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today I’m talking about my personal

today I’m talking about my personal story about how I discovered and pursued

story about how I discovered and pursued

story about how I discovered and pursued my passion there was one scene that

my passion there was one scene that

my passion there was one scene that totally changed my life and that he is

totally changed my life and that he is

totally changed my life and that he is becoming a mother you know before I gave

becoming a mother you know before I gave

becoming a mother you know before I gave birth to my baby I always think well I

birth to my baby I always think well I

birth to my baby I always think well I want to do something to change the world

want to do something to change the world

want to do something to change the world but actually I did nothing but when I

but actually I did nothing but when I

but actually I did nothing but when I have my baby I think wow I did something

have my baby I think wow I did something

have my baby I think wow I did something to change the world you see I bring this

to change the world you see I bring this

to change the world you see I bring this little men to the world and i really

little men to the world and i really

little men to the world and i really want to add give him the best education

want to add give him the best education

want to add give him the best education because i want to him to be a very happy

because i want to him to be a very happy

because i want to him to be a very happy man and contribute back to the society

however before I practice the education

however before I practice the education plan to my baby I was educated by the

plan to my baby I was educated by the

plan to my baby I was educated by the real life I know some ladies sitting

real life I know some ladies sitting

real life I know some ladies sitting here maybe Mother’s already and you may

here maybe Mother’s already and you may

here maybe Mother’s already and you may understand this all the hard work to

understand this all the hard work to

understand this all the hard work to raise up her kid especially in the first

raise up her kid especially in the first

raise up her kid especially in the first year i breastfeed my baby every three or

