Then I got interested in asking why and what made us think we could only choose one career. “Ask yourself where you learned to assign the meaning of wrong or abnormal to do many things.” (TEDtalk) I paused the video again to write my response and I couldn't think of a reason. With a courageous stand and a firm voice, Emilie reveals that we have learned this behavior from our culture. Personally I am a very independent person. Also, someone who stands their ground and does what makes me happy, not others. However, over the years I have let culture influence me in a way that has profoundly affected and changed the way I look at my life