You Are Not Special
My wife is a teacher and I constantly hear about the sense of entitlement some children and their parents have. Many have unrealistic aspirations and goals for their careers. I'm all for following your dream and doing what you love, but there has to be some logic, process and hard work put into making it happen. I don't know how many Fashion/hair Stylists to the Stars their are, but I'm pretty sure there hundreds of girls from Calgary aren't going to become one. Which is what some high school surveys are indicating. Being 'famous' isn't a job.
Not sure if this was the right place for a speech like this but I couldn't think of another time or place to let students know that they aren't a unique little snowflake and only hard work and constant self-improvement will get you where you want to go in life.
It's a long video but it's good. Pass it on to anyone in high school you my know.
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