hi so you all know what Halloween is right here’s me sometime in the 1980s
right here’s me sometime in the 1980s
right here’s me sometime in the 1980s with my brother and my sister on the
with my brother and my sister on the
with my brother and my sister on the tall one and we have awesome costumes as
tall one and we have awesome costumes as
tall one and we have awesome costumes as you can see now how we was a really big
you can see now how we was a really big
you can see now how we was a really big deal in my hometown of 2000 people and I
deal in my hometown of 2000 people and I
deal in my hometown of 2000 people and I look forward to going out
look forward to going out
look forward to going out trick-or-treating every year for
trick-or-treating every year for
trick-or-treating every year for collecting bucket loads of candy with my
collecting bucket loads of candy with my
collecting bucket loads of candy with my siblings and my friends for getting
siblings and my friends for getting
siblings and my friends for getting dressed up and the excitement of it all
dressed up and the excitement of it all
dressed up and the excitement of it all but the very last time I went
but the very last time I went
but the very last time I went trick-or-treating was for one reason
trick-or-treating was for one reason
trick-or-treating was for one reason alone I remember walking up to the door
alone I remember walking up to the door
alone I remember walking up to the door ringing the doorbell opening my bag say
ringing the doorbell opening my bag say
ringing the doorbell opening my bag say Trick or Treat
Trick or Treat
Trick or Treat and the lady took one look at me put a
and the lady took one look at me put a
and the lady took one look at me put a candy and my sister’s bag told me you’re
candy and my sister’s bag told me you’re
candy and my sister’s bag told me you’re way too old for this close the door in
way too old for this close the door in
way too old for this close the door in my face and I left
my face and I left
my face and I left now her view of me and I was too old too
now her view of me and I was too old too
now her view of me and I was too old too tall to be doing something that I loved
tall to be doing something that I loved
tall to be doing something that I loved made me feel embarrassed and ashamed and
made me feel embarrassed and ashamed and
made me feel embarrassed and ashamed and I never returned her treating again when
I never returned her treating again when
I never returned her treating again when I was only 10 years old now this
I was only 10 years old now this
I was only 10 years old now this experience among many others that I
experience among many others that I
experience among many others that I experienced later in life and talk to
experienced later in life and talk to
experienced later in life and talk to people about made me realize that
people about made me realize that
people about made me realize that sometimes no matter how you see yourself
sometimes no matter how you see yourself
sometimes no matter how you see yourself people are going to see differently to
people are going to see differently to
people are going to see differently to see differently to that and these
see differently to that and these
see differently to that and these experiences can hurt your self-esteem
experiences can hurt your self-esteem
experiences can hurt your self-esteem damage or well-being and they can
damage or well-being and they can
damage or well-being and they can influence the whole direction you take
influence the whole direction you take
influence the whole direction you take in your life but I also found that these
in your life but I also found that these
in your life but I also found that these experiences and sometimes be motivating
experiences and sometimes be motivating
experiences and sometimes be motivating inspirational empowering
inspirational empowering
inspirational empowering [Music]
[Music]
[Music] inspire you to do something just go with
inspire you to do something just go with
inspire you to do something just go with it
it
it and inspire you to do something that you
and inspire you to do something that you
and inspire you to do something that you never thought you would so I did a lot
never thought you would so I did a lot
never thought you would so I did a lot of work on research out of research on
of work on research out of research on
of work on research out of research on labels and here’s the first thing that I
labels and here’s the first thing that I
labels and here’s the first thing that I learned first our brains are hard-wired
learned first our brains are hard-wired
learned first our brains are hard-wired to label others what I’m going to do now
to label others what I’m going to do now
to label others what I’m going to do now is just flash a bunch of pictures up
is just flash a bunch of pictures up
is just flash a bunch of pictures up here for you okay I just want you to
here for you okay I just want you to
here for you okay I just want you to look at them nothing else
now in less than a second of seeing each
now in less than a second of seeing each of these pictures your brains make
of these pictures your brains make
of these pictures your brains make decisions about trustworthiness about
decisions about trustworthiness about
decisions about trustworthiness about competence who of these people will turn
competence who of these people will turn
competence who of these people will turn that into your home when walking down
that into your home when walking down
that into your home when walking down the street who would you cross the
