Motivational speaker Mark Lindquist visits campus

 Find your passion, this is what nationally recognized motivational speaker and US Air Force Veteran, Mark J. Lindquist, told over 50 students and community members Tuesday in the Student Center ballroom. Lindquist has performed live in 22 countries, 46 states and for 3.5 million people. 

Lindquist is also known for his roles in productions like “Hawaii Five-O”, “Lost” and Universal Studios movie “Battleship”. 

 Lindquist started his speech with his back story, how he was an orphan from Seoul who was adopted by a farming family from Minnesota. From there he talked about his opportunity to visit the orphanage he came from and explain his luck in life by being adopted into his family. 

“But as I have reflected on that beginning of my life I have always made this assumption having been given the chance to live here in America with all these years with a loving family, My assumption is, well, my life is probably better off some how and I have always been grateful for that.” Lindquist’s speeches focus on how humans need passion and try new things to find passions you like. He went through the points mentioned in his book “Eight Steps to Reignite Your Passion”. He mentioned that most people tell him they cannot do everything he does because they live in a small town. Lindquist had an answer for that too. 

“If one human being can do a thing, I think that you can too It does not matter where we are from, it matters where we decided to go.” Lindquist said. 

Lindquist also mentioned his passion about singing the National Anthem at various famous venues including NFL stadiums, MLB ballparks and college level games. Lindquist ended his talk with his biggest goal he wishes to achieve, singing the Anthem at the Super Bowl.