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[Applause] I want to discuss with you this

I want to discuss with you this

I want to discuss with you this afternoon why you're going to fail to

afternoon why you're going to fail to

afternoon why you're going to fail to have a great

have a great

have a great career I'm I'm an economist I do dismal

career I'm I'm an economist I do dismal

career I'm I'm an economist I do dismal end of the day it's ready for dismal

end of the day it's ready for dismal

end of the day it's ready for dismal remarks I only want to talk to those of

remarks I only want to talk to those of

remarks I only want to talk to those of you who are who want a great career I

you who are who want a great career I

you who are who want a great career I know some of you have already decided

know some of you have already decided

know some of you have already decided you want a good career uh you're going

you want a good career uh you're going

you want a good career uh you're going to fail

to fail

to fail too because goodness you're all cheery

too because goodness you're all cheery

too because goodness you're all cheery about failing uh Canadian group

undoubtedly those trying to have good

undoubtedly those trying to have good

undoubtedly those trying to have good careers are going to fail because really

careers are going to fail because really

careers are going to fail because really good jobs are now disappearing there are

good jobs are now disappearing there are

good jobs are now disappearing there are great jobs and great careers and then

great jobs and great careers and then

great jobs and great careers and then there are the high workload high stress

there are the high workload high stress

there are the high workload high stress blood sucking Soul destroying kinds of

blood sucking Soul destroying kinds of

blood sucking Soul destroying kinds of jobs and practically nothing in between

jobs and practically nothing in between

jobs and practically nothing in between so the people looking for good jobs are

so the people looking for good jobs are

so the people looking for good jobs are going to fail I want to talk about those

going to fail I want to talk about those

going to fail I want to talk about those looking for great jobs great careers and

