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Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.37,0:00:12.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can change your mind in 15 minutes.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.23,0:00:15.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, I only have 5 with this TEDTalk,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.66,0:00:18.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so it's going to be a little difficult\Nto do that here.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.04,0:00:22.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to tell you about a time\Nwhen I took a 100 minds
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.32,0:00:24.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a quarter of an hour \Nand changed them.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.49,0:00:29.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take a look at this wordle.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.59,0:00:31.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What country comes to mind?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.62,0:00:37.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are the answers \Nthat we got from students
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.68,0:00:40.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we pulled them \Nright before showing them
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.18,0:00:43.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the short documentary we filmed.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.61,0:00:46.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you thought Afghanistan,\NI know you didn't see the words
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.92,0:00:47.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you're right.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.26,0:00:53.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The two main words in that wordle\Nare "Dangerous" and "Hostile."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.66,0:00:58.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who said to you, \Nthat those words describe that country?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.61,0:01:03.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you haven't been there and you \Nhaven't experienced it for yourself,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.22,0:01:07.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,somebody else has already \Nmade up your mind for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.70,0:01:14.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My buddies have come to Miami to visit\Nand told me about the work they did.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.33,0:01:17.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At one point, I had this little story \Npop in my head that said,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.32,0:01:20.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Hey, you should go to Afghanistan,\Nand you should tell a story
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.28,0:01:22.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the humanitarian work\Nthat they do over there
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.99,0:01:25.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how it effects the lives \Nof the Afghan people."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.68,0:01:31.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, when they came to my house, \Nthey just told me about it,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.80,0:01:35.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it never really impacted me \Nand never really changed
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.04,0:01:38.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the way I felt about Afghanistan.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.66,0:01:40.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My take away from that is that \N
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.56,0:01:42.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you want to change someone else's mind
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.94,0:01:46.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have to have\Nyour own mind changed first.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.57,0:01:50.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that requires vision.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.55,0:01:52.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jonathan Swift said that
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.39,0:01:57.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Vision is the art of seeing \Nwhat is invisible to others."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.89,0:02:02.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that was exactly what\Nthat little voice was doing in my head.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.02,0:02:06.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was starting to create \Nthis little vision in my head.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.43,0:02:09.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unfortunately, I spent the next \Nmonth and a half trying
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.40,0:02:11.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to come up with every excuse in the book\N
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.63,0:02:15.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why I should not go to Afghanistan.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.24,0:02:19.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Six months later, I find myself\Npreparing to go to Kabul.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.01,0:02:24.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In spite of all that preparation, \Nin spite of all that planning,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.40,0:02:28.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I overlooked the most important thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.53,0:02:31.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All I wanted to do was to tell a story.\NThat's it!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.49,0:02:33.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just hand the film over and say,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.55,0:02:34.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Here you go!"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.93,0:02:37.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I never thought about was \N
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.11,0:02:40.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how that film was going \Nto impact the lives
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.66,0:02:44.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and minds of the people that \Nwere going to watch it.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.40,0:02:51.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, vision is important, \Nbut it's a far cry from crafting
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.15,0:02:54.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a story that will change anybody's mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.34,0:03:00.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Steve Jobs said that:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.34,0:03:05.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"If you don't have passion, any rational\Nperson is just going to give up."
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.96,0:03:10.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That passion will do more \Nfor you than fuel your vision.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.52,0:03:14.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It will get you through the obstacles\Nthat you are inevitably going to face.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.59,0:03:20.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's also going to silence the naysayers\Nthat you're bound to run into.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.36,0:03:27.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But most importantly, passion is going to\Nlet you craft a story that's worth sharing
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.38,0:03:35.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My story starts half way around the world\Nat 8,000ft elevation,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.78,0:03:41.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kneeling in the middle of a snow-covered\Nairstrip at 25 below 0,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.20,0:03:48.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a plane racing at me, going to \Npass about 4 ft over my head.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.53,0:03:51.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now for some of you, that may sound\Nlike a nightmare,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.91,0:03:56.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but for me, hands down, \Nit's the best day at work ever.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.38,0:04:05.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My favorite definition of an artist is:\N"Someone who refreshes your vision."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.92,0:04:10.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Vision is great, and passion is essential.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.01,0:04:13.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it takes more\Nthan just having an idea.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.45,0:04:18.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You need some kind of force that \Ntranslates that idea into action.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.42,0:04:24.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Passion can do that to or for you \Nbut you need to work on it .
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.54,0:04:28.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You need to get your idea out.\NYou need to get your idea to life.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.87,0:04:30.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gary Vaynerchuck tweeted the other day,\N
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.73,0:04:33.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that said: \N"All ideas are great and even good,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.73,0:04:39.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you have actually execute \Non them, for them to matter."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.39,0:04:44.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Afghans have a saying that says,\N
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.79,0:04:47.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Your aspirations are in heaven,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.21,0:04:51.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but your brains are in your feet,"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.58,0:04:52.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In other words, \N
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.76,0:04:57.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Take your head out of the clouds,\Nget off your butt and get going."
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.71,0:05:04.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In order to change minds, \Nyou need a story that
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.47,0:05:07.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you breathe life into or aspire into,\N
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.62,0:05:15.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before it can change the minds of,\Nor inspire your listeners.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.65,0:05:21.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,About a year later, we were back into \Nan auditorium full of students
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.82,0:05:25.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that have just finished \Nwatching "On Wings of Hope."
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.51,0:05:27.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And here's where I get surprised.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.94,0:05:31.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You've all heard stories \Nthat give you goosebumps,\N
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.35,0:05:34.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or you've seen a movie \Nthat's made your cry.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.08,0:05:38.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I have never had \Nany kind of measurement
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.19,0:05:42.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on how my art has \Nchanged anyone's mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.31,0:05:46.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember the wordle that you're going\Nto see now for the first time?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.80,0:05:51.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are the answers that the kids had\Nbefore they watched the movie,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.12,0:05:53.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before they saw the film.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.11,0:05:55.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now imagine, 50 minutes are over. \N
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.78,0:05:59.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're done, and the movies is finished.\NWe asked the same question.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.31,0:06:02.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What do you think about\Nwhen you hear Afghanistan?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.60,0:06:05.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And here's where I get surprised.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.54,0:06:13.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Dangerous" and "Hostile" transform\Ninto "Poor" and "Difficult."
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.74,0:06:18.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you want to master \Nthe art of changing minds, \N
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.02,0:06:21.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,follow your vision.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.18,0:06:27.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It will transform \Nthe way you tell stories.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.14,0:06:30.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fuel your passion.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.14,0:06:36.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It will refresh the way \Nthat you share reality.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.08,0:06:40.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And act on your ideas.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.20,0:06:45.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Aspire your stories to inspire.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.70,0:06:53.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A passionate story \Nthat's told from your heart \N
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.60,0:06:58.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can change a thousand minds forever.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.50,0:07:03.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's the art of changing minds.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.82,0:07:08.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)