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Thank you for such[br]a wonderful introduction.

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Great.

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I'm here today to talk about motivation,

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and I've learned[br]in my few years on this earth

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that motivation is really the key

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to effecting change[br]in anything that you do.

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You can put a paper that was written[br]without motivation, without any effort,

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and a paper that was written[br]with drive and passion

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next to each other;

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it's clear which one is the winner.

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Motivation is the underlying factor,

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I believe, in everything[br]that we do on a daily basis.

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If you don't have motivation[br]in something that you do,

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then you really can't achieve[br]what it is that you want to achieve.

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Everyone has motivation for things[br]they're passionate about,

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things that interest you,[br]things that inspire you,

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and of course you'll have motivation

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if you play a sport, if you're in drama,[br]if you're in a band,

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you'll have motivation[br]to accomplish that task.

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But the true test of finding motivation

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is if you can find it in something[br]that doesn't interest you.

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Personally, I'm interested[br]in sitting through town council meetings

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and reading the 404-page[br]town of Barnstable budget.

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But others might not find[br]so much paper so interesting.

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However, motivation can be found[br]in everything that you do.

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I like to look at it,[br]in terms of finding motivation,

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as just putting yourself[br]in someone else's shoes.

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When you're questioning,[br]"Why do I have to do this?

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Why do I have to put in[br]the time and the effort?"

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you can just look at what you're doing

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and say, "This helps[br]this person because ... "

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or "This person is going to appreciate

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my effort and my motivation[br]on this task because ... "

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And I've always found[br]that that appreciation

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that others have[br]for the effort that you put in,

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that's what motivates me,

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the fact that someone[br]is going to appreciate what I did.

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So when the teacher gives[br]you a paper or something to do,

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and you say, "This is stupid.[br]I have better things to do.

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I'd much rather go outside[br]and throw a football."

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Whatever it is,

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look at it and say, "This person[br]is going to appreciate the work.

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This person put in the effort[br]to create the assignment.

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Now they're going to see it[br]and appreciate it."

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I do that in every assignment I'm given

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and everything that is ever[br]brought before me.

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And that's always something[br]that I think we need to go out and look at

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when we go out to tackle an issue.

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Filing papers - people[br]might not find it interesting.

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But think about how much help[br]you're doing to somebody else.

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Think about the responsibility[br]that you're helping someone else fulfill.

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And that sort of help[br]and appreciation motivates you.

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For me, fine dressing is something[br]that I like to do every single day,

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and I don't just do it because I enjoy it;[br]I do it because people appreciate it.

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People see that I took the extra time

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to prepare myself[br]for whatever it is that I'm doing,

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and they thank me for it,[br]and that thanks, that appreciation,

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is truly what motivates me to go out

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and do whatever[br]it is that is put before me.

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So I want to finish briefly

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just by saying that motivation[br]is so important in anything that you do,

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and without it, you really[br]can't accomplish what you want,

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but with it, you have[br]the passion to effect change,

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the passion to make a difference,

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and you really do have the passion

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to go out and change[br]the way things are done

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and make a difference[br]in anything that you want to do.

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Thank you for your time and your ears.

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(Applause)