looking for great jobs great careers and

looking for great jobs great careers and why you're going to uh why you're going

why you're going to uh why you're going

why you're going to uh why you're going to

to

to fail first reason is that no matter how

fail first reason is that no matter how

fail first reason is that no matter how many times people tell you you if you

many times people tell you you if you

many times people tell you you if you want a great career you have to pursue

want a great career you have to pursue

want a great career you have to pursue your passion you have to pursue your

your passion you have to pursue your

your passion you have to pursue your dreams you have to pursue the the

dreams you have to pursue the the

dreams you have to pursue the the greatest Fascination in your life you

greatest Fascination in your life you

greatest Fascination in your life you hear it again and again and then you

hear it again and again and then you

hear it again and again and then you decide not to do it it doesn't matter

decide not to do it it doesn't matter

decide not to do it it doesn't matter how many times you download Steph J's

how many times you download Steph J's

how many times you download Steph J's Stanford Commencement

Stanford Commencement

Stanford Commencement Address you still look at it and decide

Address you still look at it and decide

Address you still look at it and decide not to do it I'm not quite sure why you

not to do it I'm not quite sure why you

not to do it I'm not quite sure why you decide not to do it you're too lazy to

decide not to do it you're too lazy to

decide not to do it you're too lazy to do it it's too hard you're afraid if you

do it it's too hard you're afraid if you

do it it's too hard you're afraid if you look for your passion and don't find it

look for your passion and don't find it

look for your passion and don't find it you'll feel like you're an idiot so then

you'll feel like you're an idiot so then

you'll feel like you're an idiot so then you make excuses about why you're not

you make excuses about why you're not

you make excuses about why you're not going to look for your passion and they

going to look for your passion and they

going to look for your passion and they are excuses ladies and gentlemen we're

are excuses ladies and gentlemen we're

are excuses ladies and gentlemen we're going to go through a whole long list

going to go through a whole long list

going to go through a whole long list you creativity and thinking of excuses

you creativity and thinking of excuses

you creativity and thinking of excuses not to do what you really need to do if

not to do what you really need to do if

not to do what you really need to do if you want to have a great career so for

you want to have a great career so for

you want to have a great career so for ex excuse me so for example one of your

ex excuse me so for example one of your

ex excuse me so for example one of your great excuses

great excuses

great excuses is well great careers are really and

is well great careers are really and

is well great careers are really and truly for most people just a matter of

truly for most people just a matter of

truly for most people just a matter of luck so I'm going to stand around I'm

luck so I'm going to stand around I'm

luck so I'm going to stand around I'm going to try to be lucky and if I'm

going to try to be lucky and if I'm

going to try to be lucky and if I'm lucky I'll be have a great career if not

lucky I'll be have a great career if not

lucky I'll be have a great career if not I'll have a good career but a good

I'll have a good career but a good

I'll have a good career but a good career is an impossibility so that's not

career is an impossibility so that's not

career is an impossibility so that's not going to work then your other excuse is

going to work then your other excuse is

going to work then your other excuse is yes there are special people who pursue

yes there are special people who pursue

yes there are special people who pursue their their passions but they are

their their passions but they are

their their passions but they are geniuses they are Steph Jay I'm not a

geniuses they are Steph Jay I'm not a

geniuses they are Steph Jay I'm not a genius when I was five I thought I was a

genius when I was five I thought I was a

genius when I was five I thought I was a genius but my professors have beaten

genius but my professors have beaten

genius but my professors have beaten that idea out of my head long

that idea out of my head long

that idea out of my head long since and now I know I am complet

since and now I know I am complet

since and now I know I am complet completely competent now you see if this

completely competent now you see if this

completely competent now you see if this was 1950 being

was 1950 being

was 1950 being completely uh competent that would have

completely uh competent that would have

completely uh competent that would have given you a great career but guess what

given you a great career but guess what

given you a great career but guess what this is almost 2012 and saying to the

this is almost 2012 and saying to the

this is almost 2012 and saying to the world I am totally completely competent

world I am totally completely competent

world I am totally completely competent is damning yourself with the faintest of

is damning yourself with the faintest of

is damning yourself with the faintest of praise and then of course another excuse

