Translator: Ai Tokimatsu Reviewer: Chryssa Takahashi
Recently, one of my friends said...
(Laughter)
One of my friends said,
"Wow, Black, you are a dreamer!"
"A dreamer?"
What? Like this? Or, this?
No, I think it's a bit different.
To be the World Yo-Yo champion,
to be a Cirque du Soleil artist,
to be a TED speaker,
I pursued and I achieved.
All of these dreams have come true.
I'm not just a dreamer, I'm a serial dreamer.
(Laughter)
Many people...
Oh, Thank you.
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Many people ask me, "Hey, Black.
What's the secret to make your dream come true?
Do you have a kind of special ancient ninja scroll thing?"
Actually, yes.
Here it is.
Today, I'd like to publish this secret.
The secret to make your dream come true is
"Define your happiness."
Now, let me ask you, please be honest.
In the last 10 days,
how many of you thought what your own happiness is?
Do you have your clear definition of your happiness?
OK, thank you very much.
Your life must be filled with great joy.
I think everybody wants to be happy, that's universal.
But surprisingly, most people don't have a clear definition of their own happiness.
Once you define that, you can realize your true dream.
And also you can get enough passion to achieve that.
The reason why I could achieve all of my dreams is
my dreams are born from my own definition of happiness.
It was easy for me to get enough passion to achieve them
because I just wanted to be happy.
Then, one question.
How should we define our own happiness?
That's a really tricky puzzle, I think.
But, the solution was chronology.
I wrote down my own history on paper.
It was not very detailed,
but I try to focus on my memories related to my strong emotions.
After finishing this process,
I could understand what was happening around me
when I felt happy and when I felt sad.
It was my solution to define my own happiness.
In my case, my definition of happiness was
"To be a hero!"
Actually, this is serious.
(Laughter)
Please, listen.
I have an answer.
I realized when people appreciated me, I felt happy.
So I thought I wanted to help someone.
I'm always thinking about
who I can help and how I can help.
The reason why I tried to be the first Yo-Yo artist in Cirque du Soleil
was to change the public's image better for the Yo-Yo community.
To talk about my story at the TED conference
was to share one truth to motivate people.
Passion makes the impossible possible.
Dreams are just passing points for me to maximize my happiness.
The motivation to achieve them is unlimited
because I'm so greedy to be happy.
I'm a kind of a happiness holder.
I'm feeling very happy everyday.
Not only when I achieve my dreams
but also when I'm reaching to them,
when I'm in the process to reaching to them.
I wish everybody here, and everybody watching
will define your own happiness
and enjoy your life filled with great joy.
Thank you.
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