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Yes Consequences | Mohammed Honainah | TEDxLIUSanaa


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two years ago I applied for Japanese a
two years ago I applied for Japanese a scholarship I went for the exam
scholarship I went for the exam
scholarship I went for the exam admission I won for the first exam in
admission I won for the first exam in
admission I won for the first exam in the second exam
the second exam
the second exam everything went great more than 200
everything went great more than 200
everything went great more than 200 people applied for the scholarship only
people applied for the scholarship only
people applied for the scholarship only nine people were selected for the
nine people were selected for the
nine people were selected for the interview luckily I was one of them they
interview luckily I was one of them they
interview luckily I was one of them they called me for the interview I went in
called me for the interview I went in
called me for the interview I went in carrying all the confidence that I will
carrying all the confidence that I will
carrying all the confidence that I will get it and I had this Eureka moment of
get it and I had this Eureka moment of
get it and I had this Eureka moment of yes I did it I’m going somewhere for my
yes I did it I’m going somewhere for my
yes I did it I’m going somewhere for my master program we started the interview
everything went great
everything went great the first question and the second
the first question and the second
the first question and the second question it started with some questions
question it started with some questions
question it started with some questions about my credentials and experience they
about my credentials and experience they
about my credentials and experience they were smiling and I was smiling back and
were smiling and I was smiling back and
were smiling and I was smiling back and I felt yes it’s mine
toward the end of our conversation
toward the end of our conversation that’s a friendly conversation I was
that’s a friendly conversation I was
that’s a friendly conversation I was told that the university chosen for me
told that the university chosen for me
told that the university chosen for me our Japanese oriented universities and I
our Japanese oriented universities and I
our Japanese oriented universities and I was asked if I was willing to study my
was asked if I was willing to study my
was asked if I was willing to study my master degree in Japanese language I
master degree in Japanese language I
master degree in Japanese language I stopped for a second I showed some
stopped for a second I showed some
stopped for a second I showed some hesitancy and reluctance I felt I was a
hesitancy and reluctance I felt I was a
hesitancy and reluctance I felt I was a bit chore changed there was not a deal
bit chore changed there was not a deal
bit chore changed there was not a deal I literally filled that as someone
I literally filled that as someone
I literally filled that as someone pulling my legs down the table so it was
pulling my legs down the table so it was
pulling my legs down the table so it was really hard in a snap of a finger I
really hard in a snap of a finger I
really hard in a snap of a finger I remembered all the animation Japanese
remembered all the animation Japanese
remembered all the animation Japanese animation
animation
animation I have watched of course with english
I have watched of course with english
I have watched of course with english subtitle and i also remembered myself
subtitle and i also remembered myself
subtitle and i also remembered myself sitting in a small Japanese room having
sitting in a small Japanese room having
sitting in a small Japanese room having the well sailed book that I cannot read
the well sailed book that I cannot read
the well sailed book that I cannot read I made the decision I was really fast
I made the decision I was really fast
I made the decision I was really fast I told him I’m sorry I really cannot do
I told him I’m sorry I really cannot do
I told him I’m sorry I really cannot do that then he was asked to leave the room
that then he was asked to leave the room
that then he was asked to leave the room did I do the right thing I’m not really
did I do the right thing I’m not really
did I do the right thing I’m not really sure because the right question is what
sure because the right question is what
sure because the right question is what would I have looked like if I have said
would I have looked like if I have said
would I have looked like if I have said yes I would have looked different maybe
yes I would have looked different maybe
yes I would have looked different maybe I would have been talking about it a
I would have been talking about it a
I would have been talking about it a different topic today maybe about a
different topic today maybe about a
different topic today maybe about a Japanese experience that I have
Japanese experience that I have
Japanese experience that I have encountered maybe my personality and
encountered maybe my personality and
encountered maybe my personality and appearance would have been different
appearance would have been different
appearance would have been different unfeasibly I might have gotten smaller
unfeasibly I might have gotten smaller
unfeasibly I might have gotten smaller eyes I am sure that none of you is
eyes I am sure that none of you is
eyes I am sure that none of you is really comfortable with saying yes on a
really comfortable with saying yes on a
really comfortable with saying yes on a daily basis no is a safer answer but no
daily basis no is a safer answer but no
daily basis no is a safer answer but no force is no change now keeps the thing
force is no change now keeps the thing
