The unapologetic beauty of focusing on your strengths | Wendelin Slusser | TEDxUCLA

Turns out, being a great student at UCLA or other prestigious schools takes far more than studying hard and being smart, and it’s bigger than you. It requires an infrastructure, a community, a campus. The result is that how we define a healthy campus and a healthy approach to learning is very different than what we think walking into that classroom for the first time.

Dr. Wendy Slusser is Associate Vice Provost at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), for Chancellor Block’s Healthy Campus Initiative that was envisioned and is supported by Jane and Terry Semel; Dr. Slusser is also HS Clinical Professor of Pediatrics in the UCLA Schools of Medicine and Public Health, and Co-Founder and Academic Director of the UCLA Fit for Healthy Weight program. Dr. Slusser graduated Cum Laude from Princeton University, received her Medical Degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University and her Masters Degree in Science from the Institute of Human Nutrition at Columbia University. She completed her internship and residency in Pediatrics at Babies Hospital, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. She joined the UCLA faculty in 1996 and since then has been a leader in community, school, clinic, and family based programs related to health promotion, infant and child nutrition and physical fitness.

[wyncherleydelgado]

Not sure if this is about strengths, fruits or health.

[Chemist]

0:00 - 1:09 Beginning of legitimately interesting TEDx Talk
1:12 - 2:27 Tries to relate prunes to personal strengths
2:37 - 3:39 Fun facts about Diabetes
4:25 - 8:44 Life Story of UCLA Undergrad Savannah
8:45 - 9:34 Info on the Ugly Fruit Initiative
9:35 - 10:29 Salad bars to Schools campaign
10:30 - 10:51 Shameless plug for UCLA
11:08 - 11:25 "Build on your strengths"
11:27 - 11:45 Cute Haiku from her son

10/10 would not watch again.

[marikoharada]

Inspiring speech applicable to all and not just to college students.

[TheHelloWorldz]

People in general focus in the others strength, they focus on what's trendy.

[willemxeno]

I was a little bit disappointed about the lack of a red line in the talk but the concept is very interesting! Thanks for sharing

[jamiedbruce]

Positive talk. powerful. I would watch again

[lucytseng]

I love to eat fruit too! Yay Wendy and go Bruins!

[DalidaMusic]

Powerful speaking about the truths of life. Thank you!

[billwong]

I heard this in person last month. It's one of my favorites!

[noVicda]

Wholely disappointed in this presentation.

[sandiialli]

do not watch if you want information on focusing on your strengths

[laragreene]

BORING!! THOUGH MAYBE NOT TO SHALLOW PPL.