I need you to stand up everybody stand up come on last speaker you owe it to
up come on last speaker you owe it to
up come on last speaker you owe it to yourselves stand up now bounce around
yourselves stand up now bounce around
yourselves stand up now bounce around while I turning it around bounce
while I turning it around bounce
while I turning it around bounce turn around balance balance balance turn
turn around balance balance balance turn
turn around balance balance balance turn around somebody count to ten while I’m
around somebody count to ten while I’m
around somebody count to ten while I’m doing this one two keep going excellent
all right you can all sit down thank you
all right you can all sit down thank you very much no matter what I do no matter
very much no matter what I do no matter
very much no matter what I do no matter what I say over the next ten minutes it
what I say over the next ten minutes it
what I say over the next ten minutes it won’t be as ridiculous as what you guys
won’t be as ridiculous as what you guys
won’t be as ridiculous as what you guys just did okay I actually do say wow I I
just did okay I actually do say wow I I
just did okay I actually do say wow I I have four adult children 26 24 23 18
have four adult children 26 24 23 18
have four adult children 26 24 23 18 going on 35 I can say that because she’s
going on 35 I can say that because she’s
going on 35 I can say that because she’s not here none of you know her so I can’t
not here none of you know her so I can’t
not here none of you know her so I can’t be possibly be penalized or held it
be possibly be penalized or held it
be possibly be penalized or held it ransom for any of you I am a headhunter
ransom for any of you I am a headhunter
ransom for any of you I am a headhunter everybody know what I had anybody know
everybody know what I had anybody know
everybody know what I had anybody know what a headhunter is show hands all the
what a headhunter is show hands all the
what a headhunter is show hands all the adults in the room do yes of course you
adults in the room do yes of course you
adults in the room do yes of course you do here’s what I do for a living and
do here’s what I do for a living and
do here’s what I do for a living and this is what I’ve done for 30 years I
this is what I’ve done for 30 years I
this is what I’ve done for 30 years I travel all over the world interviewing
travel all over the world interviewing
travel all over the world interviewing people for companies that’s all I do we
people for companies that’s all I do we
people for companies that’s all I do we took a guess with the last book I think
took a guess with the last book I think
took a guess with the last book I think I have now interviewed 70,000 people
I have now interviewed 70,000 people
I have now interviewed 70,000 people I’ve read probably 500,000 resumes or
I’ve read probably 500,000 resumes or
I’ve read probably 500,000 resumes or LinkedIn profiles give or take maybe
LinkedIn profiles give or take maybe
LinkedIn profiles give or take maybe 10,000 that’s a lot I’ve negotiated 300
10,000 that’s a lot I’ve negotiated 300
10,000 that’s a lot I’ve negotiated 300 million dollars in deals that means
million dollars in deals that means
million dollars in deals that means someone got paid twenty thousand dollars
someone got paid twenty thousand dollars
someone got paid twenty thousand dollars or a hundred thousand dollars at all
or a hundred thousand dollars at all
or a hundred thousand dollars at all gets tucked up with that three hundred
gets tucked up with that three hundred
gets tucked up with that three hundred nine it’s a lot of experience and I can
nine it’s a lot of experience and I can
nine it’s a lot of experience and I can boil your success down to your doing
boil your success down to your doing
boil your success down to your doing three things which is why I wrote them
three things which is why I wrote them
three things which is why I wrote them on the board and I’m hoping some of you
on the board and I’m hoping some of you
on the board and I’m hoping some of you will write them down because a Harvard
will write them down because a Harvard
will write them down because a Harvard study not more than four or five years
study not more than four or five years
study not more than four or five years ago found that people that actually
ago found that people that actually
ago found that people that actually wrote down their goals you write your
wrote down their goals you write your
wrote down their goals you write your goals now when they interview you 20
goals now when they interview you 20
goals now when they interview you 20 years from now here’s the incentive
years from now here’s the incentive
years from now here’s the incentive ready you will have you will be making
ready you will have you will be making
ready you will have you will be making ninety seven times more than any of your
ninety seven times more than any of your
ninety seven times more than any of your friends in this room who wrote no goals
friends in this room who wrote no goals
friends in this room who wrote no goals down so hoping that’s enough of an
down so hoping that’s enough of an
down so hoping that’s enough of an incentive to get you to do some of this
incentive to get you to do some of this
incentive to get you to do some of this stuff today so
three secrets three secrets to finding a
three secrets three secrets to finding a great job having a super life today I’m
great job having a super life today I’m
great job having a super life today I’m talking about your future and your
talking about your future and your
talking about your future and your future and taking charge of it can come
future and taking charge of it can come
future and taking charge of it can come down to three things do what you love
down to three things do what you love
down to three things do what you love invest in yourself in companies
invest in yourself in companies
invest in yourself in companies understanding your value and I can’t
understanding your value and I can’t
understanding your value and I can’t spell worth the crap today
spell worth the crap today
spell worth the crap today I trust supposed to say advice what I
I trust supposed to say advice what I
I trust supposed to say advice what I mean by that is be very careful who you
mean by that is be very careful who you
mean by that is be very careful who you take advice from so let’s talk about the
take advice from so let’s talk about the
take advice from so let’s talk about the first one I have four adult children as
first one I have four adult children as
first one I have four adult children as I said and I said to them what do you
I said and I said to them what do you
I said and I said to them what do you want to do in life alright and I’ve been
want to do in life alright and I’ve been
want to do in life alright and I’ve been doing this for ten or fifteen years with
