President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy took part in the All-Ukrainian online forum of the National Children and Youth Council - 2020 “Leadership. Inspiration. Fun”.
Opening the forum with a video speech, the Head of State noted that the event brought together about 15,000 leaders of school self-government. The President gave the youth three pieces of advice. The first is not to hesitate and confidently go until the end. The second is to doubt everything.
“Did I confuse you? Okay, I need to clarify. The truth and paradox is that you can be equally hindered by constant doubts and excessive self-confidence. You ask: when to use the first advice, and when to use the second? And here I can say that you will never know whether you will succeed or fail until you try,” the President emphasized.
Therefore, according to him, to understand exactly how to act, you need to go your own way - "with obstacles, walls, skepticism, closed doors and mistakes".
The third piece of advice for young people from Volodymyr Zelenskyy is to listen, yet not without questions.
"Look, but don't be blinded. Look for examples to follow, not idols. Set ambitious goals, but don't become their round-the-clock slave. And most importantly, remember that any words and advice, even those mentioned above, are not the ultimate truth and not a direct guide to action," the President said.
He stressed that young people are the hope of Ukraine, as they were born in an independent, democratic state, in the digital world, in the new millennium, when studying in school, you can create a successful startup, speak at the UN General Assembly, become famous for millions of people using just your phone and imagination.
"You know everything perfectly well. Understand what you want. You are smart, talented, ambitious and brave. Therefore, the only thing I can say in conclusion is that you will definitely succeed,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.