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[ MUSIC ]
>> HELLO AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
ON JOURNEY TO SUCCESS.
THIS PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS AT CSULB
WHO ARE DESIGNATED AS PRESIDENT SCHOLARS.
AND YOU KNOW THESE STUDENTS MUST BE CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL
VALEDICTORIANS OR NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS IN ORDER TO QUALIFY
FOR THIS FULL RIDE 4-YEAR SCHOLARSHIP.
I'M VALERIE BORDEAUX, DIRECTOR OF UNIVERSITY OUTREACH
AND SCHOOL RELATIONS AND THE PRESIDENT SCHOLARS PROGRAM
AT CSULB AND I'M JOINED
BY JENNIE HURLEY THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR.
WE'RE SO EXCITED THAT THE 2 PRESIDENT SCHOLARS WE HAVE
FOR YOU TODAY TO MEET ARE BRIAN LEARN
AND PAIGE PALONAS [ASSUMED SPELLING].
WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> THANK YOU, GOOD MORNING.
>> SO, JUST TALKING ABOUT YOUR JOURNEY TO SUCCESS WHEN WAS IT
THAT YOU FIRST BEGAN TO THINK ABOUT SHOOTING
FOR THE VALEDICTORIAN STATUS?
>> HM-MM.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
I THINK FOR ME -- I'LL JUST GO FIRST I GUESS [LAUGHING].
I THINK FOR ME IT WAS KIND OF SOMETHING
THAT MY SISTERS HAD DONE AND SO IT WAS KIND OF A --
I'M THE YOUNGEST SO IT WAS KIND OF A LITTLE BIT
OF A COPYCAT MOVE BUT YOU KNOW THEY WERE DOING GREAT
AND I WANTED TO DO GREAT...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...AND JUST KIND OF WAS A GREAT EXAMPLE I THINK
ON MY -- IN MY EXPERIENCE.
>> THAT'S GOOD.
>> I WOULD'VE NEVER SAID
THAT I WAS REACHING TOWARD BECOMING VALEDICTORIAN I DON'T
KNOW IF I HAD THAT GOAL THROUGHOUT MY HIGH
SCHOOL EXPERIENCE.
AS I, YOU KNOW, WENT THROUGH JUNIOR SENIOR YEAR I DID FEEL
LIKE I WANTED TO PUT MORE EFFORT INTO MY WORK I WANTED TO LEARN
AS MUCH AS I COULD AND BASICALLY JUST TRY THE VERY BEST
WHICH FOR ME I GUESS IS KIND OF A HIGH STANDARD I KIND
OF PUT MYSELF ON A, YOU KNOW,
HIGH STANDARD TO FINISH SOMETHING.
>> MM-HM. OKAY.
>> SO...
>> WHAT WAS THE POINT THAT YOU REALLY DECIDED I'M GOING
TO SHOOT FOR THE VALEDICTORIAN STAGE?
WHAT WERE THE CHALLENGES FOR THAT?
>> WELL IT'S ACTUALLY INTERESTING.
WHEN I LEARNED ABOUT THE PRESIDENTS SCHOLARS PROGRAM I
WAS LIKE, WELL, MAYBE I SHOULD ACTUALLY PUT
IN LIKE A LITTLE MORE EFFORT [LAUGHING] AND YOU KNOW,
TO TRY WHEN I REALIZED THAT I ACTUALLY COULD.
>> MM-HM.
>> YEAH.
>> AND SO IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS I JUST SET MY MIND TO
AND I STILL CAN'T THAT I WAS ABLE TO [LAUGHTER].
>> YEAH.
>> SO HAVE YOU ALWAYS BEEN STRAIGHT A STUDENTS
SINCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
>> YEAH. IT'S -- I DON'T WANT TO SOUND LIKE ONE OF THOSE KIDS
WHO JUST KIND OF CLAIMS IT BUT I THINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAS --
WELL THEY DO THE LETTER OR THE NUMBER GRADES
AT FIRST YOU KNOW YOU GET LIKE THE 1, 2, 3, 4.
>> UH-HUH.
UH-HUH.
>> I THINK THE ONLY CLASS I EVER REALLY, REALLY WAS JUST AWFUL
IN WAS WHEN THEY WOULD GRADE YOUR HANDWRITING [LAUGHING].
AND MY HANDWRITING -- I MEAN TO THIS DAY IS JUST A DISASTER.
AND SO -- BUT IN ALL THE OTHER AREAS I WAS ALWAYS KIND OF --
I JUST KIND OF DID AND THEN BY THE TIME I GOT
TO HIGH SCHOOL IT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE IT WAS
LIKE A RECORD YOU KNOW?
I HAD TO KEEP IT...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...BECAUSE I HAD DONE IT FOR SO LONG...
>> MM-HM, MM-HM.
>> ...SO THEN I JUST KIND OF STUCK WITH IT, SO.
>> AND LUCKILY THEN YOU COULD USE THE COMPUTER [LAUGHTER]....
>> YEAH, OF COURSE, YEAH IT'S GREAT;
COLLEGE IS GREAT [LAUGHTER]....
>> THEY DON'T EVEN TEACH PENMANSHIP ANYMORE [LAUGHTER].
>> [LAUGHTER] THEY DON'T EVEN -- YEAH DON'T [LAUGHTER].
>> HOW ABOUT YOU BRIAN?
WERE YOU A STRAIGHT A STUDENT IN ELEMENTARY?
>> I WOULD SAY THAT I KIND OF HAD A LITTLE OPPOSITE EXPERIENCE
THAN PAIGE DID [LAUGHING].
I THINK MY PARENTS TOLD ME THAT IN
LIKE FOURTH FIFTH GRADE I WAS ALWAYS REALLY BAD
AT LIKE MULTIPLICATION.
I WOULD NEED LIKE EXTRA LIKE HELP AFTER CLASS YOU KNOW.
BUT I GUESS IN HIGH SCHOOL I JUST WAS THINKING YOU KNOW I'M
GOING TO TRY TO PUT MORE EFFORT INTO THINGS
AND EVEN THOUGH I FEEL LIKE I MIGHT NOT LEARN THINGS
AS QUICKLY, AND IT'S KIND OF IRONIC,
MY LAST NAME'S LEARN YOU KNOW [LAUGHTER].
>> MM-HM [LAUGHTER].
>> I KNOW [LAUGHTER].
>> [LAUGHTER] DID YOU GET TEASED ABOUT THAT?
>> [LAUGHTER] YEAH, A LOT.
>> [LAUGHTER] YEAH...
>> BUT I MIGHT NOT LEARN THINGS AS QUICKLY
AND SO I DEFINITELY HAD TO TELL MY MIND, "OK.
I HAVE TO PUT MORE EFFORT, I'M GOING TO TRY THIS OUT, YOU KNOW,
THIS IS MY JOB AS A STUDENT" AND SO I WENT WITH IT.
>> MM-HM. OKAY.
>> WELL GOOD JOB YOU GUYS.
>> [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU.
>> [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU.
>> SO WHEN DID YOU FIRST CONNECT WITH YOUR INNER-NERD?
>> [LAUGHING] OH MY GOD.
I DON'T KNOW THAT I EVER REALLY FULLY ADMIT IT BUT I THINK MY -
I BLAME EVERYTHING ON MY SISTERS...
