dreams I want to talk to you about dreams not the ones you see when you
dreams not the ones you see when you
dreams not the ones you see when you fall asleep but the ones that won’t let
fall asleep but the ones that won’t let
fall asleep but the ones that won’t let you sleep those ones
you sleep those ones
you sleep those ones so I once had this minor surgery done
so I once had this minor surgery done
so I once had this minor surgery done and the anaesthesia did not work there
and the anaesthesia did not work there
and the anaesthesia did not work there were some complications and the doctor
were some complications and the doctor
were some complications and the doctor said to me hold on to a nice start like
said to me hold on to a nice start like
said to me hold on to a nice start like a beach or something I actually held on
a beach or something I actually held on
a beach or something I actually held on to my craziest wildest dreams and while
to my craziest wildest dreams and while
to my craziest wildest dreams and while they were operating and I was feeling
they were operating and I was feeling
they were operating and I was feeling the cuts and pain I was smiling
the cuts and pain I was smiling
the cuts and pain I was smiling something the surgeons still remember to
something the surgeons still remember to
something the surgeons still remember to date and time a young patient on a
date and time a young patient on a
date and time a young patient on a surgical table no anaesthesia smiling
surgical table no anaesthesia smiling
surgical table no anaesthesia smiling away the dreams are very powerful and we
away the dreams are very powerful and we
away the dreams are very powerful and we got to talk about it today my dreams
got to talk about it today my dreams
got to talk about it today my dreams your dreams our dreams but first let me
your dreams our dreams but first let me
your dreams our dreams but first let me tell you about this 12 year old girl
tell you about this 12 year old girl
tell you about this 12 year old girl that I know she lives in an emerging
that I know she lives in an emerging
that I know she lives in an emerging economy in a small one-bedroom apartment
economy in a small one-bedroom apartment
economy in a small one-bedroom apartment they have no air conditioning and the
they have no air conditioning and the
they have no air conditioning and the temperature sometimes goes up to 48
temperature sometimes goes up to 48
temperature sometimes goes up to 48 degrees with beads of sweat running down
degrees with beads of sweat running down
degrees with beads of sweat running down her back her mother catches this
her back her mother catches this
her back her mother catches this overcrowded public bus every day to go
overcrowded public bus every day to go
overcrowded public bus every day to go and teach in a nearby high school to pay
and teach in a nearby high school to pay
and teach in a nearby high school to pay their rent and bills and other things
their rent and bills and other things
their rent and bills and other things it’s not easy to live in middle class
it’s not easy to live in middle class
it’s not easy to live in middle class and in developing region the concerns
and in developing region the concerns
and in developing region the concerns are many right from safety and security
are many right from safety and security
are many right from safety and security to even basic health care this girl’s
to even basic health care this girl’s
to even basic health care this girl’s friends they’re talking about getting
friends they’re talking about getting
friends they’re talking about getting right jobs after school some of them are
right jobs after school some of them are
right jobs after school some of them are talking about the right man but not her
talking about the right man but not her
talking about the right man but not her she spends all her time using her slow
she spends all her time using her slow
she spends all her time using her slow internet connection to look at NASA
internet connection to look at NASA
internet connection to look at NASA she’s dreaming of becoming an astronaut
she’s dreaming of becoming an astronaut
she’s dreaming of becoming an astronaut she wants to visit Disneyland she’s
she wants to visit Disneyland she’s
she wants to visit Disneyland she’s inspired by Martin Luther King she
inspired by Martin Luther King she
inspired by Martin Luther King she actually wants to go to Stanford here is
actually wants to go to Stanford here is
actually wants to go to Stanford here is a reality this girl will never make it
a reality this girl will never make it
a reality this girl will never make it to Stanford she will never become an
to Stanford she will never become an
to Stanford she will never become an astronaut she will lose her father and
astronaut she will lose her father and
astronaut she will lose her father and most of her family even before she
most of her family even before she
most of her family even before she becomes an adult and she won’t even be
becomes an adult and she won’t even be
becomes an adult and she won’t even be diagnosed for a dyslexia for another 15
diagnosed for a dyslexia for another 15
diagnosed for a dyslexia for another 15 years of her life cut to a little over
years of her life cut to a little over
years of her life cut to a little over 18 years later imagine seeing the same
18 years later imagine seeing the same
18 years later imagine seeing the same girl she’s slightly over 30 she
girl she’s slightly over 30 she
girl she’s slightly over 30 she definitely did not become an astronaut
