Sometimes things come along that you have to say yes to straight away.
I have done almost 40 talks about nature, birding, conservation and Black2Nature or different combinations.
When I was asked to be a speaker at a Ted Conference, it was different. These are talks that are up to 18 minutes long and are totally, wow inspirational.
"SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT!
Mya-Rose Craig AKA Birdgirl is a 14 year old young Naturalist, Ornithologist and Young Birder, as well as Environmentalist, Conservationist, Activist and Writer.
Birdgirl saw her 4,000th bird in Kenya 2015 and set a target of seeing her 5,400th bird (1/2 of the world's birds) by age 18.
She has been listed with the songwriter George Ezra and actress Maisie Williams from Game of Thrones as one of Bristol's most influential young people.
Regardless of her age, she has been able to successfully follow her passions and dreams. How? Through patience and perseverance.
Don't miss her on Saturday 25th March 2017 at Arnolfini contemporary art museum."
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My talk was called "Passion, Priorities, Perseverance". This the link to the video https://youtu.be/UFl5bty3HKc
I talked about my passion for birds and birding, how I had to find that passion myself and how it can not be imposed by others. I also talked about how that passion has led me to set goals for myself, at a young age, such as wanting to see a Harpy Eagle, wanting to see every hummingbird in the world, wanting to see 5,400 birds (half the world's birds) before I am 18 years old and wanting to visit all the continents of the world by the time I was 15 years old.
I talked about how in everything I do, I have to prioritise my goal if I am to make them happen. For example, I know the best places for me to go birding in the world for the next 3 summers before I turn 18 years old. Then I have to keep persevering to get to my end goal.
I will post my talk here very soon, as soon as the organisers have posted it on YouTube. When I do, have a watch and I hope you find it inspiring.
BTW, those were the first flowers I have ever been given, though I have been given a flowering plant before after a talk, but that is not quite the same.
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About the Author
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Mya-Rose was a Bristol European Green Capital Ambassador along with Kevin McCloud, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Tony Juniper, Simon King, Miranda Krestovnikoff and Shaun the Sheep! See the full list of Bristol Ambassadors. She has also been listed with the singer-songwriter George Ezra and actress Maisie Williams from Game of Thrones as one of Bristol's most influential young people. She is an Ambassador for World Shorebirds Day, See It Her Way and a Charter Champion for The Charter for Woods, Trees and People. She organised a conference, Race Equality in Nature, in June 2016 aiming to increase the ethnic diversity in nature. She has also set up Black2Nature with the aim of working with organisations to increase the access to nature of BAME people. Please connect with her on LinkedIn (Mya-Rose Birdgirl Craig) so that she can invite you to join the Race Equality in Nature LinkedIn Group and be part of the change. Please like her Birdgirl Facebook Page and follow her on Birdgirl Twitter.
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