moment we were born we’re mesmerized with stories stories of mighty kings and
with stories stories of mighty kings and
with stories stories of mighty kings and queens adventurers sailors astronauts
queens adventurers sailors astronauts
queens adventurers sailors astronauts exploring the unknowns of the universe
exploring the unknowns of the universe
exploring the unknowns of the universe and in each of these stories we learn
and in each of these stories we learn
and in each of these stories we learn lessons we learn lessons about the
lessons we learn lessons about the
lessons we learn lessons about the importance of right versus wrong good
importance of right versus wrong good
importance of right versus wrong good versus evil success force failure and we
versus evil success force failure and we
versus evil success force failure and we also learned the importance in the
also learned the importance in the
also learned the importance in the aspiration the amazing nature when it
aspiration the amazing nature when it
aspiration the amazing nature when it comes with making great discoveries in
comes with making great discoveries in
comes with making great discoveries in our lives as well when you think about
our lives as well when you think about
our lives as well when you think about it with a hundred billion planets in our
it with a hundred billion planets in our
it with a hundred billion planets in our galaxy 95 percent of the ocean
galaxy 95 percent of the ocean
galaxy 95 percent of the ocean unexplored and technology constantly
unexplored and technology constantly
unexplored and technology constantly proving every day to open unlimited
proving every day to open unlimited
proving every day to open unlimited boundaries for what we can innovate in
boundaries for what we can innovate in
boundaries for what we can innovate in our future it’s really quite
our future it’s really quite
our future it’s really quite extraordinary lies will add value to
extraordinary lies will add value to
extraordinary lies will add value to make an impact to our planet to our
make an impact to our planet to our
make an impact to our planet to our world for some it might be discovering
world for some it might be discovering
world for some it might be discovering the next multi-million dollar app for
the next multi-million dollar app for
the next multi-million dollar app for others maybe it’s becoming the first man
others maybe it’s becoming the first man
others maybe it’s becoming the first man or woman on Mars after a Matt Damon of
or woman on Mars after a Matt Damon of
or woman on Mars after a Matt Damon of course but as I grew older and I listen
course but as I grew older and I listen
course but as I grew older and I listen to these stories and I think and I would
to these stories and I think and I would
to these stories and I think and I would see them all merging together I start to
see them all merging together I start to
see them all merging together I start to begin to wonder well what about what
begin to wonder well what about what
begin to wonder well what about what about my story you know what about our
about my story you know what about our
about my story you know what about our story what is it that’s gonna make us
story what is it that’s gonna make us
story what is it that’s gonna make us successful what is our purpose in life
successful what is our purpose in life
successful what is our purpose in life as I began to think about these
as I began to think about these
as I began to think about these questions I realized how important they
questions I realized how important they
questions I realized how important they work is when we were younger we didn’t
work is when we were younger we didn’t
work is when we were younger we didn’t really ask ourselves these types of
really ask ourselves these types of
really ask ourselves these types of questions but it wasn’t really that
questions but it wasn’t really that
questions but it wasn’t really that significant you’re in middle school of
significant you’re in middle school of
significant you’re in middle school of high school it’s not something you’re
high school it’s not something you’re
high school it’s not something you’re thinking about you think about okay I’m
thinking about you think about okay I’m
thinking about you think about okay I’m gonna become some type of job I may
gonna become some type of job I may
gonna become some type of job I may become an astronaut a police officer may
become an astronaut a police officer may
become an astronaut a police officer may become a firefighter but then as you get
become a firefighter but then as you get
become a firefighter but then as you get older people you start constantly ask
older people you start constantly ask
older people you start constantly ask those questions tell me about yourself
those questions tell me about yourself
those questions tell me about yourself what do you want to do with your life
what do you want to do with your life
what do you want to do with your life what type of man or woman do you want to
what type of man or woman do you want to
what type of man or woman do you want to become and we don’t think about these
become and we don’t think about these
become and we don’t think about these things as we grew up and so they’re
things as we grew up and so they’re
things as we grew up and so they’re really perplexing me that astonished me
really perplexing me that astonished me
really perplexing me that astonished me and so the reason I asked and I wonder
and so the reason I asked and I wonder
and so the reason I asked and I wonder why this is it because I realized we as
why this is it because I realized we as
why this is it because I realized we as human beings from a young nation we
human beings from a young nation we
human beings from a young nation we don’t plan far ahead in the future we
don’t plan far ahead in the future we
don’t plan far ahead in the future we don’t plan Edward Jones conduct a study
don’t plan Edward Jones conduct a study
don’t plan Edward Jones conduct a study that said that we spend more time
that said that we spend more time
that said that we spend more time planning for a next vacation than we do
planning for a next vacation than we do
planning for a next vacation than we do planning for retirement in fact Zig Zig
planning for retirement in fact Zig Zig
planning for retirement in fact Zig Zig Zig Ziglar found that we spend more time
Zig Ziglar found that we spend more time
Zig Ziglar found that we spend more time planning for a next vacation than our
planning for a next vacation than our
planning for a next vacation than our entire life I mean in that case when we
entire life I mean in that case when we
entire life I mean in that case when we think about that I wouldn’t be surprised
think about that I wouldn’t be surprised
think about that I wouldn’t be surprised if we actually spend more time watching
if we actually spend more time watching
if we actually spend more time watching cat videos and we actually do
cat videos and we actually do
cat videos and we actually do specificity
specificity
specificity time but seriously if you think about
time but seriously if you think about
time but seriously if you think about that we really don’t because we’re not
that we really don’t because we’re not
that we really don’t because we’re not raised to think about these challenging
raised to think about these challenging
raised to think about these challenging questions we’re not raised to learn the
questions we’re not raised to learn the
questions we’re not raised to learn the skill sets that are necessary for
skill sets that are necessary for
skill sets that are necessary for setting short-term and long-term goals
