therewassomethingmissinganditwasthatpurposereallybutwhenyouhavesuccessit's soshort-livedit's likeitreallyisreallyshort-lived I'm fightingforsomethingfargreaterthanwinning a race I'm reallyfightingforchangeintheworldseeingyoungkidswhoarelikeusbutbeggingforfoodtomethatwasthatbrokemyheart I think a lotofpeoplearestrugglingtofindthatpurposebutit's okayyou'llyouwillfinditwhenyoustartdoingsportatyourlevelevenatanearlyagewinsandlossesstartsbecomingsoimportanthowhaveyoukindofprocessedthatastime's goneon I feelinracingif I if I wouldwin I couldsee a smileonmydad's faceanditwasreallylikeokayif I dowellatthis I knowthat I'llbeacceptedyouknowbut I gottoworkdoublehardfirstwaseverythingyeahinordertobeacceptedinordertofitinandmaybetobeappreciatednotonlyinwithinmyrelationshipperhapswithmydadbutthenalsoaroundmyfriendsanditwasuntil I gotolder I realizedit's aboutthebiggerpicturebutwhenyouhavesuccessit's soshort-livedit's likeitreallyisreallyshort-livedas a racingdriveryouknowtheweekendissointenseyou'veseenitthere's somuchenergysomuchit's reallyreally a stressfulenvironmentforeveryonethat's workingwithinitthenyougohomeandthere's a hugecomedownlikeoneortwodayslaterandyou'retryingtobalancethoseemotionsthatemotionalrollercoasterandlearningtokindofchannelthatandfigureoutwaystokeepitbalancedwithitwithyourroutineandthosesortsofthingshasbeenreallykeyformebut I thinkduringthelastcouplelastfewyearsreallyunderstandingthatit's aboutthebiggerpicture I'm fightingforsomethingfargreaterthanwinning a race I'm reallyfightingforchangeintheworldyouknowwe'remoredividedthanever I wouldsayit's devastating I can't watchthenewsit's devastatingeverything's somuchhappeningbuttherearesomanygreatpeopleouttherethatdoingreallygreatthingsand I wanttobeoneof I wanttobe a partofthatyouweresomeonethatstoodouttomemassivelywhere I wasjustlikewowthisperson's reallynotjustwinningononthetrackbutit's thinkingabouthowwinningonthetracktransferstowhatyoucandooffthetrackbecauseoftheinfluencebecauseofyournetworkbecauseofyourimpactand I alwayssaythatyourpurposeissomethingnotjustthatmakesyouhappyit's whenyouusewhatmakesyouhappytoserveotherpeoplelikewhenyouuseittoimpactotherpeople's liveswhendidthatdropforyoulikewhendidthatclickforyoulikewasthere a pointatwhichnumberonedidn't satisfyyouorwasthere a pointatwhichthesuccessthatcamefromitoryoudidn't actuallyhavetogetdissatisfiedyoujustfoundthattherewas a betterwaytobesuccessfulas I said I washaving a successand I waslikeokaynow I'm onthat I'm atthetopwhatcan I dowithityeahandtherearesomanycausesthere's somanyproblemsoutthereandthere's somanyamazingcausesandwhichoneyouknowthere's onlyoneofyousolikewhatwheredoyouputthefocusandthat's takeittook a longlongtimetoreallyfindwhatthatwasforme I thinkformeeducationwassomethingthat I feltextremelypassionateaboutbecause I'vebeenouttoIndia I'd beenoutintosomeofthereallypoorestplaceslikeinManilaandseeingyoungkidswhoarelikeusbutbeggingforfoodnothavingthesameopportunitiesandformethatwasthatbrokemyheartandrealizedhowprivilegedweareandhowfortunateweare I waslike I wanttobeworkingwithpeopleouttherethataretryingtocreatemoreyouknowthere's over a hundredmillionkidsthatdon't haveaccesstoschooleducationsohowcan I getinvolvedinthatsoalignyourselfwithpeoplethatdobut I think I was I waswinninganditwasgivingmethattipofhappinessbutthen I wouldkindofdropbackdowntonormalityandtherewassomethingmissinganditwasthatpurposereallywellunderstandingwhatthatpurposeisandunderstandingwhatwhyyou'vebeenputherewhyyoubegintheplatformthatyou'vethatyou'vebeengivenmission 44 isfocusedon a muchyouknowsocietalchallengesandbarriersandeducationalsojustbeentoAfricaandthereit's