>> UH-HUH, POOR SIS...
>> ...I THINK BECAUSE THEY CAME FIRST AND THEY KIND
OF JUST CARVED OUT HOW I WAS GOING TO BE YOU KNOW...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...IT WAS ALWAYS -- MY FAMILY REALLY, REALLY GETS EXCITED
ABOUT SCHOOL SUPPLY SHOPPING AND SO...
>> WHAT?
>> ...THAT WAS A BIG EVENT.
IT WAS AN ADVENTURE.
WE WERE GOING TO SMART -- OR WHAT WAS IT CALLED?
COPY MART OR WHATEVER IT IS...
>> MM-HM.
>> COPY MART?
>> ...I DON'T KNOW [LAUGHTER].
THE STORE WE WOULD GO [LAUGHTER],
WE WOULD GO IT WAS TOO EXCITING [LAUGHTER] WE WOULD GO
AND IT WAS LIKE WE'D EACH HAVE OUR OWN LITTLE BASKET
AND WE WOULD KIND OF JUST PICK OUR SUPPLIES
AND I ALWAYS PICKED THE BRIGHT OBNOXIOUS RULERS
THAT YOU COULD FOLD AND [LAUGHTER] AND THEY WERE
LIKE RUBBERY AND I NEVER GOT THE NORMAL SUPPLIES AND I...
>> AHA.
>> ...THINK THAT KIND OF SET ME ON THIS PATH
OF NEEDING [LAUGHTER] TO HAVE ALL
OF THE TOOLS AND THE GADGETS.
>> [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHING].
>> [LAUGHING] YEAH.
>> AND DO YOU STILL GO SCHOOL SHOPPING...
>> IT'S A BIG DEAL SCHOOL...
>> ...WITH YOUR FAMILY?
>> ...SUPPLY SHOPPING IS A BIG DEAL, YES [LAUGHING].
>> [LAUGHING] WE STILL GET THOSE LITTLE...
>> BECAUSE WE CALENDARIZE IT WE...
>> WOW!
>> ...PEN THAT IN OUR CALENDARS...
>> IT'S TIME.
>> [LAUGHING] YEAH, IT'S A BIG DEAL.
>> I LOVE THE CRAYONS.
>> YEAH. YOU ALWAYS HAD TO HAVE THE BOX OF 64 [LAUGHING]
AND THE ONE WITH THE SHARPENER ON THE BACK...
>> WITH THE SHARPENER, OH YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
>> ...IT WAS A BIG DEAL [LAUGHING].
>> BRIAN WHAT ABOUT YOUR INNER-NERD [LAUGHING]?
>> WELL I GUESS I'M...
>> DO YOU EMBRACE IT [LAUGHTER]?
>> ...GOING TO HAVE TO BLAME MY NERDOM [LAUGHTER]
ON MY LOVELY FATHER.
HE MIGHT BE KIND OF UPSET WHEN HE SEES THIS [LAUGHTER]
BUT IT WOULD BE SO ANNOYING.
I'D BE SITTING DOWN, YOU KNOW, EATING BREAKFAST
AND HE'D SIT NEXT TO ME AND HAVE THIS LIKE, YOU KNOW,
THAT LITTLE NOTEPAD THAT LIKE REALTORS GIVE YOU
AND STUFF LIKE THAT...
>> MM-HM, MM-HM, MM-HM.
>> ...[LAUGHTER] HE'LL SET THAT DOWN AND HE'LL DRAW
LIKE A CIRCLE AND I'LL BE LIKE [LAUGHTER] "NO!
NOT TODAY!"
[LAUGHTER] BECAUSE I KNEW IT WAS PROBABLY
LIKE THE CIRCLE REPRESENTED...
>> UH HUH.
>> ...LIKE A SUN...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...OR A MOON [LAUGHTER] AND I'M GOING TO HAVE TO LEARN
ABOUT ORBITS AND STUFF.
>> THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THIS OR THAT [LAUGHTER].
>> [LAUGHTER] YEAH AND HE'D SIT THERE AND ASK IF I REALLY WANTED
TO KNOW BUT IT'S FUNNY NOW THAT I LOOK BACK
ON IT NOW I REALIZE WOW LIKE HE REALLY MADE ME INTERESTED
IN HOW THINGS WORK...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...AND WHY PEOPLE DO THINGS AND I THINK
THAT REALLY GAVE ME A REASON...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...TO DO GOOD IN MY STUDIES...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...AND TO BASICALLY EMBRACE NERDINESS [LAUGHING].
>> BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE YOUR FAMILIES WERE BOTH INVOLVED,
THAT YOU WERE...
>> DEFINITELY.
>> YEAH.
>> ...CONNECTED.
>> YEAH.
>> I FEEL THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT YOU KNOW.
>> YEAH. AND IT WAS NEVER ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE --
YOU KNOW MY PARENTS NEVER SAT ME DOWN
AND SAID YOU KNOW "GET A'S" YOU KNOW.
>> MM-HM.
>> IT WAS JUST KIND OF THEY WANTED US TO DO OUR BEST...
>> MM-HM.
>> AND WE JUST DID YOU KNOW, SO.
>> NOW I WANT TO KNOW, I'M CURIOUS.
SO I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE HERE YOU'RE DOING YOUR THING I WOULD
LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE?
I KNOW PAIGE YOU HAD AN OPPORTUNITY
TO DO A GREAT CONGRESSIONAL INTERNSHIP...
>> I DID.
>> ...AND SO WHAT DID THAT YIELD FOR YOU AS FAR
AS WHERE YOU'RE GOING NEXT?
>> [LAUGHING] WELL MY -
ONE OF MY GOALS HAS ALWAYS BEEN JUST TO SERVE THE COUNTRY.
I'M -- MY DAD'S VERY PATRIOTIC WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN BIG AMERICAN
FLAG PEOPLE, WE ALWAYS YOU KNOW, LOVE THEM, LOVE THE FLAGS, SO...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...I'M PRETTY PRETTY PATRIOTIC
AND SO I REALLY LIKE THE IDEA...
>> PATRIOTIC.
ARE YOU?
>> ...[LAUGHING] OF SERVING THE COUNTRY.
[LAUGHING] I'M SORRY I AM.
I LOVE AMERICA [LAUGHING].
>> DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR FIRST TIME VOTING?
>> I DID. I WORE THAT STICKER.
I PUT IT [LAUGHTER] ON MY BULLETIN BOARD;
IT'S STILL THERE [LAUGHING].
>> REALLY?
>> BUT YEAH IT'S A BIG DEAL SO I REALLY --
I DID GET TO DO THE CONGRESSIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
WITH THE PANETTA INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY
AND THAT WAS FOUNDED BY FORMER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE,
LEON PANETTA, WHICH WAS AWESOME...
>> MM-HM.
>> YEAH.
>> ...I GOT TO MEET HIM AND YOU KNOW LEARN FROM HIM
AND THAT WAS KIND OF JUST THE DETERMINING FACTOR.
I DEFINITELY WANT TO KIND OF FOLLOW IN HIS FOOTSTEPS...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...I WANT TO GO TO LAW SCHOOL...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...I WANT TO SERVE THE COUNTRY IN THE MILITARY...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...AND I WANT TO BE A SPY
IN THE C.I.A. I THINK THAT WOULD BE...