doing this for ten or fifteen years with
doing this for ten or fifteen years with all of them what do you want to do in
all of them what do you want to do in
all of them what do you want to do in life and you know what I don’t think you
life and you know what I don’t think you
life and you know what I don’t think you know my wife’s up up there looking at me
know my wife’s up up there looking at me
know my wife’s up up there looking at me I don’t think any of them really know
I don’t think any of them really know
I don’t think any of them really know yet how many people in this room know
yet how many people in this room know
yet how many people in this room know what you’re going to do in life when you
what you’re going to do in life when you
what you’re going to do in life when you get out of college or university show of
get out of college or university show of
get out of college or university show of hands thank you
hands thank you
hands thank you that’s not unusual I was one of those
that’s not unusual I was one of those
that’s not unusual I was one of those people had no clue seriously went to
people had no clue seriously went to
people had no clue seriously went to McGill just wanted to get out high
McGill just wanted to get out high
McGill just wanted to get out high school just wanted to graduate just
school just wanted to graduate just
school just wanted to graduate just wanted to graduate went to university
wanted to graduate went to university
wanted to graduate went to university just wanted to graduate because back in
just wanted to graduate because back in
just wanted to graduate because back in the 80s I mean we’re talking like
the 80s I mean we’re talking like
the 80s I mean we’re talking like dinosaurs roamed the earth the whole
dinosaurs roamed the earth the whole
dinosaurs roamed the earth the whole nine yards right spam spam was canned
nine yards right spam spam was canned
nine yards right spam spam was canned meat you might get for lunch okay only
meat you might get for lunch okay only
meat you might get for lunch okay only yet only the adults can relate to that
yet only the adults can relate to that
yet only the adults can relate to that okay that’s what spam was it was a
okay that’s what spam was it was a
okay that’s what spam was it was a delicacy back in the 80s you when you
delicacy back in the 80s you when you
delicacy back in the 80s you when you got out or even Oh farther back than
got out or even Oh farther back than
got out or even Oh farther back than that when you got out of school you were
that when you got out of school you were
that when you got out of school you were going to take a job that you were
going to take a job that you were
going to take a job that you were probably going to keep for the rest of
probably going to keep for the rest of
probably going to keep for the rest of your life that’s a huge decision back
your life that’s a huge decision back
your life that’s a huge decision back then it was it it kept me up a lot it’s
then it was it it kept me up a lot it’s
then it was it it kept me up a lot it’s not the same thing now life the life for
not the same thing now life the life for
not the same thing now life the life for you guys is so much better you you have
you guys is so much better you you have
you guys is so much better you you have no idea what you’re capable of doing you
no idea what you’re capable of doing you
no idea what you’re capable of doing you know these people your parents have
know these people your parents have
know these people your parents have probably told you all your life you can
probably told you all your life you can
probably told you all your life you can be anything you want to be you can do
be anything you want to be you can do
be anything you want to be you can do anything you want to do anybody heard
anything you want to do anybody heard
anything you want to do anybody heard that before hopefully yes you know
that before hopefully yes you know
that before hopefully yes you know parents my parents told me that as well
parents my parents told me that as well
parents my parents told me that as well they also talked to me about the Easter
they also talked to me about the Easter
they also talked to me about the Easter Bunny Santa Claus and the tooth fairy
Bunny Santa Claus and the tooth fairy
Bunny Santa Claus and the tooth fairy wires however now at this point in time
wires however now at this point in time
wires however now at this point in time of the world with all the technology
of the world with all the technology
of the world with all the technology that we have the fact that we’re also
that we have the fact that we’re also
that we have the fact that we’re also connected together you actually can do
connected together you actually can do
connected together you actually can do anything you want and be anything you
anything you want and be anything you
anything you want and be anything you want to be kind of put a little bit of
want to be kind of put a little bit of
want to be kind of put a little bit of work into it this is the question for
work into it this is the question for
work into it this is the question for the girls because the guys usually don’t
the girls because the guys usually don’t
the girls because the guys usually don’t know this stuff how many people know of
know this stuff how many people know of
know this stuff how many people know of or watched a superwoman okay right
or watched a superwoman okay right
or watched a superwoman okay right there’s an example of someone who
there’s an example of someone who
there’s an example of someone who decided early in life the shoe wanted to
decided early in life the shoe wanted to
decided early in life the shoe wanted to make something out of her selves how
make something out of her selves how
make something out of her selves how many people don’t know who’s superwoman
many people don’t know who’s superwoman
many people don’t know who’s superwoman in our show of hands okay well we’re
in our show of hands okay well we’re
in our show of hands okay well we’re gonna have to it we’re gonna have to
gonna have to it we’re gonna have to
gonna have to it we’re gonna have to address you two in the back later okay
address you two in the back later okay
address you two in the back later okay she’s a typical example she could not
she’s a typical example she could not
she’s a typical example she could not have possibly done what she’d done ten
have possibly done what she’d done ten
have possibly done what she’d done ten years ago even five years ago but she
years ago even five years ago but she
years ago even five years ago but she decided she wanted to do something so
decided she wanted to do something so
decided she wanted to do something so let’s talk about this now what do you
let’s talk about this now what do you
let’s talk about this now what do you what do you love doing what can you do
