I believe that being truthful to yourself brings good to the world every
yourself brings good to the world every
yourself brings good to the world every person has the right to be unique and
person has the right to be unique and
person has the right to be unique and yet we fail to be ourselves we fail to
yet we fail to be ourselves we fail to
yet we fail to be ourselves we fail to let our children be who they are this is
let our children be who they are this is
let our children be who they are this is a journey to inspire you how to get
a journey to inspire you how to get
a journey to inspire you how to get closer to yourself in order to fully
closer to yourself in order to fully
closer to yourself in order to fully live and play your role in this life and
live and play your role in this life and
live and play your role in this life and let me be clear the button set has been
let me be clear the button set has been
let me be clear the button set has been switched on since you were a child
switched on since you were a child
switched on since you were a child childhood is very short especially if
childhood is very short especially if
childhood is very short especially if you want to live to 100 like I do well
you want to live to 100 like I do well
you want to live to 100 like I do well I’m not sure if other around me would
I’m not sure if other around me would
I’m not sure if other around me would agree with that
agree with that
agree with that who else wants to live to a hundred
who else wants to live to a hundred
who else wants to live to a hundred okay well medicine and technology are
okay well medicine and technology are
okay well medicine and technology are allowing us today to live to a hundred
allowing us today to live to a hundred
allowing us today to live to a hundred years but reaching a hundred is not
years but reaching a hundred is not
years but reaching a hundred is not enough
enough
enough who wants a great life well yes this is
who wants a great life well yes this is
who wants a great life well yes this is how I explain childhood to my children
how I explain childhood to my children
how I explain childhood to my children hundred years are like ten fingers every
hundred years are like ten fingers every
hundred years are like ten fingers every finger represents a decade childhood
finger represents a decade childhood
finger represents a decade childhood means one and an half finger this is a
means one and an half finger this is a
means one and an half finger this is a very short period we are allowed to be
very short period we are allowed to be
very short period we are allowed to be children well you still have the second
children well you still have the second
children well you still have the second half of the second other half of the
half of the second other half of the
half of the second other half of the second finger but then you’re a kind of
second finger but then you’re a kind of
second finger but then you’re a kind of a hybrid especially too old for this
a hybrid especially too old for this
a hybrid especially too old for this kind of finger explanation well eight
kind of finger explanation well eight
kind of finger explanation well eight years and a half of adulthood and yet
years and a half of adulthood and yet
years and a half of adulthood and yet our full essence is concentrated in the
our full essence is concentrated in the
our full essence is concentrated in the one and an half finger full essence is
one and an half finger full essence is
one and an half finger full essence is there in our childhood and what we love
there in our childhood and what we love
there in our childhood and what we love to play as a child as a child I loved to
to play as a child as a child I loved to
to play as a child as a child I loved to play theater so much I wanted to go to
play theater so much I wanted to go to
play theater so much I wanted to go to drama school
drama school
drama school I knew what I wanted playing theater was
I knew what I wanted playing theater was
I knew what I wanted playing theater was entirely me and it was what I loved most
entirely me and it was what I loved most
entirely me and it was what I loved most do you see this head well surely you
do you see this head well surely you
do you see this head well surely you cannot look inside but my head stood in
cannot look inside but my head stood in
cannot look inside but my head stood in the way
the way
the way curious girl smart student she’s gonna
curious girl smart student she’s gonna
curious girl smart student she’s gonna become a lawyer what happened to me is
become a lawyer what happened to me is
become a lawyer what happened to me is rather banal it happens to a lot of us I
rather banal it happens to a lot of us I
rather banal it happens to a lot of us I chose to choose what was expected of me
chose to choose what was expected of me
chose to choose what was expected of me the young woman listening to the child
the young woman listening to the child
the young woman listening to the child in her was not being hurt at 28 I became
in her was not being hurt at 28 I became
in her was not being hurt at 28 I became a general manager well I told you brainy
a general manager well I told you brainy
a general manager well I told you brainy stuff inside well real adulthood status
stuff inside well real adulthood status
stuff inside well real adulthood status I was sure competent and making things
I was sure competent and making things
I was sure competent and making things better but is this it was the main
better but is this it was the main
better but is this it was the main feeling I had it felt a bit like playing
feeling I had it felt a bit like playing
feeling I had it felt a bit like playing the role of a general manager well
the role of a general manager well
the role of a general manager well wasn’t that what I wanted Parenthood two
