when I graduated from high school two
years ago everyone was so eager to point
me towards what I should do with my life
because I was flawed at Orion many
suggest that I go into medicine or some
other prestigious profession that seem
like a fine choice because as far back
as I can remember I’ve been avid about
helping but I knew I wanted to make a
different kind of dent and changed the
world that was a little contradicting
though because I also wanted their
approval you know at our age acceptance
is huge but particularly fitting for me
because you see I was named after the
Little Mermaid Ariel is a talented
mermaid but a princess nonetheless her
father is King Triton and they ruled the
waters there’s no doubt they have all
the money and fortune to live life
comfortably Ariel doesn’t have a
terrible life she says so herself
wouldn’t you think I’m the girl the girl
who has everything but Ariel feels she
has a greater purpose she’s dissatisfied
with life in the sea and fascinated with
life on land fearful that a ship killed
her mother came triton forbid Ariel from
what she admired telling her she’s lost
her senses completely you see sea life
for the Little Mermaid isn’t a bad thing
just as my contemplating a profession in
the medical field wasn’t harmful but
listening and following those plans
others had for my future was harmful I
craved the acceptance I needed others to
acknowledge me as wealthy and successful
and my path no longer became about
giving and making a difference as I went
into college wildly confused and chose
architecture just to say I had an
impressive financially stable major that
still required an array of mathematics
and science at this point I was
malcontents just like Ariel I remember
vividly asking
God who is it you want me to be and I
spent a lot of time then contemplating
my actions and at some point I came
across a media influencer J Shetty who
introduced me to the Japanese concept
pig I immediately I thought this is it
this is what God wanted me to see
because we’ve all heard advice about
finding our passion because it will
craft a profession we love but there’s
still something missing and that will
ultimately make us feel no less
worthless eka Gaia brings more it offers
what I see as the essential balance for
Humanity here’s an illustration showing
the intersection of that which you love
that which you are good at that would
you to be paid for and the one I often
see left out that which the world needs
and at the center of this Venn diagram
were passion profession vocation and
mission overlap is you’re a guy or
reason for being you see Disney’s Ariel
knew she couldn’t achieve this balance
when banished from what she admires she
is rejected time and time again Audio
life under the sea is better than
anything they got up there Sebastian
says himself
Ariel refuses to settle and fights back
for her eka guy she gives up her voice
and even Gamble’s with her soul and life
and what happens next is astonishing
because Ariel proves that well first
that mermaids can marry humans but also
that her reason for being is held and
uniting the sea and the land my dad
found his reason for being as a state
patrol officer he was known for pulling
over drunk drivers not because he
enjoyed it but because he wanted to keep
humankind safe any person I’ve met to
this day that once crossed paths with my
father has gone out of their way to tell
me he impacted their life for the for
the bed
one thing I am certain of is in his
lifetime he truly understood the value
of that which the world needs though it
was far from easy police officers often
suffer trying to do their duty
we sometimes shame their actions than
demand protection life’s hard the way it
is so on Society tells you you’re not
doing a good enough job you settle for
believing it what was his reason for
being turned into nothing but a vocation
I mean I I couldn’t know for sure but I
think this is why at age 35 my dad
decided this trauma left him empty and
uncertain of his own belonging and
researchers have found that losing life
purpose can be detrimental to life
itself well my dad thought he was good
at he no longer felt capable of doing
that which he loved he no longer loved
him that was it I witnessed my dad not
receive approval it’s no wonder I’ve
craved it what I wish I could tell my
daddy now is that society’s opinion
doesn’t matter that he did have life
right that he did find his reason for
being and it was more than enough and
that how you best help the world is by
caring about the people in it and not
with the people in it think and with
this notion I began to explore my own a
guy I backed out on studying
architecture because I realized it was
not my own true desire I switched my
major to marketing realizing it fit my
mission better I’m constantly looking
for greater opportunities not because
I’m unhappy but because I will settle
for nothing less than my purpose I also
began mentoring with Nebraska human
resources Institute where work with a
young lady
fifth grade helping her define and
develop her strengths this effort
creates a ripple effects so she too
can’t influence others no this does not
fulfill my agag I completely because
well it’s volunteer work and so I’m not
getting paid but I can assure you it is
that which I am good at it is that which
I love and it sure is that which the
world needs and what it is that the
world needs is to hear more happy
endings like aerials where we can
witness stories like that of my friend
Jared who is one semester shy of
graduating college with a degree in
business accounting already receiving
corporate offers but it’s being called
by finding his echo guy to take a
full-time role as a missionary with
focus the fellowship of Catholic
University students more stories like
jay Shetty who introduced me to this to
this Japanese concept in the first place
who graduated from Business School
himself and then went and traveled and
learned about life from monks to create
the movement making wisdom go viral why
settle for society’s plans and opinions
than feeling useless why settle in your
sea when the land is calling my settle
for the world when you can settle for
something far beyond and greater to
fulfill here with your egg I your reason
for being thank you
[Applause] [Music]
