since I was a child I was thinking what is wrong with this world I remember I
is wrong with this world I remember I
is wrong with this world I remember I was 7 or 8 years old and instead of
was 7 or 8 years old and instead of
was 7 or 8 years old and instead of sleeping during tonight I was
sleeping during tonight I was
sleeping during tonight I was questioning myself why we have so many
questioning myself why we have so many
questioning myself why we have so many Wars hunger why so many kids cannot go
Wars hunger why so many kids cannot go
Wars hunger why so many kids cannot go to school and above all how to change it
to school and above all how to change it
to school and above all how to change it how to change the world going up I start
how to change the world going up I start
how to change the world going up I start to work with different organizations I
to work with different organizations I
to work with different organizations I was a scout I worked for Ashoka I
was a scout I worked for Ashoka I
was a scout I worked for Ashoka I contribute Amnesty International and
contribute Amnesty International and
contribute Amnesty International and many others small organization but yet
many others small organization but yet
many others small organization but yet doing very important job in changing the
doing very important job in changing the
doing very important job in changing the world and based on that experience and
world and based on that experience and
world and based on that experience and above all on project which I’m doing
above all on project which I’m doing
above all on project which I’m doing right now after 30 years of my life in
right now after 30 years of my life in
right now after 30 years of my life in the moment in which I can say I’m 100%
the moment in which I can say I’m 100%
the moment in which I can say I’m 100% happy fun-filled I cannot imagine my
happy fun-filled I cannot imagine my
happy fun-filled I cannot imagine my life to be better and yet I still have
life to be better and yet I still have
life to be better and yet I still have impact I would like to share with you
impact I would like to share with you
impact I would like to share with you three steps which I do believe we need
three steps which I do believe we need
three steps which I do believe we need to change the world
first thing is actually to start from
first thing is actually to start from ourself from our story from our dreams
ourself from our story from our dreams
ourself from our story from our dreams our values in my case it took me two
our values in my case it took me two
our values in my case it took me two years to honest the answer for the
years to honest the answer for the
years to honest the answer for the question what is the purpose of my life
question what is the purpose of my life
question what is the purpose of my life where I want to go what is important and
where I want to go what is important and
where I want to go what is important and I realize that just in my soul I’m not
I realize that just in my soul I’m not
I realize that just in my soul I’m not I cannot stay in my place I need to move
I cannot stay in my place I need to move
I cannot stay in my place I need to move constantly move and change and go and it
constantly move and change and go and it
constantly move and change and go and it doesn’t even matter where it just
doesn’t even matter where it just
doesn’t even matter where it just mattered that I need to move I need to
mattered that I need to move I need to
mattered that I need to move I need to go so a little bit more than one year
go so a little bit more than one year
go so a little bit more than one year ago although I had really nice job great
ago although I had really nice job great
ago although I had really nice job great network of people and quite good
network of people and quite good
network of people and quite good situation I decided to quit everything
situation I decided to quit everything
situation I decided to quit everything and start to travel around the world I
and start to travel around the world I
and start to travel around the world I do it with my partner Andrea and we are
do it with my partner Andrea and we are
do it with my partner Andrea and we are after first 9 month of our travel which
after first 9 month of our travel which
after first 9 month of our travel which is just the beginning as the world
is just the beginning as the world
is just the beginning as the world much much bigger than Southeast Asia
much much bigger than Southeast Asia
much much bigger than Southeast Asia which we covered so far with the nine
which we covered so far with the nine
which we covered so far with the nine countries and I can honestly say there
countries and I can honestly say there
countries and I can honestly say there is nothing better for me than traveling
is nothing better for me than traveling
is nothing better for me than traveling than moving than doing that and
than moving than doing that and
than moving than doing that and traveling is quite fancy nowadays you
traveling is quite fancy nowadays you
traveling is quite fancy nowadays you know everybody want to travel but when I
know everybody want to travel but when I
know everybody want to travel but when I speak about creating your story it
speak about creating your story it
speak about creating your story it doesn’t have to be traveling for example
doesn’t have to be traveling for example
doesn’t have to be traveling for example Pamela just loved coffee good coffee and
Pamela just loved coffee good coffee and
