A Pep Talk: Revised

A Pep Talk: Revised

By: Bill Schaff

The story I chose to rewrite is from Kid President’s post on his blog, A Pep Talk (http://kidpres.tumblr.com/). This piece is a short inspirational video to inspire young children of this generation to be different and to never give up. Kid President brings up a lot of points that are meant to inspire kids but I believe that the ideas can be applied to adults as well.

Many people may not see how an eight-year-old child could have inspirational ideas but a young boy named Kid President defies that. Kid President made a short inspirational video, called A Pep Talk, to help young kids get inspired to be different and never give up. I see this video as one to inspire every generation. His ideas may sound childish but they have a meaning for everyone to understand and to relate to.

Kid President starts his video by saying, “The world need to stop being boring because boring is easy”. While yes it is easy to be boring, there is a much more applicable message to this. He is saying that the world needs to be different. It’s the people who break the molds of a normal society that are truly happy and successful. By being different and unique, adults will find that your life is much more interesting and enjoyable. Next, Kid President explains how to not be boring, “Air coming through my nose, a heart beat, that means its time to do something”. Now besides the grammatical errors, Kid President is getting at that as long as we are alive and breathing we should never give up. For a parent, think of when your kid was growing up. There were definitely some hard times that you though you could not keep going but you did, you made it through This must be applied to every part of your life. Basically, if you still have a breath left in your body you will keep trying and it’s when you given up that you have failed and are being “Boring”.

Following this, Kid President makes the most important point, “Don’t stop believing… unless your dreams are stupid.” You need to follow your dreams but know your limits. If your dream is so outlandish, like living on the sun, don’t give up on dreams, keep searching until you find a new one. Then Kid President gives an example of this, “What if Michael Jordan quit in high school, he would not have made space jam, and I love Space Jam.” If you give up before you have given it your all then you are not reaching your potential. Think back to when you were in college during finals week, how many times did it feel like you had so much to do that it was impossible to get it all done. But, in the end you did get it done and made it through exams. Nobody knows what you will create or do in your lifetime but if you give up one thing is certain, you will never know where it could have taken you.

Next, Kid President says, “Life is not a cereal, well actually it is.” Besides the comical value in this, he is making a very realistic quote. Life is not like cereal where when you open the box and know exactly what you are getting. The only way to know what life is going to bring you is to “open the box”. Now think back to when you were 15, did you ever think you would hold the current job or position that you do? Did you ever think that you would end up in the city that you are living in? You have to try things and experience them to actually figure where they will take you.

            So after all that Kid President has said, I challenge you to this. You need to stop being boring because boring is easy. As long as there is air coming through your nose and a heart beat in your chest you have to keep trying. You can never ever give up on your dreams, if Michael Jordan would have given up, he would have never made one of his greatest things of his career, Space Jam. It’s time for you to make your “Space Jam” for the world. Also, don’t stop believing in yourself unless your dreams are extremely outlandish and if they are, find a new dream. The only way to figure out what life is going to give you is to “open the cereal box” and see where it will take you. Now everybody has a duty to give the world a reason to dance, so get to it.