Pay it ForwardPay it Forward

Presentation for Shad ValleyPresentation for Shad Valley

Richard HoshinoRichard Hoshino

July 21July 21stst, 2005, 2005

Outline for Tonight’s Outline for Tonight’s TalkTalk

• Starting Your RaceStarting Your Race– Developing a Clear Ambition for Your Life.Developing a Clear Ambition for Your Life.

• Running Your RaceRunning Your Race– Persevering Despite Obstacles and Adversity.Persevering Despite Obstacles and Adversity.

• Finishing Your RaceFinishing Your Race– Using Your Gifts to Serve and Inspire Others.Using Your Gifts to Serve and Inspire Others.

Starting Your RaceStarting Your Race

• Be the Change You Want to See in the Be the Change You Want to See in the World.World.

– Mahatma GandhiMahatma Gandhi

• Find a passionate cause that you Find a passionate cause that you believe in, and develop a clear plan of believe in, and develop a clear plan of how you can turn your vision into a how you can turn your vision into a reality. reality.

Free the ChildrenFree the Children

• Founded in 1995 by Craig Founded in 1995 by Craig Kielburger.Kielburger.

• Free the Children has impacted the Free the Children has impacted the lives of over a million children in lives of over a million children in 35 countries.35 countries.

• The organization has built 400 The organization has built 400 primary schools which provides primary schools which provides daily education to 35,000 students, daily education to 35,000 students, and distributed more than 200,000 and distributed more than 200,000 school and health kits.school and health kits.

• Craig and his brother Marc have Craig and his brother Marc have written four best-selling books on written four best-selling books on children’s rights and community children’s rights and community involvement.involvement.

Free the Children Free the Children (continued)(continued)

• In 1999, Craig and Marc Kielburger founded In 1999, Craig and Marc Kielburger founded Leaders Today, an organization that provides Leaders Today, an organization that provides training in leadership and global citizenship to more training in leadership and global citizenship to more than 250,000 students annually across North than 250,000 students annually across North America. America.

• Has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize Has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize twice.twice.

North American ValuesNorth American Values

• Canadians watch an average of 22 Canadians watch an average of 22 hours of TV every week.hours of TV every week.

• North Americans spend more money North Americans spend more money on shoes, watches, and jewelry than on shoes, watches, and jewelry than on higher education.on higher education.

• 90% of teenage American girls 90% of teenage American girls describe their favourite hobby as describe their favourite hobby as “store-hopping”.“store-hopping”.

• Only 29% of young adults volunteer.Only 29% of young adults volunteer.

Running Your RaceRunning Your Race

• Character cannot be developed in ease Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.success achieved.

– Helen KellerHelen Keller

• Despite the many obstacles we will face, Despite the many obstacles we will face, our character will only be strengthened our character will only be strengthened by adversity and failure.by adversity and failure.

BiographyBiography

• 1816 - His family was forced out of 1816 - His family was forced out of their home.their home.

• 1818 - His mother died.1818 - His mother died.• 1831 - Failed in business.1831 - Failed in business.• 1832 - Ran for state legislature: lost.1832 - Ran for state legislature: lost.• 1832 - Lost his job. He wanted to go 1832 - Lost his job. He wanted to go

to law school but couldn’t get in.to law school but couldn’t get in.

Biography (continued)Biography (continued)

• 1833 - Borrowed some money from a 1833 - Borrowed some money from a friend to begin a business and by the end friend to begin a business and by the end of the year he was bankrupt. He spent the of the year he was bankrupt. He spent the next 17 years of his life paying off this next 17 years of his life paying off this debt.debt.

• 1834 - Ran for state legislature again: 1834 - Ran for state legislature again: won.won.

• 1835 - Was engaged to be married, 1835 - Was engaged to be married, sweetheart died and his heart was broken.sweetheart died and his heart was broken.

• 1836 - Had a nervous breakdown and was 1836 - Had a nervous breakdown and was in bed for six months.in bed for six months.

Biography (Continued)Biography (Continued)

• 1838 - Sought to become speaker of 1838 - Sought to become speaker of the state legislature: defeated.the state legislature: defeated.

• 1840 - Sought to become elector: 1840 - Sought to become elector: defeated.defeated.

• 1843 - Ran for Congress: lost.1843 - Ran for Congress: lost.• 1846 - Ran for Congress again: won. 1846 - Ran for Congress again: won. • 1848 - Ran for re-election to 1848 - Ran for re-election to

Congress: lost.Congress: lost.

Biography (continued)Biography (continued)

• 1849 - Sought the job of land officer in 1849 - Sought the job of land officer in his home state: rejected.his home state: rejected.

• 1854 - Ran for Senate of the United 1854 - Ran for Senate of the United States: lost.States: lost.

• 1856 - Sought the Vice-Presidential 1856 - Sought the Vice-Presidential nomination at his party’s national nomination at his party’s national convention: got less than 100 votes.convention: got less than 100 votes.

• 1858 - Ran for U.S. Senate again: 1858 - Ran for U.S. Senate again: again he lost.again he lost.

Biography (continued)Biography (continued)

• 1860 - 1860 - Elected President of the Elected President of the United StatesUnited States

The path was worn and slippery. My The path was worn and slippery. My foot slipped from under me, knocking foot slipped from under me, knocking the other out of the way, but I the other out of the way, but I recovered and said to myself, "It’s a recovered and said to myself, "It’s a slip and not a fall." slip and not a fall."

– Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln

Food for ThoughtFood for Thought

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. career.

I've lost almost 300 games. I've lost almost 300 games.

26 times, I've been trusted to take the 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. game winning shot and missed.

I've failed over and over and over again I've failed over and over and over again in my life. in my life.

And that is why I succeed. And that is why I succeed. – Michael JordanMichael Jordan

Finishing Your RaceFinishing Your Race

• We make a living by what we get, but We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.we make a life by what we give.

– Winston ChurchillWinston Churchill

• Let’s make the commitment to use all Let’s make the commitment to use all of our gifts and abilities, combined of our gifts and abilities, combined with the unique circumstance we have with the unique circumstance we have been placed in, to serve and inspire been placed in, to serve and inspire others. Let’s “pay it forward”.others. Let’s “pay it forward”.

Humanities / Math 101Humanities / Math 101

• Free university program in the Free university program in the humanities for underprivileged humanities for underprivileged people.people.

• Three prerequisites for enrollmentThree prerequisites for enrollment– Must live below the poverty line.Must live below the poverty line.– Must be functionally literate.Must be functionally literate.– Must have a passionate love for Must have a passionate love for

learning.learning.

The First Race (1973)The First Race (1973)

Boston Marathon (2003)Boston Marathon (2003)