praise and then of course another excuse

praise and then of course another excuse well I would do I would do this I would

well I would do I would do this I would

well I would do I would do this I would do this but but well after all

do this but but well after all

do this but but well after all I'm not weird everybody knows that

I'm not weird everybody knows that

I'm not weird everybody knows that people who pursue their passions are

people who pursue their passions are

people who pursue their passions are somewhat obsessive a little

somewhat obsessive a little

somewhat obsessive a little strange okay you know a fine line

strange okay you know a fine line

strange okay you know a fine line between Madness and genius I'm not weird

between Madness and genius I'm not weird

between Madness and genius I'm not weird I've re I've read Stephen Jay's

I've re I've read Stephen Jay's

I've re I've read Stephen Jay's biography oh my goodness I'm not that

biography oh my goodness I'm not that

biography oh my goodness I'm not that person I am nice I am normal I'm a nice

person I am nice I am normal I'm a nice

person I am nice I am normal I'm a nice normal person a nice normal

normal person a nice normal

normal person a nice normal people don't have

people don't have

people don't have passion ah but I still want a great

passion ah but I still want a great

passion ah but I still want a great career I'm not prepared to pursue my

career I'm not prepared to pursue my

career I'm not prepared to pursue my passion so I know what I'm going to do

passion so I know what I'm going to do

passion so I know what I'm going to do because I have I have a solution I have

because I have I have a solution I have

because I have I have a solution I have a strategy it's the one mommy and daddy

a strategy it's the one mommy and daddy

a strategy it's the one mommy and daddy told me about mommy and daddy told me

told me about mommy and daddy told me

told me about mommy and daddy told me that if I worked hard I'd have a good

that if I worked hard I'd have a good

that if I worked hard I'd have a good career so if you work hard and have a

career so if you work hard and have a

career so if you work hard and have a good career if you work really really

good career if you work really really

good career if you work really really really hard you'll have a great career

really hard you'll have a great career

really hard you'll have a great career doesn't that like mathematically make

doesn't that like mathematically make

doesn't that like mathematically make sense not but you've managed to talk

sense not but you've managed to talk

sense not but you've managed to talk yourself into that you know what here's

yourself into that you know what here's

yourself into that you know what here's a little secret you want to work you

a little secret you want to work you

a little secret you want to work you want to work really really really hard

want to work really really really hard

want to work really really really hard you know what you'll succeed the world

you know what you'll succeed the world

you know what you'll succeed the world will give you the opportunity to work

will give you the opportunity to work

will give you the opportunity to work really really really really hard but are

really really really really hard but are

really really really really hard but are you so sure that that's going to give

you so sure that that's going to give

you so sure that that's going to give you a great career when all the evidence

you a great career when all the evidence

you a great career when all the evidence is to the contrary so let's assume let's

is to the contrary so let's assume let's

is to the contrary so let's assume let's deal with those of you who are trying to

