Henry Winkler speaks at Penn - Updated
Henry Winkler, made famous by his role as Fonzie on Happy Days, gave a speech last Friday night to Penn students as a part of the Fox Leadership Speakers' Forum.
The Fonz spoke about his life and shared some of the wisdom he's acquired along the way. All in all, it was very inspirational. Though it seems almost cliché, he stressed that we follow our instincts and think positive. The way in which he stressed these, however, was very original and funny:
You have a negative thought. Don't finish it. Don't put a period on the end of a negative thought. When a negative thought comes into your mind that is going to stop you from moving towards your dream. You say out loud, 'I'm sorry, I got no time for you now.' People will look at you very strangely, but it doesn't matter because eventually, what I've learned is, your habit becomes stopping the negative; you replace it with a positive, your shoulders pop back, your head flies back, you keep walking to your dream … It works. There is no nutritional value in negative thinking.
If you will it, it is not a dream … If you know what you want, there is such a great possibility that you will get it. That you will have it. That it is so possible.
There are plenty more gems like these in there. I strongly urge everyone to listen to it.
EDIT: Forgot the direct link to file.
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