Don't take rejection as redirection. Growing up, my parents had me involved in these two tutoring centers where each session would span about 2 hours at a time. So, I would finish my long hard day of work, 8:00 p.m. every single day. I remember begging my mom and my dad to just unenroll me from these courses. And of course, they said no because like every other 12-year-old, I sucked at math. One day, I guess I was finally convincing enough that they finally agreed to take me out of these courses. But becaus ...

[Applause] I'm not here to teach you anything new. I'm just here to remind you of the things you already know. These are usually the hardest things to remember.When I was a little girl, ledge key kid had a different meaning. I used to have a key around my neck. And I was watching from our apartment window in Bucharest for the car that brought us food.I was alone at home and this was my job to make sure we had enough food to eat. I knew where my parents kept the money. I snatched it and rushed downstairs to ...