Now, moving on. I'm sure we've all had someone in our lives that we viewed as perfect. They naturally draw an attention not because they try to, but because others seem to form ideas about them right away. With that kind of attention comes a mix of expectations and assumptions that we don't really think about. But what does that feel like and how does it shape someone over time? Tonight, Ali Jumal is here to get us thinking about that in a completely new way. So, let's give her a warm welcome. You You look ...

Join me in welcoming Nichollet Celikas. [applause] My first day teaching swim lessons, I was so nervous I could puke. I mean, I was seriously secondguing if I could even swim myself.This cute little girl with pink sparkly Crocs and a big smile on her face comes up to me, greets me. We get in the water. I'm about to ask her what color mermaid tail she has.And then she looks me straight in the face and asks me, "What is that giant red mountain on your face?" Okay, nice. You know, I just continued with the les ...

बियों्ड द मिरर द मास्क दैट वी चूज़ एंड द कॉन्फिडेंस दैट वी फाइंड आई स्टिल रिमेंबर द वेरी फर्स्ट टाइम आई वॉर अ रेड लिपस्टिक इट वाज़ नॉट फॉर अ वेडिंग और अ पार्टी इट वाज़ जस्ट अ ट्यूसडे जस्ट अ रेगुलर ट्यूसडे। देयर वाज़ नो स्पेशल ओकेजन एंड नो वन टू इंप्रेस। बट समथिंग इनसाइड मी विसपर्ड टुडे। लेट्स ट्राई जस्ट वंस लेट्स शो अप डिफरेंटली। सो आई पिक्ड द बोल्डेस्ट रेड नॉट द बेसिक नॉट द सॉफ्ट पिंक बट द बोल्डेस्ट रेड दैट एवरीवन वांट मी अबाउट टू लाउड दे सेड टू मच। आई स्टुड इन फ्रंट ऑफ़ द मिरर फॉर अ लॉन्ग टाइम लगर एंड यूजुअल। ...

You should be perfect. You should be perfect. You should all be perfect.But not in the way you think. This word being perfect once meant to me. You should have no flaws.And I've come to realize that perfect can have more meaning than that. I'm someone who has spent my entire life trying to achieve this old idea of perfection, especially in an academic setting. And while in school, it may be more straightforward with that 100% grade, this number doesn't really translate into your own life.I believe it is thi ...

No se puede resolver un problema desde el mismo nivel de conciencia que lo creo. Albert Einstein. Ese fue el post que leí hace un par de años.Me acuerdo que al principio no tenía absoluta idea de lo que significaba, pero creo que hoy con confianza puedo decir que lo entiendo mejor. En otras palabras, quiere decir que no podemos encontrar la solución de un problema siendo las mismas personas que estando el mismo lugar donde inició, ya sea de forma física o emocional. Si lo trasladamos un poco a las experienc ...

Have you ever wondered whether you're still the same person you were yesterday, last year, or when you were a child. Since I was 5 years old, I found myself in various situations that made me self-conscious. For instance, I used to go to ballet classes and sometimes we played improv games and once we played Cinderella.And of course, like every little girl my age, I wanted to be Cinderella, the one who gets to go to a ball, meet her prince charming, you know, get a princess makeover. But instead, my teacher ...

[Applause] [Music] Have you ever placed yourself in a box. Whether this was as simple as introverted or extroverted or something more complex such as a leader or a follower, optimistic or pessimistic, freespirited or methodical. Maybe it was for the sake of just plain fun, like taking a what kind of pizza are you quiz to find out if you're more pepperoni or buffalo chicken.Although there isn't necessarily any harm in finding joy in these more trivial labels, they can help us understand why humans have tende ...

Communication & Storytelling - 65% of daily communication is storytelling [1] - Untold stories hold the key to transformation and growth [2] - Fear of judgment, vulnerability, and irrelevance prevent people from sharing untold stories [3][4] - 80% of communication is nonverbal, impacting perception [20] Personal Growth & Transformation - Stories we tell ourselves are deeply rooted in our belief system and can become our reality [6] - Surrounding oneself with supportive people is crucial as they mirror back our stories [15] - Expressing stories without words through body language and presence influences how others perceive us [20][21] Three-Step Process for Leveraging Untold Stories - Identify the values that define the stories you are living [22][23] - Reframe negative narratives into empowering ones, focusing on the process of learning [24][25] - Express these reframed narratives in a way that feels empowering and meaningful, leading to personal growth [25][26]

[Music] She leaned in and said, "I don't want to look different. I just want people to look at me the way I wish they did as if I were beautiful." That line has never left me because I have heard some version of it again and again from a teacher, a bride, a new mother, a trauma survivor, a retired executive. They all say this. I want to look like me.just not the tired, broken or forgotten version. This talk is not about surgery or skincare or Instagram beauty hacks. It's about something much deeper.What if ...

[Applause] Let's take a quiz. Raise your hand only if your answer to the question is yes. Do you prefer dark chocolate over milk chocolate.Okay. Do you prefer a cozy cottage over a modern fifth floor apartment. Okay.Do you first see a duck and not a rabbit in this image. Apparently, if you feed all your answers to these questions and similar questions into some complicated computer algorithm, you'll discover all these interesting tidbits about yourself, like who your celebrity soulmate is, what type of dess ...