If you want it, live it. By this Jelena means that you should live life like you’ve already reached your goal. You simply can’t wish yourself to a goal, but you will need to make sacrifices and work hard. Jelena exemplifies this by her own story, mentioning many motivating examples of Oprah and her personal road to losing weight. Jelena is a language expert and an award-winning speaker specialized in the art of effective communication. At the age of 28, she obtained her PhD in linguistics from the University of Groningen and after several years of working as a lecturer, she joined Booking.com in 2017. Jelena has always been fascinated by two big questions: how people communicate and what drives their behavior – and despite the variety of languages, cultures and personalities, the differences between us are smaller than it might seem. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]
