You know those
people who you come across in life sometimes that make you feel like you can do
anything? Today I had the opportunity to meet someone just like that. At an Old
Wesleyan Collegian Association (OWCA) business breakfast, we heard from College
‘Old Boy’ Lee Hunter. Lee is the Head of Marketing and Innovation at Google
(Asia Pacific), and shared his story of how he became the man he his today with
the job he has today.
Throughout his
presentation, he shared some amazing inventions Google is in the process of
creating – such as a spoon that can balance itself out for people with
Parkinson’s disease. He had three main messages to share with us, that can be
used to motivate oneself through life:
1. No
ideas are pointless – just because your idea doesn’t work out, it could trigger
someone else’s idea.
2. Always
embrace your creativity – that’s what makes life interesting.
3. Do not
be afraid to make mistakes – but when you do, learn from them.
While my only
task for this breakfast was to take pictures, I am so grateful to have been
there. Hearing Lee’s speech was a fantastic experience for me, but to then get
to meet him afterwards and network with someone so respected and experienced in
the field was an added bonus. He has inspired me to aim even higher and believe
that I can do whatever I set my heart on.
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