Guest speech at ISS MYP Graduation 2022

I had the opportunity to give an "inspirational" speech at an IB Graduation. It was a sweet journey down memory lane. Because I cannot even begin to understand the scrutiny and benchmark these kids face nowadays with Instagram, TikTok, et al., I ended up doing an empathy exercise with a younger me.

I bet on sci-fi to challenge the audience to imagine a possible future. Using a book I read as a teenager, at a time when I would read any book I could find. Nowadays, I am more of a fluent book purchaser and aspiring reader.

Key takeaways I wished the graduators would absorb:
1. (short term) Be cool. Do not be judgemental of yourself and others. Enjoy the ride. Teenage will end soon.
2. Lifelong learning mindset.
3. Keep looking for your Ikigai. 

Transcript

1. Jo ã o M a lc a t a , June-20-2022 @ Intern a tion a l Sh a ring School MYP Graduation Ceremony Guest Speech
2. Adolescence person a l story
3. “Profession” a sci- f i novell a by Is a a c Asimov
4. IFTF, 2017
5. "You c a n’t te a ch a bout things th a t don’t exist yet, but you c a n te a ch someone to le a rn how to le a rn. 
 Leo S a Lemi”
8. Takeaways (the end) 1. Be cool. Don’t be judgemental of yourself and others. Enjoy the ride. Teenage will soon be over 2. Lifelong learning mindset 3. Keep looking for your Ikigai beh a nce.net/boldover