so what do you want to be when you grow up when I was in the seventh and eighth
up when I was in the seventh and eighth
up when I was in the seventh and eighth grade in an effort to get me out of the
grade in an effort to get me out of the
grade in an effort to get me out of the house more often during the summer my
house more often during the summer my
house more often during the summer my mom would actually help me get jobs at
mom would actually help me get jobs at
mom would actually help me get jobs at retail stores or factories or warehouses
retail stores or factories or warehouses
retail stores or factories or warehouses and it’s an experience that I’ll never
and it’s an experience that I’ll never
and it’s an experience that I’ll never forget
forget
forget through that I gained something that I
through that I gained something that I
through that I gained something that I would never have gained anywhere else a
would never have gained anywhere else a
would never have gained anywhere else a perspective about how young people are
perspective about how young people are
perspective about how young people are seen and not only in society but in
seen and not only in society but in
seen and not only in society but in large companies and what you find is
large companies and what you find is
large companies and what you find is that people ask a lot of questions and
that people ask a lot of questions and
that people ask a lot of questions and the question I got almost every single
the question I got almost every single
the question I got almost every single day was what do you want to be when you
day was what do you want to be when you
day was what do you want to be when you grow up I had a decent idea I have loved
grow up I had a decent idea I have loved
grow up I had a decent idea I have loved Investment Banking since before I was
Investment Banking since before I was
Investment Banking since before I was born and I have and I’ve worked for it
born and I have and I’ve worked for it
born and I have and I’ve worked for it practically forever so that’s what I did
practically forever so that’s what I did
practically forever so that’s what I did I told people about my drive to be an
I told people about my drive to be an
I told people about my drive to be an investment banker and what I wanted to
investment banker and what I wanted to
investment banker and what I wanted to accomplish with it but after a while
accomplish with it but after a while
accomplish with it but after a while that got a little boring because you
that got a little boring because you
that got a little boring because you keep telling person after person after
keep telling person after person after
keep telling person after person after person after person the same answer it
person after person the same answer it
person after person the same answer it feels you feel desensitized to what’s
feels you feel desensitized to what’s
feels you feel desensitized to what’s being asked to you you feel desensitized
being asked to you you feel desensitized
being asked to you you feel desensitized about what you’re truly saying so I
about what you’re truly saying so I
about what you’re truly saying so I decided to see what the question what do
decided to see what the question what do
decided to see what the question what do you want to be when you grow up was
you want to be when you grow up was
you want to be when you grow up was truly asking so I split it up into three
truly asking so I split it up into three
truly asking so I split it up into three specific phrases what do you want to be
specific phrases what do you want to be
specific phrases what do you want to be when you grow up and if you summarize
when you grow up and if you summarize
when you grow up and if you summarize each of these phrases and then put them
each of these phrases and then put them
each of these phrases and then put them back together you find that the entire
back together you find that the entire
back together you find that the entire question is simply asking about what you
question is simply asking about what you
question is simply asking about what you aspire to be what do you aim to be at
aspire to be what do you aim to be at
aspire to be what do you aim to be at some random point in the future and
some random point in the future and
some random point in the future and that’s what it was once for some reason
that’s what it was once for some reason
that’s what it was once for some reason when we think about answering this
when we think about answering this
when we think about answering this question we simply answer with an
question we simply answer with an
question we simply answer with an occupation doctor lawyer engineer artist
occupation doctor lawyer engineer artist
occupation doctor lawyer engineer artist photographer but you don’t have to you
photographer but you don’t have to you
photographer but you don’t have to you can just as easily answer this question
can just as easily answer this question
can just as easily answer this question with an emotion or a status so that’s
with an emotion or a status so that’s
with an emotion or a status so that’s what I proposed an answer that would be
what I proposed an answer that would be
what I proposed an answer that would be universally correct for all of us and
universally correct for all of us and
universally correct for all of us and that was becoming successful something
that was becoming successful something
that was becoming successful something we all drive for we all work for every
we all drive for we all work for every
we all drive for we all work for every single day and that’s truly what I found
single day and that’s truly what I found
single day and that’s truly what I found was the most important part of answering
was the most important part of answering
was the most important part of answering the question
the question
the question but when you propose a new answer like
but when you propose a new answer like
but when you propose a new answer like this there’s a lot of questions that
this there’s a lot of questions that
this there’s a lot of questions that come up what the success really mean how
come up what the success really mean how
come up what the success really mean how do you define it
do you define it
do you define it how do you achieve it and those are all
how do you achieve it and those are all
how do you achieve it and those are all things I work towards so what really is
things I work towards so what really is
things I work towards so what really is success just an idea a theory a concept
success just an idea a theory a concept
success just an idea a theory a concept well a little bit of both or all of them
well a little bit of both or all of them
well a little bit of both or all of them you can mix them all together and that’s