year i breastfeed my baby every three or

year i breastfeed my baby every three or four hours a day and the worst time is

four hours a day and the worst time is

four hours a day and the worst time is why go back to work of my maternity

why go back to work of my maternity

why go back to work of my maternity leave all of a sudden I cannot produce

leave all of a sudden I cannot produce

leave all of a sudden I cannot produce enough milk I’m in breast milk by myself

enough milk I’m in breast milk by myself

enough milk I’m in breast milk by myself just because I’m physically exhausted

just because I’m physically exhausted

just because I’m physically exhausted after all the meetings and the technical

after all the meetings and the technical

after all the meetings and the technical solution discussions with my colleagues

solution discussions with my colleagues

solution discussions with my colleagues and you know what my baby refused to

and you know what my baby refused to

and you know what my baby refused to drink formula milk anytime I go back

drink formula milk anytime I go back

drink formula milk anytime I go back home my parents who were taking care of

home my parents who were taking care of

home my parents who were taking care of my baby at that time tell me you see

my baby at that time tell me you see

my baby at that time tell me you see your song refused to drink anything to

your song refused to drink anything to

your song refused to drink anything to eat annecy he always cry for mom and now

eat annecy he always cry for mom and now

eat annecy he always cry for mom and now you see he’s too tired and fall asleep

you know I cried so many times in my

you know I cried so many times in my room quietly I just feels so bad I don’t

room quietly I just feels so bad I don’t

room quietly I just feels so bad I don’t think I’m a good mom and for the first

think I’m a good mom and for the first

think I’m a good mom and for the first time in my life I decided to create my

time in my life I decided to create my

time in my life I decided to create my job and all for something i can

job and all for something i can

job and all for something i can understand some of my friends who have

understand some of my friends who have

understand some of my friends who have very good education and who have great

very good education and who have great

very good education and who have great potential in your career the Queen they

potential in your career the Queen they

potential in your career the Queen they become full-time mother I thought it a

become full-time mother I thought it a

become full-time mother I thought it a waste of talent but actually it’s not I

waste of talent but actually it’s not I

waste of talent but actually it’s not I can durston them now luckily i made this

can durston them now luckily i made this

can durston them now luckily i made this woman she was the vice president of my

woman she was the vice president of my

woman she was the vice president of my company at that time cisco as a tommy

company at that time cisco as a tommy

company at that time cisco as a tommy she traveled from san jose our

she traveled from san jose our

she traveled from san jose our headquarter in California to Beijing to

headquarter in California to Beijing to

headquarter in California to Beijing to have a business meeting and as a

have a business meeting and as a

have a business meeting and as a tradition of or the executive female

tradition of or the executive female

tradition of or the executive female executives in my company they will have

executives in my company they will have

executives in my company they will have some informal gathering with the local

some informal gathering with the local

some informal gathering with the local colleagues now share some experience

colleagues now share some experience

colleagues now share some experience gave a device I’ll raise up my question

gave a device I’ll raise up my question

gave a device I’ll raise up my question I can’t balance my work and alive I

I can’t balance my work and alive I

I can’t balance my work and alive I asked her do did you feel guilty to your

asked her do did you feel guilty to your

asked her do did you feel guilty to your young kid before she said yes but I will

young kid before she said yes but I will

young kid before she said yes but I will never quit my job when your kid grew up

never quit my job when your kid grew up

never quit my job when your kid grew up she or he will be proud of you as a very

she or he will be proud of you as a very

she or he will be proud of you as a very good mom the best gift you could give it

