[Aplausos] Tem uma história que acompanhou boa parte da infância do meu filho mais velho. Ela se chama Leocádio, o leão que mandava bala. É a história de um leão que por medo, para fugir da insegurança de ser caçado, de ser preso, decide se tornar um caçador. Ele abre mão de ser quem é em troca da segurança. Desde que eu li pela primeira vez para ele e depois com ele, eu me pergunto, será que isso vale a pena? Bom, meu nome é Iandra Rebolsas Lobo. O Rebolsas vem da minha mãe e o lobo vem do meu pai. Eu gost ...

[Applause] I was attacked as an eight-year-old because I talked like a white girl. My family had just moved to a new town and one day after school, a kid grabbed me, spun me around, and scratched my face. She nearly took my left eye.This is my earliest memory of feeling like an outsider. So, code switching and roleplaying became my early survival tools. I copied how the popular kids talked and how they acted cuz my young brain decided that I needed to fit in to survive.I want you to think about a time when ...

[Music] I felt out of control lying on the bathroom floor at 23 years old, tears running down my face after consuming 40 laxatives in a single day. As a dancer living on my own for the first time, my thoughts and memories constantly haunted me. This journey started when I was 7 years old when my dance teacher gently patted me on my belly and said, "Lay off the cookies." Her words struck my spirit like a bullet.But that was the day my tumultuous lovehate relationship with my body began. My freshman year of h ...

Core Concept: Vitamin People - The concept of "vitamin people" is introduced, referring to individuals who positively influence and energize others, enhancing their personality and adding value to their lives [7] - Becoming a "vitamin person" involves consistent daily actions and a mindset shift to attract positive relationships [11][12] - The industry emphasizes that deep connections, not wealth or success, are key to health, happiness, and longevity, highlighting the importance of "vitamin people" [9] Four Key Steps to Becoming a Vitamin Person - The first step is accepting oneself entirely, including fears, weaknesses, and insecurities, to become emotionally available [13][14] - The second step involves a mindset shift, seeing opportunities instead of obstacles, and taking steps towards personal growth [18][19] - The third step is positively influencing those around you, recognizing the power of words and actions on others [20][21] - The final step is surrounding oneself with positive influences, making objective decisions to remove toxic or negative influences [22] Practical Application and Impact - The industry suggests that by embracing these qualities, individuals can attract "vitamin people" into their lives, creating a supportive and uplifting environment [26] - The industry highlights the importance of internal focus, emphasizing personal transformation to attract valuable relationships rather than solely focusing on selecting people [24] - The industry believes that creating a world filled with genuine, vibrant, "vitamin people" is possible when each person supports and uplifts the next [26]

[Applause] 11. 11 was my age when I first went to a boarding school to live far from my parents. Really, I was not only happy but also scared.I always struggled with finding my real identity and my true self in a way because I hated being in contradiction with the world around me. Even now, changing environments, going to an old girls boarding school with people coming from different religions, regions, social backgrounds seemed exciting for many of the girls who were accepted, but like a whole new challeng ...

The massive Southern Baptist Convention, the annual meeting of the largest Protestant denomination in the US, waiting into America's culture wars. The 10,000 voters in attendance adopting resolutions calling on congregants and secular politicians alike to ban things like gay marriage, transgender acceptance, IVF, and pornography. Even tackling the topic of sports gambling, hoping to limit it.We do want to use our size and our influence to remind lawmakers of who we believe they're accountable to. It's not j ...