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Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.99,0:00:10.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to take you back \Nto the winter of 1993.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.06,0:00:12.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My husband and I are living in Boston.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.02,0:00:14.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're newly married, \Nand we're kind of early on
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.27,0:00:16.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in our A-type high-octane\Nbusiness careers.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.96,0:00:18.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we were working all the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.52,0:00:20.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We didn't have much time for fun,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.35,0:00:25.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and as avid backpackers and climbers,\Nwe longed for time in nature.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.23,0:00:30.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So hallelujah, we managed to escape \Nfor a long weekend-backpacking trip
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.18,0:00:32.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.54,0:00:37.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We were enchanted \Nby the notion of meandering
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.46,0:00:40.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into this frozen wintry wonderland,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.66,0:00:44.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,breathing in the smell of the pines,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.81,0:00:48.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,feeling the crunch! crunch! crunch!\Nof the snow beneath our snowshoes,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.49,0:00:52.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and snuggling up \Nnext to a campfire at night.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.11,0:00:54.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, in preparation for this trip,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.59,0:00:58.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we bought every winter \Ncamping gizmo and doodad
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.09,0:01:00.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our young wallets could afford.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.48,0:01:04.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So there we were, in this beautiful, \Npristine winter wonderland
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.91,0:01:09.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with 80 pounds each on our backs.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.02,0:01:11.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.42,0:01:14.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, our dream vacation backpacking trip
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.72,0:01:17.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- probably the only one\Nwe were going to get that year -
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.36,0:01:18.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,turned into a nightmare.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.80,0:01:21.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We had welts on our shoulders, \Nblisters on our feet,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.42,0:01:23.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sweat-soaked base layers.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.64,0:01:27.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We were seduced by the allure of more,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.10,0:01:29.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we didn't just have more on our backs,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.18,0:01:32.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you might say that we were \N"more-on" backpackers.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.37,0:01:36.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So after a bunch of trips like that,\Nwe took all of those learnings,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.07,0:01:38.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my husband and I\Nfounded an outdoor company
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.52,0:01:41.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the basic notion \Nthat when it comes to connection
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.84,0:01:46.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the outdoors and your gear, \Nless really is more.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.35,0:01:50.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We really had found the key\Nto fun and freedom in the outdoors,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.15,0:01:52.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it was simple: go light.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.81,0:01:55.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let's talk about the culture of more.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.72,0:01:59.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we think about the word 'more,'\Nwe think more money, more sex,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.73,0:02:03.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more friends, more respect,\Nmore success, more power, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.56,0:02:08.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So where does all this fascination \Nwith more come from?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.78,0:02:12.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From the rise of industrial capitalism \Nat the turn of the 20th century.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.83,0:02:16.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Suddenly, mass-produced products \Nwere available to everyone,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.22,0:02:20.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,life-enhancing products\Nthat raised the standard of living.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.17,0:02:23.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Suddenly, we had more freedom, \Nmore education, more wealth,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.18,0:02:26.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,higher wages and more democracy.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.85,0:02:30.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But let's talk about some of the things\Nthat also came with that.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.44,0:02:33.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Suddenly, we filled our days \Nfrom morning to night
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.71,0:02:37.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with no time to breathe, \Nand we had so many choices.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.53,0:02:41.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a society, we were consumed \Nwith the consumption of things.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.93,0:02:46.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, tell me, why do we need \N24 flavors of ranch dressing?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.59,0:02:48.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.58,0:02:49.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So is it any wonder
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.86,0:02:54.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what this obsession with more\Nhas brought on a global basis?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.44,0:02:56.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Folks, we're gobbling up the planet,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.73,0:03:00.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and well, we're not having a heck\Nof a lot of fun while we're doing it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.15,0:03:02.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Capitalism is a good thing,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.66,0:03:06.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it has lost its way, and so have we.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.61,0:03:10.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I get the allure of more.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.91,0:03:14.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know the power of the dark side.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.40,0:03:18.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think to myself how I look \Nso hot, so powerful,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.92,0:03:20.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so sexy in those shoes.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.92,0:03:22.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've got to have them.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.52,0:03:24.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I plunk down my credit card,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.72,0:03:28.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I have that immediate rush \Nof gratification.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.13,0:03:30.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I take them home \Nin their fancy packaging
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.38,0:03:32.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I stand in front \Nof the full length mirror.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.64,0:03:34.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I put them on my feet,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.49,0:03:37.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I have that sickening realization
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.77,0:03:41.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of just how much I put on my credit card,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.04,0:03:43.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that they freaking hurt my feet!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.35,0:03:44.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.78,0:03:50.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what's left after that initial rush,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.32,0:03:52.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but emptiness and pain?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.66,0:03:57.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fast forward to 2002,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.10,0:03:59.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my husband and I are building\Nan awesome company.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.91,0:04:03.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have product awards and media hits \Ncoming out of our ears,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.74,0:04:05.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are rowing internationally,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.38,0:04:09.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we are riding this huge wave\Nof traditional business success,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.35,0:04:12.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we're working more \Nthan 100 hours a week.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.44,0:04:14.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're pouring capital in.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.50,0:04:19.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're buying ad-buys for a single page\Nthat cost more than 20,000 dollars each.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.32,0:04:22.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're buying trade show booths \Nthat cost more than a house.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.07,0:04:27.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you know, all of that \Nwas in the pursuit of more:
