[Applause] hi my name is Stephanie zing if you know
hi my name is Stephanie zing if you know
hi my name is Stephanie zing if you know me well hi nice to meet or if you know
me well hi nice to meet or if you know
me well hi nice to meet or if you know me well it’s great seeing you here and
me well it’s great seeing you here and
me well it’s great seeing you here and if you don’t know me well hi it’s nice
if you don’t know me well hi it’s nice
if you don’t know me well hi it’s nice to meet you now I want you to forget
to meet you now I want you to forget
to meet you now I want you to forget everything I just said and everything
everything I just said and everything
everything I just said and everything you know about me see for this talk I
you know about me see for this talk I
you know about me see for this talk I want you to think of it like this I’m
want you to think of it like this I’m
want you to think of it like this I’m just a person a conduit of my ideas I’m
just a person a conduit of my ideas I’m
just a person a conduit of my ideas I’m just a person who has a story to share
just a person who has a story to share
just a person who has a story to share so please take a couple of seconds to
so please take a couple of seconds to
so please take a couple of seconds to forget everything about that you know
forget everything about that you know
forget everything about that you know about me and let me take you on a
about me and let me take you on a
about me and let me take you on a journey journey not about me but about
journey journey not about me but about
journey journey not about me but about my words my ideas okay so let’s take a
my words my ideas okay so let’s take a
my words my ideas okay so let’s take a step back to ancient Greece forget about
step back to ancient Greece forget about
step back to ancient Greece forget about Paxton you’re wearing the trendiest
Paxton you’re wearing the trendiest
Paxton you’re wearing the trendiest outfit on the block okay so so white JP
outfit on the block okay so so white JP
outfit on the block okay so so white JP off their shoulder robes a laurel wreath
off their shoulder robes a laurel wreath
off their shoulder robes a laurel wreath and a leather gladiator sandal okay so
and a leather gladiator sandal okay so
and a leather gladiator sandal okay so good so you’re walking around Plato’s
good so you’re walking around Plato’s
good so you’re walking around Plato’s Academy of Athens when Aristotle comes
Academy of Athens when Aristotle comes
Academy of Athens when Aristotle comes up to you and asks hey loving a new
up to you and asks hey loving a new
up to you and asks hey loving a new wreath oak or evergreen no I’m just
wreath oak or evergreen no I’m just
wreath oak or evergreen no I’m just kidding he’s actually working on his
kidding he’s actually working on his
kidding he’s actually working on his Ricci theory in the Nick and McKean
Ricci theory in the Nick and McKean
Ricci theory in the Nick and McKean ethics he asks you what a success how is
ethics he asks you what a success how is
ethics he asks you what a success how is it achieved see there’s this one big
it achieved see there’s this one big
it achieved see there’s this one big idea success is a byproduct instead of
idea success is a byproduct instead of
idea success is a byproduct instead of focusing on the goal itself we should
focusing on the goal itself we should
focusing on the goal itself we should focus on the process undergone to
focus on the process undergone to
focus on the process undergone to achieve the goal and success will come
achieve the goal and success will come
achieve the goal and success will come by itself naturally build habits that
by itself naturally build habits that
by itself naturally build habits that will constantly improve yourself because
will constantly improve yourself because
will constantly improve yourself because if you’re making an effort to do the
if you’re making an effort to do the
if you’re making an effort to do the best that you can regularly the results
best that you can regularly the results
best that you can regularly the results will be what they should be the set
will be what they should be the set
will be what they should be the set success is a byproduct of these other
success is a byproduct of these other
success is a byproduct of these other things not the end itself and with that
things not the end itself and with that
things not the end itself and with that you’ll be able to gain the self
you’ll be able to gain the self
you’ll be able to gain the self satisfaction of knowing that you have
satisfaction of knowing that you have
satisfaction of knowing that you have done everything that you can do to be
done everything that you can do to be
done everything that you can do to be the best person that you can be success
the best person that you can be success
the best person that you can be success is a continuous journey and is achieved
is a continuous journey and is achieved
is a continuous journey and is achieved through building the right mindsets and
through building the right mindsets and
through building the right mindsets and habits if you think about it this is
habits if you think about it this is
habits if you think about it this is quite obvious in our daily lives
