{"id":7193,"date":"2025-10-17T13:37:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T12:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/habsatounadia.com\/?p=7193"},"modified":"2025-10-18T18:53:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T17:53:12","slug":"building-on-our-strengths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/habsatounadia.com\/en\/archives\/7193","title":{"rendered":"Building on Our Strengths"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>The future belongs to those who build on what\u2019s right, not only what\u2019s wrong.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcad I love my continent, <strong>Africa<\/strong> \u2014<br>and <strong>Cameroon<\/strong>, my \u201ccontinent within the CONTINENT\u201d \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yaound\u00e9 is my hometown \u2014 the place where I learned to dream, to doubt, to persevere, and to start again.<br>It\u2019s also where I chose to act \u2014 by creating <strong>TEDxYaound\u00e9<\/strong>, a space to celebrate ideas, voices, and strengths that inspire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/habsatounadia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OVD07492-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/habsatounadia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OVD07492-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/habsatounadia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OVD07492-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/habsatounadia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OVD07492-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/habsatounadia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OVD07492-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/habsatounadia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OVD07492-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/habsatounadia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OVD07492-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Nadia and Judicael RAMADJE (Organizer TEDXMoursal)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For me, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tedxyaounde.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TEDxYaound\u00e9<\/a><\/strong> is more than an event.<br>It\u2019s a belief \u2014 that change begins with a story, that inspiration can spark transformation, and that when we share what\u2019s strong and human in us, we ignite something powerful in others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For too long, we\u2019ve been taught to focus on our <strong>weaknesses<\/strong> \u2014<br>to fix, to compare, to compensate.<br>But this way of thinking drains more energy than it builds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>True progress begins when we choose to see our strengths \u2014 in ourselves, in others, and in Africa.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>As a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallup.com\/learning\/certification\/en\/10633845\/profile.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gallup Global Certified CliftonStrengths Coach<\/a><\/strong>, I\u2019ve discovered another path:<br>one that begins with our <strong>natural talents<\/strong>, and invites us to build on what already works.<br>When we focus on our strengths \u2014 and see the strengths in others \u2014 everything shifts:<br><strong>confidence<\/strong> grows, <strong>motivation<\/strong> returns, and <strong>collaboration<\/strong> flourishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2728 Because there are two ways to move forward:<br><strong>to love what is beautiful\u2026 or to make beautiful what we love.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we focus on our strengths \u2014 and learn to see the strengths in others \u2014 everything changes.<br><strong>Confidence<\/strong> grows. <strong>Motivation<\/strong> returns. <strong>Collaboration<\/strong> becomes natural.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the spirit I want to see rise through <strong>TEDxYaound\u00e9<\/strong> \u2014<br>a new kind of leadership that starts with self-awareness, celebrates collaboration over competition, and believes that every idea can make a difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that\u2019s what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TEDx<\/a> is truly about<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The future belongs to those who build on what\u2019s right, not only what\u2019s wrong. \ud83d\udcad I love my continent, Africa \u2014and Cameroon, my \u201ccontinent within the CONTINENT\u201d \ud83d\ude42 Yaound\u00e9 is my hometown \u2014 the place where I learned to dream, to doubt, to persevere, and to start again.It\u2019s also where I chose to act \u2014 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