deal with those of you who are trying to

deal with those of you who are trying to find your passion you actually

find your passion you actually

find your passion you actually understand that you really had better do

understand that you really had better do

understand that you really had better do it never mind the excuses you're trying

it never mind the excuses you're trying

it never mind the excuses you're trying to find your

to find your

to find your passion and you're so happy you found

passion and you're so happy you found

passion and you're so happy you found something you're interested in I have an

something you're interested in I have an

something you're interested in I have an interest I have an interest you tell me

interest I have an interest you tell me

interest I have an interest you tell me you say I have an interest I say that's

you say I have an interest I say that's

you say I have an interest I say that's wonderful and what what are you trying

wonderful and what what are you trying

wonderful and what what are you trying to tell me that you well I have an

to tell me that you well I have an

to tell me that you well I have an interest I say do you have a passion I

interest I say do you have a passion I

interest I say do you have a passion I have an interest you say your interest

have an interest you say your interest

have an interest you say your interest is compared to what well I I'm

is compared to what well I I'm

is compared to what well I I'm interested in

interested in

interested in this and what about the rest of

this and what about the rest of

this and what about the rest of Humanity's activities I'm not interested

Humanity's activities I'm not interested

Humanity's activities I'm not interested in them you've looked at them all have

in them you've looked at them all have

in them you've looked at them all have you uh no not

you uh no not

you uh no not exactly passion is your greatest love

exactly passion is your greatest love

exactly passion is your greatest love passion is the thing that

passion is the thing that

passion is the thing that will help you create the highest

will help you create the highest

will help you create the highest expression of your talent passion

expression of your talent passion

expression of your talent passion interest it's not the same thing are you

interest it's not the same thing are you

interest it's not the same thing are you really going to go to your sweetie and

really going to go to your sweetie and

really going to go to your sweetie and say marry me you are

interesting won't

interesting won't

interesting won't happen won't happen happen and you will

happen won't happen happen and you will

happen won't happen happen and you will die

die

die alone what you want what you want what

alone what you want what you want what

alone what you want what you want what you want is Passion it is beyond

you want is Passion it is beyond

you want is Passion it is beyond interest you need 20 interests and then

interest you need 20 interests and then

interest you need 20 interests and then one of them one of them might be gra

one of them one of them might be gra

one of them one of them might be gra grab you one of them might engage you

grab you one of them might engage you

grab you one of them might engage you more than anything else and then you may

more than anything else and then you may

more than anything else and then you may have found your greatest love in in

have found your greatest love in in

have found your greatest love in in comparison to all the other things that

comparison to all the other things that

comparison to all the other things that interest you and that's what passion is

interest you and that's what passion is

interest you and that's what passion is have a friend proposed to his sweetie he

have a friend proposed to his sweetie he

have a friend proposed to his sweetie he he was an economically rational person

he was an economically rational person

he was an economically rational person he said to his sweetie let us

he said to his sweetie let us

he said to his sweetie let us marry let us merge our

marry let us merge our

marry let us merge our interests yes he did I love you truly he

interests yes he did I love you truly he

interests yes he did I love you truly he said I love you deeply I love you more

said I love you deeply I love you more

said I love you deeply I love you more than any other woman I've ever

than any other woman I've ever

than any other woman I've ever encountered I love you more than Mary

encountered I love you more than Mary

encountered I love you more than Mary Jane Susie Penelope ingred Gertrude grle

Jane Susie Penelope ingred Gertrude grle

Jane Susie Penelope ingred Gertrude grle I was on a German exchange program then

I was on a German exchange program then

I was on a German exchange program then I love you more than

I love you more than

I love you more than penneth all right she left the room

penneth all right she left the room

penneth all right she left the room halfway through his enumeration of his

halfway through his enumeration of his

halfway through his enumeration of his love for her after he got over his

love for her after he got over his

love for her after he got over his surprise at being you know turned down

surprise at being you know turned down

surprise at being you know turned down he concluded he'd had a narrow escape

he concluded he'd had a narrow escape

he concluded he'd had a narrow escape from Marrying an irrational person

from Marrying an irrational person

from Marrying an irrational person although he did make a note to himself

although he did make a note to himself

although he did make a note to himself that the next time he proposed it was

that the next time he proposed it was

that the next time he proposed it was perhaps not necessary to enumerate

perhaps not necessary to enumerate

perhaps not necessary to enumerate all of the women he had auditioned for

all of the women he had auditioned for

all of the women he had auditioned for the

the

the part but the point stands you must look

part but the point stands you must look

part but the point stands you must look for Alternatives so that you find your

for Alternatives so that you find your

for Alternatives so that you find your destiny or are you afraid of the world

destiny or are you afraid of the world

destiny or are you afraid of the world word destiny does the world Destiny the

word destiny does the world Destiny the

word destiny does the world Destiny the word destiny scare you that's what we're

word destiny scare you that's what we're

word destiny scare you that's what we're talking about and if you don't find the

talking about and if you don't find the

talking about and if you don't find the highest expression of your talent if you

highest expression of your talent if you

highest expression of your talent if you settle for interesting what the hell

settle for interesting what the hell

settle for interesting what the hell ever that means do you know what will

ever that means do you know what will

ever that means do you know what will happen at the end of your long life your

happen at the end of your long life your

happen at the end of your long life your friends and family will be gathered in

friends and family will be gathered in

friends and family will be gathered in the cem

the cem

the cem and there beside your grave site will be

and there beside your grave site will be

and there beside your grave site will be a tombstone and inscribed on that

a tombstone and inscribed on that

a tombstone and inscribed on that Tombstone it will say here lies a

Tombstone it will say here lies a

Tombstone it will say here lies a distinguished engineer who invented

Velcro but what that Tombstone should

Velcro but what that Tombstone should

Velcro but what that Tombstone should have said in an alternative lifetime

have said in an alternative lifetime

have said in an alternative lifetime what it should have said if it was your

what it should have said if it was your

what it should have said if it was your highest expression of talent was here

highest expression of talent was here

highest expression of talent was here lies the last Nobel laurate in physics

lies the last Nobel laurate in physics

lies the last Nobel laurate in physics who formulated the grand unified field

who formulated the grand unified field

who formulated the grand unified field Theory and demonstrated the practicality

Theory and demonstrated the practicality

Theory and demonstrated the practicality of warp

drive velcro

indeed one was a great

indeed one was a great

indeed one was a great career one was a missed

career one was a missed

career one was a missed opportunity but then there are some of

opportunity but then there are some of

opportunity but then there are some of you in spite of all these excuses you

you in spite of all these excuses you

you in spite of all these excuses you will find you will find your passion

will find you will find your passion

will find you will find your passion and you'll still

and you'll still

and you'll still fail you're going to

fail you're going to

fail you're going to fail

fail

fail because because you're not going to do

because because you're not going to do

because because you're not going to do it because you have invented a new

it because you have invented a new

it because you have invented a new excuse any excuse to fail to take action

excuse any excuse to fail to take action

excuse any excuse to fail to take action and this excuse I've heard so many times

