This afternoon, I attended something I had been looking forward to for quite a long time - to witness a live TEDx talk. In my school, UP Manila, #TEDxUPM was conducted. There was also a live streaming conducted by Rappler.com.
The first speaker, Julia Chu, the Local Committee President of AIESEC UP Diliman, spoke of five things she learned through her journey to several countries such as Russia, Japan, Sri Lanka and more...
1. I took the road less traveled.
2. Collect moments, not things. "People die, and in the end, your relationships with them matter the most," she said.
3. Life beings at the end of your comfort zone.
4. Adventures are the best ways to learn.
5. It is better to see something once than to hear about it a thousand times.
Among those points, what struck me the most was the first one. She mentioned something about how people nowadays normally incorporate the "life script" into their life. According to her, "life script" is the typical pattern that works like this:
- study
- get good grades
- graduate
- get a job
- earn enough money
- get married-have a family
- travel around the world with your family
In addition to that she challenged the audience by using the phrase "not following the conventional measure of success".
The second speaker, Antoinette Jadaone, the director of the film That Thing Called Tadhana, began her talk with a catchy "How to get a last laugh out of a heartbreak..."
"We are most creative when our emotions are at their highest," she said, "When you're heartbroken, you should savor the pain, for it is at that moment you can write, sing or express yourself in a very expressive manner." She also added that it would be useful to bring a notebook anywhere. "Write down every thought. Don't edit yet. Write with your heart; edit it with your brain. Remember. Remember everything. Write it down."
The third speaker, Tony Abad, the President and CEO of the Philippine International Trading Corporation, spoke of "The Power of Competition".
"The missing ingredient in the Philippines is competition. Competition allows us to have more choices, lower prices and better quality," he said, "If we have enough competition, there will be dynamic efficiency, innovation, entrpreneurship, development and prosperity." According to him, those who take risks will be rewarded more. "The greatest threat that the Philippines is facing now is Anti-Competition, where there is concentration of wealth, corruption, bad governance and poverty." He used the prevalence of cartel as an evidence to this point.
The fourth speaker, Abbey Sy, the blogger behind artistic-dreams.com, spoke of creativity.
1. You are always a work in progress.
2. Your next adventure is at the end of your comfort zone.
3. Creativity takes courage.
4. Make your mark and make it a good one.
She ended her speech with a short video showing the process of her making the lettering. The finale was "Always Be Creating". I find her ideas quite insightful. Whether the aspect is intrapersonal, interpersonal or career, it is always important to always work harder than others. "Always Be Creating".
Meanwhile, aside from the four speakers, #TEDxUPM also showed two TED speech videos.
David Steindl-Rast: Want to be happy? Be grateful.
"Opportunity is the gift within every gift. Moment by moment. Stop. Look. Go."
Amy Webb: How I hacked online dating
"Love can be made into an algorithm."
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