what do you love doing what can you do
what do you love doing what can you do that you love that you want to turn into
that you love that you want to turn into
that you love that you want to turn into a job or not even a job work and if you
a job or not even a job work and if you
a job or not even a job work and if you don’t know that’s okay because you’re
don’t know that’s okay because you’re
don’t know that’s okay because you’re only what grade eleven grade twelve I’m
only what grade eleven grade twelve I’m
only what grade eleven grade twelve I’m 56
56
56 okay most people that are my age
okay most people that are my age
okay most people that are my age remember seventy thousand people I’ve
remember seventy thousand people I’ve
remember seventy thousand people I’ve interviewed most people that are my age
interviewed most people that are my age
interviewed most people that are my age are only starting to figure out who they
are only starting to figure out who they
are only starting to figure out who they are and what they want to be now some
are and what they want to be now some
are and what they want to be now some people go through it in their 40s we
people go through it in their 40s we
people go through it in their 40s we call it midlife you know crisis right
call it midlife you know crisis right
call it midlife you know crisis right maybe their 50s it’s a midlife crisis
maybe their 50s it’s a midlife crisis
maybe their 50s it’s a midlife crisis they wake up and realize oh I don’t want
they wake up and realize oh I don’t want
they wake up and realize oh I don’t want to be a tax accountant anymore I want to
to be a tax accountant anymore I want to
to be a tax accountant anymore I want to be a ballerina okay good
be a ballerina okay good
be a ballerina okay good might not might not have the legs to do
might not might not have the legs to do
might not might not have the legs to do it anymore but your innate advantage
it anymore but your innate advantage
it anymore but your innate advantage right now because you can decide now
right now because you can decide now
right now because you can decide now what you want to do for the rest of your
what you want to do for the rest of your
what you want to do for the rest of your life and you can change your mind over
life and you can change your mind over
life and you can change your mind over and over and over again when I got out
and over and over again when I got out
and over and over again when I got out of school
of school
of school you chose a job for life and and if you
you chose a job for life and and if you
you chose a job for life and and if you change jobs you are considered a job
change jobs you are considered a job
change jobs you are considered a job hopper and
hopper and
hopper and and all the adults here know what I’m
and all the adults here know what I’m
and all the adults here know what I’m talking about if you actually had three
talking about if you actually had three
talking about if you actually had three jobs in your lifetime you were unstable
jobs in your lifetime you were unstable
jobs in your lifetime you were unstable now you’re likely to have 20 jobs in the
now you’re likely to have 20 jobs in the
now you’re likely to have 20 jobs in the first 10 years you get out of university
first 10 years you get out of university
first 10 years you get out of university 20 the world of work has changed the
20 the world of work has changed the
20 the world of work has changed the world of work has changed that much so
world of work has changed that much so
world of work has changed that much so how many people know what they want to
how many people know what they want to
how many people know what they want to do show of hands how many people would
do show of hands how many people would
do show of hands how many people would like to figure out what they want to do
like to figure out what they want to do
like to figure out what they want to do show of hands oh this is interesting
show of hands oh this is interesting
show of hands oh this is interesting so what are you doing I’ll tell you what
so what are you doing I’ll tell you what
so what are you doing I’ll tell you what my children are doing my children my
my children are doing my children my
my children are doing my children my adult children are doing my daughter 20
adult children are doing my daughter 20
adult children are doing my daughter 20 years old came back from you you you
years old came back from you you you
years old came back from you you you can’t what’s what’s called it was a you
can’t what’s what’s called it was a you
can’t what’s what’s called it was a you know it was a division of the University
know it was a division of the University
know it was a division of the University of Toronto I can’t remember it’s called
of Toronto I can’t remember it’s called
of Toronto I can’t remember it’s called right now and she said to me dad
right now and she said to me dad
right now and she said to me dad you know I I just can’t stay here
you know I I just can’t stay here
you know I I just can’t stay here anymore I I’m running out of money she’d
anymore I I’m running out of money she’d
anymore I I’m running out of money she’d spent all mine and all hers I’m running
spent all mine and all hers I’m running
spent all mine and all hers I’m running out of money and I’m really bored and I
out of money and I’m really bored and I
out of money and I’m really bored and I don’t think this is what I want to do
don’t think this is what I want to do
don’t think this is what I want to do and I said well you know what do you
and I said well you know what do you
and I said well you know what do you want to do says I don’t know I said well
want to do says I don’t know I said well
want to do says I don’t know I said well you know what take some time I would
you know what take some time I would
you know what take some time I would rather you take some time now to see
rather you take some time now to see
rather you take some time now to see what’s really interesting then you hit
what’s really interesting then you hit
what’s really interesting then you hit 50 and go oh my god
50 and go oh my god
50 and go oh my god I didn’t want to be a tax accountant but
I didn’t want to be a tax accountant but
I didn’t want to be a tax accountant but a decision you made you know 30 years
a decision you made you know 30 years
a decision you made you know 30 years ago has now got you stuck so what do you
ago has now got you stuck so what do you
ago has now got you stuck so what do you do instead you go and talk to people go
do instead you go and talk to people go
do instead you go and talk to people go and talk to other people find out what
and talk to other people find out what
and talk to other people find out what they do find out why they like their
they do find out why they like their
