on that seminary and they learned it and he learned it
and they learned it and he learned it
and they learned it and he learned it and he learned how to preach if you’ve
and he learned how to preach if you’ve
and he learned how to preach if you’ve ever listened to his sermons they had
ever listened to his sermons they had
ever listened to his sermons they had this beautiful amazing cadence and
this beautiful amazing cadence and
this beautiful amazing cadence and they’re always in threes and there’s
they’re always in threes and there’s
they’re always in threes and there’s this one very special sermon he has it’s
this one very special sermon he has it’s
this one very special sermon he has it’s not really using the rule of three as
not really using the rule of three as
not really using the rule of three as much as it’s about three it’s called the
much as it’s about three it’s called the
much as it’s about three it’s called the three dimensions of a complete life and
three dimensions of a complete life and
three dimensions of a complete life and he says this and that he says unless you
he says this and that he says unless you
he says this and that he says unless you are three you’re gonna be flat he called
are three you’re gonna be flat he called
are three you’re gonna be flat he called it the length and the width and the
it the length and the width and the
it the length and the width and the height of life and he said a lot of
height of life and he said a lot of
height of life and he said a lot of people focus on the length of life
people focus on the length of life
people focus on the length of life that’s developing according to King your
that’s developing according to King your
that’s developing according to King your inner powers and so as you develop your
inner powers and so as you develop your
inner powers and so as you develop your inner powers you become a better person
inner powers you become a better person
inner powers you become a better person if that’s all you do and you focus only
if that’s all you do and you focus only
if that’s all you do and you focus only on yourself then you become selfish and
on yourself then you become selfish and
on yourself then you become selfish and you become exact
you become exact
you become exact the type of person that no one ever
the type of person that no one ever
the type of person that no one ever wants to be around because you are a
wants to be around because you are a
wants to be around because you are a flat person you might be really good at
flat person you might be really good at
flat person you might be really good at developing your inner powers but you’re
developing your inner powers but you’re
developing your inner powers but you’re not impressive and King wasn’t impressed
not impressive and King wasn’t impressed
not impressive and King wasn’t impressed he said if you want to just live the
he said if you want to just live the
he said if you want to just live the length of life and you can be a flat
length of life and you can be a flat
length of life and you can be a flat person and you’ll never really make a
person and you’ll never really make a
person and you’ll never really make a difference in the world but you could be
difference in the world but you could be
difference in the world but you could be a two-dimensional person he said you
a two-dimensional person he said you
a two-dimensional person he said you could think about the width of life and
could think about the width of life and
could think about the width of life and the width of life according to King was
the width of life according to King was
the width of life according to King was this outward reached to others to look
this outward reached to others to look
this outward reached to others to look around and to realize I’m not alone in
around and to realize I’m not alone in
around and to realize I’m not alone in this world and I need to spend my life
this world and I need to spend my life
this world and I need to spend my life reaching out to people and so he said
reaching out to people and so he said
reaching out to people and so he said you have to reach out you have to have
you have to reach out you have to have
you have to reach out you have to have length to your life making yourself as
length to your life making yourself as
length to your life making yourself as good as you can be but you have width to
good as you can be but you have width to
good as you can be but you have width to your life to reach out to other people
your life to reach out to other people
your life to reach out to other people and then you talked about the height of
and then you talked about the height of
and then you talked about the height of life reaching up reaching up so that you
life reaching up reaching up so that you
life reaching up reaching up so that you can give hope and meaning to other
can give hope and meaning to other
can give hope and meaning to other people so that you become a
people so that you become a
people so that you become a three-dimensional person that’s the way
three-dimensional person that’s the way
three-dimensional person that’s the way King looked at it that was Kings three
King looked at it that was Kings three
King looked at it that was Kings three sermon and so we have this power of
sermon and so we have this power of
sermon and so we have this power of three and the question is what will we
three and the question is what will we
three and the question is what will we do with the power of three for the
do with the power of three for the
do with the power of three for the vulnerable for the vulnerable and if you
vulnerable for the vulnerable and if you
vulnerable for the vulnerable and if you want to meet the vulnerable what you
want to meet the vulnerable what you
want to meet the vulnerable what you need to do right now is you need to just
need to do right now is you need to just
need to do right now is you need to just look around you because every human
look around you because every human
look around you because every human being is so vulnerable we all need
being is so vulnerable we all need
being is so vulnerable we all need someone to love us we all need something
someone to love us we all need something
someone to love us we all need something to do we all need something to hope for
to do we all need something to hope for
to do we all need something to hope for that’s us and as we look around us and
that’s us and as we look around us and
that’s us and as we look around us and we think of ways that we can serve the
we think of ways that we can serve the
we think of ways that we can serve the vulnerable I want to suggest that the
vulnerable I want to suggest that the
vulnerable I want to suggest that the vulnerable have had enough of one
vulnerable have had enough of one
vulnerable have had enough of one they’ve had enough of no adolfs and