wasn’t that what I wanted Parenthood two
wasn’t that what I wanted Parenthood two baby girls one born on Atherton of
baby girls one born on Atherton of
baby girls one born on Atherton of January and another one born on the 14th
January and another one born on the 14th
January and another one born on the 14th of January I will let you figure out how
of January I will let you figure out how
of January I will let you figure out how that is possible a typical female
that is possible a typical female
that is possible a typical female dilemma arises how was I going to be a
dilemma arises how was I going to be a
dilemma arises how was I going to be a great mom and a great professional well
great mom and a great professional well
great mom and a great professional well banal again men seem to be less bothered
banal again men seem to be less bothered
banal again men seem to be less bothered by this but are they really Superman
by this but are they really Superman
by this but are they really Superman well this superwoman chose to opt out of
well this superwoman chose to opt out of
well this superwoman chose to opt out of the traditional working world what could
the traditional working world what could
the traditional working world what could I do to organize work in a more creative
I do to organize work in a more creative
I do to organize work in a more creative way I labeled myself as an inventor of
way I labeled myself as an inventor of
way I labeled myself as an inventor of other ways of working and set up my own
other ways of working and set up my own
other ways of working and set up my own company we say that the greatest things
company we say that the greatest things
company we say that the greatest things are born out of personal frustration and
are born out of personal frustration and
are born out of personal frustration and I agree but there is more to it my tree
I agree but there is more to it my tree
I agree but there is more to it my tree strong natural born challenge her
strong natural born challenge her
strong natural born challenge her creativity were at work
creativity were at work
creativity were at work but I didn’t know it at a time when you
but I didn’t know it at a time when you
but I didn’t know it at a time when you were a child did your parents tell you
were a child did your parents tell you
were a child did your parents tell you what to play or were you free to cut the
what to play or were you free to cut the
what to play or were you free to cut the hair of your favorite baby doll and make
hair of your favorite baby doll and make
hair of your favorite baby doll and make it tent under the Christmas dining table
it tent under the Christmas dining table
it tent under the Christmas dining table well who those who are parents do you
well who those who are parents do you
well who those who are parents do you oblige your children to play with the
oblige your children to play with the
oblige your children to play with the games you chose normally we adults we do
games you chose normally we adults we do
games you chose normally we adults we do not force our children to play with the
not force our children to play with the
not force our children to play with the games we chose does it sound scary well
games we chose does it sound scary well
games we chose does it sound scary well it is what we do years later as our
it is what we do years later as our
it is what we do years later as our children grow older we influence we
children grow older we influence we
children grow older we influence we guide them towards a future of roleplay
guide them towards a future of roleplay
guide them towards a future of roleplay we think we know better but we do not
we think we know better but we do not
we think we know better but we do not listen to their emotions we guide them
listen to their emotions we guide them
listen to their emotions we guide them towards diplomas for the sake of
towards diplomas for the sake of
towards diplomas for the sake of security status and money we did not
security status and money we did not
security status and money we did not tell our little children what to play we
tell our little children what to play we
tell our little children what to play we shouldn’t tell them what role to play in
shouldn’t tell them what role to play in
shouldn’t tell them what role to play in life because too many times it ends up
life because too many times it ends up
life because too many times it ends up in roleplay well society and the school
in roleplay well society and the school
in roleplay well society and the school system they kind of guide us towards
system they kind of guide us towards
system they kind of guide us towards being competent and maybe competent and
being competent and maybe competent and
being competent and maybe competent and happy too many of us put ourselves
happy too many of us put ourselves
happy too many of us put ourselves between brackets because we are taught
between brackets because we are taught
between brackets because we are taught to be competent and thus maybe roleplay
to be competent and thus maybe roleplay
to be competent and thus maybe roleplay well maybe there is another way there is
well maybe there is another way there is
well maybe there is another way there is a solution
a solution
a solution remember to one and a half finger a
remember to one and a half finger a
remember to one and a half finger a child is pure and natural a playing
child is pure and natural a playing
child is pure and natural a playing child is where it wants to be where it
child is where it wants to be where it
child is where it wants to be where it needs to be where it chooses to be the
needs to be where it chooses to be the
needs to be where it chooses to be the games you play are an expression of who
games you play are an expression of who
