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Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you have a job that pays you enough\Nto cover your basic needs,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your bills, and even some more to spend,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the assumption is that you'd be happy,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or, even better, fulfilled.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it seems unthinkable\Nwhen you wake up and say
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're going to leave a job like that\Nto pursue a passion.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that was my dilemma six years ago.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had a comfortable job,\NI lived a comfortable life,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and people expected me to be fulfilled,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I wasn't.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was something\Nin me that wanted more.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was a misalignment between\Nthe things I did on a daily basis
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the things that I deeply cared about.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so I decided to quit
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and explore the possibility of bringing\Nthis passion into my daily routine.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the think about finding your passion
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that it's not straightforward.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even for people and money and degrees,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they still struggle\Nto identify their passion.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And here I was as a 30-year old\Ntalking about finding my passion
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and turning it into a career.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Literally, people told me,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"You don't talk about passion\Nuntil you've made enough money."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Or at least until\Nyou're ready to retire."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because, there's a notion\Nthat looking inward
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and finding the things that give us\Npleasure and fulfillment
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a luxury that only the rich can enjoy,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or a pleasure that only\Nthe retired can indulge in.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which made me wonder:
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is passion only for the rich
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or an experience only\Nthe retired can enjoy?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For many of us, we've been led to believe
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that life is a race for survival.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've been conditioned to see ourselves\Nas survivors that must do everything
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in our power to survive.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Africa, we had to go\Nthrough school, cram and pass,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the hope that you get a job after,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if you do, stick at it\Nno matter how much it sucks.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Until you get a better offer\Nor you're asked to retire.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as a dropout,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I knew that I was not\Nentitled to anything.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every opportunity was a privilege.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so when I thought about quitting,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was a huge risk.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was given two alternatives,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which are the most popular in Africa.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first one is sign up for any course\Nat a vocational institution and do it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My second option, settle\Nfor any job offer you can get,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no matter the working conditions,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and do it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That probably explains why we have\Nso many of our young people
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being trafficked in search\Nof greener pastures.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I opted for the first option.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I did look at a couple\Nvocational institutions
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the hope that I would find a course\Nthat resonated with my persona,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my dream, and my aspiration.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was disappointed to learn that there\Nwas no room for misfits like me
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in these institutions.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The education system\Nin many parts of the world
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has been designed\Naround pre-selected options
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that young people are expected\Nto fit in or risk becoming misfits.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so going through school\NI was nurtured and conditioned
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to think in the straight line\Nand stay within the straight line.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But when I dropped out, I discovered\Na world of possibilities.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I knew I could be anything,\NI could study anything,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I leveraged free online courses.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's how I built my CV,\Ngot into employment,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and worked for eight years.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And after eight years,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I told myself there must be more to life
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than just going through\Nthe routines of life.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in 2014 I started\Nan organization called Kyusa
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where we are working\Nwith other school youth
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and empowering them to turn their passions
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into profitable, scalable\Nand sustainable businesses.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, when we talk about passion,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of the most common questions\Nthat people ask is, "What is passion?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do I even find it?"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in the simplest definition,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,passion is a collection\Nof your life experiences
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that give you the deepest\Nsense of fulfillment.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And to identify your passion,\Nyou need to look inward.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we used two reflective questions.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first question is,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you had all the time\Nand the money in the world,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what would you spend your time doing?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It sounds like a very simple question,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but many people struggle\Nto answer this question
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they've just\Nnever thought about it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second question we ask
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is, what makes you happy
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or gives you the deepest\Nsense of fulfillment?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, you would assume that we all\Nknow what makes us happy,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's also interesting to note\Nthat so many people have no idea
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what makes them happy,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they are so busy\Ngoing through the routines of life,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they've never stopped to look inward.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so identifying the things that give us\Na deep sense of fulfillment
