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You are at a critical stage in your life, trying to figure out ____ you are and who you want to be.

You may also be wondering ____ you can improve yourself.

Self-improvement is not about ____ perfect.

It is a journey to become the ____ version of yourself.

The talks here will inspire you as you take your first ____.

I’m a ____, and I love writing.

But there are ____ when I feel anxious about my writing and blame myself for a lack of creativity.

Creating something new is not ____, and you have probably experienced this when you had difficulty coming up with ideas for group projects or videos.

So, how can we ____ aside those worries and enjoy the creative process more?

I did some research on this issue and found that ancient Romans understood “genius” differently from how we see it ____.

To them, “genius” didn’t refer to a particularly ____ person but rather a divine assistant spirit of creativity.

They believed that ____ lived in the walls of artists’ homes and would come out and help them with their work.

This meant that if the artists’ work was not good enough, they didn’t ____ to blame themselves entirely.

Everyone knew that their genius was ____ responsible for the quality of the work.

Some people may think this is not scientific, but we often hear stories ____ how people get inspired mysteriously.

I once met an American poet named Ruth ____.

Throughout her life, she worked on a farm and wrote ____.

She ____ a special way of recognizing when a poetic genius was coming to her.

She ____ it felt like the earth was shaking under her feet!

Whenever that feeling hit her, she knew she had to return home quickly and write the poem down before the genius found another ____.

My creative process isn’t as dramatic as ____.

I have to get up at the same time and work on my laptop for hours every ____.

Yet, even in this rather boring routine, I do get ideas coming from a source I can’t ____.

Typically, it happens ____ I’m deeply engaged in my work.

Several hours or even days can pass, and I completely ____ myself in my creative process.

It’s at those moments that a brilliant idea ____ me somewhat mysteriously.

I’m sure ____ my genius.

Remember that you ____ have a magical genius that is willing to help you.

But first, you must put your heart and soul into your ____.

Immerse yourself in your work and ____ to enjoy the creative process itself.

If you do, your ____ will come for sure.

____ I was 12, I was passionate about soccer.

I played soccer every day, and I always ____ that I would grow up to become a great soccer player one day.

Forty years later, ____, I don’t even watch soccer games anymore.

I’m ____ a big fan of American football now.

My 12-year-old self may find this a ____.

When I was 22, I graduated ____ college in India with a computer science degree.

At that time, it ____ occurred to me that I would be living a completely different life in the U.S. as a journalist and podcast host.

Thirty years ago, we didn’t even have podcasts or ____, and the future was not just unknown but unknowable.

When we look back, we can ____ how we have changed, but when we look forward, we tend to imagine ourselves as the same people, only older and taller.

That, ____, is not the case.

Biologically, our cells are continuously renewing ____, and our brains are rewiring and modifying their connections.

We are constantly ____ new versions of ourselves.

____ you heard of the “Ship of Theseus”?

When Theseus, a famous Greek ____, returned from his adventure of rescuing the children of Athens, the Athenians wanted to preserve his ship.

They kept replacing the wood pieces that had decayed until all the ____ pieces were replaced with new ones.

In this ____, could we still call it the Ship of Theseus?

Well, we are living examples of the Ship of ____.

Every day, we are changing and growing to become new versions of ____.

This means that our future selves may be very ____ from who we are now.

Then how can we create a future ____ be proud of?

I have ____ advice for you.

First, actively envision the ____ of person you want to become in the future.

To do this, spend time with different kinds of people to ____ more and stay curious.

Second, when expressing your views online or with friends, remember that your future self ____ disagree with your current opinions.

So, be respectful of other people’s ____ and don’t just assume that you are always right.

Finally, your future self will have strengths and wisdom that you may ____ today.

Even if you can’t do something ____, you might be able to in the future.

So, don’t be afraid of new challenges. Be ____!