they do find out why they like their jobs or do what my daughter did she said
jobs or do what my daughter did she said
jobs or do what my daughter did she said I’m gonna become a yoga instructor I
I’m gonna become a yoga instructor I
I’m gonna become a yoga instructor I said that’s a great idea I said but like
said that’s a great idea I said but like
said that’s a great idea I said but like doesn’t that take like two years of
doesn’t that take like two years of
doesn’t that take like two years of college or whatever she don’t know I met
college or whatever she don’t know I met
college or whatever she don’t know I met this woman tonight at the yoga studio
this woman tonight at the yoga studio
this woman tonight at the yoga studio and she went to India and she got her
and she went to India and she got her
and she went to India and she got her teaching certificate as a yoga
teaching certificate as a yoga
teaching certificate as a yoga instructor I’m thinking okay Ottawa
instructor I’m thinking okay Ottawa
instructor I’m thinking okay Ottawa right I mean it’s a long ways away I’m
right I mean it’s a long ways away I’m
right I mean it’s a long ways away I’m thinking okay that’s great because she’s
thinking okay that’s great because she’s
thinking okay that’s great because she’s 20 years old and at that time as a
20 years old and at that time as a
20 years old and at that time as a father I’m listening more that I’m
father I’m listening more that I’m
father I’m listening more that I’m talking and the adults will know what
talking and the adults will know what
talking and the adults will know what I’m talking about
I’m talking about
I’m talking about I’m just listening and five weeks later
I’m just listening and five weeks later
I’m just listening and five weeks later I’m waving goodbye to my daughter
I’m waving goodbye to my daughter
I’m waving goodbye to my daughter because she came home went on 14 job
because she came home went on 14 job
because she came home went on 14 job interviews sorry applied to 14 jobs got
interviews sorry applied to 14 jobs got
interviews sorry applied to 14 jobs got 13 job interviews took 12 jobs took 12
13 job interviews took 12 jobs took 12
13 job interviews took 12 jobs took 12 jobs kept four of them saved enough
jobs kept four of them saved enough
jobs kept four of them saved enough money
money
money I took into India and check herself into
I took into India and check herself into
I took into India and check herself into an ashram and she went and became a yoga
an ashram and she went and became a yoga
an ashram and she went and became a yoga instructor and she comes back to Canada
instructor and she comes back to Canada
instructor and she comes back to Canada and I said well like why did you do that
and I said well like why did you do that
and I said well like why did you do that well you know I can’t stand working at
well you know I can’t stand working at
well you know I can’t stand working at Starbucks anymore and I have another dog
Starbucks anymore and I have another dog
Starbucks anymore and I have another dog that works at Starbucks and I love
that works at Starbucks and I love
that works at Starbucks and I love Starbucks but you said at $10 an hour
Starbucks but you said at $10 an hour
Starbucks but you said at $10 an hour I’m never gonna get anywhere but go and
I’m never gonna get anywhere but go and
I’m never gonna get anywhere but go and become a yoga instructor I can put 10
become a yoga instructor I can put 10
become a yoga instructor I can put 10 people in a room for $10 an hour now I’m
people in a room for $10 an hour now I’m
people in a room for $10 an hour now I’m making $100 all K she’s starting to
making $100 all K she’s starting to
making $100 all K she’s starting to starting to think so she started to
starting to think so she started to
starting to think so she started to invest in herself so here’s what happens
invest in herself so here’s what happens
invest in herself so here’s what happens she goes away she comes back she decides
she goes away she comes back she decides
she goes away she comes back she decides oh you know that was interesting but I’m
oh you know that was interesting but I’m
oh you know that was interesting but I’m not really sure that’s what I want to do
not really sure that’s what I want to do
not really sure that’s what I want to do I said so what are you gonna do next
I said so what are you gonna do next
I said so what are you gonna do next should well you know I’m doing this
should well you know I’m doing this
should well you know I’m doing this stuff with Canada at world youth so my
stuff with Canada at world youth so my
stuff with Canada at world youth so my daughter who’s now 26 by the time she
daughter who’s now 26 by the time she
daughter who’s now 26 by the time she was 24 had been to the Ukraine to the to
was 24 had been to the Ukraine to the to
was 24 had been to the Ukraine to the to Peru the Ukraine India Nepal Costa Rica
Peru the Ukraine India Nepal Costa Rica
Peru the Ukraine India Nepal Costa Rica Nicaragua and Guatemala not everything
Nicaragua and Guatemala not everything
Nicaragua and Guatemala not everything that you’re gonna use in a job you’re
that you’re gonna use in a job you’re
that you’re gonna use in a job you’re gonna learn in school not everything
gonna learn in school not everything
gonna learn in school not everything that you want to use on the job you’re
that you want to use on the job you’re
that you want to use on the job you’re gonna learn on the job my daughter
gonna learn on the job my daughter
gonna learn on the job my daughter decided when she was 23 that she was
decided when she was 23 that she was
decided when she was 23 that she was going to go to Central America and teach
going to go to Central America and teach
going to go to Central America and teach flash yoga it’s not obscene that’s did
flash yoga it’s not obscene that’s did
flash yoga it’s not obscene that’s did you just randomly teach yoga to
you just randomly teach yoga to
you just randomly teach yoga to strangers and I said like what are you
strangers and I said like what are you
strangers and I said like what are you crazy I said how you gonna do that so
crazy I said how you gonna do that so
crazy I said how you gonna do that so well I’m gonna do a fundraising campaign
well I’m gonna do a fundraising campaign
well I’m gonna do a fundraising campaign on the web through Kickstarter or go day
on the web through Kickstarter or go day
on the web through Kickstarter or go day one of these places and raise enough
one of these places and raise enough
one of these places and raise enough money and people are gonna get to come
money and people are gonna get to come
money and people are gonna get to come people going to have the privilege of
people going to have the privilege of
people going to have the privilege of watching me through my boyfriend you
watching me through my boyfriend you