definitely did not become an astronaut
definitely did not become an astronaut didn’t make it to Stanford she did
didn’t make it to Stanford she did
didn’t make it to Stanford she did travel across the world
travel across the world
travel across the world she held tech jobs in a lot of different
she held tech jobs in a lot of different
she held tech jobs in a lot of different companies she did visit Disneyland more
companies she did visit Disneyland more
companies she did visit Disneyland more than once actually she became a serial
than once actually she became a serial
than once actually she became a serial entrepreneur and the space is one of her
entrepreneur and the space is one of her
entrepreneur and the space is one of her first customers maybe some of you
first customers maybe some of you
first customers maybe some of you guessed I’m talking about myself but
guessed I’m talking about myself but
guessed I’m talking about myself but none of this was easy it was a really
none of this was easy it was a really
none of this was easy it was a really hard journey even the smallest step was
hard journey even the smallest step was
hard journey even the smallest step was difficult for instance to manage and
difficult for instance to manage and
difficult for instance to manage and fund my international degree I had to
fund my international degree I had to
fund my international degree I had to secure a loan and I had no assets to
secure a loan and I had no assets to
secure a loan and I had no assets to pledge
pledge
pledge so obviously Loan managers turned me
so obviously Loan managers turned me
so obviously Loan managers turned me down so I literally quit my full-time
down so I literally quit my full-time
down so I literally quit my full-time job
job
job I know huge risk if that’s what you’re
I know huge risk if that’s what you’re
I know huge risk if that’s what you’re thinking and I almost camped outside a
thinking and I almost camped outside a
thinking and I almost camped outside a certain Bank for six months until the
certain Bank for six months until the
certain Bank for six months until the table boss made an exception for me
table boss made an exception for me
table boss made an exception for me still not enough good news because that
still not enough good news because that
still not enough good news because that barely paid for my tuition supplied to a
barely paid for my tuition supplied to a
barely paid for my tuition supplied to a ton of other scholarships to manage the
ton of other scholarships to manage the
ton of other scholarships to manage the rest of the tuition fee what what
rest of the tuition fee what what
rest of the tuition fee what what happens to food and rent went down to
happens to food and rent went down to
happens to food and rent went down to crowdfund failed went on to crowdfund
crowdfund failed went on to crowdfund
crowdfund failed went on to crowdfund informally six nice people pitched in
informally six nice people pitched in
informally six nice people pitched in and that’s how I made it
and that’s how I made it
and that’s how I made it well midway through my degree as it so
well midway through my degree as it so
well midway through my degree as it so happens in these situations one of my
happens in these situations one of my
happens in these situations one of my personal grants did not come true and
personal grants did not come true and
personal grants did not come true and that was the time and everyone in my
that was the time and everyone in my
that was the time and everyone in my degree was enjoying a really good time
degree was enjoying a really good time
degree was enjoying a really good time it was a bit of a break so they were
it was a bit of a break so they were
it was a bit of a break so they were traveling and holidaying and doing all
traveling and holidaying and doing all
traveling and holidaying and doing all kinds of fun things and I was on one
kinds of fun things and I was on one
kinds of fun things and I was on one meal a day for three weeks and I was so
meal a day for three weeks and I was so
meal a day for three weeks and I was so embarrassed I didn’t tell anybody in the
embarrassed I didn’t tell anybody in the
embarrassed I didn’t tell anybody in the class about this in fact no one knows
class about this in fact no one knows
class about this in fact no one knows even till date and time this might be a
even till date and time this might be a
even till date and time this might be a revelation for many people who watch
revelation for many people who watch
revelation for many people who watch this today how did I go through that
this today how did I go through that
this today how did I go through that time with equal if not my more than
time with equal if not my more than
time with equal if not my more than usual share of energy it’s because of my
usual share of energy it’s because of my
usual share of energy it’s because of my dreams I would just close my eyes and
dreams I would just close my eyes and
dreams I would just close my eyes and find this place in my heart where I
find this place in my heart where I
find this place in my heart where I still hold on to my dream and that was
still hold on to my dream and that was
still hold on to my dream and that was all it took for me to get through the
all it took for me to get through the
all it took for me to get through the time but not just dignity but what I
time but not just dignity but what I
time but not just dignity but what I danced through it it was awesome so if
danced through it it was awesome so if
