WEBVTT 00:00:01.655 --> 00:00:05.288 [Music] 00:00:18.108 --> 00:00:22.544 >> [Singing] What so proudly we hail, 00:00:22.886 --> 00:00:24.922 >> Everybody have their hand up like this, right? 00:00:24.922 --> 00:00:26.465 The webbing part of your hand 00:00:26.465 --> 00:00:30.535 should be the first thing that you touch on another person's handshake, ok. 00:00:30.535 --> 00:00:33.830 So everybody try it. 00:00:34.049 --> 00:00:36.421 >> Nice to meet you. 00:00:37.996 --> 00:00:40.617 Big difference, right? 00:00:40.617 --> 00:00:42.344 You're in first step. 00:00:42.344 --> 00:00:47.308 >> This is predominantly CBP or HSI or if you're in a law enforcement capacity, 00:00:47.308 --> 00:00:50.923 predominantly a male dominated career. 00:00:50.923 --> 00:00:53.669 So can you lead? Absolutely. 00:00:53.669 --> 00:00:55.796 I'm going to tell you, you can. 00:00:55.796 --> 00:00:59.927 >> You come from the, from that area and if I can do it, anybody can do it. 00:00:59.927 --> 00:01:04.920 You can do it and that's the message that I want to give to you, 00:01:04.920 --> 00:01:08.990 is that I didn't really do anything special other than work and study. 00:01:08.990 --> 00:01:12.227 >> You can't wait for others to look at you and offer you things. 00:01:12.227 --> 00:01:15.361 And you can't wait for others to see your potential and think that you're great. 00:01:15.361 --> 00:01:17.704 You have to feel that way, you have to look for opportunities 00:01:17.704 --> 00:01:21.094 and you have to demonstrate your potential. 00:01:23.100 --> 00:01:26.121 >> This is not food or drink and this is appropriate. 00:01:26.121 --> 00:01:28.980 And so, [laughter]. 00:01:28.980 --> 00:01:30.769 Do not eat this. 00:01:30.769 --> 00:01:32.271 This is the trophy for today. 00:01:32.271 --> 00:01:34.082 So who told me pray today? 00:01:34.082 --> 00:01:35.501 There you go. 00:01:35.501 --> 00:01:38.614 How many people talk to themselves? 00:01:38.614 --> 00:01:42.684 And there's people who don't raise their hand and go, do I talk to myself? 00:01:42.684 --> 00:01:45.490 This is the number one thing you can do that will change your life 00:01:45.490 --> 00:01:49.097 and the lives of everybody that you are trying to impact or change, 00:01:49.097 --> 00:01:51.471 is to move everything into the positive. 00:01:51.471 --> 00:01:53.784 >> It's been a great journey since I started. 00:01:53.784 --> 00:01:56.919 Not easy, but not impossible either. 00:01:56.919 --> 00:01:59.120 The hardest part is starting. 00:01:59.120 --> 00:02:01.864 >> I'm there to do my job and to do it to the best of my ability, 00:02:01.864 --> 00:02:06.242 whether it takes working on weekends and nights, so be it. 00:02:06.242 --> 00:02:08.513 It has nothing to do with my gender. 00:02:08.513 --> 00:02:11.250 It has to do with the work product that I want to put forward. 00:02:11.250 --> 00:02:13.440 >> You cannot drive a car forever. 00:02:13.440 --> 00:02:15.845 At some point you have to go into a gas station. 00:02:15.845 --> 00:02:17.912 We are all cars. 00:02:17.912 --> 00:02:21.057 You have to drive and recharge, get the gas. 00:02:21.057 --> 00:02:22.939 Otherwise you just run to the side of the road 00:02:22.939 --> 00:02:25.991 and you're no good to anybody, to include yourself and your family. 00:02:25.991 --> 00:02:28.149 You have to recharge and that's how I do it. 00:02:28.149 --> 00:02:30.710 >> To me, leadership takes lots of energy. 00:02:30.710 --> 00:02:33.361 It's every day and it's being very consistent. 00:02:33.361 --> 00:02:35.366 >> You know, we talk about being mentored constantly. 00:02:35.366 --> 00:02:38.358 I know one of the common themes was that we expect to be mentored, 00:02:38.358 --> 00:02:41.318 but we also have the responsibility to mentor others. 00:02:41.318 --> 00:02:44.524 And we don't have to be any specific grade in order to do that. 00:02:44.524 --> 00:02:46.211 >> If there are women in the workforce, 00:02:46.211 --> 00:02:48.234 if there are women listening to today's presentation 00:02:48.234 --> 00:02:49.900 and you think the only way you're going to get ahead 00:02:49.900 --> 00:02:53.044 is to other women, you are going to hit a lot of roadblocks. 00:02:53.044 --> 00:02:57.267 You need to be mentored by multiple people and in multiple parts of your life. 00:02:57.267 --> 00:02:59.458 >> You're not expected to be one of the guys, 00:02:59.458 --> 00:03:01.492 but you do have to be part of the team. 00:03:01.492 --> 00:03:02.760 >> All right. 00:03:02.760 --> 00:03:06.611 Now I want you to put your hands over your head like Rocky. 00:03:06.611 --> 00:03:10.925 And go, I'm depressed! 00:03:13.454 --> 00:03:16.015 OK, have a seat. 00:03:16.015 --> 00:03:17.989 Did you hear the energy in the room? 00:03:17.989 --> 00:03:20.044 Sometimes it's not about the words. 00:03:20.044 --> 00:03:23.714 Sometimes it's about the posture and it's not always about, 00:03:23.714 --> 00:03:26.643 I don't know if I just want to get up in the morning or not. 00:03:26.643 --> 00:03:29.017 Sometimes you've just got to go. 00:03:29.017 --> 00:03:34.562 Take on the posture first and then the feelings will come after.