the street who would you cross the
the street who would you cross the street to avoid our brains have this has
street to avoid our brains have this has
street to avoid our brains have this has an evolutionary purpose our brains have
an evolutionary purpose our brains have
an evolutionary purpose our brains have evolved so that we can make instant snap
evolved so that we can make instant snap
evolved so that we can make instant snap sit snap decisions about people based on
sit snap decisions about people based on
sit snap decisions about people based on what we call surface level labels the
what we call surface level labels the
what we call surface level labels the very first thing you see our brains
very first thing you see our brains
very first thing you see our brains depth our brains do this in order to
depth our brains do this in order to
depth our brains do this in order to make sense of the world around us in
make sense of the world around us in
make sense of the world around us in order to determine safety from danger
order to determine safety from danger
order to determine safety from danger and to figure out who might be able to
and to figure out who might be able to
and to figure out who might be able to protect us when out in the wild the
protect us when out in the wild the
protect us when out in the wild the thing is the meanings associated to
thing is the meanings associated to
thing is the meanings associated to those labels who goes into which box and
those labels who goes into which box and
those labels who goes into which box and why come from the information that we
why come from the information that we
why come from the information that we have learned we learn what to think
have learned we learn what to think
have learned we learn what to think about others from our parents from our
about others from our parents from our
about others from our parents from our friend from what we see in the mutant
friend from what we see in the mutant
friend from what we see in the mutant the media from the culture around us we
the media from the culture around us we
the media from the culture around us we humans love to feel like part of a group
humans love to feel like part of a group
humans love to feel like part of a group and when we are part of a group we want
and when we are part of a group we want
and when we are part of a group we want to elevate the status of that group we
to elevate the status of that group we
to elevate the status of that group we want to protect the members of that
want to protect the members of that
want to protect the members of that group we want to make sure that you’re
group we want to make sure that you’re
group we want to make sure that you’re feel superior to other groups now when
feel superior to other groups now when
feel superior to other groups now when it comes to how you see yourself however
it comes to how you see yourself however
it comes to how you see yourself however we see ourself based on the whole
we see ourself based on the whole
we see ourself based on the whole picture we can define ourself based on
picture we can define ourself based on
picture we can define ourself based on things that are under the surface that
things that are under the surface that
things that are under the surface that people can see from the outside take a
people can see from the outside take a
people can see from the outside take a second to think about how you define
second to think about how you define
second to think about how you define yourself what are the pieces that make
yourself what are the pieces that make
yourself what are the pieces that make up who you are right now maybe you come
up who you are right now maybe you come
up who you are right now maybe you come from a prominent last name maybe you
from a prominent last name maybe you
from a prominent last name maybe you don’t maybe you’re an artist or a
don’t maybe you’re an artist or a
don’t maybe you’re an artist or a musician or a football player or maybe
musician or a football player or maybe
musician or a football player or maybe you’re an adventurer maybe you see
you’re an adventurer maybe you see
you’re an adventurer maybe you see yourself as funny or silly or
yourself as funny or silly or
yourself as funny or silly or intelligent
intelligent
intelligent or maybe you see yourself as a bully
or maybe you see yourself as a bully
or maybe you see yourself as a bully maybe you think you’re beautiful and
maybe you think you’re beautiful and
maybe you think you’re beautiful and maybe you think you’re not but these are
maybe you think you’re not but these are
maybe you think you’re not but these are all labels and their labels that you
all labels and their labels that you
all labels and their labels that you have learned now think about who gave
have learned now think about who gave
have learned now think about who gave you those labels in the first place did
you those labels in the first place did
you those labels in the first place did you always see yourself that way or the
you always see yourself that way or the
you always see yourself that way or the way you see yourself just come after
way you see yourself just come after
way you see yourself just come after telling yourself you are good at
telling yourself you are good at
telling yourself you are good at something or not so good at something
something or not so good at something
something or not so good at something over a lifetime just like writing
over a lifetime just like writing
over a lifetime just like writing learning to ride a bike the more we get
learning to ride a bike the more we get
