First thing, you know, the reason that I do this is I know a lot of people talk about their missions.

Years ago, I decided I'd stop talking about what wasn't true, and I'd actually just do it.

And I realized that my siblings and I were blessed because my mom was a teacher, and she used to say there's two ways that she taught.

She either could explain it or teach it to you, saying that she taught it, but for your children, most likely we caught it, she said.

Right?

You either taught or caught.

And if for those of you have good parents,

you're probably catching it because we don't listen to our parents. My kids don't listen to me. They're fabulous kids, but I'm hoping they catch it. And this is about catching it.

Being here, and I decided years ago

that I was going to walk the walk,

not care what people think or say or do

their thoughts about what I'm thinking

don't matter to me.

It's a perception, and I forgive them

for the thoughts that they're thinking

because we don't know.

But I do know that I have the power to give meaning

to what I'm thinking. And the meaning of what I'm thinking is to change the world. And I say that

humbly because I'm changing it through all of you. I'm searching for a thousand people like

Marie and Van and Jill, these leaders that I know are empowering a thousand people each in their

lifetime to empower a thousand people. That equals a billion people, by the way. And so as crazy as it

sounds when I tell people I'm going to empower over a billion people, I know how I'm going to do it.

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