watching me through my boyfriend you have a boyfriend
have a boyfriend
have a boyfriend my boyfriend’s camera as we go across
my boyfriend’s camera as we go across
my boyfriend’s camera as we go across middle America or Central America taking
middle America or Central America taking
middle America or Central America taking pictures of me in yoga poses teaching
pictures of me in yoga poses teaching
pictures of me in yoga poses teaching strangers yoga and that’s what she did
strangers yoga and that’s what she did
strangers yoga and that’s what she did next thing you know she’s landing in
next thing you know she’s landing in
next thing you know she’s landing in Panama it goes in Nicaragua Guatemala
Panama it goes in Nicaragua Guatemala
Panama it goes in Nicaragua Guatemala Costa Rica teaching random strangers
Costa Rica teaching random strangers
Costa Rica teaching random strangers yoga how does that possibly help you
yoga how does that possibly help you
yoga how does that possibly help you with a job well she comes back right and
with a job well she comes back right and
with a job well she comes back right and what does she learn she learned how to
what does she learn she learned how to
what does she learn she learned how to create a project execute a project do a
create a project execute a project do a
create a project execute a project do a fundraiser budget marketing the whole
fundraiser budget marketing the whole
fundraiser budget marketing the whole nine yards so when she decided to want
nine yards so when she decided to want
nine yards so when she decided to want to get a job all these new skills that
to get a job all these new skills that
to get a job all these new skills that she’d learned she had learned while not
she’d learned she had learned while not
she’d learned she had learned while not in school but out in the
in school but out in the
in school but out in the world while she was trying to figure out
world while she was trying to figure out
world while she was trying to figure out what she was doing so if you don’t know
what she was doing so if you don’t know
what she was doing so if you don’t know what you want to do it’s not the end of
what you want to do it’s not the end of
what you want to do it’s not the end of the world take all that pressure away
the world take all that pressure away
the world take all that pressure away until you get out of college or
until you get out of college or
until you get out of college or university just kidding
university just kidding
university just kidding take all that pressure wait and try a
take all that pressure wait and try a
take all that pressure wait and try a whole bunch of new things that’s
whole bunch of new things that’s
whole bunch of new things that’s principle number one if you want to if
principle number one if you want to if
principle number one if you want to if you want have a great life you have to
you want have a great life you have to
you want have a great life you have to you have to start on the right foot and
you have to start on the right foot and
you have to start on the right foot and the right foot is not necessarily the
the right foot is not necessarily the
the right foot is not necessarily the right job it’s understanding what you
right job it’s understanding what you
right job it’s understanding what you want to do understanding what you want
want to do understanding what you want
want to do understanding what you want to do and if you’re if what you want to
to do and if you’re if what you want to
to do and if you’re if what you want to do happens to be your passion it’s
do happens to be your passion it’s
do happens to be your passion it’s really easy the money if you heard the
really easy the money if you heard the
really easy the money if you heard the expression you know do what you love the
expression you know do what you love the
expression you know do what you love the money will follow it’s not a theory it’s
money will follow it’s not a theory it’s
money will follow it’s not a theory it’s reality it is reality so the second
reality it is reality so the second
reality it is reality so the second thing to remember is it invests in
thing to remember is it invests in
thing to remember is it invests in yourself and here’s what I mean by
yourself and here’s what I mean by
yourself and here’s what I mean by invest in yourself yes it’s good that
invest in yourself yes it’s good that
invest in yourself yes it’s good that you go and take courses and that you do
you go and take courses and that you do
you go and take courses and that you do all that kind of stuff but that’s not
all that kind of stuff but that’s not
all that kind of stuff but that’s not the kind of investing I’m talking about
the kind of investing I’m talking about
the kind of investing I’m talking about kind of investing I’m talking about is
kind of investing I’m talking about is
kind of investing I’m talking about is when you go to work someplace this is
when you go to work someplace this is
when you go to work someplace this is where I get in trouble when I when I
where I get in trouble when I when I
where I get in trouble when I when I speak when you go to work someplace go
speak when you go to work someplace go
speak when you go to work someplace go to work where they were at a place where
to work where they were at a place where
to work where they were at a place where they respect you and if they don’t
they respect you and if they don’t
they respect you and if they don’t respect you
respect you
respect you keep moving in the old days if you went
keep moving in the old days if you went
keep moving in the old days if you went to an employer and it didn’t work out
to an employer and it didn’t work out
to an employer and it didn’t work out and it went somewhere else
and it went somewhere else
and it went somewhere else that was a black stroke against your
that was a black stroke against your
that was a black stroke against your record they considered you a job hopper
record they considered you a job hopper
record they considered you a job hopper like I said three jobs
like I said three jobs
like I said three jobs you’re unemployable nowadays doesn’t
you’re unemployable nowadays doesn’t
you’re unemployable nowadays doesn’t happen go to a place where they respect
happen go to a place where they respect
happen go to a place where they respect you and they’re going to invest in you
you and they’re going to invest in you
you and they’re going to invest in you and take a look at every step that you
and take a look at every step that you
and take a look at every step that you make when you’re out in the working
make when you’re out in the working
make when you’re out in the working world as a little mini project and
world as a little mini project and
world as a little mini project and decide ahead of time am I gonna learn
decide ahead of time am I gonna learn