learning to ride a bike the more we get used to the more we practice using the
used to the more we practice using the
used to the more we practice using the label for ourselves and for others the
label for ourselves and for others the
label for ourselves and for others the better we become the more natural not
better we become the more natural not
better we become the more natural not more natural it feels and if those those
more natural it feels and if those those
more natural it feels and if those those assumptions and those beliefs go
assumptions and those beliefs go
assumptions and those beliefs go unchecked over time it can become so
unchecked over time it can become so
unchecked over time it can become so ingrained that we forget there was ever
ingrained that we forget there was ever
ingrained that we forget there was ever in other ways of seeing ourselves now
in other ways of seeing ourselves now
in other ways of seeing ourselves now this leads me to my next point so if we
this leads me to my next point so if we
this leads me to my next point so if we see ourselves based on all of these
see ourselves based on all of these
see ourselves based on all of these things but other people tend to see us
things but other people tend to see us
things but other people tend to see us maybe by the first thing that they the
maybe by the first thing that they the
maybe by the first thing that they the first the first impression we are this
first the first impression we are this
first the first impression we are this leads to my second point which is you
leads to my second point which is you
leads to my second point which is you will feel misidentified at some point in
will feel misidentified at some point in
will feel misidentified at some point in your lives and this can be a good or a
your lives and this can be a good or a
your lives and this can be a good or a bad thing you ever had an experience or
bad thing you ever had an experience or
bad thing you ever had an experience or something called you and me put you in a
something called you and me put you in a
something called you and me put you in a box but you’re not maybe a teacher maybe
box but you’re not maybe a teacher maybe
box but you’re not maybe a teacher maybe a friend or an enemy or a group of
a friend or an enemy or a group of
a friend or an enemy or a group of people maybe even your parents assumed
people maybe even your parents assumed
people maybe even your parents assumed you’re a way that you weren’t this
you’re a way that you weren’t this
you’re a way that you weren’t this experience is called feeling
experience is called feeling
experience is called feeling misidentified and it starts early in our
misidentified and it starts early in our
misidentified and it starts early in our lives
lives
lives it starts with children calling each
it starts with children calling each
it starts with children calling each other names on the schoolyard but it
other names on the schoolyard but it
other names on the schoolyard but it progresses into adulthood
progresses into adulthood
progresses into adulthood while the labels we use for ourselves
while the labels we use for ourselves
while the labels we use for ourselves and others might change the experience
and others might change the experience
and others might change the experience certainly does not you’re more likely to
certainly does not you’re more likely to
certainly does not you’re more likely to feel this in times of transition in your
feel this in times of transition in your
feel this in times of transition in your life new school new class new social
life new school new class new social
life new school new class new social situation new sports these are times
situation new sports these are times
situation new sports these are times when you’re more likely to feel like
when you’re more likely to feel like
when you’re more likely to feel like people put you in the bottom rung box
people put you in the bottom rung box
people put you in the bottom rung box they seem differently how you see
they seem differently how you see
they seem differently how you see yourself see you differently to how you
yourself see you differently to how you
yourself see you differently to how you see yourself
eirick or when you sometimes you might
eirick or when you sometimes you might even face with the label you’ve never
even face with the label you’ve never
even face with the label you’ve never even heard of before I remember when I
even heard of before I remember when I
even heard of before I remember when I first moved here to Latin America it was
first moved here to Latin America it was
first moved here to Latin America it was my first encounter with it with and
my first encounter with it with and
my first encounter with it with and labeled gringa it’s not something I was
labeled gringa it’s not something I was
labeled gringa it’s not something I was used to being called in Canada maybe
used to being called in Canada maybe
used to being called in Canada maybe you’ve gone through a transition on the
you’ve gone through a transition on the
you’ve gone through a transition on the inside maybe maybe you have gone away to
inside maybe maybe you have gone away to
inside maybe maybe you have gone away to college or face it down a life trip like
college or face it down a life trip like
college or face it down a life trip like a life changing experience and you go
a life changing experience and you go
a life changing experience and you go home and your parents and friends still
home and your parents and friends still
home and your parents and friends still see you is that little boy little boy or