somuchbeautythereand I reallyreallywanttohaveanimpactyouknowreallywanttohelpthereaswellsoyeahthatisactuallysomethingthat's onthetopofthelistsustainabilityisonthetopofourlistandthatrealtruecorevalueswedon't gooutofourwaywellyouknowbecause a lotofpeopleareit's veryeasytokindofbeledbymoneyorsuccessbutmakingsureyoustickortothetoyourcorevaluesissotrueso I'm gonnasaythisand I don't saythisoften I thinkyou'reoneofthemostonpurposepeople I'veeverinterviewed I appreciatethat I genuinelylikeitjustthere's nothingelsethatcomesfromyourbeingapartfromwhatyourpurposecurrentlyiswithmission 44 andandit's it's reallyremarkabletomeetsomeonewho's soonpurpose I don't I genuinelydon't havethatexperienceandtheonlypersonyouremindedmeofwasKobehehadittoowhenwhen I wasaroundhimtherewasnotherewasnothingelseitwasn't likehemissedanythinghewasatpeaceitwastherewaspeacewithpurposeyouknowandyouhavethatsameauraandspiritfromfromatleastmyexperiencethankyousomuchsokindofyouyeahand I reallymeanthat I reallymeanthatit's incrediblesometimes I'm likemaybepeopledon't justdon't caremaybepeople's problemsaresobigthattheydon't havetimetofocusonotherthingsandit's hardenoughjusttodothethingthatyou'refocusedonorjustovercomingtheissuethatyou'reovercomingsoso I feellikeit's aboutlearningtobeselflessrightandwhichisdifficulttodoifyou'renotbeinglovingyourselfandnotin a goodplaceyeahso I thinkitallcomestousathopefully a timeat a certainpointinourlivesbutalsoyouknowwelivein a timewherelikesocialmediaissoit's such a dangerousit's such a powerfultoolbutit's alsocanbesodangerousandsodividingand I seepeopleouttheretodayandthere's peoplethat I admirethat I'm thoughtthatthat I wouldfollowand I'd belikehowtheyprojectingsomethingthat's notnecessarilyhelpfulforyouforpeopleouttherehowaretheyprojectingthey'renotusingthisplatformtobemoreinspirationalorbemorepositiveandthere's thosethatarebutthen I don't youcan't judgeyousothat's theirjourneyallyoucancontinuetodoistrytoyouknowwiththatMayaAngelouquotesaboutbeingshiningyourlightasbrightasyoucanpossiblygetitandhopethatbydoingityou I thinkyouautomaticallyencouragethepeoplearoundyoutowanttodothesamewhat's somethingthatyouthoughtyouvaluedbutyoudon't valueanymoreyourmaterialstuffatsomestageinyourlifeyourealizethey'renotimportantandweliveinsuch a materialisticworldsolearningtodetachyourselffromthatandknowthatit's momentswithspecialpeopleit's momentswithyourwithyourfamilywithyourlovedoneswithyourfriendsthatarewhatyougettotakewithyouwhenyoustopweknowwhenlifecomestoanendright I believethatit's thosememoriesthatwhatyeahmemoriesofyoualsowhichlingersnotwhatyouhadorwhatyouwereabletoattainso I thinkthatwassomethingthattookme a longtimetotolearnandyeahwhilst I stillhavethings I don't have I'veactuallytriedtouncluttermylifebutweholdontosomanythingsrightsojustdeclutteringyourlifemakingitmoresimplethat's why I like I lovetogoandsurfingthat's likethemosttranquilkindofthingthat I gettodositintheoceanandsometimesjustsitandponderaboutlifewhat I'm gonnadonextandthat's mygetaway I thinkpeoplehavetofindthatbalanceofworkbecauseifyoujustworkworkworkworkandyoudon't replenishyourenergywithpositivethingsthenyouwilljustcontinuetobebreakingyourselfdownso I tryandfindthatbalance I thinkeveryoneneedstodothathowdoyoudealwithlossandhowdoyoudealwith a win I thinksuccessisas I mentionedyouearliershort-livedsuccessisthere's a lotlesslearninsuccessit's likethetipoftheicebergit's thelossesandit's thefailuresandit's thecontinuouslyjusttheperseverancethatyouneededit's findingyourcoreit's lettingyourselfknowit's okaytofeelthepainit's okaytoacceptthatyourfailuresit's gonnamakeyouandjustknowingthatthatisthecase