TEDx, an initiative that involves organising TED-style talks across the world, came to the University of Sheffield yesterday.
The theme of the event was “boundaries”, and involved three speakers from diverse fields covering their experiences with overcoming boundaries in family, nature and work.
Hailin Wei, the event’s organiser, said they’ve prepared for this talk for a year.
She said: “What we want to convey is the importance of being aware of overthrowing and reinventing boundaries. People will always be the same with others if they don’t realise their own boundaries. It will be a process of reinvention.
“There are always boundaries in life. As an individual, forcing myself to face the pain and then find out that it was not as painful as I thought. This is a way of pushing the boundaries and personal growth.”
Each TEDx event features speakers from different areas discussing a specific topic.
Toni Liu, career coach and a speaker at the event, said that she has seen a lot of her own clients unable to understand their boundaries, and this can cause them to struggle.
She said: “The whole point of the talk is just encouraging people to get to know themselves a little bit better and take little steps to step out of their comfort zone to know who they are, what they believe and what they are doing.
“When I did this talk, I just thought ‘I like to break the rules.'”