years ago everyone was so eager to point
me towards what I should do with my life
because I was flawed at Orion many
suggest that I go into medicine or some
other prestigious profession that seem
like a fine choice because as far back
as I can remember I’ve been avid about
helping but I knew I wanted to make a
different kind of dent and changed the
world that was a little contradicting
though because I also wanted their
approval you know at our age acceptance
is huge but particularly fitting for me
because you see I was named after the
Little Mermaid Ariel is a talented
mermaid but a princess nonetheless her
father is King Triton and they ruled the
waters there’s no doubt they have all
the money and fortune to live life
comfortably Ariel doesn’t have a
terrible life she says so herself
wouldn’t you think I’m the girl the girl
who has everything but Ariel feels she
has a greater purpose she’s dissatisfied
with life in the sea and fascinated with
life on land fearful that a ship killed
her mother came triton forbid Ariel from
what she admired telling her she’s lost
her senses completely you see sea life
for the Little Mermaid isn’t a bad thing
just as my contemplating a profession in
the medical field wasn’t harmful but
listening and following those plans
others had for my future was harmful I
craved the acceptance I needed others to
acknowledge me as wealthy and successful
and my path no longer became about
giving and making a difference as I went
into college wildly confused and chose
architecture just to say I had an
impressive financially stable major that
still required an array of mathematics
and science at this point I was
malcontents just like Ariel I remember
vividly asking
God who is it you want me to be and I
spent a lot of time then contemplating
my actions and at some point I came
across a media influencer J Shetty who
introduced me to the Japanese concept
pig I immediately I thought this is it
this is what God wanted me to see
because we’ve all heard advice about
finding our passion because it will
craft a profession we love but there’s
still something missing and that will
ultimately make us feel no less
worthless eka Gaia brings more it offers
what I see as the essential balance for
Humanity here’s an illustration showing
the intersection of that which you love
that which you are good at that would
you to be paid for and the one I often
see left out that which the world needs
and at the center of this Venn diagram
were passion profession vocation and
mission overlap is you’re a guy or
reason for being you see Disney’s Ariel
knew she couldn’t achieve this balance
when banished from what she admires she
is rejected time and time again Audio
life under the sea is better than
anything they got up there Sebastian
says himself
Ariel refuses to settle and fights back
for her eka guy she gives up her voice
and even Gamble’s with her soul and life
and what happens next is astonishing
because Ariel proves that well first
that mermaids can marry humans but also
that her reason for being is held and
uniting the sea and the land my dad
found his reason for being as a state
patrol officer he was known for pulling
over drunk drivers not because he
enjoyed it but because he wanted to keep
humankind safe any person I’ve met to
this day that once crossed paths with my
father has gone out of their way to tell
me he impacted their life for the for
the bed
one thing I am certain of is in his
lifetime he truly understood the value
of that which the world needs though it
was far from easy police officers often
suffer trying to do their duty
we sometimes shame their actions than
demand protection life’s hard the way it
is so on Society tells you you’re not
doing a good enough job you settle for
believing it what was his reason for
being turned into nothing but a vocation
I mean I I couldn’t know for sure but I
think this is why at age 35 my dad
decided this trauma left him empty and
uncertain of his own belonging and
researchers have found that losing life
purpose can be detrimental to life
itself well my dad thought he was good
at he no longer felt capable of doing
that which he loved he no longer loved
him that was it I witnessed my dad not
receive approval it’s no wonder I’ve
craved it what I wish I could tell my
daddy now is that society’s opinion
doesn’t matter that he did have life
right that he did find his reason for
being and it was more than enough and
that how you best help the world is by
caring about the people in it and not
with the people in it think and with
this notion I began to explore my own a
guy I backed out on studying
architecture because I realized it was
not my own true desire I switched my
major to marketing realizing it fit my
mission better I’m constantly looking
for greater opportunities not because
I’m unhappy but because I will settle
for nothing less than my purpose I also
began mentoring with Nebraska human
resources Institute where work with a
young lady
fifth grade helping her define and
develop her strengths this effort
creates a ripple effects so she too
can’t influence others no this does not
fulfill my agag I completely because
well it’s volunteer work and so I’m not
getting paid but I can assure you it is
that which I am good at it is that which
I love and it sure is that which the
world needs and what it is that the
world needs is to hear more happy
endings like aerials where we can
witness stories like that of my friend
Jared who is one semester shy of
graduating college with a degree in
business accounting already receiving
corporate offers but it’s being called
by finding his echo guy to take a
full-time role as a missionary with
focus the fellowship of Catholic
University students more stories like
jay Shetty who introduced me to this to
this Japanese concept in the first place
who graduated from Business School
himself and then went and traveled and
learned about life from monks to create
the movement making wisdom go viral why
settle for society’s plans and opinions
than feeling useless why settle in your
sea when the land is calling my settle
for the world when you can settle for
something far beyond and greater to
fulfill here with your egg I your reason
for being thank you
[Applause] [Music]
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