I want to start by telling you something about permission. For years, I believed permission came from the outside - from achievements, from degrees, from other people's approval. I was a girl who learned to be invisible while trying to be extraordinary. I thought if I just achieved enough, climbed high enough, I'd finally have permission to take up space. But then something happened that changed everything. A breakup. A song. A city on the other side of the world. And I realized I'd been asking the wrong question my entire life. What if permission was never something to be earned? What if it was something I had to give myself? This is the story of how I learned that. And how a carousel taught me what I'd been missing the whole time.

For many years I have pretty much lost my ability to feel emotions. Until some things happened, that changed everything for me. Earlier this Year I shared my story for the first time within the World Stage Challenge that Mr @Ben Sherry held in The Live Event Studio including - what needed to happen so that I would change - which steps I took to becoming and - what it actually means to become more yourself It has been an awesome experience back then. And I love to be able to have an even bigger one this time. Thanks @Lucas Reuterstig for creating this opportunity for all of us. 🤩 Can't wait to see how 30+ attendees show up as theirselves in here and creating your own signature talk. I'm super excited to see all of them. ☺️ @Dani Rosenblad James @Natalie Duncan @Emma Fábryová @Wolfram Grohnert @Doa Kaptan @Rodrigo Rios @Kevin Pagan @Sungsoo Choi @Fredrik Lyngmark @John Doorbar @Subhan Nair @Éva Raposa @Janet Little @Sam Dunlop @Semih Yalap @Anil de Vries @Amir Salemi @Danny Hansen @Tony Mulligan @Lindsay Bruce @Craig Gauvreau @Justin Yip @Jutta Wohlrab

Skoolx entry. Appreciate loved ones and moments we normally take for granted. @Ben Sherry @Lucas Reuterstig @Alexander Grabner Jarlung

In this talk, Dr. Janet Little explores the hidden cost of success and why burnout is often a symptom—not the root cause. Through her personal journey, she reveals how confusing sacrifice with service can lead to self-abandonment and offers a powerful reframe for living and leading from a place of overflow rather than depletion.

My name is Ayu Masruroh, and I come from Indonesia. Today, I would like to share a story about courage, justice, and the power of speaking up. It is a story that changed my life and helped transform the lives of many others across my country. My speech is entitled “The Cost of Silence, the Power of a Voice.” I would like to say that I am truly grateful for the opportunity to participate in this event. I am still learning English and still learning to speak confidently in front of a camera. I know about this competition from @Ben Sherry, and I would like to sincerely thank the organizers for creating this platform @Lucas Reuterstig. I would also greatly appreciate any feedback, suggestions, or constructive criticism on my video, as I am always eager to learn and improve. Thank you, and I hope you enjoy my speech. :)