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Announcer: It'stimetolookforandactonpurpose.WelcometothePurposeUppodcastwithyour

host,BenStein.

BenStein: HelloeverybodyandwelcometoepisodetwoofthePurposeUppodcast.Intoday'sepisodeIhaveareallyfunandfascinatingconversationwithOziomaofBurnBrightLifeworks.Oziomaisachangeagent,aforce,andshe'sgotsomanygoodideasandapproachesforhowtotransformindividuals,businesses,andcommunities.WedigintoherbackstorygrowingupintheBronx.WetalkaboutWorldDreamDaywhichI'msoexcitedtokickthepodcastoffwiththisepisodeonWorldDreamDay,asthispodcasthasbeenadreamofmineforsometime.

Shealsogivessomereallycooltechniquesforhoninginonyourpurposeandthenactingonit.ShereallywantstopushboundariesandtakeeverythingandtenXittoreallychangetheworld,andshe'sdoingthatdaybyday,andIhavenodoubtthatherimpactwilljustcontinuetogrowandimprovethelivesofpeoplethatshetouches.Ireallyhopeyouenjoythisepisode,andlookforwardtoyourfeedback,andwiththatIgiveyouOzioma.

Helloeveryone.WelcometothePurposeUppodcast.I'myourhostBenStein,andI'mherewithOzioma.That'showyoupronounceyourname,right,Ozioma?

Ozioma: Yes.Ozioma.Ozioma.

BenStein: Allright.Howdoyoupronounceyourlastname?I'mnotgoingtoeventrythat.

Ozioma: It'sreallyEgwuonwu,butpeoplejustsayEgwuonwu,flatitout.I'mkindoflikeOprah,soyoucouldjustsayOzioma.

BenStein: Allright.OziomaismucheasierandIdon'tneedtobutcheryourlastname.Thankyousomuchforjoiningmeandustoday.Ozioma,let'sstartalittlebitbylettingeveryoneknowwhoyouare,alittlebitofyourbackstory.Howdoyoudescribewhatyoudotopeople?

Ozioma: Goodquestion.Idoanumberofthings,butatthemomentpeopleknowmeaskindofthecreatorofaninitiativecalledWorldDreamDaywhichisallabouthelpingpeopleignitetheirgoals,theirideas,theirdreams,butonaday-to-daybasiswhatIdoisIamatransformationalstrategist,soIworkwithclientsondevelopingstrategiesthathelpthemtransformtheircurrentrealityintotheonetheydesiretoliveinto,andsoIworkwithanumberofdifferentindividuals.Iactuallyevenworknowwithcommunitiesaswellasbigbusinessclientsandkindofdothesamething.InadditiontothatIdoalotofspeaking.IdoalotofpersonalcoachingandIjustkindoflovewhatIdo.

BenStein: That'sawesome.Ifpeopledigdeeperalittlebitandtheyaskatthecoreofwhatyoudo

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whatexcitesyouthemost,whatwouldyousay?

Ozioma: IwouldsaywhatexcitesmethemostisoveralljustreallytransformationandsoalotoftimesI'mlikehiredtodotransformationaltalkslikeTEDxstyletalkswhereIlayoutavisionforthefutureandinvitepeopletostepintothatvision.Rightnowthat'sreallywhat'sexcitingmemost,isbeingabletowelcomepeopletoembracenewpossibilitiesandnewperspectives,andthenprovidingthemwithatransformationalstrategyonhowtogetthereandhowtomakethatdesiredrealitypossibleforthemselves.Icallittransformationalstrategy.Somepeoplewouldsaymotivationalspeaking,yeah,butthat'sreallywhatexcitesmeatthemomentisreallybeingabletosupportpeopleinthatprocess.

BenStein: Nice.Ilikethatalot,andIthinkthattransformationalstrategyisaexcellentwaytoverbalize,youknow,elicitingthatchangeandthatplanforchangeinpeoplethataresooftenscaredtodoso.What'satthecoreoftransformationalstrategy?What'stheprocessofthat?

Ozioma: Theprocessofitreallyisabout,likeItendto,becauseI'matrainedstrategist,right,sowhatthatmeansisI'vehadmyworkingincorporateAmericawherefromabusinessstandpointorfromaideastandpointIreallyknowhowtoenvisionarealityandthenseparateitintoIguesswhatsomewouldcallthinslices,andsothewayahumanbeingtransformstheirlifeorabusinesstransformsoracommunitytransforms,it'sprettymuchthesame.It'saboutbeingabletoidentifyapowerfuldynamicpossibility,avisionforadesiredrealityandthenidentifyingwhatarethecoreelementsthatareessentialtogetthemthere.

SometimesitwillbeI'lllookatitfromastandpointofwhatarethecorepracticesthatyouneedtoembraceinordertogetthere.Sometimesit'smoreaboutwhatarethecoreprinciplesthatyouneedtoembodyorreally,reallyconnecttoinordertogetthere,andsomeofitreallyisaboutstrategicactionsteps.WhatItendtodotomakeitmorestickyforpeopleisItendtouseiteitherinacronyms,so,forinstance,Ihavethisonepowerfulstrategythat'saboutgettingpeopleintoactioncalleddreamfuel.It'sabouthowdoyouactuallyfuelyourdreams.FirstthetransformationalstrategyisfirstF,right,youmustfocus.

Youcan'tdoeverythingallatthesametime,soyoureallyneedtobeclearonwhereyouwanttoapplyyourfocus.ThenU,whichisallaboutunderstandingtheelementsthatyouneedtounderstandinordertoachievethatoveralldream,thenEisaboutengagement.Howareyougoingtoengagethepeople,theplaces,thethingsthatneedtohappeninorderforyoutomoveforward,andthenLisaboutliftingup.Realizingthatintheprocessofyouempoweringyourself,empoweringothers,youhavetobeanelevationforce.Youhavetoliftthingsup.Youhavetoliftyourselfup.Youhavetoliftupthecircumstances,soit'sallaboutthewayinwhichyouapproachtheprocessofdreaminganddoing.

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I'llcreatekindoflikefourpartstrategiesorfivepartstrategiesthatareeithertiedto

acronymsoractuallytiedtoalliterationwhereit'llallbethesameletter,inordertogetpeopletorememberit,becauseIfindthatalotoftimeswithmanyofthemodernapproachestotransformationitgetsverycomplex,andpeoplegetsooverwhelmedwithjusttryingtorememberwhatitentailsthattheydon'tevendoit.WhatIliketodoistocreatepracticalprocessesthatareinspirationalattheircorebutareveryaccessiblefortheeverydayperson,sothattheyactuallyamplifyandincreasetheirchancesofactuallytakingaction.

