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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.92,0:00:04.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 1987, Tina Lord\Nfound herself in quite the pickle.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.56,0:00:07.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,See, this gold digger made sure\Nshe married sweet Cord Roberts
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.88,0:00:10.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just before he inherited millions.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.56,0:00:12.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But when Cord found out\NTina loved his money
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.80,0:00:14.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as much as she loved him,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.44,0:00:15.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he dumped her.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.72,0:00:17.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cord's mother Maria was thrilled
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.64,0:00:19.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until they hooked up again.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.16,0:00:21.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So Maria hired Max Holden to romance Tina
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.84,0:00:25.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then made sure Cord didn't find out\NTina was pregnant with his baby.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.60,0:00:28.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So Tina, still married\Nbut thinking Cord didn't love her
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.52,0:00:30.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,flew to Argentina with Max.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.72,0:00:32.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cord finally figured out what was going on
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.84,0:00:35.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and rushed after them,\Nbut he was too late.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.84,0:00:37.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tina had already been kidnapped,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.44,0:00:39.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,strapped to a raft\Nand sent over a waterfall.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.36,0:00:42.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She and her baby were presumed dead.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.32,0:00:46.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cord was sad for a bit,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.36,0:00:47.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but then he bounced right back
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.84,0:00:51.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a supersmart\Narchaeologist named Kate,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.24,0:00:52.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they had a gorgeous wedding
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.76,0:00:57.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until Tina, seemingly back from the dead,\Nran into the church holding a baby.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.08,0:00:58.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Stop!" she screamed.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.20,0:01:00.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Am I too late?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.72,0:01:02.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cord, I've come so far.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.60,0:01:05.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is your son."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.40,0:01:08.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that, ladies and gentlemen,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.92,0:01:12.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is how the soap opera "One Life to Live"\Nintroduced a love story
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.12,0:01:14.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that lasted 25 years.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.20,0:01:15.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.56,0:01:17.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, if you've ever seen a soap opera,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.68,0:01:22.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know the stories and the characters\Ncan be exaggerated, larger than life,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.60,0:01:25.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if you're a fan,\Nyou find that exaggeration fun,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.88,0:01:27.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if you're not,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.60,0:01:30.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe you find them\Nmelodramatic or unsophisticated.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.32,0:01:32.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe you think watching soap operas
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.56,0:01:33.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a waste of time,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.84,0:01:38.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that their bigness means\Ntheir lessons are small or nonexistent.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.56,0:01:40.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I believe the opposite to be true.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.44,0:01:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Soap operas reflect life, just bigger.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.92,0:01:49.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So there are real life lessons\Nwe can learn from soap operas,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.36,0:01:52.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and those lessons\Nare as big and adventurous
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.20,0:01:54.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as any soap opera storyline.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.32,0:01:58.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I've been a fan since I ran home\Nfrom the bus stop in second grade
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.92,0:02:01.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,desperate to catch the end\Nof Luke and Laura's wedding,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.64,0:02:05.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the biggest moment\Nin "General Hospital" history.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.04,0:02:06.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.32,0:02:09.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you can imagine\Nhow much I loved my eight years
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.68,0:02:12.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as the assistant casting director\Non "As the World Turns."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.68,0:02:14.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My job was watching soap operas,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.72,0:02:16.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reading soap opera scripts
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.16,0:02:18.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and auditioning actors\Nto be on soap operas.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.96,0:02:21.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I know my stuff.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.28,0:02:22.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.56,0:02:24.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And yes, soap operas
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.88,0:02:27.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are larger than life,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.20,0:02:28.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,drama on a grand scale,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.92,0:02:32.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but our lives can be filled\Nwith as much intensity,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.68,0:02:35.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the stakes can feel just as dramatic.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.84,0:02:38.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We cycle through tragedy and joy
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.16,0:02:40.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just like these characters.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.12,0:02:44.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We cross thresholds, fight demons\Nand find salvation unexpectedly,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.60,0:02:47.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we do it again and again and again,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.60,0:02:50.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but just like soaps,\Nwe can flip the script,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.36,0:02:52.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which means we can learn\Nfrom these characters
