[Applause]
good morning
well this get settled in before I start
our talk I want to encourage you to put
your phones away if you haven’t already
done that take a deep breath notice the
room lighting around you they’re
comfortable attention let’s get started
so our theme today is expectation and
acceptance a teenager’s job or
developmental stage is to figure out
what are the expectations of honey as
children the adults create your world as
teenagers you start to question and
wonder about that relative and question
things you’ve maybe never questioned
before you’re deciding what’s true for
you and which ideas may no longer be
around this is real that tension between
teenagers and their parents come to me
in the best case scenario once you’ve
made it through that tumultuous time
you’ll become a young adult with the
balance of ideas and thoughts which you
were raised and the ideas thoughts and
philosophies that you’ve come to on your
own there are three major influencers
along the way that I see parents parents
teach you the fundamentals the guiding
principles values how to be school and
social media I want to spend a little
more time on those school school is
society’s instrument to help you learn
certain basic subjects and to give you
the tools and skills to develop the
thoughts and
that you will need to be successful
responsible productive members to say so
what is our society’s formula for
success what is expected again people
ultimately what dictates the schools
mandate to deliver the necessary
components to shape the minds of our
citizens to create a well-rounded person
what I see is a box in that box there
are several categories that we need to
fulfill with some minor variations but
still pretty much within the box main
categories we have our academics get
good grades so you can get into a good
college extracurricular activities a
sport an instrument an art preferably
all three and service to others
volunteering an activity a club a cost
there is of course variety in all these
categories you can choose whether to
take regular classes on there’s possibly
few classes you can aim for a variety of
colleges that are considered the best
you can choose which sport
instrument or art appeals to you you can
choose your volunteer path which led to
joiner which caused a champion but you
pretty much must choose within those
categories to increase your chances of
success as defined by our society
currently ideally you’ll find enjoyment
in these activities happiness and
purpose – but what happens when you
don’t what happens when the categories
in the box don’t appeal to you or you’re
not very good at them or they don’t make
sense to you or you’re so busy doing
them all that you losers
first can you still become a successful
person welcome back to that social media
social media feeds and shapes our
thoughts feelings and opinions morning
tonight
day after them how to look what more to
eat what is fun and trying to be cool
who’s doing what for betting – which
college who is crushing on home
what great great ideas are out there
what stupid pranks are happening what
are people’s views on politics art music
the list goes on every day we check it
interact with it are affected
entertained amused upset with it it’s a
daily part of our lives and influences
what defines success so back to the
question of party become a successful
person with everything that comes out of
the other person parents schools social
media I wonder how much Devon young
people actually spend developing their
own true self and then accepting that
self fighting for that selves right to
exist in order to find out who you are I
want to encourage you to take ten
minutes each day
unplug disconnect and just sit with your
own thoughts now homework no to-do lists
free hands go outside your backyard Park
do nothing other than let your mind
wander
what are the thoughts that come to you
what do you love what matters to you
what unique things do you bring to the
world if the answers to those life
questions fit into the box weight then
you’re probably generally happy person
if those answers lie outside the box
that’s great too but you may struggle to
accept who you are and get others to do
the same in the long run though you will
be a happier person if you can follow
what matters to you rather than a path
that has been prescribed for you but
first you have to take the time to
figure out what is important to you
transid it might be hard to convince
your parents or caregivers that you want
to go live and work on a farm for the
art gallery before you go to school or
just work and maybe realize you really
want or maybe don’t want to go to
college or go to a little-known college
that has the right program for you or
immerse yourself in another culture
learn the language or tour with the band
or learn a trade or a major in the
subject you’re passionate about not the
one you think is going to make you the
most money but try make a case for
yourself and if that’s not possible then
make sure to follow your path when
you’re an adult define what success
means to you there are so many roads to
becoming that happy successful person
you’ll get to where you’re going no
matter which road you take just make
sure that it’s your own
you
[Applause]
good morning
