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Is it truly necessary to be resilient in order to be an effective leader? This question is addressed in

today's seminar, which I found to be an eye-opening. Mayor Lenlen Oreta, Sandra Nicole Castro, Danda
Buhain, Elmer Pineda, Harvey Keh, and Castor Troy Jimenez serve as guest hosts for the program
CMUZEN Reborn: CMU 1st Student Conference 2022. The host asked personal questions to the guests in
order for the students to gain knowledge from their experiences, and the guest host confidently answered
all of them. They were having a conversation about their struggles and other aspects of being a leader,
and one thing that stood out to me was what the host, Ivan Kurt, said, “We couldn’t be mentored by
someone na hindi naranasan ung mga pagsubok.” that is very true because mentoring one person or a
group of people is difficult, especially when you haven't experienced those things firsthand and people
won't listen to you since they know that everything you're saying isn't coming from the heart. Castor Troy
Jimenez also talked about how, due to his illness, he almost gave up studying, but fortunately, he didn't
and continued to follow his passion, and now he's sharing his experience with all of us to show that we
need to be resilient in order to adapt to any scenario and be flexible in all situations. One of their main
topics was the current pandemic, we were all affected by it and we’re striving to adjust to the new normal,
they were being resilient as leaders so that their people wouldn't lose faith in them, as Ivan Kurt noted, “A
faith that has not been tested is couldn’t be trusted.”.
To conclude, even if we experience problems from time to time, we must remain resilient and
consider the situation's potential outcomes in order to stay motivated. Of course, even if we claim that we
should not be affected by what is going on around us, we cannot deny that we are human beings with
feelings, and we must always remember that as a leader, we should not make decisions based on one’s
emotions, and we all should not be impulsive in order for things not to be destroyed as a result of one's
rash decisions. Being a leader entails a great deal of responsibility, you must carry a lot of baggage and
make major decisions that will affect everybody; thus, you must learn a lot and go through a lot of
hardship in order to not crumble when life throws you challenges.

The second portion of the seminar is titled CMU: The Reborn Identity, and the main speaker is
Professor Melissa Oreta, president of City of Malabon University. She used the film The Bourne Identity
as an example of how one's identity may alter. Do we have to change? That is the main question here. Is  it
true that change is usually result to a positive outcome? What are the things that need to be changed? She
argued that there are three types of changes: adaptive, transformational, and transitional, and those
changes occur not only in a person's physical appearance but also in their personal growth. Her goal is to
change from student-centered to center for student development in order for students to better adapt in the
real world after school, but some people are hesitant to make this change because of the sudden shifts, but
the truth is that this type of change is beneficial to us because when we enter the real world and look for a
job, they will not belittle the diploma we have because they know that City of Malabon University
provides one of the best educational and learning environments in the country. Prof. Melissa Oreta
intends to modify a number of things at the university in terms of improving not only the student's
learning experience, but also to provide better service and facilities for students to feel at ease while
studying. After Prof. Melissa Oreta, there was a new guest speaker, Mr. Francis Kong, who began his
lecture with the quote "Crisis isn't just an accelerator, crisis is a revealer." I agree with that because when
the pandemic struck, people didn't know how they would survive, but look at us now, we are still alive
and able to cope with the changes that are occurring, and we should keep in mind that we are now in the
new normal, and things won't come back to what it was before. We are wary of change, but we must
accept the fact that things will change, such as jobs, which will undoubtedly change as we have already
seen, and the hiring process will also change. We can't foretell what the future holds, yet one guy we see
wearing a worn-out sneaker and baggy clothing could be the next CEO of a corporation. Our generation is
the world's future since we are now exposed to sources and technology, but there are also downsides to
being exposed to those, one of which is that it is misleading to normalize isolation because we need others
to survive. People's mindsets have become so entrenched that they say things like "Go lang" or "Bahala
na," which is bad since the results will not be what you desire.
To summarize, change is a good thing; nevertheless, let us not be content with what we have now
because it is only the bare minimum; the future contains much more. It was really relatable because the
subject matter was exactly what we are going through right now. We could see in the news, on social
media, and in other platforms that things are swiftly changing as a result of the epidemic. We were first
concerned, but we can now enjoy these developments. We were also able to improve and learn skills that
are required in today's generation, such as being ICT literate and being a strong communicator in both
written and oral communication. We learn a lot from these changes, and we should not stop them from
occurring since they are for the common good.