ENTREPRENEUR BIZ TIPS: Rediscover yourself by getting out of your comfort zone | Eleftherios Beltsios | TEDxUTHLarissa

Here’s Great Tip: Rediscover yourself by getting out of your comfort zone | Eleftherios Beltsios | TEDxUTHLarissa

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Inspired by two remarkable experiences of his life, Eleftherios Beltsios encourages us to dare to step out of our comfort zone. He suggests that leaving our comfort zone may enable us to better understand ourselves, decide where we want to be, and realize what pushes us in that direction.

Eleftherios Beltsios was born in Larissa, Greece, and is currently a final-year medical student at the University of Thessaly, Greece. Since the beginning of his medical studies, he has been very interested in medical research. He had been working in Germany where he served as a research fellow at University of Lübeck and as a visiting researcher at Charité – Universitätsmedizin, Berlin. After completing his studies in Medicine, he aspires to combine a clinical career with research. Eleftherios Beltsios was born in Larissa and is currently a 6th-year medical student at the University of Thessaly, Greece. Since the beginning of his medical studies, he has been particularly interested in research.

Being in the first year of his studies, he received the 1st prize in a national conference for his participation in basic research and clinical research protocol. Since then he has been involved in various basic research programs.

In 2017, he moved to Germany where he stayed for almost two years, completing part of his studies at the University of Lübeck School of Medicine. At the same time, he worked as a research fellow undertaking research projects where he conducted a great number of in-vitro and in-vivo experiments in the field of immunology. Prior to his return to Greece, he also worked in various cities of Germany including Munich, Leipzig and Berlin where, in addition to clinical practice, he carried out basic stem cell research. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at