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Hey, Big Dreamers, this is Sophia Carmen here.

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I just wanted to pop in and let

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you know I am going on a fun

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vacation and heading to camp. I'll

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be collecting awesome new stories, finding

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cool inspiration, and learning new things

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to share with you. While

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I'm off on my adventure, I

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can't report any podcasts, so

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enjoy a rebroadcast from Eva's

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and yours favorite episodes. I

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can't wait to come back and tell

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you all about my amazing experiences. Thank

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you so much for understanding, stay

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curious, and keep dreaming big. Hi,

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Big Dreamers, it's Eva Cartman, the host of

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the Dream Big Podcast Show, the place to

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go to learn, laugh, and

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grow. Today, I'm going to

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share with you why at the

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end of the day, is your

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values, your character that matter way

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more than your accomplishments, fame, power,

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and any amount of money you

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can earn. It goes

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without saying that since the name of

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this podcast is the Dream Big Podcast,

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we know that anybody listening has big

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dreams and wants to make those big

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dreams a reality. Maybe

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you dream of being the first person to

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go to Mars, or maybe it is to

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be an Academy Award winning actor, or

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to create a new chain of

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amusement parks that one day rival

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Disneyland. Those are just

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three examples, and I know each of

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you listening have big dreams, and

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I think that's wonderful, but I wanted to share

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with you why. playing.

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The town itself is very poor. If you

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drive through the town, you can see that

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the houses are very simple. The clothes are

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hanging outside to dry. Most of the people

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are riding bikes or walking rather than cars.

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So it was clear that these kids who

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were at the beach playing did

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not have much in terms of material

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possessions. But all day long,

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they were outside playing, laughing, taking care

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of their little brothers and sisters, and

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enjoying a picnic with their family. We

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didn't see any fighting, any bickering.

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It was just a lovely family having

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a great time. At one

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point, we noticed the kids were collecting seashells

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and presenting them to their parents as a

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gift. On the same beach, there

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were families who were clearly tourists who

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had the money to travel to the

4:45

town and stay there, and therefore had

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much more money than the local families.

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Yet they were not having nearly as much fun.

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The kids were fighting, the parents were

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stressed and getting agitated by the kids,

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and it was certainly quite the contrast

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to see those two families side by

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side and how they were at the

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same exact beautiful beach, but were having

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very different experiences. I

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tell you this because I think it's

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important for us all to remember, as

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we chase our big dreams, that what's

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really important is your character and your

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values. Yes, it will be

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great to achieve those big dreams, and with

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that you might also receive a lot of

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money and fame and power, but it will

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not be meaningful if you are not sharing

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those experiences with those you love, your close

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friends and your family. At the

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end of the day, your worth is not defined

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by the toys you have, the clothing you are

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wearing, the car you drive, the house you live

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in. What truly matters is the

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quality of the relationships you have and

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the memories you create with those you

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love. If you enjoyed this episode, then

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please tell your friends and family about

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the Dream Big Podcast. You

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can point them to

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dreambigpodcast.com/147 for this episode's

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show notes. If

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everyone listening