DAY 13: Lessons from a Certified Google Teacher

Disclaimer: This post isn't much focused on photography thingy but it contains a lot of thoughts and words that will feed your mind and heart to be a successful photographer or in whatever type of career you want someday. 
   

     Proudly, our professor, Sir Rey of Rey Mendoza Photography, became one of 50 teachers in Southeast Asia chosen by Google to attend on its recent convention and be one of its certified teacher. With the fact that it was a sought-after seminar, knowing what had been talked about on that event is a very nice experience. Good thing, our professor dedicated part of our class hours to share us inspirations and things on the said event. 

     We watched a cute video about the parable of the talents. After some reflections, the lesson from the story had been connected to our Visual Communication subject. To sum it up, here's what our professor told us:

"Photography and videography is not a talent, it is skill. 

Everything that needs to be learned is not a talent" 

"You have to work on your talent"

"It's not about what had given to you but what you do about it"

     After watching the video, we had an activity to write in a paper, we wrote our talent, what we have done about it, and what are action plan for the talent which we do nothing about. A verse from the bible was also mentioned to us because it is somewhat very applicable to take initiative and do something about our talents. 

" Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you" - Matthew 7:7

    As a student, I realized that I need to know what I really love and that I have to do something about on what I perceived as my talent and on the things I'm good at. We also learned the 10X THINKING which is a redical way to think and the MOONSHOT THINKING which is choosing to be bothered and thinking that something might be possible not because it's easy but because they're hard. 

"When you found passion, you're unstoppable".  

     We also learned Pecha Kucha which is a new effective way of delivering a talk or seminar with a limited span of time. After watching a video explaining what Pecha Kucha is all about and the tips for doing it, we tried doing it and had our own individual presentation with just 20 slides and a limited time . 

"Pressure makes diamond"

      I felt that the class became so productive and we have learned life lessons that will help us to be successful someday.