danced through it it was awesome so if you know me but if you don’t know my
you know me but if you don’t know my
you know me but if you don’t know my dreams you don’t know me entirely
dreams you don’t know me entirely
dreams you don’t know me entirely you kind of know me but you don’t know
you kind of know me but you don’t know
you kind of know me but you don’t know my future and you definitely cannot
my future and you definitely cannot
my future and you definitely cannot predict what I’m capable of and I
predict what I’m capable of and I
predict what I’m capable of and I believe this is
believe this is
believe this is true for all of us here and that’s what
true for all of us here and that’s what
true for all of us here and that’s what I want to talk to you about if you are
I want to talk to you about if you are
I want to talk to you about if you are trying to define yourself but you’re not
trying to define yourself but you’re not
trying to define yourself but you’re not accounting for your dreams you are an
accounting for your dreams you are an
accounting for your dreams you are an incomplete life and that’s what you’re
incomplete life and that’s what you’re
incomplete life and that’s what you’re feeling so lately if you haven’t felt
feeling so lately if you haven’t felt
feeling so lately if you haven’t felt the true passion of who you really are
the true passion of who you really are
the true passion of who you really are chances are you have brushed your dreams
chances are you have brushed your dreams
chances are you have brushed your dreams under the carpet for too long and if
under the carpet for too long and if
under the carpet for too long and if you’re trying to use that half a
you’re trying to use that half a
you’re trying to use that half a definition of you to feel passionate and
definition of you to feel passionate and
definition of you to feel passionate and feel complete and feel yourself it’s not
feel complete and feel yourself it’s not
feel complete and feel yourself it’s not going to happen because you are missing
going to happen because you are missing
going to happen because you are missing an essential ingredient of who you
an essential ingredient of who you
an essential ingredient of who you really are now a lot of people will
really are now a lot of people will
really are now a lot of people will actually disagree many life coaches and
actually disagree many life coaches and
actually disagree many life coaches and mentors these days are saying
mentors these days are saying
mentors these days are saying dreama’s aren’t doors you know doors
dreama’s aren’t doors you know doors
dreama’s aren’t doors you know doors just go out and get stuff done dreamers
just go out and get stuff done dreamers
just go out and get stuff done dreamers not so much I strongly disagree
not so much I strongly disagree
not so much I strongly disagree I think doers are extreme dreamers it
I think doers are extreme dreamers it
I think doers are extreme dreamers it first happens here in their mind in
first happens here in their mind in
first happens here in their mind in their mental energy and then it spills
their mental energy and then it spills
their mental energy and then it spills over to their hands and legs and body
over to their hands and legs and body
over to their hands and legs and body and becomes physical energy thoughts
and becomes physical energy thoughts
and becomes physical energy thoughts become things but it is dreaming that
become things but it is dreaming that
become things but it is dreaming that transforms that take for example Martin
transforms that take for example Martin
transforms that take for example Martin Luther King a man who’s been put in
Luther King a man who’s been put in
Luther King a man who’s been put in prison over 20 times assaulted over five
prison over 20 times assaulted over five
prison over 20 times assaulted over five times and yet he believed enough in his
times and yet he believed enough in his
times and yet he believed enough in his dreams to go up on stage and make an
dreams to go up on stage and make an
dreams to go up on stage and make an iconic speech to mobilize generations to
iconic speech to mobilize generations to
iconic speech to mobilize generations to come I have a dream now was he a doer
come I have a dream now was he a doer
come I have a dream now was he a doer I leave that to you to figure it out you
I leave that to you to figure it out you
I leave that to you to figure it out you see dreams have real neurological basis
see dreams have real neurological basis
see dreams have real neurological basis when you’re trying to create a positive
when you’re trying to create a positive
when you’re trying to create a positive affirmative vision of you in the future
affirmative vision of you in the future
affirmative vision of you in the future you’re actually a self-sustaining engine
you’re actually a self-sustaining engine
you’re actually a self-sustaining engine that’s creating hope for itself and that
that’s creating hope for itself and that
that’s creating hope for itself and that frees you from the recency effect the
frees you from the recency effect the
frees you from the recency effect the recency effect is a real cognitive bias
recency effect is a real cognitive bias
recency effect is a real cognitive bias if you show a person equal number of red
if you show a person equal number of red
if you show a person equal number of red and blue cars while they’re driving
and blue cars while they’re driving
and blue cars while they’re driving through a highway but they’ve seen blue
through a highway but they’ve seen blue