you can mix them all together and that’s
you can mix them all together and that’s what success truly is why do we go to
what success truly is why do we go to
what success truly is why do we go to school every single day we have a goal
school every single day we have a goal
school every single day we have a goal to graduate but there has to be
to graduate but there has to be
to graduate but there has to be something bigger than that that we all
something bigger than that that we all
something bigger than that that we all work for but you can’t recognize it yet
work for but you can’t recognize it yet
work for but you can’t recognize it yet and that’s what it is that goal you
and that’s what it is that goal you
and that’s what it is that goal you can’t recognize you kind of clump up and
can’t recognize you kind of clump up and
can’t recognize you kind of clump up and all these goals in your life everything
all these goals in your life everything
all these goals in your life everything you do all everything you can’t
you do all everything you can’t
you do all everything you can’t necessarily pinpoint falls under the
necessarily pinpoint falls under the
necessarily pinpoint falls under the realm of success so how do you define it
realm of success so how do you define it
realm of success so how do you define it every single person in this room look on
every single person in this room look on
every single person in this room look on your left and your right who’s in front
your left and your right who’s in front
your left and your right who’s in front of you who’s behind you every single
of you who’s behind you every single
of you who’s behind you every single person in this room has a different
person in this room has a different
person in this room has a different definition of success we all see the
definition of success we all see the
definition of success we all see the word differently because of our specific
word differently because of our specific
word differently because of our specific connotations so I look to see what was
connotations so I look to see what was
connotations so I look to see what was the best definition of success I could
the best definition of success I could
the best definition of success I could find what’s the best example and I found
find what’s the best example and I found
find what’s the best example and I found it with a small company called Microsoft
it with a small company called Microsoft
it with a small company called Microsoft worth over five hundred billion dollars
worth over five hundred billion dollars
worth over five hundred billion dollars today and founded in 1975 on the mission
today and founded in 1975 on the mission
today and founded in 1975 on the mission the principle their idea of success was
the principle their idea of success was
the principle their idea of success was to put a computer on every desk in every
to put a computer on every desk in every
to put a computer on every desk in every house seems quite ambitious but 42 years
house seems quite ambitious but 42 years
house seems quite ambitious but 42 years later today Satya Nadella the current
later today Satya Nadella the current
later today Satya Nadella the current CEO of Microsoft talked about in his
CEO of Microsoft talked about in his
CEO of Microsoft talked about in his book hit refresh how this idea of
book hit refresh how this idea of
book hit refresh how this idea of putting a computer on every desk in
putting a computer on every desk in
putting a computer on every desk in every home was only a goal it wasn’t
every home was only a goal it wasn’t
every home was only a goal it wasn’t truly their mission for success because
truly their mission for success because
truly their mission for success because it was too easy to accomplish so then
it was too easy to accomplish so then
it was too easy to accomplish so then what really is success what is success
what really is success what is success
what really is success what is success to us we’re not Microsoft we’re not
to us we’re not Microsoft we’re not
to us we’re not Microsoft we’re not billion-dollar groups we’re individual
billion-dollar groups we’re individual
billion-dollar groups we’re individual people were ordinary people who have
people were ordinary people who have
people were ordinary people who have ideas who have a drive to do what we
ideas who have a drive to do what we
ideas who have a drive to do what we want to so to us how do we find success
want to so to us how do we find success
want to so to us how do we find success how do we gain it what do we have to do
how do we gain it what do we have to do
how do we gain it what do we have to do so it’s a combination of a lot of
so it’s a combination of a lot of
so it’s a combination of a lot of different things but in my research with
different things but in my research with
different things but in my research with people who talk about who are really
people who talk about who are really
people who talk about who are really interested and people who we commonly
interested and people who we commonly
interested and people who we commonly define
define
define as successful they will they will say
as successful they will they will say
as successful they will they will say that it’s two different elements
that it’s two different elements
that it’s two different elements it’s our aspirations and our consistency
it’s our aspirations and our consistency
it’s our aspirations and our consistency to work hard and reach them as we aspire
to work hard and reach them as we aspire
to work hard and reach them as we aspire to be bigger and better those
to be bigger and better those
to be bigger and better those aspirations keep developing there is no
aspirations keep developing there is no
aspirations keep developing there is no end for what you begin you can never
end for what you begin you can never
end for what you begin you can never become the best at something because you
become the best at something because you
become the best at something because you can always be better and with that logic
can always be better and with that logic
can always be better and with that logic you also have this idea of your
you also have this idea of your
you also have this idea of your aspirations but you have to work hard
aspirations but you have to work hard
aspirations but you have to work hard and be consistent at meeting every
and be consistent at meeting every
and be consistent at meeting every single benchmark you set for yourself
single benchmark you set for yourself
single benchmark you set for yourself because otherwise you’ll never reach
because otherwise you’ll never reach
because otherwise you’ll never reach that idea of success and you’ll never
that idea of success and you’ll never