>> WHAT?
>> ...[LAUGHING] PRETTY COOL.
>> C.I.A. REALLY?
>> YEAH [LAUGHING].
>> SO NOW WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE AND YOU WERE PLAYING
WITH DOLLS [LAUGHTER] WERE YOU LIKE THE C.I.A. BARBIE
OR [LAUGHTER] HOW DID THIS COME ABOUT?
HOW DID THIS COME ABOUT [LAUGHTER]?
>> YOU KNOW WHAT'S FUNNY IS I ALWAYS TRY TO SAY THAT I WAS
LIKE THE TOMBOY KIND OF KID BECAUSE I...
>> UH-HUH.
>> ...I BECAME MORE LIKE THAT BUT I WAS A BARBIE KID...
>> UH-HUH.
>> ...I REALLY WAS [LAUGHTER].
MY SISTER AND I HAD YOU KNOW THE BARBIE PLAYHOUSE
AND WE WOULD PLAY WITH ALL KINDS OF DOLLS AND STUFF
SO NO I WASN'T C.I.A. JANE OR WHATEVER [LAUGHING]
BUT I DEFINITELY GREW INTO THAT...
>> YEAH.
>> ...I THINK.
I WOULD MAKE MY KID PLAY
WITH THAT [LAUGHTER], MAYBE [LAUGHING].
>> SO BRIAN WHAT'LL BE YOUR DREAM JOB?
>> WELL DEFINITELY NOT AS DRAMATIC [LAUGHTER]
AS ALL OF THIS OVER HERE.
>> [LAUGHING] I'M SORRY YOU CAN'T BE JASON BOURNE.
>> BUT WHAT'S ACTUALLY INTERESTING IS LATELY I'VE BEEN
DOING A LOT OF KIND OF OUTDOOR KIND OF STUFF LIKE HIKING
AND THINGS LIKE THAT...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...AND IT'S SO FUNNY, A LOT OF MY FRIENDS MAKE FUN OF ME
THAT WHENEVER I GO ON A HIKE AND I SEE SOMEBODY LIKE LITTERING
OR LIKE [LAUGHTER] PICKING UP ORGANISMS, LIKE I'M ONE
OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT I'LL GO CRAZY AND CHASING
AFTER THEM AND STUFF...
>> [LAUGHING] HOW DARE YOU LITTER?
>> ...LIKE ITS ***, YEAH [LAUGHING].
AND SO I'VE KIND OF NOTICED THAT ONE OF MY PASSIONS --
LIKE RIGHT NOW I'M PURSUING A MAJOR IN BIOLOGY EDUCATION...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...AND I REALIZE A SPECIFIC PASSION OF MINE IS ALSO
LIKE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
AND BASICALLY PRESERVING THE ENVIRONMENT.
>> MM-HM.
>> I BELIEVE THAT WE LIVE IN AN AGE WHERE EDUCATION
ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT IS SO CRUCIAL BECAUSE I FEEL
LIKE WE'RE KIND OF AT A TURNING POINT...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...WHEN IT COMES TO THAT...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...THAT I FEEL THAT THAT ENVIRONMENTALISM NEEDS
TO BE A MORE LARGER PART IN HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE EDUCATION...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...AND SO I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO BE IN THE PROCESS OF --
LIKE RIGHT NOW I WANT TO DECLARE A MINOR
IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLICY...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...AND KIND OF FOCUS MY ATTENTION ON THAT AND HOPE
THAT ONE DAY I CAN MAKE THAT A LARGER PART
OF LIKE THE CALIFORNIA STANDARDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IF PEOPLE AREN'T EDUCATED...
>> THAT'S TRUE, YEAH.
>> ...ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES YOU KNOW I CAN'T CHASE
AFTER THEM AND BE MAD AT THEM YOU KNOW [LAUGHTER]
ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY TEACHERS IN YOUR FAMILY?
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY TEACHERS IN MY FAMILY,
NOT REALLY IN MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY.
>> UH-HUH, UH-HUH.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHY, I GUESS EARLY ON SOMETHING
THAT I GUESS I WOULD LINE LIKE THE STUFFED ANIMALS
ON MY [LAUGHTER] ON MY BED...
>> BARBIES AND STUFFED ANIMALS [LAUGHTER].
>> [LAUGHING] YEAH.
>> ...WHEN I WAS LITTLE AND I WOULD KIND
OF LIKE [LAUGHTER] I WOULD TEACH THINGS TO THEM
AND THAT'S HOW I KIND OF WOULD LEARN INFORMATION BETTER...
>> UH-HUH.
>> ...YOU KNOW BY TALKING OUT LOUD.
MY PARENTS BOUGHT ME THIS BIG WHITE BOARD
IN MY ROOM [LAUGHTER] AND I STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL USED IT
AND LIKE DREW THINGS ON IT TO HELP ME LEARN THINGS...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...AND I GUESS I JUST REALLY LIKED TRYING TO EXPLAIN THINGS
TO PEOPLE AND GET SOMEONE EXCITED
ABOUT A LIGHT BULB BURNING...
>> MM-HM, MM-HM.
>> ...AND SO, YEAH.
>> THAT'S WHERE IT BEGAN.
>> WELL HERE'S A QUESTION FOR YOU, SO IF YOU WERE NOT ALLOWED
TO SAY PURSUE FOR SOME REASON THE C.I.A. JOB
OR THE TEACHING JOB, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR DREAM JOB?
WHAT WOULD BE SOMETHING ELSE THAT YOU MAY NEVER PURSUE
BUT WOULD BE REALLY COOL TO BE ABLE TO DO?
>> I KNOW YOU HAVE AN ANSWER [LAUGHING].
>> [LAUGHING] I DO.
>> [LAUGHING] I KNOW YOU HAVE AN ANSWER.
>> SO STILL PROBABLY MY FAVORITE THING IN THE WHOLE WORLD
TO WATCH ON TV IS ANY KIND OF COOKING SHOW.
>> OH YEAH.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
>> EMERIL LAGASSE?
>> EMERIL LAGASSE [LAUGHTER]!
HE WAS MY LIKE FIRST CELEBRITY --
I GUESS IT'S WEIRD TO SAY CELEBRITY CRUSH...
>> [LAUGHING] IT IS BUT JUST SAY IT [LAUGHTER].
>> ...BUT YOU KNOW, SEE I WANTED TO BECOME A CHEF...
>> UH-HUH.
>> ...AND FOR A LONG TIME I WAS THINKING
ABOUT CULINARY SCHOOL...
>> AH.
>> ...AND WHERE I WAS GOING TO GO
AND THEN ONE FATEFUL DAY I THINK [LAUGHTER] I GUESS I WAS ALONE
AT THE HOUSE I DON'T KNOW [LAUGHTER] I WAS LIKE
"OH I'M GOING TO COOK SOMETHING"
AND I REALIZED I CAN'T COOK ANYTHING [LAUGHTER].
IT WAS THE SADDEST THING.
I'M LIKE YEAH I TRY TO COOK THINGS
AND LIKE THE TOASTER MICROWAVE
LIKE THAT'S ALL I'M WORKING WITH.
>> WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE DISH?
>> MY FAVORITE DISH, OH THAT'S SO HARD.