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.64,0:02:54.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that move like bumblebees,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.48,0:02:57.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,looping and swerving through life.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.08,0:02:59.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we can use those lessons
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.36,0:03:01.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to craft our own life stories.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.88,0:03:04.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Soap operas teach us to push away doubt
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.60,0:03:07.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and believe in our capacity
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.80,0:03:10.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for bravery, vulnerability,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.44,0:03:13.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,adaptability and resilience.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.28,0:03:15.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And most importantly, they show us
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.60,0:03:18.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's never too late to change your story.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.12,0:03:22.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So with that, let's start\Nwith soap opera lesson one:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.12,0:03:24.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,surrender is not an option.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.12,0:03:26.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.12,0:03:30.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"All My Children"'s Erica Kane\Nwas daytime's version of Scarlett O'Hara,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.72,0:03:33.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a hyperbolically self-important princess
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.20,0:03:36.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who deep down was scrappy and daring.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.80,0:03:40.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, in her 41 years on TV,\Nperhaps Erica's most famous scene
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.44,0:03:42.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is her alone in the woods
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.44,0:03:45.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,suddenly face to face with a grizzly bear.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.20,0:03:47.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She screamed at the bear,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.48,0:03:48.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"You may not do this!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.92,0:03:50.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you understand me?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.60,0:03:52.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You may not come near me!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.52,0:03:54.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am Erica Kane
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.44,0:03:57.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you are a filthy beast!"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.08,0:03:58.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.92,0:04:00.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And of course the bear left,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.60,0:04:02.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so what that teaches us
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.44,0:04:04.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is obstacles are to be expected
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.52,0:04:08.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we can choose to surrender\Nor we can stand and fight.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.24,0:04:12.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pandora's Tim Westergren\Nknows this better than most.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.08,0:04:15.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You might even call him\Nthe Erica Kane of Silicon Valley.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.00,0:04:18.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tim and his cofounders\Nlaunched the company
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.08,0:04:19.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with two million dollars in funding.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.84,0:04:21.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were out of cash the next year.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.84,0:04:26.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, lots of companies fold at that point,\Nbut Tim chose to fight.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.60,0:04:30.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He maxed out 11 credit cards\Nand racked up six figures in personal debt
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.80,0:04:32.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it still wasn't enough.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.68,0:04:37.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So every two weeks for two years on payday\Nhe stood in front of his employees
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.56,0:04:40.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he asked them\Nto sacrifice their salaries,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.12,0:04:42.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it worked.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.52,0:04:45.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,More than 50 people deferred\Ntwo million dollars,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.36,0:04:47.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and now, more than a decade later,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.24,0:04:49.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pandora is worth billions.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.36,0:04:52.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you believe that there is a way
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.84,0:04:55.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,around or through\Nwhatever is in front of you,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.24,0:04:57.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that surrender is not an option,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.80,0:05:00.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can overcome enormous obstacles.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.96,0:05:03.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which brings us to soap opera lesson two:
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.96,0:05:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sacrifice your ego\Nand drop the superiority complex.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.72,0:05:10.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, this is scary.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.32,0:05:12.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's an acknowledgment\Nof need or fallibility.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.52,0:05:14.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe it's even an admission
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.92,0:05:17.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we're not as special\Nas we might like to think.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.12,0:05:21.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Stephanie Forrester\Nof "The Bold and the Beautiful"
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.56,0:05:23.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thought she was pretty darn special.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.32,0:05:24.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She thought she was so special,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.84,0:05:27.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she didn't need to mix\Nwith the riffraff from the valley,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.56,0:05:29.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she made sure\Nvalley girl Brooke knew it.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.44,0:05:33.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But after nearly 25 years\Nof epic fighting,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.88,0:05:36.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Stephanie got sick and let Brooke in.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.48,0:05:38.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They made amends,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.72,0:05:40.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,archenemies became soul mates