Pamela just loved coffee good coffee and she wanted to include coffee
she wanted to include coffee
she wanted to include coffee in her private and professional life
in her private and professional life
in her private and professional life while our tour loves playing in kahan
while our tour loves playing in kahan
while our tour loves playing in kahan which is a percussion instrument kind of
which is a percussion instrument kind of
which is a percussion instrument kind of drum so he took his kahan and he went to
drum so he took his kahan and he went to
drum so he took his kahan and he went to Singaporean streets which he believed
Singaporean streets which he believed
Singaporean streets which he believed there’s not enough music there so
there’s not enough music there so
there’s not enough music there so whatever this if it’s art it’s sport
whatever this if it’s art it’s sport
whatever this if it’s art it’s sport traveling and the other kind of hobby
traveling and the other kind of hobby
traveling and the other kind of hobby maybe it’s your family maybe it’s
maybe it’s your family maybe it’s
maybe it’s your family maybe it’s business which you have whatever make
business which you have whatever make
business which you have whatever make you really happy really be here and now
you really happy really be here and now
you really happy really be here and now in the flow which you feel it’s your
in the flow which you feel it’s your
in the flow which you feel it’s your dream and a real passion you have to
dream and a real passion you have to
dream and a real passion you have to start from your tat point you have to go
start from your tat point you have to go
start from your tat point you have to go to the point in your life in which you
to the point in your life in which you
to the point in your life in which you just wake up excited that there’s new
just wake up excited that there’s new
just wake up excited that there’s new day coming and once you have it once you
day coming and once you have it once you
day coming and once you have it once you have this finger which is the part of
have this finger which is the part of
have this finger which is the part of your story whatever it is you can
your story whatever it is you can
your story whatever it is you can actually use it to change the world and
actually use it to change the world and
actually use it to change the world and although I say create your story is the
although I say create your story is the
although I say create your story is the first step and change the world is the
first step and change the world is the
first step and change the world is the second in fact they are very United so I
second in fact they are very United so I
second in fact they are very United so I do believe that on one hand until you
do believe that on one hand until you
do believe that on one hand until you are happy with yourself or until you are
are happy with yourself or until you are
are happy with yourself or until you are in line with your values you are not
in line with your values you are not
in line with your values you are not able to help others to achieve the same
able to help others to achieve the same
able to help others to achieve the same but on the other hand it’s very
but on the other hand it’s very
but on the other hand it’s very difficult to be really happy and a
difficult to be really happy and a
difficult to be really happy and a really fun field without being useful
really fun field without being useful
really fun field without being useful without having meaning of your life out
without having meaning of your life out
without having meaning of your life out start yourself so when I decided to
start yourself so when I decided to
start yourself so when I decided to travel around the world I was thinking
travel around the world I was thinking
travel around the world I was thinking how can I make it meaningful for other
how can I make it meaningful for other
how can I make it meaningful for other people what can I do so it’s not just
people what can I do so it’s not just
people what can I do so it’s not just travelling which makes sense for myself
travelling which makes sense for myself
travelling which makes sense for myself and I was working that time in Ashoka
and I was working that time in Ashoka
and I was working that time in Ashoka which is international organization
which is international organization
which is international organization supporting changemakers from all over
supporting changemakers from all over
supporting changemakers from all over the world and I was starting every day
the world and I was starting every day
the world and I was starting every day of my work from some inspiring story of
of my work from some inspiring story of
of my work from some inspiring story of change maker which in that in another
change maker which in that in another
change maker which in that in another part of the planet was solving some
part of the planet was solving some
part of the planet was solving some social problems and it was so inspiring
social problems and it was so inspiring
social problems and it was so inspiring so powerful that I couldn’t do anything
so powerful that I couldn’t do anything
so powerful that I couldn’t do anything else than also take a step and also make
else than also take a step and also make
else than also take a step and also make a difference to anything small actually
a difference to anything small actually
a difference to anything small actually my local community to also also change
my local community to also also change
