finding your purpose did you know that 70% of Americans are disengaged in their
70% of Americans are disengaged in their
70% of Americans are disengaged in their jobs according to Forbes calm and did
jobs according to Forbes calm and did
jobs according to Forbes calm and did you know that I was part of that 70% I
you know that I was part of that 70% I
you know that I was part of that 70% I was fresh out of college with a
was fresh out of college with a
was fresh out of college with a nine-to-five job that was what everyone
nine-to-five job that was what everyone
nine-to-five job that was what everyone else was expecting from me but I was not
else was expecting from me but I was not
else was expecting from me but I was not happy and I really did not know what the
happy and I really did not know what the
happy and I really did not know what the future will hold for me that being said
future will hold for me that being said
future will hold for me that being said how do you see yourselves ten years from
how do you see yourselves ten years from
how do you see yourselves ten years from now I know that the images of the future
now I know that the images of the future
now I know that the images of the future might seem a bit blurry because we have
might seem a bit blurry because we have
might seem a bit blurry because we have a lot of pressure from society from our
a lot of pressure from society from our
a lot of pressure from society from our peers from our parents and even from
peers from our parents and even from
peers from our parents and even from ourselves but this is the reason why it
ourselves but this is the reason why it
ourselves but this is the reason why it is so important to find our passion at a
is so important to find our passion at a
is so important to find our passion at a young age good evening ladies and
young age good evening ladies and
young age good evening ladies and gentlemen my name is the leaf casaya i
gentlemen my name is the leaf casaya i
gentlemen my name is the leaf casaya i am 24 years old i am a business graduate
am 24 years old i am a business graduate
am 24 years old i am a business graduate entrepreneur self-made healthy chef and
entrepreneur self-made healthy chef and
entrepreneur self-made healthy chef and the founder and owner of feed seed the
the founder and owner of feed seed the
the founder and owner of feed seed the first healthy bakery established in
first healthy bakery established in
first healthy bakery established in panama we have a digital community of
panama we have a digital community of
panama we have a digital community of over ninety two thousand people on our
over ninety two thousand people on our
over ninety two thousand people on our success has been due to our innovative
success has been due to our innovative
success has been due to our innovative idea of transforming sweet not so
idea of transforming sweet not so
idea of transforming sweet not so healthy recipes into healthier ones and
healthy recipes into healthier ones and
healthy recipes into healthier ones and since I love baking and it is my passion
since I love baking and it is my passion
since I love baking and it is my passion today I’m gonna show you how to bake a
today I’m gonna show you how to bake a
today I’m gonna show you how to bake a recipe for success and we’ll be needing
recipe for success and we’ll be needing
recipe for success and we’ll be needing three main ingredients we’ll be needing
three main ingredients we’ll be needing
three main ingredients we’ll be needing being healthy eliminating the noise and
being healthy eliminating the noise and
being healthy eliminating the noise and focusing on the eye and not the weak so
focusing on the eye and not the weak so
focusing on the eye and not the weak so shall we get started
shall we get started
shall we get started ingredient number one we have here six
ingredient number one we have here six
ingredient number one we have here six ounces of health and you might say well
ounces of health and you might say well
ounces of health and you might say well what does being healthy have to do with
what does being healthy have to do with
what does being healthy have to do with finding your purpose because here we’re
finding your purpose because here we’re
finding your purpose because here we’re not talking about being healthy to have
not talking about being healthy to have
not talking about being healthy to have a ripped body the perfect physique no we
a ripped body the perfect physique no we
a ripped body the perfect physique no we are talking about health to achieve
are talking about health to achieve
are talking about health to achieve mental clarity
mental clarity
mental clarity and how do we achieve mental clarity
and how do we achieve mental clarity
and how do we achieve mental clarity with three basic things number one
with three basic things number one
with three basic things number one eating nutritiously and I always say
eating nutritiously and I always say
eating nutritiously and I always say follow the 80/20 rule and why do what do
follow the 80/20 rule and why do what do