I'vefailedsomanymoretimesand I'vesucceededsomanymoreandthatpeopledon't evenknowbeingouttocontrolemotionsbeingouttobecalmandpresentstayingcenteredthereareloadsofobviouslydifferentmethodsthatpeoplecanusethethingsthat I trytothat I'vestartedtoincorporateovertheyearsmoreinmylifeismeditationhasbeen a realthatformewassomethingthat I neverthoughtthatthat I kindofturned a blindeyetoitwhen I wasyoungerthoughtthat's notgonnabehelpfulbutbeingouttobesitstillfor a secondandlistentothenoisesaroundyouandunderstandyouwon't tapintothatkindofin a childorwhateveritmaybethat's formebeentakingthatmomentforyourselfeachdaytreatingyourselfwithloveandbeingkindtoyourselfyouknowbecause I thinkfor a longtime I wasn't kindtomyself I justlisteningtoyoutodayandit's amazingbecauseandthat's what I'm soglad I'vehadthisopportunitytotalktoyoubecause I canhearjusthowdeeplydedicatedyouaretothisandhowit's atyourcoreit's likeit's everythingthatcomesoutofyourporestodayisjustyouknowwhichiswhichisreallyspecialtosee a valuebeingembodiedliketoempowerotherpeopleyouhavetoembodythevaluefirstitdoesn't justyoudon't justgoaroundempoweringpeopleandsotohearhowyoursoulandheartislikecompletely a spongeforthisstuffandthentowantingtogoandshareitwiththeworldit's reallyremarkablethankyou I meanthis I'm byfarperfectlikeit's notaboutbeingperfectit's aboutjusteverydayonestepat a timetryingtobebettertryingtodomoreandlearning a lotaboutmyselfhadtobreakmyselfdowninordertobeouttobebetterandit's enabledmetoconnectwithmorepeopleit's enabledmetorealizemyplaceintheworldand I don't feellike I don't belonganymore I feellikeyouknow I'vegot a placeand I'vegot a purposeandthat's and I think a lotofpeoplearestrugglingtofindthatpurposebutit's okayyouwillfinditdonotgiveupkeepgettingupyouknowlikejustkeepsayingthosethingstoyourselfandyouwilleventuallyfindityou
therewassomethingmissinganditwasthatpurposereallybutwhenyouhavesuccessit's soshort-livedit's likeitreallyisreallyshort-lived I'm fightingforsomethingfargreaterthanwinning a race I'm reallyfightingforchangeintheworldseeingyoungkidswhoarelikeusbutbeggingforfoodtomethatwasthatbrokemyheart I think a lotofpeoplearestrugglingtofindthatpurposebutit's okayyou'llyouwillfinditwhenyoustartdoingsportatyourlevelevenatanearlyagewinsandlossesstartsbecomingsoimportanthowhaveyoukindofprocessedthatastime's goneon I feelinracingif I if I wouldwin I couldsee a smileonmydad's faceanditwasreallylikeokayif I dowellatthis I knowthat I'llbeacceptedyouknowbut I gottoworkdoublehardfirstwaseverythingyeahinordertobeacceptedinordertofitinandmaybetobeappreciatednotonlyinwithinmyrelationshipperhapswithmydadbutthenalsoaroundmyfriendsanditwasuntil I gotolder I realizedit's aboutthebiggerpicturebutwhenyouhavesuccessit's soshort-livedit's likeitreallyisreallyshort-livedas a racingdriveryouknowtheweekendissointenseyou'veseenitthere's somuchenergysomuchit's reallyreally a stressfulenvironmentforeveryonethat's workingwithinitthenyougohomeandthere's a hugecomedownlikeoneortwodayslaterandyou'retryingtobalancethoseemotionsthatemotionalrollercoasterandlearningtokindofchannelthatandfigureoutwaystokeepitbalancedwithitwithyourroutineandthosesortsofthingshasbeenreallykeyformebut I thinkduringthelastcouplelastfewyearsreallyunderstandingthatit's aboutthebiggerpicture I'm fightingforsomethingfargreaterthanwinning a race I'm reallyfightingforchangeintheworldyouknowwe'remoredividedthanever I wouldsayit's devastating I can't watchthenewsit's devastatingeverything's somuchhappeningbuttherearesomanygreatpeopleouttherethatdoingreallygreatthingsand I wanttobeoneof I wanttobe a partofthatyouweresomeonethatstoodouttomemassivelywhere I