I'VE RECENTLY REALLY LIKED INDIAN FOOD...
>> UH-HUH.
>> OH.
>> ...LIKE THAT WHOLE CHICKEN MASALA DEAL [LAUGHTER]
AND ALL THEIR KIND OF DISHES AND THEN
LIKE THAI FOOD AND GREEK FOOD.
OH MY GOODNESS!
I COULD GO ON ALL DAY!
LET'S NOT [LAUGHTER]...
>> I'M GETTING HUNGRY [LAUGHTER].
>> [LAUGHING] YEAH I'M GETTING REALLY HUNGRY!
>> AND THAT WAS SOMETHING I REALLY WANTED
TO DO BUT I CAN'T COOK.
I JUST LIKE TO EAT [LAUGHTER].
IT JUST STOPPED RIGHT THERE.
>> SO MAYBE A PROFESSIONAL EATER,
IT WON'T BE [INAUDIBLE] WORK OUT.
>> YEAH PROFESSIONAL EATER [LAUGHTER] IS PROBABLY WHAT I'M
GOING FOR LIKE ONE OF THOSE JUDGES ON TV.
>> UH-HUH.
>> YEAH THAT'S AWESOME.
>> I CAN EAT [LAUGHTER].
>> PAIGE HOW ABOUT YOU?
>> MINE'S NOT AS EXCITING OR DISAPPOINTING [LAUGHTER].
>> THAT'S SO...
>> I THINK I WOULD PURSUE ACTING I THINK
IF I COULDN'T BE A JASON BOURNE [LAUGHTER] BUT I --
MAYBE MAYBE I'LL GET TO PLAY JASON BOURNE.
>> OH YEAH.
>> I HAVE A THEATER MINOR SORT-OF
AND I'VE JUST BEEN INVOLVED WITH THEATER FOR A LOT OF YEARS
SO IT'S KIND OF A PERFORMANCE FAMILY, YOU KNOW,
FROM MY GRANDMA TO MY DAD
AND YOU KNOW WE'VE ALL BEEN DANCERS ALL OUR LIVES SO.
>> MM-HM.
>> WHAT KIND OF DANCE?
>> WELL MY SISTER DOES A LOT OF BALLET...
>> AH.
>> ...AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
I DID A LOT OF JAZZ WHEN I WAS A KID...
>> MM-HM, WOW.
>> ...YOU KNOW I LIKE TO CLAIM THAT I HAVE MORE SKILLS
THAN I REALLY DO [LAUGHTER].
>> DO WE GET TO SEE A DEMONSTRATION?
>> NO [LAUGHTER].
>> I DON'T THINK [LAUGHING]...
>> NO?
>> I DON'T THINK I'D MAKE MY FAMILY PROUD [LAUGHTER]
IF I [INAUDIBLE][LAUGHTER].
>> I UNDERSTAND BOTH OF YOU LIKE TO TRAVEL
OR ARE INTERESTED IN TRAVEL.
SO IF MONEY WERE NO OBJECT, AND TIME WERE NO OBJECT,
YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE YOU WANTED AT ANY POINT IN TIME,
WHERE WOULD THAT BE AND WHY?
>> ALL RIGHT.
WELL I GUESS YOU CAN CONSIDER ME KIND OF A TRAVELER'S HIPSTER
IN THE SENSE THAT I DON'T WANT TO GO ANYWHERE
THAT PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY POSTED ON FACEBOOK...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...THEY'VE WENT TO OR HAVE ALREADY HEARD ABOUT,
I KIND OF WANT MY OWN PERSONAL ADVENTURE YOU KNOW?
I WANT TO SEE SOMETHING THAT WAS MY TRIP AND SO I'VE LOOKED
AT A FEW COUNTRIES I MIGHT BE INTERESTED TO GO
TO IN THE FUTURE AND A COUPLE THAT REALLY STOOD
OUT WERE SOUTH AFRICA AND FINLAND.
I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYONE THAT'S BEEN THERE BEFORE...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...THEY SOUND LIKE REALLY COOL PLACES,
THEY PROBABLY HAVE GOOD FOOD [LAUGHTER]
AND SO REALLY I DON'T KNOW, I JUST WANT SOMETHING
THAT WOULD BE REALLY MEMORABLE...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...AND I WANT TO LIKE DISCOVER --
I DEFINITELY YOU KNOW, WANT TO SEE NEW THINGS YOU KNOW.
>> THERE YOU GO.
THERE YOU GO.
SO PAIGE WE WANT TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE PLACE
THAT YOU WANT TO GO IN A LITTLE BIT,
WHEN WE COME BACK FROM THE BREAK.
>> OKAY.
>> GOOD.
>> [BACKGROUND MUSIC] ALL THE PREPARATION THE TRAINING,
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS.
>> TO BE A WINNING TEAM YOU HAVE TO WORK LIKE A WINNING TEAM.
>> WE HAVE A JOB TO DO OUT HERE TODAY.
>> SOME PEOPLE THINK IT'S ABOUT MUSCLE BUT IT'S REALLY
ABOUT HEART, A LOT OF HEART.
>> MY TEAM DEPENDS ON ME.
>> AND MY TEAM IS 50 THOUSAND STRONG.
[ MUSIC ]
>> [BACKGROUND MUSIC] LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF WORK'S GOING INTO THIS.
[ MUSIC ]
>> [BACKGROUND MUSIC] THIS IS WHAT IT FEELS
LIKE TO BE PART OF A TEAM.
>> A WINNING TEAM.
>> THE ACTION TEAM.
>> [MULTIPLE SPEAKERS] ARE YOU IN?
[CHANTING] ACTION TEAM!
ACTION TEAM!
ACTION TEAM!
>> GET IN ON THE ACTION AT ACTIONTEAM.ORG.
ARE YOU IN?
>> [BACKGROUND MUSIC] YOU ALWAYS MADE SURE I BRUSHED MY TEETH.
>> YOU TOLD ME THAT SMART WAS COOL.
>> YOU ALWAYS TOLD ME TO DREAM BIG.
>> TO ALL OF THOSE PARENTS WHO TOOK THE TIME
TO MAKE RAISING THEIR CHILDREN THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB WE'D
LIKE TO SAY...
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, THANKS MOM AND DAD.
>> THIS MESSAGE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE U.S. AIR FORCE.
>> HELLO AND WELCOME BACK TO JOURNEY TO SUCCESS.
I'M VALERIE BORDEAUX AND THIS IS JENNIE HURLEY
AND WE'RE TALKING TODAY WITH PAIGE AND BRIAN.
>> WELCOME BACK.
>> [LAUGHING] THANKS GUYS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> RACHAEL PAIGE WE WANT TO HEAR --
WELL WE HEARD FROM BRIAN BEFORE THE BREAK THAT HE IS EXCITED
TO GO SOME PLACES THAT NO ONE'S EVER BEEN...
>> RIGHT, RIGHT.
>> ...HOPEFULLY, NOT VERY MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN [LAUGHTER],
WHAT ARE YOU -- WHAT'S YOUR DREAM [LAUGHTER] TRAVEL
DESTINATION AND DO YOU HAVE ONE?
>> I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE JUST ONE PLACE
IN MIND I THINK I WOULD GO ANYWHERE
AND EVERYWHERE IF I COULD...