setting short-term and long-term goals
setting short-term and long-term goals because we’re focused on our academics
because we’re focused on our academics
because we’re focused on our academics we’re focused on figuring out maybe at a
we’re focused on figuring out maybe at a
we’re focused on figuring out maybe at a young age who we are but not thinking
young age who we are but not thinking
young age who we are but not thinking about the long term in the long run so
about the long term in the long run so
about the long term in the long run so the question is whose responsibility is
the question is whose responsibility is
the question is whose responsibility is this is it education
this is it education
this is it education well education is responsibility is to
well education is responsibility is to
well education is responsibility is to teach us the basic principle is a math
teach us the basic principle is a math
teach us the basic principle is a math of Sciences of English of how to work in
of Sciences of English of how to work in
of Sciences of English of how to work in teams and interact so the next question
teams and interact so the next question
teams and interact so the next question is is it our parents or our parents
is is it our parents or our parents
is is it our parents or our parents responsibility is to teach us how to
responsibility is to teach us how to
responsibility is to teach us how to grow to love us and nurture us to
grow to love us and nurture us to
grow to love us and nurture us to support us in becoming our own man or
support us in becoming our own man or
support us in becoming our own man or woman someday so that we can in return
woman someday so that we can in return
woman someday so that we can in return give that back to our children so who
give that back to our children so who
give that back to our children so who doesn’t really come down to whose
doesn’t really come down to whose
doesn’t really come down to whose responsibility is it well it’s ours it’s
responsibility is it well it’s ours it’s
responsibility is it well it’s ours it’s yours it’s mine it’s our responsibility
yours it’s mine it’s our responsibility
yours it’s mine it’s our responsibility of taking an account asking these hard
of taking an account asking these hard
of taking an account asking these hard questions of what is my story when I
questions of what is my story when I
questions of what is my story when I look 20 years from now 30 years from now
look 20 years from now 30 years from now
look 20 years from now 30 years from now 40 years from now what type of man and
40 years from now what type of man and
40 years from now what type of man and woman I am what am I going to say about
woman I am what am I going to say about
woman I am what am I going to say about my own characteristics of who I am and
my own characteristics of who I am and
my own characteristics of who I am and so I want to step back for a second I
so I want to step back for a second I
so I want to step back for a second I want to ask you I want to challenge you
want to ask you I want to challenge you
want to ask you I want to challenge you I want you to take a moment to think
I want you to take a moment to think
I want you to take a moment to think back to when you were a kid I want you
back to when you were a kid I want you
back to when you were a kid I want you to envision the house you grew up in I
to envision the house you grew up in I
to envision the house you grew up in I want you to envision what you ate what
want you to envision what you ate what
want you to envision what you ate what you played with the toys you play with
you played with the toys you play with
you played with the toys you play with the people that you played with and I
the people that you played with and I
the people that you played with and I want you to ask yourself I want you to
want you to ask yourself I want you to
want you to ask yourself I want you to remember I want you to tell me what did
remember I want you to tell me what did
remember I want you to tell me what did you want to be when you grew up
you want to be when you grew up
you want to be when you grew up was it an astronaut a police officer a
was it an astronaut a police officer a
was it an astronaut a police officer a firefighter a dancer an artist well if
firefighter a dancer an artist well if
firefighter a dancer an artist well if you’re like me you want to be a doctor
you’re like me you want to be a doctor
you’re like me you want to be a doctor more than anything in the world ever
more than anything in the world ever
more than anything in the world ever since I was a little kid I wanted
since I was a little kid I wanted
since I was a little kid I wanted nothing more than to be a doctor you
nothing more than to be a doctor you
nothing more than to be a doctor you know I wanted I wanted to save lives I
know I wanted I wanted to save lives I
know I wanted I wanted to save lives I wanted to help people I wanted to change
wanted to help people I wanted to change
wanted to help people I wanted to change people’s lives I wanted people to know
people’s lives I wanted people to know
people’s lives I wanted people to know that when they came to my hospital they
that when they came to my hospital they
that when they came to my hospital they were going to go home alive that next
were going to go home alive that next
were going to go home alive that next day and I did everything that society
day and I did everything that society
day and I did everything that society asked me to do I got top grades in high
asked me to do I got top grades in high
asked me to do I got top grades in high school I went to UCLA I went to USC I
school I went to UCLA I went to USC I
school I went to UCLA I went to USC I got a master’s in medicine I got I took
got a master’s in medicine I got I took
got a master’s in medicine I got I took the MCAT I applied to medical school but
the MCAT I applied to medical school but
the MCAT I applied to medical school but it wasn’t until I went to medical school
it wasn’t until I went to medical school
it wasn’t until I went to medical school it wasn’t till I applied in medical
it wasn’t till I applied in medical
it wasn’t till I applied in medical school that this I made the single most
school that this I made the single most
school that this I made the single most important discovery I’ve ever made in my
important discovery I’ve ever made in my
important discovery I’ve ever made in my entire life
entire life
entire life and it was just one question is one
and it was just one question is one
and it was just one question is one question on the medical school
question on the medical school
question on the medical school application I’d never really seriously
application I’d never really seriously
application I’d never really seriously considered and that was this why why why
considered and that was this why why why
considered and that was this why why why do you want to go to
do you want to go to
do you want to go to school it seems crazy right like guys
school it seems crazy right like guys
school it seems crazy right like guys are growing up you you actually you’re
are growing up you you actually you’re
are growing up you you actually you’re asked us up at all you so you wanna go
asked us up at all you so you wanna go
asked us up at all you so you wanna go why do you wanna go but I would just say
why do you wanna go but I would just say
why do you wanna go but I would just say oh I want to save lives I want to help
oh I want to save lives I want to help
oh I want to save lives I want to help people I want to do the things that I
people I want to do the things that I
people I want to do the things that I just share with you but deep down really