see you is that little boy little boy or
see you is that little boy little boy or little girl that you once were when it
little girl that you once were when it
little girl that you once were when it comes to being misidentified or
comes to being misidentified or
comes to being misidentified or mislabelled by people this can make you
mislabelled by people this can make you
mislabelled by people this can make you start work to start worrying to start
start work to start worrying to start
start work to start worrying to start scrutinizing what other people think of
scrutinizing what other people think of
scrutinizing what other people think of you it can become really stressful and
you it can become really stressful and
you it can become really stressful and really overwhelming and know what we can
really overwhelming and know what we can
really overwhelming and know what we can also do we can also start to internalize
also do we can also start to internalize
also do we can also start to internalize the way other people see us and that can
the way other people see us and that can
the way other people see us and that can wreak havoc on your self-esteem and it
wreak havoc on your self-esteem and it
wreak havoc on your self-esteem and it will influence the whole direction that
will influence the whole direction that
will influence the whole direction that you take in your life
on the other hand the way we see others
on the other hand the way we see others the labels we put on those peoples are
the labels we put on those peoples are
the labels we put on those peoples are those people around us influence their
those people around us influence their
those people around us influence their self-esteem and they it influences the
self-esteem and they it influences the
self-esteem and they it influences the potential that they can have on your
potential that they can have on your
potential that they can have on your life you may be looking at your next
life you may be looking at your next
life you may be looking at your next best friend your future partner soul
best friend your future partner soul
best friend your future partner soul mate
mate
mate I met your next loyal teammate and not
I met your next loyal teammate and not
I met your next loyal teammate and not even know it because you’re looking at a
even know it because you’re looking at a
even know it because you’re looking at a box and a box certainly does not make a
box and a box certainly does not make a
box and a box certainly does not make a best friend so I’ve done a little bit of
best friend so I’ve done a little bit of
best friend so I’ve done a little bit of research on this and what I found was
research on this and what I found was
research on this and what I found was I’m going to walk you through a little
I’m going to walk you through a little
I’m going to walk you through a little bit of research I did it with students
bit of research I did it with students
bit of research I did it with students and what we found that will call this
and what we found that will call this
and what we found that will call this group one we have one group of students
group one we have one group of students
group one we have one group of students that the more that they felt as
that the more that they felt as
that the more that they felt as identified labeled by those people
identified labeled by those people
identified labeled by those people around them the worse their great ended
around them the worse their great ended
around them the worse their great ended up okay but then there’s another group
up okay but then there’s another group
up okay but then there’s another group we’ll call this group – – the more that
we’ll call this group – – the more that
we’ll call this group – – the more that they found mislabeled the better their
they found mislabeled the better their
they found mislabeled the better their grades became so both groups felt
grades became so both groups felt
grades became so both groups felt mislabeled both groups have the same
mislabeled both groups have the same
mislabeled both groups have the same experience but one group actually ended
experience but one group actually ended
experience but one group actually ended up having better grades how do you think
up having better grades how do you think
up having better grades how do you think the difference was between these two
the difference was between these two
the difference was between these two groups the difference lies and their
groups the difference lies and their
groups the difference lies and their ability to cope with it
ability to cope with it
ability to cope with it their ability to interpret it and feel
their ability to interpret it and feel
their ability to interpret it and feel like they have good personal resources
like they have good personal resources
like they have good personal resources to cope with this experience your
to cope with this experience your
to cope with this experience your resilience in the face of being
resilience in the face of being
resilience in the face of being mislabeled by others impacts whether it
mislabeled by others impacts whether it
mislabeled by others impacts whether it ends up positively
ends up positively
ends up positively or whether it just rolls right off your
or whether it just rolls right off your
or whether it just rolls right off your back so let me talk this leads to my
back so let me talk this leads to my
back so let me talk this leads to my next point which is resilience matters
next point which is resilience matters
next point which is resilience matters and you can build your resilience it’s
and you can build your resilience it’s