>> MM-HM, MM-HM.
>> ...YOU KNOW [LAUGHING] I DON'T KNOW
IF THAT'S A GREAT ANSWER BUT I THINK - I'VE BEEN IN CALIFORNIA
AND THEN I'VE BEEN IN WASHINGTON D.C.,
AND I KIND OF I DIDN'T REALLY STOP ANYWHERE IN THE MIDDLE
SO I HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN THAT MUCH OF OUR COUNTRY SO...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...I KIND OF - IF I CAN GET A TICKET, I'M GOING [LAUGHING]...
>> RIGHT.
>> ...KIND OF THING YOU KNOW, SO [LAUGHING].
>> TRAVEL WITH THE BACKPACK...
>> YEAH YEAH.
>> ...THROUGH THE WOODS [LAUGHTER].
HOSTEL...
>> RIDE A BIKE.
YEAH.
>> ...SLEEP ON THE FLOOR...
>> OH YEAH YEAH.
>> ...DO ALL OF THAT.
>> I WOULD TOTALLY DO THAT!
YEAH [LAUGHS].
>> SO I'M JUST CURIOUS WHAT'S SOMETHING ABOUT YOU
THAT NO ONE WOULD EVEN THINK [LAUGHTER]?
>> OH A LITTLE SECRET.
>> YEAH. WHAT SECRET THING THAT NO ONE...
>> A SECRET OR JUST KIND OF A...
>> IT COULD BE A SECRET OR SOMETHING ABOUT YOU
THAT NO ONE WOULD EVEN THINK ABOUT YOU.
>> I CAN JUGGLE [LAUGHTER].
>> WOW!
>> YOU CAN JUGGLE?
WHAT?
>> I CAN JUGGLE.
I -- MY UNCLE JIM AND MY DAD USED TO TEACH ME HOW TO JUGGLE
WITH LIKE ROLLS OF SOCKS...
>> UH-HUH.
>> ...YOU KNOW...
>> UH-HUH.
>> ...SO IT MADE LAUNDRY A WHOLE BUNCH MORE FUN...
>> OH YEAH.
>> ...[LAUGHTER] WHEN I WAS A KID SO AND THEN I JUST KIND
OF BROUGHT THAT INTO HIGH SCHOOL...
>> WOW.
>> ...AND I ACTUALLY HAD A FRIEND WHO COULD JUGGLE KNIVES
AND FIRE AND STUFF LIKE THAT AND SO...
>> WOW.
>> ...THAT WAS WHERE I WAS HEADED BUT MY PARENTS KIND OF...
>> YOU KNOW THERE'S A JUGGLING...
>> ...[LAUGHING] PUT AN END TO THAT.
>> LAUNDRY'S OK.
>> ...THERE'S A JUGGLING GROUP ON CAMPUS?
>> I KNOW THAT!
THEY'RE GREAT!
>> HAVE YOU -- ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT JOINING?
>> I'VE STOPPED BY THEM A LITTLE BIT AND JUST KIND
OF JUGGLED A LITTLE BIT FOR A LITTLE WHILE BUT THEN I HAD
TO GO TO CLASS [LAUGHS].
>> LOOKS LIKE FUN.
>> THEY HAVE A LOT OF FUN.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF FUN.
YEAH.
>> OH. HOW ABOUT YOU BRIAN?
WHAT'S SOMETHING THAT NO ONE WOULD EVER IMAGINE [LAUGHTER]
ABOUT BRIAN LEARN?
>> YOU CAN'T BEAT ME [LAUGHTER].
>> YEAH I KNOW.
I THINK SOMETHING THAT NO ONE WOULD EVER IMAGINE IS HOW SHY I
USED TO BE, BELIEVE IT OR NOT...
>> OH.
>> YOU?
>> ...I USED TO BE JUST THE SHYEST PERSON EVER.
I REMEMBER MY PARENTS LIKE INTRODUCED THE NEIGHBORS...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...TO US LIKE I THINK THERE WAS LIKE A KID
THAT WAS A SIMILAR AGE TO ME AND YOU KNOW MYSELF --
AND NOW YOU WOULD THINK YOU KNOW I INTRODUCE MYSELF,
"HEY I'M BRIAN LEARN WHAT'S UP?"
BUT NO I REMEMBER I WAS LIKE HIDING BEHIND A FENCE...
>> WHAT?
>> ...AND I WAS LIKE "I DON'T WANT TO TALK TO THEM"...
>> WELL WHAT HAPPENED?
>> ...AND I JUST...
>> WHAT BROKE YOU OUT?
>> HONESTLY, IT'S REALLY HARD FOR ME TO PINPOINT EXACTLY
WHEN I KIND OF BROKE OUT OF MY SHELL...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...BUT IT WAS DEFINITELY SOME TIME IN HIGH SCHOOL.
I THINK IT WAS DEFINITELY A CONFIDENCE THING...
>> UH-HUH.
>> ...I WAS KIND OF UNCONFIDENT...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...OF MYSELF, I DIDN'T REALLY WANT
TO TALK TOO MUCH TO OTHER PEOPLE...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...A LOT OF DAYS I WOULD JUST SPEND KIND OF JUST BY MYSELF
AND NOW THAT'D BE KIND OF WEIRD SPENDING A WHOLE WEEK [LAUGHTER]
BY MYSELF BUT IT...
>> YEAH.
>> THAT IS SO DIFFERENT.
HERE YOU ARE...
>> YEAH.
>> ...A CAMPUS TOUR GUIDE...
>> [LAUGHTER] YEAH.
>> ...OKAY, CLASS REP, LEADERSHIP AND YOU'D NEVER KNOW
THAT YOU WERE A SHY GUY.
>> THAT'S FUNNY.
>> YEAH IT WAS PRETTY INTERESTING.
>> THAT'S REALLY FUNNY.
>> I DEFINITELY DIDN'T
LIKE PEOPLE [LAUGHTER] THAT MUCH, AND BUT...
>> [LAUGHTER] WELL WE'RE GLAD YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND.
>> [LAUGHING] YEAH, ME TOO.
>> PAIGE NOW YOU DON'T STRIKE ME AS THE TYPE THAT WAS EVER SHY.
>> I...
>> AM I RIGHT?
>> I WAS NEVER SHY.
NEVER. NOPE.
>> OK.
>> NOPE [LAUGHTER].
>> NOPE [LAUGHING].
>> [LAUGHTER] NO WAY, ALWAYS TALKED TOO MUCH.
[LAUGHING] YEP, THAT'S KIND OF FUNNY.
>> BUT YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY?
>> YEAH I'VE ALWAYS BEEN REAL CHATTY...
>> UH-HUH, UH-HUH.
>> ...TALKED TOO MUCH, TOO FAST...
>> UH-HUH, UH-HUH.
>> ...BUT I ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD --
I ALWAYS TRY TO HAVE A GOOD JOKE YOU KNOW...
>> OH.
>> ...I ALWAYS TRY TO...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...IT'S MY FAMILY REALLY,
I BLAME A LOT ON MY FAMILY I THINK.
WE'RE 5 PEOPLE, LOUD PEOPLE
AND I'M JUST ALWAYS CONSTANTLY TRYING TO GET A WORD IN...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...SO YOU KNOW...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...I'M THE YOUNGEST...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...I HAD TO...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...I HAD TO SPEAK UP OR I'D NEVER BE HEARD [LAUGHING]...