force is no change now keeps the thing the way they are now prevent people from
the way they are now prevent people from
the way they are now prevent people from succeeding so saying yes will ultimately
succeeding so saying yes will ultimately
succeeding so saying yes will ultimately open chances for you will ultimately
open chances for you will ultimately
open chances for you will ultimately open chances for you that nobody can get
open chances for you that nobody can get
open chances for you that nobody can get them so according to
them so according to
them so according to different experiences I had inside Yemen
different experiences I had inside Yemen
different experiences I had inside Yemen and outside Yemen I ended up with
and outside Yemen I ended up with
and outside Yemen I ended up with something called and I created something
something called and I created something
something called and I created something called the ten consequences of selling
called the ten consequences of selling
called the ten consequences of selling yes the ten consequences of saying yes
yes the ten consequences of saying yes
yes the ten consequences of saying yes they start with a faithful yes and they
they start with a faithful yes and they
they start with a faithful yes and they end with something that everybody likes
so yes consequences everybody now is
so yes consequences everybody now is wondering what are really the
wondering what are really the
wondering what are really the consequences of saying yes a faithful
consequences of saying yes a faithful
consequences of saying yes a faithful yes why not just yes because not every
yes why not just yes because not every
yes why not just yes because not every yes is sincere you might say yes not
yes is sincere you might say yes not
yes is sincere you might say yes not because you want to say it it’s because
because you want to say it it’s because
because you want to say it it’s because you want to escape from doing the thing
you want to escape from doing the thing
you want to escape from doing the thing that you were really want you’re saying
that you were really want you’re saying
that you were really want you’re saying yes because you really need to have time
yes because you really need to have time
yes because you really need to have time to cook up a very good excuse for saying
to cook up a very good excuse for saying
to cook up a very good excuse for saying no but you’re not ready for it and
no but you’re not ready for it and
no but you’re not ready for it and that’s what I call a temporary yes and a
that’s what I call a temporary yes and a
that’s what I call a temporary yes and a temporary yes that’s not a yes I’m
temporary yes that’s not a yes I’m
temporary yes that’s not a yes I’m talking about because the yes that I’m
talking about because the yes that I’m
talking about because the yes that I’m talking about it is the faithful one and
talking about it is the faithful one and
talking about it is the faithful one and you can never have it unless you have
you can never have it unless you have
you can never have it unless you have faith in your capabilities unless you
faith in your capabilities unless you
faith in your capabilities unless you know that you’re capable more than you
know that you’re capable more than you
know that you’re capable more than you are the second one is if you say you’re
are the second one is if you say you’re
are the second one is if you say you’re faithful yes you just need to get ready
faithful yes you just need to get ready
faithful yes you just need to get ready and expose and pull up your sleeves and
and expose and pull up your sleeves and
and expose and pull up your sleeves and expose yourself to lots of opportunities
expose yourself to lots of opportunities
expose yourself to lots of opportunities the good and the bad the happy and the
the good and the bad the happy and the
the good and the bad the happy and the sad the memorable and the tragic it’s
sad the memorable and the tragic it’s
sad the memorable and the tragic it’s not really a matter
and if you expose yourself into
and if you expose yourself into different opportunities you get this
different opportunities you get this
different opportunities you get this eccentric feeling and I call it
eccentric feeling and I call it
eccentric feeling and I call it eccentric because it’s really strange of
eccentric because it’s really strange of
eccentric because it’s really strange of perseverance which is continuing in a
perseverance which is continuing in a
perseverance which is continuing in a course of action without regards to
course of action without regards to
course of action without regards to discouragement or previous failure and
discouragement or previous failure and
discouragement or previous failure and it’s really strange and people are just
it’s really strange and people are just
it’s really strange and people are just gonna notice that you’re failing then
gonna notice that you’re failing then
gonna notice that you’re failing then you’re standing again and you don’t
you’re standing again and you don’t
you’re standing again and you don’t really care your perseverance and
really care your perseverance and
really care your perseverance and determination to win will only lead to
determination to win will only lead to
determination to win will only lead to solid experience and skills and the
solid experience and skills and the
solid experience and skills and the solid experience and skills will lead to
solid experience and skills will lead to
solid experience and skills will lead to rigid not working and the meaning of not
rigid not working and the meaning of not
rigid not working and the meaning of not work a person who has a rigid Network is
work a person who has a rigid Network is
work a person who has a rigid Network is someone who has a ready interacted with
