I came across this video today and I just thought I would share it with all of you. It is Steve Jobs (founder of Apple and Pixar) giving a commencement speech at the 2005 Stanford graduation.
Over the past few years I have been thinking about how I would like to be remembered when all is said and done. I like to think of myself as a very ambitious person. I believe that for the most part people control their own fate. Growing up I always dreamed of being famous pop singer or movie star. Somewhere along the way my I let my own insecurities and the realities of life get in the way of those dreams. My parents wanted me to be a doctor and eventually we compromised on me pursuing a degree in business. I worked hard to gain admission to the best business program in MN, get a business internship, and find a well-paying job to pay the bills.
A few years back I had an internship working for United Health Care as a Sales intern. It was a great experience with great people and a great environment for learning what the corporate world was all about. The most important thing i learned at that program was that I was not meant to work in an office setting. It just wasn't for me. It was then that I started thinking about the martial arts industry as a career. Ms. K had talked to me about opening a school. That is how I started at Excel, that is also how Mrs. Moh and I started dating. I worked there for over 2 years, learned a lot about the business and more importantly discovered my passion for working with all sorts of people. Although things at the school didn't go exactly as I had planned, I met so many amazing people and realized that I have a career in the Martial Arts industry to fall back on. I also had the amazing opportunity to work on set with Jackie Chan through my martial arts career as well. That experience made me want to pursue my dream of becoming an actor even more.
I guess I understand why dreams often go unrealized. Life is filled with so many uncertainties; it is so easy to get caught up with the day to day grind of life. For me personally, it was my own doubt in myself that had always stopped me from actually pursuing my dream. I always thought that I could never do it, or that people would think that I was crazy for trying. Luckily for me, I married the most supportive and amazing woman that made me believe that I could actually do it. Watching the video of Steve Jobs' speech just reaffirmed what I have just begun to learn that life is too short to dwell on caring what other people think of you and that life has a funny way of working things out in the end if you stay positive and work hard at what you do.
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Hey Mohs! This is Alex I'm gonna put H. "if ya know what I mean" *wink* annnyyywwwhhoooo... Heard you guys are pullin your weight! I've heard AQUA's a good agency to have for "starters" not saying your a starter because you've co-stared w/jackie chan so... yah... mabye someday I'll be doing that... yup anyway right now I'm working on a Ketchup commercial for Heinz! We got the greenscreen up and we're pulling out the lights!! Yup, should be fun. Me and my freinds are working on a spoof of Lord of the rings right now with Gonedeaf formally known as Gary (Gandalf the Gray) Airisgone the Ranger with a smoking problem (Aragorn)Frodo, and Sam on a mission to find medicine. It's tacky, but heck, it's what I do. Keep up the good work -Alex YouKnowWho
Srry it's Alex H. IM SO SMART
Hey Mr. Moh if you want to see one of the commercials I was in click the link... it's precious... click the precious... www.orangefilmworks.com/RMH.html
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