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Captain Harris provided us with a very inspirational and full of enthusiasm speech. He shared his personal experiences from his early life. Being able to see first-hand how a person talks about his ambitions and success in life is very inspiring. Captain Harris share how he started out as a pilot on a transport plane, to finally flying passenger planes and even flying intercontinental flights. One suggestion that Captain Harris offered to us younger people is to not be complacent and careless. Having a goal to work towards, we should not get distracted by other things. Focusing on the set goal will get us to the end and will help achieve the goal. Four other suggestions were made. Choosing the right friends can help determine if we will be successful in our career or if we will fail and get pulled down and away from our career. If we have set goals, we will be able to stay on the right track while staying away from distractions. This also goes hand in hand with Captain Harris’s other suggestion. We need to stay out of trouble. A criminal record can keep us away from the dream job that we might be trying to reach and get. Once we are on our way to achieve our goal, stopping and checking the direction is important. If we are still on our way to get to it, then we should continue. Now if we have strayed from the straight path then stop, evaluate and get back on the right track. The most important suggestion that Captain Harris had was to have a plan for our life. Time does not wait and will not stop for us to make a pit stop. It keeps going and we could lose a chance of a lifetime by stopping midway.