BenStein: Iloveit.That'sawesome.Fuel.

Ozioma: Dreamfuel.

BenStein: Dreamfuel.Questionforyou.Iknow,soforexample,I'vegotthispodcastI'mworkingonhere,andformeitwasaveryscaryprocesstoembarkupon.HowdoyouaddressfearsoffailureorI'mnotgoodenoughwhenyou'regoingthroughthosetransformationalstrategies?Howdoyouaddressthose?

Ozioma: Fearisanaturalpartoftheprocess,sosomepeoplesaythatyou'reactuallynot"doingitright"ifthere'snotanelementof,ohmyGod,fear,likewhat'satstake.FormewheneverI'mworkingwithclientsandtheyexpresslike,"Oh,myGod.Idon'tknowifIcandothis.Oh,myGod.Ifeelafraid."Iliketohelpthemgetconnectedtotheirenergyofdesire,becausewhatIfindisthatregardlessiffearispresent,howcanwemakefearourfriend,andthewaythatyoumakefearyourfriendisbyreallygettingconnectedtoalargervision.Alotoftimespeoplearemoreassociatedandmoreconnectedtothefearthantheyareintowhat'spossible.

WhatIdoisIliketoinvitethemintoreallybeingabletoconnectviscerally,connectpassionatelytothepossibility.That'sreallyaboutcreativevisualization.That'sreallyaboutgettingthemtoseethemselvesontheothersideofthatfear.Whatdoesitlooklike,whatdoesitfeellikeifyouweretrulytoliveintheworldofasuccessfulpodcastwhereyou'retransforminglives,wherepeoplearelisteningtoyouandtothepeoplethatyou'rebringingontheshowandyou'reseeingthatasaresultofyoutakingthisactionwhatbecomespossiblefortheworld?Ihavethemreallystarttoseeandexperiencethepotentializedresults.

WhatIfindmoreoftenthannotisthatwhenpeoplecanreally,really,reallysyncinandconnecttoagreatervision,somethingthat'sgreaterthanthem,greaterthanthefear,thefearitselfstartstominimizeanddissipate,andthentheyreleasethatfearandtheyclaimthatnewvision.

BenStein: Yeah.Thatwasvery,verywellsaid.Ithinktopiggybackonthat,Ithinkthatfearisoftenthesignalofwheretowalktowardsanditcanbeausefultoolinthatwaytonottryand

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avoidit,butwalkintoitandwalkthroughitasit'sasignalforgrowth.

Ozioma: Absolutely.Ithinkpartofthat,Ben,isthatwhenweseefear,manypeoplewhenwefeelfear,rather,orweseesomethingthatwebelieveweshouldbeafraidof,wegointoreactivemodeasopposedtoexplorationandinquirymode.IhavefoundthatwheneverIinquireintomyfearwithaquestion,youknow,Ialwayshavethisstatementthatsays,"Ourlivesarefueled.Ourlivesarequestsfueledbyquestions."Whenfeararises,ratherthanyoubelike,"Oh,myGod.Ah."Justaskwhatisthistryingtotellme.WhyamIafraid?What'sthisabout?Byfirstgoingintoaquestionandgoingintoinquirytotrytounderstandit,youthenwon'tbedebilitatedbyitbecauseyouwillbelookingatitasalmostlike,"Hmm."Likeascientistexploringitasopposedtosaying,"No.I'mgoingtoallowmyselftobelimitedbyit."

BenStein: Justapracticallookatthisinquiry.Whenyoudothisinquiryisthisawritingexercise?Isthisameditation?Isthisjustaconversationinyourheadorisitalloftheabove?Whatdoesthatactuallylooklikeorwhatdoyoufindeffectiveinaskingyourfearwhat'sup?

Ozioma: Forme,itcancomeinmanydifferentforms.Ifindthatusually,obviously,it'snotlikewehavetimetograbapieceofpaperandsay,"Oh,mygosh.Fearispresent.Letmegetoutmypadandexplorethis."Mostofusare,whenit'shappening,we'relikewe'reinit.Ifindfirstistogetintothehabitofaskingyourselfthatquestionwhenyoufeelitinyourbody.Becausesomepeopletheyfeelitintheirgutortheyfeelitintheirthroat,ortheyfeellikethesweatiscomingdown.Simplyjust,"Hmm.Wait.What'sthisallabout?What'sgoingonhere?WhyamIafraid?"

Ithappensinthemind.It'salmostlikecultivatingthatprocessofaskingyourself,beingmorecontemplative,andbeingmoremindful,soIwouldsayit'smoreofthemindfulnessprocessturnedonitselfonadeeperlevelwhereyou'rejustliterallyaskingyourself,andsomepeoplehave...Ihavemygo-toquestionslike,"Hmm.What'sthatallabout,Ozioma?"Thator,"WhatamIafraid?What'sreallygoingon?"It'susuallyjustkindoflikeaself-imposedquestionandleavingroomtobewithwhateverarises,thenusuallythenwhatwillfollowthereisalittlebitofbackandforthwithyourself,or,forinstance,IhadaspeakingengagementinBerlinlikeaboutacoupleofweeksago.

TherewasamomentwhereIdidfeelabitofanxietyoralittlebitoffearandIaskedmyself,didmyprocess,right,with,"WhatareyoureallyafraidofOzioma?Oh,you'reafraidthatyou'renotpreparedbecausetheydidn'tgiveyoualltheinformation,andit'skindofonthespot."ThenIsaidtomyself,okay,whatdoweneedtodoinordertoaddressthisfear,andformeinthatmomentitbecametakingawalkthroughBerlinintheearlymorning,smellingflowers,goingthroughthegardens,beingwithnature,youknow,beingwiththecityitselfandallowingthewalktoeaseandsoothemynerves.

Sometimeswhat'shappeningisthatwehaven'tgivenourselvesenoughofthestimulusandenoughoftheinputsinordertoco-createthedesiredoutput,thedesiredresult.

