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Michelle Obama:
We focus too much on "stats" and not "story." Stats are like, "What college are you from?" But your story is like, "What was your grandfather like?" "Who was your favorite relative and why?" High School Student Shayla Allen:
What advice would you give to someone who's trying to avoid becoming just a "stat"? Like when you go to college, you're not just the kid with the 3.0 GPA or when you're applying for jobs, you're not just that person who graduated at the top of her class. How do you avoid becoming just a number? Michelle Obama:
I think what makes you more than a stat is once you see yourself - you see yourself as more than a stat and you start thinking about, who are you? What do you care about? What brings you joy? I hope my story urges you to see the power of your story. And to own that
We focus too much on "stats" and not "story." Stats are like, "What college are you from?" But your story is like, "What was your grandfather like?" "Who was your favorite relative and why?" High School Student Shayla Allen:
What advice would you give to someone who's trying to avoid becoming just a "stat"? Like when you go to college, you're not just the kid with the 3.0 GPA or when you're applying for jobs, you're not just that person who graduated at the top of her class. How do you avoid becoming just a number? Michelle Obama:
I think what makes you more than a stat is once you see yourself - you see yourself as more than a stat and you start thinking about, who are you? What do you care about? What brings you joy? I hope my story urges you to see the power of your story. And to own that
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Yeah I tell people we focus too much on stats and not story
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Stats are like What college are you from
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But your story is like
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What was your grandfather like
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Who was your favorite relative and why
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What advice would you give to someone
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who's trying to avoid just becoming a stat
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Like when you go to college you're not just the kid with the 3 0 GPA
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or when you're applying for jobs
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you're not just that person who graduated top of her class
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How do you avoid just becoming a number
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Movie Summary
Join former first lady Michelle Obama in an intimate documentary looking at her life, hopes and connection with others during her 2019 book tour for 'Becoming.'
![[all chant] Yes, we can! Yes, we can! - Becoming](https://clip.cafe/img400/all-chant-yes-can-yes-can.jpg)
![[woman laughs] - Becoming](https://clip.cafe/img400/woman-laughs-s23.jpg)
![[laughter] - Becoming](https://clip.cafe/img400/laughter-s3083.jpg)