follow the 80/20 rule and why do what do I mean by this 80% of the time you
I mean by this 80% of the time you
I mean by this 80% of the time you should eat foods that nourish your body
should eat foods that nourish your body
should eat foods that nourish your body that feed your brain for example walnuts
that feed your brain for example walnuts
that feed your brain for example walnuts avocado healthy fats food for your brain
avocado healthy fats food for your brain
avocado healthy fats food for your brain carbohydrates energy for your body
carbohydrates energy for your body
carbohydrates energy for your body proteins whether you’re a vegan
proteins whether you’re a vegan
proteins whether you’re a vegan vegetarian beans or regular meat and 20%
vegetarian beans or regular meat and 20%
vegetarian beans or regular meat and 20% of the time you should eat foods that
of the time you should eat foods that
of the time you should eat foods that you love for example cheesecake burgers
you love for example cheesecake burgers
you love for example cheesecake burgers hot dogs fries all that food that’s so
hot dogs fries all that food that’s so
hot dogs fries all that food that’s so tasty because let’s face it food is
tasty because let’s face it food is
tasty because let’s face it food is amazing and it’s all about finding a
amazing and it’s all about finding a
amazing and it’s all about finding a balance because everything in excess
balance because everything in excess
balance because everything in excess it’s not good either so the second thing
it’s not good either so the second thing
it’s not good either so the second thing we’ll need to do to find health is
we’ll need to do to find health is
we’ll need to do to find health is staying active do physical activity fine
staying active do physical activity fine
staying active do physical activity fine find that physical activity that you
find that physical activity that you
find that physical activity that you love rather than you dread doing be part
love rather than you dread doing be part
love rather than you dread doing be part of the soccer team the football team I
of the soccer team the football team I
of the soccer team the football team I don’t know blast the music in your room
don’t know blast the music in your room
don’t know blast the music in your room and dance for 30 minutes do whatever
and dance for 30 minutes do whatever
and dance for 30 minutes do whatever feels you may that makes you feel alive
feels you may that makes you feel alive
feels you may that makes you feel alive do something that makes you sweat every
do something that makes you sweat every
do something that makes you sweat every day and something that you love now the
day and something that you love now the
day and something that you love now the third thing that we’ll need is sleep and
third thing that we’ll need is sleep and
third thing that we’ll need is sleep and rest if you have the two above and you
rest if you have the two above and you
rest if you have the two above and you don’t sleep and you don’t rest then you
don’t sleep and you don’t rest then you
don’t sleep and you don’t rest then you will burn out and none of the above will
will burn out and none of the above will
will burn out and none of the above will be useful so sleeping and resting is
be useful so sleeping and resting is
be useful so sleeping and resting is essential now the positive consequences
essential now the positive consequences
essential now the positive consequences of leading a healthy lifestyle
of leading a healthy lifestyle
of leading a healthy lifestyle you’ll be focused and you’ll be alert
you’ll be focused and you’ll be alert
you’ll be focused and you’ll be alert and keep in mind this quote preparation
and keep in mind this quote preparation
and keep in mind this quote preparation meets opportunity you need to be
meets opportunity you need to be
meets opportunity you need to be mentally prepared to understand when
mentally prepared to understand when
mentally prepared to understand when that opportunity comes for you to figure
that opportunity comes for you to figure
that opportunity comes for you to figure out what is your goal what is your
out what is your goal what is your
out what is your goal what is your purpose now I would like to share a
purpose now I would like to share a
purpose now I would like to share a personal anecdote of mine when I was in
personal anecdote of mine when I was in
personal anecdote of mine when I was in college I was going through a rough
college I was going through a rough
college I was going through a rough patch I was diagnosed with depression
patch I was diagnosed with depression
patch I was diagnosed with depression and I was told that I needed to take
and I was told that I needed to take
and I was told that I needed to take medication for depression and I thought
medication for depression and I thought
medication for depression and I thought to myself I don’t want to depend on
to myself I don’t want to depend on
to myself I don’t want to depend on medicine in order to be happy I don’t