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FormewhatI'vefoundisjustbyaskingthatquestion,gettingtheresponseofwhyIwasafraid,andthenaskingmyselfafollow-upquestion,"Whatwoulditlooklikeorwhatdoyouneedinordertoreleasethisfear?"Takeawalk.Gettinginaction.Beingphysical.WhatthisreflectsisadeeperlevelofconnectionwithmyselfthatI'velearnedovertime,andthatI'vealsoseeninmanyofthewhatIliketocallthetransformationalmasters,islikepeoplelikemydearcolleagueJeanHouston.

Likelearningtocultivateadifferentkindofrelationshipwithyourselfsothatyoucanaskyourselfthosequestions,soyoucanleaveroomfortheanswers,andsothatnewpossibilitiescanemergethatyoucantakeactionon,sothatyouarenolongerlimitedbythefear,butitactuallyfuelsyouinawaytogettoanevenmoreinspiredresult.

BenStein: Loveit.Iloveit.Takingastepback.Tellusalittlebitaboutyourstoryalittlebittoframeupyourhistoryandyoucanstartasfarbackasyouwanttogo,butfortheaudiencelisteningIknowwemetmanymoonsagowhenwewerebothintheadvertisingindustryandthat'showwemet.Youcanstartearlierifyouwant,butwhat'sthebackstoryandwhendidyouhearthecallingandhowdidyouactonthecallingtoswitchfocusordivedeeperintothisrealmoftransformationandpersonaltransformation?

Ozioma: It'ssointeresting,becauseIthinkthatthisconversationaroundpurposeandconversationaroundstoryisonethatiseverchangingforme.SincethisallstartedI'lltalkaboutwhathappenedtomewhenIfirstawoketothepossibility.MostrecentlyI'veactuallybeengoingdeeper.I'veactuallybeengoingtotheyoungerversionofme,right,thegirlwhofeltthatshewasn'tgoodenough,thatwasgrowingupintheBronx,thatwasborntoNigerianparents,firstgeneration.BorninNigeriaIwas,butthenraisedhere.Alwaysfeelingkindoflikeoutofsorts,ifyouwill,likefeelinglikenotreallyaNigerian,notreallyAmerican,gangly,skinny,nerdy.Nerdylittleblackgirl,andalwaysjustfeelingkindoflikewheredoIbelong,andnotreallyfittinginandbeingvery,veryalmostfreakishlysmart.

IlearnedlateronthatIwaslikevery,verysmartandIsawthingsthatIguesspeoplefeltthatI..."Wow,howdoessheknowthesethings?"Ijusthadadeepknowing.ThisdeepknowingalsocamewithapricebecauseIremembergoingintoalibraryandgoing,atsevenyearsold,andgoingintotheadultsection,theyoungadultsectionandpickingupbooksonlowselfesteem,becauseIdidn'treallyknowwhatitwasbutIknewthatIhadit.IknewthatIhadtounderstandwhatIdidn'tfeelgoodaboutmyselforifIwasactuallygoingto"makeit."

BenStein: That'sbeautifulrightthere.Youstartedrealearly.ImeanIcouldhavedonemyselfdoingsomefavorsdoingthat.Iwaspickingupbooksaboutaliensandabductionsandfreakingmyselfoutasakid.Maybethat'swhyI'mstilldealingwithfear,butIloveitthatyoustartedthatearly.

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Ozioma: Yeah.It'sinteresting.IwasstillreadingliketheAnnRice,theVCAndrews.Iwasalwaysreadingbooks,butIjustrememberonedaygoingtothelibraryanditwaslike,"Lowselfesteem,"anditwaslike,"Igotthat."Ididn'treallyknowwhatitwas,butIwaslike,"That'swhatIgot."

BenStein: Thisbookisforme.

Ozioma: AndIgottoworkonthis.Exactly.IrememberMichaelJacksonhadthissong,youknowthat,"Ilook..."TheManintheMirrorsong."Igottomakeacha-..."IwasalwayslikethatweirdokidlikewalkingdownthehillsoftheBronx,like,"Igottomakeachange."YouknowwhatImean?IjustknewthatthislifethatIwaslivinginthiskindofanenclaveoftragedywherepeople,youknow,literallyIwasgrowingupintheBronx,NorthBronxwhenpeopleweregettingshotforeightballjackets.YouknowwhatImean?BorninNigeria,grewupalittlebitfirstcoupleofyearstheUnitedNations,thenthrustintothislandscapethatwasbeautifulbutalsoveryviolent,right,andalsowithamotherwhowastryingtomakeendsmeetwhowasalsobrilliantandwasaregisterednursebutwasworkingallkindsofhours.

WhatthatdevelopedwithinmewasthisdualawarenessthattherewasalifethatIwaslivingbuttherewasacapacityforsomuchmore.TheonlywaythatIwasgoingtoaccessthatmoreisifItrulybegantoevolveintothepersonthatcanmakethathappenformyself.Thatpersonalagency,youknow,whatRalphWaldoEmersonandthetranscendentalists,right,andmanyotherpeoplehavewrittenabout,it'skindofyoustarttorealizethatthere'ssomethinginsideofyouthattrulyhastocomeforthinorderforyoutoexperiencedesire,thedesireofreality.

Thatstartedformeveryearly,right,knowingthatmygreatestchallengewastrulybelievinginmyselfandreallybelievingthatIwasworthsomething,becauseIalsohadafatherwhowasneverreallyaround.ThenwhenIturnedthirteenhedecidedtostayintheBronxandleaveus,fivekids,andmymotherwithherfivekidsmovedtoUpstateNewYork,theHudsonValley.Igrewupalwaysfeelingliketherewassomethingmissing,andmypurposethenbecametoreallybeabletoseethegiftthatIwas.

Thenthatleadmetodomylife'sworkofreallyhelpingandsupporting,whetherit'sanindividual,abusiness,acommunitytobeabletosay,"Waitaminute.There'ssomethingworthwhileinyou.Youhavesomethinguniqueandpowerfulandprecious,andthatallyouneedtodoistostaywithit,toexploreit,tohonorit,toamplifyit,andbeforeyouknowititisgoingtobethisbeautifulbeaconthat'sgoingtotransformyourlifeandalsotransformtheworld."That'swhatmyjourneybegan.Yes,itbeganyounggirl,sevenyearsold,butIwasalsogoingthroughthepaceslearningasmuchasIcouldthroughschool,andIwenttocollege.IstudiedEnglish.

