hey guys what’s up how would John oh I’m a performer so I’m gonna do that how are
a performer so I’m gonna do that how are
a performer so I’m gonna do that how are you doing guys you could be louder than
you doing guys you could be louder than
you doing guys you could be louder than that that’s my mom in the corner I can
that that’s my mom in the corner I can
that that’s my mom in the corner I can hear you from a mile away how you
hear you from a mile away how you
hear you from a mile away how you feeling good all right so I need a show
feeling good all right so I need a show
feeling good all right so I need a show of hands how many people here have ever
of hands how many people here have ever
of hands how many people here have ever felt overwhelmed about the idea of not
felt overwhelmed about the idea of not
felt overwhelmed about the idea of not knowing what direction their life will
knowing what direction their life will
knowing what direction their life will go in put him up mom stick it up two
go in put him up mom stick it up two
go in put him up mom stick it up two hands she goes to hit that’s because of
hands she goes to hit that’s because of
hands she goes to hit that’s because of me okay good
me okay good
me okay good you’re not alone my name is Sarah
you’re not alone my name is Sarah
you’re not alone my name is Sarah Barrios and ever since I was a little
Barrios and ever since I was a little
Barrios and ever since I was a little girl I wanted to be a singer I would
girl I wanted to be a singer I would
girl I wanted to be a singer I would play guitar with my dad and sing the
play guitar with my dad and sing the
play guitar with my dad and sing the Beatles quite horribly might I add into
Beatles quite horribly might I add into
Beatles quite horribly might I add into a microphone stand pretending that I was
a microphone stand pretending that I was
a microphone stand pretending that I was playing in front of thousands of people
playing in front of thousands of people
playing in front of thousands of people every second felt like magic because all
every second felt like magic because all
every second felt like magic because all it was focused on was that moment years
it was focused on was that moment years
it was focused on was that moment years later at 19 I experienced a pretty
later at 19 I experienced a pretty
later at 19 I experienced a pretty significant what now moment a long-term
significant what now moment a long-term
significant what now moment a long-term highschool relationship that I thought
highschool relationship that I thought
highschool relationship that I thought would last forever ended and along with
would last forever ended and along with
would last forever ended and along with that I started to question whether or
that I started to question whether or
that I started to question whether or not the college major that I had
not the college major that I had
not the college major that I had selected was really one that I felt
selected was really one that I felt
selected was really one that I felt passionate about but then I thought back
passionate about but then I thought back
passionate about but then I thought back to something that my dad once told me he
to something that my dad once told me he
to something that my dad once told me he said Sarah I don’t know why I said it
said Sarah I don’t know why I said it
said Sarah I don’t know why I said it like that he said Sarah life throws both
like that he said Sarah life throws both
like that he said Sarah life throws both good and bad things your way so whatever
good and bad things your way so whatever
good and bad things your way so whatever you choose to do make sure it’s
you choose to do make sure it’s
you choose to do make sure it’s something that you love even when it’s
something that you love even when it’s
something that you love even when it’s hard this is a photo of me and my dad on
hard this is a photo of me and my dad on
hard this is a photo of me and my dad on my college campus it was around this
my college campus it was around this
my college campus it was around this time that I decided to drop out of
time that I decided to drop out of
time that I decided to drop out of school completely and focused on highs
school completely and focused on highs
school completely and focused on highs and focus on music full term so then my
and focus on music full term so then my
and focus on music full term so then my dad said I see what now good question
dad said I see what now good question
dad said I see what now good question dad what now what do I do it was like
dad what now what do I do it was like
dad what now what do I do it was like the idea of what now and my head was
the idea of what now and my head was
the idea of what now and my head was really how do I plan for my future what
really how do I plan for my future what
really how do I plan for my future what does it look like and as I started
does it look like and as I started
does it look like and as I started working getting appearances on American
working getting appearances on American
working getting appearances on American Idol or playing at the Troubadour in Los
Idol or playing at the Troubadour in Los
Idol or playing at the Troubadour in Los Angeles or even here at TED talks
Angeles or even here at TED talks
Angeles or even here at TED talks I found myself asking that same question
I found myself asking that same question
I found myself asking that same question what now but the thing is guys I don’t
what now but the thing is guys I don’t
what now but the thing is guys I don’t know I have no idea if I will get a
know I have no idea if I will get a
know I have no idea if I will get a record deal or get to perform on a TV
record deal or get to perform on a TV
record deal or get to perform on a TV show and as someone who deals with
show and as someone who deals with
show and as someone who deals with pretty severe anxiety the idea of not
pretty severe anxiety the idea of not
pretty severe anxiety the idea of not knowing is literally the worst thing in
knowing is literally the worst thing in
knowing is literally the worst thing in the world
the world
the world aside from stepping on a leg with their
aside from stepping on a leg with their
aside from stepping on a leg with their feet I have two young brothers it’s the
feet I have two young brothers it’s the
feet I have two young brothers it’s the worst thing but there’s no way to be a
worst thing but there’s no way to be a
worst thing but there’s no way to be a hundred percent certain as to how your
