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From YouTube: Chesapeake Authors Dr Banks
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Lesia M. Banks, Ed.D., MBA talks to the students at Chesapeake High School about "All Connections Matter."
A
Across
our
nation
goals,
celebrate
Read
Across
America
with
guest
speakers
and
fun
activities
at
us,
Peak
High
School
in
Pasadena
Maryland,
we
celebrated
our
11th
annual
day
of
reading
with
authors,
artists,
Aspen
physicists
and
even
a
former
NFL
football
player,
sit
back,
relax
and
enjoy
our
2018
Read
Across
America
event.
I
am.
B
C
Connections
matter
change.
Your
circumstances
by
changing
your
connections
is
a
book
that
hones
in
on
the
connections
that
can
strengthen
our
bind,
an
individual.
It
provides
agency
to
people
who
use
the
book
to
empower
their
lives
by
using
the
exercises
and
resources
to
make
personal
changes.
The
readers
walk
through
a
process
of
examining
connections
for
their
relevance
and
importance.
C
This
book
also
notes
not
to
fear
disconnecting
from
those
who
are
not
in
support
of
your
success
and
well-being,
and
the
book
affords
you
an
opportunity
to
not
only
hold
the
mirror
up
but
tilt
it
360
degrees
around
your
life
for
a
full
view
of
your
connections.
All
connections
matter
is
an
A
to
Z
guide.
To
checking
your
connections.
Are
they
stretching
your
vision
or
choking
your
dream?
Do
you
need
to
disconnect
don't
apologize?
C
D
I
started
when
I
was
really
young,
not
to
say
that
I'm,
not
really
young,
now
and
I
hope
you
all
will
catch
my
jokes
as
I
say
them
I
see
a
smile
right
here,
but
that
was
a
good
joke.
Young
man
I
started
when
I
was
really
young
in
the
federal
government
and
I
started
as
a
secretary
and
I
didn't
want
to
be
a
secretary
one.
D
For
more
than
10
years
now,
I've
been
beyond
the
top
at
a
gs-15
and
I've
learned
that
it
doesn't
just
take
a
technical
skill
set
to
get
where
you
want
to
go
in
the
government
or
any
other
job.
But
rather
you
need
to
have
good
interpersonal
skills,
which
we
talked
about
this
morning,
which
is
good
communications,
communication
skills,
how
to
work
with
people
effectively,
but
I
think
I,
found
I,
know
I
found
in
my
career.
D
The
most
important
thing
has
been
the
connections
that
I've
made
and
I
would
challenge
each
of
you
to
take
advantage
of
the
connections
that
you
have
and
come
eunuch
ate
with
people
because
believe
it
or
not,
you're
not
going
to
get
anywhere
by
yourself.
No
man
is
an
Allen.
You
need
other
people,
you
need
people
in
your
life.
That's
going
to
help!
You
grow
people
that
will
tell
you
the
truth.
D
Tell
you
when
you're
doing
something
good
and
tell
you
when
you're
not,
and
if
you
only
have
people
in
your
group
that
are
telling
you
you're
good
and
you're
fabulous
and
you're
grand
trust
me.
Those
people,
don't
have
your.
Thank
you.
Don't
have
your
good,
you
know
in
front
of
them
because
no
one's
perfect
nobody's
that
good
and
no
one's
that
grand
trust
me.
We
all
have
things
about
us
that
we
need
to
correct
and
work
on.
So
how
many
of
you
know
what
a
circle
of
influence
is?
E
D
D
Supporting
anything
else,
okay,
well,
there's
a
person
in
leadership,
Theory
too
I'm
called
his
name
is
Stephen
Covey
and
he
talks
about
the
circle
of
influence
as
the
circle
of
people
that
you
impact
I,
look
at
the
circle
of
influence
as
those
people
that
are
around
me
that
are
around
you
that
have
an
impact
and
influence
on
me.
So
the
title
of
this
book
is
all
connections
matter,
change
your
circumstance
by
changing
your
connections
and
it's
an
A
to
Z
guide
to
checking
your
connections.
D
When
you
ask
yourself
the
question:
are
they
stretching
your
vision
or
are
they
choking
your
dream?
You
want
to
make
certain
that
the
people
in
your
circle
are
stretching
your
vision
and
not
choking
your
dream.
So
I'm
gonna
read
a
few
quotes
and
again
I
see
a
lot
of
talking
going
on.
So
if
I'm
boring
you
let
me
know,
but
I
do
need
you
to
understand.