quite obvious in our daily lives
quite obvious in our daily lives habits the right ones have positive
habits the right ones have positive
habits the right ones have positive results because certain laws in human
results because certain laws in human
results because certain laws in human nature are reciprocal being trustworthy
nature are reciprocal being trustworthy
nature are reciprocal being trustworthy builds trust keeping promises spells
builds trust keeping promises spells
builds trust keeping promises spells integrity selflessness build service
integrity selflessness build service
integrity selflessness build service kindness builds decency okay so why is
kindness builds decency okay so why is
kindness builds decency okay so why is all this important well what it comes
all this important well what it comes
all this important well what it comes down to is how to live a purposeful life
down to is how to live a purposeful life
down to is how to live a purposeful life so all this meaning and happiness
so all this meaning and happiness
so all this meaning and happiness Aristotle calls us eudaimonia and a life
Aristotle calls us eudaimonia and a life
Aristotle calls us eudaimonia and a life of your ammonia is a life of striving
of your ammonia is a life of striving
of your ammonia is a life of striving it’s a life of pushing yourself to
it’s a life of pushing yourself to
it’s a life of pushing yourself to limits and finding success it’s the
limits and finding success it’s the
limits and finding success it’s the happiness you get from achieving
happiness you get from achieving
happiness you get from achieving something really difficult instead of
something really difficult instead of
something really difficult instead of just having it handed to you but all I
just having it handed to you but all I
just having it handed to you but all I figured I’ve ammonia also means that
figured I’ve ammonia also means that
figured I’ve ammonia also means that you’re never done improving and you’re
you’re never done improving and you’re
you’re never done improving and you’re constantly setting new goals and
constantly setting new goals and
constantly setting new goals and developing new muscles it also means
developing new muscles it also means
developing new muscles it also means that you’re bound to have
that you’re bound to have
that you’re bound to have disappointments and failures seoi 59
disappointments and failures seoi 59
disappointments and failures seoi 59 Monia is in cupcakes and rainbows but it
Monia is in cupcakes and rainbows but it
Monia is in cupcakes and rainbows but it is a self satisfaction of knowing that
is a self satisfaction of knowing that
is a self satisfaction of knowing that you have done everything you can it’s a
you have done everything you can it’s a
you have done everything you can it’s a sweet pleasure of singing into the bed
sweet pleasure of singing into the bed
sweet pleasure of singing into the bed at the end of it very absolutely
at the end of it very absolutely
at the end of it very absolutely exhausting day knowing that you have
exhausting day knowing that you have
exhausting day knowing that you have accomplished a lot so this is morality
accomplished a lot so this is morality
accomplished a lot so this is morality for Aristotle it’s being the best person
for Aristotle it’s being the best person
for Aristotle it’s being the best person you can be
you can be
you can be honing your strings while working on
honing your strings while working on
honing your strings while working on your weaknesses and as Aristotle himself
your weaknesses and as Aristotle himself
your weaknesses and as Aristotle himself said we are what we P did what we
said we are what we P did what we
said we are what we P did what we repeatedly do excellence then is not an
repeatedly do excellence then is not an
repeatedly do excellence then is not an act but a habit okay so let’s get out of
act but a habit okay so let’s get out of
act but a habit okay so let’s get out of engine grease we’re back in town 17
engine grease we’re back in town 17
engine grease we’re back in town 17 urban California I think we can apply
urban California I think we can apply
urban California I think we can apply Aristotle’s concepts to our own
Aristotle’s concepts to our own
Aristotle’s concepts to our own definitions of academic success okay so
definitions of academic success okay so
definitions of academic success okay so let me break it to you I don’t care
let me break it to you I don’t care
let me break it to you I don’t care about college now before you freak out
about college now before you freak out
about college now before you freak out let me explain so it’s not that I don’t
let me explain so it’s not that I don’t
let me explain so it’s not that I don’t care about college but rather I believe
care about college but rather I believe
care about college but rather I believe in maximizing your potential and doing
in maximizing your potential and doing
in maximizing your potential and doing the best that you can to be the best
the best that you can to be the best
the best that you can to be the best person you can be if you’re continuously
person you can be if you’re continuously
person you can be if you’re continuously building the right mindset and habits
