audio_filename,start_time,end_time,translation Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,10.123,13.296,Ah 2 months ago I think the Eid was 2 months ago Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,13.296,19.280,I was invited with a group of young people the so called successful people to meet Beji Caid al Sebsi Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,19.280,33.151,We were chosen after we joined a program in America as the young people who were able to create something new in their lives and change their lives We went and we learned leadership and such things Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,33.151,42.534,A year after our return they chose some who had achieved things in their lives in order to convey a message about these examples of young people as she was saying Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,42.534,47.815,that there is always someone who represents entire community whom he will address Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,47.815,58.451,On our way I was getting more and more stressed because they chose me to represent a group of people and convey the message that we have to to Beji Caid al Sebsi Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,58.451,62.845,The message that I wanted to talk about is the start ups law Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,62.845,72.275,because in Tunisia I'm an entrepreneur and I have an agency there is no law that protects the startuppers and the entrepreneurs from the things that are taking place Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,72.275,80.273,The Tunisian country is not accustomed to the startups that are now raising whether in the field of technology environment or education Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,80.273,85.218,We met him and he was a nice person He is old and I think he doesn't hear of such things Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,85.218,90.028,and I wanted to explain to him in a smooth way the relationship between citizenship and the state Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,90.028,93.922,I told him that citizenship and the state are like my mother and I Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,93.922,103.753,she doesn't know anything about my life neither how I achieved these things nor what I do everyday nor why I come home late nor why my hair is short nor why I don't always go home Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,103.753,109.940,and the citizen should keep it updated and try to make it understand little by little Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,109.940,112.368,We are not asking the state for something great Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,112.368,122.096,we are only asking it to adapt to the new life that we are building understand us and provide us with the environment in which we can produce and work Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,122.096,126.354,I felt that what I said was beautiful but all he said is Bring your mother here and I will explain to her Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,128.375,135.596,Why do you even bother yourself daughter while your problem is with your mother He didn't listen neither to the start ups law nor law nor anything else he said Bring her here and I will explain to her Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,135.596,144.347,I went home Ah immediately after that meeting Eid came so I returned to Qaafour I'm originally from Qaafour and I don't live far uh from here Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,144.347,152.508,I went home happy telling myself that since I was on television in the news and in the newspaper and I spoke about my country they will be very happy and they will be proud of me Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,152.508,158.913,When I arrived my uncle grabbed me by the hand holding a newspaper with a large picture of me in his hand saying This is my niece She was with Beji Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,158.913,161.015,What does everyone I meet in coffee shops tell me Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,161.015,162.686,Why didn't you tell him to set up a factory here Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,163.566,164.036,Why Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,164.859,169.531,How do you want to provide jobs for young people Since you want to advance your country you are supposed to tell them to establish a factory here Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,169.531,179.876,Or the ones I meet like my aunts' aunts or our neighbours they look at me and then say ah Here you are 28 years old and you have met the president now when are you going to get married Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,181.834,183.394,When are you going to have children Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,183.394,185.210,When will we attend your wedding Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,185.210,189.759,You go back home lie down watch MBC 2 keep thinking about your life Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,189.759,191.812,and tell yourself Uff what did I do Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,191.812,196.600,Ladies and gentlemen I got my baccalaureate degree with good grades Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,196.600,207.691,but in our family there is not enough money to send anyone to study abroad or something like that while I was dreaming that with 18 GPA I will go directly to America or France and come back as a doctor or a lawyer Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,207.691,212.792,I studied preparatory studies in engineering in industrial chemistry majoring in petrochemicals in Tunis Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,212.792,215.004,The name is difficult but I didn't accomplish anything with it eventually Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,215.922,229.821,During those 5 years in order to make a living and adapt I decided to work in temporary jobs such as part time jobs call centers volunteer conferences in order to learn some things and the first edition of TEDx Carthage Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,229.821,237.684,and each time I go to a place meet new people and I ask them to just try me and that I will try to learn and adapt to that place Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,237.684,247.794,So during those 5 years I worked as a journalist I worked on Fixer which translates from English to Arabic and from Arabic to English because I don't have journalism skills Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,247.794,250.389,but this helped me learn this profession Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,250.389,256.277,I worked as a radio host in Express Fm I worked in a TV channel until I obtained my diploma and I said to myself Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,257.971,258.990,That's my goal Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,258.990,261.450,It's a goal I set and achieved Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,261.450,269.731,Beyond what I went through during those 5 years of hard work and tiredness I set a goal in my life and I did achieve it Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,269.731,270.483,Now Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,271.680,282.866,I have to work for it I have to take my diploma and apply for jobs and start working and build my life all over again because in fact life starts when one completes his education Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,282.866,285.763,At that time I found that I changed a lot Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,285.763,300.636,and that my passion is no longer only chemistry my passion became something else which is communication and copywriting that is ah a customer or brand tells you the problem he has that he needs to explain to people Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,300.636,309.648,and you find solutions or imagine scenarios and think how to do them and then you come out with urban advertising or a TV commercial or something like that Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,309.648,312.047,Even though I didn't study it I liked it so much Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,312.047,331.173,I started working in communication agencies for one year then two years and in the third year I felt that working in an agency and working inah in ah a petrochemical site were the same because I have to clock in at 8 AM and leave at 6 PM and there was no appreciation for my creativity and what I want to create Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,331.173,337.857,and whenever I go home the same thing happens which is that I'm told Here you are not working in your specialty where is your money Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,337.857,343.158,Come on you work all day long and you keep talking about commercials doesn't this job bring a lot of money Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,343.158,345.371,I kept working until I decided Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,345.371,346.899,to establish my own agency Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,348.209,353.741,and do as I wish and that there will be no rules and I wanna hire only young people Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,353.741,359.253,I want to hire people who have suffered in their lives as I have Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,359.253,366.037,those who didn't find a job those who want to learn those who want to discover their passion and those who just want to try Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,366.037,373.940,It's not a big deal just believe in yourself and give yourself some opportunities or chance in order to achieve what you want Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,376.081,380.356,I established the agency 3 years ago and started hiring people Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,380.356,387.116,actually I found myself I like it or not acting just like my mother or just as the state deals with its citizens Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,387.116,399.643,Because I have a little more experience than them and understand a little when one stays late at the office and I have left I call and ask him why he is still at the office and suggest that he work from home because I worry about him Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,399.643,409.863,or when one comes late and I set the you are free law that he can come and leave whenever he wants what matters is that he be responsible Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,409.863,412.873,If we start working at 9 AM and one comes at 2 PM Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,412.873,424.063,we can't say that he is irresponsible and does not like his job I say to myself that maybe the bus is late his house is far away or he didn't wake up on time Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,424.063,427.938,but of course he will finish his work and send it on the deadline Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,429.010,440.753,Day by day I felt more and more disappointed with the young people who joined G Dice because when I first saw them they had a great passion and they were like nothing can stop me Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,440.753,450.372,I can do everything I can balance between education and work I want to travel I have great goals in my life I want to do such and such Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,450.372,465.045,I came from Jendouba and I want to try new things but eventually when things get a little difficult and the situation gets harder all the ideas and dreams they have in their minds become weaker and weaker So I tell myself You know what Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,465.045,466.155,like my family said Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,467.152,478.327,my diploma is my guarantee I will continue my studies I will work I will get married and I will live that stability that they taught me or Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,478.327,489.049,actually poured into our brains since childhood since we entered school saying to us You have to come at 8 AM and if you come late you will be beaten The break is from 1 PM to 2 PM Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,489.049,497.640,When you come home at 6 you have 30 minutes to play 30 minutes to watch TV and eat dinner and then you study because you have to be a top student and get a degree Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,497.640,502.449,And eventually you find yourself setting the rules that you were running away from Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,502.449,505.519,such as Clock in at 9 AM please Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,505.519,510.972,and little by little you no longer be a mother hen rather you become a manager Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,510.972,516.400,and when you become a manager you start seeing some fear in people's eyes Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,516.400,520.200,and start seeing a little ah how to say it Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,522.303,530.665,not respect and not ah a little You dictate rules to us just as the state dictates laws to its citizens Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,530.665,532.792,and just as my mother dictates rules to me Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,532.792,540.522,because we are supposed to have arrived at a position where we know what we must do if we want to have a result Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,541.931,546.998,One of the employees always says to see the glass half full not half empty Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,546.998,552.663,When I talk about the people who didn't succeed at G dice or didn't have an important objective Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,552.663,556.385,I forget that there are many people who joined G dice and are still working Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,556.385,561.008,who get to know their passion how to balance their lives Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,561.008,563.585,when to take a leave to travel Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,563.585,567.037,when not to come to work because they study Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,567.037,570.451,and not to tell me but the customer they are dealing with Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,570.451,577.120,and the one who is 20 or 21 years old who worked as a waitress in a coffee shop and was unable to pay for school Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,577.120,586.746,so she found herself far away at Ain Zaghouan working in a communication agency while studying um marketing in Manouba and her family is in Khadra neighborhood Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,586.746,589.204,but she had to make this trip to study Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,590.669,596.286,Finally after I slept I took the mattress and went to my mother and asked her Are you satisfied with me Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,596.286,600.811,Of course she started nagging showing her dissatisfaction Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,600.811,611.227,but eventually I convinced her with one thing which is that I'm doing something I like very much something um that makes me dream something that makes me wake up in the morning and say Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,611.227,612.751,I