medicine in order to be happy I don’t
medicine in order to be happy I don’t want to depend on something else to feel
want to depend on something else to feel
want to depend on something else to feel comfort
comfort
comfort so I started shifting my habits I
so I started shifting my habits I
so I started shifting my habits I started eating healthier
started eating healthier
started eating healthier I started playing sports flag football I
I started playing sports flag football I
I started playing sports flag football I started eating nutritiously I started
started eating nutritiously I started
started eating nutritiously I started sleeping more and at that point in time
sleeping more and at that point in time
sleeping more and at that point in time I remember that I was given a class in
I remember that I was given a class in
I remember that I was given a class in college called a business and they told
college called a business and they told
college called a business and they told us well you need to come up with a
us well you need to come up with a
us well you need to come up with a website for your own company and I was
website for your own company and I was
website for your own company and I was like whoa this is a really big project
like whoa this is a really big project
like whoa this is a really big project and I had such mental clarity in that
and I had such mental clarity in that
and I had such mental clarity in that point in my life that one night when I
point in my life that one night when I
point in my life that one night when I was about to go to sleep I was thinking
was about to go to sleep I was thinking
was about to go to sleep I was thinking about ideas for the project and suddenly
about ideas for the project and suddenly
about ideas for the project and suddenly the idea fit seed let fitness and health
the idea fit seed let fitness and health
the idea fit seed let fitness and health grow popped up in my mind like like
grow popped up in my mind like like
grow popped up in my mind like like magic and I had the mental clarity to
magic and I had the mental clarity to
magic and I had the mental clarity to understand that that project that class
understand that that project that class
understand that that project that class that website was going to be my passion
that website was going to be my passion
that website was going to be my passion and what it’s my job right now so we
and what it’s my job right now so we
and what it’s my job right now so we have in green number one remember being
have in green number one remember being
have in green number one remember being healthy we need to stay active we need
healthy we need to stay active we need
healthy we need to stay active we need to sleep and we need to eat nutritious
to sleep and we need to eat nutritious
to sleep and we need to eat nutritious sleep now ingredient number two four
sleep now ingredient number two four
sleep now ingredient number two four ounces of eliminating noise here we go
ounces of eliminating noise here we go
ounces of eliminating noise here we go eliminating noise and what do I mean by
eliminating noise and what do I mean by
eliminating noise and what do I mean by eliminating noise well eliminate all the
eliminating noise well eliminate all the
eliminating noise well eliminate all the negativity that is around you you need
negativity that is around you you need
negativity that is around you you need to start by making very small changes
to start by making very small changes
to start by making very small changes eliminate all of those words that are
eliminate all of those words that are
eliminate all of those words that are negative for example I can’t it’s
negative for example I can’t it’s
negative for example I can’t it’s impossible or I’m never gonna achieve
impossible or I’m never gonna achieve
impossible or I’m never gonna achieve that I’m too young I’m too old
that I’m too young I’m too old
that I’m too young I’m too old I don’t have the experience eliminate
I don’t have the experience eliminate
I don’t have the experience eliminate all those small things and then you can
all those small things and then you can
all those small things and then you can progress to eliminate all the other
progress to eliminate all the other
progress to eliminate all the other things like unnecessary situations
things like unnecessary situations
things like unnecessary situations unnecessary relationships things that
unnecessary relationships things that
unnecessary relationships things that keep us from evolving and what is the
keep us from evolving and what is the
keep us from evolving and what is the next step you need to surround
next step you need to surround
next step you need to surround yourselves with people that have the
yourselves with people that have the
yourselves with people that have the same aspirations as you do so it can
same aspirations as you do so it can
same aspirations as you do so it can take you to the next level of finding
take you to the next level of finding
take you to the next level of finding your passion if you need to think
your passion if you need to think