just share with you but deep down really
just share with you but deep down really like in my human heart Who I am as an
like in my human heart Who I am as an
like in my human heart Who I am as an individual why did I actually want to go
individual why did I actually want to go
individual why did I actually want to go to med school because those things
to med school because those things
to med school because those things saving life so that that’s what
saving life so that that’s what
saving life so that that’s what everybody else was writing about in
everybody else was writing about in
everybody else was writing about in their application that’s absolutely what
their application that’s absolutely what
their application that’s absolutely what everybody else was writing listen what
everybody else was writing listen what
everybody else was writing listen what made me unique as a human being it
made me unique as a human being it
made me unique as a human being it wasn’t made me unique as an individual I
wasn’t made me unique as an individual I
wasn’t made me unique as an individual I would guarantee that I would be
would guarantee that I would be
would guarantee that I would be successful someday and so I had to take
successful someday and so I had to take
successful someday and so I had to take a step back I had to either reflect for
a step back I had to either reflect for
a step back I had to either reflect for a moment decide is this really who I was
a moment decide is this really who I was
a moment decide is this really who I was and what I was meant to do because if I
and what I was meant to do because if I
and what I was meant to do because if I can’t answer this question if I can
can’t answer this question if I can
can’t answer this question if I can answer this question applied in medical
answer this question applied in medical
answer this question applied in medical school how can I be assured that the med
school how can I be assured that the med
school how can I be assured that the med school should choose me as well and so I
school should choose me as well and so I
school should choose me as well and so I stepped back and I took a moment to
stepped back and I took a moment to
stepped back and I took a moment to reflect on the hard questions of who am
reflect on the hard questions of who am
reflect on the hard questions of who am i what am i great at what type of man or
i what am i great at what type of man or
i what am i great at what type of man or woman do I want to become later in life
woman do I want to become later in life
woman do I want to become later in life and it’s kind of crazy because at that
and it’s kind of crazy because at that
and it’s kind of crazy because at that age you don’t really think about these
age you don’t really think about these
age you don’t really think about these things growing up right like in high
things growing up right like in high
things growing up right like in high school middle school the last thing I
school middle school the last thing I
school middle school the last thing I was singing about was the east side of
was singing about was the east side of
was singing about was the east side of the questions cuz I was worried what
the questions cuz I was worried what
the questions cuz I was worried what type of grades am I gonna get you know
type of grades am I gonna get you know
type of grades am I gonna get you know what I’m gonna get done with class so I
what I’m gonna get done with class so I
what I’m gonna get done with class so I can go surfers so I can go play
can go surfers so I can go play
can go surfers so I can go play volleyball down at the beach I just
volleyball down at the beach I just
volleyball down at the beach I just didn’t care about these things it wasn’t
didn’t care about these things it wasn’t
didn’t care about these things it wasn’t important at the time but then time
important at the time but then time
important at the time but then time passes it gets older and older and I
passes it gets older and older and I
passes it gets older and older and I like to believe that we were really
like to believe that we were really
like to believe that we were really young and high school sure but we’re
young and high school sure but we’re
young and high school sure but we’re also really mature we’re growing and I
also really mature we’re growing and I
also really mature we’re growing and I wish I’d ask myself these questions
wish I’d ask myself these questions
wish I’d ask myself these questions the other reason anything about us cuz
the other reason anything about us cuz
the other reason anything about us cuz well all my other friends were heating
well all my other friends were heating
well all my other friends were heating Howdy’s and BMWs I was driving around a
Howdy’s and BMWs I was driving around a
Howdy’s and BMWs I was driving around a creeper ban on my parents gave me and
creeper ban on my parents gave me and
creeper ban on my parents gave me and it’s like it’s like driving a washing
it’s like it’s like driving a washing
it’s like it’s like driving a washing machine around campus you know you’re
machine around campus you know you’re
machine around campus you know you’re always wandering with people if they if
always wandering with people if they if
always wandering with people if they if I out that I’m gonna pick up a girl for
I out that I’m gonna pick up a girl for
I out that I’m gonna pick up a girl for a first day what her parents gonna think
a first day what her parents gonna think
a first day what her parents gonna think what I Drive up those are the things I
what I Drive up those are the things I
what I Drive up those are the things I worry about in high school is that it
worry about in high school is that it
worry about in high school is that it you don’t think about these big like
you don’t think about these big like
you don’t think about these big like purpose questions at all but I know I’m
purpose questions at all but I know I’m
purpose questions at all but I know I’m not alone at all I know I’m not alone
not alone at all I know I’m not alone
not alone at all I know I’m not alone because Penn State did a study that
because Penn State did a study that
because Penn State did a study that found that 80% of their incoming
found that 80% of their incoming
found that 80% of their incoming freshmen for college had no idea what
freshmen for college had no idea what
freshmen for college had no idea what major they want to do or uncertain about
major they want to do or uncertain about
major they want to do or uncertain about whatever career they have in fact 50% of
whatever career they have in fact 50% of
whatever career they have in fact 50% of them ended up realizing that when they
them ended up realizing that when they
them ended up realizing that when they did pick a major they ended up changing
did pick a major they ended up changing
did pick a major they ended up changing major at least one or two more times you
major at least one or two more times you
major at least one or two more times you know to me that says that we actually
know to me that says that we actually
know to me that says that we actually don’t know when we’re going to college
don’t know when we’re going to college
don’t know when we’re going to college what we really want to do
what we really want to do
what we really want to do their lives and I understand that
their lives and I understand that
their lives and I understand that because college is meant to be an
because college is meant to be an
because college is meant to be an exploratory period college is meant to
exploratory period college is meant to
exploratory period college is meant to be that experience where you go to