someone who has a ready interacted with
someone who has a ready interacted with different people from the vertical or
different people from the vertical or
different people from the vertical or the horizontal level and if you have the
the horizontal level and if you have the
the horizontal level and if you have the rigid not work you get the ultimate
rigid not work you get the ultimate
rigid not work you get the ultimate confidence if you have interacted a lot
confidence if you have interacted a lot
confidence if you have interacted a lot with different people from different
with different people from different
with different people from different background you’re just gonna get the
background you’re just gonna get the
background you’re just gonna get the ultimate confidence and I call it the
ultimate confidence and I call it the
ultimate confidence and I call it the ultimate confidence because it is the
ultimate confidence because it is the
ultimate confidence because it is the ultimate confidence you would need a
ultimate confidence you would need a
ultimate confidence you would need a confident in every single step here but
confident in every single step here but
confident in every single step here but you will never have the ultimate
you will never have the ultimate
you will never have the ultimate confidence unless you have built a very
confidence unless you have built a very
confidence unless you have built a very excellent network a solid one and a
excellent network a solid one and a
excellent network a solid one and a solid experience and skills here we go
solid experience and skills here we go
solid experience and skills here we go objective communicator is the second
objective communicator is the second
objective communicator is the second step it goes with no saying but better
confident the better communicator and
confident the better communicator and what I mean by an objective communicator
what I mean by an objective communicator
what I mean by an objective communicator because we communicate all the time but
because we communicate all the time but
because we communicate all the time but the way we communicate is different is
the way we communicate is different is
the way we communicate is different is someone who understand the three factors
someone who understand the three factors
someone who understand the three factors of communication that starts with
of communication that starts with
of communication that starts with understanding sharing and having a
understanding sharing and having a
understanding sharing and having a common interest so if you can
common interest so if you can
common interest so if you can communicate with people and people can
communicate with people and people can
communicate with people and people can understand you and can share the
understand you and can share the
understand you and can share the negative and the positive about your
negative and the positive about your
negative and the positive about your idea about a certain topic about a topic
idea about a certain topic about a topic
idea about a certain topic about a topic of a common interest then you can be
of a common interest then you can be
of a common interest then you can be called an objective communicator an
called an objective communicator an
called an objective communicator an objective communicator is someone who
objective communicator is someone who
objective communicator is someone who can adjust his communication to
can adjust his communication to
can adjust his communication to different audience me as an English
different audience me as an English
different audience me as an English teacher I am mister expert maybe because
teacher I am mister expert maybe because
teacher I am mister expert maybe because we teach different people and we have to
we teach different people and we have to
we teach different people and we have to communicate differently
communicate differently
communicate differently I teach beginning intermediate upper
I teach beginning intermediate upper
I teach beginning intermediate upper intermediate then advanced so the way we
intermediate then advanced so the way we
intermediate then advanced so the way we communicate with beginning levels is
communicate with beginning levels is
communicate with beginning levels is quite different from the way we
quite different from the way we
quite different from the way we communicated with advanced levels so for
communicated with advanced levels so for
communicated with advanced levels so for you go into a beginning levels I’m
you go into a beginning levels I’m
you go into a beginning levels I’m talking about Yemen for example I would
talking about Yemen for example I would
talking about Yemen for example I would say Yemen is okay I might have someone
say Yemen is okay I might have someone
say Yemen is okay I might have someone saying hey what’s okay it’s beginning
saying hey what’s okay it’s beginning
saying hey what’s okay it’s beginning rules Yemen is okay then I go into Yemen
rules Yemen is okay then I go into Yemen
rules Yemen is okay then I go into Yemen is a good country then you go Yemen is a
is a good country then you go Yemen is a
is a good country then you go Yemen is a very beautiful country then you go into
very beautiful country then you go into
very beautiful country then you go into an operon to me at a level you would say
an operon to me at a level you would say
an operon to me at a level you would say Yemen is one of the best countries I’ve
Yemen is one of the best countries I’ve
Yemen is one of the best countries I’ve ever visited
ever visited
ever visited so different vocabularies different
so different vocabularies different
so different vocabularies different grammar different structure then you go
grammar different structure then you go