>> UH-HUH.
>> ...KIND OF THING.
>> MM-HM.
>> SO YOU KNOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT JOURNEY TO SUCCESS
SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ALL OF THE FABULOUS THINGS
THAT HAVE HAPPENED TO YOU.
HAS THERE EVER BEEN A TIME WHEN YOU TRIED SOMETHING
AND YOU UTTERLY BOMBED?
>> [LAUGHING] YES.
>> AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO?
>> [LAUGHING] YOU CAN GO FIRST.
>> NO YOU GO.
>> PAIGE?
>> ALL RIGHT.
WELL NOTHING TOO SPECIFIC BUT THERE WAS A CLASS
THAT I TOOK ABOUT A YEAR AGO.
I WAS KIND OF JUST AGAIN OVERLOADING MYSELF,
I DO LIKE TO KEEP MYSELF PRETTY BUSY
BUT THIS PARTICULAR SEMESTER...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...I THINK I JUST WENT A LITTLE TOO FAR GOT A LITTLE
CRAZY WITH IT AND I JUST DIDN'T DO VERY WELL IN A CLASS
AND I REALLY LIKED THE PROFESSOR.
I DID LEARN A LOT...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...I JUST DIDN'T GET THE GRADE
THAT I REALLY WANTED, YOU KNOW?
I DON'T THINK IT WAS A BAD THING...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...AT THE TIME I WAS PRETTY DEVASTATED.
>> MM-HM.
>> BUT I DID -- I LEARNED A LOT AND I'VE KIND OF LEARNED
TO JUST KIND OF RESPECT WHAT YOU LEARN IN THE CLASSROOM
AS OPPOSED TO LIKE THE GRADE THAT YOU GET...
>> MM-HM, MM-HM.
>> ...KIND OF THING, SO I THINK I BOUNCED BACK AND ENROLLED
IN ANOTHER ONE OF THE SAME PROFESSORS CLASSES [LAUGHING]
SO HOPEFULLY I'LL BE ABLE TO PROVE MYSELF AGAIN YOU KNOW?
>> SO WHEN YOU HAVE A SITUATION LIKE THAT --
EXCUSE ME, WHEN YOU HAVE A SITUATION LIKE THAT
WHERE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU KNOW YOU SAID YOU WERE DEVASTATED...
>> YEAH.
>> MM-HM.
>> HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THAT?
I MEAN DO YOU GO EAT ICE CREAM [LAUGHTER]?
DO YOU CALL A FRIEND [LAUGHTER], DO YOU...
>> [LAUGHING] OH I EAT ICE CREAM ANYWAY.
NO I -- MY FAMILY'S ALWAYS KIND OF SAID YOU KNOW,
I BRUISE EASY AND HEAL FAST...
>> UH-HUH.
>> THAT'S GOOD, THAT'S GOOD.
>> I BOUNCE BACK PRETTY QUICKLY.
SO I -- AT THE SAME TIME THAT I WAS YOU KNOW NOT DOING SO GREAT
IN THIS CLASS I WAS ALSO BEING ACCEPTED
INTO THE PANETTA INSTITUTE PROGRAM.
>> UH-HUH.
>> OH.
>> SO IT WAS KIND OF AT THE SAME TIME...
>> YEAH.
>> ...KIND OF HAPPENING SO I KIND
OF JUST SET ASIDE THE HURT FEELINGS...
>> MM-HM, MM-HM.
>> ...AND KIND OF JUST WENT TO D.C. SO [LAUGHING].
>> HOW ABOUT YOU BRIAN?
HAVE YOU EVER BOMBED AND COME OUT OF IT OR...
>> OH SO MANY TIMES [LAUGHTER][INAUDIBLE].
>> [LAUGHTER] PICK JUST ONE OF YOUR SO MANY.
>> YEAH. I THINK ONE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS WAS I BELIEVE
IT WAS 8TH, 9TH GRADE I DON'T REMEMBER WHEN
BUT I JUST STARTED PLAYING SAXOPHONE.
>> MM-HM.
>> I ACTUALLY ENDED UP PLAYING SAXOPHONE FOR 5 YEARS.
>> WHOA.
>> I ACTUALLY DO MISS IT NOW,
MAYBE ONE DAY I'LL GET BACK ON IT.
>> AH.
>> BUT WHEN I FIRST STARTED PLAYING I WAS
HORRIBLE [LAUGHTER]!
AND IT WAS SO SAD BECAUSE I REMEMBER LIKE NOT --
THE NOTES JUST DIDN'T COME OUT [LAUGHTER] OF IT
AND I REMEMBER VIVIDLY, I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MUSIC ROOM...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...AND I WAS ON THIS CHAIR PLAYING THE SAXOPHONE
AND IT JUST SOUNDED SO BAD I HAD LIKE TWO TEACHERS
LIKE HELPING ME [LAUGHTER] WHATEVER, GIVE ME ADVICE...
>> OH MY GOD.
>> ...AND I JUST REMEMBER THAT DAY FEELING SO DEFEATED LIKE...
>> UH-HUH.
>> ...LIKE OH MY GOODNESS LIKE WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?
BUT...
>> SO WHEN DID YOU COME OUT OF THAT?
>> ...SO SOMETHING I DID IS I REMEMBER I ACTUALLY TOOK THE
INSTRUMENT TO MY HOUSE AND I WAS IN MY BACKYARD
AND I DEFINITELY PRACTICED MORE OFTEN.
>> MM-HM.
>> I FINALLY GOT LIKE MY MOUTH RIGHT...
>> MM-HM, MM-HM.
>> ...SO IT SOUNDED BETTER...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...AND YOU KNOW I STAYED EVERY YEAR AFTER YEAR
AND I DIDN'T QUIT BECAUSE THERE ACTUALLY WAS A POINT
WHERE I WANTED TO LEAVE THE BAND...
>> AHH.
>> ...BECAUSE I FELT LIKE I JUST WASN'T AT EVERYONE'S LEVEL.
>> MM-HM.
>> BUT I REMEMBER THE BANDLEADER DEFINITELY ENCOURAGED ME TO STAY
AND I PRACTICED EXTRA AND I TURNED OUT TO BE PRETTY GOOD.
AND SO [LAUGHTER]...
>> OH.
>> ...THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT I DEFINITELY REGRET STICKING --
I MEAN NOT REGRET [LAUGHING] BUT I'M DEFINITELY THANKFUL...
>> UH-HUH.
>> ...THAT I STUCK...
>> THAT YOU STUCK TO IT.
>> ...STUCK IT OUT.
>> SO YOU REALLY PERSEVERED AND I THINK WE CAN SEE
THAT IN OTHER ASPECTS OF YOUR LIFE AS WELL.
NOW DID YOUR PARENTS -- WAS THAT YOUR --
SOMETHING INSIDE OF YOU THAT SAID, "YOU KNOW WHAT,
I'M NOT HAPPY WITH HOW I'M DOING I'M GOING TO KEEP GOING" OR WAS
THAT SOMETHING FROM YOUR FAMILY
THAT ENCOURAGED YOU TO KEEP GOING?
>> WELL...
>> OR A LITTLE BIT OR BOTH?
