Be Like Bamboo (TEDxTokyo 2011 slides)
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These are a pdf of the slides I used in the TEDxTokyo 2011 talk. (there are video clips you can not see in this format of course). This was a 12-minute presentation. The video was streamed live and will be on YouTube soon.
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Be Like Bamboo (TEDxTokyo 2011 slides)
- 1. Lessons from the bamboo By Garr Reynolds Slides in PDF from a 12-minute presentation for TEDxTokyo on May 21, 2011.Sans video and audio clip.
- 2. about Japan What inspires you? <
- 6. Tea Ceremony Ikebana Sumi-e
- 7. Nature is always speaking to us.
- 8. “Nature is always speaking to us. ” —Morihei Ueshiba
- 9. “ Everything—even mountains, rivers, plants, and trees— should be your teacher. ” —Morihei Ueshiba
- 10. “ Study how water flows in a valley stream, smoothly and freely between ” the rocks... —Morihei Ueshiba
- 11. “ Study the teachings of the pine tree, the bamboo, and the plum blossom. ” —Morihei Ueshiba
- 12. The plum blossom is hardy, and elegant.
- 13. The pine is evergreen, firmly rooted, and venerable.
- 14. Nature as
- 15. “ Study the teachings of the pine tree, the bamboo, and the plum blossom. ” —Morihei Ueshiba
- 16. Osaka Nara
- 17. Pic of backyard
- 18. Bamboo forest be gins
- 19. Running in the among the bamboo
- 20. Running in the among the bamboo , !
- 21. 10 Lessons from the Bamboo
- 22. 9 Lessons from the Bamboo
- 23. (1) Remember: What looks weak is strong
- 25. fragile is strong. What looks
- 26. You do n ot have to b e big to b e strong.
- 27. “ Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size do you? Hmm? ” —Master Yoda
- 28. You do not have to be scary, and big like a dark forest. Strength in the light, in kindness & compassion
- 29. You do not have to be scary, and big like a dark forest. Strength in the light, in kindness & compassion
- 31. Strength in the light, in kindness & compassion
- 32. (2) Bend but don’t break
- 33. with th e flow. B amboo goes
- 35. (3)Deeply rooted yet flexible
- 38. (4) Slow down your busy mind
- 39. We cannot see our reflection in running water...
- 40. It is only in still water that we can see. —Taoist proverb
- 41. This is a video without sound.
- 42. (5) Be always ready
- 43. “ The warrior, like bamboo, is ever ready for action. —Kensho Furuya ”
- 44. (6 ) Find wisdom in emptiness
- 45. “ Empty your cup so that ” it may be filled... —Bruce Lee
- 46. “ You must unlearn what you have learned. ” —Master Yoda
- 47. (7 ) Commit yourself to growth & renewal
- 48. Even a 100 foot stalk of bamboo can progress one more step.
- 49. (8 ) Express your usefulness through simplicity
- 50. “ The bamboo in its simplicity expresses its usefulness. Man should do the same. ” — Kensho Furuya
- 56. (9) Unleash your power to spring back
- 61. Fall seven times, get up eight
- 62. “It ain’t about how hard you can hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.... That’s how winning is done! ” —Rocky Balboa
- 63. Lessons from the bamboo: Flexibility Adaptability
- 64. Resilience
- 65. Resilience
- 66. Be like bamboo
- 67. good luck!