my local community to also also change something and I thought maybe that’s it
something and I thought maybe that’s it
something and I thought maybe that’s it maybe I meet with those change makers
maybe I meet with those change makers
maybe I meet with those change makers doors inspiring people I will just
doors inspiring people I will just
doors inspiring people I will just listen to them I will speak with them
listen to them I will speak with them
listen to them I will speak with them and I will share their stories with
and I will share their stories with
and I will share their stories with other people and that’s what happened
other people and that’s what happened
other people and that’s what happened drink night last nine month I did 124
drink night last nine month I did 124
drink night last nine month I did 124 interviews with different changemakers
interviews with different changemakers
interviews with different changemakers and every meeting was so powerful for
and every meeting was so powerful for
and every meeting was so powerful for myself
myself
myself tell effort I cannot stop in that I
tell effort I cannot stop in that I
tell effort I cannot stop in that I cannot stop just in storytelling it’s
cannot stop just in storytelling it’s
cannot stop just in storytelling it’s not enough I want to do more and more to
not enough I want to do more and more to
not enough I want to do more and more to change the word myself to contribute so
change the word myself to contribute so
change the word myself to contribute so I start to network them because quite
I start to network them because quite
I start to network them because quite often it happened that I was speaking
often it happened that I was speaking
often it happened that I was speaking with one change maker which faced some
with one change maker which faced some
with one change maker which faced some difficult challenge and I had no idea
difficult challenge and I had no idea
difficult challenge and I had no idea how to solve it but I knew somebody who
how to solve it but I knew somebody who
how to solve it but I knew somebody who two weeks before he gave us interview
two weeks before he gave us interview
two weeks before he gave us interview who over already overcome this problem
who over already overcome this problem
who over already overcome this problem so I could connect with these people
so I could connect with these people
so I could connect with these people together I could connect different kind
together I could connect different kind
together I could connect different kind of organization social business
of organization social business
of organization social business initiatives so together they have
initiatives so together they have
initiatives so together they have actually bigger impact but even that was
actually bigger impact but even that was
actually bigger impact but even that was not enough so storytelling networking
not enough so storytelling networking
not enough so storytelling networking and recently as I’m trainer and coach
and recently as I’m trainer and coach
and recently as I’m trainer and coach myself I decided to design
myself I decided to design
myself I decided to design design something called changemaker
design something called changemaker
design something called changemaker course based on my experience and on
course based on my experience and on
course based on my experience and on interviews I create series of workshops
interviews I create series of workshops
interviews I create series of workshops for people who want to do something for
for people who want to do something for
for people who want to do something for the world but maybe they don’t know yet
the world but maybe they don’t know yet
the world but maybe they don’t know yet how to start
how to start
how to start we already did three editions and I want
we already did three editions and I want
we already did three editions and I want to take changemaker course with me to
to take changemaker course with me to
to take changemaker course with me to other part of our travel around the
other part of our travel around the
other part of our travel around the world and when I speak about change
world and when I speak about change
world and when I speak about change making I actually mean very different
making I actually mean very different
making I actually mean very different things
things
things I speak about people who give us as to
I speak about people who give us as to
I speak about people who give us as to education to kids who might not be even
education to kids who might not be even
education to kids who might not be even able to go to school I speak about
able to go to school I speak about
able to go to school I speak about people who help the poor who help people
people who help the poor who help people
people who help the poor who help people in need to get job but above all to get
in need to get job but above all to get
in need to get job but above all to get dignity hope future I speak about people
dignity hope future I speak about people
dignity hope future I speak about people who have organic or permaculture farm
who have organic or permaculture farm
who have organic or permaculture farm who product the healthy foods and at the
who product the healthy foods and at the
who product the healthy foods and at the same time they care about our
same time they care about our
same time they care about our environment I speak about people with
environment I speak about people with
environment I speak about people with protect animals and ocean which gives us
