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Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.00,0:00:12.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello everyone, hello. So, we are going to\Nask a very simple question: how to make your
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.72,0:00:19.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dreams come true? Do you think it's a good\Nquestion? I think it's a good wiki question.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.56,0:00:27.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Actually, when you were a kid, when you were\Nyounger, what did you dream of becoming? An
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.79,0:00:35.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,astronaut? Yeah? A model? Journalist? Speaker\N- yeah, it's great. An actor? How many actors
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.33,0:00:45.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or actresses in the room? The next Robert\NDe Niro, Julia Roberts? Maybe a rockstar?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.59,0:00:52.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How many rockstars in the room? Ah Gadsby\N- yeah for sure. How many financial directors?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.94,0:00:58.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One, two, ok.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.04,0:01:05.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How many bankers? No? Accountants, sales rep,\Nproduct manager - how many product managers?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.13,0:01:15.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don't even know what it is. Don't laugh,\Nit's my job. Yeah, I'm a product manager.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.16,0:01:22.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And yet, I wanted to be a rockstar. But you\Ncan figure out that it didn't work. Otherwise
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.67,0:01:30.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you would know, right? It's me in the picture\Nby the way. It was some years ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.90,0:01:37.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to be a rockstar because my dream\Nwas about sharing. Sharing a big adventure,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.73,0:01:44.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, with a band. Touring in a bus, playing\Nevery night in a different city in front of
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.91,0:01:51.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hundreds of thousands of people. It was really\Nexciting, and I wanted to create, every day,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.61,0:01:59.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every single day creating, feeling free, you\Nknow. And, most of all, I wanted to colour
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.23,0:02:06.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,up people's lives, because this is how music\Nworks with me. When you are a little down,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.74,0:02:11.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you've got some troubles, when you want\Nto get some courage, you listen to music,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.15,0:02:13.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you feel better.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.06,0:02:20.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, I wanted to be this rockstar. But,\Nactually, things went slightly differently.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.35,0:02:26.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I'm going to tell you - very briefly - my\Nstory and maybe answer this question. So,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.47,0:02:33.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I was 20, wanting to become this rockstar,\NI just thought that maybe it wasn't the safest
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.70,0:02:39.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,profession on Earth - rockstar, I mean. So\NI wondered, what could I do... what could
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.53,0:02:46.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I do. I was looking for a safer job. And I\Nthought about becoming a film director. Yes,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.73,0:02:54.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was quite realistic I guess - if music\Ndoesn't work let's do some cinema, yes of
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.44,0:02:57.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,course. But ok, I was 20, don't laugh.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.94,0:03:04.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, I wanted to go to this cinema school.\NAnd to do so, I had to get this scientific
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.60,0:03:11.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,degree. So, I went to a scientific college,\NJussieu, in Paris. And in doing this degree,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.71,0:03:20.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've discovered artificial intelligence, that\Nwas pretty different from music and from cinema,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.96,0:03:27.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but actually, that was quite fascinating,\Nbecause it was about understanding human beings.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.65,0:03:35.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The way we think, the way we act, the way\Nwe make decisions, but studying that from
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.31,0:03:42.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a scientific approach. It was that interesting,\Nthat I kept following my studies, until I
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.93,0:03:51.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,got a PhD in computer science - and honestly\Nthat wasn't expected at all. But it was interesting,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.93,0:03:57.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I kept learning and learning about\Nhuman beings.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.20,0:04:04.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But since preparing a PhD doesn't pay a lot,\Nwell, I became a web designer. Because I had
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.36,0:04:12.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to earn my living, you know. To be honest,\NI wasn't very good at it, and I didn't earn
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.20,0:04:19.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a lot of money, but I met this guy, a coach,\Na company coach, you know, going into companies
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.18,0:04:26.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and trying to help employees to feel better,\Nto be more efficient in their jobs. And so
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.81,0:04:33.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to design his website, I had to understand\Nwhat he was doing, so we were talking for
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.42,0:04:41.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hours, days, weeks. And he began to get interested\Nin what I was doing during my PhD, and it
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.90,0:04:52.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was kind of complementary, actually. It was\Nso complementary that he asked me to create
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.65,0:05:00.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a company with him. That wasn't expected at\Nall, and I had no skills - I was still practicing
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.90,0:05:09.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,music a lot, and that wasn't expected; but\NI ran a consulting firm for 7 years. We've
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.99,0:05:18.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,been pretty successful actually, and it was\Nvery interesting because we met a lot of people,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.33,0:05:25.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learnt a lot of things about human beings,\Nbut I didn't plan that, to be honest.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.10,0:05:33.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,7 years later, a customer of mine once asked\Nme - and honestly I still don't know why - but