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.76,0:05:43.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Stephanie died in Brooke's arms,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.12,0:05:44.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and here's our takeaway.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.44,0:05:46.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Drop your ego.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.00,0:05:48.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Life is not about you.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.92,0:05:50.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's about us,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.56,0:05:53.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and our ability to experience joy
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.40,0:05:55.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and love and to improve our reality
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.92,0:05:58.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,comes only when we make\Nourselves vulnerable
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.96,0:06:02.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we accept responsibility\Nfor our actions
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.12,0:06:03.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and our inactions,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.52,0:06:06.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kind of like Howard Schultz,\Nthe CEO of Starbucks.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.92,0:06:08.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, after a great run as CEO,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.96,0:06:11.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Howard stepped down in 2000,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.28,0:06:13.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Starbucks quickly overextended itself
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.52,0:06:14.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and stock prices fell.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.52,0:06:17.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Howard rejoined the team in 2008,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.48,0:06:19.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and one of the first things he did
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.52,0:06:23.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was apologize to all 180,000 employees.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.92,0:06:26.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He apologized.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.80,0:06:30.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then he asked for help,\Nhonesty, and ideas in return.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.80,0:06:33.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And now, Starbucks has more than doubled
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.40,0:06:35.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,its net revenue since Howard came back.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.16,0:06:40.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So sacrifice your desire\Nto be right or safe all the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.12,0:06:42.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not helping anyone, least of all you.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.24,0:06:45.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sacrifice your ego.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.24,0:06:48.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Soap opera lesson three:
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.72,0:06:51.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,evolution is real.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.24,0:06:54.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're not meant to be static characters.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.96,0:06:58.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On television, static equals boring\Nand boring equals fired.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.92,0:07:01.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Characters are supposed\Nto grow and change.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.56,0:07:05.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, on TV, those dynamic changes
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.04,0:07:07.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can make for some rough transitions,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.32,0:07:10.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,particularly when a character\Nis played by one person yesterday
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.72,0:07:12.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and played by someone new today.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.84,0:07:16.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Recasting happens all the time on soaps.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.56,0:07:19.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over the last 20 years,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.40,0:07:22.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,four different actors\Nhave played the same key role
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.28,0:07:24.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of Carly Benson on "General Hospital."
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.72,0:07:30.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each new face triggered a change\Nin the character's life and personality.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.88,0:07:34.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, there was always\Nan essential nugget of Carly in there,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.96,0:07:38.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the character and the story\Nadapted to whomever was playing her.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.64,0:07:41.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And here's what that means for us.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.40,0:07:45.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While we may not swap faces\Nin our own lives,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.04,0:07:46.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can evolve too.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.96,0:07:51.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can choose to draw a circle\Naround our feet and stay in that spot,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.32,0:07:54.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or we can open ourselves to opportunities
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.88,0:07:58.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like Carly, who went\Nfrom nursing student to hotel owner,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.52,0:08:00.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or like Julia Child.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.72,0:08:04.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Julia was a World War II spy,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.40,0:08:07.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when the war ended,\Nshe got married, moved to France,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.76,0:08:10.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and decided to give\Nculinary school a shot.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.08,0:08:16.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Julia, her books and her TV shows\Nrevolutionized the way America cooks.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.64,0:08:20.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We all have the power\Nto initiate change in our lives,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.96,0:08:22.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to evolve and adapt.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.56,0:08:25.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We make the choice,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.40,0:08:28.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but sometimes life chooses for us,\Nand we don't get a heads up.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.00,0:08:31.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Surprise slams us in the face.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.20,0:08:33.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're flat on the ground,\Nthe air is gone,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.36,0:08:35.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you need resuscitation.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.96,0:08:39.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So thank goodness\Nfor soap opera lesson four:
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.16,0:08:41.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,resurrection is possible.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.44,0:08:42.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.88,0:08:44.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.96,0:08:51.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 1983, "Days of Our Lives"'\NStefano DiMera died of a stroke,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.16,0:08:53.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but not really, because in 1984