be that experience where you go to
be that experience where you go to college it’s it’s kind of like that old
college it’s it’s kind of like that old
college it’s it’s kind of like that old common tradition where you ship your kid
common tradition where you ship your kid
common tradition where you ship your kid off into the woods to go hunt the bear
off into the woods to go hunt the bear
off into the woods to go hunt the bear and they come back and become a man or a
and they come back and become a man or a
and they come back and become a man or a woman right it’s that idea that you go
woman right it’s that idea that you go
woman right it’s that idea that you go to learn to discover yourself but the
to learn to discover yourself but the
to learn to discover yourself but the challenges now is that it’s harder to
challenges now is that it’s harder to
challenges now is that it’s harder to get into college it’s more expensive
get into college it’s more expensive
get into college it’s more expensive that debt coming out of college is
that debt coming out of college is
that debt coming out of college is greater so the pressures of going to
greater so the pressures of going to
greater so the pressures of going to college are higher and so my question
college are higher and so my question
college are higher and so my question has always been what happens if you
has always been what happens if you
has always been what happens if you create or implement program so what
create or implement program so what
create or implement program so what happens if you prepare children whether
happens if you prepare children whether
happens if you prepare children whether in middle school or high school at a
in middle school or high school at a
in middle school or high school at a young age to think more critically about
young age to think more critically about
young age to think more critically about some of the questions that when were 20
some of the questions that when were 20
some of the questions that when were 20 30 40 50 we start to think about what
30 40 50 we start to think about what
30 40 50 we start to think about what would happen if someone went to college
would happen if someone went to college
would happen if someone went to college doing exactly what they wanted to do and
doing exactly what they wanted to do and
doing exactly what they wanted to do and in return they study classic because
in return they study classic because
in return they study classic because they knew they want to because it would
they knew they want to because it would
they knew they want to because it would bare them and make them more successful
bare them and make them more successful
bare them and make them more successful in fact 60% of students surveyed by the
in fact 60% of students surveyed by the
in fact 60% of students surveyed by the JED foundation found that sorry 60% of
JED foundation found that sorry 60% of
JED foundation found that sorry 60% of students surveyed were mostly unprepared
students surveyed were mostly unprepared
students surveyed were mostly unprepared for college so compared to what were the
for college so compared to what were the
for college so compared to what were the greatest troubles like finances or
greatest troubles like finances or
greatest troubles like finances or social pressures it’s just the idea of
social pressures it’s just the idea of
social pressures it’s just the idea of like self the idea of being emotionally
like self the idea of being emotionally
like self the idea of being emotionally prepared being comfortable with yourself
prepared being comfortable with yourself
prepared being comfortable with yourself and who you are and what is your story
and who you are and what is your story
and who you are and what is your story was one of the greatest concerns and so
was one of the greatest concerns and so
was one of the greatest concerns and so these things that challenged me I vies
these things that challenged me I vies
these things that challenged me I vies wondered so for the last four to five
wondered so for the last four to five
wondered so for the last four to five years I’ve been asking these questions
years I’ve been asking these questions
years I’ve been asking these questions what makes someone successful or is this
what makes someone successful or is this
what makes someone successful or is this someone who is not what is it that
someone who is not what is it that
someone who is not what is it that contributes to make sure someone lives a
contributes to make sure someone lives a
contributes to make sure someone lives a joyous life versus someone who does not
joyous life versus someone who does not
joyous life versus someone who does not and so I’ve been asking some the most
and so I’ve been asking some the most
and so I’ve been asking some the most influential thought leader celebrities
influential thought leader celebrities
influential thought leader celebrities and decision makers that you think of
and decision makers that you think of
and decision makers that you think of from mayors of large cities to celebrity
from mayors of large cities to celebrity
from mayors of large cities to celebrity X Y & Z these types of questions one the
X Y & Z these types of questions one the
X Y & Z these types of questions one the most profound most profound responses I
most profound most profound responses I
most profound most profound responses I got came from Jack and Suzy Welch so
got came from Jack and Suzy Welch so
got came from Jack and Suzy Welch so Jack Welch is the same CEO of General
Jack Welch is the same CEO of General
Jack Welch is the same CEO of General Electric who’s also famed by Time
Electric who’s also famed by Time
Electric who’s also famed by Time magazine as the manager of the century
magazine as the manager of the century
magazine as the manager of the century so not your century and Suzy is a famed
so not your century and Suzy is a famed
so not your century and Suzy is a famed author TV personality and journalist and
author TV personality and journalist and
author TV personality and journalist and I asked him I said I want you to go back
I asked him I said I want you to go back
I asked him I said I want you to go back to when you’re 18 you’re 20 to 25 years
to when you’re 18 you’re 20 to 25 years
to when you’re 18 you’re 20 to 25 years old and if you could give yourself one
old and if you could give yourself one
old and if you could give yourself one piece of advice that would make you more
piece of advice that would make you more
piece of advice that would make you more successful in a tree you lived a more
successful in a tree you lived a more
successful in a tree you lived a more joyous life from the one you live today
joyous life from the one you live today
joyous life from the one you live today what would that be
what would that be
what would that be and what they said was so astonishing
and what they said was so astonishing
and what they said was so astonishing they didn’t even hesitate was like what
they didn’t even hesitate was like what
they didn’t even hesitate was like what the flash of an eye they immediately
the flash of an eye they immediately
the flash of an eye they immediately said this discover what
said this discover what
said this discover what you’re great at discover what you’re
you’re great at discover what you’re
you’re great at discover what you’re passionate about merge the two together
passionate about merge the two together
passionate about merge the two together and you will never work a day in your
and you will never work a day in your
and you will never work a day in your life so I’m gonna say that again because
life so I’m gonna say that again because
