Emmanuel Acho

Now, unfortunately, I found this out through excruciating pain, but hopefully in the next nine minutes, I can convince you, too, that this is true, without the pain, unless, of course, you consider listening to me painful.

Okay.

The year was 2011.

I was seeking to become a multimillionaire by the age of 21.

So how was I going to do this?

It was simple.

I was going to leave college at the University of Texas

one year early.

I was going to leave after my junior year and declare for the National Football League draft.

In order to do this, however, you have to submit your resume to the NFL.

A resume in football, it is your highlight tapes from your years playing prior.

So I submitted my football tape from my freshman, my sophomore and my junior year.

The NFL sent me back a letter.

It's simply read, Dear Emmanuel, you will not be drafted in the first three rounds.

Excuse you?

I won't be drafted in the first three rounds?

So what did I do, TED audience?

It's simple.

I set a goal that day.

But you know what they say about goal setting.