can do more Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,612.751,614.261,I can give more Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,614.261,624.317,there is no destination there is no clear goal like I want to be a billionaire or I want to travel the whole world or I want to have a team of 200 people Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,624.317,626.048,it's more about the journey Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,626.048,629.505,what do you experience everyday What do you discover everyday What do you discover in yourself Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,629.505,636.653,How you discover other things in others And how to have the strength and passion to do what you want to do everyday Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,636.653,637.481,That's it Be_the_woman_you_always_wanted_to_be_Sarah_Arbi_TEDxJendoubaVille,637.481,637.876,Thank you La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,8.147,8.936,Hello La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,10.222,15.186,Ah first of all sorry for not making slides because ah I did not scan the wedding photos of me and my wife La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,25.891,30.665,Sorry also because ah Fakhri made things difficult for us my wife is here so I love you and so La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,36.659,38.099,When I saw the La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,38.099,40.103,Does it work It's all right La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,40.103,45.473,Uh when I saw the age of the participants sincerely ah La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,46.591,53.047,I remembered the school and high school days that half paper and the profession of the parent La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,54.025,56.091,so I understood ah the situation early Well La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,56.091,61.076,I'm kidding I brought up this topic because I have a big problem today which is that my daughters ah La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,62.229,63.207,hello La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,63.207,68.199,I have a problem that my daughters who started school ah 2 weeks ago La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,68.199,73.156,were asked to write their father's occupation on half a piece of paper and they came back angry because they don't know what their father's job is They found many things La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,74.036,78.047,In fact because I currently manage my communication company La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,78.047,80.237,I'm a professor at the Institute of Advanced Business Studies La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,80.237,82.840,a restaurant owner and I work in a TV channel La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,82.840,84.532,So they did not know what to write La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,84.532,85.786,and they came back angry La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,86.578,86.848,So La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,87.640,89.592,ah why did I get to this situation La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,94.415,101.306,I got to this situation because ah and all of your parents and all the Tunisian society La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,101.306,106.368,because of something very simple Ah it was a little shame for someone ah to work in the field of cooking La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,106.368,110.218,Ah the person who cooks in the kitchen is called a cook La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,110.218,115.083,To propose to a very beautiful girl like my wife and tell her that you are a cook ah well this is not possible La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,115.651,119.529,You have to tell her that you have degrees from Paris and you have a communication agency La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,121.214,128.146,Also for example yesterday ah I met ah Mr Basbas the manager of of ah Burj al Diyafa Burj al Diyafa La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,128.146,130.236,which is something of great value La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,130.236,135.763,and there were people looking for work and they said to him Please I want to work in any job even in the kitchen that is cooking that's fine La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,137.946,146.992,So how do you want me to grow up in an environment where my parents have studied and I want to cook La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,146.992,148.040,It is a problem La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,148.040,153.739,So ah my passion will be dispensed with and I will do what my parents tell me La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,153.739,155.333,My mother wants me to become a doctor La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,156.496,158.745,Dad does not care he just wants me to become something what matters La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,160.318,162.178,is to get a diploma Come on son La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,164.350,175.077,Well I succeeded passed the baccalaureate and studied for 4 years after that ah and I had deceived myself in a big way which was that I like marketing because I liked the word marketing and I used to brag about it La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,177.273,180.331,I studied marketing for 4 years and then went to study in France La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,180.331,183.799,because it wasah a kind of pride to study in France La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,185.169,187.457,I studied ah financial management of companies La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,188.575,192.972,I tell everyone who asks me because I like to be versatile which is another word that I liked both of them La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,194.587,196.903,But at the same time I was cooking all day long La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,196.903,201.243,and I was cooking a little secretly because my mother ah had banned me from the kitchen because she felt a little worried La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,201.243,204.269,that I would become something else because I used to enter the kitchen frequently La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,205.278,207.769,and bring my girl friends home Let me come in with them La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,209.861,215.357,So the prohibition on the kitchen drove me crazy as you know what is forbidden becomes much more desirable La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,216.391,220.115,When I went to France I let myself go and started cooking every day La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,220.115,222.017,I was cooking all day long La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,223.355,223.972,Ok La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,223.972,225.153,Ah La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,226.145,237.903,we went to Assas and we did at the same time ah ah I had to stay in France because I got bored of studying for a long time so I decided to do a blank year I completed my postgraduate studies and I was still young La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,239.087,240.527,I was cooking for myself and everything was fine La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,241.235,243.257,So ah I would do a year off La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,244.284,247.454,In order to tell my father that I will stay there in the blank year I need an excuse La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,247.454,248.855,I told him that I would do an internship La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,250.887,253.819,Actually I wished to do an internship in a restaurant in the first place of course to learn La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,253.819,256.796,and that's what I did I found a restaurant and did an internship with them La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,258.391,263.018,I was told Teyssir never tell a restaurant that you are a student La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,263.018,264.111,Why La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,264.111,267.732,Because students earn a bunch of money in a month to help themselves and then they leave La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,268.843,271.761,Well what would I say He said Say that you are an illegal immigrant and get a job La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,273.779,275.787,I got a job as a diver La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,275.787,277.654,but it was close to the restaurant I see La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,277.654,282.726,So ah I called my dad and said It's okay I'm staying for another year I said that in French La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,284.285,289.704,He said what are you going to do I replied I I got an internship with an expert accountant and I mentioned certain La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,291.543,294.276,He said that this good poor he may he rest in peace La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,305.450,310.259,So ah by the way I want to thank Ziad Gharsa he looks like me a little La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,312.459,319.258,because he was the one I called at that time from Tunisia and asked him to find me a job in a restaurant in France He used to sing there so he found me a job with a Tunisian La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,319.258,325.840,Meanwhile he betrayed me by telling my boss in France that I was a student while I was still lying to him La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,325.840,328.289,So he let me in blank for 6 months La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,328.289,332.769,then ah he made me ah a kitchen assistant perfect La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,332.769,335.512,um that was the best day of my life La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,335.512,339.007,No more washing the dishes I started cutting parsley La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,340.693,342.595,but I was learning through observing the chef La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,342.595,347.228,The chef was an Italian He used to curse me in Italian not knowing that we thanks to Rai Uno understand the language well La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,348.646,351.060,but because I was not a student so I used to ignore La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,351.060,353.114,hearing the curses in Italian and remain silent La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,353.114,356.887,Ah one day he told me to start working in the hall La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,356.887,360.821,When I told you ah a little while ago that it was the best day in my life I was lying to you That was the best day in my life La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,360.821,363.976,especially the tips you in Sfax know this La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,365.273,367.515,So ah I started working in the hall La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,368.913,372.371,Ah then he looked at me and told me to work on the bar La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,372.371,375.464,Anyway I felt like ah a joker card La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,376.634,383.748,Finally he came to me and said You will go with me to Rungis Rungis is a wholesale market at 4 am and that was the worst plan carrying the goods La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,384.733,391.595,I went in annoyed ah and when we finished I carried all the goods so from cooking and from carrying Rungis goods La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,391.595,395.291,Ah he told me We are going to buy you a computer La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,395.291,397.852,Ah good thats nice a gift La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,397.852,407.660,He said to me Stop ridiculousness I know everything I put you in all the positions to run the restaurant that's why I wanted to make you work in all this I know you're a student I found myself a restaurant manager in Paris La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,408.855,414.652,I told my dad that I was doing an internship with an experienced accountant but to tell him that I was lying and that I had become a manager of La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,415.966,417.934,but he was still thinking it was an internship La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,418.575,419.385,Ok La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,419.385,431.429,Ah uff look I have a master's degree ah so it sincerely allows me ah to manage everything that is financial or commercial management and accounting management and so on it's okay La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,431.429,438.587,but I'm missing something I started getting paid well so I could afford the famous Maxim's school La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,438.587,441.039,Maxim's bought by Pierre Cardin La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,441.039,447.722,Ah when I address a girl I say that I study with Pierre Cardin and when I address someone in the field I say Maxim's so I brag about it La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,447.722,451.262,So at the same time I did my training in Maxim's La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,451.262,454.286,and I said to myself let him be he will know one day La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,454.286,461.883,Anyways um even if I tell him I'm in a restaurant I spend half of the time of the management in the kitchen working and cooking with them La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,461.883,464.185,and the training I did was cooking La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,464.185,472.480,But it remains shameful and I don't talk about it to anyone even my friends when they come I say that I'm the restaurant manager When they come I become in the hall and don't get in the kitchen La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,473.729,480.619,In the meantime just like Fakhri I got to know ah a very beautiful girl over the phone and she said that she doesn't live in France La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,481.409,482.814,I went to Tunisia La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,482.814,492.360,In order to propose to her I started a marketing communication agency that's it I forgot about restaurants again another second step to no longer do my passion La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,493.765,500.251,I came to Tunisia and I was even more shocked because ah the mentality about chefs was getting worse La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,500.251,502.218,Weddings cook La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,502.218,510.042,ah when the kitchen cook goes out I mean when a chef in a restaurant goes out to see if the customers think the food is delicious or not the restaurant owner asks him to come inside La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,510.042,511.372,because his shoes La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,513.520,516.382,So ah let's go