games you play are an expression of who you are
energy vitamin is the nickname I got
energy vitamin is the nickname I got when I was a student I can tell you that
when I was a student I can tell you that
when I was a student I can tell you that two years ago the energetic and playful
two years ago the energetic and playful
two years ago the energetic and playful person I normally am was not feeling
person I normally am was not feeling
person I normally am was not feeling like a playing child well do you have
like a playing child well do you have
like a playing child well do you have that sometimes too like you feel that
that sometimes too like you feel that
that sometimes too like you feel that something is wrong but you cannot really
something is wrong but you cannot really
something is wrong but you cannot really pinpoint what exactly well besides being
pinpoint what exactly well besides being
pinpoint what exactly well besides being too much in my head being the
too much in my head being the
too much in my head being the trustworthy consultant I was not fully
trustworthy consultant I was not fully
trustworthy consultant I was not fully expressing my thirteen strong
expressing my thirteen strong
expressing my thirteen strong natural-born talents everything is
natural-born talents everything is
natural-born talents everything is already there everything is in the
already there everything is in the
already there everything is in the one-and-a-half inger and yet we fail to
one-and-a-half inger and yet we fail to
one-and-a-half inger and yet we fail to recognize it we fail to mate make the
recognize it we fail to mate make the
recognize it we fail to mate make the ten the intangible tangible so my
ten the intangible tangible so my
ten the intangible tangible so my intuition just told me follow the guide
intuition just told me follow the guide
intuition just told me follow the guide of being a child and play and playing
of being a child and play and playing
of being a child and play and playing games because you will get out of your
games because you will get out of your
games because you will get out of your zone of discomfort by this so let me
zone of discomfort by this so let me
zone of discomfort by this so let me share a bit of that experience with you
share a bit of that experience with you
share a bit of that experience with you take one the two baby girls well they’re
take one the two baby girls well they’re
take one the two baby girls well they’re grown up almost grown-up adults they’re
grown up almost grown-up adults they’re
grown up almost grown-up adults they’re teenagers today childish ones I’m not
teenagers today childish ones I’m not
teenagers today childish ones I’m not supposed to tell you this mirror mirror
supposed to tell you this mirror mirror
supposed to tell you this mirror mirror on the wall why are children worse and
on the wall why are children worse and
on the wall why are children worse and Snow White stepmother why do children
Snow White stepmother why do children
Snow White stepmother why do children confront us so much with ourselves
confront us so much with ourselves
confront us so much with ourselves because they know where they have to be
because they know where they have to be
because they know where they have to be because they just are it is the purest
because they just are it is the purest
because they just are it is the purest form of humanity take two as an adult
form of humanity take two as an adult
form of humanity take two as an adult make space to let the child and you come
make space to let the child and you come
make space to let the child and you come out on a cold Saturday I found a perfect
out on a cold Saturday I found a perfect
out on a cold Saturday I found a perfect excuse to play like a child
excuse to play like a child
excuse to play like a child reverse day our children played that
reverse day our children played that
reverse day our children played that they were the parents they were washing
they were the parents they were washing
they were the parents they were washing our dirty pile of clothes they were even
our dirty pile of clothes they were even
our dirty pile of clothes they were even irony and cooking spaghetti that was
irony and cooking spaghetti that was
irony and cooking spaghetti that was the easy one after four hours they gave
the easy one after four hours they gave
the easy one after four hours they gave up role-playing parent was a nice to try
up role-playing parent was a nice to try
up role-playing parent was a nice to try but not funny me and my husband didn’t
but not funny me and my husband didn’t
but not funny me and my husband didn’t ask to stop you know we were really
ask to stop you know we were really
ask to stop you know we were really enjoying playing like children
enjoying playing like children
enjoying playing like children so really roleplay like role-playing a
so really roleplay like role-playing a
so really roleplay like role-playing a child is a great experience adults love
child is a great experience adults love
child is a great experience adults love it
it
it children a little bit less but don’t
children a little bit less but don’t
children a little bit less but don’t tell them just check it out
tell them just check it out
tell them just check it out so children empower me when I play like
so children empower me when I play like
so children empower me when I play like a child I’m empowered but what about
a child I’m empowered but what about
a child I’m empowered but what about that little girl I was and that loved to
that little girl I was and that loved to
that little girl I was and that loved to play with so many games take tree hi my
play with so many games take tree hi my
play with so many games take tree hi my name is Bridget Peters I want an
name is Bridget Peters I want an
