Showing posts with label Taylor Mali. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Taylor Mali. Show all posts

Saturday, January 29, 2011

What Do You Make?

At work yesterday, someone sent out an email that had a link to a poem by a slam poet named Taylor Mali where he encourages us to speak in declarative statements. It's very motivating and I highly suggest anyone that cares about how they present themselves in daily conversation to check it out. However, I also searched on youtube after seeing this video and found another poem of Taylor's. It's about a dinner party he attended where a lawyer is criticizing teachers and then asks Taylor (who is a teacher) to be honest and say what he makes (i.e. $$). It's a great video and you should check it out as well. It really doesn't matter how much money you make as long as you believe that what you're doing is making a difference in the world. Some people choose their career to make their mark. Others have a job or a business, and choose to invest their time into a non-profit organization or charity and make a difference. Many others just don't make a difference at all and become a burden to society. I've chosen a slightly different path just because I feel that in the grand scheme of things, it will help me make the greatest difference in the world in the grand scheme of things.

Cheers everyone. Have a great weekend!