“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
🎉 “THIS SPEECH WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!”: Thousands of Students Ignite in Celebration at Columbia University, during the inspirational commencement speech entitled “What Will You Do…With The Power That Is You?” by Jamie Kern Lima! 🎉
🎓 Emotional and Exuberant celebration from thousands of passionate students at Columbia University, during the 2025 GSB Commencement. This video highlights the two 2025 Columbia University GSB Commencement ceremonies on the day.
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Imagine if 1 tool, that’s a simple question to ask yourself each day, can transform your confidence, your self-belief, and your entire life! I am so excited for this episode with you today, as I am sharing the commencement speech I just gave at 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!
One of the most empowering questions you can ask yourself, that has the potential to help you truly live your best life is this: 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 on 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. 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 of Nos and rejections for years and needed the strength to keep going. I would later lean on this question when I needed a north star when deciding to sell the business I started in my living room to L’Oreal in a billion-dollar deal and become the first woman to hold a CEO title of a brand in their 100+ year history.
What will you do with the power that is YOU? It’s one of the most empowering questions you can ask yourself, because, at it’s 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!
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YOUR EPISODE PROMPT QUESTIONS
- Do you feel that you have an intuition, a knowing or a power inside of you?
- Is this a feeling you tune into often, lean on, or aspire to feel more often?
- Do you tend to trust you have everything inside of you that you need to either lead you to the next right step or the next right lesson?
- What is one thing in your life, or in yourself, that you’re going to make the decision to believe in the power in you for, starting today?
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Jamie Kern Lima
Jamie Kern Lima is a self-made entrepreneur, champion of women, philanthropist, keynote speaker and Co-founder of IT Cosmetics, a company she started in her living room and sold to L’Oreal for $1.2 Billion, becoming the first female CEO in L’Oreal’s 100+ year history. She’s on the Forbes Richest Self-Made Womens List and is an active investor in more than 15 companies. Jamie is passionate about inspiring and mentoring entrepreneurs, building businesses, making a difference in the lives of women and girls and giving back in a big way.
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