Itwasn'tuntilIhadatransformationalexperience.Ihadanumberoftransformationalexperiences,butitactuallystartedoffwitharelationshipgonesouth.Iwasdatingthis

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particularindividual,andheandIwentfrombeingsomuchinlovetohimalmostenactingphysicalviolenceuponmeonedayinBrooklyn.Iwasliketwenty-four,twenty-fiveyearsoldatthetime.ItwasinterestingbecauseIknowthatalotofmyfemaleormalecounterpartswhensomethinglikethathappens,weeitherblameourselvesandsay,"Oh,myGod.Itwasallmyfault,"orweblametheotherperson.

Ifoundmyselfstartingtoblamehimandthenavoicesaidtome,"WhatwasyourroleinthisOzioma?Youwerelovedonesandnowthishappened.Whatwasyourrole?"Iremembersayingtomyself,"Wow,ifIhavethepowertogenerateandco-createloveandthentogenerateandco-createenmity,IwanttounderstandhowIdothissoIcanminimizethiskindofexperienceinmylife."Inthatmomentattwenty-fouryearsoldgoingontwenty-five,Ibecameoneoftheearlywaveofwomenofcolorwhowenttotherapy,becauseIwaslike,"Iwanttoliveanawesomelife,andIgottounderstandwhatthisisabout."

Inthatfirstdaywithmylifecoach/therapistsheaskedmethequestion,"Whatdoyoureallywant?"Justlikethatitcametome,andIjustknew.Ineverhadathoughtofbeinganykindoflifecoachorallthat,butIsaid,"Iwanttodowhatyou'redoingbutforthepeopleI'mmeanttoserve."OnthewayhomefrommyfirstcoachingsessionIheardthisvoiceinsideofmethatkeptonsaying,"Mayyourinnerlightburnbright.Mayyourinnerlightburnbright."BythetimeIgothomeIcalledmygirlfriendupandIwaslike,"IthinkI'mmeanttocreateacompanycalledBurnBright."

ThenIheardthevoice,"Lifeworks."Isaid,"Ah,that'sit.It'saboutlifeandit'saboutwork,butit'salsoaboutmakinglifeworkandit'salsoabouthelpingpeoplecreatetheirlife'swork."WhatIfoundisthatinthatmomentmywillingnesstobelievethatlifecouldbebetter,thatIwasentitledtoseekthehelpthatIneededformylifetogetbetter,andthentheresponseofwhetherwecallitGod,whetherwecallittheuniverse.Ireceivedamessagethattomesetmeonthecourseoffulfillingmylifepurpose,andI'vebeenonthatcoursesincethen,andI'mthirty-fivenow,soit'sbeenoveradecadenowofdoingthiskindoftransformationalpersonalwork,andthenalsohelpingothersdothesame.

BenStein: That'squiteastorythere.Imeanit'slikeyoustartwiththisearlyselfawarenessandhighintelligenceandemotionalEQandyourealizeyouhavesomuchpowerandneedtolearnhowtowieldit,andthenjustbysimplyseekingthathelp,ithelpstoinstantlyclarifythingsforyou.Thanksforsharingthat.

Ozioma: You'rewelcome.Again,ofcoursetherewerealotoftrialsandtribulationsandawakeningsandreawakeningsandfallingasleepthathappeningalongthatjourney.Nogreatnarrative,right,noheroorheroine'sjourneywouldbecompletewithoutit,butwhatisbeautifulistheconsistentcommitmenttoevolutionandemergence,emergenceandevolution.Absolutely.

BenStein: Thatbringsustothepresentdaywhereyou'redoingalotofreallycoolwork,andI've

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noticedalotofyourworkonsocialmediasinceIfollowyouwithDreamDayandalsoyourworkinNewburgh,NewYorkdoingsomekindofcommunityactivismorcommunitystrategy.Idon'tknowwhatyou'dcallit,buttellusalittlebitaboutbothofthoseprojectsandhowtheyrelatetoeachother.

Ozioma: It'sinterestingbecausethatitselfhasbecomeajourneythatIdidnotevenexpectwouldblossomintowhatit'sbecome.Wetalkabout,youknow,youandIwemeteachotheryearsagointheworldofadvertising.What'sreallyinterestingisthatthisDreamDayorWorldDreamDaywhichtakesplaceonSeptember25theveryyear,mylastcorporatetripwhenIwasavicepresidentofculturalinsightandinnovationaboutfouryearsago,attheendof2012,Ireadthisbook.Iactuallydidn'treadthewholebook.IsawthisbookinthehotelroominCalifornia,andthenIopeneditup.ItwascalledDon'tDieWithYourMusicStillinYou.ItwaslikethesubwaySinatraguystory.

Theguywhowaslikesinginginthesubwaysandthenhegotdiscovered,andthenendedupdoinglikeallthesemusicaltours.Ididn'treadthebookbutIreadthisquote,andthequotesaid,itwasbySarahBanBreathnach,anditsaid,"Theworldneedsdreamersandtheworldneedsdoers,butabovealltheworldneedsdreamersthatdo."Thatquoteexplodedinsideofmelikeacomet.IcannotexplainhowtheawarenessthatIhadwiththatquote,becauseIsaid,"That'sit."Wecan'thavepeoplemindlesslydoing,andwecan'thavepeoplemindlesslydreamingandnottakingaction.Weneedtoconnectthedreamerandthedoerinordertocreatethisnewreality,thisnewworld.

Iwenttobedjusttotallylitup,like,"Oh,myGod.This[inaudible00:25:00].Yes.That'sit.That'sit."ThenIwenttobedandIwokeupandIheardavoice.Again,IknowI'msoundinglikeallthesevoices,butIdobelievethatsometimeswegetthesesenses,thesevoicesthatarisewithinus.Thevoicesaidtome,likerightbeforeIwokeupitsaid,"Smalldreamsbringbigdreams.Bringthemall.Tonightwedanceatthedreamer'sball."IwokeupandIwaslike,"Thedreamer'sball."Isaidtomyself,"Oh,that'swhatweneedtodo.Weneedtocreateaball,abigdance,agranddancewherepeopledanceinhonoroftheirdreams."

ThenIwaslike,"Waitaminute."Because,again,I'mstillthiscorporateexecutive.I'mlike,"HowamIgoingtodothisdreamersball?Whereisthismoneygoingtocomefrom?Howisthisgoingtohappen?"LittledidIknow.Isaidtomyself,"Well,youknowwhat?Wemaynotbeabletocreateaballbutwecancreatetheday.Whatabouttheinternationaldayfordreamers?"ThatwastheinitialnamefortheWorldDreamDay.Isaid,"Let'sjustcreateadayinBrooklyn."IhadnoideathatIwascreatinganideathatwaslargerthantheballitself,wasgoingtobecomethisglobalmovementthat'sbeencelebratednowinsixtypluscountriesaroundtheworld.