that idea of success and you’ll never truly fulfill your ambitions and
truly fulfill your ambitions and
truly fulfill your ambitions and aspirations the best way to put it is in
aspirations the best way to put it is in
aspirations the best way to put it is in these 96 red squares every single square
these 96 red squares every single square
these 96 red squares every single square amounts for a part of your everyday life
amounts for a part of your everyday life
amounts for a part of your everyday life whether that be going to school or
whether that be going to school or
whether that be going to school or getting your dream job every single one
getting your dream job every single one
getting your dream job every single one of those is represented by a box but the
of those is represented by a box but the
of those is represented by a box but the thing is this chart will always be empty
thing is this chart will always be empty
thing is this chart will always be empty you can never truly fill any square in
you can never truly fill any square in
you can never truly fill any square in this box because the second you check
this box because the second you check
this box because the second you check one off say you get your dream job what
one off say you get your dream job what
one off say you get your dream job what about the promotion what about getting a
about the promotion what about getting a
about the promotion what about getting a raise what about owning the company
raise what about owning the company
raise what about owning the company later these are all things so once you
later these are all things so once you
later these are all things so once you check one box off another one floats in
check one box off another one floats in
check one box off another one floats in and replaces it so you’re always left
and replaces it so you’re always left
and replaces it so you’re always left with this blank slate so then isn’t
with this blank slate so then isn’t
with this blank slate so then isn’t success just like a mindless trance that
success just like a mindless trance that
success just like a mindless trance that we continue following endlessly for
we continue following endlessly for
we continue following endlessly for absolutely no reason
absolutely no reason
absolutely no reason well yeah you could say that but we
well yeah you could say that but we
well yeah you could say that but we don’t do it for no reason we do this
don’t do it for no reason we do this
don’t do it for no reason we do this because it’s just our human nature to
because it’s just our human nature to
because it’s just our human nature to continue to drive to be better every
continue to drive to be better every
continue to drive to be better every single time imagine imagine if Apple
single time imagine imagine if Apple
single time imagine imagine if Apple stopped releasing devices because
stopped releasing devices because
stopped releasing devices because they’re just too good they’re good
they’re just too good they’re good
they’re just too good they’re good enough for the future they don’t need to
enough for the future they don’t need to
enough for the future they don’t need to continue to innovate but they don’t
continue to innovate but they don’t
continue to innovate but they don’t every single year companies like Google
every single year companies like Google
every single year companies like Google Apple and Microsoft released technology
Apple and Microsoft released technology
Apple and Microsoft released technology that state-of-the-art it’s the best of
that state-of-the-art it’s the best of
that state-of-the-art it’s the best of the best nothing’s better than it but
the best nothing’s better than it but
the best nothing’s better than it but then the year later they released a new
then the year later they released a new
then the year later they released a new line of products was completely Dwarfs
line of products was completely Dwarfs
line of products was completely Dwarfs what we saw before and that’s the
what we saw before and that’s the
what we saw before and that’s the biggest thing because if these top lever
biggest thing because if these top lever
biggest thing because if these top lever engineers and data scientists can one-up
engineers and data scientists can one-up
engineers and data scientists can one-up themselves why can’t we so if we set the
themselves why can’t we so if we set the
themselves why can’t we so if we set the sky as the limit then why did we care
sky as the limit then why did we care
sky as the limit then why did we care about sending people to the moon and if
about sending people to the moon and if
about sending people to the moon and if we’re only going to limit our
we’re only going to limit our
we’re only going to limit our elves – reaching for the stars then why
elves – reaching for the stars then why
elves – reaching for the stars then why do we care so much about what you can
do we care so much about what you can
do we care so much about what you can find beyond it the sky and the stars are
find beyond it the sky and the stars are
find beyond it the sky and the stars are simply our expectation of what we want
simply our expectation of what we want
simply our expectation of what we want to achieve that the minimum benchmark
to achieve that the minimum benchmark
to achieve that the minimum benchmark but what we can achieve is essentially
but what we can achieve is essentially
but what we can achieve is essentially limitless and with that I’d like to
limitless and with that I’d like to
limitless and with that I’d like to leave you on two points of advice as
leave you on two points of advice as
leave you on two points of advice as future world leaders thinkers innovators
future world leaders thinkers innovators
future world leaders thinkers innovators creators I urge you to match and couple
creators I urge you to match and couple
creators I urge you to match and couple your aspirations and your dreams with
your aspirations and your dreams with
your aspirations and your dreams with hard work and consistency because that’s
hard work and consistency because that’s
hard work and consistency because that’s truly the only way you will ever acquire
truly the only way you will ever acquire
truly the only way you will ever acquire the success you’ve so greatly desire and
the success you’ve so greatly desire and
the success you’ve so greatly desire and to think about it long and hard because
to think about it long and hard because
to think about it long and hard because one day someone’s gonna be asking you
one day someone’s gonna be asking you
one day someone’s gonna be asking you what do you want to be when you grow up
what do you want to be when you grow up
what do you want to be when you grow up thank you
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