hundred percent certain as to how your
hundred percent certain as to how your life is going to turn out today I am a
life is going to turn out today I am a
life is going to turn out today I am a 22 year old singer songwriter and
22 year old singer songwriter and
22 year old singer songwriter and musician I’ve learned to embrace the
musician I’ve learned to embrace the
musician I’ve learned to embrace the idea and the question of what now with
idea and the question of what now with
idea and the question of what now with all of its potential uncertainty and
all of its potential uncertainty and
all of its potential uncertainty and live in the present moment and I offer
live in the present moment and I offer
live in the present moment and I offer that to you guys
that to you guys
that to you guys what now what can you do right now to
what now what can you do right now to
what now what can you do right now to help you achieve your aspirations can
help you achieve your aspirations can
help you achieve your aspirations can you set goals can you make schedules can
you set goals can you make schedules can
you set goals can you make schedules can you reach out and actively ask for help
you reach out and actively ask for help
you reach out and actively ask for help I personally am a lists person my family
I personally am a lists person my family
I personally am a lists person my family calls me the post-it note Queen I wrote
calls me the post-it note Queen I wrote
calls me the post-it note Queen I wrote everything lists people that I need to
everything lists people that I need to
everything lists people that I need to know things I need to do song ideas milk
know things I need to do song ideas milk
know things I need to do song ideas milk and eggs things that I need to do I put
and eggs things that I need to do I put
and eggs things that I need to do I put them on post-it notes and they are
them on post-it notes and they are
them on post-it notes and they are covering my entire house but that’s what
covering my entire house but that’s what
covering my entire house but that’s what works for me so think about what works
works for me so think about what works
works for me so think about what works for you what can you do right now to
for you what can you do right now to
for you what can you do right now to help you pursue your dreams because I
help you pursue your dreams because I
help you pursue your dreams because I find that working to the best of your
find that working to the best of your
find that working to the best of your ability and to the hardest ability in
ability and to the hardest ability in
ability and to the hardest ability in the present is the most effective way to
the present is the most effective way to
the present is the most effective way to move step by step towards a successful
move step by step towards a successful
move step by step towards a successful future so the question of what now the
future so the question of what now the
future so the question of what now the truest answer to that question is to
truest answer to that question is to
truest answer to that question is to focus on this now right now and right
focus on this now right now and right
focus on this now right now and right now I’d like to play you a tune see that
now I’d like to play you a tune see that
now I’d like to play you a tune see that segue
when they were setting up my microphone
when they were setting up my microphone I had to like keep bringing it down even
I had to like keep bringing it down even
I had to like keep bringing it down even shorter and shorter as I’m 22 but I have
shorter and shorter as I’m 22 but I have
shorter and shorter as I’m 22 but I have the body of a 14 year old boy so a win
the body of a 14 year old boy so a win
the body of a 14 year old boy so a win so this song is an original song it’s
so this song is an original song it’s
so this song is an original song it’s called declaration of love and it’s kind
called declaration of love and it’s kind
called declaration of love and it’s kind of about the idea of the fact that being
of about the idea of the fact that being
of about the idea of the fact that being kind to people it’s kind of taboo now
kind to people it’s kind of taboo now
kind to people it’s kind of taboo now [Music]
[Music]
[Music] but the idea of being nice to people is
but the idea of being nice to people is
but the idea of being nice to people is kind of taboo and I kind of mixed it
kind of taboo and I kind of mixed it
kind of taboo and I kind of mixed it with the idea of you know if you for
with the idea of you know if you for
with the idea of you know if you for example my brother had a birthday the
example my brother had a birthday the
example my brother had a birthday the other day and I didn’t wish him happy
other day and I didn’t wish him happy
other day and I didn’t wish him happy birthday online if you didn’t wish them
birthday online if you didn’t wish them
birthday online if you didn’t wish them happy birthday online do you really love
happy birthday online do you really love
happy birthday online do you really love them no probably not
them no probably not
them no probably not it’s that idea of in order to have a
it’s that idea of in order to have a
it’s that idea of in order to have a relationship with somebody you have to
relationship with somebody you have to
relationship with somebody you have to be talking online to them and so I
be talking online to them and so I
be talking online to them and so I wanted to kind of incorporate that so
wanted to kind of incorporate that so
wanted to kind of incorporate that so this is declaration of love I’m going to
this is declaration of love I’m going to
this is declaration of love I’m going to stop talking
stop talking
stop talking [Music]
[Music]
[Music] your favorite son night sweet baby is a
your favorite son night sweet baby is a
your favorite son night sweet baby is a we bow down before rolling in the sea is
we bow down before rolling in the sea is
we bow down before rolling in the sea is someone’s happy what
we speak and we pray
we speak and we pray [Music]
telling each other they are always wrong
telling each other they are always wrong my ways back what a bourbon
take strength and get some don’t judge
take strength and get some don’t judge me III take strength and some began
me III take strength and some began
me III take strength and some began don’t you
you don’t need a sense wait there’s
you don’t need a sense wait there’s someone
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
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