decide ahead of time am I gonna learn something by going to this organization
something by going to this organization
something by going to this organization what am I gonna learn
what am I gonna learn
what am I gonna learn and stay at that place and work and give
and stay at that place and work and give
and stay at that place and work and give it your all but only as long as you’re
it your all but only as long as you’re
it your all but only as long as you’re learning something and they’re
learning something and they’re
learning something and they’re respecting you that’s invested in
respecting you that’s invested in
respecting you that’s invested in yourself and it’s a lot like being a we
yourself and it’s a lot like being a we
yourself and it’s a lot like being a we just watch the Olympics right these
just watch the Olympics right these
just watch the Olympics right these people these Olympic athletes have been
people these Olympic athletes have been
people these Olympic athletes have been investing in themselves for years often
investing in themselves for years often
investing in themselves for years often decades to get to the final
decades to get to the final
decades to get to the final game you should treat yourself the same
game you should treat yourself the same
game you should treat yourself the same way become an Olympic athlete and
way become an Olympic athlete and
way become an Olympic athlete and whatever it is you want to do and invest
whatever it is you want to do and invest
whatever it is you want to do and invest in yourself and get better and better
in yourself and get better and better
in yourself and get better and better and better and better every place you go
and better and better every place you go
and better and better every place you go you learn something new and you up your
you learn something new and you up your
you learn something new and you up your value you learn new skills as a
value you learn new skills as a
value you learn new skills as a programmer or a project manager or
programmer or a project manager or
programmer or a project manager or whatever you happen to choose but invest
whatever you happen to choose but invest
whatever you happen to choose but invest in yourself and you can never go wrong
in yourself and you can never go wrong
in yourself and you can never go wrong investing in yourself and the last one
investing in yourself and the last one
investing in yourself and the last one is advice be very careful who you accept
is advice be very careful who you accept
is advice be very careful who you accept advice from I’m giving you advice what
advice from I’m giving you advice what
advice from I’m giving you advice what do I know do I know enough I’ve tried to
do I know do I know enough I’ve tried to
do I know do I know enough I’ve tried to convince you that you should actually be
convince you that you should actually be
convince you that you should actually be listening to me
listening to me
listening to me but you need to decide who you’re going
but you need to decide who you’re going
but you need to decide who you’re going to accept advice from because everyone
to accept advice from because everyone
to accept advice from because everyone in your life is going to have an opinion
in your life is going to have an opinion
in your life is going to have an opinion it’s like have any a show of hands
it’s like have any a show of hands
it’s like have any a show of hands anyone written written a resume lately
anyone written written a resume lately
anyone written written a resume lately anyone written a resume that everybody
anyone written a resume that everybody
anyone written a resume that everybody absolutely loved the first time they
absolutely loved the first time they
absolutely loved the first time they read it yeah right because everybody’s
read it yeah right because everybody’s
read it yeah right because everybody’s got an opinion right so and there’s no
got an opinion right so and there’s no
got an opinion right so and there’s no right answer but you have to figure out
right answer but you have to figure out
right answer but you have to figure out who the people are in your life who are
who the people are in your life who are
who the people are in your life who are really interested and concerned about
really interested and concerned about
really interested and concerned about your well-being and those are the people
your well-being and those are the people
your well-being and those are the people that you listen to because everybody has
that you listen to because everybody has
that you listen to because everybody has an opinion and I won’t make that joke
an opinion and I won’t make that joke
an opinion and I won’t make that joke thank you very much adults I won’t make
thank you very much adults I won’t make
thank you very much adults I won’t make that joke everybody has an opinion
that joke everybody has an opinion
that joke everybody has an opinion and let me give you an example I had a
and let me give you an example I had a
and let me give you an example I had a massive stroke in 2008 I could not walk
massive stroke in 2008 I could not walk
massive stroke in 2008 I could not walk talk read or write I started to talk
talk read or write I started to talk
talk read or write I started to talk again on the morning of the fifth day
again on the morning of the fifth day
again on the morning of the fifth day let’s put set that aside in the hospital
let’s put set that aside in the hospital
let’s put set that aside in the hospital bed I could hear everything that was
bed I could hear everything that was
bed I could hear everything that was going on and I understood everything
going on and I understood everything
going on and I understood everything every single word I just couldn’t
every single word I just couldn’t
every single word I just couldn’t communicate because my mouth wasn’t
communicate because my mouth wasn’t
communicate because my mouth wasn’t working coz that part of the brain got
working coz that part of the brain got
working coz that part of the brain got disconnected and I listened to the
disconnected and I listened to the
disconnected and I listened to the doctor as he put his arm around my wife
doctor as he put his arm around my wife
doctor as he put his arm around my wife a couple hours after I’ve had this the
a couple hours after I’ve had this the
a couple hours after I’ve had this the stroke and pull
stroke and pull
stroke and pull or in he says brace yourself he may stay
or in he says brace yourself he may stay
or in he says brace yourself he may stay in that vegetated state for the rest of
in that vegetated state for the rest of
in that vegetated state for the rest of his life she didn’t believe it I didn’t
his life she didn’t believe it I didn’t
his life she didn’t believe it I didn’t believe it and I started talking again
believe it and I started talking again