BenStein: Maybethatballisjusttheworld.

Ozioma: Exactly.That'sagreatone.Maybetheballistheworld,right?WhathappenedthenisI

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juststartedtodesignandstartedto...EveryyearwehadathemeandmoreandmorepeoplestartedtoengagearoundtheworldinBali,inBermuda,alloverAmerica,andthentheconnectionwithNewburghisthethirdye-...Goahead.

BenStein: Quickquestion.WhatisactualWorldDreamDayencouraging?Isthatlikeencouragingdreamersconnectingtothedoers?Isthatthecrux?

Ozioma: Thecruxofitisthatsooftenwedon'tactuallytakethetimetoidentifywhataretheideas,goals,anddreamsthataregoingtomoveourlives,ourbusinesses,ourcommunity,ourworldforward,andthentakeaction.WhatWorldDreamDayreallyis,itisadayofactionthatisdedicatedtonotonlycelebratingthepowerofinnovationandthespiritofinnovationandvision,butit'salsodedicatedtosaying,"Hey,taketime."Wehavethesetoolkitsanddreamdeclarations.We'vealltheseresourcesandtoolsthatsupportpeople.WealsohaveambassadorsaroundtheworldthatactuallydesignanddeveloptheirowneventsintheirlocalenvironmentlikeinSouthAfricatheycreatedtheDreamSchoolonthatday,andadocumentar-...Alothappens,right?

It'sreallyadaythatsayswecurateanumberofdifferenteventsfromthemothership,buttheideaispeoplearoundtheworldtakingtimetocelebrateinthewaythatmakessenseforthemwherebusinesseswillcreatetheirownDreamDayevents.What'shappeningnowthatIfindsofascinatingisthelasttwoyearswe'vebeenseeingmoreandmorebusinessesusingitasavehicletocreatetransformationfortheirownbusinesses.Gosh.Maseraticars.Peopleobviouslycelebratingthewaytheydoonsocialmedia,like,"Hey,didyouknowit'sWorldDreamDay.Celebrate."

Thenthere'salsopeoplecreatingwholecampaignsliketheDreamOutLoudcampaignthatKiplingbagsinIndiacreatedwheretheybasicallycreatedawholesocialmediacampaigncontestwheretheywererewardingtheircustomersandtheiraudiencefordeclaringtheirdreams.It'sgottensomuchbigger.Evenoldclients,Imeanoldcolleaguesrather,reachingouttomewhoareinbigadvertisingagenciessayingthattheircreativesarebringingupWorldDreamDayasanactivationopportunitywhichislikeshockingandexcitingforme.It'sreallyblossomedinwaysthatIneverknew.

LiketheUnitedNationsannouncingitandcollaboratingwiththeUnitedNationsandotherNGOswithintheUnitedNationsandoutsidetoreallycreatewhatIliketocalltransformationalimpact.

BenStein: Allright.That'sanicesegueintoNewburgh.

Ozioma: WithNewburghwhat'sexcitingaboutthatisin2012WorldDreamDaygetscreated.2013Idecidethatwehavetogoontour.IbasicallycreatethistourcalledDreamsAcrossAmericawhereIgetinmycarandthere'sdifferentpeoplewhopopinbutIdidaforty-sevendayroadtripacrossAmerica,coaching,speaking,teaching,learningabouthowpeoplemoveforwardwiththeirideasandgoalsandtheirdreams,andthenkindof

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likespreadingthemessagearoundWorldDreamDayaswell.MTVsponsoredtheyouthcomponentofitandsharedout.Itwasamazing.

Whatendeduphappeningisattheendofthatroadtrip,youknow,2013IdidAmerica.2014Ididforty-twodaysacrossIndiaaroundthedreamofpeace,buton2013whenIwasdonewithmynationaltourIdroveintoNewburgh,NewYork,whichiswheremymotherisburied.Mymotherpassedawayfromcancersixyearsago.IrememberNewburghwhenIwasyoung,whenwehadmoveduptheHudsonValley.Ialwaysbelievedthatthatcity,whichatthattimeorIthinkalittlebeforewasknownasthemurdercapitalofNewYork,Ialwaysthoughtitwasgoingtogetbetter.HereIamfinishedwithcorporateAmericaforthetimebeing,justfinishedmynationaltour,andIseeabeautifullandscapethatisjustsobroken.

Isaytomyself,forsomereasonIjustsaid,"I'mgoingtodowhateverIcantosupportthiscommunityinreachingitsfullpotentialforaslongasIcan,andthenwhenIcandonomoreIwillwalkaway."LiterallythefirstthingthatIdidwasinstalladreamwallatthemajorintersection.Iwasabletocollaboratewithalocalorganizationthathadwallreal-estateandIpurchasedthetoolsandputinmy[dreamers00:30:41]wallsothatpeoplecouldrememberthattheirideas,goals,anddreamsstillexistinthiscommunity.Thatwasthebeginning.

BenStein: Thatwasthebeginning.Allright,andthensohowhasthatevolvedovertime?

Ozioma: Oh,mygosh.It'sevolvedinsomanydifferentwaysintermsofeverythingfromdreamcoachingsessionsonMartinLutherKingDaytoDreamUpfestivalsandpopupevents,tosponsoringlocalartiststothendisplaytheirworkfor2014WorldDreamDayattheBronxMuseumoftheArts.WhathappenedisNewburghbecame...Newburghitself,whatreallydrewmetothisparticularcitywasthatitwasareflectionofallthebeauty,butallthechallengesthatexistinourpersonallivesintheworlditself.Italmostbecamelikethemicrocosmofthemacrocosmkindofideawhereitwasasmallscaleexampleofthechallengesthatweashumanityface,andifwecanjustgetoutofourownwayandjustbegintocreatenewrelationshipandseeourselvesdifferentlythingscouldchange.