life so I’m gonna say that again because if there’s one thing you take away I
if there’s one thing you take away I
if there’s one thing you take away I think it’s this discover what you’re
think it’s this discover what you’re
think it’s this discover what you’re great at discover what you’re passionate
great at discover what you’re passionate
great at discover what you’re passionate about where it’s your two together and
about where it’s your two together and
about where it’s your two together and you will never work a day in your life
you will never work a day in your life
you will never work a day in your life and to be honest at first when I heard
and to be honest at first when I heard
and to be honest at first when I heard that I didn’t think anything I was
that I didn’t think anything I was
that I didn’t think anything I was actually really upset because it was too
actually really upset because it was too
actually really upset because it was too fluffy it was too philosophical it
fluffy it was too philosophical it
fluffy it was too philosophical it didn’t seem practical in me and I wanted
didn’t seem practical in me and I wanted
didn’t seem practical in me and I wanted to know well I want to walk out there
to know well I want to walk out there
to know well I want to walk out there with a bag of cash I wanted a quick fix
with a bag of cash I wanted a quick fix
with a bag of cash I wanted a quick fix I want to make a million dollars in a
I want to make a million dollars in a
I want to make a million dollars in a week or two weeks later but that’s not
week or two weeks later but that’s not
week or two weeks later but that’s not where you get because we don’t get quick
where you get because we don’t get quick
where you get because we don’t get quick fixes we want them but that’s when I
fixes we want them but that’s when I
fixes we want them but that’s when I realized that I had to go through this
realized that I had to go through this
realized that I had to go through this process I stepped out of the medical
process I stepped out of the medical
process I stepped out of the medical application process and this is where
application process and this is where
application process and this is where I’m going to give you three kind of what
I’m going to give you three kind of what
I’m going to give you three kind of what my secrets to self-discovery we’re after
my secrets to self-discovery we’re after
my secrets to self-discovery we’re after this to let me know where I am today and
this to let me know where I am today and
this to let me know where I am today and the first one is this is that I had to
the first one is this is that I had to
the first one is this is that I had to slow down I had a step back and I had a
slow down I had a step back and I had a
slow down I had a step back and I had a reflect on who I was and what I really
reflect on who I was and what I really
reflect on who I was and what I really wanted to do what was I grayed out what
wanted to do what was I grayed out what
wanted to do what was I grayed out what was i passionate about because if I did
was i passionate about because if I did
was i passionate about because if I did those things maybe life would be a
those things maybe life would be a
those things maybe life would be a little bit easier and what I realized is
little bit easier and what I realized is
little bit easier and what I realized is that we kind of all live in what I call
that we kind of all live in what I call
that we kind of all live in what I call the fish tank a fish tank is it’s our
the fish tank a fish tank is it’s our
the fish tank a fish tank is it’s our routine it’s kind of the people we see
routine it’s kind of the people we see
routine it’s kind of the people we see every day is the work we do it’s all the
every day is the work we do it’s all the
every day is the work we do it’s all the things that we do on a common basis that
things that we do on a common basis that
things that we do on a common basis that we get comfortable with and what happens
we get comfortable with and what happens
we get comfortable with and what happens is you’re inside this little fish tank
is you’re inside this little fish tank
is you’re inside this little fish tank and you’re soakin find it all the time
and you’re soakin find it all the time
and you’re soakin find it all the time that you don’t realize what are the
that you don’t realize what are the
that you don’t realize what are the changes that you need to make to grow
changes that you need to make to grow
changes that you need to make to grow how do you step outside of their comfort
how do you step outside of their comfort
how do you step outside of their comfort zone so the first thing after that you
zone so the first thing after that you
zone so the first thing after that you realize is that you’ve got to kind of
realize is that you’ve got to kind of
realize is that you’ve got to kind of tweak your way outside of the tank and
tweak your way outside of the tank and
tweak your way outside of the tank and probably much more cleaner and sexier
probably much more cleaner and sexier
probably much more cleaner and sexier way than I just did there but you guys
way than I just did there but you guys
way than I just did there but you guys step outside of that fish tank step
step outside of that fish tank step
step outside of that fish tank step outside of that comfort zone because
outside of that comfort zone because
outside of that comfort zone because when you do you might look back at the
when you do you might look back at the
when you do you might look back at the fish tank and realize wow the water and
fish tank and realize wow the water and
fish tank and realize wow the water and that fish thing is a lot more dirty and
that fish thing is a lot more dirty and
that fish thing is a lot more dirty and polluted than I thought it was you know
polluted than I thought it was you know
polluted than I thought it was you know that fish stinks a lot nicer you clean
that fish stinks a lot nicer you clean
that fish stinks a lot nicer you clean over there maybe I should try to check
over there maybe I should try to check
over there maybe I should try to check that and see how that would fit for me
that and see how that would fit for me
that and see how that would fit for me and so that’s the first thing as to slow
and so that’s the first thing as to slow
and so that’s the first thing as to slow down and the second one is to explore
down and the second one is to explore
down and the second one is to explore what I mean by explore I don’t mean just
what I mean by explore I don’t mean just
what I mean by explore I don’t mean just picking up a book reading and going to
picking up a book reading and going to
picking up a book reading and going to class which is great trust me I have had
class which is great trust me I have had
class which is great trust me I have had the best education I would never trade a
the best education I would never trade a
the best education I would never trade a moment of the education that I’ve had so
moment of the education that I’ve had so
moment of the education that I’ve had so I’m not talking about education right
I’m not talking about education right
I’m not talking about education right now I’m talking about his experience a
now I’m talking about his experience a
now I’m talking about his experience a learning an example would that would be
learning an example would that would be
learning an example would that would be right now I imagine there are many of
right now I imagine there are many of
right now I imagine there are many of the many of the production team here
the many of the production team here