through a highway but they’ve seen blue cars towards the end of the journey if
cars towards the end of the journey if
cars towards the end of the journey if you ask them what did they see the most
you ask them what did they see the most
you ask them what did they see the most they tend to say blue cars we always
they tend to say blue cars we always
they tend to say blue cars we always over blowed the recent indicators of our
over blowed the recent indicators of our
over blowed the recent indicators of our past and if you use that to try and
past and if you use that to try and
past and if you use that to try and imagine your future that’s really
imagine your future that’s really
imagine your future that’s really limited but when you’re trying to dream
limited but when you’re trying to dream
limited but when you’re trying to dream you’re creating this clear ambitious
you’re creating this clear ambitious
you’re creating this clear ambitious wish
wish
wish a few in the future free of these
a few in the future free of these
a few in the future free of these effects dreams are the yin to your yang
effects dreams are the yin to your yang
effects dreams are the yin to your yang when you’re doing you get strength and
when you’re doing you get strength and
when you’re doing you get strength and stamina but when you go back home
stamina but when you go back home
stamina but when you go back home everyday and find time to proactively
everyday and find time to proactively
everyday and find time to proactively dream the softness in your heart is
dream the softness in your heart is
dream the softness in your heart is still alive if you’re just a doer the
still alive if you’re just a doer the
still alive if you’re just a doer the fight will leave you very cold you
fight will leave you very cold you
fight will leave you very cold you become a bitter harsh solider of reality
become a bitter harsh solider of reality
become a bitter harsh solider of reality going out getting stuff done but there’s
going out getting stuff done but there’s
going out getting stuff done but there’s no softness in you there’s no mellowness
no softness in you there’s no mellowness
no softness in you there’s no mellowness and everyone around you will feel the
and everyone around you will feel the
and everyone around you will feel the quality of you as a person including
quality of you as a person including
quality of you as a person including your relationships so it’s really
your relationships so it’s really
your relationships so it’s really important to not just be a door but also
important to not just be a door but also
important to not just be a door but also a dreamer you know the most amazing
a dreamer you know the most amazing
a dreamer you know the most amazing thing about dreams is the power they
thing about dreams is the power they
thing about dreams is the power they have not just on you
have not just on you
have not just on you but how unconsciously you give
but how unconsciously you give
but how unconsciously you give permission to others to pursue their
permission to others to pursue their
permission to others to pursue their dreams because of you let me explain
dreams because of you let me explain
dreams because of you let me explain so when I say dreams the qualifying
so when I say dreams the qualifying
so when I say dreams the qualifying board is my dreams it’s a dream for me
board is my dreams it’s a dream for me
board is my dreams it’s a dream for me but it’s a concept for you okay it’s a
but it’s a concept for you okay it’s a
but it’s a concept for you okay it’s a dream only for the dreamer for everyone
dream only for the dreamer for everyone
dream only for the dreamer for everyone else it’s an idea but if I can share my
else it’s an idea but if I can share my
else it’s an idea but if I can share my dream successfully and bring you into it
dream successfully and bring you into it
dream successfully and bring you into it amazing magical things happen what
amazing magical things happen what
amazing magical things happen what really is a relationship called think
really is a relationship called think
really is a relationship called think about it
about it
about it accept a shared dream amongst two
accept a shared dream amongst two
accept a shared dream amongst two individuals what really is a company
individuals what really is a company
individuals what really is a company accept a shared dream amongst a group of
accept a shared dream amongst a group of
accept a shared dream amongst a group of individuals what is a election what is a
individuals what is a election what is a
individuals what is a election what is a nation a large shared dream amongst a
nation a large shared dream amongst a
nation a large shared dream amongst a large group of individuals what is this
large group of individuals what is this
large group of individuals what is this talk accept a shared dream that we want
talk accept a shared dream that we want
talk accept a shared dream that we want to experience more what is anything
to experience more what is anything
to experience more what is anything meaningful in life accept a shared
meaningful in life accept a shared
meaningful in life accept a shared genuine dream and I find a lot of those
genuine dream and I find a lot of those
genuine dream and I find a lot of those people in my life for borrowing pieces
people in my life for borrowing pieces
people in my life for borrowing pieces from my dream adding to it expanding and
from my dream adding to it expanding and
from my dream adding to it expanding and making it bigger by enabling themselves