grammar different structure then you go into an advanced level you would say
into an advanced level you would say
into an advanced level you would say despite Yemen is one of the least of
despite Yemen is one of the least of
despite Yemen is one of the least of loving country in the world the country
loving country in the world the country
loving country in the world the country seems to be widely affected by both
seems to be widely affected by both
seems to be widely affected by both globalization information technology
globalization information technology
globalization information technology [Applause]
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[Applause] and if you can’t do this
and if you can’t do this
and if you can’t do this you’re an objective communicator second
you’re an objective communicator second
you’re an objective communicator second step is you’re a leader you’re an
step is you’re a leader you’re an
step is you’re a leader you’re an objective communicator in your leader
objective communicator in your leader
objective communicator in your leader and this is how I define a leader I
and this is how I define a leader I
and this is how I define a leader I define a leader as a Yassir who with
define a leader as a Yassir who with
define a leader as a Yassir who with perseverance has taken an opportunity to
perseverance has taken an opportunity to
perseverance has taken an opportunity to build a solid experience and skills by
build a solid experience and skills by
build a solid experience and skills by interacting with different people that
interacting with different people that
interacting with different people that leads into an ultimate confidence of a
leads into an ultimate confidence of a
leads into an ultimate confidence of a better communicator that’s what a leader
better communicator that’s what a leader
better communicator that’s what a leader is it’s a summary to everything that I
is it’s a summary to everything that I
is it’s a summary to everything that I have set and if you’re a leader you earn
have set and if you’re a leader you earn
have set and if you’re a leader you earn success and if you’re in success the
success and if you’re in success the
success and if you’re in success the last step is become happy
success is the final destination of
success is the final destination of happiness but however none of these step
happiness but however none of these step
happiness but however none of these step is going to be accomplished if you are
is going to be accomplished if you are
is going to be accomplished if you are not going to take the first letter of
not going to take the first letter of
not going to take the first letter of every step if we take the first letter
every step if we take the first letter
every step if we take the first letter of every step that I have talked about
of every step that I have talked about
of every step that I have talked about we’re going to end up with the secret
we’re going to end up with the secret
we’re going to end up with the secret ingredient that leads into a faithful
ingredient that leads into a faithful
ingredient that leads into a faithful yes ends with happiness so if we take
yes ends with happiness so if we take
yes ends with happiness so if we take the first letter of every step that we
the first letter of every step that we
the first letter of every step that we have the first letter of every step we
have the first letter of every step we
have the first letter of every step we are going to end up with be yourself
you can never have a faithful yes unless
you can never have a faithful yes unless you are yourself and you can never be
you are yourself and you can never be
you are yourself and you can never be happy unless you’re happy of who you are
got a chance to travel to Oxford
got a chance to travel to Oxford University England participating in a
University England participating in a
University England participating in a teaching training program sounds better
so I thought it’s a very chair a good
so I thought it’s a very chair a good chance for me to do something about my
chance for me to do something about my
chance for me to do something about my no attitude
no attitude
no attitude so I started I thought before going
so I started I thought before going
so I started I thought before going before travelling I decided to say yes
before travelling I decided to say yes
before travelling I decided to say yes to everything I encounter and absorb the
to everything I encounter and absorb the
to everything I encounter and absorb the result it was difficult at the very
result it was difficult at the very
result it was difficult at the very beginning especially when you hear about
beginning especially when you hear about
beginning especially when you hear about how your country is being stereotyped
especially when I met a member of the
especially when I met a member of the program and he asked me were you from I
program and he asked me were you from I
program and he asked me were you from I said I’m from Yemen and he gave me that
said I’m from Yemen and he gave me that
said I’m from Yemen and he gave me that face I said oh really but you look nice
or a teenager high school he asked me
or a teenager high school he asked me same question hey where are you from
same question hey where are you from
same question hey where are you from I said I’m from Yemen I heard about that
I said I’m from Yemen I heard about that
I said I’m from Yemen I heard about that country do you guys have cars and
country do you guys have cars and
country do you guys have cars and laptops
laptops
laptops Oh or a third person I met in Scotland
Oh or a third person I met in Scotland
Oh or a third person I met in Scotland asked me the same question were you from
asked me the same question were you from