building the right mindset and habits
building the right mindset and habits success should be a byproduct so college
success should be a byproduct so college
success should be a byproduct so college is thus a check point and not an
is thus a check point and not an
is thus a check point and not an endpoint and instead of seeing college
endpoint and instead of seeing college
endpoint and instead of seeing college as this ultimate goal we should see it
as this ultimate goal we should see it
as this ultimate goal we should see it as a nitrile byproduct of our tremendous
as a nitrile byproduct of our tremendous
as a nitrile byproduct of our tremendous growth in hardwork in high school
growth in hardwork in high school
growth in hardwork in high school colleges should admit you based on who
colleges should admit you based on who
colleges should admit you based on who you are not who you think that they want
you are not who you think that they want
you are not who you think that they want you to be so my goal has never been to
you to be so my goal has never been to
you to be so my goal has never been to get into a good college
get into a good college
get into a good college my focus is greater than that I want to
my focus is greater than that I want to
my focus is greater than that I want to change the world and we can all leave a
change the world and we can all leave a
change the world and we can all leave a positive impact where we go becoming the
positive impact where we go becoming the
positive impact where we go becoming the leaders and the innovators of the 21st
leaders and the innovators of the 21st
leaders and the innovators of the 21st century because guess what after we get
century because guess what after we get
century because guess what after we get into college it’s not a mystical place
into college it’s not a mystical place
into college it’s not a mystical place where all your problems are solved we
where all your problems are solved we
where all your problems are solved we need a stop and pressing colleges
need a stop and pressing colleges
need a stop and pressing colleges because maybe we’re just afraid that we
because maybe we’re just afraid that we
because maybe we’re just afraid that we won’t have a future that we can brag
won’t have a future that we can brag
won’t have a future that we can brag about to our friends and have the
about to our friends and have the
about to our friends and have the stickers on the back of our cars or a
stickers on the back of our cars or a
stickers on the back of our cars or a status update on Facebook instead we
status update on Facebook instead we
status update on Facebook instead we need them mindsets the habits the
need them mindsets the habits the
need them mindsets the habits the perspectives building our character to
perspectives building our character to
perspectives building our character to see who we are and what we can
see who we are and what we can
see who we are and what we can contribute to this world our world
contribute to this world our world
contribute to this world our world because ultimately these qualities don’t
because ultimately these qualities don’t
because ultimately these qualities don’t just go for high school and college but
just go for high school and college but
just go for high school and college but it goes for the rest of your life who
it goes for the rest of your life who
it goes for the rest of your life who you are your destiny and so I think your
you are your destiny and so I think your
you are your destiny and so I think your character centers around a lot of your
character centers around a lot of your
character centers around a lot of your core values so I’m just going to talk
core values so I’m just going to talk
core values so I’m just going to talk about some of mine
about some of mine
about some of mine so my first is everything I do must be
so my first is everything I do must be
so my first is everything I do must be purposeful so coming into high school
purposeful so coming into high school
purposeful so coming into high school when you like you although probably
when you like you although probably
when you like you although probably older than me I had this mindset where I
older than me I had this mindset where I
older than me I had this mindset where I was just going to study and work hard
was just going to study and work hard
was just going to study and work hard all the time and get into a good college
all the time and get into a good college
all the time and get into a good college and be everyone right but I found myself
and be everyone right but I found myself
and be everyone right but I found myself often feeling really isolated because I
often feeling really isolated because I
often feeling really isolated because I didn’t I made sure that I did not have
didn’t I made sure that I did not have
didn’t I made sure that I did not have too much fun I had this entire master
too much fun I had this entire master
too much fun I had this entire master plan for college that I was going to
plan for college that I was going to
plan for college that I was going to carry out after the first semester I
carry out after the first semester I
carry out after the first semester I realized that you do need a balance and