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.65,0:04:32.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more market share, more growth, \Nmore recognition, more success.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.24,0:04:37.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can you see the irony \Nof building a company
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.02,0:04:41.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all about less but living all \Nof your time in the land of more?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.47,0:04:45.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what did it really get us?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.32,0:04:48.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It got us less time with each other, \Nless time with the family,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.39,0:04:51.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,less time with friends, \Nless time in spiritual pursuit,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.68,0:04:54.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,less time working out,\Nand ironically,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.01,0:04:55.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,less time in nature.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.28,0:05:02.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We were running our business \Nlike the "more-on" backpacker.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.76,0:05:06.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to be honest and tell you
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.92,0:05:09.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the seduction of more \Nled me personally
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.09,0:05:11.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,down a very, very dark path.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.57,0:05:15.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was emotionally, \Nspiritually, and physically
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.06,0:05:18.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so worn out and so out of balance
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.36,0:05:22.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I spent the next eight years \Nhaving five miscarriages,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.84,0:05:25.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,three failed in-vitro fertilization rounds
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.66,0:05:29.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and spending a fortune \Nin Western and Eastern medical treatments.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.25,0:05:34.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can you imagine seeing \Nyour baby's heartbeat
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.97,0:05:37.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at 12 weeks via ultrasound
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.66,0:05:42.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,only to find out a few weeks later \Nthat the baby had died in your belly?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.61,0:05:54.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why are we so afraid of the word 'less'?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.12,0:05:59.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We think we'll have lack.\NWe think we'll be judged.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.46,0:06:01.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We think we won't have enough.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.05,0:06:03.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We think we're worried \Nwhat other people will say.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.78,0:06:05.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And all of that is rooted in fear.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.56,0:06:08.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But good people, \Nwhat the heck are we afraid of?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.68,0:06:10.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are living in a civilization
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.41,0:06:13.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with so much prosperity,\Nand abundance, and wealth.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.48,0:06:22.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Happiness, when it comes from buying\Nthings and stuff, is fleeting,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.67,0:06:24.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and therefore, an illusion.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.21,0:06:28.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's reframe the word 'less,'
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.66,0:06:30.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'less' doesn't mean lack.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.24,0:06:34.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'Less' doesn't mean lack.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.02,0:06:37.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'Less' means less stress, \Nless anxiety, less anger,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.53,0:06:40.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,less worry, and more happiness,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.52,0:06:43.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,joy, connection, and abundance.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.92,0:06:51.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, after eight years of fertility \Ntreatments and trying everything,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.24,0:06:55.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everything to try and have a child,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.25,0:06:57.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was brought to my knees,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.73,0:07:03.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and everything in me screamed, "Stop!"
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.98,0:07:10.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I did. I got quiet.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.26,0:07:12.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I stopped being the CEO\Nof the company that I cofounded.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.99,0:07:15.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I stepped off boards,\NI eliminated commitments.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.54,0:07:20.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I stopped chasing every notion \NI'd been told was my ticket to happiness,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.39,0:07:24.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I stopped with the attachments,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.45,0:07:26.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and all of those things \Nthat weren't serving me
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.85,0:07:30.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like self-judgment, and blame, \Nand stress, and worry.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.02,0:07:35.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And after I cleared out \Nthe clutter of my life,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.71,0:07:38.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I spent time in nature,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.29,0:07:40.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I reconnected \Nwith my family and my friends,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.66,0:07:43.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started to sing again, \Nand I spent time in prayer.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.53,0:07:47.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was the result.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.46,0:07:50.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.57,0:07:58.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's be honest,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.44,0:08:03.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have trained and worshipped\Nat the high altars of more,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.18,0:08:11.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I know in my bones the abundance\Nand joy that comes from less.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.50,0:08:17.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Make no doubt, we all have \Nthe power to turn away
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.40,0:08:20.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the dark side \Nto choose a different path,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.81,0:08:26.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to change the rules of the game, \Nto reverse the destructive forces
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.63,0:08:30.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have wrought on humanity \Nand our biosphere.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.35,0:08:36.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm in the business \Nof selling you things, but what if,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.48,0:08:41.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,imagine, what if we all\Nbought fewer things?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.15,0:08:43.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when we did buy things,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.10,0:08:47.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we bought from brands and companies\Nthat were aligned with our values?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.64,0:08:54.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What if we trusted and had faith\Nthat on the other side of this wall,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.95,0:08:58.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this illusion, this falsehood of more,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.92,0:09:02.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a life of abundance and joy \Njust waiting for us?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.08,0:09:07.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to leave you with a question:
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.50,0:09:13.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is that abundance, that joy \Nthat your heart aches for,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.66,0:09:18.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what can you have \Nless of to make room for it?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.74,0:09:20.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)