and you can build your resilience it’s something that we work on through our
something that we work on through our
something that we work on through our whole lives so let’s talk a little bit
whole lives so let’s talk a little bit
whole lives so let’s talk a little bit about how building your resilience
about how building your resilience
about how building your resilience really encompasses two different things
really encompasses two different things
really encompasses two different things there’s two leavers we can maneuver one
there’s two leavers we can maneuver one
there’s two leavers we can maneuver one we can try to influence the situation in
we can try to influence the situation in
we can try to influence the situation in front of us that fire-breathing dragon
front of us that fire-breathing dragon
front of us that fire-breathing dragon in our face or two we can build our
in our face or two we can build our
in our face or two we can build our armor builds our personal Brees our
armor builds our personal Brees our
armor builds our personal Brees our riddles are personal resources to cope
riddles are personal resources to cope
riddles are personal resources to cope with it and when it comes to changing
with it and when it comes to changing
with it and when it comes to changing the situation one of the first and most
the situation one of the first and most
the situation one of the first and most important things to try to do is turn
important things to try to do is turn
important things to try to do is turn that dragon into a kitten so assess
that dragon into a kitten so assess
that dragon into a kitten so assess whether this is important to you to
whether this is important to you to
whether this is important to you to resolve so when you’re faced with
resolve so when you’re faced with
resolve so when you’re faced with someone putting you in a box
someone putting you in a box
someone putting you in a box putting the label on you first take a
putting the label on you first take a
putting the label on you first take a second to breathe to pause well you
second to breathe to pause well you
second to breathe to pause well you might not be able to control someone
might not be able to control someone
might not be able to control someone trying to put you in a box ever trying
trying to put you in a box ever trying
trying to put you in a box ever trying to label you you do have some control
to label you you do have some control
to label you you do have some control over what net over what happens next
over what net over what happens next
over what net over what happens next you do not have to internalize the way
you do not have to internalize the way
you do not have to internalize the way they see you think about the impact of
they see you think about the impact of
they see you think about the impact of this experience is having on you is it
this experience is having on you is it
this experience is having on you is it just annoying or does it damage your
just annoying or does it damage your
just annoying or does it damage your self-esteem your self-respect your
self-esteem your self-respect your
self-esteem your self-respect your enjoyment of life is it threatening or
enjoyment of life is it threatening or
enjoyment of life is it threatening or even dangerous
sometimes our brains can influence us to
sometimes our brains can influence us to think things are more important or more
think things are more important or more
think things are more important or more dramatic or more
dramatic or more
dramatic or more really are I remember when I was when uh
really are I remember when I was when uh
really are I remember when I was when uh when when I first took a new class at
when when I first took a new class at
when when I first took a new class at university I was sitting in the front
university I was sitting in the front
university I was sitting in the front row and I raised my hand to ask a
row and I raised my hand to ask a
row and I raised my hand to ask a question and the teacher rolls her eyes
question and the teacher rolls her eyes
question and the teacher rolls her eyes at me exaggerating for the rest of the
at me exaggerating for the rest of the
at me exaggerating for the rest of the class
class
class I stopped Saturday I’m thinking oh my
I stopped Saturday I’m thinking oh my
I stopped Saturday I’m thinking oh my gosh everyone thinks I’m so stupid the
gosh everyone thinks I’m so stupid the
gosh everyone thinks I’m so stupid the teacher thinks I’m stupid maybe I am
teacher thinks I’m stupid maybe I am
teacher thinks I’m stupid maybe I am stupid why did I ask that question
stupid why did I ask that question
stupid why did I ask that question I didn’t concentrate for the rest of the
I didn’t concentrate for the rest of the
I didn’t concentrate for the rest of the class then after the class as I was
class then after the class as I was
class then after the class as I was leaving what am i when my fellow
leaving what am i when my fellow
leaving what am i when my fellow students came up to me and say thank you
students came up to me and say thank you
students came up to me and say thank you so much for asking that question I
so much for asking that question I
so much for asking that question I headed to when I was too embarrassed to
headed to when I was too embarrassed to
headed to when I was too embarrassed to ask you and that’s when I realized maybe
ask you and that’s when I realized maybe
ask you and that’s when I realized maybe I should have just relaxed a bit said
I should have just relaxed a bit said
I should have just relaxed a bit said all right maybe I should concentrate on
