Overcoming Obstacles & Personal Growth - The speaker's journey from a small town in Maharashtra to becoming an IVF specialist highlights the importance of perseverance and courage in the face of adversity [1] - The narrative emphasizes that courage isn't always about grand acts, but often involves small, difficult decisions and the willingness to try [1] IVF & Reproductive Technology - The field of IVF is presented as a story of perseverance, with early criticism eventually leading to a technology that has helped over 15 million babies be born [1] - The speaker highlights the emotional journey of couples undergoing IVF treatment, emphasizing their courage in the face of uncertainty [1] The Power of Mindset - The speech underscores that the biggest obstacle to achieving goals is often the internal voice of doubt and fear, rather than external limitations [1] - It encourages listeners to recognize and challenge this internal critic, understanding that it stems from unfamiliarity rather than actual inability [1] Taking the First Step - Drawing from a Chinese proverb, the speaker emphasizes that every journey, no matter how long, begins with a single step, and that this first step is often the hardest [1] - The speech encourages the audience to identify something they've been postponing and to consider the possibilities that could unfold if they simply give it a try [1] Courage & The Future - Quoting Nelson Mandela, the speaker defines courage not as the absence of fear, but as triumph over it [1] - The conclusion asserts that the future belongs to those who have the courage to begin, not those who wait [1]

In early 2020, I was just like any other first year student. I was excited about making new friends, planning Nate light sessions and also in terms of my future. Excited about my future.Then CO 19 pandemic hit. Suddenly lecturers on a laptop. Suddenly parties were frozen zoom calls.Suddenly my grand future and adulthood came to a halt. I struggled after classes. I'll stare at my screen and unsure am I learning.Am I coping with this work. And this is the tensions that I felt. However, even though technology ...

After two harrowing years in darkness and captivity, 20 courageous hostages are returning to the glorious embrace of their families. And it is glorious. 28 more precious loved ones are coming home at last to rest in this sacred soil for all of time.And after so many years of unceasing war and endless danger, today the skies are calm, the guns are silent, the sirens are still, and the sun rises on a holy land that is finally at peace, a land and a region that will live, God willing, in peace for all eternity ...

RT Cobie (@cobie)This time is different (please god) ...

[Music] It's a heart burning. Bride and bold. We gather as one.Young and old. With dreams that sore and minds that grow. When my life we know we shine with our true break [Music] [Music] and free [Music] my moment.Proud and free. A world of hope and unity. Technology and values strong.We walk with pride where we belong. Rest and care. In all we do.We build a world that's just you. We rise. We shine with heart so true.In every challenge we break through. With pirates strong and spirits high, we reach for sta ...

[Music] [Applause] The operating room is chaos. I've been rushed in for an emergency C-section. The monitors are loudly sounding off.People are rushing around everywhere. And I hear urgent whispers all around me. But in all that noise, there's one sound I desperately need to hear and don't.The cry of my newborn daughter. Elizabeth burst into the world at 29 weeks, weighing just 2 lb. We would later learn that she had mitochondrial disease or maido for short, which is a degenerative condition with no cure.No ...

[Music] [Music] Sometime the world change in a heartbeat. When war came, it did not just take our home. It took our sense of safety.But at that moment of shattering, something remarkable began. A whisper of a strength. I didn't know I possess.The whisper of despair. Despair doesn't shout. It whispers. It is quiet.It delicately almost invisible. The first break is quiet. Then come the wall which build slowly and silently until it is too high to see over.In our darkest moment, we often discover the wall we ne ...

Social Impact & Education - Education extends beyond grades, fostering confidence and opportunity [2] - Soccer provides an alternative pathway for social mobility for kids [2] - The speaker founded the Tiger Project to support China's soccer development [2] - A donation of 200,000 RMB was secured for a new soccer field [2] - Seven trial spots were offered to the kids by a soccer club in Guangjo [3] Personal Development & Purpose - Soccer evolved from a hobby to a shelter, a bridge, and ultimately a purpose [7] - The speaker plans to open a soccer academy to create opportunities [8] Inequality & Opportunity - Dreams of children in rural areas may stop at the village road due to inequality [1] - Resource gaps exist between regions, impacting educational opportunities [2]

the Vietnam War, there was a fighter pilot shot down and um as he was in the hotel, the Hanoi hotel as it was called, where he was being a prisoner of war, he noticed that there was two types of soldiers that were there. One group of soldiers that would say, "Hey, we're getting out of here on Christmas uh because it's a religious holiday and they're going to release us. " And that day came and went and he saw that their their hope just diminished greatly. And then they would say there's another hope that wo ...

We have had this thing going on for several years where we kept asking each other questions by singing lines from famous songs. I don't remember when we started or how we started, but ever since it seems to have become our thing. And now when you're sick, I don't know how to cope or how to even approach you. So I did the only thing left in my power. You're tucked into bed, breathing with deep rattles. Can I lay by your side? Your nod was the confirmation I needed before I lay down beside you. And I looked a ...