they’ve had enough of no adolfs and
they’ve had enough of no adolfs and people who only focus on the length of
people who only focus on the length of
people who only focus on the length of life they’ve had enough really probably
life they’ve had enough really probably
life they’ve had enough really probably of to the people who are really out
of to the people who are really out
of to the people who are really out there looking for someone to love them
there looking for someone to love them
there looking for someone to love them or something to do or something to hope
or something to do or something to hope
or something to do or something to hope for because they’ve had a lot of right
for because they’ve had a lot of right
for because they’ve had a lot of right and wrong and a lot of black and white
and wrong and a lot of black and white
and wrong and a lot of black and white in their life a lot of Democrats and
in their life a lot of Democrats and
in their life a lot of Democrats and Republicans but I wonder if they’ve ever
Republicans but I wonder if they’ve ever
Republicans but I wonder if they’ve ever met someone using the power of three
met someone using the power of three
met someone using the power of three someone looking from a three dimensional
someone looking from a three dimensional
someone looking from a three dimensional aspect at their life and saying I want
aspect at their life and saying I want
aspect at their life and saying I want to come in with this power of three with
to come in with this power of three with
to come in with this power of three with this three in my toolbox and so I want
this three in my toolbox and so I want
this three in my toolbox and so I want you to put
you to put
you to put this rule of three in your toolbox
this rule of three in your toolbox
this rule of three in your toolbox tonight and you can use it in a couple
tonight and you can use it in a couple
tonight and you can use it in a couple ways one way you could use it is just
ways one way you could use it is just
ways one way you could use it is just for yourself you could say hey if
for yourself you could say hey if
for yourself you could say hey if neuroscientists say I can’t do more than
neuroscientists say I can’t do more than
neuroscientists say I can’t do more than three things that I don’t not gonna let
three things that I don’t not gonna let
three things that I don’t not gonna let my professor giving me 18 things to do
my professor giving me 18 things to do
my professor giving me 18 things to do see how that goes over but you could use
see how that goes over but you could use
see how that goes over but you could use it to limit your schedule you could use
it to limit your schedule you could use
it to limit your schedule you could use it to kind of organize your life you
it to kind of organize your life you
it to kind of organize your life you could use it to say I want to be really
could use it to say I want to be really
could use it to say I want to be really good at these three things be a great
good at these three things be a great
good at these three things be a great way to use the rule three but you could
way to use the rule three but you could
way to use the rule three but you could also use it to be a voice for the
also use it to be a voice for the
also use it to be a voice for the vulnerable you could go out and just say
vulnerable you could go out and just say
vulnerable you could go out and just say what am I gonna do in this world what am
what am I gonna do in this world what am
what am I gonna do in this world what am I going to do with my life and here’s
I going to do with my life and here’s
I going to do with my life and here’s what I’m gonna do I’m gonna go and give
what I’m gonna do I’m gonna go and give
what I’m gonna do I’m gonna go and give people what Maslow said everyone needs
people what Maslow said everyone needs
people what Maslow said everyone needs and what King said everyone needs is
and what King said everyone needs is
and what King said everyone needs is someone to love them and give them
someone to love them and give them
someone to love them and give them something maybe to do that’s important
something maybe to do that’s important
something maybe to do that’s important and give them something to hope for
and give them something to hope for
and give them something to hope for using the rule of three and so I’m here
using the rule of three and so I’m here
using the rule of three and so I’m here tonight on behalf of that magic number
tonight on behalf of that magic number
tonight on behalf of that magic number and I’m here to suggest that if we walk
and I’m here to suggest that if we walk
and I’m here to suggest that if we walk out of this room thinking not so much in
out of this room thinking not so much in
out of this room thinking not so much in the binary not so much as champions of
the binary not so much as champions of
the binary not so much as champions of one to be number one but to be instead
one to be number one but to be instead
one to be number one but to be instead champions of three to say may be in the
champions of three to say may be in the
champions of three to say may be in the position to yes and know that we could
position to yes and know that we could
position to yes and know that we could be the kind of voice for the vulnerable
be the kind of voice for the vulnerable
be the kind of voice for the vulnerable that we’ve heard tonight that we’ve
that we’ve heard tonight that we’ve
that we’ve heard tonight that we’ve heard in all of these expressions that
heard in all of these expressions that
heard in all of these expressions that we’ve heard in these stories of racial
we’ve heard in these stories of racial
we’ve heard in these stories of racial strife of parenting struggles of life
strife of parenting struggles of life
strife of parenting struggles of life difficulties that we can be to kind of
difficulties that we can be to kind of
difficulties that we can be to kind of force using the power of four it three
force using the power of four it three
force using the power of four it three there’s so many stories and our culture
there’s so many stories and our culture
there’s so many stories and our culture using this power of three but the
using this power of three but the
using this power of three but the question will be for you is how will you
question will be for you is how will you
question will be for you is how will you use it to be a voice for the vulnerable
use it to be a voice for the vulnerable
use it to be a voice for the vulnerable and I want to challenge you tonight to
and I want to challenge you tonight to
and I want to challenge you tonight to use that magic number three thank you
use that magic number three thank you
use that magic number three thank you [Applause]
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