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.72,0:08:56.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he died when his car\Nplunged into the harbor,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.48,0:09:00.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and yet he was back in 1985\Nwith a brain tumor.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.04,0:09:01.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.08,0:09:03.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But before the tumor could kill him,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.72,0:09:07.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Marlena shot him, and he tumbled\Noff a catwalk to his death.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.44,0:09:10.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so it went for 30 years.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.76,0:09:13.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.28,0:09:15.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even when we saw the body,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.44,0:09:16.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we knew better.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.68,0:09:19.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's called the Phoenix for a reason.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.72,0:09:22.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And here's what that means for us.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.00,0:09:25.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As long as the show is still on the air,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.48,0:09:27.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or you're still breathing,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.60,0:09:29.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nothing is permanent.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.28,0:09:31.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Resurrection is possible.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.56,0:09:36.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, of course, just like life,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.28,0:09:39.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,soap operas do ultimately\Nmeet the big finale.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.32,0:09:45.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,CBS canceled my show,\N"As The World Turns," in December 2009,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.28,0:09:46.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we shot our final episode
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.88,0:09:48.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in June 2010.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.64,0:09:50.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was six months of dying
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.36,0:09:53.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I road that train\Nright into the mountain.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.24,0:09:56.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And even though we were\Nin the middle of a huge recession
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.00,0:10:00.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and millions of people\Nwere struggling to find work,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.84,0:10:03.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I somehow thought everything would be OK.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.16,0:10:05.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I packed up the kids\Nand the Brooklyn apartment,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.88,0:10:08.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we moved in with my in-laws
Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.24,0:10:09.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Alabama.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.48,0:10:11.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.92,0:10:15.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Three months later, nothing was OK.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.68,0:10:20.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was when I watched\Nthe final episode air,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.92,0:10:24.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I realized the show\Nwas not the only fatality.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.04,0:10:26.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was one too.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.12,0:10:29.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was unemployed\Nand living on the second floor
Dialogue: 0,0:10:29.72,0:10:31.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of my in-laws' home,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.32,0:10:34.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's enough\Nto make anyone feel dead inside.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.12,0:10:36.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.04,0:10:38.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I knew my story wasn't over,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:38.20,0:10:40.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it couldn't be over.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.44,0:10:45.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just had to tap into everything\NI had ever learned about soap operas.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.36,0:10:49.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had to be brave like Erica\Nand refuse to surrender,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.92,0:10:53.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so every day, I made a decision to fight.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.00,0:10:56.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had to be vulnerable like Stephanie
Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.60,0:10:58.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sacrifice my ego.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.16,0:11:02.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had to ask for help\Na lot of times across many states.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:02.76,0:11:06.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had to be adaptable like Carly
Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.24,0:11:09.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and evolve my skills,\Nmy mindset, and my circumstances,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.80,0:11:12.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then I had to be\Nresilient, like Stefano,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:12.80,0:11:15.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and resurrect myself and my career
Dialogue: 0,0:11:15.48,0:11:17.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like a phoenix from the ashes.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.76,0:11:20.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Eventually I got an interview.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.64,0:11:24.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After 15 years in news and entertainment,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:24.60,0:11:26.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nine months of unemployment
Dialogue: 0,0:11:26.56,0:11:28.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this one interview,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.84,0:11:32.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had an offer for an entry level job.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:33.04,0:11:34.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was 37 years old
Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.92,0:11:36.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was back from the dead.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.24,0:11:41.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We will all experience\Nwhat looks like an ending,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.36,0:11:43.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we can choose to make it a beginning.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:44.12,0:11:48.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kind of like Tina, who miraculously\Nsurvived that waterfall,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.24,0:11:50.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and because I hate to leave\Na cliffhanger hanging,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.96,0:11:53.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tina and Cord did get divorced,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:53.16,0:11:57.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they got remarried three times\Nbefore the show went off the air in 2012.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:59.08,0:12:00.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So remember,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:00.84,0:12:03.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as long as there is breath in your body,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:04.32,0:12:06.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's never too late to change your story.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:07.48,0:12:08.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:08.72,0:12:10.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)