Few things in life resonate so powerfully.<\/p>\n
My curiosity\u00a0started out from\u00a0the luminous\u00a0talent I observed\u00a0on the Korean tv drama “Boys Over Flowers” – not just acting, but also other remarkable talents, skills and traits that I could see\u00a0– it drew my attention to actress Ku Hye-sun (\uad6c\ud61c\uc120) whereupon I learned of her record of creative skills and accomplishments. From this, I also am sensing her\u00a0high emotional intelligence that has led\u00a0to her continuing\u00a0leadership experience and growth (e.g., sign language, music and art abilities). What setting and circumstance gives rise to such\u00a0a meaningful\u00a0personal philosophy and mindset? Most relevant to YCISL, she appears to be a person who is highly attuned\u00a0to the “Your Personal Story” concept which serves as an exceptional example for our students.<\/p>\n
The following is the information I found on the web that to me\u00a0demonstrates her youthful growth-driven and intrinsically-motivated mindset.<\/p>\n
1. Quoted from the Wikipedia entry for Ku Hye-sun (August 24, 2014):<\/p>\n
“What is most important is to become the winner at the end\/ultimately\/finally. Right now is not the time to feel accomplished for what project is doing well or making that as a life’s goal. To me, what is more important is what kind of person I will live as and remembered. In my 20’s, a big hit came my way through BOF. But, I cannot be just stuck there. I felt that I need to mold\/make myself even better and live my life even better. That is my life’s goal.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n She truly\u00a0embraces the idea that success is a continuous journey (credit to\u00a0Richard St. John for this idea). Her growth mindset is particularly clear and impressive.\u00a0And she masterfully does it through\u00a0intrinsic motivation.<\/p>\n 2. Quoted from an article titled “More Than Just a Pretty Face” written by Claire Lee on WSJ.com (http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/scene\/2012\/12\/28\/more-than-just-a-pretty-face\/) based on an interview with Ku Hye-sun:<\/p>\n “I\u2019m obsessed with documenting my ideas\u2014all of my ideas. Whenever I get ideas for my art works, I either have to write them down or draw something right away. When I think of random melodies, I have to write a score on the spot. Otherwise I\u2019d soon forget, and that\u2019s the last thing that I want.”<\/em><\/p>\n “Everything that I do aside from acting and directing\u2014painting, composing, singing and writing\u2014is in fact what I\u2019ve been doing all my life, ever since I was a kid. I started painting lessons when I was 6. Throughout my childhood I thought I\u2019d become an artist one day. When I was in high school, I\u2019d send scores of my own music to entertainment agencies in the hopes of becoming a singer. I had about 100 songs written when I turned 20. One of the reasons why I enjoy filmmaking is because I get to incorporate all of these things, music, art and writing, into one piece of work.”<\/em><\/p>\n She is a skilled practitioner in creativity and reflection, and her advantage is that she started from young and has managed uncertainty very well.<\/p>\n