Istartedworkingwithdifferentorganizations.Iactuallyjusttaughtthisatthe...Humanity'sTeamhasthisConsciousBusinessInstitutethattheyhadmedoabusinessescommunitycatalysttrainingon.SamethingI'llsayhereisyoucan'tgointoacommunity.Firstofallyoucan'treallyengageinrealtransformationuntilyouexpandawareness.Ifyou'retryingtoshiftinyourownlife,youfirsthavetounderstandthecircumstancesthatgotyouthereaswellaswhat'skeepingyouinthatsituation.SamethingwithNewburgh.Iendedupdoingfirst,youknow,asImovedmybusinessthere,asixtoeightmonthstudyofthecityitself,likemeetingdifferenteconomicbrackets,meetingdifferentethnicities,meetingdifferentstakeholdersandjustreallytryingtounderstandhistoricallyaswellascurrentstatehowdidwegethere.

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ThenwhatIdidisIpublishedaboutmaybeitwasfiveorsixpages,butIcreatedthisdocumentcalledSixIdeasforaBrighterNewburgh.Itwasbasicallyatransformationalstrategyaboutwhatarethesixelementsthatneedtobeaddressinordertosupportthetransformationofthecity,andthenwhatIendedupdoingwaspartneringwithdifferentorganizationsandindividualsthatweredoingwhatIbelievedwasessential,andIstartedtosupporttheirdreamsandamplifytheirgoals.

ThenwhatIstartedtodois,ifnoonewasdoingit,Istartedtocreatelikeneweventsandnewexperiences,andnewrelationships,andthenwhatendeduphappeningisweendedupcreatingacommunitymuralbecausethebuildingthatmymotherleftwhenshepassedawayhadbeenvandalized,andIdecidedtosponsortwomajorartistsinthecitytocreateabeautifulmuralofasunblowingpositiveenergyintothecity.ThatwasthebeginningofthenturningtheupperlevelofthatbuildingintowhatisnowknownastheNewburghDreamCenter.It'sbasicallyatransformationalcommunitycenterandco-workingsalon.

BenStein: Yeah.Gottheluckychancetovisititmaybeayearandahalf,almosttwoyearsago,butI'msureit'schangedalotsincethen.

Ozioma: Yeah.

BenStein: That'sawesome.What'syourvisionforthenextcoupleofyearsofNewburgh?

Ozioma: Oh,mygosh.MyvisionisalreadystartingtotakeplacewhichisthatI'veactuallygottenagreatdealofinterestfromothercitiesthataregoingthroughtheirowntransformationalprocesses,andtheywantadreamcenter,sopeopleinNewOrleanswhichisoneofmycitiesthatIsupportwithalotofsocialentrepreneurs.Icoachalotofdifferententitiesoutofthat,outofNewOrleans,aswellasDetroit.IalsodoworkwithDetroit.Bothcitieshaveactuallyexpresseddesiretoseeaboutwaysinwhichtheycancreate,wecanstarttocreatedreamcentersthere.Iseeactuallyaworldthathastransformationalcommunitycentersthatarestrategicallydesignedtoaddresstheirparticularissuesonanindividualbusinessandcommunitylevel.

IseethatNewburghwilleventuallyhaveitsownleadersmanagingtheNewburghDreamCenterwhileIgoontoconsultandcontinuetosupportotherdreamcentersbeingbuiltaswellassupportingdifferentbrandsandbusinessesandindividualsinembracingwhatitmeanstobetransformationalpresencesandorganizationsintheworld.

BenStein: Nice.That'sbeautiful,andIcould,youknow,definitelyseeingyouhavethepowerandvisiontoscalethatandmakeanamazingdifference.That'sinspiring.Let'scirclealittlebittopurpose.Iexpecttheaudiencelikemyselfmaybeunsureabouttheirpurposeorisafraidoftappingintoit.First,howdoyoudefinepurposeandwhatdoyouviewasyourpurposeandmaybeyou'vealreadysaidit,buthowdoyoudefineit?

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Ozioma: It'ssointerestingbecauseformepurposeisverymuchtiedtoyourreasonforbeing,so

Ilookatyourpurposeas...WhenIthinkaboutpurposeIthinkofitaswhatareyoumeanttobedoingatthisparticularmomentintime.It'salwaysaboutofthismomentintimeandyourpurpose,yourultimatepurpose,oryourcalling,itdoeschangeovertime.Ilookatitmoreasaninvitationtostepinto.FormeatthemomentthatIjustdecidedtostepintomycallingasatransformationalagent,stepintomycallingasavisionary,asapioneer,andtospecific-...I'dalreadybeenpioneeringbefore.

I'dbeenpioneeringintheworldofcorporateAmerican.I'dbeenpioneeringintheworldofcoaching,buttostepintocommunitytransformationaswellwasthefulfillingofalargerpurposethatsaidthatifyouaretrulytounderstandhowtransformationhappens,Ozioma,youalreadyknowhowithappensinlife.Youalreadyknowhowithappensforabusiness,butuntilyouunderstandtheelementofcommunity,youwillneverunderstandhowtosupportglobaltransformation.Thattomewasmypurpose.Isteppedintothatpurposeandtomeitreallyisaboutbeingabletolistendeeplytowhatyouarebeinginvitedtodoandwhoyouarebeinginvitedtobecomeataparticularmomentintime.

Ifyoustepintoitwithanopenheartandanopenmindandawillingnesstotakeittoitsultimateconclusion,itsultimateheight,anditsultimatestateofwhatyoucancontributeandbecomethroughit,Imeanthere'snothinglikeit.

BenStein: Iwanttogolikebreakthroughwallsnowandjustrunscreaming.I'minspired.That'sawesome.You'veworkedwithplentyofpeopleandsoIthinkyou'vetouchedonthefocusintermsoffiguringoutwhatyouwantandaskingyourselfthosequestions.Whatotherkindofactionablestrategieswouldyouhelpwithpeoplethatarestuckwiththatlike,"Youknow,Idon'tknowwhatmypurposeis."Theyjustkindofarehittingtheirheadsagainstthewall.

Ozioma: Peoplewhodon'tknowwhattheirpurposeis,becauseIalsodobelievethatwehavetobehonesthere.Oursocietyrightnowisalittle...Thewayinwhichpeopletalkaboutpurposeitfeelslikeaburden.Whereisit?Imustfindit.Likeheavyasopposedto,"Ah,letmelikeliveintoit,danceintoit.Allowittobegenerative."WhatIwouldsayforthe[crosstalk00:38:20].

BenStein: Youwerealsotalkingaboutinvitation,soit'slikewaitingforthatinvitationtotheparty.