protect animals and ocean which gives us
protect animals and ocean which gives us most of oxygen we are using in case of
most of oxygen we are using in case of
most of oxygen we are using in case of Pamela which I mentioned before she
Pamela which I mentioned before she
Pamela which I mentioned before she decided to use coffee to open the social
decided to use coffee to open the social
decided to use coffee to open the social company which on one hand will sell just
company which on one hand will sell just
company which on one hand will sell just for good quality coffee but on the other
for good quality coffee but on the other
for good quality coffee but on the other they use profits which they gain thanks
they use profits which they gain thanks
they use profits which they gain thanks to social company and they use it for
to social company and they use it for
to social company and they use it for organizing courses for women from
organizing courses for women from
organizing courses for women from disadvantaged backgrounds during which
disadvantaged backgrounds during which
disadvantaged backgrounds during which during healthier course they teach them
during healthier course they teach them
during healthier course they teach them not only how to be barista
not only how to be barista
not only how to be barista so they give them profession but they
so they give them profession but they
so they give them profession but they also give them a lot of live skills how
also give them a lot of live skills how
also give them a lot of live skills how to believe in yourself how to be a
to believe in yourself how to be a
to believe in yourself how to be a leader how to collaborate and thanks to
leader how to collaborate and thanks to
leader how to collaborate and thanks to that they put those women again inside
that they put those women again inside
that they put those women again inside of society our tour as I mentioned he
of society our tour as I mentioned he
of society our tour as I mentioned he just started playing Singaporean streets
just started playing Singaporean streets
just started playing Singaporean streets and with time more and more people
and with time more and more people
and with time more and more people joined him just for fun just for being
joined him just for fun just for being
joined him just for fun just for being together
together
together and they got noticed they got invited
and they got noticed they got invited
and they got noticed they got invited invited for some events to play on the
invited for some events to play on the
invited for some events to play on the stage and then bigger events and bigger
stage and then bigger events and bigger
stage and then bigger events and bigger and finally also in their case they
and finally also in their case they
and finally also in their case they decided to open social enterprise within
decided to open social enterprise within
decided to open social enterprise within each within which they though the
each within which they though the
each within which they though the performances but they also teach people
performances but they also teach people
performances but they also teach people how to play in kahan and quite often
how to play in kahan and quite often
how to play in kahan and quite often they put together older and younger
they put together older and younger
they put together older and younger people or people with disabilities which
people or people with disabilities which
people or people with disabilities which never in their life had a chance to the
never in their life had a chance to the
never in their life had a chance to the artists which never in their life had a
artists which never in their life had a
artists which never in their life had a chance to express themselves through
chance to express themselves through
chance to express themselves through music and suddenly they can do it
music and suddenly they can do it
music and suddenly they can do it displaying on kahan at the same time
displaying on kahan at the same time
displaying on kahan at the same time meeting people with whom they would
meeting people with whom they would
meeting people with whom they would probably never meet otherwise one more
probably never meet otherwise one more
probably never meet otherwise one more thing which is common for all those
thing which is common for all those
thing which is common for all those stories is that all of them started
stories is that all of them started
stories is that all of them started without money and that would be our
without money and that would be our
without money and that would be our first message after create your story
first message after create your story
first message after create your story change the world the third message is to
change the world the third message is to
change the world the third message is to actually question things which may seem
actually question things which may seem
actually question things which may seem obvious but they are not in our case we
obvious but they are not in our case we
obvious but they are not in our case we question economic system when we decided
question economic system when we decided
question economic system when we decided to travel around the world we didn’t
to travel around the world we didn’t
to travel around the world we didn’t have any money for that and we thought
have any money for that and we thought
have any money for that and we thought okay maybe we go to Dubey or we go to
okay maybe we go to Dubey or we go to