your passion if you need to think positive you need to be proactive and
positive you need to be proactive and
positive you need to be proactive and you need to take action and how are you
you need to take action and how are you
you need to take action and how are you gonna do that by being part of something
gonna do that by being part of something
gonna do that by being part of something that is bigger than you maybe be part of
that is bigger than you maybe be part of
that is bigger than you maybe be part of the debate club or be part of the drama
the debate club or be part of the drama
the debate club or be part of the drama club I know that you were hosting the
club I know that you were hosting the
club I know that you were hosting the Beauty and the Beast here yesterday and
Beauty and the Beast here yesterday and
Beauty and the Beast here yesterday and they told me it was amazing so maybe
they told me it was amazing so maybe
they told me it was amazing so maybe next year you’re gonna be part of the
next year you’re gonna be part of the
next year you’re gonna be part of the play be part of something even bigger
play be part of something even bigger
play be part of something even bigger TEDx this event is the living proof that
TEDx this event is the living proof that
TEDx this event is the living proof that you can do something even bigger than
you can do something even bigger than
you can do something even bigger than yourselves
yourselves
yourselves so the positive consequences of
so the positive consequences of
so the positive consequences of eliminating all the noise of being
eliminating all the noise of being
eliminating all the noise of being positive is that you will emphasize your
positive is that you will emphasize your
positive is that you will emphasize your full potential on that which is your
full potential on that which is your
full potential on that which is your passion in that which is that you love
passion in that which is that you love
passion in that which is that you love whether it is as a debater as an idea
whether it is as a debater as an idea
whether it is as a debater as an idea creator or as a game changer now
creator or as a game changer now
creator or as a game changer now ingredient number three we need 6 ounces
ingredient number three we need 6 ounces
ingredient number three we need 6 ounces of I and you might say there we go 6
of I and you might say there we go 6
of I and you might say there we go 6 ounces of I you might say well I that
ounces of I you might say well I that
ounces of I you might say well I that sounds a little selfish but let’s go
sounds a little selfish but let’s go
sounds a little selfish but let’s go back to the concept you need to love
back to the concept you need to love
back to the concept you need to love yourself in order to love others and
yourself in order to love others and
yourself in order to love others and it’s just that simple concept you need
it’s just that simple concept you need
it’s just that simple concept you need to make yourself happy you need to
to make yourself happy you need to
to make yourself happy you need to understand what is it that you love in
understand what is it that you love in
understand what is it that you love in order to find your true passion and we
order to find your true passion and we
order to find your true passion and we are very worried right now about
are very worried right now about
are very worried right now about pleasing others about approval from
pleasing others about approval from
pleasing others about approval from society and especially in today’s
society and especially in today’s
society and especially in today’s generation where happiness is based on
generation where happiness is based on
generation where happiness is based on how many likes you have on Instagram how
how many likes you have on Instagram how
how many likes you have on Instagram how many shares you have how many retweets
many shares you have how many retweets
many shares you have how many retweets you get but that that is not true
you get but that that is not true
you get but that that is not true happiness we have a lot of worries about
happiness we have a lot of worries about
happiness we have a lot of worries about approval we have a lot of expectations
approval we have a lot of expectations
approval we have a lot of expectations from our parents our teachers our peers
from our parents our teachers our peers
from our parents our teachers our peers as I once said but today today is your
as I once said but today today is your
as I once said but today today is your wake-up call
wake-up call
wake-up call stop worrying about what others thinks
stop worrying about what others thinks
stop worrying about what others thinks and start focusing on what you want but
and start focusing on what you want but
and start focusing on what you want but be careful do not confuse
be careful do not confuse
be careful do not confuse focus on yourself of course but don’t
focus on yourself of course but don’t
focus on yourself of course but don’t confuse being reckless with taking