This
is
very
important.
D
D
I
say,
grab
it
and
take
a
hole
and
run
with
it,
but
what
I
am
saying
it
is
that
sometimes
we
need
to
realize
that
some
things
are
for
good
when
we
don't
even
think
they
are,
and
you
never
know
what
tidbit
of
information
you
can
get
today.
That
will
help
you
in
the
long
run
and
that
will
impact
your
career
in
a
very
positive
way.
Okay,
so
I'm
gonna
start
off
with
a
few
quotes.
One
of
the
first
quotes
is
the
less
you
associate
with
some
people.
D
The
more
your
life
will
improve
any
time
you
tolerate
mediocrity
in
others.
It
increases
your
mediocrity.
An
important
attribute
and
successful
people
is
their
impatience
with
negative
thinking
and
negative
acting
people
as
you
grow,
your
associates
will
change.
Some
of
your
friends
will
not
want
to
you
to
go
on.
They
will
want
you
to
stay
where
they
are
friends
that
don't
help
you
climb
will
want
you
to
crawl.
Your
friends
will
stretch
your
vision
or
choke
your
dream.
Those
that
don't
increase,
you
will
eventually
decrease
you,
and
this
was
written
by
General
Colin
Powell.
B
D
I
have
an
exercise
Bureau
of
shanthi
Heidi
Klum,
a
supermodel,
so
Aristotle
took
Gandhi
different
people
from
every
walk
of
life
from
all
years
back
in
history,
which
means
this
is
not
a
new
concept.
This
has
actually
been
around.
So
if,
if
it's
people
have
been
talking
about
this
from
three
four
hundred
years
ago,
then
obviously
there's
some
truth
to
it
and
I'm
sure
I'm,
not
the
only
adult
that
has
stood
up
here
and
said.
D
You
need
to
be
cognizant
of
the
people
whom
you
hang
around,
because
I'm
sure
your
parents
have
told
you,
teachers
have
told
you
they're
direct
reflection
of
who
you
are
another
quote.
He
has
as
a
mirror
reflects
a
man's
face,
but
what
he
is
really
like
is
shown
by
the
kind
of
friends
he
chooses.
The
simple,
but
true
fact
of
life
is
that
you
become
like
those
with
whom
you
closely
associate
for
the
good
and
for
the
bad.
D
D
F
D
F
D
F
D
F
D
D
F
B
F
D
D
D
I
love,
I
loved,
it
I'm.
Sorry,
you
gave
understand,
but
that's
what
it
takes.
It
takes
that
type
of
conversation,
so
that
I
can
try
to
give
me
to
tell
me
what
he's
trying
to
say.
He
couldn't
tell
me
what
cool
was
he
couldn't
tell
me:
why
is
it
bad
to
be
smart?
All
he
knows
is
those
of
his
friends
and
those
are
the
people
that
he
hang
over.
He
hangs
around,
but
why
I
still
need
to
know
why?
Let's
have
it?
F
E
F
Sorry,
if
I
come
across
as
thinking
like
as
a
peer
of
younger
age,
two
generations
away
from
you
I
am
sorry
if
I
come
across
as
portraying
your
age
group
as
airheads.
The
trouble
is
until
you
determine
for
yourself
your
particular
place
in
what
you
wanted
to
do
your
goals
and
all
the
other
things
that
dr.
banks
wants
to
present
there
you
are
and
there
you
will
remain.
F
G
B
F
In
metropolitan
areas
for
y'all,
that
would
be
Baltimore
Annapolis,
and
if
you
want
to
really
stretch
yourself,
you
go
to
DC.
There
are
companies
in
these
cities
who
ask
for
face
painters.
You
like
interview
with
that,
show
them
how
good
you
are
at
what
you
do.
They
will
send
you
to
the
jobs
when
they
charge
a
customer
125
bucks
an
hour,
and
you
make
90
I.
Do
that
with
a
DC
group
by
the
way
for
three
hours
running
three
times
a
weekend
twice
on
Saturday
and
once
on
Sunday
do
the
math.
B
F
F
But
those
are
the
things
you
evolve
into
a
job
I
evolved
into
face
painting
at
the
tender
age
of
35
I.
Did
it
because
of
a
life
coach,
not
doctor
thanks,
but
that's
what
she
does.
I
found
my
flow
I
found
my
bliss
and
since
the
age
of
35
I
have
been
doing
this
as
a
professional
career
on
the
side.