the many of the production team here today the
today the
today the students who are interested in our
students who are interested in our
students who are interested in our introduced interested in production and
introduced interested in production and
introduced interested in production and so you guys get this unique exposure and
so you guys get this unique exposure and
so you guys get this unique exposure and experience with this program to put this
experience with this program to put this
experience with this program to put this on to learn is this something hands-on
on to learn is this something hands-on
on to learn is this something hands-on that you really enjoy doing it’s really
that you really enjoy doing it’s really
that you really enjoy doing it’s really neat to see that because that hands-on
neat to see that because that hands-on
neat to see that because that hands-on experience is what teaches you is this a
experience is what teaches you is this a
experience is what teaches you is this a skill I like in something I enjoy and so
skill I like in something I enjoy and so
skill I like in something I enjoy and so that leads us the first kind of
that leads us the first kind of
that leads us the first kind of subcategory of under explore is to learn
subcategory of under explore is to learn
subcategory of under explore is to learn how to be Purpose Driven so what I mean
how to be Purpose Driven so what I mean
how to be Purpose Driven so what I mean by Purpose Driven so growing up I always
by Purpose Driven so growing up I always
by Purpose Driven so growing up I always wanted to be a doctor that’s what we
wanted to be a doctor that’s what we
wanted to be a doctor that’s what we call the what what I wanted to be was a
call the what what I wanted to be was a
call the what what I wanted to be was a doctor who I wanted these I want to be
doctor who I wanted these I want to be
doctor who I wanted these I want to be someone who gave back to society whose
someone who gave back to society whose
someone who gave back to society whose help save lives who solved major
help save lives who solved major
help save lives who solved major problems who’s compassionate like to
problems who’s compassionate like to
problems who’s compassionate like to work in teams that’s the who I wanted to
work in teams that’s the who I wanted to
work in teams that’s the who I wanted to be that’s like on a character level but
be that’s like on a character level but
be that’s like on a character level but why I wanted to be a doctor I didn’t
why I wanted to be a doctor I didn’t
why I wanted to be a doctor I didn’t really know that why the underlying
really know that why the underlying
really know that why the underlying purpose and so an example Illustrated
purpose and so an example Illustrated
purpose and so an example Illustrated that is Megan McConnell maybe McConnell
that is Megan McConnell maybe McConnell
that is Megan McConnell maybe McConnell is a student at UCLA she’s a medical
is a student at UCLA she’s a medical
is a student at UCLA she’s a medical student currently there and at a young
student currently there and at a young
student currently there and at a young age her younger sister suffered at
age her younger sister suffered at
age her younger sister suffered at Romero my injuries her head and if the
Romero my injuries her head and if the
Romero my injuries her head and if the paramedics in the physicians hadn’t seen
paramedics in the physicians hadn’t seen
paramedics in the physicians hadn’t seen her in time she likely would not be here
her in time she likely would not be here
her in time she likely would not be here today and ever since that moment Megan’s
today and ever since that moment Megan’s
today and ever since that moment Megan’s always wanted to know why did this
always wanted to know why did this
always wanted to know why did this happen medically what was going on you
happen medically what was going on you
happen medically what was going on you know what can I do and sure that is this
know what can I do and sure that is this
know what can I do and sure that is this happens to somebody else’s little sister
happens to somebody else’s little sister
happens to somebody else’s little sister that I can be that position that helps
that I can be that position that helps
that I can be that position that helps save law I can be that paramedic that
save law I can be that paramedic that
save law I can be that paramedic that helps save lives
helps save lives
helps save lives she always had these questions that
she always had these questions that
she always had these questions that underline why that was the purpose
underline why that was the purpose
underline why that was the purpose that’s what that was what was driving
that’s what that was what was driving
that’s what that was what was driving her and so she knew that was her why she
her and so she knew that was her why she
her and so she knew that was her why she wanted to understand these questions who
wanted to understand these questions who
wanted to understand these questions who she want to become she had figured out
she want to become she had figured out
she want to become she had figured out in the nature of her morals and values
in the nature of her morals and values
in the nature of her morals and values but when it came to the what she wanted
but when it came to the what she wanted
but when it came to the what she wanted to do so I decided what I want to do
to do so I decided what I want to do
to do so I decided what I want to do first before you know that when it came
first before you know that when it came
first before you know that when it came to her what she considered a lot of
to her what she considered a lot of
to her what she considered a lot of different career opportunities most of
different career opportunities most of
different career opportunities most of them were in medicine but like piei
them were in medicine but like piei
them were in medicine but like piei medicine becoming a doctor etc and she
medicine becoming a doctor etc and she
medicine becoming a doctor etc and she was able to narrow it down finally
was able to narrow it down finally
was able to narrow it down finally becoming a physician and as persisted
becoming a physician and as persisted
becoming a physician and as persisted through is now a medical student on one
through is now a medical student on one
through is now a medical student on one of the top universities in the country
of the top universities in the country
of the top universities in the country that’s by example what it means to be
that’s by example what it means to be
that’s by example what it means to be Purpose Driven identify really big
Purpose Driven identify really big
Purpose Driven identify really big challenges in life that you want to
challenges in life that you want to
challenges in life that you want to achieve and you know help provide food
achieve and you know help provide food
achieve and you know help provide food to those in hungry help provide water
to those in hungry help provide water
to those in hungry help provide water those in need of sanitary water the
those in need of sanitary water the
those in need of sanitary water the second is to step outside of your
second is to step outside of your
second is to step outside of your comfort zone and take risks so this is
comfort zone and take risks so this is
comfort zone and take risks so this is going back to the idea of the fish
going back to the idea of the fish
going back to the idea of the fish is we don’t learn we don’t grow unless
is we don’t learn we don’t grow unless
is we don’t learn we don’t grow unless we challenge ourselves and so any
we challenge ourselves and so any