good mom the best gift you could give it

good mom the best gift you could give it to her kid it’s not necessarily the

to her kid it’s not necessarily the

to her kid it’s not necessarily the breast milk or stay with him always the

breast milk or stay with him always the

breast milk or stay with him always the best gift is the best to you you as a

best gift is the best to you you as a

best gift is the best to you you as a mom is a better role model for your kid

well I was delighted that’s the first

well I was delighted that’s the first time in my life I’m thinking of

time in my life I’m thinking of

time in my life I’m thinking of what is the best me I think the best

what is the best me I think the best

what is the best me I think the best myself should be the one who can pursue

myself should be the one who can pursue

myself should be the one who can pursue the passion who can have a meaningful

the passion who can have a meaningful

the passion who can have a meaningful life but what is my passion I have to

life but what is my passion I have to

life but what is my passion I have to sink think of it before you know at that

sink think of it before you know at that

sink think of it before you know at that time I’m a system engineering in cisco

time I’m a system engineering in cisco

time I’m a system engineering in cisco this is just a picture I’m working with

this is just a picture I’m working with

this is just a picture I’m working with my colleagues of them up male I decided

my colleagues of them up male I decided

my colleagues of them up male I decided to be an engineer chesapeake horse in

to be an engineer chesapeake horse in

to be an engineer chesapeake horse in high school my teacher said you can get

high school my teacher said you can get

high school my teacher said you can get very good scores in math and physics you

very good scores in math and physics you

very good scores in math and physics you shouldn’t waste your talent and my mom

shouldn’t waste your talent and my mom

shouldn’t waste your talent and my mom said hey telecom and IT is there a hot

said hey telecom and IT is there a hot

said hey telecom and IT is there a hot these days it can guarantee a very good

these days it can guarantee a very good

these days it can guarantee a very good job then it becomes a car me doing

job then it becomes a car me doing

job then it becomes a car me doing system engineer you know very big

system engineer you know very big

system engineer you know very big company but it is system engineering

company but it is system engineering

company but it is system engineering networking is my true passion I don’t

networking is my true passion I don’t

networking is my true passion I don’t think so and this is what the education

think so and this is what the education

think so and this is what the education I have get has provided me it didn’t

I have get has provided me it didn’t

I have get has provided me it didn’t record encouraged me to sink deeply into

record encouraged me to sink deeply into

record encouraged me to sink deeply into my heart instead it teach me a lot of

my heart instead it teach me a lot of

my heart instead it teach me a lot of knowledge it prepared me to get high

knowledge it prepared me to get high

knowledge it prepared me to get high scores in standard examinations but it

scores in standard examinations but it

scores in standard examinations but it means the most important thing that is

means the most important thing that is

means the most important thing that is to discover the pursuit of your true

to discover the pursuit of your true

to discover the pursuit of your true passion we see 10 years past 20 years

passion we see 10 years past 20 years

passion we see 10 years past 20 years past now our society has a volute

past now our society has a volute

past now our society has a volute evolved from the industrial society to

evolved from the industrial society to

evolved from the industrial society to internet society and now intelligent the

internet society and now intelligent the

internet society and now intelligent the society and I own my own kid now and I

society and I own my own kid now and I

society and I own my own kid now and I know my kid will experience the same

know my kid will experience the same

know my kid will experience the same education as I did before I needed to do

education as I did before I needed to do

education as I did before I needed to do something but what is my true passion

something but what is my true passion

something but what is my true passion while I sit down on a deeply sink of

while I sit down on a deeply sink of

while I sit down on a deeply sink of this question

this question

this question just get out very naturally I just try

just get out very naturally I just try

just get out very naturally I just try to recall the best and the happiest

to recall the best and the happiest

to recall the best and the happiest memory I have ever had and all its

memory I have ever had and all its

memory I have ever had and all its related to human development why was in

related to human development why was in

related to human development why was in high school I established the first news

high school I established the first news

high school I established the first news agency in my school and why was he in

agency in my school and why was he in

agency in my school and why was he in university I go through the drooler area

university I go through the drooler area

university I go through the drooler area to teach English for the students there

to teach English for the students there

to teach English for the students there and why while i was working in cisco we

and why while i was working in cisco we

and why while i was working in cisco we have a special organization is called

have a special organization is called

have a special organization is called cisco connected women together with all

cisco connected women together with all

cisco connected women together with all the colleagues since it didn’t work now

the colleagues since it didn’t work now

the colleagues since it didn’t work now this might be love the colleagues and it

this might be love the colleagues and it

this might be love the colleagues and it has a core member of this organization

has a core member of this organization

has a core member of this organization we design a lot of interesting

we design a lot of interesting

we design a lot of interesting activities for our female counterparts

activities for our female counterparts

activities for our female counterparts in the company we provide them

in the company we provide them

in the company we provide them opportunities to face the leadership

opportunities to face the leadership

opportunities to face the leadership team we also connected them through

team we also connected them through

team we also connected them through video conference to their counterparts

video conference to their counterparts

video conference to their counterparts in another city or even another country

in another city or even another country

in another city or even another country with design horses to Train some great

with design horses to Train some great

with design horses to Train some great sub skills like how to effectively

sub skills like how to effectively

sub skills like how to effectively communicate with your counterparts in

communicate with your counterparts in

communicate with your counterparts in workspace all these things makes me

workspace all these things makes me

workspace all these things makes me happy I pick up after I become a mom i