wasjustlikewowthisperson's reallynotjustwinningononthetrackbutit's thinkingabouthowwinningonthetracktransferstowhatyoucandooffthetrackbecauseoftheinfluencebecauseofyournetworkbecauseofyourimpactand I alwayssaythatyourpurposeissomethingnotjustthatmakesyouhappyit's whenyouusewhatmakesyouhappytoserveotherpeoplelikewhenyouuseittoimpactotherpeople's liveswhendidthatdropforyoulikewhendidthatclickforyoulikewasthere a pointatwhichnumberonedidn't satisfyyouorwasthere a pointatwhichthesuccessthatcamefromitoryoudidn't actuallyhavetogetdissatisfiedyoujustfoundthattherewas a betterwaytobesuccessfulas I said I washaving a successand I waslikeokaynow I'm onthat I'm atthetopwhatcan I dowithityeahandtherearesomanycausesthere's somanyproblemsoutthereandthere's somanyamazingcausesandwhichoneyouknowthere's onlyoneofyousolikewhatwheredoyouputthefocusandthat's takeittook a longlongtimetoreallyfindwhatthatwasforme I thinkformeeducationwassomethingthat I feltextremelypassionateaboutbecause I'vebeenouttoIndia I'd beenoutintosomeofthereallypoorestplaceslikeinManilaandseeingyoungkidswhoarelikeusbutbeggingforfoodnothavingthesameopportunitiesandformethatwasthatbrokemyheartandrealizedhowprivilegedweareandhowfortunateweare I waslike I wanttobeworkingwithpeopleouttherethataretryingtocreatemoreyouknowthere's over a hundredmillionkidsthatdon't haveaccesstoschooleducationsohowcan I getinvolvedinthatsoalignyourselfwithpeoplethatdobut I think I was I waswinninganditwasgivingmethattipofhappinessbutthen I wouldkindofdropbackdowntonormalityandtherewassomethingmissinganditwasthatpurposereallywellunderstandingwhatthatpurposeisandunderstandingwhatwhyyou'vebeenputherewhyyoubegintheplatformthatyou'vethatyou'vebeengivenmission 44 isfocusedon a muchyouknowsocietalchallengesandbarriersandeducationalsojustbeentoAfricaandthereit's somuchbeautythereand I reallyreallywanttohaveanimpactyouknowreallywanttohelpthereaswellsoyeahthatisactuallysomethingthat's onthetopofthelistsustainabilityisonthetopofourlistandthatrealtruecorevalueswedon't gooutofourwaywellyouknowbecause a lotofpeopleareit's veryeasytokindofbeledbymoneyorsuccessbutmakingsureyoustickortothetoyourcorevaluesissotrueso I'm gonnasaythisand I don't saythisoften I thinkyou'reoneofthemostonpurposepeople I'veeverinterviewed I appreciatethat I genuinelylikeitjustthere's nothingelsethatcomesfromyourbeingapartfromwhatyourpurposecurrentlyiswithmission 44 andandit's it's reallyremarkabletomeetsomeonewho's soonpurpose I don't I genuinelydon't havethatexperienceandtheonlypersonyouremindedmeofwasKobehehadittoowhenwhen I wasaroundhimtherewasnotherewasnothingelseitwasn't likehemissedanythinghewasatpeaceitwastherewaspeacewithpurposeyouknowandyouhavethatsameauraandspiritfromfromatleastmyexperiencethankyousomuchsokindofyouyeahand I reallymeanthat I reallymeanthatit's incrediblesometimes I'm likemaybepeopledon't justdon't caremaybepeople's problemsaresobigthattheydon't havetimetofocusonotherthingsandit's hardenoughjusttodothethingthatyou'refocusedonorjustovercomingtheissuethatyou'reovercomingsoso I feellikeit's aboutlearningtobeselflessrightandwhichisdifficulttodoifyou'renotbeinglovingyourselfandnotin a goodplaceyeahso I thinkitallcomestousathopefully a timeat a certainpointinourlivesbutalsoyouknowwelivein a timewherelikesocialmediaissoit's such a dangerousit's such a powerfultoolbutit's alsocanbesodangerousandsodividingand I seepeopleouttheretodayandthere's peoplethat I admirethat I'm thoughtthatthat I wouldfollowand I'd belikehowtheyprojectingsomethingthat's notnecessarilyhelpfulforyouforpeopleouttherehowaretheyprojectingthey'renotusingthisplatformtobemoreinspirationalorbemorepositiveandthere's