Have you ever just said, "I'm tired. I don't want to do this anymore." You're right. This is hard. Especially in a world that wants us to look the same, act the same, and think the same.But trust me, your greatest act of rebellion is simply being yourself. Sounds easy, doesn't it. But we all know that being yourself is actually one of the hardest things you will ever do.Think about it. Have you ever woken up and felt like all the weight of the world was resting squarely on your shoulders. Have you ever felt ...

When you see someone who excels, have you ever once thought or even called them a genius, brave. I did. I thought that success was in a locked room and I was outside without a key thinking that my chance would never come and it just disappeared like that.We can see bravery in a person like Malala Yusf Zai, an inspiring figure known for her courageous acts. But here's the thing, Malala's bravery wasn't the key to that door. But it was her relentless dayby-day effort to find that key for someone to finally li ...

My name is Donna Salah. I was born and raised in Aman, Jordan. And for as long as I can remember, I always knew I wanted to sing.Growing up, I used to spend my summers in Michigan where my mom grew up to visit my grandparents. I used to love it up until the age of nine. I got to spend summers on the lake, water parks. I got to enjoy the greenery.And most of all, I didn't have to worry about speaking Arabic, which up until that point was a little bit of a struggle. My mom, when she had me, had just moved bac ...

Hello everyone. My name is Rachel Linton. I was born between two flags.One side of me is American, the other side is Korean. Most people assume they know who I am the moment they see my face. But my life has never fit into a simple story.Because wherever I went, I always look for enough to be treated like an outsider. Until third grade, I attend a typical Korean school. But in fourth grade, I moved to an international school.I thought it would be star of an adventures with new friends from diverse backgroun ...

Todos en este mundo nacemos teniendo un rol. Ya eres el hermano mayor, el pequeño, el consentido o el rebelde. Pero, ¿alguna vez se han puesto a pensar cuál es el rol del hermano del medio.Si ustedes hubieran llegado conmigo hace unos meses y me hubieran preguntado mi opinión, yo les hubiera dicho algo tan simple, pero que quería tan cierto, que el hermano del medio no servía para nada, era un cero más, la oveja negra de la familia al que nadie quiere. Para entrar un poco en contexto, yo soy la hermana del ...

They say we come into this life lovable, likable, capable, unaware of what lies ahead of us, oblivious. It is the experiences within our life that shape us to be the people that we are today. our upbringings, time spent with peers and various pressures of society.Some of us whiz through school, are high academic achievers, are good at sport, and are popular. However, some struggle. I fell into that specific category.I wasn't particularly academic and I didn't fit in with peers. In fact, I was quite badly bu ...

Who here considers themselves messy. Raise your hand. You can't really tell I'm in my powers suit on stage, but this is my wardrobe.It looks worse on the big screen. I am a professional mess hider. That's what I do for a living.I help companies turn their mess into something that looks good and sounds good. Branding. I moved from Hong Kong to Paris 10 years ago for work with no visa, no connections, and no French.I had to build my life from scratch and somehow became global brand director. I loved my job. I ...

To become a successful business leader, leading yourself comes first. Now, why is inner leadership so important? Inner leadership begins with self-recognition. Recognizing your own strengths, recognizing your own weaknesses, and recognizing the beliefs that you have about yourself that are holding you back from reaching your full potential. My name is Elino Mulahal and my story begins about two years ago at an international college in Norway. I was in the final year of preparing for my diploma, living toget ...

Today I'm standing on the stage just like how I show up in my everyday life. No makeup, bare face, which is either very brave or very bad. But I'm here proudly showing the world my imperfections. These white patches all over my skin. And I get asked all the time, how are you this confidence? My answer usually surprises people. You don't need confidence. What you actually need is permission to embrace imperfection. I say this as someone who used to wait for confidence and in the process I postpone my life. F ...

If I ask all of you to open your phones and look at childhood pictures of yourselves, how many of you would truly feel that you are still that same person. Change is not something that we choose or ask for, but rather something we live with. It's that natural progression of our personalities that makes us human.The fact that our likes, our dislikes, they all evolve with time as we grow. But despite all of this change, at our core, we remain the same person, the same soul. What happens, however, when you for ...