Now
that
I'm
retired,
from
my
regular
career,
I'm,
doing
full-time
face
painting
every
weekend
is
booked
between
now
and
August
of
this
year
at
90.
F
Does
it
work?
Does
it
come
across
as
worthwhile?
Is
it
something
that,
like
that
you
want
to,
do
you
don't
have
to
be
face
papers,
but
dr.
banks
drives
the
message
of
being
a
life
coach
where
we
discover
this
is
what
works.
This
is
what
interests
you,
the
basic
rules
of
bliss.
You
forget
what
time
it
is
you
forget
to
drink
water.
You
forget
to
be
when
you're
into
that
particular
groove
you're
doing
what's
important
to
you
now,
dr.
F
D
F
The
electronics
technician
face
painting
to
children
who
belong
to
a
family.
They
lived
on
a
boat,
they
had
trouble
with
their
electronic
navigation
system.
In
my
career,
I
have
been
an
electronics
technician
for
48
years
when
I
told
them.
Let
me
look
at
it.
They
said,
of
course,
I
went
and
did
three
hours
of
work
on
their
boat,
finding
a
simple,
bad
connection,
buried
at
the
base
of
the
mast.
B
F
F
D
D
When
I
got
up
here,
I'm-
not
here
just
for
you
to
hear
me
talk
or
for
me
to
make
a
speech
I'm
here
to
help
you
and
if
only
I'm,
able
to
help
one
person,
then
my
work
is
done.
If
me
and
I
together
can
help
someone
take
one
step
further
to
reaching
their
career
goals
or
help
better
understand
what
this
big-picture
life
is
about.
Then
that's
fine,
you
haven't
stolen.
The
show
I
think
we're
working
great
together.
D
We
need
to
have
a
team
and
take
your
show
on
the
road,
but
we
need
to
make
certain,
but
it
needs
to
be
what
an
audience
that's
willing
to
receive.
What
we
are
trying
to
say,
if
you're
not
willing
to
receive
what
we're
saying,
then
that's
cool
Ming
makes
90
dollars
an
hour
in
one
job.
Doing
one
thing:
I
have
two
jobs
where
I
already
make
well
over
six
figures,
past
100,
passing
200.
D
So,
as
my
husband
would
say,
when
I
was
working
on
my
doctorate
I'll
tell
you
this
story
I'm
sitting
around
crying
because
I'm
upset,
because
the
dissertation
process
was
arduous,
to
say
the
least,
so
on
weekends,
when
he
we
would
go
somewhere.
My
nephew
was
living
with
us.
You
know
I'm
just
sitting
there.
I
just
can't
get
it
done,
because
the
dissertation
was
so
hard.
It
was
so
much
back
and
forth.
Back
and
forth.
One
day
my
husband
literally
walked
out
of
the
door
and
he's
like
fine
I
got
mine.
D
That
hurt
me
to
the
core.
My
husband
has
a
bachelor's
degree
in
chemistry,
a
master's
in
analytical
chemistry
and
his
goal
was
to
be
a
PhD
chemist
in
the
school.
The
University
of
Pittsburgh
asked
him
to
come
to
their
dental
school,
so
he
also
has
a
DMD
he's
a
general
dentist.
That's
a
Doctor
of
Dental
Medicine,
so
he
got
his
and
I
mean
as
much
as
that
hurt
men
as
blunt
as
he
was
I
got
mine.
So
if
you
want
to
get
yours,
I
can
tell
you
how
to
do
it.
D
I
can
give
you
some
steps.
Men
can
give
you
some
steps.
We
can
give
you
steps
together,
but
if
you're
not
willing
to
listen
and
to
receive
again,
you
don't
have
to
take
every
word
that
I,
say
and
run
with
it.
I
would
suggest
that
you
take
information
from
different
groups
of
people,
but
make
sure
that
all
of
those
groups
have
you're
good
in
the
forefront,
not
people
that
are
going
to
tell
you
negative
things,
people
that
don't
want
to
see
you
prosper
and
get
ahead.
Don't
listen
to
that!
You
know
who
you
are.
D
You
should
know
who
you
are
so
that's.
The
first
step
is
becoming
self-aware.
I
mentioned
that
this
morning,
when
we
were
talking,
you
have
to
have
a
strong
sense
of
self-awareness.
You
need
to
know
who
you
are.
First
and
foremost,
you
need
to
know
what
your
talents
are.
What
your
strengths
are.