confuse being reckless with taking
confuse being reckless with taking charge of what you like those are two
charge of what you like those are two
charge of what you like those are two really different things and this is why
really different things and this is why
really different things and this is why it is essential and crucial having
it is essential and crucial having
it is essential and crucial having mentors whether it is one two three
mentors whether it is one two three
mentors whether it is one two three thirty mentors you need to find people
thirty mentors you need to find people
thirty mentors you need to find people that guide you towards the right path
that guide you towards the right path
that guide you towards the right path that help you answer your own questions
that help you answer your own questions
that help you answer your own questions but do not force you into doing things
but do not force you into doing things
but do not force you into doing things that you don’t want that don’t force you
that you don’t want that don’t force you
that you don’t want that don’t force you into the paths they did but focus on
into the paths they did but focus on
into the paths they did but focus on leading you towards that thing which is
leading you towards that thing which is
leading you towards that thing which is that you love so mentors are going to
that you love so mentors are going to
that you love so mentors are going to help you to transform your abstract
help you to transform your abstract
help you to transform your abstract ideas into tangible realities just as a
ideas into tangible realities just as a
ideas into tangible realities just as a girl surprised I’m sure they had mentors
girl surprised I’m sure they had mentors
girl surprised I’m sure they had mentors mentors will help you go from point A to
mentors will help you go from point A to
mentors will help you go from point A to point B now we have our ingredients we
point B now we have our ingredients we
point B now we have our ingredients we need 6 ounces of Health four ounces of
need 6 ounces of Health four ounces of
need 6 ounces of Health four ounces of eliminating noise and 6 ounces of AI now
eliminating noise and 6 ounces of AI now
eliminating noise and 6 ounces of AI now what’s the next step your action plan
what’s the next step your action plan
what’s the next step your action plan but I’m not gonna go into detail about
but I’m not gonna go into detail about
but I’m not gonna go into detail about what your action plan should be because
what your action plan should be because
what your action plan should be because each and every action plan once again
each and every action plan once again
each and every action plan once again it’s different we all should look for
it’s different we all should look for
it’s different we all should look for different things in order to achieve our
different things in order to achieve our
different things in order to achieve our final purpose so I would like to make a
final purpose so I would like to make a
final purpose so I would like to make a comparison here an action plan is just
comparison here an action plan is just
comparison here an action plan is just like a recipe you have three main
like a recipe you have three main
like a recipe you have three main ingredients which are sugar flour and
ingredients which are sugar flour and
ingredients which are sugar flour and eggs and you know you want to bake a
eggs and you know you want to bake a
eggs and you know you want to bake a cake you want it initially to be a
cake you want it initially to be a
cake you want it initially to be a carrot cake but you still don’t know if
carrot cake but you still don’t know if
carrot cake but you still don’t know if you have the ingredients so you need to
you have the ingredients so you need to
you have the ingredients so you need to use your creativity in order to bake a
use your creativity in order to bake a
use your creativity in order to bake a cake not a perfect cake but a pretty
cake not a perfect cake but a pretty
cake not a perfect cake but a pretty damn good tasty and delicious cake so
damn good tasty and delicious cake so
damn good tasty and delicious cake so today I do not have carrots but I see
today I do not have carrots but I see
today I do not have carrots but I see here I have chocolate so let’s bake a
here I have chocolate so let’s bake a
here I have chocolate so let’s bake a chocolate cake which I’m sure it will
chocolate cake which I’m sure it will
chocolate cake which I’m sure it will turn out amazing
turn out amazing
turn out amazing so lives is just like a recipe we have
so lives is just like a recipe we have
so lives is just like a recipe we have we need to have pillars to
we need to have pillars to
we need to have pillars to have discussed three mailers being
have discussed three mailers being
have discussed three mailers being positive being healthy loving yourself
positive being healthy loving yourself
positive being healthy loving yourself focusing on yourself eliminating the
focusing on yourself eliminating the