and this excuse I've heard so many times

and this excuse I've heard so many times yes I would pursue a great

yes I would pursue a great

yes I would pursue a great career but

career but

career but a

value human

value human

value human relationships more than

relationships more than

relationships more than accomplishment I want to be a great

accomplishment I want to be a great

accomplishment I want to be a great friend I want to be a great spouse I

friend I want to be a great spouse I

friend I want to be a great spouse I want to be a great parent and I will not

want to be a great parent and I will not

want to be a great parent and I will not sacrifice them on the altar of great

accomplishment what do you want me to

accomplishment what do you want me to

accomplishment what do you want me to say now do you really want me to say now

say now do you really want me to say now

say now do you really want me to say now tell you really I swear I don't kick

tell you really I swear I don't kick

tell you really I swear I don't kick children

look at the world view you've given

look at the world view you've given

look at the world view you've given yourself you're a hero no matter

yourself you're a hero no matter

yourself you're a hero no matter what and I by suggesting ever so

what and I by suggesting ever so

what and I by suggesting ever so delicately that you might want a great

delicately that you might want a great

delicately that you might want a great career must hate children don't hate

career must hate children don't hate

career must hate children don't hate children I don't kick them yes there was

children I don't kick them yes there was

children I don't kick them yes there was a little kid wandering through this

a little kid wandering through this

a little kid wandering through this building uh when I came here and no I

building uh when I came here and no I

building uh when I came here and no I didn't kick

didn't kick

didn't kick him of course I had to tell him the

him of course I had to tell him the

him of course I had to tell him the building was for adults only and to get

building was for adults only and to get

building was for adults only and to get out he mumbled something about his

out he mumbled something about his

out he mumbled something about his mother and I told him she'd probably

mother and I told him she'd probably

mother and I told him she'd probably find him outside anyway last time I saw

find him outside anyway last time I saw

find him outside anyway last time I saw him he was on the stairs

him he was on the stairs

him he was on the stairs crying what a

crying what a

crying what a wimp well but what do you mean that's

wimp well but what do you mean that's

wimp well but what do you mean that's what you expect me to say you really

what you expect me to say you really

what you expect me to say you really think you really think it's appropriate

think you really think it's appropriate

think you really think it's appropriate that you should actually

that you should actually

that you should actually take children and use them as a shield

take children and use them as a shield

take children and use them as a shield you know what will happen someday you

you know what will happen someday you

you know what will happen someday you you ideal parent you the kid will come

you ideal parent you the kid will come

you ideal parent you the kid will come to you someday and say I know what I

to you someday and say I know what I

to you someday and say I know what I want to be I know what I'm going to do

want to be I know what I'm going to do

want to be I know what I'm going to do with my life you were so happy it's the

with my life you were so happy it's the

with my life you were so happy it's the conversation of parent wants to hear cuz

conversation of parent wants to hear cuz

conversation of parent wants to hear cuz your kid's good in math and you know

your kid's good in math and you know

your kid's good in math and you know you're going to like what comes next

you're going to like what comes next

you're going to like what comes next says your kid I have decided I want to

says your kid I have decided I want to

says your kid I have decided I want to be a magician I want to perform magic

be a magician I want to perform magic

be a magician I want to perform magic tricks on the

stage and what do you

stage and what do you

stage and what do you say you say you say uh um that's risky

say you say you say uh um that's risky

say you say you say uh um that's risky kid uh might fail kid don't make a lot

kid uh might fail kid don't make a lot

kid uh might fail kid don't make a lot of money at that kid you know I don't

of money at that kid you know I don't

of money at that kid you know I don't know kid you should think about that

know kid you should think about that

know kid you should think about that again kid you're so good at math why

again kid you're so good at math why

again kid you're so good at math why don't you and the kid interrupts you and

don't you and the kid interrupts you and

don't you and the kid interrupts you and says but it is my dream it is my dream

