[music] Let me ask you a question. If you plant a seed in the desert and it doesn't grow, is it the seed's fault or is it the soils. You see, that seed has everything it needs inside of it to grow into something extraordinary.Put that same seed in rich and fertile soil, and you'll watch it flourish. Now, some seeds, they rely on fertilizer. They rely on sunlight daily and to be watered.But other seeds, they have to live with limited resources. They have to learn to battle the harsh conditions to break throu ...

[संगीत] द ग्रीटिंग्स ऑफ़ द डे एंड आई एम एंटायरली एन ऑफ़ द टॉपिक दैट वी हैव टेकन टुडे व्हिच इज़ डिकोडिंग टुमारो फ्रॉम विज़न टू रियलिटी एंड बिफोर आई एक्चुअली स्टार्ट आई रियली वांट टू बस्ट योर बबल बाय सेइंग दैट व्हेन वी से डिकोडिंग टुमारो इन ऑर्डर टू डू दैट यू नीड टू फर्स्ट डिकोड योर पास्ट बिकॉज़ योर पास्ट एट वन पॉइंट इन टाइम वाज़ योर प्रेजेंट एंड इन योर फ्यूचर यू वर एक्चुअली लुकिंग ऐट टुमारो एंड यू आर एक्चुअली लिविंग द फ्यूचर व्हिच इज़ टुमारो नाउ इट्स योर प्रेजेंट यू सी दैट्स हाउ द साइकिल इज। सो हाउ मेनी ऑफ यू वुड ग ...

I grew up in Irwin, Tennessee. It's a small town tucked into the mountains, just 15 to 20 minutes away from where you and I are here right now. Uh, but it's a place where only about 20% of our residents have a bachelor's degree, according to the United States Census Bureau.That's far below our national average of 40%. Now, my family, they worked hard. My mom's a high school cafeteria worker who detailed cars on the weekends to get my sister and me through school.Growing up, I I remember my dad had two jobs. ...

May 9th was the day my life began. As I lay on the operating table, groggy listening to London Bridge by Fergie while silently searing at my ablated heart muscle. I found myself unable to take my eyes off the monitor displaying the electrical contractions under the guidance of my physiologist's hand.And in that moment, I not only witnessed the taming of the spasms that had haunted me for the previous six years, but also the realization that my life would be mine again. As someone with an invisible illness, ...

I never thought I'd be the one to stand before a crowd and speak. Strike that. I revel in a crowd.In all honesty, I like to hear myself speak. But I never thought I'd be the one to stand and speak in verse. Not carefully curated pros, but rather a story in lyrics.My own hand did compose. And as I stand and as I speak, forcing rhymes, knees so weak, I have this nagging sense you'll all soon be booing. For I fear I have absolutely no clue what I'm doing.I hadn't a clue what I was doing when I sat before a shr ...

Stress has been a dominating force in my life from the earliest I can remember. For me, perfectionism has always been one of my main stressors. My mom used to ground me from hair ties because I would throw fits when my hair wasn't laid perfectly.I used to sleep on top of my covers so I wouldn't wrinkle the sheets. and I would cry if one letter I wrote doing homework didn't look right. It's been hard reflecting on my past because I know I've adapted a better mindset, but I've struggled figuring out what has ...

What most people don’t get:When life drags you through the fire—when it’s brutally painful, endlessly frustrating, and feels completely unfair—the only thing that actually matters is how you respond to the stuff you can’t control.Keep showing up.Keep fighting.Never, ever quit ...

In today’s VUCA world, “hang in there” has become more than casual advice—it’s a survival strategy. But true resilience isn’t about enduring blindly or pushing harder. It’s about building a strong core that helps us stay steady under pressure. Drawing on the metaphor of physical core strength, this talk explores resilience across four dimensions—physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. Through practical insights, the speaker shows how strengthening this inner core allows us to navigate uncertainty with c ...

It is often said that true intelligence is the ability to see the future. But what if seeing the future begins with surviving the past? Today, I'm going to ask you to do something bold with me. Together, we're going to attempt to see into the future. But in order to do that, we have to start by revisiting our greatest teacher, the history that we've lived. And in doing so, we're going to learn how the concept of the blue economy was born in Mississippi. So, to start, I would like to ask you to step into my ...

Do you know that most women can't do a single pull-up? They jump up on this bar kicking their legs to try and gain momentum only to come down feeling like they failed. And it's funny because every single time that women come up to me talking about pull-ups, they always say the same exact thing. You say it takes me back to the national presidential fitness test we used to do in school. Remember that? The boys, they used to do the pull-ups and the girls, they were told to just hang there. And although it may ...