making it bigger by enabling themselves
making it bigger by enabling themselves from my dreams so I had an email the
from my dreams so I had an email the
from my dreams so I had an email the other day from a girl that I haven’t met
other day from a girl that I haven’t met
other day from a girl that I haven’t met in over 15 years this girl has been in a
in over 15 years this girl has been in a
in over 15 years this girl has been in a domestic abuse situation for over ten
domestic abuse situation for over ten
domestic abuse situation for over ten years and she wrote to me and said that
years and she wrote to me and said that
years and she wrote to me and said that she finally spoke up last month because
she finally spoke up last month because
she finally spoke up last month because she has been following my posts on
she has been following my posts on
she has been following my posts on social media and she thought here’s this
social media and she thought here’s this
social media and she thought here’s this girl from school she’s fighting for her
girl from school she’s fighting for her
girl from school she’s fighting for her dreams I’m gonna do it I’m finally gonna
dreams I’m gonna do it I’m finally gonna
dreams I’m gonna do it I’m finally gonna do it and she wrote to me that she did
do it and she wrote to me that she did
do it and she wrote to me that she did there’s another woman who wrote to me
there’s another woman who wrote to me
there’s another woman who wrote to me last month she lives in Indonesia I’ve
last month she lives in Indonesia I’ve
last month she lives in Indonesia I’ve never met with her she’s never met with
never met with her she’s never met with
never met with her she’s never met with me but she knows someone who shared an
me but she knows someone who shared an
me but she knows someone who shared an apartment with me and she hears my
apartment with me and she hears my
apartment with me and she hears my stories from this person regular updates
stories from this person regular updates
stories from this person regular updates about where I’m with live what am i
about where I’m with live what am i
about where I’m with live what am i doing and she wrote to me and said joie
doing and she wrote to me and said joie
doing and she wrote to me and said joie de Bie pursuing your dreams know that
de Bie pursuing your dreams know that
de Bie pursuing your dreams know that you have given me encouragement to go
you have given me encouragement to go
you have given me encouragement to go and pursue mine and that’s why they are
and pursue mine and that’s why they are
and pursue mine and that’s why they are so powerful you should pursue them not
so powerful you should pursue them not
so powerful you should pursue them not just because they’re great for you but
just because they’re great for you but
just because they’re great for you but because you will be creating this aura
because you will be creating this aura
because you will be creating this aura of power for a lot of people around you
of power for a lot of people around you
of power for a lot of people around you who know you or in my case some of them
who know you or in my case some of them
who know you or in my case some of them I do not even know now I want to share
I do not even know now I want to share
I do not even know now I want to share something with you it’s going to be
something with you it’s going to be
something with you it’s going to be interesting because it’s going to be
interesting because it’s going to be
interesting because it’s going to be shared for the first time in this world
shared for the first time in this world
shared for the first time in this world and the people who’ve participated in
and the people who’ve participated in
and the people who’ve participated in this don’t even know so why to months
this don’t even know so why to months
this don’t even know so why to months ago I announced in social media to a
ago I announced in social media to a
ago I announced in social media to a bunch of people I think a total of
bunch of people I think a total of
bunch of people I think a total of hundred people participated in 99 100 I
hundred people participated in 99 100 I
hundred people participated in 99 100 I said give me three words that come to
said give me three words that come to
said give me three words that come to your mind when you think about me and
your mind when you think about me and
your mind when you think about me and people who know me for 10 years 10 days
people who know me for 10 years 10 days
people who know me for 10 years 10 days they all participated hundred people
they all participated hundred people
they all participated hundred people being a data scientist I did some basic
being a data scientist I did some basic
being a data scientist I did some basic clustering and family of words and this
clustering and family of words and this
clustering and family of words and this is what I found they said well these are
is what I found they said well these are
is what I found they said well these are all nice things obviously because they
all nice things obviously because they
all nice things obviously because they were not anonymously pulling but kind of
were not anonymously pulling but kind of
were not anonymously pulling but kind of I would like to point out the last word
I would like to point out the last word
I would like to point out the last word here this is what they said do or yeah
here this is what they said do or yeah
here this is what they said do or yeah those are all glimpses of my life now I
