1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,100 What's your goal for being on the show? 2 00:00:02,100 --> 00:00:05,660 It's funny that you say that about helping. 3 00:00:05,660 --> 00:00:07,860 That was my goal, to come and help others. 4 00:00:07,860 --> 00:00:10,260 It's the same reason that I'm a keynote speaker. 5 00:00:10,260 --> 00:00:13,020 It's the same reason that I'm out sharing my story, 6 00:00:13,020 --> 00:00:14,780 both personally and professionally. 7 00:00:14,780 --> 00:00:16,820 It's why I do what I do professionally 8 00:00:16,820 --> 00:00:19,460 as an enablement leader. 9 00:00:19,460 --> 00:00:21,660 I'm a people person at my core. 10 00:00:21,660 --> 00:00:23,820 I enjoy helping others. 11 00:00:23,820 --> 00:00:28,220 Now I may not be able to make your life easier per se, 12 00:00:28,220 --> 00:00:29,780 but at least a little better. 13 00:00:29,780 --> 00:00:33,420 So if I can do that, if I can make one person smile 14 00:00:33,420 --> 00:00:36,580 every day, mission accomplished, because that may be the only 15 00:00:36,580 --> 00:00:38,260 smile they get all day. 16 00:00:38,260 --> 00:00:39,940 Yeah, well, I'll take advantage. 17 00:00:39,940 --> 00:00:41,340 And there you go. 18 00:00:41,340 --> 00:00:42,020 It can be one. 19 00:00:42,020 --> 00:00:44,620 But as you know and I know, both of us know, 20 00:00:44,620 --> 00:00:47,260 it's not like job well done, I'm done for the day, right? 21 00:00:47,260 --> 00:00:49,380 It's the opportunity to just continue. 22 00:00:49,380 --> 00:00:54,340 And I'll call it stat padding in the best of ways. 23 00:00:54,340 --> 00:00:56,780 It's like, let's get after it. 24 00:00:56,780 --> 00:00:57,820 Tell me about your vision. 25 00:00:57,820 --> 00:01:00,140 Let's dive into that. 26 00:01:00,140 --> 00:01:04,020 My vision is that everyone learns 27 00:01:04,020 --> 00:01:08,980 how to take the mask off, whether it be corporate mask, 28 00:01:08,980 --> 00:01:13,780 which as an executive, we all learn how to do all too well. 29 00:01:13,780 --> 00:01:18,940 And whether it be an expectation of I am said role 30 00:01:18,940 --> 00:01:23,660 in the family, provider, protector, whatever it may be, 31 00:01:23,660 --> 00:01:29,700 all the way out to our social circles. 32 00:01:29,700 --> 00:01:32,900 And I think that a part of that is social media has made all 33 00:01:32,900 --> 00:01:34,380 of us less social. 34 00:01:34,380 --> 00:01:35,980 Let's be honest. 35 00:01:35,980 --> 00:01:37,540 There's not enough conversations. 36 00:01:37,540 --> 00:01:39,420 Everybody's trying to give a presentation. 37 00:01:39,420 --> 00:01:41,500 And everybody's trying to show perfection. 38 00:01:41,500 --> 00:01:43,300 There is no utopia. 39 00:01:43,300 --> 00:01:45,860 Life is not unicorns and rainbows. 40 00:01:45,860 --> 00:01:49,020 So I want people to start accepting 41 00:01:49,020 --> 00:01:51,980 that we are the sum of all parts, good, bad, ugly, 42 00:01:51,980 --> 00:01:53,380 and indifferent. 43 00:01:53,380 --> 00:01:55,940 And for me, it took my stroke to really understand 44 00:01:55,940 --> 00:01:59,220 what that meant, because I had the persona of being 45 00:01:59,220 --> 00:02:00,460 the senior vice president. 46 00:02:00,460 --> 00:02:01,740 And I flew around the world. 47 00:02:01,740 --> 00:02:03,860 And I had my team. 48 00:02:03,860 --> 00:02:04,860 And then I had a stroke. 49 00:02:04,860 --> 00:02:08,140 And I was just a guy that had a stroke. 50 00:02:08,140 --> 00:02:09,460 The title didn't matter. 51 00:02:09,460 --> 00:02:12,060 The logo, the company that I worked for didn't matter. 