[Music] Good evening everyone. Um, I'm Claudia W. I'm an assistant professor from the department of health and physical education at at UHK.I do research on psychological well-being and mainly on self-compassion. Before I began my academic career, I was a Hong Kong elite swimmer um specializing in marathon and long-distance swimming. And even though I didn't get into a full-time career, so I still trained twice a day, six days for weeks and also attend school after every training session.And after I retired ...

So what comes to your mind when you see this number. Perhs some of you think of a beginning a ranking or something deeply personal may one love. But one can spark a movement. One can also be a match that burns the bridge.You see we often associate one with something promising with something good. Yet we ignore its risk that one pos one action one word can actually steer lives in new directions for better or for worse. Take our elections here in the Philippines for example some say it's just one vote.However ...

[Music] Good morning. 25 years ago when I landed in Nigeria, I handed my passport to the immigration lady. She looks up at me and she says, "What is your mission?" I was baffled.What kind of question is that. Then I understood she was simply asking me what was the purpose of my visit. But that question came back upon me many a times.What is my mission after having lived in three different continents. Why did I end up here in K Nigeria. Well, the answer to that question began to unfold piece by piece like a ...

[Music] I want to take you on a little journey today because Odisa's story is one story of the hero's journey like the countless others that have captivated our hearts for millennia and they have because they talk about the human experience. It is all the same, isn't it. And in our hearts, in all of our hearts, don't we all have that want, that burning desire to be heroes.I mean, I know I want to. So, let's talk about being a hero. My name is Victoria Busus.I'm a writer, director, and creative technologist. ...

Hello everyone. I'm Sha Kadaluti from India and I'm pursuing my MBA in Korea University Business School. Here I am standing on the stage, you know, talking with this room full of strangers.Let me tell you a secret. I'm stressed. Yes, but this is a good kind.The kind that shapes my bones, pumps my heart, and gives me that Z to move forward. But not every stress is of that kind. So let me take you back to the moment where I felt the stress was not a good time.In fact, I felt like it's end of the world. I was ...

[Music] I would like to invite you to travel with me to one of my favorite places here on the Arabian Peninsula. Imagine we are standing on top of a sand dune. There's a scorching heat around 40°. We can see a few camels on the horizon and there's a breeze in the necks and we can hear a few birds as well. We are with a group of cruise tourists that arrived in the morning in the port. So, we just want to take a group photo when suddenly a phone rings. Ding ding ding ding. The German tourist picks up the phon ...

How many times have you gotten to the accomplishment of your perhaps only to realize I think it's okay only to realize that you still felt empty or unfulfilled? It could be a job position, a degree, certain number on social media, or maybe a material acquisition or possession. And granted, for a few days or weeks, the excitement might still be high, but then after that, you ask yourself, is that it? Was that all I was striving for? I mean, you expected that he was going to be the game changer for your life. ...

Does anyone here read romance novels? Yeah, I see you over there. I love romance novels. And there are so many different tropes, right? There's the childhood best friends to lovers, second chance romance, fake dating, but I have to say the one that takes the cake for me. My absolute favorite trope of all has to be enemies to lovers. I mean, think about it. These are two people with polar opposite beliefs to each other. And imagine when the stakes are really high. Think Romeo and Juliet. The Montigues and th ...

Thank you. Oh, okay. Is this good.Hello. Good evening. My grandfather at the age of 13 had to leave his education midway.He was selling milk on cycles going wide and far. He lived a life of true hard work and determination to give me the comfort that I now live with. In return, he's only ever asked for one thing.For me to be happy. Simple, right. Parents want simple things from children.the right job, the right marriage, the right settled life. But beneath it all is a true feeling that my child should just ...

I wore this blazer today because I wanted to tell you something. I wanted you to see that I am a smart, capable, professional young adult who wants to say something important. What you cannot tell from my blazer from my blazer is that today is my birthday.And instead of going anywhere else, instead of going to Disney or going to the beach, I'm giving a TEDex talk, which tells you something about me. And I wore this blazer to project a sense of professionalism because what I know is that every single one of ...