marketing La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,516.382,520.186,From 2003 to 2008 and 2009 La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,521.192,526.977,I worked in marketing and communication agency but at the same time I had a restaurant in my house La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,526.977,528.947,You will say what does it mean a restaurant in the house La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,528.947,543.338,Every Friday evening sorry Salma from 2003 to 2010 every Friday evening Saturday evening and Sunday at least 10 of my friends used to come over to have dinner together and I cook and such and such so our entire budget was for hostings La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,545.660,546.913,Sometimes ah La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,548.566,549.461,um La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,549.461,550.844,the circle La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,550.844,551.763,what's wrong with the circle La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,551.763,553.020,Stand in the circle La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,553.020,555.642,Ah I need to stand in the circle Is it Ok here La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,555.642,559.316,I'm not used to it In the Institute of Advanced Business Studies we have like this we teach on La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,559.316,566.110,In the meantime I started teaching at the IABS and one day I swore to myself saying ah Teyssir La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,567.165,571.449,you can alone change the mindset about chefs in Tunisia La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,571.449,579.558,I opened Tunisian TV channels and found a chef there is a chef ah that I respect Mr Tlatli who wears a bow tie and funny La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,579.558,581.513,it's Ok um but well La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,582.561,586.887,we have also ah Bali Mrs Bali La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,586.887,590.673,but she can cook and she is like like like our mother La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,590.673,597.682,No one thinks about inviting her to a VIP evening because it's inappropriate of kitchen it's inappropriate so they invite actors La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,599.052,609.543,All right I got ah the opportunity to participate in a TV show At that time there were many TV programs in France like M six Top Chef and Masterchef La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,610.727,613.053,In 2012 the TV channel Ettounsiya adopted the idea La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,613.053,615.026,When I joined Ettounsiya La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,615.927,620.344,ah I didn't want neither to win nor anything all I wanted was to change the mentality around chefs La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,620.344,624.661,I wanted to make a chef a star in Tunisia La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,624.661,634.526,I want and it's my wish that Tunivision invites a chef They invite singers and so on but they never think of inviting a chef La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,634.526,636.614,I entered La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,637.711,638.857,the field of cooking and so La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,639.828,644.042,Honestly I don't know how this success happened but I think because my audience was very large La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,645.051,650.596,Ah I found myself with great success and I found myself offered to sign a one year contract with Ettounsiya La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,652.526,655.097,I told them that I can even work for free what matters is that La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,657.248,667.370,At the same time I was still working in marketing uh and still teaching at the IABS but ah when I started liking the new job working in the kitchen I became good at marketing and what a bad feeling it was La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,667.370,673.668,Ah let me give an example we are professional in marketing really because we studied and worked in it and so on La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,674.695,684.680,Ah when you ah go to a dentist because you have cavities I wish not you open your mouths and let the doctor work and do what he wants because he is a professional La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,684.680,689.756,He starts doing things but you don't think about saying to him No please enter it from here uh La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,690.748,694.934,In marketing it's different For example we ask for a logo La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,694.934,710.566,We spend two weeks studying color for the words that should be written and the customer in Tunisia says I dont know you do it I want a professional logo but when you show it to him he says What if you add a little bit here La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,713.288,714.148,That's it La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,714.148,716.622,Then there was something new in marketing after the revolution La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,717.638,725.319,Ah actually I have been working in this field for 12 years and not a single client has come to me saying they need the project tomorrow they all needed it yesterday La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,726.409,728.112,do it for me now La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,728.112,733.062,and he is in a hurry and gives you 40% of the amount and then pays you in 300 days La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,734.222,736.949,because it is marketing not a product La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,736.949,741.210,After all its not a vital product you can do without a website there is La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,741.210,741.985,All right La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,741.985,747.537,So all of this started to appear for me when my passion gradually became a job La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,747.537,749.138,and I started believing La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,749.138,755.548,For example my wife when I told her that I would appear on TV she said Oh my God what about my family How will you appear as a chef on TV La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,755.548,761.706,Oh Salma please I will make them laugh a little and show myself as serious and I will say that I have a master's degree and I'm a postgraduate La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,763.537,768.627,Moreover that's why you sometimes see me on programs I remember that I'm a professor at the IABS for my wife La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,771.687,779.412,So little by little I ah one program after another I'm on 5 tv programs and work on radio La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,779.412,789.445,and the goal is always ah that's it also at the same time I skipped at the same time ah I became ah a culinary advisor responsible for 4 in Tunisia La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,789.445,795.767,I have proven myself in the field I did internships everywhere like the Embassy of France I went to France I went I went everywhere La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,795.767,800.202,I finally became a chef and started to earn money from the chef profession and this was my wish La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,800.202,804.318,I reached my passion but I started following another goal which is to be to be a star chef La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,804.318,807.194,I don't pretend today that I'm a star La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,807.194,816.031,because I consider it as a career on the other hand I'm very happy that Tunivision will invite me Nizar Chaari even asked me to work with them huh here we go La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,816.031,818.147,We worked in Tunivision La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,818.147,825.200,Ah now in all the VIP evenings they invite a chef that's it chefs are starting to get value La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,825.200,843.770,Today what is more important for me is that there are 12 and 13 year old kids tell their parents they want to become chefs so they contact me by phone or Facebook page asking me which schools to join Many people don't know that becoming a chef requires higher education and that after the baccalaureate you have to study 4 years and a master's degree La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,843.770,852.749,So today if I have a little inner satisfaction it is first that I have converted into a passion that I love La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,852.749,857.362,And this is the message I'm conveying to you If you have a passion live it to the fullest La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,858.932,866.911,It's true that I lied to my father telling him that was an internship but honestly I think and I hope he is satisfied with me because ah it was a lie for the sake of my passion La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,866.911,868.880,So live your passion La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,868.880,875.752,Don't care about the social pressure surrounding you and so on When you don't have any pressure you can achieve what you want La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,875.752,882.901,Also ah from now on please when you go to a restaurant call the chef and give him your comments This is the greatest satisfaction La_Reconversion_Vers_La_Passion_Teyssir_Ksouri_TEDxBebDiwen,882.901,883.550,Thank you so much Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,9.557,12.997,I'm going to share with you my spark and my spark is love Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,13.710,25.920,and this is this spark was lit on August 5 2002 in on an archaeological site in Jordan since I met the man of my life who is here and since Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,31.311,42.149,and since then love I I believe in the religion of love wherever its caravans are heading as Ibn Arabi said for Love is my faith and my law Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,43.785,48.939,I come today to tell you 2 stories like the peace and love sign of the hippies Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,49.787,52.093,The first story starts like this Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,52.093,64.431,last November 9 sorry go back I was at home slash my office because my office is at home or my home is in my office anyway I work at home Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,65.192,76.770,I was behind my computer then I was browsing social media and saw an article that my friend Khaled Aweish maybe he is here shared on Tuniscope Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,76.770,78.279,What does this article state Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,78.999,83.312,95% of Tunisian workers are not engaged in their jobs Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,83.312,87.218,Oh this is something that really caught my attention Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,87.218,94.472,I did like the 1000 people who shared this article on social media I went to the source Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,94.472,100.686,In fact if ah if so the one half of the thousand people who read the article are here Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,100.686,108.148,So I went back to this study and I came across a study which was published in Harvard Business News Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,108.148,118.455,This study actually ah um tries to identify a little bit workers' engagement around the world and places where people are a little more serious and less serious and so on Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,119.018,122.243,and Tunisia is in fact among the last Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,122.243,129.932,Only 5% of Tunisian workers feel involved and committed to their work Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,129.932,136.451,This means that only 5% of people who work love their jobs and work hard Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,136.451,139.282,that is the rest no one knows Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,139.282,143.491,This is something that really really broke my heart Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,144.252,149.299,because when I returned to Tunisia after 20 years in France Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,150.367,155.294,this pained me the most and hurt really hurt me Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,155.294,157.559,and I think everyone knows what I'm talking about Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,157.559,170.461,In departments landmarks and offices ah employees arrive late files are delayed things do not progress as they should and relations are a little tense Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,170.461,172.834,Anyway it is chaos and rebellion Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,172.834,175.402,We all know this we have nothing to do this Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,176.408,190.888,So ah then when I started working after 3 years soon I will have 4 years here in Tunisia from time to time I meet exceptional men and women who are truly out of the ordinary Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,190.888,199.148,I mean people who have chosen love as a behavioral path in everything they do and this is beautiful Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,199.148,209.609,because it reflects positively on their work on everyone involved and on the relationship they have with their colleagues and with ah their clients Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,209.609,212.761,Therefore working with them is very wonderful Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,212.761,222.933,So Gerard and I Gérard is my husband but at the same time my boss so Gerard and I decided to try to meet these people Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,222.933,234.852,We thought to ourselves that maybe if we bring these positive people together they would multiply and become several people like that and we will change ah our mindset do something create an atmosphere Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,234.852,237.922,So we created friendship snacks Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,237.922,246.456,So the friendship snacks that we organize at my friend Habiba Bennani who is also here the friendship snacks are informal meetings Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,247.225,259.606,Every time we meet someone who is positive dynamic works hard and loves work and so we invite him and we try to see if there are any nice synergies and interesting things that can come out of meeting them Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,259.606,267.240,This is how we met wonderful people like for example Karim and Sonia Dhkik ah and like Amal Gaaloul Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,267.240,281.196,and I can mention many people who highlight the love of good work the love of quality the love of the relationship between employees and with ah their customers