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<v ->I'm going to pose a question.</v>

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How, how many of you
have received the gift,

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the benefit of your lifetime,
of maybe working for someone?

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And even if it wasn't work,
maybe it was being coached

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or counseled, or taught,

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or just mentored by someone
who really poured into you,

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who saw you, who understood you,

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who maybe saw the potential in you

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that you didn't even know you were had,

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and they, they helped
you, they supported you,

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they helped you become more of the person

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that you are right now in this room.

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How many of you received
that gift in your lifetime?

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If your boss is in the
room, raise your hand.

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That'd be just about everybody. Yeah.

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It's, it's, it's beautiful, you know,

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to, to think about that.

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I, I have too.

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You know, when I, when I
think about that question,

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John Stepien comes to mind for me.

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I worked for him for a
little over 10 years,

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and he gave me such a great gift.

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He helped me see my
potential in a way that I,

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I didn't think was possible.

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He helped me want more for myself,

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and he called me forward
to a higher place.

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He stretched me.

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He gave me self-awareness
and self-confidence.

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It was an incredible gift,

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and we've all received
that gift in our life,

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and I do think it's worth pausing

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and considering we've
all received that gift,

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who's sitting in a room like
this would put us on their

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list, and what gifts are we
giving away each and every day?

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That's leadership. You
know, it's not about us.

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It's about helping
somebody else become the

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best they're capable being.

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It's about humility, sacrifice, service,

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contribution, and yes, it's about love.