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Give a short 1 minute speech that includes a personal experience and a metaphor. Make sure that you use the experience and the metaphor to help your audience connect with your purpose.

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Good evening. A few years ago I applied for a position I really wanted and was turned down—three times. Each rejection hurt, but instead of giving up I asked for feedback, practiced, and kept showing up in small ways. Two years later I finally earned that job. That experience taught me my purpose: to remind people that progress often comes from steady persistence, not a single dramatic moment. Picture a river slowly carving a canyon — it’s not one powerful strike but countless gentle drops that shape the rock. Let setbacks be those drops, not reasons to stop. If you keep coming back with curiosity and effort, those tiny actions will carve out the life and work you want. Keep flowing.