those are all glimpses of my life now I
those are all glimpses of my life now I want to share with you
want to share with you
want to share with you I had actually repeated this experiment
I had actually repeated this experiment
I had actually repeated this experiment seven years ago and these people did not
seven years ago and these people did not
seven years ago and these people did not know that a lot of them even forgot even
know that a lot of them even forgot even
know that a lot of them even forgot even though they’d participated because the
though they’d participated because the
though they’d participated because the experiment was not on social media I had
experiment was not on social media I had
experiment was not on social media I had gone around to 50 people and asked them
gone around to 50 people and asked them
gone around to 50 people and asked them 7 years ago what are the top 3 words
7 years ago what are the top 3 words
7 years ago what are the top 3 words they think about me when they you know
they think about me when they you know
they think about me when they you know think about me and this is what that
think about me and this is what that
think about me and this is what that said unhealthy basically another word
said unhealthy basically another word
said unhealthy basically another word for fat I was pretty pretty much their
for fat I was pretty pretty much their
for fat I was pretty pretty much their needy
needy
needy insensitive over-ambitious dreamer kind
insensitive over-ambitious dreamer kind
insensitive over-ambitious dreamer kind of just see the transition dreamer to
of just see the transition dreamer to
of just see the transition dreamer to tour seven years ago people thought I’m
tour seven years ago people thought I’m
tour seven years ago people thought I’m a dreamer
a dreamer
a dreamer two months ago this said I’m a doer this
two months ago this said I’m a doer this
two months ago this said I’m a doer this is not me this is people up there who
is not me this is people up there who
is not me this is people up there who said it okay so dreamer to door is a
said it okay so dreamer to door is a
said it okay so dreamer to door is a real transition I want to tell you how
real transition I want to tell you how
real transition I want to tell you how that enabled me to make a lot of these
that enabled me to make a lot of these
that enabled me to make a lot of these transitions
transitions
transitions back to fit is a real thing I struggled
back to fit is a real thing I struggled
back to fit is a real thing I struggled with I lost over 1200 and I have to say
with I lost over 1200 and I have to say
with I lost over 1200 and I have to say I was a super nerdy geeky kid I had
I was a super nerdy geeky kid I had
I was a super nerdy geeky kid I had never done any kind of sporting
never done any kind of sporting
never done any kind of sporting activities and I’m currently training to
activities and I’m currently training to
activities and I’m currently training to be a deep-sea diver this is a person who
be a deep-sea diver this is a person who
be a deep-sea diver this is a person who didn’t even know how to swim until the
didn’t even know how to swim until the
didn’t even know how to swim until the age of 28 insensitive to kind
age of 28 insensitive to kind
age of 28 insensitive to kind over-ambitious to bold now these are
over-ambitious to bold now these are
over-ambitious to bold now these are things I need to explain a little bit
things I need to explain a little bit
things I need to explain a little bit because they all come from one deep
because they all come from one deep
because they all come from one deep transformation so about six years ago I
transformation so about six years ago I
transformation so about six years ago I was dumped at the altar had happened and
was dumped at the altar had happened and
was dumped at the altar had happened and I was thoroughly depressed it took me
I was thoroughly depressed it took me
I was thoroughly depressed it took me six months to get out of my bed and when
six months to get out of my bed and when
six months to get out of my bed and when I did I wanted to understand what is it
I did I wanted to understand what is it
I did I wanted to understand what is it in a human that makes them so dependent
in a human that makes them so dependent
in a human that makes them so dependent what makes them so vulnerable what
what makes them so vulnerable what
what makes them so vulnerable what happens to our inner strength and that’s
happens to our inner strength and that’s
happens to our inner strength and that’s when I took to yoga and meditation and a
when I took to yoga and meditation and a
when I took to yoga and meditation and a lifestyle change in a big way and found
lifestyle change in a big way and found
lifestyle change in a big way and found my inner strength and obviously once you
my inner strength and obviously once you
my inner strength and obviously once you find your inner strength the rest of
find your inner strength the rest of
find your inner strength the rest of these tough transitions are easier to do
these tough transitions are easier to do
these tough transitions are easier to do empathy comes naturally you know where
empathy comes naturally you know where
empathy comes naturally you know where others are coming from both independent
others are coming from both independent
others are coming from both independent they’re all related to that and those
they’re all related to that and those
they’re all related to that and those were all very tough changes and I can
