Nick+V’s+Final+AmEx+2014+Speech

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Inspiration =Text of Speech=

When trying to find a way to write deliver this speech, I first needed an inspiration. So then it hit me! Inspiration. It’s so baffling to me..this inspiration. The jazzy feeling we all get every once and while when watching a feel good movie or seeing a good story play out. That feeling of chills running through your body when you forget about all the crap going on in your life and for that brief moment when you actually feel like you can do something great with your life. The sensation may be more or less common in different people but I hope you all at least get a sense of the feeling I’m talking about.

Anyway, I’m interested in why that feeling dwindles. Why do we choose to revert back to the feeling that our world will soon come crashing down on us? No one wants to lose that feeling. And no one chooses to, it just happens. We might not want to admit it to ourselves but we get some sort of pride in rambling about how busy our lives are. And thats okay because its good to get those things out of our system. Our bodies are like most of the cars that we students drive, we’re always driving on empty. We need fuel, desperately. Inspiration is a type of fuel but there needs to be a way to eternally obtain that fuel. I’m sure there is a chemical way to explain why we lose our “inspiration high” but I’d rather not get into that. I don’t like losing it. I don’t want it to, I want to be able to have a drive for school, or cleaning my room, or being nice to people, or remembering just what it is I want in life and then finding a way to work for that. I wanted to be able to write this speech before the night before I’m supposed to deliver it. But instead, I, like many other people I am sure, lose sight of the “best self” that I am close to during my inspiration and slowly I lose the good feeling of “feel good.” Now there are certain people who don’t need motivation or a push to stay on track with their lives. If you are one of those people, congratulations. But just so you know, it’s harder for many people to “nike” and just do it. There is a part of me that wholeheartedly wants to start my work and be that great “straight A” person I want to and should be. However something almost unexplainable holds me back and I have trouble with understanding why. I know what I need to do, I regret not doing it, but when the next opportunity arrives, I still make the same mistake. It takes a toll on my confidence and it changes how I look at my character. In second grade I was diagnosed with ADD and ADHD and I have been taking medication for it ever since. It’s not an excuse, It’s an explanation. It’s still my responsibility to find a way to succeed even with the ways that it pulls me back. The times I feel the best about myself is when I am inspired. And I want to tap into a way to stay in my inspired zone, I want everyone to learn a way to feel that way. So here we go guys, this is what I’m getting at… It’s not too late for us. It might be easier said than done, but it, and I when I say it I mean whatever you personally need or want but it seems impossible to obtain. If you are feeling down listen to this because it’s true. It may sound cheesy but its true. It is not too late for us. There are times when we are going to feel so terribly about ourselves. There are going to be times when we fail, and that’s okay because simply consists of getting up one more time than you fall down. I’m not saying that if you lose your inspiration that you have lost your chance at success because I don’t believe it should be that radical. So the next time you lose a “feel good moment” or an inspiration, don’t give up. Too many people have done that. When you feel good about yourself you’re nicer to other people. It’s just human tendency, so if everyone felt a little better about themselves it’s not stupid to say that the world could be a better place. Because for that split second you’re inspired you forget about the drama and hatred in your life, you’re more optimistic and ready to be nice to everyone. Now I’m going to emphasize this again because this is what separates this from a motivational speech. You don’t have to be perfect from that point on. It’s okay if you find yourself judging someone, you’re not too far gone. Greatness, is a lot of small things done well. Not a whole life movement that rides on every single thought and decision you make. So if there is one thing you take away from this today, You’re not too far gone. You’re a good person. Even if you made bad choices or have made mistakes that you shouldn’t have, You’re not too far gone. And even if something so evil and wretched has unfortunately happened to you that you feel like you can’t come back from it, talk to someone about it, because you are not gone and you don’t have to be alone. I struggle with this all the time feeling and I need help conquering it because it is still so easy to get back to feeling bad about myself. We should all be pushing eachother along to do our best and make sure that we know our best is enough. If you have a dream, you have to find a way to protect it. You have to guard it with everything that is your being because that dream, that quirk, that attribute, is your reason for being. Keep your inspiration, keep your fuel and don’t let it go. Find yourself, don’t give up on yourself and love yourself. Pain and mistakes are okay, they can be turned into your fuel. Find your inspiration and find a way to remember it. Find your inspiration because with that inspiration comes the times when you grind out work that you don’t want to or feel that you physically can’t do. Achieving something you didn’t think you were able to achieve. The ways of succeeding in that work differently for everyone. Listen to a song or watch a video that motivates you. Be there for yourself like you are for other people when they feel the way you do. Talk about your feelings with someone you trust and use their help to keep you on track. Inspiration dwindles naturally but it is possible for you to constantly rekindle a spark. You don’t need to live in darkness. In the America I hope to succeed in I don’t want people to lose their hope and sense of purpose and inspiration because of a multitude of steps on the wrong path or mistakes on the right path. I hope everyone finds their inspiration and keeps it in their life, because if this somehow happens, every single person will be happier. And then the world will be better. And then no one will die.

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