You
need
to
identify
those
there's,
a
study
at
the
University
of
California,
which
you
can
get
free
online,
which
is
actually
referencing
this
book
that
will
help
you
identify
your
strengths.
D
D
D
You
don't
have
so
you
are
you
saying
you
don't
have
friends
when
you
say
you
don't
have
a
circle
of
influence,
but
that's
what
a
circle
of
influence
is
friends
that
your
parents
is
your
relatives.
It's
different
people,
your
associates,
your
colleagues.
If
you
have
a
part-time
job,
all
those
people
are
can
be
in
your
circle
of
influence.
Yes,
ma'am.
G
G
D
D
And
the
whys
being,
and
what
she
just
said
is
that
you
don't
necessarily
go
you're,
not
necessarily
going
to
like
each
other.
You
have
to
be
around
each
other
because
you're
on
the
team,
but
she
already
knows
who
she
should
be
listening
to,
who
she
shouldn't,
because
otherwise
she
wouldn't
have
even
made
the
statement
that
you
don't
necessarily
want
to
learn
from
everybody,
your
whip
so
kudos
to
you.
D
D
I
get
it
so
how
long
are
you
going
to
continue
to?
Let
them
remain
in
your
circle,
because
there's
a
process
that
I
also
talked
about
checking
the
connection
and
I'll.
Just
give
you
a
few
questions
when
you
go
through
the
process
of
checking
the
connection,
you
look
at
the
people
Maddie
in
your
circle,
let's
just
say:
there's
ten
people,
it
is
suggested
that
you
not
have
more
than
five
people
in
your
circle
of
influence,
and
this
is
not
just
my
suggestion.
D
These
are
theorists
who
have
who
have
studied
communication
and
relationships
and
connections,
and
they
said
you
have
more
than
five
people
in
your
ear.
That's
too
many
people,
so
you
need
to
limit
your
amount
of
connections.
I
have
a
process
where,
basically,
you
put
the
person's
name
and,
let's
just
say
you
and
I
Maddie
at
the
end
of
the
book,
you
you
actually
self.
The
question
does
Lisa
say
that
I'm
amazing?
Does
she
do
things
to
encourage
me
and
the
list
right
here
said
these
people
in
my
circle
support
my
current
journey.
D
Do
they
have
a
desire
to
see
me
succeed?
Do
they
meet
my
definition
of
successful
because
Maddie
at
your
age,
of
course,
you
have
a
different
definition
of
successful
than
I
do
and
do
they
define
themselves
as
successful?
Does
their
definition
of
success
equate
to
my
definition?
Are
they
willing
to
mentor
me
to
success?
Do
they
dream
big?
Do
they
refuse
to
be
defeated?
Are
they
supporters
of
formal
education
and
advanced
degrees?
Do
they
understand,
appreciate
and
support
my
vision?
Do
they
believe
that
I
can
accomplish
my
goals
now?
D
I
know
those
are
some
hard
questions,
some
wordy
questions,
but
these
are
the
questions
that
we
need
to
think
about
and
you
don't
have
to
say
them
aloud
to
people
if
Maddie
and
I
are
in
the
same
circle
and
I
begin
to
ask
these
questions
of
Maddie
and
I
say
well,
no,
her
dream!
Her
idea
of
success
is
just
working
and
I'm,
not
demeaning
a
fast-food
restaurant,
because
at
your
age
that's
a
great
job.
D
That's
where
you
need
to
start
you're,
not
going
to
be
a
senior
executive
in
a
private
organization
at
15,
16
and
17
years
of
age.
But
if
your
goal
is
not
to
go
further
than
working
at
Burger
King
and
my
goal
is
to
go
to
a
community
college
and
you're
saying
Lisa,
no,
you
don't
need
to
go
to
college.
D
You
need
to
come
here
to
Burger
King
Maddie
I
need
to
get
you
out
of
my
circle,
because
you
are
putting
negative
things
in
my
head:
you're,
not
encouraging
me
to
reach
my
dreams
and
to
reach
my
goal.
So
basically
you
are
not
you're
choking.
My
dreams
were
just
versus
stretching
in
my
vision,
vision,
I'm,
sorry,
yes,
ma'am.
B
D
Know
because
the
people
that
you're
cutting
out,
if
they
are
not
people
that
are
supportive
and
helpful
to
you,
then
why
do
you
still
want
them
in
your
circle
and
when
you,
when
I,
say
circle
again
using
the
definition
of
Matty
and
I
we're
friends
in
school,
we
always
hang
out.