all right maybe I should concentrate on
all right maybe I should concentrate on what the teacher had to say so when
what the teacher had to say so when
what the teacher had to say so when you’re faced with this take a second to
you’re faced with this take a second to
you’re faced with this take a second to pause and to think is really important
pause and to think is really important
pause and to think is really important next it is important to try to resolve
next it is important to try to resolve
next it is important to try to resolve it resolving in a cemetry is about is
it resolving in a cemetry is about is
it resolving in a cemetry is about is about actually taking the experience and
about actually taking the experience and
about actually taking the experience and making it go away we can do that I for
making it go away we can do that I for
making it go away we can do that I for example I lived on five continents now
example I lived on five continents now
example I lived on five continents now and I’m no stranger to being labeled and
and I’m no stranger to being labeled and
and I’m no stranger to being labeled and I found that one of the most powerful
I found that one of the most powerful
I found that one of the most powerful ways we can resolve this is to get to
ways we can resolve this is to get to
ways we can resolve this is to get to know the person get to know those under
know the person get to know those under
know the person get to know those under the surface thing and find similarities
the surface thing and find similarities
the surface thing and find similarities now it sounds easy but it’s surprisingly
now it sounds easy but it’s surprisingly
now it sounds easy but it’s surprisingly hard to do because it involves
hard to do because it involves
hard to do because it involves challenging your assumptions about them
challenging your assumptions about them
challenging your assumptions about them and their assumptions about you there is
and their assumptions about you there is
and their assumptions about you there is really more that unites than divides us
really more that unites than divides us
really more that unites than divides us even if that’s the love the same
even if that’s the love the same
even if that’s the love the same football team the love the same music or
football team the love the same music or
football team the love the same music or maybe you both have crazy parents that
maybe you both have crazy parents that
maybe you both have crazy parents that you can share
you can share
you can share is about sometimes resolving it is about
is about sometimes resolving it is about
is about sometimes resolving it is about relaxing the way you see yourself if
relaxing the way you see yourself if
relaxing the way you see yourself if people see you is more positively than
people see you is more positively than
people see you is more positively than you see yourself why not play with the
you see yourself why not play with the
you see yourself why not play with the idea why not try it out and if the
idea why not try it out and if the
idea why not try it out and if the experience feels importance and you
experience feels importance and you
experience feels importance and you can’t resolve it feels your farm work to
can’t resolve it feels your farm work to
can’t resolve it feels your farm work to be able to cope with it you can
be able to cope with it you can
be able to cope with it you can strengthen yourself through my research
strengthen yourself through my research
strengthen yourself through my research I found of one of the most important
I found of one of the most important
I found of one of the most important things to do in the face of feeling
things to do in the face of feeling
things to do in the face of feeling misidentified feeling like nobody
misidentified feeling like nobody
misidentified feeling like nobody understands you is to find a social
understands you is to find a social
understands you is to find a social support one person or a group of people
support one person or a group of people
support one person or a group of people where you can be totally yourself when
where you can be totally yourself when
where you can be totally yourself when you can be yourself and have been
you can be yourself and have been
you can be yourself and have been accepted and strengthened it’s a bit
accepted and strengthened it’s a bit
accepted and strengthened it’s a bit like taking time out to recuperate so
like taking time out to recuperate so
like taking time out to recuperate so you can fight another day play another
you can fight another day play another
you can fight another day play another round also this experience can build up
round also this experience can build up
round also this experience can build up your stress levels so find physiological
your stress levels so find physiological
your stress levels so find physiological and psychological outlets to get rid of
and psychological outlets to get rid of
and psychological outlets to get rid of that tension I’ve heard people doing
that tension I’ve heard people doing
that tension I’ve heard people doing things like yoga meditation exercise or
things like yoga meditation exercise or
things like yoga meditation exercise or any kabhi that lets you connected by the
any kabhi that lets you connected by the
any kabhi that lets you connected by the sense of who you are again and one of
sense of who you are again and one of
sense of who you are again and one of the most important things to know is
the most important things to know is
the most important things to know is that you can and will find opportunities
