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TEDxMSJC 2024 - Legacy

How to Create a Legacy: A Plan, Chaos, and a Great Soundtrack | Dr. Roger Schultz

What is a legacy? How do you create one? And does it really involve chaos? Roger Schultz, Ph.D., started out life as the son of blue-collar workers and today serves as the superintendent/president of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, one of the fastest-growing community colleges in California. In this talk, Dr. Schultz - or Roger, as he prefers to be called -- shares how a decision by his grandfather, his gig as a DJ, and some chaos helped him create a legacy that transforms the lives of thousands of students, their families, and employees and provides tips on how you can create a legacy of your own. Hint: Don't wait - start planning now! 


Breaking Chains: Latinx Wealth Blueprint and Why It Matters | Julissa S. Germosén

Julissa S. Germosén dives into Latinidad's intricate influence on Latino perspectives toward money, careers, and generational wealth. She navigates through cultural complexities and systemic disparities, highlighting the triple whammy of Latino wealth, wage, and inheritance gaps. Through anecdotes and insights, Germosén explores resilience, empowerment strategies, and redefining pathways to financial well-being within the Latinx community. Join her in sparking dialogue and catalyzing positive change for a future where every Latino thrives financially, leaving a lasting legacy. 


Five strategies to defeat your inner critic | Dr. Suzanne Uhl

"Silence the Saboteurs" is about quieting those internal thoughts that destroy dreams: doubts, fears, limiting beliefs, and inner critics.  In the Ted talk, Dr. Suzanne Uhl refers to these thoughts as 'legacy thieves' because they steal dreams and personal potential.  Drawing on her own personal struggles, decades of experience helping others fight fear, and research in both psychology and neuroscience, Dr. Uhl provides practical hope about overcoming this common obstacle to our goals.  She argues that pursuing victory in this area has the power to unlock your potential and that YOU ARE WORTH THE EFFORT. 

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