Youth Empowerment Conference

The Youth Empowerment Conference was held at UFT Welfare Fund this last Saturday the 28^th. Where we received motivational talks from professionals that included the process of how they had gotten to the position they are in and also how they overcame some obstacles they had during the journey of succession. It was a pretty fun event where we were given snacks and prizes but also where we gained knowledge for our future.

 In order to discover our passion we must accomplish three important steps which are; first identify your WHY meaning identify your motivations or things you enjoy doing, second is to identify your HOW which is basically the process you are going to be taking to get there, and third is the WHAT this is the last step that helps you find out where you got and concludes your talent so it is sort of like the product of the first two steps. When it comes to inspiration I would put my maternal grandfather at the first place because even though I didn't

have the chance to meet him based on the stories I have heard, he was a hard working man that would risk anything for his family. He was an engineer and was part of the group of workers who built the largest bridge located in the city of my native country. But other than that I consider him as an example because he always stayed focused on his goals which were making his child succeed in life and have the opportunity to study, but most importantly made sure that food wasn’t missing on the table any day. This quote given during the event that called my attention was “Do today what others won’t so tomorrow you will live the way others can’t”, which in others words would be do more than what you are being asked for so you could be one step  ahead of the game and that will lead you to more open opportunities. Also there was being told to us “to hang out with the right people” because most of the professional people that went an actually gave us a word, told us that they had low grades and were looking for all of the popular life during their high school year but later on found out that they were going the wrong way trying to succeed therefore decided to make a difference and find the right track. So this send us the message of taking advantage of every single opportunity given to us and by right people is directs to people that want you to be somebody in your life and people that support you and help you accomplish your goals.

As a conclusion in order to succeed in life you should first set personal goals that include short term and long term. You should hang out with people that want to help you accomplish them and that support you. You should have a positive vibe and be strong because there are going to be obstacles for sure that will try to stop you but the best option is to learn to get through all of them and find an appropriate way to go on. But most importantly keep your head up! Don’t let anybody tell you that you are not capable of accomplishing your dreams because you and your goals are much bigger that you will ever think.