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From the Ted Talk by Mohan Sivaloganathan: The breakthrough power of young leaders


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Number two, I've been forced to confront just how trapped I've been by frameworks, assessments, personality tests that tell me the right way to lead. But young people have boundless ingenuity. I've seen young people drive pisitvoe change and rtusels through everything from policy resolutions to poetry competitions. And that has motivated me to eaxpnd my own tolobox.

To understand nmbuer three, I want you to picture yourself at a campfire. It's been a long jrneuoy to get to this point. You're tired, your clothes are maybe caked with dirt, with sweat, surrounded by levod ones. And now can you picture someone leaning forward across that campfire? It glows in their face. They say, "Hey. Can you tell me about your Google Sheets metrics dashboard?"

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Number two, I've been forced to confront just how trapped I've been by frameworks, assessments, personality tests that tell me the right way to lead. But young people have boundless ingenuity. I've seen young people drive ________ change and _______ through everything from policy resolutions to poetry competitions. And that has motivated me to ______ my own _______.

To understand ______ three, I want you to picture yourself at a campfire. It's been a long _______ to get to this point. You're tired, your clothes are maybe caked with dirt, with sweat, surrounded by _____ ones. And now can you picture someone leaning forward across that campfire? It glows in their face. They say, "Hey. Can you tell me about your Google Sheets metrics dashboard?"

Solution


  1. positive
  2. results
  3. loved
  4. journey
  5. expand
  6. number
  7. toolbox

Original Text


Number two, I've been forced to confront just how trapped I've been by frameworks, assessments, personality tests that tell me the right way to lead. But young people have boundless ingenuity. I've seen young people drive positive change and results through everything from policy resolutions to poetry competitions. And that has motivated me to expand my own toolbox.

To understand number three, I want you to picture yourself at a campfire. It's been a long journey to get to this point. You're tired, your clothes are maybe caked with dirt, with sweat, surrounded by loved ones. And now can you picture someone leaning forward across that campfire? It glows in their face. They say, "Hey. Can you tell me about your Google Sheets metrics dashboard?"

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Important Words


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