and with their suppliers Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,281.196,284.824,So working was as I told you very wonderful Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,284.824,294.805,I asked myself how could I share all of this with as many people as possible Why am I keeping this to myself I wish I could give this to everyone Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,294.805,297.438,So I came up with the idea made in Tunisia with love Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,297.438,299.903,So what is made in Tunisia with love Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,299.903,304.167,It's like the beauty of sustainable human and professional development Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,304.167,313.702,In fact it is a small indicator which immediately allows you to identify the companies in which it is good to live and work in Tunisia Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,313.702,327.130,and companies which have chosen to have some fundamental value for example a positive attitude which is unfortunately something that is very lacking in Tunisia and we are always a little defeatist and so Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,327.130,331.313,sincerity of words which is something we always need to pay attention to Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,331.313,336.786,ah commitment of actions because we must really be very committed and very involved in everything we do Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,336.786,345.194,and taste for the good work taste for the good work that is it's okay I will work until I come up with something successful and amazing Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,345.194,351.732,and above all the love of the job Love of the job is really something very very important Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,351.732,354.448,So this was made in Tunisia with love Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,354.448,372.694,The second story I'm going to tell you about is a flashback going back I'm always at at home slash office as I told you and you know my office is at home always in the same office behind the same computer and then I come across an article which was also published on social media Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,372.694,377.971,It is a study carried out by the UN on happiness in the world Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,377.971,382.907,This study is in fact based on 6 fundamental criteria Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,382.907,385.635,These six criteria are a bit special Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,385.635,388.139,let me list them for you in a few moments Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,388.139,393.921,The first one is healthy life expectancy So far everyone can understand it Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,393.921,396.919,The second is the perception of corruption Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,396.919,400.096,We have good expertise in this field Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,400.096,407.096,The third one is per capita GDP Well everyone had history and geography lessons so no need to explain what GDP means Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,407.096,413.863,The fourth is freedom to make life choices that is each one is free in the choices he makes in his life Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,413.863,424.722,The fifth is the social bond which means the ability to be able to count on someone in one's life that is you have someone ah you can depend on and someone on whom to count Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,424.722,428.630,Then the last uh the sixth one is generosity Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,428.630,435.264,I kept reading and reading that study until I reached the piece of information I was looking for since so long Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,435.264,439.335,So all of those the the the ranking of all the countries Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,439.335,444.130,and there you see all among the last ones there is hop Tunisia Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,444.130,448.798,Tunisia is ranked 104th out of 144 Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,448.798,450.514,Oh Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,450.514,455.311,This killed my heart it broke my heart it hurt my heart What does it mean Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,455.311,460.106,It means that Tunisia is one of the least happy countries in the world Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,460.106,468.138,It means that there are countries in Africa that in our mindset we are used to not consider are happier than us Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,468.138,470.970,This I mean broke my heart Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,470.970,483.166,This is true When I arrived in Tunisia after 20 years in France I noticed that the Tunisian society had undergone profound changes in customs mentalities and behaviors Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,483.166,490.122,and this in fact made daily relationships really difficult and often painful Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,491.507,492.223,Therefore Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,493.247,498.620,therefore it is essential to return to some fundamentals of living well together in Tunisia Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,498.620,502.611,What are these little sparks that will re enchant our daily lives Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,502.611,507.507,They are easy Love Everyone one can love it's very simple Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,507.507,510.244,Respect we can all do it Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,510.244,511.711,Sincerity Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,511.711,515.861,Trust trust is paramount trust is paramount Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,515.861,524.823,And kindness Kindness means not being envious mutual aid helping each other saying good things and being hand in hand Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,524.823,543.106,Love respect sincerity trust and kindness all of these are the spark with which we can begin and get into a better citizenship in Tunisia I know you're going to say Raya what you said is good but it's easier said than done right Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,543.106,546.994,Because as soon as you start your day you see wrong actions Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,546.994,557.116,when you turn on the TV the radio the news in the street in the workplace and in our cars the news are bad wherever they come from as Stephan Eicher sings Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,557.116,575.512,Yet on a daily basis I treat myself with little wonders of pure love from time to time that is on a street corner or in a shopping center or ah at at Ariana market that is they are little sparks of love that I witness Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,575.512,587.158,and that cheer me up for a week ahead and that restore my confidence and give me hope that my beloved society and my beloved country can is on the right track Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,587.158,597.765,But for that as said ah as the Little Prince ah by Saint Exupéry said Only with the heart that we see clearly what is essential is invisible to the eyes Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,597.765,598.946,True or not Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,605.730,610.552,Remember for example after January 14 we talked about it a lot today in the morning Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,610.552,622.562,after January 14 come on open your personal archives did you find the file please Did you find those beautiful days and that dose of love that were in Tunisia from north to south and from east to west Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,622.562,626.956,The outpouring of love sharing and solidarity was wonderful Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,626.956,633.562,old and young and rich and poor we were all together and we all gave to each other with love Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,633.562,635.629,Man it was a miracle Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,635.629,640.237,come on know we recruited I mean in Switzerland for a moment Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,640.237,642.646,even traffic was good Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,642.646,644.882,people started to stop at the red light Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,644.882,650.563,and priorities were respected and people were like Thank you You pass first Please sister and Good luck Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,650.563,653.288,Those days were very wonderful weren't Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,653.288,654.614,Do you remember them or not Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,654.614,658.533,Yes Yes So this spark exists in Tunisia Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,659.274,666.226,This means that we have this love in Tunisia so we can bring out all this love again huh We can bring it out no Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,668.032,677.065,So I told myself I kept thinking Come on what is the solution What is the solution to start loving to all love each other Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,677.065,683.756,What is the solution to change our mindset in a positive way What is the solution What is the solution Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,683.756,687.622,I kept thinking of what could make us happy again Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,687.622,690.298,What could boost our morale again Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,690.298,693.173,What could make us smile again Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,693.173,697.601,Who could give us the peach and the banana what The banana Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,697.601,703.401,And I found the pink banana the pink banana Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,703.401,704.480,and that's how Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,711.099,714.998,the Pink Banana the pink banana and that's how I had this idea Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,714.998,720.863,In fact I don't know yet how it will take place because I'm relying on all of you to help me make it happen Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,720.863,726.791,In fact it's like a media that would have the editorial line Good news from Tunisia Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,726.791,728.903,I seriously think we can do it Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,736.383,747.412,Actually pink banana is driven only for good news from Tunisia good initiatives happy endings great meetings and associative projects Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,747.412,755.153,oh there are people in the associative sector beyond description they do amazing and pleasant things and no one hears about them Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,755.153,759.712,In the news we only hear bad things I mean I can't believe this Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,763.259,768.634,So good news from Tunisia happy endings and the projects fou fou fou Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,768.634,770.750,Why not huh Why not Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,770.750,773.579,Because as the late Chateaubriand said Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,775.756,781.659,Any revolution that is not accomplished in morals and ideas fails yes or no Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,786.373,795.610,So guys my friends you all woke up early today even though it's Sunday thank you Are you ready Can I depend on all of you to bring love into our lives Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,795.610,801.161,Are we ready to let love take possession of our language Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,802.710,809.904,Are we ready to let love manage our daily lives and our relationships at work and with our families and friends Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,809.904,814.828,Because I assure you in times of crisis love is a safe haven Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,814.828,820.490,and love is the best investment for a country for us and for everything Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,820.490,824.448,I promise you love is the spark of change Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,824.448,826.669,Love is the solution Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,826.669,830.689,Before I leave I just want to suggest something a little crazy Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,830.689,838.266,Huh I know you've been sitting for a while I would like to ask you all to stand up and hold each other's hands Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,838.266,841.651,I want to make a huge human chain Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,841.651,854.486,Ah each of you hold the hands of the people next to you everyone everyone I want to feel a wave of love coming from here a wave of love everyone and we will sing Cheb Khaled's song Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,854.486,861.909,We will love in Tunisia this is life Lalalalala Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,861.909,870.111,We will love in Tunisia this is life Lalalalala Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,870.647,871.779,How sweet you are Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,878.757,883.117,Good job Good job good job Pink_Banana_Good_News_from_Tunisia_Raya_Ben_Guiza_at_TEDxCarthageWomen,886.656,888.120,I love you Tunisia TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,11.511,15.922,Hello everyone I would like to greet all the colleagues present here TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,15.922,19.450,As you know today we are going to talk about the change TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,19.450,20.059,Well TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,21.347,28.176,change ah it's simple ah I introduce myself again some people don't know me Just go to ah OptiNet TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,28.176,38.485,As you see I work in Ooredoo in the technical direction network engineering more precisely in core networks and my tag is a project manager TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,39.521,48.477,Today we are going to talk about change I'm going to present a theory which is that we have to make a change every 3 years as ah Karim said TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,48.477,52.882,Well some are if you can see some are shocked huh TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,52.882,55.109,Well it's not a theory TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,55.109,61.983,What I'm going to expalin is you can say ah a practical thing that is ah I'm going to talk about my case TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,61.983,70.785,As you can see it is the rule of the game which which means that Mr Mario must count to 3 and jump have 1 2 3 years and change TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,70.785,71.629,you got it TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,74.924,86.215,Well my career ah I've been working as an engineer