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Travel - and experiencing other cultures opens your mind. Nobody knows this better than Bryan Cranston, who spent two consecutive years (at 19 and 20) on a motorcycle with his brother, exploring America and figuring out what it was that he wanted to do with the rest of his life. Needless to say, he became a major figure in American acting. With pivotal roles in Breaking Bad, Saving Private Ryan, Argo and Trumbo that is no exaggeration to say that he has helped reshape not only American television but also American way of life. He shows just how meaningful being purposefully lost a person can be. That way, you can truly find yourself.
You know Americans have a lot of great qualities, and one of them is, I think we’re a nation of hard workers. And that being said, I think sometimes we reach down too far into our _________ and expect them to produce sooner than they should be able to.
I think people gain a tremendous amount of _____________ when they travel, when they wander - when they allow themselves, as I did, to get lost. And maybe you’ll find yourself somewhere. Or at least traveling forces you to be social. You have to get directions, you have to learn where things are, you’re _____________ to your environment. You have to be more careful about the weather and where you’re _______________ is going to be, where you’re going to eat, how you’re going to get from one place to another.
When you’re there what is it you want to see? How can you find a place for you to actually just rest? It’s an experience like no other. I love to travel and I enjoy not knowing where I am. It’s an __________ thing. I’d purposefully teach that to my daughter, who’s now 24 years old, to not be afraid of not knowing where you are.
So I’ll go for a drive or go for a walk in a different city and my wife will say, “Do you know where you’re going?” “Not really. Just kind of exploring different places.” As long as you have a sense of direction, you’ll find your way, you’ll figure it out. And I do that in foreign countries as well: Just kind of __________________ and trust that you’ve paid attention to at least the basic requirement of where you have to get back to in order to find your way home.
But I think it is, I think we look down now to 16 year olds and say, “Where are you going to go to college? What are you going to do for the rest of your life?” And it's like... they’re not fully ___________ yet! How do they know? Give them a break.
Just say, “Look, I think after high school take a year off, take two years off. Join the Peace Corps. Travel. Go figure things out or just enjoy yourself.”
For the first time in their lives, they’re adults and they don’t have to be somewhere. They’re not told to be somewhere. Get used to that freedom. Get used to having the need to self-govern yourself, to be able to employ self-discipline—or not. Or you realize “Oh my God. If I’m not told I need to go to class I don’t go.” You might discover something about yourself.
“I need order. I need that. I like that.” Some people love to be, say, “this is where you have to be and this is what you need to do.” Are you that type of person or are you a type of person that wants more freedom in your life? And I think exploration, travel, it provides that.
Fill in the Blanks based on what you listen:
Travel - and experiencing other cultures opens your mind. Nobody knows this better than Bryan Cranston, who spent two consecutive years (at 19 and 20) on a motorcycle with his brother, exploring America and figuring out what it was that he wanted to do with the rest of his life. Needless to say, he became a major figure in American acting. With pivotal roles in Breaking Bad, Saving Private Ryan, Argo and Trumbo that is no exaggeration to say that he has helped reshape not only American television but also American way of life. He shows just how meaningful being purposefully lost a person can be. That way, you can truly find yourself.
You know Americans have a lot of great qualities, and one of them is, I think we’re a nation of hard workers. And that being said, I think sometimes we reach down too far into our _________ and expect them to produce sooner than they should be able to.
I think people gain a tremendous amount of _____________ when they travel, when they wander - when they allow themselves, as I did, to get lost. And maybe you’ll find yourself somewhere. Or at least traveling forces you to be social. You have to get directions, you have to learn where things are, you’re _____________ to your environment. You have to be more careful about the weather and where you’re _______________ is going to be, where you’re going to eat, how you’re going to get from one place to another.
When you’re there what is it you want to see? How can you find a place for you to actually just rest? It’s an experience like no other. I love to travel and I enjoy not knowing where I am. It’s an __________ thing. I’d purposefully teach that to my daughter, who’s now 24 years old, to not be afraid of not knowing where you are.
So I’ll go for a drive or go for a walk in a different city and my wife will say, “Do you know where you’re going?” “Not really. Just kind of exploring different places.” As long as you have a sense of direction, you’ll find your way, you’ll figure it out. And I do that in foreign countries as well: Just kind of __________________ and trust that you’ve paid attention to at least the basic requirement of where you have to get back to in order to find your way home.
But I think it is, I think we look down now to 16 year olds and say, “Where are you going to go to college? What are you going to do for the rest of your life?” And it's like... they’re not fully ___________ yet! How do they know? Give them a break.
Just say, “Look, I think after high school take a year off, take two years off. Join the Peace Corps. Travel. Go figure things out or just enjoy yourself.”
For the first time in their lives, they’re adults and they don’t have to be somewhere. They’re not told to be somewhere. Get used to that freedom. Get used to having the need to self-govern yourself, to be able to employ self-discipline—or not. Or you realize “Oh my God. If I’m not told I need to go to class I don’t go.” You might discover something about yourself.
“I need order. I need that. I like that.” Some people love to be, say, “this is where you have to be and this is what you need to do.” Are you that type of person or are you a type of person that wants more freedom in your life? And I think exploration, travel, it provides that.