We
can
still
go
out
to
eat
on
weekends.
We
can
do
fun
things
together,
but
I
need
a
group
of
people
that
are
in
my
ear,
telling
me
Lisa.
You
can
make
it
Lisa.
You
need
to
dream
big.
D
You
need
to
do
this,
even
though
Maddie's
on
the
other
side
saying
something
else
at
this
point:
I'm
not
paying
attention
to
Maddie
anymore
yeah.
We
can
go
clothes
shopping,
we
can
eat,
but
you're
not
going
to
impact
me
because
I
know
that
Maddie
is
not.
You
know
concerned
about
my
success,
she's
not
trying
to
help
me
get
anywhere.
She
wants
me
to
remain
stagnant
where
she
is
so
no
you're
not
making
more
enemies
and
you
don't
have
to
be
mean
or
disrespectful
to
the
person
like
I
said
you
know
everything
is
for
season.
D
Perhaps
this
is
not
the
season
and
the
time
for
them
to
be
in
your
inner
circle,
not
to
say
five
years
from
now
that
person
could
get
back
in
your
circle.
But
right
now,
if
your
goal,
for
example,
is
going
to
college,
then
you
need
people
in
your
circle.
That's
going
to
push
you
to
get
there
and
another
thing.
D
If
you're
the
smartest
person
in
your
circle
and
what's
your
name
eat
eat,
if
you're
the
smartest
person
in
your
circle,
then
you
need
a
new
circle,
some
people
like
being
the
smartest
person
because
they
have
all
the
great
things
to
say,
but
then
who's
feeding
into
you
who's
make
giving
you
information
that's
helpful.
Instead,
you
are
giving
out
all
of
the
information,
but
there's
no
one
to
help
you
grow.
D
E
D
Do
those
types
of
things
now,
while
you're
in
college,
rather
or
or
even
now,
to
help
you
to
so
that
you
can
still
fulfill
your
passion,
even
though
you're
doing
what
your
parents
they
do,
because
in
the
long
run
to
be
honest
and
in
this
day
and
age,
a
college
degree
is
very,
very,
very
valuable.
It's
going
to
be
very
hard
for
you
all
to
get
a
degree
without
I'm,
sorry
to
get
a
really
good
job
or
a
job
that
satisfies
your
financial
needs
without
a
college
degree.
D
Now
there
is
an
initiative
now,
as
a
matter
of
fact,
I
was
supposed
to
be
driving
to
New
York
when
I
leave
here,
but
because
of
the
snow
I'm
not
going
now,
but
there's
an
initiative
to
put
career
tech,
education
back
into
the
public
school
system,
and
that's
the
arts,
that's
cosmetology,
that's
woodshop
and
I
was
talking
to
one
of
the
other
speakers
earlier
about.
You
know
those
are
some
great
jobs,
some
very
high-paying
jobs,
so
call
I,
get
it
I
really
get
it.
D
D
I
actually
study
law
enforcement
and
I'm
not
doing
law
enforcement,
but
that's
because
I
didn't
really
I
wanted
to
get
a
job
where
I
could
I
wanted
to
get
a
degree
where
I
could
be
qualified
for
a
job
immediately
after
two
years,
because
I'm,
a
first-generation
college
graduate
I
had
to
pay
my
my
own
money
to
go
to
college.
My
church
actually
lifted
an
offering
so
that
I
could
go
to
college
the
first
quarter
exactly
so.
If
you
have,
somebody
wants
to
pay
for
a
college
degree.
D
To
be
honest,
it's
nationwide,
and
actually,
since
it
was
President
Obama,
it's
ending
this
year
in
September,
but
it's
a
federal
grant
so
I'm
sure
there
will
be
other
federal
grants
in
the
future,
and
this
county
did
not
apply
for
the
grant
in
Maryland.
I
know:
Prince
George's
County
has
the
grant
I
have
New
York,
Buffalo,
Toledo
and
Boston,
but
it's
across
the
entire
United
States.
D
D
Comments,
okay,
well,
I!
Think.
My
time
is
up
in
conclusion.
Make
certain
that
you
have
people
in
your
circle
when
you
do
a
self-assessment
and
an
awareness
check
of
those
individuals
make
certain
that
you
have
someone
at
least
one
person
in
your
circle.
That's
going
to
push
you
like
Derek's
father
did
and
help
you
get
to
where
you
need
to
go
so
that
you
can
cross
the
finish
line.
Thank
you.