for 12 years I'm going to cut these 12 years into sections of 3 successive years TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,86.215,91.132,The story began ah on the day before September 11 2001 TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,92.179,92.934,At that time TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,98.118,102.895,so ah the day before September 11th I was 23 years and 5 days old TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,102.895,103.862,Too young TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,103.862,110.825,I started working ah in a company that is a supplier of Telecom equipment it was then called Alcatel TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,110.825,115.177,at that time there were not many experts in the telecom profession TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,115.177,120.788,At that time they were working in their brains without any paper pen notebook or anything TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,120.788,125.753,Whenever I approached to someone to see how the work is done they would hide the screen TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,125.753,127.361,It wasn't easy TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,128.563,133.656,People of several nationalities were ah were working with us you know TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,133.656,136.972,In order to win people's sympathy I did everything TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,136.972,141.392,I worked as a driver delivery boy electrician and courier TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,141.392,145.871,I used to bring to them pirated CDs and DVDs of all kinds for all tastes TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,147.831,149.144,there were TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,150.981,152.119,there were Muslims TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,154.148,156.695,there were Muslims who pray TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,156.695,162.162,and there were Tunisians ah who drink beer ah TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,163.204,167.983,There were Orthodox and Christian Egyptians working with us TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,167.983,171.425,There was another race which is the Tunisians TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,172.713,174.697,the Tunisians of Tunisie Telecom TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,175.705,179.000,So ah after 3 years I learned everything TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,179.000,185.818,I learned a lot from these people and I went ah everywhere throughout Tunisia TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,185.818,190.744,After 3 years I didn't have I became no longer know from what to learn TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,190.744,193.158,So ah at that time TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,195.252,198.910,at that time especially with the workers at Tunisie Telecom you have nothing to learn you know TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,198.910,204.094,At that time for me when I was going to quit my job I had nothing to learn so it became boring TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,204.094,205.187,I need to change TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,206.465,217.137,Then it was ah the 3 years ended and it was uh in late 2003 and early 2004 At that time the Sunday press was full of Tunisiana's ads TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,217.137,221.371,At that time Tunisiana was something that people made fun of TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,221.371,225.335,Tunisiana the network did not go beyond Ariana and the hicks were happy TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,226.688,230.666,Well for me I had to take the risk TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,230.666,236.171,Who does not take risks cannot improve his situation and his salary will be 800000 and some tips TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,236.171,237.115,So TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,238.451,248.252,I applied to Tunisiana and I started working in 2004 Tunisiana's advertising had this kind of of appearance TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,249.994,257.169,We who we who who work in the network used from time to time to add something to the card you see TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,257.169,262.727,So ah we used to add some points every month or two TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,262.727,268.503,I remember ah in the first 3 years of Tunisiana we were doubling each time TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,268.503,275.342,We were 500000 subscribers and within one year we became one million then 2 millions in another year TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,275.342,279.687,We the technical team had to double the background network capacity TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,279.687,281.201,We worked a lot TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,282.546,288.830,From a career point of view I have progressed well I was at that time an expert then leading expert and then senior expert TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,290.133,294.698,For the HR manager we cannot evolve further because that was the ceiling TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,302.798,305.473,it was time for change huh TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,306.208,312.569,Change then ah my managers gave me the opportunity to take a first step in management TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,312.569,314.188,I have became a team manager TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,315.465,324.205,This to me was very important but as a team I didn't have a football team I was ah alone with an engineer with 6 months of experience TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,324.205,332.667,So we did a lot of supervision of interns from INIT INSAT and ENSIT all boys and girls TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,332.667,337.979,At the end of the first year we made a second recruitment then we added a third one TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,339.036,344.391,In these 3 years 3 very excellent experts started working with me TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,345.459,354.220,I give someone a task that lasts half a day uh uh he finishes it in an hour then he comes to me asking for another task so he does other people's work They were causing me problems TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,356.095,361.279,The youngest of them receives a salary of 1035 million and he wants to get 1200 million TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,361.279,363.437,However I couldn't offer him anything TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,364.535,370.260,So I found myself in a situation where I was responsible for some people but I could not take them forward TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,371.644,372.996,Then it's simple TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,374.177,375.134,it's time for change TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,378.034,379.695,The past three years TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,381.649,386.477,the past three years one cannot remain in such a position TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,386.477,391.790,Some people tell me You are a team manager Stay in this position Stay there you know TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,391.790,399.654,There is someone who has stayed in his place for 7 years and sees his boss as head of department and hopes that something will happen to him so that he can take his place TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,413.350,413.987, TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,416.299,422.994,change there was an open position in reorganization and a position for project manager TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,424.164,433.085,The project manager at that time we didn't know um if I was the first among ah Tunisiana in ah whose profession whose job description is project manager TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,433.085,435.413,We didn't know what is a project manager TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,435.413,438.334,We had projects that failed badly TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,438.334,440.170,because of one of these reasons TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,441.227,450.266,So in the first 4 figures ah you see ah this is how the specifications were written the last 4 figures are the real needs of the customers TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,451.393,458.321,but between between these two each one understands it and works on it in his own way TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,460.329,468.220,Its simple Ah the job of a project manager is to ensure that the project doesn't fail and to avoid these 4 figures TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,468.220,471.547,However there was change management TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,472.771,481.393,Change management means that I must have authority over the engineers who work with me but not to have managerial authority over them TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,481.393,492.627,So I have to adhere So he has a manager to whom he reports and a project manager who pressures him about time deadline risks quality work etc TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,492.627,493.846,This wasn't easy TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,495.106,499.342,Now actually after the 3 years many things have changed TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,499.342,503.036,People easily accept the idea of having a project manager TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,503.036,513.699,Currently I find myself actually overwhelmed by the number of projects I'm given and I cannot manage all the projects of the company or rather of our management TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,516.182,522.182,So here this ah for the people who know it in Charguia is the break area TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,522.950,527.282,So here there are chairs and tables where people can sit during the break TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,527.282,530.150,That glass box is called the smoking room TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,531.651,537.134,Here inside that smoking room ah we talk about work politics football and we talk about change TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,538.512,541.945,Here I discovered that many people fear change TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,541.945,543.889,They have anxiety TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,543.889,548.871,He he is ready to spend the rest of his life in Ooredoo He doesn't want to change TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,550.127,559.422,I'm not asking these people to change but at least uh to consider change regardless of whether there is a opportunity or not TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,560.816,562.616,You just have to leave the door open TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,563.606,565.815,Some people only stay in the smoking room TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,566.861,569.989,they don't know there is a tree outside he doesn't know there is a tree TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,569.989,572.787,Inside that tree there are birds chirping every morning TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,574.160,576.750,He misses the opportunity to breathe fresh air TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,578.768,583.077,I want to tell someone who doesn't smoke but stays in the smoking room something TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,583.077,585.961,Neighbor when are you going to get out of the smoking room TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,594.870,604.436,Some people have adopted the right idea of leaving the door open for the change to consider the change that may happen in the future TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,604.436,608.570,Just thinking about this idea really makes one feel better TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,609.922,615.942,Now I don't have much time left In fact the 3 years have ended and I have to change I have to change TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,615.942,618.299,And you when are you going to change TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,633.564,634.225,Thank you TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,634.225,634.827,Thank you TEDx_Ooreedo_Nizar,642.500,642.937,Thank you The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,9.610,13.617,In fact now uh we were ah getting ready and discussing The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,13.617,19.162,Cyrine came and asked me ah what I'm going to talk about to know how she would introduce me to people The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,19.162,26.993,Generally the clichéd presentation is Achref I Watch civil society Nessma Nabil Karoui I don't know what The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,26.993,35.899,So ah no actually I'm not going to talk about this because ah what each person has done in his life is something or a personal decision The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,35.899,44.697,that is founding I Watch in 2011 and its rise and spread and so on and so forth are steps I went through in my life The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,44.697,54.071,but everyone thinks that ah um if I talk about this topic you might be inspired and leave and do better things The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,54.071,65.478,yes or no So everything I've experienced doesn't necessarily mean you can do it because ah at TED we always talk about the bright and beautiful things The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,65.478,68.585,We all know how Zuckerberg created Facebook The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,68.585,75.507,but if I study at the same university live in the same house and wear the same hood I will not be able to create Facebook The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,75.507,81.308,because everyone has lived a path so I saw no need to talk about I Watch The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,81.308,84.340,So Cyrine came and asked me What are you going to talk about The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,84.340,86.349,I said I will talk about Messi The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,86.349,89.024,She said Is this a new organization The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,89.024,91.550,I told her No Messi the footballer The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,91.550,96.376,Messi the footballer um is at least the story I'm going to start with The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,96.376,106.839,that's why I wanted to name todays presentation The invisible war of leadership that is the hidden battle of leadership that we don't see The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,107.925,112.264,When everyone was talking about Neymar leaving ah Barcelona The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,113.385,116.068,and everyone was talking about money and huge sums of money