[Music]
>> [Singing] What so proudly we hail,
>> Everybody have their hand up like this, right?
The webbing part of your hand
should be the first thing that you touch on another person's handshake, ok.
So everybody try it.
>> Nice to meet you.
Big difference, right?
You're in first step.
>> This is predominantly CBP or HSI or if you're in a law enforcement capacity,
predominantly a male dominated career.
So can you lead? Absolutely.
I'm going to tell you, you can.
>> You come from the, from that area and if I can do it, anybody can do it.
You can do it and that's the message that I want to give to you,
is that I didn't really do anything special other than work and study.
>> You can't wait for others to look at you and offer you things.
And you can't wait for others to see your potential and think that you're great.
You have to feel that way, you have to look for opportunities
and you have to demonstrate your potential.
>> This is not food or drink and this is appropriate.
And so, [laughter].
Do not eat this.
This is the trophy for today.
So who told me pray today?
There you go.
How many people talk to themselves?
And there's people who don't raise their hand and go, do I talk to myself?
This is the number one thing you can do that will change your life
and the lives of everybody that you are trying to impact or change,
is to move everything into the positive.
>> It's been a great journey since I started.
Not easy, but not impossible either.
The hardest part is starting.
>> I'm there to do my job and to do it to the best of my ability,
whether it takes working on weekends and nights, so be it.
It has nothing to do with my gender.
It has to do with the work product that I want to put forward.
>> You cannot drive a car forever.
At some point you have to go into a gas station.
We are all cars.
You have to drive and recharge, get the gas.
Otherwise you just run to the side of the road
and you're no good to anybody, to include yourself and your family.
You have to recharge and that's how I do it.
>> To me, leadership takes lots of energy.
It's every day and it's being very consistent.
>> You know, we talk about being mentored constantly.
I know one of the common themes was that we expect to be mentored,
but we also have the responsibility to mentor others.
And we don't have to be any specific grade in order to do that.
>> If there are women in the workforce,
if there are women listening to today's presentation
and you think the only way you're going to get ahead
is to other women, you are going to hit a lot of roadblocks.
You need to be mentored by multiple people and in multiple parts of your life.
>> You're not expected to be one of the guys,
but you do have to be part of the team.
>> All right.
Now I want you to put your hands over your head like Rocky.
And go, I'm depressed!
OK, have a seat.
Did you hear the energy in the room?
Sometimes it's not about the words.
Sometimes it's about the posture and it's not always about,
I don't know if I just want to get up in the morning or not.
Sometimes you've just got to go.
Take on the posture first and then the feelings will come after.