This is interesting. A start up who also was on TED talked to students about being someone. But he came off as pompous.. Elitist and unrelatable. The #besomebody did not resonate..because I am somebody.
These students threw him under the bus. The disavowed his message and parodied his talk. He became defensive and hostile.
Well, out of conflict came clarity.
You are somebody. My goals don't have to be yours. The other day, I spoke to returning citizens and I guy said I am just a convict. I said nope you are not in jail. You see, you have to rebrand yourself. You have to redefine your self. His goal may be just to not commit another crime...not mess up today...just today. That is success. He is somebody. We all stumble. We are lazy. We set goals. We make them and miss them. We reassess and stumble to them again.
So never let someone tell you to be somebody..you are somebody..you just have to be the somebody that works for you. You just have to be.
http://www.texasmonthly.com/daily-post/austin-tech-bros-besomebody-are-losing-fight-they-picked-against-local-high-school
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