okay maybe we go to Dubey or we go to Scandinavia we work for a few years we
Scandinavia we work for a few years we
Scandinavia we work for a few years we save money and then we travel around the
save money and then we travel around the
save money and then we travel around the world but in fact those this solution
world but in fact those this solution
world but in fact those this solution was not in line with our value and we
was not in line with our value and we
was not in line with our value and we just didn’t want to waste our life doing
just didn’t want to waste our life doing
just didn’t want to waste our life doing something which is not interesting and
something which is not interesting and
something which is not interesting and not useful so we start to think what if
not useful so we start to think what if
not useful so we start to think what if instead of earning a lot of money we
instead of earning a lot of money we
instead of earning a lot of money we spent less of them we offer people what
spent less of them we offer people what
spent less of them we offer people what we already have our skills our knowledge
we already have our skills our knowledge
we already have our skills our knowledge just in exchange for accommodation and
just in exchange for accommodation and
just in exchange for accommodation and foot if you’re not only allow us to
foot if you’re not only allow us to
foot if you’re not only allow us to lower our budget but above all we can
lower our budget but above all we can
lower our budget but above all we can became a part of community so the story
became a part of community so the story
became a part of community so the story which we tell changemaker stories would
which we tell changemaker stories would
which we tell changemaker stories would be stories from within it would be not
be stories from within it would be not
be stories from within it would be not the story of client not even the
the story of client not even the
the story of client not even the journalist that would be the story of
journalist that would be the story of
journalist that would be the story of somebody who really was a part of
somebody who really was a part of
somebody who really was a part of community one year ago you are not sure
community one year ago you are not sure
community one year ago you are not sure it can work
it can work
it can work we just had hope but today after first
we just had hope but today after first
we just had hope but today after first nine month of our travel I can stand
nine month of our travel I can stand
nine month of our travel I can stand here and I can say it’s working it’s
here and I can say it’s working it’s
here and I can say it’s working it’s working much better than I ever fought
working much better than I ever fought
working much better than I ever fought and just to give you a few examples what
and just to give you a few examples what
and just to give you a few examples what can be done based on exchange we spent
can be done based on exchange we spent
can be done based on exchange we spent two weeks in the middle of Thai jungle
two weeks in the middle of Thai jungle
two weeks in the middle of Thai jungle where we used all the attraction
where we used all the attraction
where we used all the attraction designed for tourists bamboo rafting
designed for tourists bamboo rafting
designed for tourists bamboo rafting hiking for the waterfalls in the jungle
hiking for the waterfalls in the jungle
hiking for the waterfalls in the jungle we spent night in the floating village
we spent night in the floating village
we spent night in the floating village in one of the most beautiful lake I ever
in one of the most beautiful lake I ever
in one of the most beautiful lake I ever seen in my life and we did all of that
seen in my life and we did all of that
seen in my life and we did all of that not just with tourist guides we did it
not just with tourist guides we did it
not just with tourist guides we did it with a few families from the village
with a few families from the village
with a few families from the village so we men men a lot of kids 15 20 people
so we men men a lot of kids 15 20 people
so we men men a lot of kids 15 20 people traveling with us so we could really
traveling with us so we could really
traveling with us so we could really became a part of community see how they
became a part of community see how they
became a part of community see how they collaborate how they are together and
collaborate how they are together and
collaborate how they are together and experience that we spend also two weeks
experience that we spend also two weeks
experience that we spend also two weeks in the Malaysian cultural village where
in the Malaysian cultural village where
in the Malaysian cultural village where we get to know Baba Hassan which is
we get to know Baba Hassan which is
we get to know Baba Hassan which is local shaman so thanks to that we know
local shaman so thanks to that we know
local shaman so thanks to that we know some tricks and traditions connected
some tricks and traditions connected
some tricks and traditions connected with with all these magician things and
with with all these magician things and
with with all these magician things and with the band which you see on the other
with the band which you see on the other
with the band which you see on the other side we participated in the wedding of
side we participated in the wedding of
side we participated in the wedding of local star local singer we spent almost
local star local singer we spent almost
