Imagine [Applause] a world where no one judges you. No one's opinions control you and you feel happy and free. Confident enough to go for that new job. Confident enough to give that presentation and not feel scared and confident enough to wear that outfit. But most importantly, being confident enough in yourself. Let's snap back to reality. Self-confidence. Not caring what other people think of you. It seems easy, right? But it's not. Not at all. As teenagers, we are constantly trying to get people to like ...

[Music] A few years ago, I participated in a virtual woman summit and we were asked the question, what word best describes who we'd be if we were completely free to be ourselves. And the word that came out of my mouth to 100 women was the word uncontainable. I was shocked.I had never said that word before. But when I said it, I felt so excited. I imagined a version of myself soaring like an eagle in the sky, completely unbound with no limits.It reminded me of another experience I had many years ago where I ...

[Applause] I failed the most important exam in my life and my life became better. I grew up believing that education was the key to success to a better life. In China, we have to study hard to get a high grade so we can go to a top university, find a good job and become successful.When I checked my grade in the G call that I knew I could not get into a top university which I have been preparing for my whole life till that point. So I failed. We see go call as a final goalkeeper between us and success.We pou ...

[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 ...