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the things that give us deep joy
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are thoughts that begin to direct us\Nin the direction of our passion.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And just in case you're wondering
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what your answers are\Nto those two questions,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I invite you to sit with those questions\Nlater and just reflect about it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, I am also aware\Nthat passion alone
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cannot guarantee success in life.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I should note
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that not every passion\Ncan become a career.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For passion to become a career,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it must be coupled with the right set\Nof skills, conditioning, and positioning.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when we get our young\Npeople to look inward,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we also ask them what skills do you have,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what talents do you have,\Nwhat experience do you have
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you can use to build\Na niche in the marketplace.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But more than that, we also\Nlook at the market trends,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it doesn't matter\Nhow much you love and enjoy it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If nobody wants it\Nor is willing to pay for it,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it can't be a career. It's just a hobby.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the third thing we look at\Nis how do you position yourself?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who are you targeting?\NWho do you want to sell to?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why would they want to buy from you?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so the combination of the three\Nis what enables you to move
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from just a passion to a business.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And many of our young people\Nhave been able to turn their ideas
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and burning desires\Ninto profitable businesses
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or social enterprises,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they're not just creating jobs,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they are solving societal challenges.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll share with you two examples.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of them is Esther.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I met Esther two years ago.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She had been out of school for two years
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she had been deeply affected\Nby her dropping out.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a result, she had experienced\Nsevere depression
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to a point where she attempted\Nto take her own life several times.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Her friends and family\Ndidn't know what to do for her.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They simply prayed for her.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I met Esther and I started\Nto converse with her,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I asked her a simple question.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I said, "If you had all the time\Nand the money in the world,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what would you do?"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Without thinking or hesitation,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,her eyes lit up and she began to tell me
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how she wanted to change\Nthe lives of young people.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She wanted to restore\Nhope and dignity to other teenagers
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by helping them make\Ninformed decisions about life.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was certain of the fact\Nthat this burning desire in her
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was unquenchable,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we worked with Esther\Nto put a framework around this desire.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, she runs a social\Nenterprise in her village
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,raising awareness about substance abuse,\Nmental health, sexual reproductive health,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and is helping other school dropouts\Nacquire vocational skills
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so they can make a living for themselves.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Esther turned 20 this year,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and for the last two years,\Nshe has organized and annual teen fest
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that brings together over 500 teenagers.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Young people that are able\Nto network and collaborate
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on different projects,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but more importantly to meet professionals\Nthey would otherwise never have met.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is all engineered by a girl that\Nbelieved the world had no room for her,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that without education\Nshe would never amount to anything.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But by looking inward\Nand tapping into a burning desire,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,putting structure around it,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it has become a model
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that not only changed her life
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's transforming the lives\Nof hundreds of young people every year.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My other example is Moussa.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Moussa is a natural artistic guy.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's the kind that would look\Nat any design and replicate it with ease.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so he seeks to recognize\Nthat ability in him.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I met Moussa, he was doing all kinds of crafts -- bags, belts, wallets -- but it was more of a part-time thing, or sometimes if he was really broke and needed to make quick money then he would come up with a design and sell it. But he had never thought of it as a business. We started working with Moussa, helping him shift his mindset from a hobby to a business, and beginning to rethink how can he make products that he could sell and even be able to scale. Moussa makes some of the most amazing bags I've ever seen, and over the last one year Moussa's business has grown. He has been recognized in different places. Currently, he's talking about exporting to developed countries. Moussa, like any other dropout, believed that without academic credentials, he wouldn't amount to anything. He thought the talent he had was nothing simply because it did not have an academic paper to define it. But by looking inward and finding that what he had was the greatest asset and supporting him to turn it into a business, he's not just living, he's thriving. The thing about looking inward is that it can be scary, especially if you're doing it for the first time, but the truth is you never truly start living until you learn to live from the inside out. And in unlocking potential, we need to look inward to identify the things that give us a deep sense of fulfillment, the things that give us the deepest joy, and then weave them into the patterns of our daily routines. In so doing, we cease to work and we start to live, and the thing about living is that you never have to retire or to resign. (Laughter) (Applause) And so as you think about unlocking potential for ourselves, for our young people, for our children, let's not condition them to look outward but condition them to look inward to tap into who they are and bring that self into what they do every day. When you cease to work and you live, when passion becomes a career, you don't just excel, you become unstoppable. Thank you. (Applause)