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Personal Introduction:
Greetings everyone! My name is Shlok Panchal. I am a grade 10 student in Ontario, Canada. Today, I enjoyed attending the Illuminate National High School Leadership Conference, with over 170 students globally. Here is my blog, which highlights what I learned about executive thinking, collaboration and leadership.
"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower."
- Steve Jobs, Apple Co-Founder
What were my key takeaways from the opening keynote? What did I learn about the speaker's career, and what did I find interesting?
There were many key takeaways from the opening keynote.
The key takeaway was to work hard and always persist through failure.
Another key takeaway was to believe in yourself and see the potential in yourself.
The last key takeaway was to explore and find your interests.
Workshop #1: Concentra - The World of Finance
What were my key takeaways from the first workshop? What did I learn about the topic and myself?
Key Takeaways:
Stocks and Real Estate
Finance and Using Money Wisely
Investing and Managing Money
Risk and Return
Profit and Loss
"It is far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price (regarding stock)."
- Warren Buffet
Workshop #2: Consulting Leadership
What were my key takeaways from the first workshop? What did I learn about the topic and myself?
Consulting helps solve business problems and with outside help.
A structured approach to the job which is domain obstructive
Address the most important questions
Don’t tell them what to do; help optimize and user preferences.
Defining the market
Deloitte Keynote:
The Deloitte Keynote inspired me to stay motivated and always work harder to achieve success.
Entrepreneurship and Leadership Know No Boundaries.
I consider myself an entrepreneur because I enjoy thinking outside of the box and viewing situations from multiple perspectives to optimize my final solutions and decisions.
Closing Blog Content:
1. I am very passionate about business, and I will attend next year's NHLC conference.
2. One piece of leadership advice is that "Action creates opportunity."
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