Foreign Fore. Foreign. Foreign.Hello. wrong. Thank you.Have you ever had one of those moments in life where you just knew what you were meant to do for the rest of your life. I have. I was about 5 years old and I was sitting outside waiting for a friend to come over and play.And while I was sitting there, I was making up songs and singing them out loud like a lot of little kids do. But I have this really distinct memory of that moment thinking, I hope someone walks by and hears me and discovers me. I guess ...

At the age of eight, I learned how to be silent in a language I didn't understand. I moved to Canada alone to learn and discover a bigger world. I didn't know much of the language, but I was really excited to learn the culture, to meet friends, and just to be part of something new.But every story has its ups and downs. I often heard the kids chanting at me, "Go back home. Go back home. Go back to your country." We were all young, but words have weight. And those words really stayed in my heart.So I stopped ...

Nobody is born perfect. At first, we all make mistakes, face obstacles, and experience setbacks. But over time, we learn from our mistakes, overcome challenges, and grow into a better, stronger, and wiser person.Challenges are what really shapes your future. They help you grow regardless of your age. And the possibilities are endless in how they shape you into a better you than yesterday.However, growth always requires courage. If you just stay in your comfort zone instead of trying new things, if you alway ...

Good morning everybody. Okay, so what they didn't uh mention in the introduction is in addition to this I also sing in a rock band and um it doesn't work if I don't have the audience with me. So good morning everybody.Thank you. Um, it's such a privilege to be here and over the next 12 to 15 minutes, I'll tell you a little bit about my journey and how it relates to to what I do now and perhaps some of you will be able to resonate with it. I was someone like you um in the uh in the year 199798 that was when ...

Please welcome Dr. . Jenny A. Barrow.I'm hiding under my mother's bed as my father is pounding on the door. Boom. Boom. Boom.My heart is racing. I'm petrified about what will happen to my mother and me. So, I shrink even smaller, hoping invisibility will keep us both safe.And in that moment, at only five years old, I make a silent vow. This will not be my life. When I turned 14, we left the Dominican Republic and moved to the United States carrying this vow in my heart.I didn't speak English. I didn't under ...

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 ...

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I don't belong here. I mean, I belong here on this little red spot right now in front of you. At least that's what my daughter and curator Osa says. not feel like I belong here in front of a talented group of people, educated professionals, talented students trying to tell you about what I know and what you should learn. I feel like an impostor. I feel like that frequently in my adult life. I felt like it as a teacher. I felt like it as a coach. And now for this particular evening, I'm going to feel like it ...

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 ...

Hello everyone. Uh can you hear me. Okay.Yeah. Backside. Yay.We're awake. Yay. Graveyard shift.Hey. Um so uh after such amazing presentation, it's really hard for me um to actually present. And this is one of the reasons why this talk is also about shame.I'm wearing so many hats and um a lot of the times I introduce myself as a serial entrepreneur, right. Uh closed couple of businesses, open couple of businesses. Um I introduce myself as a strategic accounts director. I introduce myself as a co-founder and ...