“This Speech Will Change Your Life!” COMMENCEMENT SPEECH “What Will You Do With The Power That Is YOU?” Jamie Kern Lima | Columbia University GSB 2025
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What is the empowering question for self-discovery?
Imagine if one tool that's a simple question to ask yourself every day can transform your confidence, your self-belief, and your entire life. I am so excited for this episode with you today as I'm sharing the commencement speech I just gave to Columbia University where I share how this one question I ask myself daily has changed everything in my life and it can for you too. What will you do with the power that is you? It's one of the most empowering questions you can ask yourself because at its core, it's a reminder that you hold so much power inside of you and you do. I can't wait for you to hear this episode and let me know how you're going to start using this question in your life. And whether today you're listening for yourself or because someone that you love shared this episode with you, I want to welcome you to the Jamie Kernley Michelle podcast family. Thank you so much for being here. And can you take two seconds and do me a favor? Just hit the follow button on the app that you're listening on. Thank you so much. It truly means so much to me.
You can also get inspiration into your inbox from me to you for free. You can join my newsletter community at jamiekernlima.com. Also, this incredible episode today, it's not just for you and me. Please share this with every single person that you know. who might need some inspiration today, or perhaps a boost in their ability to trust the power inside of them, because this powerful tool and episode can truly impact my, yours, and their life too. Jamie Kern Lima is her name. Everybody needs Jamie Kern Lima in their life. Jamie Kern Lima. Jamie, you're so inspiring. Jamie Kern Lima. Class of 2025, congratulations! When I think about today, I think about the word power. The power of the degree that you've earned, the power of everything you've learned inside and outside of the classroom at this incredible legendary institution that is Columbia Business School.
How can you harness your power effectively?
and the power of your real-world work and life experience that have gotten you to this very moment right here, and the immeasurable power of possibility that lies ahead in your future. The power of all of these is now stacked together in your favor as a platform to stand firmly on and as a springboard to launch from into your vision and into your dreams for what's ahead. And today, perhaps more than any other day in your life so far, you're best positioned to ask yourself this purpose-defining question and to answer it with bold, uninhibited vision. What will you do with the power that is you? This question helped me believe that where I came from and even my past mistakes didn't have to determine where I was going.
And along with my faith helped me believe my dreams were possible. Even on the days when it felt like nothing was going my way, or the days when I was tempted to tell myself lies, like I don't have what it takes, I'm not enough, and big dreams like this don't happen to people like me, and maybe I should just take that other job because it feels super safe, but it doesn't feel in alignment with what I was created for. What will you do with the power that is you? It's one of the most empowering questions you can ask yourself because at its core, it's a reminder that you hold so much power inside of you and you do. I used to ask myself this question when I was waitressing tables at Denny's and had big dreams of launching a business but was also dealing with so much self-doubt.
I would lean on this question when I needed to believe I was worthy of launching a company in my living room And while later enduring hundreds and hundreds of no's and rejections for years, and I needed the strength to keep going. I would later lean on this question when I needed a north star of what came a rapidly scaling company during a hyper growth trajectory. And I consulted this question when deciding to sell the business I started in my living room to L'Oreal in what became a billion dollar deal and their largest US acquisition to date. Go Columbia. What will you do with the power that is you? It's a privilege of a lifetime that you get to decide the answer to that question. And yet so many people end up not living their answer to that question.
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Chapters
5 chapters
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What is the empowering question for self-discovery?
0:00–2:24
2
How can you harness your power effectively?
2:24–8:10
3
What challenges did Jamie Kern Lima face in her journey?
8:10–14:46
4
How did Jamie transition from news anchoring to entrepreneurship?
14:46–22:54
5
What inspired Jamie to create IT Cosmetics?
22:54–30:15
Speakers
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