happy I pick up after I become a mom i

happy I pick up after I become a mom i initiate NGO a very local NGO called mom

initiate NGO a very local NGO called mom

initiate NGO a very local NGO called mom app we have a community of the young

app we have a community of the young

app we have a community of the young professionals and also young mothers we

professionals and also young mothers we

professionals and also young mothers we can gather together to share experience

can gather together to share experience

can gather together to share experience and we can encourage each other to get

and we can encourage each other to get

and we can encourage each other to get more advanced in our career because of

more advanced in our career because of

more advanced in our career because of all the scenes i always award the young

all the scenes i always award the young

all the scenes i always award the young professional leader award in china and

professional leader award in china and

professional leader award in china and you know at that time a few when was the

you know at that time a few when was the

you know at that time a few when was the engineer i design a system for my

engineer i design a system for my

engineer i design a system for my customer which support tens of billion

customer which support tens of billion

customer which support tens of billion dollars of their business I didn’t feel

dollars of their business I didn’t feel

dollars of their business I didn’t feel I was accomplished

I was accomplished

I was accomplished but one I did a little thing related to

but one I did a little thing related to

but one I did a little thing related to human development I feel so happy have

human development I feel so happy have

human development I feel so happy have your so sufficient and yes that should

your so sufficient and yes that should

your so sufficient and yes that should be my passion but even after I have

be my passion but even after I have

be my passion but even after I have realized what he’s my true passion it is

realized what he’s my true passion it is

realized what he’s my true passion it is still very hard to quit my job as a

still very hard to quit my job as a

still very hard to quit my job as a system engineer yea big company until

system engineer yea big company until

system engineer yea big company until one day I guess do you remember that is

one day I guess do you remember that is

one day I guess do you remember that is the two years birthday of my son I was

the two years birthday of my son I was

the two years birthday of my son I was doing a test testing on customer side

doing a test testing on customer side

doing a test testing on customer side for a whole day and why come out is

for a whole day and why come out is

for a whole day and why come out is already ten o’clock in the evening it’s

already ten o’clock in the evening it’s

already ten o’clock in the evening it’s a raining day is cold I work along the

a raining day is cold I work along the

a raining day is cold I work along the way back to home I feel so lonely I’m

way back to home I feel so lonely I’m

way back to home I feel so lonely I’m trying to sinking of my true passion

trying to sinking of my true passion

trying to sinking of my true passion again I record once upon a time I have a

again I record once upon a time I have a

again I record once upon a time I have a talk with my husband I said if I can

talk with my husband I said if I can

talk with my husband I said if I can only pass on only one suggestion to my

only pass on only one suggestion to my

only pass on only one suggestion to my next generation it will be choose your

next generation it will be choose your

next generation it will be choose your chase your true passion but if this is a

chase your true passion but if this is a

chase your true passion but if this is a device I give to them why should I stay

device I give to them why should I stay

device I give to them why should I stay here why shouldn’t I give them actually

here why shouldn’t I give them actually

here why shouldn’t I give them actually instead of words what stopped me after

instead of words what stopped me after

instead of words what stopped me after that I feel so brave nothing to fear and

that I feel so brave nothing to fear and

that I feel so brave nothing to fear and I at that time I don’t know what I

I at that time I don’t know what I

I at that time I don’t know what I should do what I should start or restart

should do what I should start or restart

should do what I should start or restart my career but it’s quite clear to me

my career but it’s quite clear to me

my career but it’s quite clear to me that I should develop myself first I was

that I should develop myself first I was

that I should develop myself first I was trained to be your engineer for seven

trained to be your engineer for seven

trained to be your engineer for seven years I worked as an engineer for eight

years I worked as an engineer for eight

years I worked as an engineer for eight years that’s all together 50 years now I

years that’s all together 50 years now I

years that’s all together 50 years now I want to be educational professional I

want to be educational professional I

want to be educational professional I need more education so I want to

need more education so I want to

need more education so I want to hi is Academy of a size and to pursuit

hi is Academy of a size and to pursuit

hi is Academy of a size and to pursuit my second master degree on psychological

my second master degree on psychological

my second master degree on psychological developmental and educational science

developmental and educational science

developmental and educational science besides that I decided to travel around

besides that I decided to travel around

besides that I decided to travel around the world to see the most of the monks

the world to see the most of the monks

the world to see the most of the monks educational programs I went to Harvard

educational programs I went to Harvard

educational programs I went to Harvard to learn the social innovation and

to learn the social innovation and

to learn the social innovation and actually this professor is also the

actually this professor is also the

actually this professor is also the advisor for the President Obama i also

advisor for the President Obama i also

advisor for the President Obama i also went to MIT d lab experience the makers

went to MIT d lab experience the makers

went to MIT d lab experience the makers education there with the kids there and

education there with the kids there and

education there with the kids there and i also want to dig her out the hidden

i also want to dig her out the hidden

i also want to dig her out the hidden logic behind I’m i TS engineering

logic behind I’m i TS engineering

logic behind I’m i TS engineering education you know there is a magical

education you know there is a magical

education you know there is a magical university in the world they didn’t have

university in the world they didn’t have

university in the world they didn’t have the chem person as it didn’t have the

the chem person as it didn’t have the

the chem person as it didn’t have the classroom all your classes are online

classroom all your classes are online

classroom all your classes are online and as a treat the whole world as their

and as a treat the whole world as their

and as a treat the whole world as their classroom this is the Minerva University

classroom this is the Minerva University

classroom this is the Minerva University and I’m so curious about university that