The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,116.068,119.885,I said Guys it's not a matter of money it's about something else The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,119.885,126.804,We kept discussing and discussing until one day Neymar signed for and joined PSG The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,126.804,131.294,One might wonder what this has to do with entrepreneurship and what is hidden in it The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,131.294,140.869,When we talk about football or personalities most of us think that leadership is something we can get trained on in form of training The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,140.869,143.644,or something we gain through experience The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,143.644,147.745,Yes this is the part we know but what is the part we don't The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,147.745,150.223,That's why I called it The Invisible War of Leadership The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,150.223,157.094,Most of us think that their lives are external while no one talks about the internal battle The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,159.214,169.148,As soon as Neymar signed going back to the story I there is a video in which Simon Sinek talks about the hormones that control our bodies The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,169.148,175.691,so I kept watching and watching it until I got what happened with Neymar The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,175.691,183.951,In fact this hormone is the hormone that controls leadership and it is the famous hormone Serotonin The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,183.951,186.282,Ultimately what does this hormone help with The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,186.282,189.396,This hormone is the hormone I'm feeling now The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,189.396,191.508,as I'm stand in front of you The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,191.508,196.910,This hormone is my friends and the people who love me who came to see me here and be happy for me The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,196.910,202.040,It is the hormone that when you receive an award your families will feel The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,202.040,205.792,It is the hormone that gives vibes This is the hormone that controls us The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,205.792,212.194,but at the same time this hormone has an effect that reminds us of lizard The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,213.466,217.280,When many lions catch prey what happens The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,217.280,220.431,What happens is that a lion will eat it first The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,220.431,222.955,and the rest will eat after it finishes The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,222.955,226.888,That's what we call alpha the alpha male The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,226.888,233.836,This alpha is the dominant It is the person that all people in front of him retreat and give way to him The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,233.836,234.939,Why The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,234.939,239.602,Simply because when the situation becomes serious the alpha is the one who will protect them The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,239.602,242.162,So they all retreat and tell it Look The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,242.162,257.675,we will now give up but on the condition that when there is danger you will be the first to face it eventually we let you eat the best part of the deer It is a contract between us for you to be strong to protect us The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,257.675,264.881,And it was the same it was the same the day of the PSG and Barcelona match The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,264.881,267.639,by the way I'm not barcelona fan I'm a fan of Chelsea The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,267.639,269.463,I will talk about Barca The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,269.463,273.291,The day of the PSG PSG and Barca match The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,273.291,281.446,if you all rewatch the match now you will notice that all the key moments in the match are of Messi all of them The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,281.446,285.206,until approximately the 82nd or 83rd minute The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,285.206,290.374,I'm telling you this because I rewatched the match after rewatching Simon Sinik's speech The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,290.374,298.360,At that moment what happened was that after the 82nd minute Messi went back and Neymar was the one who got the ball The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,298.360,306.155,the free kick that improved Barcelona's performance in the match was the first free kick Neymar played and the first in which he scored a goal The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,306.155,307.153,and since then The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,308.227,315.547,you feel like Neymar said to Messi Look get some rest because I'm the new alpha The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,317.031,322.401,It's impossible to have 2 alphas in the same team because one of the them have to eat first The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,322.401,326.739,one of the them have to back off and one is controlled by a hormone The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,326.739,330.441,So it is necessary for one of them to back off The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,330.441,344.709,Therefore it is expected I bet my friends about this Neymar should leave because he expects the same hormone among his friends who consider him the new alpha which didn't happen The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,344.709,349.551,but yesterday because the decision to talk about Messi today was taken yesterday The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,349.551,353.784,when I saw Messi running without shoes I ascertained that he is the alpha of that team The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,353.784,358.384,that his friends were ready to run while he watches The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,358.384,362.873,One might wonder why what does this have to do with a TEDx speech The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,362.873,367.365,Because in every team we have there is generally the wrong alpha The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,367.365,372.394,In the classroom in the company we work for and everywhere there is a wrong alpha why The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,372.394,377.504,We accept that that be the alpha but on the condition that he protects us and if this is not the case The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,377.504,380.861,the alpha that we have is the alpha that The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,382.039,385.505,takes first but then sacrifices us The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,385.505,390.251,The boss when something good happens he says I did it Mr Bahij The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,390.251,395.508,and if something goes wrong Its the workers fault the workers as you see what can we do about them for God's sake The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,395.508,400.451,So this is what creates space for a lot of insecurity and mistrust The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,400.451,408.311,But in the midst of all this I know that everyone of you thought about a boss of this type or a friend in an association We all have a fake alpha The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,409.352,411.240,But this is not the first time all of this happened The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,411.240,412.707,not the first time it happened The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,412.707,416.833,Now I will talk enough football I will talk about basketball The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,418.362,420.487,I don't know how to hold a basketball The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,420.487,430.044,Basketball is a very popular sport in America but at the same time there were historic moments in the history of basketball in America The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,430.044,434.219,The moment I'm going to talk about is a match that happened in 1992 The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,434.219,441.545,This match was not recorded by camera and no one knows about it Everyone has heard of it but no one has watched it The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,441.545,447.352,Ah this match showed up a few months ago and we discovered something that happened in it that we didn't understand The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,447.352,454.998,In 1992 the American basketball Dream Team won the gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,454.998,460.978,That year the team that beat America's Dream Team lost by a gap of 40 points The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,460.978,467.172,We are talking here about an average of 43 points in a final match between it and the best team it played against The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,467.172,476.103,We are talking about the team that brought together Scottie Pippen ah Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,476.103,477.517,all in the same team The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,477.517,480.944,So this team has a historical condition until now The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,480.944,487.956,But this match that we watched is a match in which this team played against a group of students The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,489.055,499.379,A match in a hall during the preparation the coach came and told them There is a group of students these students will play against you in a preparatory match The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,501.270,504.077,They lost by a gap of 7 points The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,505.670,514.074,What happened is that their coach brought them a team of students on purpose because he was sure that there was a lot of ego in the hall The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,514.074,518.608,However this ego is not ego it is the hormone I talked about Serotonin The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,518.608,521.150,But how could these people work with each other The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,521.150,528.562,How could Michael Jordan at that time pass or step back to correct a mistake made by Scottie Pippen The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,528.562,529.985,This is impossible from Micheal Jordan The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,531.754,536.815,The problem was getting bigger and bigger so the solution was that they must learn to work together The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,536.815,540.299,So that match they lost made them question themselves The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,540.299,542.487,That match was filmed with one camera The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,542.487,544.348,and came out after 25 years The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,544.348,547.863,Before the journalists go out the coach removed the score The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,547.863,550.957,He was asked Was the match good and he said It was good not bad The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,550.957,555.596,The next day the same team played against the same students The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,556.611,558.753,and the match ended with a gap of 100 points The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,558.753,566.576,However what happened is that after that match there was another hormone was released for this team which is the oxytocin The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,566.576,574.525,Oxytocin is the hormone that makes us feel a bit secure It is the hormone that makes us feel we are good The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,574.525,577.768,It's the hormone we feel after we do something good The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,577.768,580.314,What is good about the oxytocin is that it gives The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,580.314,589.675,that is when you do something good not only you who will feel good but even the person who gets that good thing and benefit from it will feel good The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,589.675,593.348,and even the person who saw us will feel good The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,593.348,595.911,Last summer when a fire occurred in the north The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,595.911,599.113,we waited for intervention to occur it was late The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,599.113,602.608,We a group decided to do something The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,602.608,605.851,as Ain Draham and Sajnan were about to burn so we must do something The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,605.851,607.718,What happened is that we went The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,607.718,612.971,we called who could help who could bring a bottle of water and who could bring what they could The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,612.971,616.596,Little by little people started to give why The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,616.596,618.600,Well we said The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,618.600,622.607,it's a week end and we can help It was just to do something The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,622.607,630.314,But then oxytocin began to release in us and the hormones and the chemical sense began to release in us and we began to feel good and comfortable The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,631.928,634.474,This ah started to infect people The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,634.474,635.576,people who are not from Tunisia The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,635.576,637.840,people who are ah in France and Germany The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,637.840,640.066,Well another Achref Aouadi The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,640.066,643.804,called me and said Look we can do something better We can do a collect from abroad The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,645.289,647.935,In 3 days we collected approximately 60 million in Tunisian money The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,647.935,649.892,and from Tunisians living abroad The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,649.892,652.991,who were not burned with the fire and do not live with us so why The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,652.991,654.307,Because they The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,655.339,660.011,were somewhat witnesses to the act of charity that took place The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,660.011,663.521,The oxytocin gives even to outside the country The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,663.521,665.464,So in all of this