Noelle RussellChief Executive Officer, AI Leadership Institute · 5x Microsoft Trustworthy AI MVP | 3.4+ million students | #1 Thought Leader in Agentic AI | AI-Powered Revenue Growth + Cost Optimization Expert ✨Best-Selling Author: Scaling Responsible AI | TEDx Sp

#shorts The power of purpose and alignment

27 Oct 2024 · 1 min

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In this YouTube Short, the speaker recounts the birth of her firstborn son Max, who was diagnosed with Down syndrome and spent time in the ICU. On the day Max left the ICU, a member of a Down syndrome awareness group approached her and emphasized that Max is 99% like his parents and only 1% unknown, stressing that with patience he can learn anything they teach him. The speaker reflects on how this insight guided her to align her career and income-generating activities with a purpose of helping her community, ensuring that her work serves the people she cares about.

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My firstborn son, Max, he's now 17. When he was born, he was diagnosed with Down syndrome. He was in the ICU and he got out of the ICU on my birthday, and that day a woman came up to me. She was part of like the Down syndrome awareness group, and she sat me down and she said, "I want you to know something. He's 99% you and 1% this other thing that you don't know anything about right now. He will be able to do whatever you teach him to do if you have the patience to teach him." Now, as I moved into my career, I aligned very quickly. And how can I make sure that whatever thing I'm doing to make money aligns with my ability to help my people?