were all very tough changes and I can
were all very tough changes and I can tell you the only reason I could do that
tell you the only reason I could do that
tell you the only reason I could do that is again my old wreck very old trick
is again my old wreck very old trick
is again my old wreck very old trick just close my eyes go into that space
just close my eyes go into that space
just close my eyes go into that space happy spot where I still have my dreams
happy spot where I still have my dreams
happy spot where I still have my dreams and no matter how hard they our entire
and no matter how hard they our entire
and no matter how hard they our entire world crumbling around me I go on I go
world crumbling around me I go on I go
world crumbling around me I go on I go on and get them so Who am I now work in
on and get them so Who am I now work in
on and get them so Who am I now work in progress I am an entrepreneur I have an
progress I am an entrepreneur I have an
progress I am an entrepreneur I have an AI company in London this is my third
AI company in London this is my third
AI company in London this is my third startup I have one successful venture in
startup I have one successful venture in
startup I have one successful venture in the past one unsuccessful venture and
the past one unsuccessful venture and
the past one unsuccessful venture and I’m brown I’m a techie I’m a woman and
I’m brown I’m a techie I’m a woman and
I’m brown I’m a techie I’m a woman and I’m an entrepreneur all of these make me
I’m an entrepreneur all of these make me
I’m an entrepreneur all of these make me different and that is not always a good
different and that is not always a good
different and that is not always a good thing when people judge the performance
thing when people judge the performance
thing when people judge the performance of my company they don’t take into
of my company they don’t take into
of my company they don’t take into account the number of extra hours I have
account the number of extra hours I have
account the number of extra hours I have to spend with my accountant figuring out
to spend with my accountant figuring out
to spend with my accountant figuring out my domicile status or when they look at
my domicile status or when they look at
my domicile status or when they look at the balance sheet they don’t try to
the balance sheet they don’t try to
the balance sheet they don’t try to account for the number of times the bank
account for the number of times the bank
account for the number of times the bank automated voice software says I cannot
automated voice software says I cannot
automated voice software says I cannot detect your accent they subject me to
detect your accent they subject me to
detect your accent they subject me to the exact same yardstick the subject
the exact same yardstick the subject
the exact same yardstick the subject everyone else my extra struggles are not
everyone else my extra struggles are not
everyone else my extra struggles are not taken into account so it’s pretty hard I
taken into account so it’s pretty hard I
taken into account so it’s pretty hard I get rejected a lot every day I wake up I
get rejected a lot every day I wake up I
get rejected a lot every day I wake up I get rejected by customers investors
get rejected by customers investors
get rejected by customers investors employees X employees you name it but
employees X employees you name it but
employees X employees you name it but still I wake up every day and I fight
still I wake up every day and I fight
still I wake up every day and I fight again and again and again and again
again and again and again and again
again and again and again and again my resiliency comes from my dreams you
my resiliency comes from my dreams you
my resiliency comes from my dreams you know 40 VCS
know 40 VCS
know 40 VCS eight angel investors and five family
eight angel investors and five family
eight angel investors and five family offices turned me down before I raised
offices turned me down before I raised
offices turned me down before I raised my first seed funding it took me 178
my first seed funding it took me 178
my first seed funding it took me 178 meetings but I still ended up raising a
meetings but I still ended up raising a
meetings but I still ended up raising a million dollars that happened over two
million dollars that happened over two
million dollars that happened over two years ago and fund raising again as I
years ago and fund raising again as I
years ago and fund raising again as I speak and the story is not so different
speak and the story is not so different
speak and the story is not so different but you know I’m confident that I’ll
but you know I’m confident that I’ll
but you know I’m confident that I’ll somehow make it how do I know that
somehow make it how do I know that
somehow make it how do I know that that’s because what I’m about to share
that’s because what I’m about to share
that’s because what I’m about to share with you I want you to know that the
with you I want you to know that the
with you I want you to know that the power of believing in your own dreams
power of believing in your own dreams
power of believing in your own dreams has something very amazing what it does
has something very amazing what it does
has something very amazing what it does is it helps you attract the right people
is it helps you attract the right people
is it helps you attract the right people you need to make your dreams come true
you need to make your dreams come true
you need to make your dreams come true to learn the skill sets that you need to