local star local singer we spent almost week in a very luxurious hotel in Siem
week in a very luxurious hotel in Siem
week in a very luxurious hotel in Siem Reap which is the most touristic part of
Reap which is the most touristic part of
Reap which is the most touristic part of Cambodia which I have to say was quite
Cambodia which I have to say was quite
Cambodia which I have to say was quite nice because after sleeping on the floor
nice because after sleeping on the floor
nice because after sleeping on the floor for three months we finally had bed and
for three months we finally had bed and
for three months we finally had bed and hot shower and even jacuzzi and swimming
hot shower and even jacuzzi and swimming
hot shower and even jacuzzi and swimming pool
what is my favorite story we could feed
what is my favorite story we could feed hack and wash the happiest elephant in
hack and wash the happiest elephant in
hack and wash the happiest elephant in Thailand and in all these cases we could
Thailand and in all these cases we could
Thailand and in all these cases we could create our story and we could also
create our story and we could also
create our story and we could also contribute to changing the world because
contribute to changing the world because
contribute to changing the world because we had all those initiatives by teaching
we had all those initiatives by teaching
we had all those initiatives by teaching English by creating simple website but
English by creating simple website but
English by creating simple website but why keep working on the farms by doing
why keep working on the farms by doing
why keep working on the farms by doing workshops by telling their stories so
workshops by telling their stories so
workshops by telling their stories so both creating your story and change the
both creating your story and change the
both creating your story and change the world well possible just based on
world well possible just based on
world well possible just based on exchange and if it’s not money which is
exchange and if it’s not money which is
exchange and if it’s not money which is needed to change the world
needed to change the world
needed to change the world what is that to answer that question I
what is that to answer that question I
what is that to answer that question I would like to quote some of changemakers
would like to quote some of changemakers
would like to quote some of changemakers I spoke with as I mentioned there was
I spoke with as I mentioned there was
I spoke with as I mentioned there was 124 of them and there were people from
124 of them and there were people from
124 of them and there were people from different countries
different countries
different countries very different backgrounds different age
very different backgrounds different age
very different backgrounds different age different gender some of them with
different gender some of them with
different gender some of them with disabilities and yet they agree for few
disabilities and yet they agree for few
disabilities and yet they agree for few very important points the only way to
very important points the only way to
very important points the only way to make significant impact is collaboration
make significant impact is collaboration
make significant impact is collaboration we need to connect to each other and we
we need to connect to each other and we
we need to connect to each other and we need empathy we need passion and we have
need empathy we need passion and we have
need empathy we need passion and we have to trust our instincts and we need to
to trust our instincts and we need to
to trust our instincts and we need to start start with small steps don’t let
start start with small steps don’t let
start start with small steps don’t let the fear of not having a big impact keep
the fear of not having a big impact keep
the fear of not having a big impact keep us from making whatever impact we can so
us from making whatever impact we can so
us from making whatever impact we can so just get up and start doing don’t be the
just get up and start doing don’t be the
just get up and start doing don’t be the one who’s this problem but the one who
one who’s this problem but the one who
one who’s this problem but the one who sees solution dare to dream take risk
believe in yourself and just do it just
believe in yourself and just do it just do it do it if there’s anything I really
do it do it if there’s anything I really
do it do it if there’s anything I really learned about changing the world is that
learned about changing the world is that
learned about changing the world is that the only way to do it is a collaborative
the only way to do it is a collaborative
the only way to do it is a collaborative change I don’t believe in any hero
change I don’t believe in any hero
change I don’t believe in any hero change makers there is no government no
change makers there is no government no
change makers there is no government no company no big organization which will
company no big organization which will
company no big organization which will change the world
change the world
change the world it’s me and it’s you it’s every person
it’s me and it’s you it’s every person
it’s me and it’s you it’s every person on this planet we need to take a step
on this planet we need to take a step
on this planet we need to take a step and together we can change the world
and together we can change the world
and together we can change the world thank you very much
thank you very much
thank you very much [Applause]
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