During my presentations, I challenge audience members to reflect upon the difference between doing things based on the idea of 'supposed to' and 'need to', where 'supposed to' are those things that have the basic requirement of what we are to do and how we are to do it. 'Need to' are those things that go beyond the norm, requiring us to stand up for and against things that may not be the popular choice. 

In addition, 'need to' calls us to make the change to improve ourselves, our environment, and our world.

Several years ago, after one of my performances, a boy comes up to me, hands me a rolled up paper, and asks me to open it. I open it, and on the paper is a hand drawn blueprint. The young man says, "That's the map of my school. The 'Xs' are the places where I was going to place the bombs on Friday morning. I am no longer to place the bombs in my school. Thanks for what you did."

'Need to' calls us to save lives. Ours. And others.