to learn the skill sets that you need to
to learn the skill sets that you need to make them come true so think about me
make them come true so think about me
make them come true so think about me I’ve went from being a girl with a
I’ve went from being a girl with a
I’ve went from being a girl with a laptop some cool ideas not even enough
laptop some cool ideas not even enough
laptop some cool ideas not even enough funds to get a return ticket home
funds to get a return ticket home
funds to get a return ticket home a bunch of liabilities and a truckload
a bunch of liabilities and a truckload
a bunch of liabilities and a truckload of attitude to being Who I am
of attitude to being Who I am
of attitude to being Who I am in three years and that happened because
in three years and that happened because
in three years and that happened because I attracted the right business partners
I attracted the right business partners
I attracted the right business partners the right mentors the coaches the
the right mentors the coaches the
the right mentors the coaches the employees just kissed a lot of frogs as
employees just kissed a lot of frogs as
employees just kissed a lot of frogs as well but then you know a lot of it also
well but then you know a lot of it also
well but then you know a lot of it also worked out so I attracted all of them
worked out so I attracted all of them
worked out so I attracted all of them because they had to believe in me and
because they had to believe in me and
because they had to believe in me and they believed in me because because I
they believed in me because because I
they believed in me because because I believed in myself first no matter what
believed in myself first no matter what
believed in myself first no matter what was happening around me I have the
was happening around me I have the
was happening around me I have the twinkle in my eye the universe could be
twinkle in my eye the universe could be
twinkle in my eye the universe could be falling apart but I was like no I’m
falling apart but I was like no I’m
falling apart but I was like no I’m gonna do it are you with me or not so
gonna do it are you with me or not so
gonna do it are you with me or not so believing in your dreams helps you
believing in your dreams helps you
believing in your dreams helps you attract the right people who will come
attract the right people who will come
attract the right people who will come and join you to make that happen so what
and join you to make that happen so what
and join you to make that happen so what do I dream of now yeah I dream of making
do I dream of now yeah I dream of making
do I dream of now yeah I dream of making a valuable company and a valuable group
a valuable company and a valuable group
a valuable company and a valuable group of people but above all what I dream of
of people but above all what I dream of
of people but above all what I dream of is enabling others like me
is enabling others like me
is enabling others like me to dream you can come from wherever and
to dream you can come from wherever and
to dream you can come from wherever and you can be at any stage in your life and
you can be at any stage in your life and
you can be at any stage in your life and you can be at any age and you can still
you can be at any age and you can still
you can be at any age and you can still choose to be who you want to be and you
choose to be who you want to be and you
choose to be who you want to be and you can make that entire transition on the
can make that entire transition on the
can make that entire transition on the back of the power of your dreams my
back of the power of your dreams my
back of the power of your dreams my favorite author Paulo Coelho he says
favorite author Paulo Coelho he says
favorite author Paulo Coelho he says something amazing
something amazing
something amazing he says going after a dream has a price
he says going after a dream has a price
he says going after a dream has a price it may mean abandoning our habits it may
it may mean abandoning our habits it may
it may mean abandoning our habits it may make us go through hardships or it may
make us go through hardships or it may
make us go through hardships or it may lead us to disappointments but however
lead us to disappointments but however
lead us to disappointments but however costly it may be it is never as high as
costly it may be it is never as high as
costly it may be it is never as high as the price paid by people who don’t live
the price paid by people who don’t live
the price paid by people who don’t live because one day they will look back and
because one day they will look back and
because one day they will look back and hear their own heart say I wasted my
hear their own heart say I wasted my
hear their own heart say I wasted my life so you know to be an intense doer
life so you know to be an intense doer
life so you know to be an intense doer be an intense dreamer don’t shy away for
be an intense dreamer don’t shy away for
be an intense dreamer don’t shy away for dreaming don’t hide don’t suppress don’t
dreaming don’t hide don’t suppress don’t
dreaming don’t hide don’t suppress don’t forget don’t brush under the carpet
forget don’t brush under the carpet
forget don’t brush under the carpet don’t nothing dream crazily intensely
don’t nothing dream crazily intensely
don’t nothing dream crazily intensely unconditionally and it will lead you to
unconditionally and it will lead you to
unconditionally and it will lead you to action I promise you that thank you
you
you [Applause]
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