well this get settled in before I start
our talk I want to encourage you to put
your phones away if you haven’t already
done that take a deep breath notice the
room lighting around you they’re
comfortable attention let’s get started
so our theme today is expectation and
acceptance a teenager’s job or
developmental stage is to figure out
what are the expectations of honey as
children the adults create your world as
teenagers you start to question and
wonder about that relative and question
things you’ve maybe never questioned
before you’re deciding what’s true for
you and which ideas may no longer be
around this is real that tension between
teenagers and their parents come to me
in the best case scenario once you’ve
made it through that tumultuous time
you’ll become a young adult with the
balance of ideas and thoughts which you
were raised and the ideas thoughts and
philosophies that you’ve come to on your
own there are three major influencers
along the way that I see parents parents
teach you the fundamentals the guiding
principles values how to be school and
social media I want to spend a little
more time on those school school is
society’s instrument to help you learn
certain basic subjects and to give you
the tools and skills to develop the
thoughts and
that you will need to be successful
responsible productive members to say so
what is our society’s formula for
success what is expected again people
ultimately what dictates the schools
mandate to deliver the necessary
components to shape the minds of our
citizens to create a well-rounded person
what I see is a box in that box there
are several categories that we need to
fulfill with some minor variations but
still pretty much within the box main
categories we have our academics get
good grades so you can get into a good
college extracurricular activities a
sport an instrument an art preferably
all three and service to others
volunteering an activity a club a cost
there is of course variety in all these
categories you can choose whether to
take regular classes on there’s possibly
few classes you can aim for a variety of
colleges that are considered the best
you can choose which sport
instrument or art appeals to you you can
choose your volunteer path which led to
joiner which caused a champion but you
pretty much must choose within those
categories to increase your chances of
success as defined by our society
currently ideally you’ll find enjoyment
in these activities happiness and
purpose – but what happens when you
don’t what happens when the categories
in the box don’t appeal to you or you’re
not very good at them or they don’t make
sense to you or you’re so busy doing
them all that you losers
first can you still become a successful
person welcome back to that social media
social media feeds and shapes our
thoughts feelings and opinions morning
tonight
day after them how to look what more to
eat what is fun and trying to be cool
who’s doing what for betting – which
college who is crushing on home
what great great ideas are out there
what stupid pranks are happening what
are people’s views on politics art music
the list goes on every day we check it
interact with it are affected
entertained amused upset with it it’s a
daily part of our lives and influences
what defines success so back to the
question of party become a successful
person with everything that comes out of
the other person parents schools social
media I wonder how much Devon young
people actually spend developing their
own true self and then accepting that
self fighting for that selves right to
exist in order to find out who you are I
want to encourage you to take ten
minutes each day
unplug disconnect and just sit with your
own thoughts now homework no to-do lists
free hands go outside your backyard Park
do nothing other than let your mind
wander
what are the thoughts that come to you
what do you love what matters to you
what unique things do you bring to the
world if the answers to those life
questions fit into the box weight then
you’re probably generally happy person
if those answers lie outside the box
that’s great too but you may struggle to
accept who you are and get others to do
the same in the long run though you will
be a happier person if you can follow
what matters to you rather than a path
that has been prescribed for you but
first you have to take the time to
figure out what is important to you
transid it might be hard to convince
your parents or caregivers that you want
to go live and work on a farm for the
art gallery before you go to school or
just work and maybe realize you really
want or maybe don’t want to go to
college or go to a little-known college
that has the right program for you or
immerse yourself in another culture
learn the language or tour with the band
or learn a trade or a major in the
subject you’re passionate about not the
one you think is going to make you the
most money but try make a case for
yourself and if that’s not possible then
make sure to follow your path when
you’re an adult define what success
means to you there are so many roads to
becoming that happy successful person
you’ll get to where you’re going no
matter which road you take just make
sure that it’s your own
you
[Applause]
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