and I’m so curious about university that

and I’m so curious about university that I went to San Francisco to meet the

I went to San Francisco to meet the

I went to San Francisco to meet the students there and I was incited to find

students there and I was incited to find

students there and I was incited to find that they have the curriculum to help

that they have the curriculum to help

that they have the curriculum to help people to redesign your sinking habit

people to redesign your sinking habit

people to redesign your sinking habit this is so cool and i also want to jab

this is so cool and i also want to jab

this is so cool and i also want to jab hers university and this university

hers university and this university

hers university and this university actually is established by a lone mask

actually is established by a lone mask

actually is established by a lone mask so i’m really curious about how our

so i’m really curious about how our

so i’m really curious about how our masks teaches the entrepreneurs to

masks teaches the entrepreneurs to

masks teaches the entrepreneurs to create the innovative ideas and make

create the innovative ideas and make

create the innovative ideas and make them happen to be a very interesting

them happen to be a very interesting

them happen to be a very interesting stat hyper companies i also went to

stat hyper companies i also went to

stat hyper companies i also went to Mexico to mingle with the students there

Mexico to mingle with the students there

Mexico to mingle with the students there to learn how they go back to learn the

to learn how they go back to learn the

to learn how they go back to learn the history and their traditional culture

history and their traditional culture

history and their traditional culture you know I am a tad fan I went to San

you know I am a tad fan I went to San

you know I am a tad fan I went to San Diago ye in California to experience the

Diago ye in California to experience the

Diago ye in California to experience the largest the tightest keys in US

largest the tightest keys in US

largest the tightest keys in US and of course pad conference I bring all

and of course pad conference I bring all

and of course pad conference I bring all the things back to China and I begin to

the things back to China and I begin to

the things back to China and I begin to design my own educational programs for

design my own educational programs for

design my own educational programs for the keys and for the young women so this

the keys and for the young women so this

the keys and for the young women so this is a event I designed with the ITU that

is a event I designed with the ITU that

is a event I designed with the ITU that is an international telecom unit that

is an international telecom unit that

is an international telecom unit that you ladies to pursue a career in IT

you ladies to pursue a career in IT

you ladies to pursue a career in IT industry so we invite the ladies

industry so we invite the ladies

industry so we invite the ladies actually the high school or college

actually the high school or college

actually the high school or college students all female students to the IT

students all female students to the IT

students all female students to the IT company so you can have what you have to

company so you can have what you have to

company so you can have what you have to talk with the female colleagues there

talk with the female colleagues there

talk with the female colleagues there and they will have a video conference

and they will have a video conference

and they will have a video conference with your counterparts in another

with your counterparts in another

with your counterparts in another country showing here they see is Beijing

country showing here they see is Beijing

country showing here they see is Beijing connected to Taiwan you know although

connected to Taiwan you know although

connected to Taiwan you know although it’s the same country but as they

it’s the same country but as they

it’s the same country but as they actually didn’t have too much

actually didn’t have too much

actually didn’t have too much communication before this is your first

communication before this is your first

communication before this is your first time to get to know each other well of

time to get to know each other well of

time to get to know each other well of the things happened thanks to my husband

the things happened thanks to my husband

the things happened thanks to my husband why I have something sometimes

why I have something sometimes

why I have something sometimes questioned myself he encouraged me do

questioned myself he encouraged me do

questioned myself he encouraged me do not set limit on yourself and a you know

not set limit on yourself and a you know

not set limit on yourself and a you know my little kid he is three years old now

my little kid he is three years old now

my little kid he is three years old now he actually accepts the formula milk

he actually accepts the formula milk

he actually accepts the formula milk later and now he accepts his new mom

later and now he accepts his new mom

later and now he accepts his new mom transformed from engineer to an

transformed from engineer to an

transformed from engineer to an education professional

I think I just skipped one slice that

I think I just skipped one slice that the but it’s okay so this slicer is the