The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,666.534,671.864,a Harvard study then came out which is the longest study ever conducted The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,671.864,682.728,a study that lasted more than 70 years through which they discovered that a persons happiness is inevitably linked ah rather a persons health is inevitably linked to his happiness The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,682.728,694.390,that every human being or in the sample they experimented with they found that the people who rated their lives as happy and rated themselves as happy people lived longer The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,696.765,703.138,The Oxytocin as a hormone when released inevitably has an effect on your well being The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,703.138,708.730,and inevitably ah has an effect on how your life is and on your health The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,708.730,713.148,So because these people did things they were satisfied with The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,713.148,720.182,they released more substance which somewhat affected their life quality and health so they got ill less than other people The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,720.182,721.613,One might wonder The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,722.795,723.594,what logic this has The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,724.801,732.012,Because the opposite is when you go to work late and you argue with your boss The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,732.012,735.660,who will not remember that you woke stayed working until 11 pm The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,735.660,737.833,but will remember that you came at 805 The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,737.833,743.637,and when you work in a climate where you are always afraid that your boss will persecute you The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,743.637,746.926,or that ah your colleague ah will implicate you The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,746.926,750.192,or that ah everything you accomplish will be credited to someone else The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,750.192,755.835,When you live in a secure environment then we talk about another hormone The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,755.835,761.539,This hormone sorry I have to read because they are difficult is cortisol The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,761.539,766.006,Cortisol is usually the hormone responsible for our survival The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,766.006,769.899,It is the hormone that circulates in our bodies when we feel danger The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,769.899,772.675,It is the hormone that rescues us The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,772.675,779.602,Unfortunately this hormone causes other things which is that it causes a lot of anxiety The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,779.602,791.684,So every time you go to work while you are not happy with that job every time you go to the classroom knowing that the professor will insult you or when we were young and we forget our supplies and we become anxious and afraid The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,791.684,796.524,then somewhat the cortisol circulates in yes our bodies but what is the problem with the cortisol The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,796.524,800.325,The problem is that as soon as it releases it stops the oxytocin The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,801.897,804.349,and stops anything extra in our bodies The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,804.349,807.622,That's why little by little we become unhappy The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,807.622,810.276,and it affects our health little by little The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,810.276,812.219,and we start to have diseases and we don't understand why The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,812.219,815.790,Simply it is that instead of oxytocin repairing our bodies The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,815.790,819.767,cortisol took its place and blocked it so that it would not flow in our bodies The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,819.767,822.047,That's why you find yourself unhappy at your job The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,822.047,824.625,and you find yourself having diseases that you don't understand The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,824.625,830.138,Why does all this happen Because we chose the wrong environment and chose to be with the wrong people The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,830.138,834.982,We chose that instead of being with the people we secure our bags with when we go to the toilet The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,834.982,837.168,we were with the people who take their phones before we go The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,837.168,842.429,These are all choices That's why I said that the leadership battle has nothing to do with the trainings you do The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,842.429,844.911,Are you with a group you trust The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,844.911,848.898,Are you with a group with which you have goals Are you with a group you can ignore or not The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,848.898,851.542,All of these things we don't see but The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,851.542,859.332,what we don't talk about is what controls us what we don't talk about is what releases the hormones that control our behaviors The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,859.332,870.524,They are simple things like a player leaving or staying somwhere simple things like the best players in the world losing against students This reflects what is happening in your environment reflects today's political events The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,870.524,873.704,and reflects why we have so many doubts about the parties The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,873.704,875.397,Why don't the associations continue The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,875.397,878.724,Why don't companies grow Why don't the start uppers continue The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,878.724,881.261,Why don't employees continue to work in their positions The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,881.261,884.310,Why does a public employee get seconded from his job The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,884.310,890.911,We want to address all these problems with difficult problems Let's do a study let's talk to these people The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,890.911,893.264,and let's create more stimuli The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,893.264,896.971,Well the stimuli release another hormone which is dopamine The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,896.971,899.708,which keeps us focused on our goals The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,899.708,904.128,Dopamine is what tells you Look if you get 20 in maths your dad will give you a 10000 The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,905.380,908.472,and when you take the 10000 you start thinking about the next 2 The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,908.472,912.071,because you want to get another 10000 and so on and so forth The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,912.071,921.324,But the problem they talk about today is why is it invisible war of leardership we all talk about what is visible but we never talk about what is invisible The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,921.324,927.323,What we don't understand is that we don't control most of our decisions in a scientific or rational way The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,927.323,930.819,they are a group of substances driven by situations The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,930.819,940.495,So if there's something you want me to finish with just put yourselves in positions that you're sure they will make you release the hormones you want The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,940.495,943.642,Put yourselves in teams that make you release the oxytocin The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,945.005,948.609,Put yourselves in groups that get the best out of you The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,948.609,950.966,I dont think this is difficult it's a choice The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,950.966,954.305,you want to work with people you love and trust or the opposite The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,954.305,956.298,So the choice is yours The_invisible_war_of_leadership_Achref_Aouadi_TEDxDjerba,956.298,958.367,Here I told you and you are free What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,8.202,25.229,Ok ah first of all thank you for coming today because it is very important to have events like this in Tunisia which didn't exist before ah when I was a student I didn't attend events like TEDx and ah similar events What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,25.229,34.094,Ah I wanted to tell you that ah well as you saw ah most of the the clips were from Tunisia What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,34.094,48.248,and that ah it turned out eventually that we Tunisians do not know Tunisia well Whenever I travel around Tunisia I discover that there are many other new things that we don't know No matter how much I travel around I don't know all of Tunisia What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,48.248,55.018,But ah what ah I wanted to tell you today since we are talking today about the future What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,56.219,63.753,is that in your future and in your lives and starting from today ah there is a very important choice that you must make What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,63.753,66.736,which is uh to live happily What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,66.736,73.491,This is the essential ah um choice The priority is to live happily What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,73.491,76.474,Ah enjoy what you have What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,76.474,83.996,because one day you may not find what you have today ah and maybe other people do not have it What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,83.996,96.827,so enjoy ah the health of your body ah the people who love you the people you love the water you drink and the food you eat What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,96.827,107.841,and these things that we are taking for granted that is what a person uh has everyday ah sleeps warm and everything is fine and so on so ah he is not aware of them What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,107.841,112.470,When do you become aware of these things When do you feel that need When do you become aware of their value What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,112.470,114.631,When you get out of your comfort zone What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,115.769,118.119,When ah you go away from your house What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,118.119,131.087,ah people become wary want to be good looking escape from the rain do not want their shoes to get dirty with mud and so on while my entire body is filled with mud and I feel cold throughout my body What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,132.199,145.876,I swim in the sea when the weather is very cold now in December I swam in ah in what's its name in ah Tamaghza in the south in ah Bizerte and even in ah Nabeul What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,145.876,153.238,So now in December while people feel very cold and snow is falling ah in Ain Draham we swim in the sea What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,153.238,167.577,So ah what do these challenges teach me They teach me that when I return home after that cold and what I experienced in my adventure when I return home and feel warm then I truly know its value What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,167.577,171.232,and I truly appreciate that thing and enjoy it What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,171.232,178.595,For example ah when ah you walk long hours in ah in the desert What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,179.767,182.433,and see how much people really suffer What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,182.433,194.357,Ah one does not know ah how far he has to walk in order to find a well or to find other people that is ah a tent in which there are the people who ah ah herd camels or other things What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,194.357,197.550,One walks and does not know when ah he will drink What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,197.550,204.025,We don't know all of this because we open the tap and drink at home and press a button and the light turns on and it becomes like a day What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,204.025,208.454,Ah we are not really aware of the value ah of all these things What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,208.454,216.542,So this made me ah launch ah a challenge recently ah which I called ah There's still good in Tunisia What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,217.711,219.789,Why did I call it There is still good in Tunisia What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,219.789,230.015,Because ah uh we Tunisians recently maybe ah well not only after the revolution but all this time What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,230.015,240.573,I felt that we no longer have confidence in each other we no longer have how to put it ah confidence in our country and we no longer have hope for our future What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,240.573,242.970,and this affected me greatly What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,242.970,246.098,So I got mad and posted a video What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,246.098,263.044,I said So you said that Tunisia is bad there is nothing good in it it is difficult to live in and there is no longer ah any hope for for the future and so on then I will undertake a challenge and go around all of Tunisia without spending a penny What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,263.044,269.227,I will rely only on the hearts of the Tunisians that is if they will allow me to sleep in their houses that's good and if they won't allow me he will ah I will sleep in the street What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,269.227,275.288,Ah if ah I will not find anything to eat ah and the people will not feed me I'll be carrying Bsisa ah with me What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,276.672,280.254,so that pw so that if I find myself in need I will at least have something to eat What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,280.254,286.329,So ah it was like that it was a very spontaneous challenge and we started the trip What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,286.329,294.603,On this trip ah I started from ah my neighborhood from Mohamedia I live in Mohamedia in the province of Ben Arous I set off and got into the first car that stopped for me What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,296.076,303.719,the first hitchhiking because I I launched the call