asked me the same question were you from Sudan from Yemen said where is that is
Sudan from Yemen said where is that is
Sudan from Yemen said where is that is that a state in America because you
that a state in America because you
that a state in America because you sound American to me so I thought part
sound American to me so I thought part
sound American to me so I thought part of my job is to change this these silly
of my job is to change this these silly
of my job is to change this these silly stereotypes about my country
stereotypes about my country
stereotypes about my country and I can never change them unless I
and I can never change them unless I
and I can never change them unless I implement they yes concept to everything
implement they yes concept to everything
implement they yes concept to everything I might encounter
so with perseverance and the help of
so with perseverance and the help of this is me look slay me write the help
this is me look slay me write the help
this is me look slay me write the help of some great friends his friends really
of some great friends his friends really
of some great friends his friends really impact your negative or positive
impact your negative or positive
impact your negative or positive response to anything friends who
response to anything friends who
response to anything friends who implement the positive energy to have
implement the positive energy to have
implement the positive energy to have anything accomplished they helped me a
anything accomplished they helped me a
anything accomplished they helped me a lot so everything beautiful happened
lot so everything beautiful happened
lot so everything beautiful happened inside the University it’s because of a
inside the University it’s because of a
inside the University it’s because of a yes thing that I decided to say yes I
yes thing that I decided to say yes I
yes thing that I decided to say yes I said yes to many things I had 21 people
said yes to many things I had 21 people
said yes to many things I had 21 people participating in this program and I
participating in this program and I
participating in this program and I ended how I ended up having 21 people as
ended how I ended up having 21 people as
ended how I ended up having 21 people as my best friends and that’s what I call a
my best friends and that’s what I call a
my best friends and that’s what I call a solid Network
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[Applause] the International Day I said yes to
the International Day I said yes to
the International Day I said yes to dancing but for the first time inside
dancing but for the first time inside
dancing but for the first time inside Oxford University if free yes I said
Oxford University if free yes I said
Oxford University if free yes I said made me a better communicator a person
made me a better communicator a person
made me a better communicator a person who can lead the group and smile all the
who can lead the group and smile all the
who can lead the group and smile all the time in my experience of course it ended
time in my experience of course it ended
time in my experience of course it ended up with earning success and becoming
up with earning success and becoming
up with earning success and becoming happy and and Olli was done because I
happy and and Olli was done because I
happy and and Olli was done because I was myself you might say that saying no
was myself you might say that saying no
was myself you might say that saying no saying yes all the time is not a smart
saying yes all the time is not a smart
saying yes all the time is not a smart way but my philosophy of saying yes is
way but my philosophy of saying yes is
way but my philosophy of saying yes is different it’s not saying yes to every
different it’s not saying yes to every
different it’s not saying yes to every stupid request my philosophy is saying
stupid request my philosophy is saying
stupid request my philosophy is saying yes to anything interesting and
yes to anything interesting and
yes to anything interesting and challenging that has to do with your
challenging that has to do with your
challenging that has to do with your goals that is the meaning of saying yes
goals that is the meaning of saying yes
goals that is the meaning of saying yes and that is what I think is worth
and that is what I think is worth
and that is what I think is worth sharing at the end I think we should
sharing at the end I think we should
sharing at the end I think we should consider life like a letter we put our
consider life like a letter we put our
consider life like a letter we put our first foot in the first step on our
first foot in the first step on our
first foot in the first step on our second foot in the second step we might
second foot in the second step we might
second foot in the second step we might fall down don’t despair
fall down don’t despair
fall down don’t despair try again and again till you reach to
try again and again till you reach to
try again and again till you reach to the top and if you’re there don’t forget
the top and if you’re there don’t forget
the top and if you’re there don’t forget to ask yourself what does life need if
to ask yourself what does life need if
to ask yourself what does life need if you ask yourself this question don’t
you ask yourself this question don’t
you ask yourself this question don’t answer
answer
answer don’t talk only remember everyone in
don’t talk only remember everyone in
don’t talk only remember everyone in this big world needs love needs peace
this big world needs love needs peace
this big world needs love needs peace yes the lovely people and yes – yes
yes the lovely people and yes – yes
yes the lovely people and yes – yes people thank you very much
people thank you very much
people thank you very much you
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