believe it and I started talking again on the fifth day if I had believed them
on the fifth day if I had believed them
on the fifth day if I had believed them maybe I wouldn’t have if I had done what
maybe I wouldn’t have if I had done what
maybe I wouldn’t have if I had done what they told me to do these were experts if
they told me to do these were experts if
they told me to do these were experts if I had done what they had told me to do
I had done what they had told me to do
I had done what they had told me to do which was go home take a year and a half
which was go home take a year and a half
which was go home take a year and a half two years off and you’ll recover I can
two years off and you’ll recover I can
two years off and you’ll recover I can tell you right now because the studies
tell you right now because the studies
tell you right now because the studies have been done since I had the the
have been done since I had the the
have been done since I had the the stroke that your brain is like any other
stroke that your brain is like any other
stroke that your brain is like any other muscle if you don’t use it you lose it
muscle if you don’t use it you lose it
muscle if you don’t use it you lose it so if I gone home and I just you know
so if I gone home and I just you know
so if I gone home and I just you know watched television I probably wouldn’t
watched television I probably wouldn’t
watched television I probably wouldn’t be here having this conversation today
be here having this conversation today
be here having this conversation today but the reason I didn’t the reason I
but the reason I didn’t the reason I
but the reason I didn’t the reason I didn’t it’s not because I’m
didn’t it’s not because I’m
didn’t it’s not because I’m automatically sceptical of everyone who
automatically sceptical of everyone who
automatically sceptical of everyone who ever tells me anything
ever tells me anything
ever tells me anything and no honestly I’m not what it was was
and no honestly I’m not what it was was
and no honestly I’m not what it was was something deep inside me said you know
something deep inside me said you know
something deep inside me said you know what he’s wrong and every single one of
what he’s wrong and every single one of
what he’s wrong and every single one of you has the ability in the eighth and
you has the ability in the eighth and
you has the ability in the eighth and the innate ability to understand when
the innate ability to understand when
the innate ability to understand when something is right you feel it in your
something is right you feel it in your
something is right you feel it in your gut when something is wrong you feel in
gut when something is wrong you feel in
gut when something is wrong you feel in your gut and people will tell you it has
your gut and people will tell you it has
your gut and people will tell you it has to be rational has to be logical and I’m
to be rational has to be logical and I’m
to be rational has to be logical and I’m telling you that’s not true if you feel
telling you that’s not true if you feel
telling you that’s not true if you feel like something is right or wrong follow
like something is right or wrong follow
like something is right or wrong follow your gut and if you do these things if
your gut and if you do these things if
your gut and if you do these things if you do what you love if you invest in
you do what you love if you invest in
you do what you love if you invest in yourself if you watch who gives you
yourself if you watch who gives you
yourself if you watch who gives you advice and what you take in and what you
advice and what you take in and what you
advice and what you take in and what you keep you can do anything you want
keep you can do anything you want
keep you can do anything you want and my kids are examples of this I have
and my kids are examples of this I have
and my kids are examples of this I have three daughters they’re all warrior
three daughters they’re all warrior
three daughters they’re all warrior women these women are out changing the
women these women are out changing the
women these women are out changing the world my middle daughter you know
world my middle daughter you know
world my middle daughter you know decided that she wasn’t sure she wanted
decided that she wasn’t sure she wanted
decided that she wasn’t sure she wanted to do north-south Studies you know she
to do north-south Studies you know she
to do north-south Studies you know she wants to end up in Africa doing a whole
wants to end up in Africa doing a whole
wants to end up in Africa doing a whole bunch of different stuff and she said
bunch of different stuff and she said
bunch of different stuff and she said you know what
you know what
you know what I should probably visit some of these
I should probably visit some of these
I should probably visit some of these places before I make this decision
places before I make this decision
places before I make this decision you know when her class was doing that
you know when her class was doing that
you know when her class was doing that so my daughter decided that she take off
so my daughter decided that she take off
so my daughter decided that she take off to Malaysia
to Malaysia
to Malaysia so with a little satellite dish on her
so with a little satellite dish on her
so with a little satellite dish on her side so I could tell where she was
side so I could tell where she was
side so I could tell where she was she took off to Malaysia my my youngest
she took off to Malaysia my my youngest
she took off to Malaysia my my youngest daughter is going to be an actress we’re
daughter is going to be an actress we’re
daughter is going to be an actress we’re sitting at the dining room table I don’t
sitting at the dining room table I don’t
sitting at the dining room table I don’t know a year ago and my daughter said
know a year ago and my daughter said
know a year ago and my daughter said who’s 17 at the time says to my father
who’s 17 at the time says to my father
who’s 17 at the time says to my father so her grandfather he says well what are
so her grandfather he says well what are
so her grandfather he says well what are you gonna do Shanna now that you’ve
you gonna do Shanna now that you’ve
you gonna do Shanna now that you’ve gotten out of high school she was what
gotten out of high school she was what
gotten out of high school she was what I’m gonna go to Algonquin I’m gonna be
I’m gonna go to Algonquin I’m gonna be
I’m gonna go to Algonquin I’m gonna be an actress and his immediate reaction
an actress and his immediate reaction
an actress and his immediate reaction was an actress what are you gonna do
was an actress what are you gonna do
was an actress what are you gonna do with an acting degree and as she sat
with an acting degree and as she sat
with an acting degree and as she sat there trying to figure out what she was