name is Bridget Peters I want an analysis of my natural-born talents and
analysis of my natural-born talents and
analysis of my natural-born talents and I want to become an analyst myself why
I want to become an analyst myself why
I want to become an analyst myself why am i standing here today in front of you
am i standing here today in front of you
am i standing here today in front of you because I believe that being truthful to
because I believe that being truthful to
because I believe that being truthful to yourself brings good to the world the
yourself brings good to the world the
yourself brings good to the world the impact of the analysis is standing in
impact of the analysis is standing in
impact of the analysis is standing in front of you tree strong natural born
front of you tree strong natural born
front of you tree strong natural born challenge links to expressing myself are
challenge links to expressing myself are
challenge links to expressing myself are at play and I’m enjoying it this amazing
at play and I’m enjoying it this amazing
at play and I’m enjoying it this amazing person called Danielle found it there is
person called Danielle found it there is
person called Danielle found it there is a clear link between what you love to
a clear link between what you love to
a clear link between what you love to play as a child and what makes you happy
play as a child and what makes you happy
play as a child and what makes you happy as an adult 25 years of hard empiric
as an adult 25 years of hard empiric
as an adult 25 years of hard empiric evidence made the intangible tangible I
evidence made the intangible tangible I
evidence made the intangible tangible I believe in intrinsic motivation whether
believe in intrinsic motivation whether
believe in intrinsic motivation whether you’re motivated or whether you’re not
you’re motivated or whether you’re not
you’re motivated or whether you’re not do you know about a person that is half
do you know about a person that is half
do you know about a person that is half motivated that’s maybe called comfort
motivated that’s maybe called comfort
motivated that’s maybe called comfort zone I also believe in clarity and
zone I also believe in clarity and
zone I also believe in clarity and sometimes our competencies meaning what
sometimes our competencies meaning what
sometimes our competencies meaning what you have learned at school or by
you have learned at school or by
you have learned at school or by experience they hide away the clarity we
experience they hide away the clarity we
experience they hide away the clarity we already have inside of us so let me ask
already have inside of us so let me ask
already have inside of us so let me ask you to close your eyes for a few seconds
you to close your eyes for a few seconds
you to close your eyes for a few seconds please we’re going back in time
please we’re going back in time
please we’re going back in time you’re eight years old maybe nine or ten
you’re eight years old maybe nine or ten
you’re eight years old maybe nine or ten what are you playing
what are you playing
what are you playing are you inside are you outside or maybe
are you inside are you outside or maybe
are you inside are you outside or maybe maybe your boat what toy do you hold in
maybe your boat what toy do you hold in
maybe your boat what toy do you hold in your hand who is with you do you hear
your hand who is with you do you hear
your hand who is with you do you hear yourself laughing doing it again feel
yourself laughing doing it again feel
yourself laughing doing it again feel the joy of that kid you were because
the joy of that kid you were because
the joy of that kid you were because this is where your energy life this is
this is where your energy life this is
this is where your energy life this is who you are please let me ask you to
who you are please let me ask you to
who you are please let me ask you to come back people fear change we need to
come back people fear change we need to
come back people fear change we need to pay bills what if you could pay more pay
pay bills what if you could pay more pay
pay bills what if you could pay more pay more bills or even more expensive bills
more bills or even more expensive bills
more bills or even more expensive bills because you stopped working you start
because you stopped working you start
because you stopped working you start playing now future is very unpredictable
playing now future is very unpredictable
playing now future is very unpredictable soon we will have to collaborate with
soon we will have to collaborate with
soon we will have to collaborate with robots and a robot might be as competent
robots and a robot might be as competent
robots and a robot might be as competent as you are our future is unpredictable
as you are our future is unpredictable
as you are our future is unpredictable but our past say something about
but our past say something about
but our past say something about predictability the difference between
predictability the difference between
predictability the difference between you and the robot is your personality
you and the robot is your personality
you and the robot is your personality proudly human means being entirely
proudly human means being entirely
proudly human means being entirely yourself being truthful to yourself play
yourself being truthful to yourself play
yourself being truthful to yourself play teaches us a lot about who we are and
teaches us a lot about who we are and
teaches us a lot about who we are and what good we can bring to the world it
what good we can bring to the world it
what good we can bring to the world it is never too late to live a happy
is never too late to live a happy
is never too late to live a happy childhood
childhood
childhood [Applause]
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