52 00:02:12,060 --> 00:02:15,100 And I'm not saying that they weren't good to me. 53 00:02:15,100 --> 00:02:17,020 But it wasn't what was helping me fight 54 00:02:17,020 --> 00:02:19,100 to stay alive every day. 55 00:02:19,100 --> 00:02:24,380 So if I can help other people find more authentic 56 00:02:24,380 --> 00:02:30,420 relationships, experiences, and never forget your why. 57 00:02:30,420 --> 00:02:32,020 And I think all too often, that's 58 00:02:32,020 --> 00:02:35,340 why we allow what we do to overcome who we are. 59 00:02:35,340 --> 00:02:38,700 Because we're so focused on the what, the what, the what, 60 00:02:38,700 --> 00:02:43,580 the what, the next, that we stop being present. 61 00:02:43,580 --> 00:02:48,980 And when that happens, you lose yourself. 62 00:02:48,980 --> 00:02:49,780 Absolutely. 63 00:02:49,780 --> 00:02:53,140 There's layers of that that I think most of us, 64 00:02:53,140 --> 00:02:55,860 I bet we all can relate to if we took the time 65 00:02:55,860 --> 00:02:57,860 to just meditate a little bit on the here and now 66 00:02:57,860 --> 00:03:00,260 and figure out, all right, what's my next step for that? 67 00:03:00,260 --> 00:03:01,500 Do I have big steps to make? 68 00:03:01,500 --> 00:03:03,060 Am I miles away? 69 00:03:03,060 --> 00:03:04,900 Or am I inches away? 70 00:03:04,900 --> 00:03:05,460 Yeah. 71 00:03:05,460 --> 00:03:09,940 And am I successful based upon my definition of success? 72 00:03:09,940 --> 00:03:12,340 Not what others expect me to be or what 73 00:03:12,340 --> 00:03:14,380 others define as success. 74 00:03:14,380 --> 00:03:17,700 To me, my outlook is literally my four F's. 75 00:03:17,700 --> 00:03:20,100 And it's what I follow every day. 76 00:03:20,100 --> 00:03:23,340 It's faith, family, friends, and fun. 77 00:03:23,340 --> 00:03:27,140 Everything else is outside of my radar now. 78 00:03:27,140 --> 00:03:27,900 That's cool. 79 00:03:27,900 --> 00:03:29,740 I like the F's. 80 00:03:29,740 --> 00:03:33,540 I like those faith, family, friends, and fun. 81 00:03:33,540 --> 00:03:35,100 Problem is, it's that last one. 82 00:03:35,100 --> 00:03:40,100 As adults, we tend to forget about the fun part, right? 83 00:03:40,100 --> 00:03:41,340 Because we're so focused. 84 00:03:41,340 --> 00:03:42,780 I like that movie Hook with Robin Williams. 85 00:03:42,780 --> 00:03:43,300 It is. 86 00:03:43,300 --> 00:03:45,180 Because we're so focused on it. 87 00:03:45,180 --> 00:03:47,260 We talk about that a lot as a company. 88 00:03:47,260 --> 00:03:49,380 Yeah, I'm doing the next thing, whether it 89 00:03:49,380 --> 00:03:53,340 be a promotion, moving up the ladder, or getting a promotion, 90 00:03:53,340 --> 00:03:57,180 or getting a higher salary, or a bigger logo. 91 00:03:57,180 --> 00:04:00,620 And along the way, where's the fun part of doing this? 92 00:04:00,620 --> 00:04:01,140 Yeah, I know. 93 00:04:01,140 --> 00:04:01,980 It's got to be there. 94 00:04:01,980 --> 00:04:03,220 It's got to be there. 95 00:04:03,220 --> 00:04:04,700 That are very good at what they do. 96 00:04:04,700 --> 00:04:07,700 And have made just boatloads of money. 97 00:04:07,700 --> 00:04:11,060 I would not ever define them as happy, though. 98 00:04:11,060 --> 00:04:12,420 Thank you for being here today. 99 00:04:12,420 --> 00:04:14,900 I'm really happy that you tuned in to Vision Pros Live. 100 00:04:14,900 --> 00:04:17,540 I'm looking forward to seeing your reactions 101 00:04:17,540 --> 00:04:19,740 as these episodes continue to move forward. 102 00:04:19,740 --> 00:04:21,500 This is going to get more and more fun. 103 00:04:21,500 --> 00:04:23,420 We'll have more and more engagement, as well. 104 00:04:23,420 --> 00:04:25,460 We'll invite people to participate in the show. 105 00:04:25,460 --> 00:04:27,820 And thank you for giving us your time and attention. 106 00:04:27,820 --> 00:04:30,540 Have an excellent time building out your vision 107 00:04:30,540 --> 00:04:46,180 and becoming a Vision Pro yourself.