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.96,0:05:40.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he asked me, could you help me, could you\Nhelp my human resources director to support
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.57,0:05:47.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all of his processes. So could you create\Nthe software? But I wasn't doing that at all,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.32,0:05:53.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I said 'no' the first time, and I said\N'no' the second time, and the third time I
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.77,0:05:56.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,said 'ok, why not'?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.86,0:06:03.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That wasn't expected, I had no specific skills,\Nbut since he insisted that much I said ok,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.10,0:06:09.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and finally I became a product manager, and\Nonce again, we've been kind of successful
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.71,0:06:16.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with that, with this talent management field.\NAnd since we were successful, I could become
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.43,0:06:24.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a blogger, starting writing books about talent\Nmanagement and the way to develop yourself.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.49,0:06:31.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this is where it becomes quite interesting,\Nbecause actually, I started to share and share
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.45,0:06:38.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and share again, with everyone, the users\Nof the blogs, and so on. And finally I realised
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.43,0:06:41.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that my dreams came true.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.82,0:06:46.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, I know that you are laughing, because,\Nwell, it is kind of different from being a
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.35,0:06:50.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rockstar. I could ask Gadsby, 'well, you are\Ngoing to become a product manager, will you
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.99,0:06:57.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be happy with that?' Maybe he won't be that\Nhappy; but what is interesting, is that I
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.46,0:07:04.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wanted to share a powerful strong adventure\Nwith a lot of people. Actually, I share this
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.38,0:07:11.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,string adventure with more than 150 colleagues;\Nmost of them have become friends. I wanted
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.35,0:07:20.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to create; well, even if you don't know what\Na product manager is, creating is the exact
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.96,0:07:26.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,job description of product management. I wanted\Nto become free; I am one of the bosses of
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.83,0:07:32.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the company, so I'm pretty free, even if I\Nhave to go to the office in suits and I have
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.62,0:07:35.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a schedule, I'm kind of free.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.42,0:07:41.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the most important thing is that I wanted\Nto colour up people's lives, and actually
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.81,0:07:48.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with our software we help our customers' employees\Nto find their own way, to find their path,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.08,0:07:56.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get their dream job, to drive their own\Ncareer. So when you think about it, yes my
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.65,0:08:03.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dreams came true, but nothing of what I had\Never expected had happened. The question is
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.90,0:08:11.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not how to make your dreams come true; it's\Nhow to let your dreams come true. Because
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.59,0:08:18.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you think about it, we all focus on the\N'how': how are we going to achieve our dreams,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.47,0:08:25.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the truth is, we have no idea about it.\NSo the important thing is not to focus on
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.57,0:08:33.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the means; it's to try to be able to see,\Nto identify, to recognise, to spot opportunities
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.72,0:08:38.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when they come.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.20,0:08:45.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a tough thing, it's not obvious. There\Nis this guy, falling from his boat, drowning
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.28,0:08:51.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the ocean, and he prays to god, he prays\Nto god to come and save him. He says 'god,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.95,0:08:58.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,please, help me'. The first boat comes, and\Nsays 'hey, man, come on up'. The guy says
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.25,0:09:03.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no, no thanks; god is going to save me. The\Nsecond boat comes and says 'hey, man, come
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.62,0:09:08.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on up'. 'No, no, no thanks, god is going to\Nsave me'. The third boat comes and - you know
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.88,0:09:15.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the story - he says no, and finally he dies.\NHe goes to paradise, he meets god, and says
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.70,0:09:22.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'hey god, what did you do? I prayed for you\Nto come and save me and you didn't show up!'
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.70,0:09:28.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and god says, 'are you kidding me? I sent\Nthree boats!'
Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.64,0:09:34.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is our problem - we don't see boats,\Nwe are not expecting boats, we are expecting
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.98,0:09:41.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something else. I don't know what, but something\Nelse. And so the truth is that if you want
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.99,0:09:48.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to become a rockstar, a model, an actor, an\Nastronaut, maybe it's not going to happen,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.75,0:09:52.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but that's not the most important thing. The\Nmost important thing is what is lying under
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.77,0:09:58.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your dreams; what do you really want to do.\NNot necessarily to do, but to be. And so you've
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.87,0:10:05.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,got to stay very open, to stay tuned for opportunities\Nwhen they come. And I can swear, life will
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.25,0:10:13.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do the rest. So the question for you is, what's\Nin it for me? What is it going to be? And
Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.05,0:10:22.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so, you can take this coin, and say heads\Nor tails. Heads. You don't know, but I swear
Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.55,0:10:29.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you will see.