realized that you do need a balance and
realized that you do need a balance and you can have fun you can relax play
you can have fun you can relax play
you can have fun you can relax play games but it has to be purposeful and
games but it has to be purposeful and
games but it has to be purposeful and intentional and through this you will
intentional and through this you will
intentional and through this you will learn that success is a byproduct
learn that success is a byproduct
learn that success is a byproduct because we’re just doing what’s right
because we’re just doing what’s right
because we’re just doing what’s right for us next I learned that everybody
for us next I learned that everybody
for us next I learned that everybody knows what they need to do but not
knows what they need to do but not
knows what they need to do but not everybody does what they need to do I
everybody does what they need to do I
everybody does what they need to do I know it sounds really confusing at first
know it sounds really confusing at first
know it sounds really confusing at first like what am I saying but what I mean is
like what am I saying but what I mean is
like what am I saying but what I mean is that there’s three
that there’s three
that there’s three success and I call this thirds model so
success and I call this thirds model so
success and I call this thirds model so first is planning psychic which is a
first is planning psychic which is a
first is planning psychic which is a conscious decision to decide to change
conscious decision to decide to change
conscious decision to decide to change something
something
something second is execution so taking your plan
second is execution so taking your plan
second is execution so taking your plan and putting into actual steps
and putting into actual steps
and putting into actual steps third is sustainment which is what I
third is sustainment which is what I
third is sustainment which is what I want to bring attention to today so
want to bring attention to today so
want to bring attention to today so sustainment means taking your execution
sustainment means taking your execution
sustainment means taking your execution your steps and instilling them into your
your steps and instilling them into your
your steps and instilling them into your daily life and I think what ultimately
daily life and I think what ultimately
daily life and I think what ultimately separates successful people from
separates successful people from
separates successful people from unsuccessful people is this third factor
unsuccessful people is this third factor
unsuccessful people is this third factor that anyone can come up with a plan and
that anyone can come up with a plan and
that anyone can come up with a plan and do it for a couple of days but doing it
do it for a couple of days but doing it
do it for a couple of days but doing it for the for the rest of high school with
for the for the rest of high school with
for the for the rest of high school with unwavering focus and discipline that’s
unwavering focus and discipline that’s
unwavering focus and discipline that’s the hard part which is what I want to
the hard part which is what I want to
the hard part which is what I want to bring attention to because since I
bring attention to because since I
bring attention to because since I believe suspects success is a byproduct
believe suspects success is a byproduct
believe suspects success is a byproduct we should all focus on building the
we should all focus on building the
we should all focus on building the habits the sustainment in order to reach
habits the sustainment in order to reach
habits the sustainment in order to reach your goals finally I learned to focus on
your goals finally I learned to focus on
your goals finally I learned to focus on yourself so when I say this I don’t mean
yourself so when I say this I don’t mean
yourself so when I say this I don’t mean being excessively egocentric but rather
being excessively egocentric but rather
being excessively egocentric but rather of just continuously improving yourself
of just continuously improving yourself
of just continuously improving yourself and not comparing yourself to others in
and not comparing yourself to others in
and not comparing yourself to others in a detrimental way that would hurt
a detrimental way that would hurt
a detrimental way that would hurt yourself or your own well-being so
yourself or your own well-being so
yourself or your own well-being so forget about that kid who’s taking like
forget about that kid who’s taking like
forget about that kid who’s taking like 12 AP classes and a perfect SAT score
12 AP classes and a perfect SAT score
12 AP classes and a perfect SAT score because ultimately no one knows the
because ultimately no one knows the
because ultimately no one knows the future you can only create it because
future you can only create it because
future you can only create it because you create your reality as you go along
you create your reality as you go along
you create your reality as you go along and everything is a choice and in
and everything is a choice and in
and everything is a choice and in focusing on yourself we can all learn to
focusing on yourself we can all learn to