the but it’s okay so this slicer is the

the but it’s okay so this slicer is the video conference in connecting Beijing

video conference in connecting Beijing

video conference in connecting Beijing students to the taiwan students and

students to the taiwan students and

students to the taiwan students and another interesting thing i did

another interesting thing i did

another interesting thing i did connected to TEDx that is ted has kids

connected to TEDx that is ted has kids

connected to TEDx that is ted has kids at you and Lou this is the first and the

at you and Lou this is the first and the

at you and Lou this is the first and the currently own a TEDx keys in China for

currently own a TEDx keys in China for

currently own a TEDx keys in China for this we want to the wants the kids in

this we want to the wants the kids in

this we want to the wants the kids in China to hear different voices we want

China to hear different voices we want

China to hear different voices we want them to have different experience we

them to have different experience we

them to have different experience we encourage them to speak up their own

encourage them to speak up their own

encourage them to speak up their own ideas to the home world and the most

ideas to the home world and the most

ideas to the home world and the most important thing is we wanted their

important thing is we wanted their

important thing is we wanted their parents to be together with them to

parents to be together with them to

parents to be together with them to discover the truths of the education and

discover the truths of the education and

discover the truths of the education and they see is one thing we are doing with

they see is one thing we are doing with

they see is one thing we are doing with our partners now we want to broadcast

our partners now we want to broadcast

our partners now we want to broadcast our today’s kids events to some students

our today’s kids events to some students

our today’s kids events to some students in the juror error of China they do not

in the juror error of China they do not

in the juror error of China they do not have the opportunity to come to Beijing

have the opportunity to come to Beijing

have the opportunity to come to Beijing but as they actually have the

but as they actually have the

but as they actually have the opportunity to hear the most great ideas

opportunity to hear the most great ideas

opportunity to hear the most great ideas in the world in the end I want to share

in the world in the end I want to share

in the world in the end I want to share with your story this is a beautiful

with your story this is a beautiful

with your story this is a beautiful garden in peking university when we

garden in peking university when we

garden in peking university when we finish our MBA degree one professor of

finish our MBA degree one professor of

finish our MBA degree one professor of our economics as well as a question he

our economics as well as a question he

our economics as well as a question he said you invest a lot of money and the

said you invest a lot of money and the

said you invest a lot of money and the time in your education to pursue mba and

time in your education to pursue mba and

time in your education to pursue mba and I know many of you will change your job

I know many of you will change your job

I know many of you will change your job what job you will change so some

what job you will change so some

what job you will change so some students said I will change to finance

students said I will change to finance

students said I will change to finance it earns a lot some artists said I will

it earns a lot some artists said I will

it earns a lot some artists said I will go to the coop government because is

go to the coop government because is

go to the coop government because is stable and have very great social status

stable and have very great social status

stable and have very great social status but my professor said you are wrong you

but my professor said you are wrong you

but my professor said you are wrong you need to choose the job you have true

need to choose the job you have true

need to choose the job you have true passion

passion

passion because at the end of the day you will

because at the end of the day you will

because at the end of the day you will compete with the people who have true

compete with the people who have true

compete with the people who have true passion on this job and you will never

passion on this job and you will never

passion on this job and you will never win passion is a bastard driver for

win passion is a bastard driver for

win passion is a bastard driver for success and yes this is what I want to

success and yes this is what I want to

success and yes this is what I want to share with you it’s never too late to

share with you it’s never too late to

share with you it’s never too late to discover your own passion today we are

discover your own passion today we are

discover your own passion today we are talking about time we everybody of us

talking about time we everybody of us

talking about time we everybody of us are going on a lifetime to discover our

are going on a lifetime to discover our

are going on a lifetime to discover our self is never too late thank you

self is never too late thank you

self is never too late thank you [Applause]

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