we challenge ourselves and so any example that as any carnie any carnie
example that as any carnie any carnie
example that as any carnie any carnie lived in Minnesota and she was very much
lived in Minnesota and she was very much
lived in Minnesota and she was very much responsible at a very early age for
responsible at a very early age for
responsible at a very early age for taking care of her family when most
taking care of her family when most
taking care of her family when most young girls should not be in that
young girls should not be in that
young girls should not be in that position and so as a as a matter of fact
position and so as a as a matter of fact
position and so as a as a matter of fact of that as a result she ended up not
of that as a result she ended up not
of that as a result she ended up not really getting discovered for personal
really getting discovered for personal
really getting discovered for personal self early on in life it wasn’t until
self early on in life it wasn’t until
self early on in life it wasn’t until later after she graduated college and
later after she graduated college and
later after she graduated college and started working she realized that she
started working she realized that she
started working she realized that she needed for who she really was she had no
needed for who she really was she had no
needed for who she really was she had no idea she had no idea what she really
idea she had no idea what she really
idea she had no idea what she really wanted to do in life at that time and so
wanted to do in life at that time and so
wanted to do in life at that time and so she left Minnesota and moved across the
she left Minnesota and moved across the
she left Minnesota and moved across the country to California
country to California
country to California and she served this whole new life she
and she served this whole new life she
and she served this whole new life she stepped outside that comfort zone she
stepped outside that comfort zone she
stepped outside that comfort zone she was starting to make new friends and
was starting to make new friends and
was starting to make new friends and everything the idea that extreme nature
everything the idea that extreme nature
everything the idea that extreme nature of stepping outside of your comfort zone
of stepping outside of your comfort zone
of stepping outside of your comfort zone as ovo of a world of opportunities now
as ovo of a world of opportunities now
as ovo of a world of opportunities now where she was executive director of a
where she was executive director of a
where she was executive director of a major nonprofit at a really young age of
major nonprofit at a really young age of
major nonprofit at a really young age of 25 and now she’s also a manager had
25 and now she’s also a manager had
25 and now she’s also a manager had manager at a major non-profit doing
manager at a major non-profit doing
manager at a major non-profit doing something that she’s really passionate
something that she’s really passionate
something that she’s really passionate about and loves so that said yes
about and loves so that said yes
about and loves so that said yes stepping outside of that comfort zone
stepping outside of that comfort zone
stepping outside of that comfort zone that’s Annie and then the three is
that’s Annie and then the three is
that’s Annie and then the three is called doing passion projects so what’s
called doing passion projects so what’s
called doing passion projects so what’s a passion project well passion project
a passion project well passion project
a passion project well passion project might be an example of this production
might be an example of this production
might be an example of this production team here there are hands on things that
team here there are hands on things that
team here there are hands on things that you can do because you are interested in
you can do because you are interested in
you can do because you are interested in them maybe it’s you want you’re
them maybe it’s you want you’re
them maybe it’s you want you’re interested in tech you wanna learn how
interested in tech you wanna learn how
interested in tech you wanna learn how to make a computer from scratch maybe
to make a computer from scratch maybe
to make a computer from scratch maybe it’s you’re interested in becoming a
it’s you’re interested in becoming a
it’s you’re interested in becoming a doctor so you volunteer in a hospital
doctor so you volunteer in a hospital
doctor so you volunteer in a hospital cleaning bedsheets interacting with
cleaning bedsheets interacting with
cleaning bedsheets interacting with patients those types of things
patients those types of things
patients those types of things little short projects that help give you
little short projects that help give you
little short projects that help give you exposure to a lot of different either
exposure to a lot of different either
exposure to a lot of different either career fields or – this is outside of
career fields or – this is outside of
career fields or – this is outside of careers this can be the type of person
careers this can be the type of person
careers this can be the type of person you want to be morals volunteering in
you want to be morals volunteering in
you want to be morals volunteering in the community whatever it is to find out
the community whatever it is to find out
the community whatever it is to find out what are the things that you enjoy
what are the things that you enjoy
what are the things that you enjoy because we don’t learn by doing I mean
because we don’t learn by doing I mean
because we don’t learn by doing I mean I’m sorry take that back we learn more
I’m sorry take that back we learn more
I’m sorry take that back we learn more by doing that we do by learning well I
by doing that we do by learning well I
by doing that we do by learning well I mean that we learn more about doing than
mean that we learn more about doing than
mean that we learn more about doing than we do by learning
we do by learning
we do by learning it’s that context of I can go read a
it’s that context of I can go read a
it’s that context of I can go read a book and I can understand somebody
book and I can understand somebody
book and I can understand somebody else’s perspective and experience but
else’s perspective and experience but
else’s perspective and experience but until I go do it myself
until I go do it myself
until I go do it myself I don’t really learn if I’m great at
I don’t really learn if I’m great at
I don’t really learn if I’m great at around passionate about it going back to
around passionate about it going back to
around passionate about it going back to what Jack and Susie well said an example
what Jack and Susie well said an example
what Jack and Susie well said an example that is Corey Brandt Corey Brown went to
that is Corey Brandt Corey Brown went to
that is Corey Brandt Corey Brown went to UCLA in 2008 he you thought you wanted
UCLA in 2008 he you thought you wanted
UCLA in 2008 he you thought you wanted study political science four years later
study political science four years later
study political science four years later you graduates he still doesn’t really
you graduates he still doesn’t really
you graduates he still doesn’t really know what he wants to do so he decides
know what he wants to do so he decides
know what he wants to do so he decides okay I’m going to work on the
okay I’m going to work on the
okay I’m going to work on the presidential campaigns I think that’s
presidential campaigns I think that’s
presidential campaigns I think that’s something I’m interested four years
something I’m interested four years
something I’m interested four years later at college so he goes and he works
