#YOUMATTERAs told by Angela Maiers

These two words can change your mood.

They can change your mind.They can your heart.

These two words can change livesand CHANGE THE WORLD –

if we understand them andwe leverage them in the right way.

You Matter

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We were created forSIGNIFICANCE

and one of the most dangerousthings that can happen to us

as individuals, as organizationsand as communities –

is to get the feeling thatwe don’t matter.

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All students say the same thingabout their favorite teachers:

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It’s the small things you dothat mean the most.

That is what they remember.

When you tellyour story

you give peoplepermission,

and the courage,to tell their story.

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Every second somewhere

in the world a GENIUS is born.

They come to us with a dream.

A destiny and a desire

to make an impact.

Their words, their ideas have

the power to move and

motivate strangers,

the power to rattle the skies

and shake the moon.

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Commit to fighting your way backto your five-year-old self.

Fight for your dreams with theferocity that you had back then.

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Students come to us with an

expectation of contribution.

But they are imprisoned in our

system, which is focused

on consumption.

It’s the act of contribution

that changes us.

In that moment, we realize

that what we have is

exactly what someone else

in the world needs.

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Somewhere along the way

we learn to withhold

our genius,

to not dream audaciously,

to not dare greatly.

We’ve been told

we’re not enough,

that we don’t matter. Somehow,

we believe this.

We have to change that belief,

RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW.

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Today’s students see it as their

moral obligation to not be

passive observers in this plan.

They see a problem in the world

and they ask,

What can we do about this?

Our students want and

need to use their talents,

their genius and their passion

to do meaningful work.

Work that matters.

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Bravery is a choice. Brave is strong. Brave is hard.

Brave is really, really uncomfortable.

You can be courageous or you can be comfortable,

but you cannot be both.

You have to choose.

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#Choose2Matter

I want you to ask the

fiercest questions you have

been up until this point

afraid to ask.

When someone says,

'That's impossible, you're just

one person' . . .

I want you to say,

'Phew, maybe I can do this.'

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Every person you meet;

every person you know shares these needs from

deep within:

the NEED to be seen

the NEED to be recognized

the NEED to be honored

the NEED to matter.

Today is the day to let them know how much.

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If you don't

first secure

students' hearts,

you don't

have a shot

at their brains.

#Choose2Matter

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