From SGI USA, I'm Cassidy Bradford, and this is Budability.

The weekly series where I talk with Buddhists from all walks of life about the power we each have to change our lives and the world around us.

When is being yourself a good strategy for something?

Let's take getting a full ride scholarship to college, for example.

Sure, be yourself, but you also probably need to have the best test scores and have been a top student for almost all your life, right?

Right?

Surely a focus on bringing your best qualities to shine beyond just academics couldn't matter all that much. Well, today's guest, Gabe Morris of New York City,

shares how being himself and following his passions as a gifted tap dancer helped him open doors

to college and more. And for today's episode, I recommend that you check out our YouTube channel after you listen to this so that you can see a clip of Gabe dancing.

The link is in the episode show notes.

All right. Enjoy.

Welcome, Gabe to bootability.

Thank you so much for joining.

So I always have guests introduce themselves kind of to open things up.

So you can tell me about just like who you are.

And anything that you feel is like interesting, kind of represents who you are, your personality.

So go ahead.

Cool.

So my name is Gabe Morris.

I am 18 years old.

I've just recently graduated from high school.

Early graduation.

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