says but it is my dream it is my dream

says but it is my dream it is my dream to do this and what are you going to say

to do this and what are you going to say

to do this and what are you going to say you know what you're going to say look

you know what you're going to say look

you know what you're going to say look kid I had a dream once too

kid I had a dream once too

kid I had a dream once too but but so how are you going to finish

but but so how are you going to finish

but but so how are you going to finish the sentence with your butt butt

the sentence with your butt butt

the sentence with your butt butt I had a dream twoo Once kid but I was

I had a dream twoo Once kid but I was

I had a dream twoo Once kid but I was afraid to pursue it or are you going to

afraid to pursue it or are you going to

afraid to pursue it or are you going to tell him

tell him

tell him this I had a dream Once

this I had a dream Once

this I had a dream Once kid but then you were

born do you do you really do you really

born do you do you really do you really

born do you do you really do you really want to use your family do you really

want to use your family do you really

want to use your family do you really ever want to look at your spouse and

ever want to look at your spouse and

ever want to look at your spouse and your kid and see your jailers

your kid and see your jailers

your kid and see your jailers there was something you could have said

there was something you could have said

there was something you could have said to your

to your

to your kid when he or she said I have a

kid when he or she said I have a

kid when he or she said I have a dream you could have said looked the kid

dream you could have said looked the kid

dream you could have said looked the kid in the face and

in the face and

in the face and said go for it

said go for it

said go for it kid just like I

kid just like I

kid just like I did but you won't be able to say that

did but you won't be able to say that

did but you won't be able to say that cuz you didn't so you can't

and so the sins of the

and so the sins of the

and so the sins of the parents are visited on the poor

parents are visited on the poor

parents are visited on the poor children

children

children why would you seek refuge in human

why would you seek refuge in human

why would you seek refuge in human relationships as your

relationships as your

relationships as your excuse not to find and pursue your

excuse not to find and pursue your

excuse not to find and pursue your passion you know why in your heart of

passion you know why in your heart of

passion you know why in your heart of hearts you know why and I'm being deadly

hearts you know why and I'm being deadly

hearts you know why and I'm being deadly serious you know why you would get all

serious you know why you would get all

serious you know why you would get all warm and fuzzy and wrap yourself up in

warm and fuzzy and wrap yourself up in

warm and fuzzy and wrap yourself up in human

human

human relationships it is cuz you

relationships it is cuz you

relationships it is cuz you are you know what you are you are afraid

are you know what you are you are afraid

are you know what you are you are afraid to pursue your passion you're afraid to

to pursue your passion you're afraid to

to pursue your passion you're afraid to look ridiculous you're afraid to try

look ridiculous you're afraid to try

look ridiculous you're afraid to try you're afraid you may

fail great friend great

fail great friend great

fail great friend great spouse great

spouse great

spouse great parent great career is that not a

parent great career is that not a

parent great career is that not a package is that not who you

package is that not who you

package is that not who you are how can you be one without the

are how can you be one without the

are how can you be one without the other but you are

other but you are

other but you are afraid and that's why you are not going

afraid and that's why you are not going

afraid and that's why you are not going to have a great

to have a great

to have a great career

career

career unless

unless

unless unless that most evocative of all

unless that most evocative of all

unless that most evocative of all English words

English words

English words unless but the unless word is also

unless but the unless word is also

unless but the unless word is also attached

attached

attached to that other most terrifying

to that other most terrifying

to that other most terrifying phrase if only I

phrase if only I

phrase if only I had if only I had if you ever have that

had if only I had if you ever have that

had if only I had if you ever have that thought ricocheting in your brain it

thought ricocheting in your brain it

thought ricocheting in your brain it will hurt a

will hurt a

will hurt a lot so those are the many reasons why

lot so those are the many reasons why

lot so those are the many reasons why you're going to fail to have a great

you're going to fail to have a great

you're going to fail to have a great career unless

unless thank you