thosethatarebutthen I don't youcan't judgeyousothat's theirjourneyallyoucancontinuetodoistrytoyouknowwiththatMayaAngelouquotesaboutbeingshiningyourlightasbrightasyoucanpossiblygetitandhopethatbydoingityou I thinkyouautomaticallyencouragethepeoplearoundyoutowanttodothesamewhat's somethingthatyouthoughtyouvaluedbutyoudon't valueanymoreyourmaterialstuffatsomestageinyourlifeyourealizethey'renotimportantandweliveinsuch a materialisticworldsolearningtodetachyourselffromthatandknowthatit's momentswithspecialpeopleit's momentswithyourwithyourfamilywithyourlovedoneswithyourfriendsthatarewhatyougettotakewithyouwhenyoustopweknowwhenlifecomestoanendright I believethatit's thosememoriesthatwhatyeahmemoriesofyoualsowhichlingersnotwhatyouhadorwhatyouwereabletoattainso I thinkthatwassomethingthattookme a longtimetotolearnandyeahwhilst I stillhavethings I don't have I'veactuallytriedtouncluttermylifebutweholdontosomanythingsrightsojustdeclutteringyourlifemakingitmoresimplethat's why I like I lovetogoandsurfingthat's likethemosttranquilkindofthingthat I gettodositintheoceanandsometimesjustsitandponderaboutlifewhat I'm gonnadonextandthat's mygetaway I thinkpeoplehavetofindthatbalanceofworkbecauseifyoujustworkworkworkworkandyoudon't replenishyourenergywithpositivethingsthenyouwilljustcontinuetobebreakingyourselfdownso I tryandfindthatbalance I thinkeveryoneneedstodothathowdoyoudealwithlossandhowdoyoudealwith a win I thinksuccessisas I mentionedyouearliershort-livedsuccessisthere's a lotlesslearninsuccessit's likethetipoftheicebergit's thelossesandit's thefailuresandit's thecontinuouslyjusttheperseverancethatyouneededit's findingyourcoreit's lettingyourselfknowit's okaytofeelthepainit's okaytoacceptthatyourfailuresit's gonnamakeyouandjustknowingthatthatisthecase I'vefailedsomanymoretimesand I'vesucceededsomanymoreandthatpeopledon't evenknowbeingouttocontrolemotionsbeingouttobecalmandpresentstayingcenteredthereareloadsofobviouslydifferentmethodsthatpeoplecanusethethingsthat I trytothat I'vestartedtoincorporateovertheyearsmoreinmylifeismeditationhasbeen a realthatformewassomethingthat I neverthoughtthatthat I kindofturned a blindeyetoitwhen I wasyoungerthoughtthat's notgonnabehelpfulbutbeingouttobesitstillfor a secondandlistentothenoisesaroundyouandunderstandyouwon't tapintothatkindofin a childorwhateveritmaybethat's formebeentakingthatmomentforyourselfeachdaytreatingyourselfwithloveandbeingkindtoyourselfyouknowbecause I thinkfor a longtime I wasn't kindtomyself I justlisteningtoyoutodayandit's amazingbecauseandthat's what I'm soglad I'vehadthisopportunitytotalktoyoubecause I canhearjusthowdeeplydedicatedyouaretothisandhowit's atyourcoreit's likeit's everythingthatcomesoutofyourporestodayisjustyouknowwhichiswhichisreallyspecialtosee a valuebeingembodiedliketoempowerotherpeopleyouhavetoembodythevaluefirstitdoesn't justyoudon't justgoaroundempoweringpeopleandsotohearhowyoursoulandheartislikecompletely a spongeforthisstuffandthentowantingtogoandshareitwiththeworldit's reallyremarkablethankyou I meanthis I'm byfarperfectlikeit's notaboutbeingperfectit's aboutjusteverydayonestepat a timetryingtobebettertryingtodomoreandlearning a lotaboutmyselfhadtobreakmyselfdowninordertobeouttobebetterandit's enabledmetoconnectwithmorepeopleit's enabledmetorealizemyplaceintheworldand I don't feellike I don't belonganymore I feellikeyouknow I'vegot a placeand I'vegot a purposeandthat's and I think a lotofpeoplearestrugglingtofindthatpurposebutit's okayyouwillfinditdonotgiveupkeepgettingupyouknowlikejustkeepsayingthosethingstoyourselfandyouwilleventuallyfindityou