focusing on yourself eliminating the noise you know you have a purpose but
noise you know you have a purpose but
noise you know you have a purpose but you still don’t know quite yet how
you still don’t know quite yet how
you still don’t know quite yet how you’re gonna get to your final
you’re gonna get to your final
you’re gonna get to your final destination and this part the unknown
destination and this part the unknown
destination and this part the unknown part of going from point A to point B is
part of going from point A to point B is
part of going from point A to point B is where you need to play with the
where you need to play with the
where you need to play with the situations
situations
situations life presents to you but without losing
life presents to you but without losing
life presents to you but without losing your overall goal or the sight of your
your overall goal or the sight of your
your overall goal or the sight of your overall goal now as human beings we’re
overall goal now as human beings we’re
overall goal now as human beings we’re all impatient it doesn’t matter how old
all impatient it doesn’t matter how old
all impatient it doesn’t matter how old we are how young we are how much
we are how young we are how much
we are how young we are how much experience we have we want things to
experience we have we want things to
experience we have we want things to happen now but let’s compare life to
happen now but let’s compare life to
happen now but let’s compare life to baking once again life is like baking a
baking once again life is like baking a
baking once again life is like baking a cake you need to bake your cake 25
cake you need to bake your cake 25
cake you need to bake your cake 25 minutes at 350 degrees if you put it
minutes at 350 degrees if you put it
minutes at 350 degrees if you put it less time at a higher temperature what
less time at a higher temperature what
less time at a higher temperature what will happen your cake will burn life is
will happen your cake will burn life is
will happen your cake will burn life is just like that it’s about enjoying the
just like that it’s about enjoying the
just like that it’s about enjoying the process it’s about learning from your
process it’s about learning from your
process it’s about learning from your mistakes enjoying the good times until
mistakes enjoying the good times until
mistakes enjoying the good times until you get to your ultimate goal so keep in
you get to your ultimate goal so keep in
you get to your ultimate goal so keep in mind preparation meets opportunity
mind preparation meets opportunity
mind preparation meets opportunity remember to be mentally prepared I have
remember to be mentally prepared I have
remember to be mentally prepared I have given you the tools to be mentally
given you the tools to be mentally
given you the tools to be mentally prepared to understanding when that
prepared to understanding when that
prepared to understanding when that opportunity maybe it’s a project maybe
opportunity maybe it’s a project maybe
opportunity maybe it’s a project maybe it’s a speech you heard maybe it’s a TED
it’s a speech you heard maybe it’s a TED
it’s a speech you heard maybe it’s a TED talk you heard maybe it’s a million
talk you heard maybe it’s a million
talk you heard maybe it’s a million things but be prepared to understand
things but be prepared to understand
things but be prepared to understand what is that thing that is your passion
what is that thing that is your passion
what is that thing that is your passion so do you want to be part of that 70%
so do you want to be part of that 70%
so do you want to be part of that 70% that is disengaged in their jobs
that is disengaged in their jobs
that is disengaged in their jobs that’s not happy that does not want to
that’s not happy that does not want to
that’s not happy that does not want to go to work or do you want to be part of
go to work or do you want to be part of
go to work or do you want to be part of that 30% that is happy that it’s
that 30% that is happy that it’s
that 30% that is happy that it’s cheerful that is entrepreneurial
cheerful that is entrepreneurial
cheerful that is entrepreneurial I have a better idea let’s make that 30
I have a better idea let’s make that 30
I have a better idea let’s make that 30 percent growth left shift the paradigm
percent growth left shift the paradigm
percent growth left shift the paradigm today right now we are the generation in
today right now we are the generation in
today right now we are the generation in charge of taking things to the next
charge of taking things to the next
charge of taking things to the next level of being proactive of taking
level of being proactive of taking
level of being proactive of taking action so let’s lift that 30% to a
action so let’s lift that 30% to a
action so let’s lift that 30% to a hundred percent let’s be that generation
hundred percent let’s be that generation
hundred percent let’s be that generation and let’s start baking
and let’s start baking
and let’s start baking [Applause]
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