>> ...I THINK IT WAS DEFINITELY MYSELF.
IT'S KIND OF FUNNY, THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL MY PARENTS
DEFINITELY TOLD ME TO COOL DOWN [LAUGHING] MORE
THAN LIKE YOU KNOW TRY HARDER...
>> UH-HUH.
>> ...KIND BECAUSE I TEND --
I DID LET STRESS LIKE OVERRUN ME KIND OF...
>> YEAH.
>> UH-HUH.
>> IT WASN'T BECAUSE OF THE NOTES YOU WERE
PLAYING [LAUGHTER]?
>> [LAUGHING] OH YEAH.
MAYBE THAT STRESSED THEM OUT TOO I DON'T KNOW [LAUGHTER].
BUT NO I DEFINITELY THINK IT WAS KIND OF LIKE AN INNER THING
THAT I JUST TOLD MYSELF, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO TRY
TO DO THIS AND I'M TELLING YOU THERE WAS MANY TIMES I DIDN'T
REALLY WANT TO CONTINUE PLAYING.
BUT AGAIN, I'M REALLY GLAD I DID.
>> MM-HM.
>> WAS IT -- IS THERE SOMETHING THAT YOU DID REGULARLY
LIKE I KIND OF MENTIONED TO PAIGE, I'M JUST CURIOUS,
DID YOU SEEK SOLACE IN LIKE YOUR FAVORITE SHOW
OR LIKE [LAUGHTER] WHAT DID YOU DO WHEN YOU WERE SUPER BUMMED
OUT AND YOU THOUGHT I CAN'T DO THIS?
>> IT'S KIND OF FUNNY, A LOT OF TIMES I KIND OF HAVE A MENTAL
LIKE I GUESS RATIONAL ARGUMENT WITH MYSELF.
>> MM-HM.
>> OKAY.
>> I KIND OF THINK, "WELL, OKAY, I FAILED REALLY BAD AT THIS
BUT THERE'S WORSE THINGS.
I CAN GET OVER THIS."
I REALLY HAD TO RATIONALIZE IT...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...WITH MYSELF...
>> MM-HM.
>> YEAH.
>> ...ABOUT HOW, YOU KNOW,
I'M PROBABLY OVERREACTING I KNOW I CAN DO THIS
AND SO I DO DEFINITELY HAVE TO TAKE A MINUTE AND LIE
DOWN TO JUST KIND OF THINK ABOUT...
>> MM-HM, MM-HM.
>> ...WHAT'S GOING ON.
>> SO IT'S A SOFT...
>> AND HELPS ME OUT.
>> ...MOTIVATION.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> I KIND OF LEARNED TO BE ABLE TO DO
THAT THAT DEFINITELY HELPS ME GET THROUGH THINGS.
IF I HAVE A JUST A MINUTE [LAUGHTER]...
>> YEAH.
>> MM-HM.
>> ...TO THINK OF HOW...
>> [LAUGHTER] COME ON BRIAN!
YOU CAN DO IT BRIAN [INAUDIBLE][LAUGHTER]!
>> THAT'S GREAT.
>> YOU KNOW WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT MENTORS CAN BE...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...IN YOUR LIFE.
IS THERE A FAVORITE MENTOR THAT YOU CAN REMEMBER
WHO REALLY HAD A MAJOR IMPACT ON YOUR LIFE?
>> I THINK I'VE GOT 4 OF THEM...
>> MM-HM, MM-HM.
>> ...[LAUGHING] I'VE GOT MY MOM, MY DAD AND MY 2 SISTERS...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...I THINK IF I SAID ANYBODY ELSE I'D BE LYING,
THEY'RE KIND OF...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...THEY'RE MY BEST FRIENDS...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...AND THEY...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...THEY'RE ALWAYS IN MY CORNER.
I KNOW THAT'S REALLY, REALLY...
>> UH-HUH.
>> ...DORKY TO SAY [LAUGHING]...
>> AWE HOW CORNY.
>> ...THEY JUST ARE.
[LAUGHING] YEAH WELL THEY ARE, THEY'RE JUST ALWAYS THERE!
AND YOU KNOW MY SISTERS
AND I SHARED A BEDROOM FOR A LOT OF YEARS...
>> UH-HUH.
>> ...AND MY OTHER -- WELL ONE OF MY SISTERS AND I STILL DO
SO WE'RE KIND OF FORCED ON EACH OTHER BUT I'M THERE
WHEN SHE NEEDS ME AND SHE'S THERE WHEN I NEED HER...
>> MM-HM, MM-HM.
>> ...AND, YOU KNOW, I'LL GO WATCH HER FAVORITE MOVIES
AND SHE'LL WATCH MINE, MAYBE [LAUGHTER].
IT'S KIND OF YEAH, SO.
>> THAT'S FUN.
>> WHAT ABOUT YOU BRIAN?
>> SO I GUESS I HAVE A KIND OF SIMILAR ANSWER,
I WOULD ALSO SAY MY PARENTS TOO.
>> MM-HM.
>> I FEEL LIKE YOUR PARENTS PLAY A HUGE ROLE WHEN IT COMES
TO HOW CONFIDENT YOU ARE...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...ABOUT YOUR LIKE ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> MM-HM.
>> SO THEY HELPED AND I ALSO FEEL
LIKE I GUESS I GOT A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION.
>> MM-HM.
>> I DID A LOT OF THINGS WITH LIKE HIGH SCHOOL
AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, YOU KNOW,
THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL.
I WAS A SUNDAY SCHOOL VOLUNTEER AT ONE POINT...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...THAT WAS REALLY COOL,
AND I THINK THROUGH DOING THIS STUFF I WAS KIND OF INSPIRED
THAT "WOW" LIKE "I CAN DO THIS" AND I KIND OF GAINED CONFIDENCE
WHEN I WAS KIND OF DOING MORE THINGS...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...THAT WOULD HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN
OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE.
>> MM-HM.
>> RIGHT.
>> MM-HM.
>> AND LIKE ESPECIALLY WHEN IT CAME TO LIKE APPLYING FOR JOBS
AND DOING INTERVIEWS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> MM-HM.
>> THE MORE I DID IT THE MORE I WAS CONFIDENT THAT I CAN DO IT.
>> MM-HM.
>> I FEEL LIKE THAT REALLY HELPED ME OUT.
YOU KNOW?
>> MM-HM.
>> YEAH.
>> IT SOUNDS LIKE AS A TEACHER YOU'RE HOPING TO BE A MENTOR
TO OTHER [LAUGHTER] PEOPLE AS WELL.
>> EXACTLY!
AND NOW THAT I KNOW THAT LIKE I LIKE THE FEELING OF DOING IT --
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE YOU KNOW ALL TEACHERS
IN A REALLY SELFISH WAY --
EVEN THOUGH YOU KNOW YOU'RE A PUBLIC SERVANT...
>> UH HUH.
>> ...AND YOU'RE TEACHING PEOPLE,
YOU DEFINITELY GET THIS SORT OF I GUESS EUPHORIA
FROM LIKE HELPING OTHER PEOPLE.
>> MM-HM.
>> LIKE THERE'S A GOOD FEELING THAT COMES ALONG WITH IT.
>> YEAH.
>> MM-HM.