focusing on yourself we can all learn to be our own leaders of our own life
be our own leaders of our own life
be our own leaders of our own life because we our life is the only one that
because we our life is the only one that
because we our life is the only one that we can control so yes my name is
we can control so yes my name is
we can control so yes my name is Stephanie Zeng and I don’t care about
Stephanie Zeng and I don’t care about
Stephanie Zeng and I don’t care about college but at least in the sense that
college but at least in the sense that
college but at least in the sense that no I am NOT taking that AP class because
no I am NOT taking that AP class because
no I am NOT taking that AP class because colleges like it and no I’m not doing
colleges like it and no I’m not doing
colleges like it and no I’m not doing that extracurricular because it looks
that extracurricular because it looks
that extracurricular because it looks good on my college application but yes I
good on my college application but yes I
good on my college application but yes I do want to change the world and that is
do want to change the world and that is
do want to change the world and that is my main focus right now this goal is for
my main focus right now this goal is for
my main focus right now this goal is for me this goal is for you this goal is for
me this goal is for you this goal is for
me this goal is for you this goal is for the world so even if I get into a
the world so even if I get into a
the world so even if I get into a prestigious college it’s not because I
prestigious college it’s not because I
prestigious college it’s not because I made my four years of high school an
made my four years of high school an
made my four years of high school an audition for college
audition for college
audition for college I never aimed to get into a good college
I never aimed to get into a good college
I never aimed to get into a good college so just a byproduct of my hard work and
so just a byproduct of my hard work and
so just a byproduct of my hard work and my mindset my habits and even if I don’t
my mindset my habits and even if I don’t
my mindset my habits and even if I don’t get into a quote/unquote good college I
get into a quote/unquote good college I
get into a quote/unquote good college I will still have the self-satisfaction to
will still have the self-satisfaction to
will still have the self-satisfaction to knowing that I worked hard and growing
knowing that I worked hard and growing
knowing that I worked hard and growing tremendously in high school so again we
tremendously in high school so again we
tremendously in high school so again we have to focus on the mindsets and habits
have to focus on the mindsets and habits
have to focus on the mindsets and habits and success will be a byproduct as
and success will be a byproduct as
and success will be a byproduct as Aristotle described through ammonia this
Aristotle described through ammonia this
Aristotle described through ammonia this is a request this is a plea that you yes
is a request this is a plea that you yes
is a request this is a plea that you yes you listening in the audience right now
you listening in the audience right now
you listening in the audience right now adopted philosophy and change your
adopted philosophy and change your
adopted philosophy and change your approach to high school and college
approach to high school and college
approach to high school and college because ultimately do what you love do
because ultimately do what you love do
because ultimately do what you love do what you like doing your passion be
what you like doing your passion be
what you like doing your passion be happy work hard and success will come as
happy work hard and success will come as
happy work hard and success will come as a byproduct not they’re trying to
a byproduct not they’re trying to
a byproduct not they’re trying to impress colleges but impressing yourself
impress colleges but impressing yourself
impress colleges but impressing yourself in finding who you are and what we want
in finding who you are and what we want
in finding who you are and what we want to contribute to this world because
to contribute to this world because
to contribute to this world because people are capable at any time in their
people are capable at any time in their
people are capable at any time in their lives of doing whatever they dream of as
lives of doing whatever they dream of as
lives of doing whatever they dream of as Carl Marx said so offers philosophers
Carl Marx said so offers philosophers
Carl Marx said so offers philosophers until now have only interpreted the
until now have only interpreted the
until now have only interpreted the world in various ways the point is
world in various ways the point is
world in various ways the point is however is to change it join me in my
however is to change it join me in my
however is to change it join me in my journey to change the world for you and
journey to change the world for you and
journey to change the world for you and me we are the world changers of the 21st
me we are the world changers of the 21st
me we are the world changers of the 21st century thank you
century thank you
century thank you [Applause]
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