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Porter, the keynote speaker at last weeks Breakfast with the Mayors, delivered a clear message to the dozens of students in atten- dance live the life you want. Working in Japan, I met peo- ple from all over the place. They told me about all these experi- ences and I felt so ripped off, he said. I always thought out of high school you go to university and then work for the rest of your life. I didnt know I could have these experiences. His idea was fitting, as last week was the provinces first-ever Experiential Learning Week, aimed at encouraging participa- tion in co-op placements, job shadowing and career fairs. With the theme Getting to Know Your Future Workforce, event organiz- er, the Halton Industry Education Council, brought together 300 students, employers and commu- nity leaders. Technological advances are upon us so quickly, we need a well-educated work force and young people need to constantly upgrade their skills, said Halton Hills Mayor Rick Bonnette during his opening remarks. He co-host- ed the event with Milton Mayor Gord Krantz. Student co-op pro- grams are well-received by the business community, and stu- dents learn what the real working world is about. Porter, who now spends 40 weeks a year speaking to high schoolers across North America, gave students a glimpse of what the working world could be like. Hes no teacher, but says he loves speaking and hearing from stu- dents. They are going to be doing some amazing things we cant even fathom. Porter told the audience of the challenges he faced not knowing a word of Japanese. When ordering food from a menu, he recalled using the point, smile and hope method. Now, back in North America, having finished his college pro- gram and interviewed thousands of high schoolers for a documen- tary, he says, The majority of stu- dents use the point, smile and hope method to make their deci- sion. But I want people to under- stand the menu. Porters inspirational talk is called Make Your Own Lunch, which he says is about carving your own path. The first things to do is decide. When you decide to do something, you do it and cut every other option off. Making a deci- sion is the only way anyone has accomplished anything, ever. His second piece of advice was a recommended daily intake of vision. Stop waiting for destiny, fate or luck to come in and save the day. Decide on the experiences you want to have, the person you want to become, he said, warning the students to never limit their goals to just realistic ones. The people we are working with, the ones telling us to be real- istic, somewhere along the line theyve given up on the things they wanted to do. Theyre living their plan B. His final message to students was to stop procrastinating. When you procrastinate, you are rendering yourself ineffective in your community, your school and your life. Porter encouraged employers to bridge the gap between stu- dents and the workforce, and to the students he said, I challenge you guys to make your own expe- riences and cut out every other option until you are the people you want to be. Experimental learning speaker tells students to carve their own paths