later at college so he goes and he works
later at college so he goes and he works on the presidential campaign in 2012 and
on the presidential campaign in 2012 and
on the presidential campaign in 2012 and he is it responsible for 90
he is it responsible for 90
he is it responsible for 90 days working 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. for
days working 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. for
days working 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. for organizing the community and getting
organizing the community and getting
organizing the community and getting them to vote to getting them to get
them to vote to getting them to get
them to vote to getting them to get excited and go into the office polls and
excited and go into the office polls and
excited and go into the office polls and vote and from that experience he learned
vote and from that experience he learned
vote and from that experience he learned he loves working in teams before that he
he loves working in teams before that he
he loves working in teams before that he was always an individual he loves
was always an individual he loves
was always an individual he loves working in teams
working in teams
working in teams he loves organizing a community and he
he loves organizing a community and he
he loves organizing a community and he now knows for certain that he’s going to
now knows for certain that he’s going to
now knows for certain that he’s going to pursue a career in politics either as a
pursue a career in politics either as a
pursue a career in politics either as a congressman or even as far as you can
congressman or even as far as you can
congressman or even as far as you can possibly go which is his goal right now
possibly go which is his goal right now
possibly go which is his goal right now so that would so that was one slow down
so that would so that was one slow down
so that would so that was one slow down into is Explorer 3 is just commit once
into is Explorer 3 is just commit once
into is Explorer 3 is just commit once you’ve gone through this period it takes
you’ve gone through this period it takes
you’ve gone through this period it takes a long time this doesn’t happen
a long time this doesn’t happen
a long time this doesn’t happen overnight this takes one year two years
overnight this takes one year two years
overnight this takes one year two years four years five years to have this
four years five years to have this
four years five years to have this exploratory experience then what you got
exploratory experience then what you got
exploratory experience then what you got to do is you got to commit to some type
to do is you got to commit to some type
to do is you got to commit to some type of identity that you want to do because
of identity that you want to do because
of identity that you want to do because if you don’t you get trapped in what’s
if you don’t you get trapped in what’s
if you don’t you get trapped in what’s called the Peter Pan principle the Peter
called the Peter Pan principle the Peter
called the Peter Pan principle the Peter crane principle says exactly what it is
crane principle says exactly what it is
crane principle says exactly what it is that if you don’t commit to a certain
that if you don’t commit to a certain
that if you don’t commit to a certain identity you stay young forever
identity you stay young forever
identity you stay young forever you’re constantly searching constantly
you’re constantly searching constantly
you’re constantly searching constantly learning trapped on your Island it’s a
learning trapped on your Island it’s a
learning trapped on your Island it’s a little wild berries philosophical yes
little wild berries philosophical yes
little wild berries philosophical yes very kind of touchy-feely but it’s true
very kind of touchy-feely but it’s true
very kind of touchy-feely but it’s true it happens to a lot of people that’s why
it happens to a lot of people that’s why
it happens to a lot of people that’s why a lot of people change careers four or
a lot of people change careers four or
a lot of people change careers four or five six times and so I challenge you it
five six times and so I challenge you it
five six times and so I challenge you it takes a certain type of person to go
takes a certain type of person to go
takes a certain type of person to go through the experience that I have but
through the experience that I have but
through the experience that I have but I’m excited because many years later now
I’m excited because many years later now
I’m excited because many years later now I know because I stick back from that
I know because I stick back from that
I know because I stick back from that medical school application process and I
medical school application process and I
medical school application process and I went towards what am i great at well I
went towards what am i great at well I
went towards what am i great at well I know I’m great at the fields of
know I’m great at the fields of
know I’m great at the fields of creativity innovation I know I’m great
creativity innovation I know I’m great
creativity innovation I know I’m great at solving problems I know I’m great I
at solving problems I know I’m great I
at solving problems I know I’m great I get in front of people and I enjoy
get in front of people and I enjoy
get in front of people and I enjoy speaking to and not I don’t know what
speaking to and not I don’t know what
speaking to and not I don’t know what I’m Nestle great at that but I enjoy
I’m Nestle great at that but I enjoy
I’m Nestle great at that but I enjoy that something I’m passionate about
that something I’m passionate about
that something I’m passionate about I’m passionate about other things too
I’m passionate about other things too
I’m passionate about other things too innovating the future in healthcare
innovating the future in healthcare
innovating the future in healthcare there’s something I’m very passionate
there’s something I’m very passionate
there’s something I’m very passionate about
about
about I’m innovative about am fascinated about
I’m innovative about am fascinated about
I’m innovative about am fascinated about being involved in teams so I’ve learned
being involved in teams so I’ve learned
being involved in teams so I’ve learned a lot and it’s been a hard process it’s
a lot and it’s been a hard process it’s
a lot and it’s been a hard process it’s not easy but once you go through this
not easy but once you go through this
not easy but once you go through this process you look back to three years
process you look back to three years
process you look back to three years later it’s really takes off quite a bit
later it’s really takes off quite a bit
later it’s really takes off quite a bit of a relief off your shoulders so that’s
of a relief off your shoulders so that’s
of a relief off your shoulders so that’s what I like to leave with today it’s
what I like to leave with today it’s
what I like to leave with today it’s been an honor to be how this experience
been an honor to be how this experience
been an honor to be how this experience this opportunity to be able to share it
this opportunity to be able to share it
this opportunity to be able to share it and so as I look back and I look back on
and so as I look back and I look back on
and so as I look back and I look back on what is my purpose what do I want to do
what is my purpose what do I want to do
what is my purpose what do I want to do in life I challenge you to ask you what
in life I challenge you to ask you what
in life I challenge you to ask you what is your story thank you
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