there trying to figure out what she was
there trying to figure out what she was going to say to this old man who used to
going to say to this old man who used to
going to say to this old man who used to look up to until about three seconds ago
look up to until about three seconds ago
look up to until about three seconds ago I leaned over to sit down anything she
I leaned over to sit down anything she
I leaned over to sit down anything she wants have you any idea what you can do
wants have you any idea what you can do
wants have you any idea what you can do with an acting degree and I answered the
with an acting degree and I answered the
with an acting degree and I answered the question shouldn’t she’ll probably want
question shouldn’t she’ll probably want
question shouldn’t she’ll probably want to ask her grandfather anymore watching
to ask her grandfather anymore watching
to ask her grandfather anymore watching for his opinion my son going to McGill
for his opinion my son going to McGill
for his opinion my son going to McGill University feet
University feet
University feet I mean roll back 20 years he’s 24 right
I mean roll back 20 years he’s 24 right
I mean roll back 20 years he’s 24 right so 20 years I remember sitting in grade
so 20 years I remember sitting in grade
so 20 years I remember sitting in grade 2 he’s going into grade 2 and I’m there
2 he’s going into grade 2 and I’m there
2 he’s going into grade 2 and I’m there with my wife and we were there with the
with my wife and we were there with the
with my wife and we were there with the school that the principal and the
school that the principal and the
school that the principal and the guidance counselor’s social worker
guidance counselor’s social worker
guidance counselor’s social worker whatever her title was at the time and
whatever her title was at the time and
whatever her title was at the time and they come they asked us to this meeting
they come they asked us to this meeting
they come they asked us to this meeting because my son is a problem he’s slow
because my son is a problem he’s slow
because my son is a problem he’s slow we know he’s slow we’ve been totally
we know he’s slow we’ve been totally
we know he’s slow we’ve been totally slow but we time-tested because we
slow but we time-tested because we
slow but we time-tested because we weren’t sure they were right so we had
weren’t sure they were right so we had
weren’t sure they were right so we had them tested he’s not slow so anyway they
them tested he’s not slow so anyway they
them tested he’s not slow so anyway they said we sit down and they’re about to
said we sit down and they’re about to
said we sit down and they’re about to say they’re trying to work up the the
say they’re trying to work up the the
say they’re trying to work up the the courage to use the word retarded and
courage to use the word retarded and
courage to use the word retarded and tell us that our son is retarded
tell us that our son is retarded
tell us that our son is retarded and there’s really struggling for a
and there’s really struggling for a
and there’s really struggling for a couple of minutes trying to use this
couple of minutes trying to use this
couple of minutes trying to use this term and I said forget it listen here
term and I said forget it listen here
term and I said forget it listen here you read this report you read this
you read this report you read this
you read this report you read this report there were two psychologists
report there were two psychologists
report there were two psychologists reports who both of whom I happen to
reports who both of whom I happen to
reports who both of whom I happen to respect you know retarded
respect you know retarded
respect you know retarded bored got an IQ of 186 in grade two he
bored got an IQ of 186 in grade two he
bored got an IQ of 186 in grade two he can he could he could he could read and
can he could he could he could read and
can he could he could he could read and write fairly well and do math addition
write fairly well and do math addition
write fairly well and do math addition subtraction division multiplication in
subtraction division multiplication in
subtraction division multiplication in grade one I’m one retarded
grade one I’m one retarded
grade one I’m one retarded he was just bored spitless but if we had
he was just bored spitless but if we had
he was just bored spitless but if we had believed what the experts were about to
believed what the experts were about to
believed what the experts were about to tell us he probably might be not in
tell us he probably might be not in
tell us he probably might be not in McGill right now in engineering so what
McGill right now in engineering so what
McGill right now in engineering so what do we learn today we learned that you
do we learn today we learned that you
do we learn today we learned that you can do any thing you want
can do any thing you want
can do any thing you want and ladies and gentlemen I am Telling
and ladies and gentlemen I am Telling
and ladies and gentlemen I am Telling You quite sincerely after having
You quite sincerely after having
You quite sincerely after having interviewed 70,000 people there has
interviewed 70,000 people there has
interviewed 70,000 people there has never been a better time in the world
never been a better time in the world
never been a better time in the world and frankly there’s never been a better
and frankly there’s never been a better
and frankly there’s never been a better place to be in in the world then right
place to be in in the world then right
place to be in in the world then right here right now with all the technology
here right now with all the technology
here right now with all the technology that you have at your at your disposal
that you have at your at your disposal
that you have at your at your disposal to make things happen like this you’re
to make things happen like this you’re
to make things happen like this you’re all connected when we talk as a
all connected when we talk as a
all connected when we talk as a generation when we talk about you being
generation when we talk about you being
generation when we talk about you being you know the great generation that’s
you know the great generation that’s
you know the great generation that’s coming we’re not kidding because we know
coming we’re not kidding because we know
coming we’re not kidding because we know what we didn’t have his tools we know
what we didn’t have his tools we know
what we didn’t have his tools we know what you have his tools you just have to
what you have his tools you just have to
what you have his tools you just have to decide to use them because the future is
decide to use them because the future is
decide to use them because the future is in your hands
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you
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