that you can and will find opportunities
that you can and will find opportunities to out of this situation if you just
to out of this situation if you just
to out of this situation if you just take it day-by-day
take it day-by-day
take it day-by-day sometimes resulting feeling was labeled
sometimes resulting feeling was labeled
sometimes resulting feeling was labeled by others is about ignoring it focusing
by others is about ignoring it focusing
by others is about ignoring it focusing on a role model to remind you of the
on a role model to remind you of the
on a role model to remind you of the possibilities and waiting for others to
possibilities and waiting for others to
possibilities and waiting for others to catch on make the story of misty
catch on make the story of misty
catch on make the story of misty Copeland misty is an african-american
Copeland misty is an african-american
Copeland misty is an african-american ballet dancer she was labeled and told
ballet dancer she was labeled and told
ballet dancer she was labeled and told that because of her skin color because
that because of her skin color because
that because of her skin color because of her body she would never be
of her body she would never be
of her body she would never be ballerina today misty Copeland has been
ballerina today misty Copeland has been
ballerina today misty Copeland has been forbidden promoted to premier ballerina
forbidden promoted to premier ballerina
forbidden promoted to premier ballerina in the American Ballet Theatre she’s the
in the American Ballet Theatre she’s the
in the American Ballet Theatre she’s the first african-american woman in the
first african-american woman in the
first african-american woman in the history of American Ballet Theatre to be
history of American Ballet Theatre to be
history of American Ballet Theatre to be promoted that is because she didn’t take
promoted that is because she didn’t take
promoted that is because she didn’t take on other people’s labor labels up her
on other people’s labor labels up her
on other people’s labor labels up her she kept fighting to do what she wanted
she kept fighting to do what she wanted
she kept fighting to do what she wanted to do so in conclusion what are your
to do so in conclusion what are your
to do so in conclusion what are your self labels how do you label those
self labels how do you label those
self labels how do you label those around you what impact is this having on
around you what impact is this having on
around you what impact is this having on you what impact is it having on them now
you what impact is it having on them now
you what impact is it having on them now right now you are your custom and
right now you are your custom and
right now you are your custom and comfortable with how you see yourself
comfortable with how you see yourself
comfortable with how you see yourself whether it be good or bad people here
whether it be good or bad people here
whether it be good or bad people here know you and you know them and that
know you and you know them and that
know you and you know them and that makes it really easy on your brains but
makes it really easy on your brains but
makes it really easy on your brains but suit when you leave this school one day
suit when you leave this school one day
suit when you leave this school one day you will go into a new environment where
you will go into a new environment where
you will go into a new environment where you may have to redefine yourself with a
you may have to redefine yourself with a
you may have to redefine yourself with a whole new group of people you may find
whole new group of people you may find
whole new group of people you may find that people label you they box you in or
that people label you they box you in or
that people label you they box you in or they send you feel simply like nobody
they send you feel simply like nobody
they send you feel simply like nobody knows you this is an opportunity it’s an
knows you this is an opportunity it’s an
knows you this is an opportunity it’s an opportunity to learn I learned the
opportunity to learn I learned the
opportunity to learn I learned the labels that you’ve given yourself and
labels that you’ve given yourself and
labels that you’ve given yourself and learn the labels that you’ve given
learn the labels that you’ve given
learn the labels that you’ve given others be open to meeting people who
others be open to meeting people who
others be open to meeting people who challenge your idea of what is some of
challenge your idea of what is some of
challenge your idea of what is some of the greatest minds and the greatest
the greatest minds and the greatest
the greatest minds and the greatest inspirations of our time have come from
inspirations of our time have come from
inspirations of our time have come from people who have been labeled by others
people who have been labeled by others
people who have been labeled by others and told that because of those labels
and told that because of those labels
and told that because of those labels they simply couldn’t be part of society
they simply couldn’t be part of society
they simply couldn’t be part of society so poke holes in those boxes because
so poke holes in those boxes because
so poke holes in those boxes because unless you do you will never really know
unless you do you will never really know
unless you do you will never really know what you
what you
what you and those around you are truly capable
and those around you are truly capable
and those around you are truly capable of
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