on social media those who follow me on Facebook and Instagram ah certainly saw them What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,304.323,311.262,So ah for the first hitchhiking someone saw the Instagram and came and drove me to ah the highway What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,311.262,315.080,From the highway I hitchhiked again with a semi trailer What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,315.080,321.226,Anyway they drove me to Bizerte and I began to see little by little how people were interacting What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,321.226,337.126,There are people who went with me from Sousse and people who followed me from Sidi Bouzid and ah ah Kebili and there are people who came from ah Nabeul and anyway people from all over Tunisia followed me carrying backpacks and saying Come on Rabii lets go and so on What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,337.126,354.758,So ah other than that ah the beginning of the trip was somewhat ah a big challenge for me because I didn't know what would happen that gathering of all the Tunisians who came with me was something very great What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,354.758,355.983,What happened What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,355.983,361.373,In every region ah I thought I would handle myself alone but many people came with me What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,361.373,366.484,When many people came with me the people who were going to host me hosted all of us What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,366.484,380.517,that is we were approximately 20 people in a house and the people fed us from their food We were eating anything ah such as ah minestrone couscous and whatever we did not care What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,380.517,384.175,So people hosted all of us and welcomed us What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,384.175,395.371,around one table you find people saying ani people saying na and people saying ana that is there is no longer any difference between anyone from any region What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,395.371,397.520,so there is a very wonderful exchange What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,397.520,405.256,This is what I was focusing on ah on my page and Instagram for the people who follow me What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,405.256,419.059,I was focusing on the diversity we have in Tunisia such as cultural diversity nature diversity and even gastronomic diversity and even everything everything that is when you go from one region to another everything changes What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,419.059,427.793,For example in in the north we have seas forests and ah very beautiful things What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,427.793,432.284,You go to the center and you find also mountains and a completely different atmosphere What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,432.284,441.194,We also have reserves that people don't know we have many reserves other than those on the islands and other than ah the things that maybe we know a little What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,441.194,445.116,but we have very beautiful things in Tunisia that we are not aware of What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,445.116,465.365,Within one week ah after we were in in the atmosphere of ah ah the north west if you know it the cold and rainy weather and so on we went down and arrived in the south where the weather temperature was very high ah and people were staying in the desert and it was a very wonderful thing What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,465.365,474.460,On this same trip we witnessed the harvest of dates the harvest of olives and also the harvest of oranges and many more and it was wonderful What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,476.183,485.254,Ah this aspect made me think of something a little bigger which is for example ecological tourism What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,486.268,489.817,Ah Mr Tarek ah tourism is our kind of thing What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,490.964,496.868,So ecological tourism can be a great potential for Tunisia What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,496.868,501.866,and now we have the problem that its infrastructure is not ready What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,501.866,506.707,This is a problem that we as a civil society must contribute to solving What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,506.707,508.199,Why should we contribute What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,509.737,514.031,Because today we care about ah parity between regions What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,515.715,519.871,and this is the thing that can create the parity between regions the most What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,519.871,524.110,If you from Djerba go to Siliana What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,524.110,537.699,and the residents of Siliana go to Bizerte and the residents of Bizerte go to the northwest to Kef and we start touring our country hence this will boost the economy What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,537.699,556.699,Now even the tourist wants to eat tabouna bread in from Auntie Mbarka in ah in Jebel ah ah Sammama another ah wants to ah live the experience of ah picking dates and the other wants to live the experience of picking oranges in ah in ah in Nabeul What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,556.699,563.470,So uh ah today people from all over the world are looking for an adventure What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,563.470,565.920,people are looking for cultural exchange What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,565.920,570.023,they no longer want much to go to a hotel and stay there What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,570.023,576.590,He wants to go out wants to get to know people and talk to them wants to see their culture their mindsets and see their food What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,576.590,578.480,but he does not find all these things What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,580.133,581.689,so who can provide them What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,581.689,582.715,The residents of the region What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,582.715,587.899,That's why I liked the Come to us here initiative of who ah is part of Come to us here What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,589.477,589.743,Yes What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,591.362,602.113,That is it civil society is what can serve this matter in the in the forefront and serve what Serve its region first of all What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,602.113,608.796,because if you ah no one I cannot talk about Djerba as you can What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,608.796,615.198,ah and I cannot talk about Kef as the residents of Kef can for only they know all its areas What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,615.198,629.394,That's why ah the last message ah was through people that is we made a documentary well we made a documentary for this trip I took and when it will be ready we will publish it What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,629.394,634.554,but ah we saw the places through those people's eyes What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,636.376,640.260,I cannot speak about a region more than its residents What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,640.260,643.938,I cannot know its places and alleys better than its residents What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,643.938,647.278,I cannot know the origin of that food What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,647.278,658.202,while he can tell you about it since he planted it and it became wheat then he milled it and how it became bulgur and so on you know you cannot know all of this What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,660.839,664.191,The whole world is moving in this direction What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,664.191,673.750,We are preserving ecology more and more because we also think about the farmer in terms of global warming the problems of the industry and the problems of ah everything happening in the world What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,673.750,683.372,So there is a global awareness towards ecology and sustainable tourism and they want to preserve culture as well What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,683.372,692.515,If we carry on in this manner here you see how the cities have become now when you go to China to America and to France they have become almost the same What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,692.515,696.865,Why Because the buildings became similar and everything became similar What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,696.865,700.099,We are ah losing a lot of the Tunisian character What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,701.154,706.329,If we are all going to build apartments and I don't know what then that's it there would be no difference What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,707.363,715.395,Here you see how beautiful the Medina the old city the blue and white and such things are They are beautiful but they are about to disappear What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,715.395,719.350,So we must all be conscious of this matter What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,720.455,722.121,and try to work on it What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,722.121,728.269,Ah I was alone in my initiative I took ah such an initiative alone What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,728.269,732.396,I tried to Tunisia ah from a different perspective What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,732.396,734.458,I said Here's my I eye see through it What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,734.458,741.928,I share posts everyday talking about ah how my adventures in Tunisia and outside Tunisia happened and so on What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,741.928,761.820,I try to show young people like me how to travel with the least amount of money how to travel around their country with the least amount and with the least fatigue and how to reach ah specific people who can give help in places ah in Tunisia and all the outdoor activities What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,761.820,765.871,because nowadays there are a lot of young people who say What are we going to do on the weekend We don't have anything to do What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,766.902,775.147,You have nothing to do We have just yesterday just yesterday while I was sitting with my friends they said What can you do in Tunisia other than ah hanging out at night or going to a cafe What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,776.525,779.356,I told him here you go You can do scuba diving What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,779.356,781.297,You can do caving What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,781.297,783.129,You can do climbing What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,783.129,784.548,You can do kayak What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,784.548,786.365,You can do horse riding What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,786.365,792.712,You can do hundreds of thousands of things in Tunisia hundreds of thousands of things in Tunisia the young people don't know What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,792.712,794.220,Ah but they aren't talked about What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,794.220,798.666,Why wait until they tell you about them Search for yourself ask and see What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,800.624,808.109,The platform will be ready God willing we are now preparing a platform to make it easier for young people to find these contacts What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,808.109,819.331,I will give you Auntie Mbarkas phone number so when you want to eat ah tabouna bread in Kef you call Auntie Mbarka directly and go and spend the night with her eat tabouna bread there help her a little and then leave What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,820.602,822.463,We will try to do such things What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,822.463,829.050,If you want ah to go to Siliana and climb the Serj mountain ah I will give you the phone number of the guide there so you can go and walk around with him and so on What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,829.050,831.654,The same goes if you want to enter the cave What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,831.654,846.506,So we want to create something new for the country first of all for our country for the people of our country and for the regions that we call ah troubled regions as so and so said not marginalized What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,848.095,851.564,So ah let's try to serve ourselves What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,851.564,860.326,and not wait for anyone to do us a favor or ah ah give us aid from abroad and so on all of this is nonsense What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,860.326,867.788,When ah when returning now they want to use palm leaf baskets like us like we make baskets What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,867.788,869.913,Now they want to make straw hats What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,869.913,874.046,why Because all of these do not destroy ecology and they want to get rid of plastic What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,874.046,877.328,So the world is heading towards the future this is the future What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,877.328,879.036,The world is moving in that direction What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,879.036,882.505,which is what we still have in our hands today What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,884.212,897.981,Let us not lose this handicraft and not not lose all this potential that we have and let's be aware of its value and value it and try to work on it for our future with which we can compete with other countries What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,897.981,900.262,Ah our country is very beautiful What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,900.262,902.145,Our country has many beautiful things What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,902.145,906.328,The people of our country are very very very nice What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,906.328,907.535,Do not be afraid of each other What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,907.535,912.270,Get closer to each other and especially work together and let's make a change What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,912.270,922.477,It is certain that each of us has an issue in his life that he wants to change One is not satisfied with the roads with potholes and the other has a problem related to the Tunisian administrations and the other has I dont know what What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,922.477,931.352,If each one of us takes that matter as a case in his life and works on it and changes it Tunisia will become better What_I_can_do_in_Tunisia_Rabii_Ben_Brahim_TEDxDjerba,931.352,931.729,Thank you