>> AND I REALLY ENJOY THAT...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...AND SO THAT DEFINITELY HELPED ME PUSH THROUGH A LOT
OF THINGS THAT I WAS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH.
>> MM-HM, MM-HM.
>> SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, YOUR JOURNEY ALONG THE WAY
AND COMING CLOSE TO THE END, IF YOU LOOK BACK AND THINK
ABOUT THE KIND OF LEGACY THAT YOU WOULD'VE
LIKE TO HAVE LEFT, WHAT MIGHT THAT BE?
>> I DON'T...
>> WHAT KIND OF DIFFERENCE DO YOU THINK YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE?
>> ...I'M NOT READY TO LEAVE YET [LAUGHTER].
>> [LAUGHING] WELL WE'RE NOT READY
FOR YOU TO LEAVE QUITE YET.
>> WHAT KIND OF THINGS WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU ACCOMPLISH ALONG THE WAY I GUESS?
>> I THINK A SENSE OF HUMOR IS KIND OF IMPORTANT.
>> MM-HM.
>> MM-HM.
>> YOU KNOW LIKE I SAID I ALWAYS TRY TO HAVE A GOOD JOKE,
A GOOD OPENING LINE...
>> UH-HUH, UH-HUH.
>> ...A CLOSING LINE YOU KNOW KEEP
THAT SOLID JOKE GOING [LAUGHTER] BUT I THINK IF I CAN --
I MEAN IF I CAN LEAVE ANYTHING WITH ANYBODY...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...I'D HOPE TO JUST BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT KIND
OF -- SHARE A LAUGH...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...YOU KNOW?
[LAUGHING] I THINK...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...LAUGHING IS IMPORTANT...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...AND MAYBE I LAUGH TOO MUCH,
LIKE WHEN I GET STRESSED...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...AND I JUST KIND OF JOKE IT OFF...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...KIND OF THING...
>> MM-HM, MM-HM.
>> ...BUT I THINK THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN KIND OF HELPFUL FOR ME.
>> MM-HM.
>> TO BE ABLE TO JUST KIND OF JOKE MY WAY THROUGH...
>> MM-HM, MM-HM.
>> ...SO, I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE I HAVEN'T BEEN FUNNY ENOUGH TODAY, SO [LAUGHTER].
>> [LAUGHING] OH!
>> [LAUGHTER] I THINK YOU'VE DONE A GOOD JOB BEING FUNNY.
>> [LAUGHTER] I DID MY BEST.
>> WHAT KIND OF DIFFERENCE WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE BRIAN?
>> I FEEL LIKE BY THE TIME, YOU KNOW, I LEAVE COLLEGE
AND ENTER THE WORKFORCE AND STUFF, I DEFINITELY WANT
TO MAKE SOME IMPACT LIKE I FEEL LIKE THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS
THAT CAN BE IMPROVED IN THE WORLD OBVIOUSLY,
EVERYONE KNOWS THAT...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...BUT I DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO JUST WORK AROUND IT AND,
YOU KNOW, JUST KIND OF LIVE MY LIFE.
I DEFINITELY WANT TO IMPACT SOMETHING...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...ALONG THE WAY YOU KNOW...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...LIKE ON THE BOOKS [LAUGHTER]
LIKE HE CHANGED THIS AND IT WAS BETTER.
>> UH-HUH.
UH-HUH.
>> AND SO BECAUSE YOU KNOW...
>> YEAH.
>> ...OTHERWISE YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE POINT?
>> YEAH.
>> AND SO I'M ALREADY HAVING THAT MINDSET NOW
AND I FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S REALLY POSITIVE...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...THAT I'M DOING THESE STUDIES
INTO ACTUALLY IMPROVING SOMETHING...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...AND NOT SIMPLY FOR MONEY OR OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...BECAUSE THAT'S VERY TEMPORARY.
>> MM-HM.
>> AND ALSO I WOULD AGREE WITH PAIGE ABOUT HUMOR.
I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST NEED TO LOOSEN UP A LITTLE BIT.
>> MM-HM, MM-HM, MM-HM.
>> [LAUGHTER] YOU KNOW BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE --
YOU KNOW BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I CAN BE STRESSED OUT A LOT...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...LIKE, YOU KNOW ME, I CAN BE PRETTY OBNOXIOUS AND STUFF
AND I CAN [LAUGHTER] -- I ENCOURAGE THAT...
>> [LAUGHING] YEAH HE CAN.
>> ...I KNOW I CAN AND I ENCOURAGE THAT YOU KNOW I FEEL
LIKE LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO ALWAYS BE SO YOU KNOW CONSERVATIVE...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...ON YOUR ACTIONS...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...WITH LIKE OTHER...
>> YEAH.
>> ...PEOPLE AND ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS
SO YOU REALLY WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...ENJOY THEIR TIME LIKE...
>> YEAH.
>> ...THE TIME YOU HAVE OFF.
>> MM-HM.
>> GO SEE SOMETHING, STOP WATCHING...
>> MM-HM.
>> ...TV.
>> MM-HM.
>> YEAH.
>> YOU KNOW, LET'S DRIVE SOMEWHERE AND SO...
>> MM-HM, MM-HM, MM-HM.
>> ...I DEFINITELY ENCOURAGE THAT TOO.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
>> SO WE'RE COMING TO THE END OF THE SEGMENT
BUT IF YOU HAD ONE THING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE,
JUST ONE BRIEF THING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE
WITH AN UPCOMING STUDENT WHO'S WANTING TO BE SUCCESSFUL,
LIKE YOU, WANTING TO ENJOY LIFE, WANTING TO MAKE THE MOST,
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY THAT MIGHT BE?
>> I THINK I WOULD SAY IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO LET SOMEONE ELSE ANSWER A QUESTION FIRST [LAUGHTER] THEN
DO IT!
THAT'S DEFINITELY WHAT I'VE LEARNED.
GOOD MOVE BRIAN, GOOD MOVE!
>> [LAUGHING] RIGHT.
>> [LAUGHING] BRIAN ANY [INAUDIBLE]?
>> OH YOU'RE ASKING ME THE QUESTIONS [LAUGHTER]?
>> IT'S YOUR TURN NOW [LAUGHTER]!
>> [LAUGHTER] OH THEY WERE ASKING YOU?
OH!
>> [LAUGHTER] THAT WAS MY ANSWER!
>> [LAUGHTER] OH [INAUDIBLE]!
FINE.
>> UH HUH, UH HUH, UH HUH.
>> ALL RIGHT, I GUESS...
>> YOU'VE GOT TO BE BRIEF ON THAT WE'RE GOING TO WRAP IT UP.
>> OKAY SO IF I WERE TO SAY ONE THING IT WOULD PROBABLY BE
TO DEFINITELY NOT GET STRESSED OUT ABOUT THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> I FEEL LIKE PEOPLE ARE SO FOCUSED
ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING...
>> THAT'S GREAT ADVICE.
>> ...TRY YOUR BEST, YOU CAN DO IT.
>> THAT'S GREAT ADVICE.
>> OKAY [LAUGHTER].
>> LET SOME ONE ELSE ANSWER THE QUESTION FIRST
AND DON'T GET STRESSED OUT.
THANKS FOR JOINING US [LAUGHTER] ON JOURNEY TO SUCCESS.
>> THANK YOU.
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