Ozioma: Yes.It'skindoflikethisprocessof...It'snotevenactuallyyou'rewaitingfortheinvitation.Youareremovingallblockagesthatyoumayhavewithinyourselftoreceiveit,becauseit'salwaysspeakingtoyou.Wehavesomanyblindersandsomanyblockersonconsistentlythatkeepusfrombeingabletoevenseeandfeelit,soforme,forthepeoplewhofeellike,"Idon'tknowwhatitis.Idon'tknowwhatitis."Startto,ifyoujustsimplystartedwithwhatmakesyourheartskipabeat,whatmakesyoufeelmoreopen.

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Whatmakesyousay,"Ah.Yes"?Whatmakesyoufeelgiddy?

Here'sanexample.Iwasleadingaworkshop,atrainingcalledTappingIntoYourCreativePotential.Ithinkitwasalibrarysystemhadhiredmetocomeanddothis,itwascalledoutoftheboxtalk.Whatwasreallyinterestingisthattherewerewomenwhowerereadytoretireandtheywereaskingmethesamequestion.Imaginebeingready,you'velivedyourlifeandyou'relike,"Idon'tknowwhereI'mgoingnext."ThesamethinghappenedactuallythisweekendatafestivalthatIwasat,where,again,retireewomenwhowerejustkindoflike,"Well,we'retryingtofigureoutwhatwewanttodoafterretirement."I'llgo,"Ihaveastrategyforthat."They'relike,"Really?"

Ibringbackthestrategy.Isay,"Whydon'tyoustartfirstbyjustidentifyinginthescreenofyourmind."I'malwaysaboutthescreenofyourmind,becausethewaythatourconsciousnessisorganized,it'spictures.Youactuponanimprint.Youactuponanimage,amotivating,inspiringimage,soIinvitethemandIsay,"Inthescreenofyourmindconjureup,"almostlikeasifit'slikeforthosewhoknowApplesystemslikeParallels,"conjureupallthedifferentminiscreenstherethatarepossibilitiesforyourfuture."Idon'treallyworkonPCs.Idon'tknow,maybeWindows8,or9,orwhateverwe'reuptohasthatsamestrategy,thatsamevisual.

BenStein: Multiplewindows.

Ozioma: Yeah.Multiplewindows.Thereyougo.Let'stalkinourtech,let'susethemulti-modaltechlanguage.Conjureforthallthepossibilitiesinthescreenofyourmindthatyoucouldbedoing,andthenasyouexploreeachofthembegintoidentifywhichonemakesyoufeelexcitedinyourbody.Engageyourvisceralsystems,yourphysiologicalsystemsintheprocessofdecipheringwhatisreallyexcitingforyouatthismomentintime.WheneverIhavepeopledothatit'sliketheydiscoverasuperpowertheydidn'tevenknowtheyhad.Wehavesomanysystems:ouraudio,ourvisual,ourkinesthetic,oursmell,allofthat.

Whenwe'retryingtoidentifyourpurposeourwe'retryingtoconnectdeeplywiththeinvitationthat'sbeingmadetous,wehavetouseoursystems,andsoIsaytothem,"Afteryoubringupallthedifferentpossibilitiesthatyouthinkyoucouldbedoing,startwiththeonethatexcitesyoumost.Startwiththeonethatmakesyousmile.Thatmakesyoufeelpassionate,becauseguesswhat?Theoneyoufeelmorepassionateaboutthat'sactivatedinyoursystemistheonethatyouwillfighttomakehappen,youwillpursuewithpassion."

BenStein: Awesome.Yeah.IlikethatimagealotofmultiplescreensandbeingabletochoosefromthembecauseIthinkittakessomeofthepressureoffyouandencouragesyoutobemorecreative,anditallowsyoutohoneinonwhereyou'reguttellsyoutogo.IoftenpersonallywhenIthinkaboutwhatI'mgoingtodoorI'mtryingtohaveainnerdialog,Ithinkaboutitasjustthat,asadialogandsoIthinksometimesthevisualizing

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likeonascreencanbeverypowerful.Ithink,likeyousaid,couldbeconsideredasuperpowerforpeoplewhodon'tpracticeit,soit'sagoodskilltocultivate.Ilikethatalot.

Ozioma: ThenItotallyagreewithyou.Theotherpieceisaboutbeingabletoseeitasanarrative,likewherewillmystoryunfoldnext.WhereamIbeingguidedtonext?Ifyoustarttoseeitasadanceandasaweaving.You'reweavingagreat,great,greatbeautifulcloth.You'repaintingthisbeautifullandscape.Ifyoustarttobringinsomeofthenarrative,becauseweareallstoriedbeings,andsoifyoubringsomeofthoseelementsitactuallymakesitevenmoreexcitingwhenyoustarttothinkaboutwhatismypurposenow.WhereamIbeingledtonext?

Ithinkalotofpeopleiftheyreallyarehonestwiththemselvestheywillstarttoseethatthere'ssomethingthathasbeenkindofinthebackoftheirmindthatiscreepingforward,thattheymaybeshuttingdowneverytimeitcomesupbecausethey'reafraid,ortheymaybeputtingitoffbecausetheyfeelliketherewillbemoretime,butthereneverisabettertimethannowtoatleastgiveittherightfulopportunityitdeserves,whichisatleastcomingintotheforefrontofyourmindandyouthenbeingabletogiveitthetimeitdeservestoexplore.

Thenthequestionbecomes,Ialwaysis,whatisitatthehighestlevel.Wearenotheretolivemediocrelives,sowhenyou'reaskingyourselfwhatismypurpose,youhavetothenthinkaboutwhoamImeanttobeatthehighestlevel.HowamImeanttoserveatthehighestlevel?Whatisthehighestresultorthehighestrealitythatcanemergefromme?Thosekindofbiggerquestionswillgetyoutoahigherstateofawarenessandthatwillempoweryouandinspireyoutotakeevenmoregrandaction.Sometimes-

BenStein: Allright.That'ssoundsscarythough.I'mnotgoingtolie.IhearthatandI'mlike,"Whoa.That'sgettingtoointenserightthere."

Ozioma: Imeanwhatareweherefor?Areweheretolivethesesmalllittlelivesorareweheretolivegrandlives?Thenstartwiththat,butthethingisthequestionofwhatmypurposeis,althoughthatmaybethelargerconversation,thatmaynotbethedoorwaytopurpose.Askingthatquestionmaynotbethequestionthatgetsyouthere.

BenStein: Thatmakestotalsense,andIthinkformethequestionwasn'tveryhelpful,soitwasabouttheexplorationofthequestionandwhatpurposeisandwhyitwassoelusive,youknow,thatbringsmeheretoday,andonestepclosertowhereIwanttogo.Idothinkofitasapathandsomethingthatyouexploreandbecomesclearerovertime,insteadof...Itcouldalsobelikethosemessagesthatyougetwhenyouwakeupthatcomefromtheuniversethatyou'vehadafewtimesoveryourlife,soIguessitcangobothways.

Ozioma: FormeIdefinitelyfeellikeit'sarealmofpossibility,andeachofusaretappingintothat

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collectivefield.We'realltappingintothisawarenessthatthereissomethingmore,andthatthemorethateachofustapintothisthingthatwe'recallingpurpose,themorethatwe'regoingtounleashahugewaveofpossibilityintotheworld.Imagineallofusbeingabletoidentifythethingthatallowsustobeexactlywhoandwhatweweremeanttobe.We'dhaveaworldthatwasexactlywhatit'smeanttobeatthehighestlevel,andthattomeiswhatexcitesmetodotheworkthatI'mdoing.

Welookatsomeofthesecitiesandwelookatsomeofthesebusinesses,andwelookatsomeoftheselivesthatare"underperforming"thatweknowcouldbemore.It'snotbecausewe,"Hey,getup.Hey,you.Comeon.Getyourselvestogether."It'snotthatapproach,butit'ssayingdoyoureallyknowwhoyouare,likewehumanbeings,dowereally,really...Ifwereallyknew...Ifeachofusreallyknewhowamazingweareinourcapacitytolove,togive,toconnect,tochoosetheoppositeofhate,whatkindofworldwecouldcreatetogether.

Imeanit'sremarkable,andsotheopportunitythenbecomesforthoseofuswhoarecurrentlyawake,tostayawakeaslongaswecanandtobeawakeasmuchaswecansothatwecaninspireotherpeopletojoinusinthisprocess.Again,wewakeup;wefallbackasleep;wewakeup;wegobacktosleep,butcanwestayawakelongerandlonger,andwhileweareawakewhatcanwedo?FormeinmymomentsofawarenesswhenIamfully,fully,fullyinmyelement,thosearethetimeswhenItrymybesttodothemostamountofgoodthatIcan,becausethat'swhenIknowthatI'moperatingoffoftheenergyofpurposeandtheenergyofpossibilityandthere'ssomuch...

WhatIcreateduringthosestatesofawarenessandthosestatesofbeing,it'sremarkable,andIbelievethatit'sthesameforallofuswhatwecancreatewhenwe'reinthatstateoftrulybeingdivinelyinspiredandactivated,ourpurposeisactivated.

BenStein: Allright.Iloveit.Ithinkthat'sagoodplacetostopfortoday,exceptacoupleofotherquickquestionstoendthings.Doyouhaveanygoodhomeworkitemsfortheaudienceandsometo-dosforthem?

Ozioma: Oneto-doIwouldlovetheaudiencetodoistotakeyourselfonawalkandtojustbegintoaskyourselfthatquestion,right,whoamImeanttobeandwhatamImeanttodoatthehighestlevel,andjustbewiththatquestion.Don'tnecessarily,"Oh,myGod.That'sabigquestion."Butjustaskyourselfandinviteyourselfasyou'reintheprocessofinquirytowalkwiththat,andtoseewhatemergesforyouandtojustwriteitdown,andthentakeanactionthatsupportswhateverdiscoveryyoumakeinthatprocess.

BenStein: Wherecanpeoplelearnmoreaboutyouandallthecoolthingsthatyou'redoing?

Ozioma: FirstandforemostyoucanlikemyfanpageonFacebook.Youcouldjustfindme,Ozioma,orOziomaEgwuonwu,E-G-W-U-O-N-W-U.YoucanfindmeonFacebook.Definitelygoandlikemyfanpage.Mywebsiteitselfishttp://www.BurnBright-

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Lifeworks.com.IfyougothereyoucanseesomeofmytrainingsandregisterforsomeofthebootcampsthatIhavecomingupwhichisreallyexciting.I'mrunningthisbootcampcalledtheBurnBrightBootCampandI'llbedoingthatforquitesometime.It'skindofastaplethatIdo.ThenifyouwouldliketoknowalittlebitmoreaboutWorldDreamDayyoucangotohttp://www.DayforDreamers.comorhttp://www.WorldDreamDay.org.Theybothtakeyoutothesamesite,andthat'skindofhowyoucanlearnmoreaboutWorldDreamDay,signup,sendanemailtoustogetinvolved.

Wedefinitelyarelookingfor,alwaysconsistentlylookingforwhatweliketocalldreamactivistsordreamambassadors,peoplewhowanttoactivatetheirownideas,goals,anddreams,butalsosupportandinviteothersintotheprocessaswelltoo.Again,WorldDreamDayisSeptember25th.

BenStein: Allright.Rightaroundthecorner.Ozioma,thankyousomuchforjoiningmeandustoday.ReallyI'mimpressedandinawe,andreallydigwhatyou'redoingandrespectit.Anythingelseyouwanttosaybeforewesignoff?

Ozioma: Yeah.IjustwanttosaythankyouBenformovingforwardwithyourdream,yourvisionofopeningupthisconversationtosomanypeople,becauseIthinkit'sanimportantconversationforpeopletohave,andIjustwanttocommendandthankyouforfirstbeingboldenoughandcourageousenoughandinspiredenoughtoopenupthisconversationformorepeopletoenterinto,butalsojusttothankyouforjustbeingaallaroundcoolhumanbeing.

BenStein: Allright.Iappreciateit.You'rewelcome.Cool.We'lltalksoonandthanksagain,andthankyoueveryoneforlistening.

Hello,again,friends.Ihopeyouenjoyedthatepisode.Ifyougotsomethingoutofitandthinkotherswouldtoo,pleasegototheiTunesStoreandgivemearatingandreview.That'sthebestwayforotherstofindoutaboutthepodcastandI'dreallyappreciateit,sothankyou.Ifyou'relookingforotherwaystoconnectpleasefindmeatPurposeUp.com,onTwitter@Purpose_Up,oryoucanfindalinktomyFacebookgrouponthewebsite.LastlyI'llleaveyouwiththequestionwhatareyougoingtodotodaytolookfororactonpurpose?