1,000 kilometers 21 days 5 different countries and six different cities 0
countries and six different cities 0
countries and six different cities 0 eros my name is Edwards and in June 2016
eros my name is Edwards and in June 2016
eros my name is Edwards and in June 2016 I traveled for 21 days with absolutely
I traveled for 21 days with absolutely
I traveled for 21 days with absolutely no money now the first question you
no money now the first question you
no money now the first question you might wonder is why why did you do such
might wonder is why why did you do such
might wonder is why why did you do such a thing
a thing
a thing well I wanted to see what happens when
well I wanted to see what happens when
well I wanted to see what happens when you take money out of your life and more
you take money out of your life and more
you take money out of your life and more specifically what happens when you take
specifically what happens when you take
specifically what happens when you take money out of a relationship if I don’t
money out of a relationship if I don’t
money out of a relationship if I don’t have money to offer you why can I give
have money to offer you why can I give
have money to offer you why can I give you in a sense what happens when you
you in a sense what happens when you
you in a sense what happens when you become independent of money so from
become independent of money so from
become independent of money so from Germany to Hungary it was the challenge
Germany to Hungary it was the challenge
Germany to Hungary it was the challenge to travel with absolutely no money I
to travel with absolutely no money I
to travel with absolutely no money I emptied my wallets before leaving home
emptied my wallets before leaving home
emptied my wallets before leaving home and I hit the road and to toughen up the
and I hit the road and to toughen up the
and I hit the road and to toughen up the challenge of its I committed to not use
challenge of its I committed to not use
challenge of its I committed to not use internet so I couldn’t use websites that
internet so I couldn’t use websites that
internet so I couldn’t use websites that allows you to find accommodation or
allows you to find accommodation or
allows you to find accommodation or hosts for free and like this began one
hosts for free and like this began one
hosts for free and like this began one of the most incredible experiences I’ve
of the most incredible experiences I’ve
of the most incredible experiences I’ve ever lived in my life when I came back
ever lived in my life when I came back
ever lived in my life when I came back home everybody asked me the same
home everybody asked me the same
home everybody asked me the same question how
question how
question how how did you survive for 21 days with
how did you survive for 21 days with
how did you survive for 21 days with absolutely no money
absolutely no money
absolutely no money I can’t even survive for one day with no
I can’t even survive for one day with no
I can’t even survive for one day with no money I have to eat I have to sleep
money I have to eat I have to sleep
money I have to eat I have to sleep somewhere how did you do that well for
somewhere how did you do that well for
somewhere how did you do that well for transportation I eject the old trip was
transportation I eject the old trip was
transportation I eject the old trip was average height in his life who stop stop
average height in his life who stop stop
average height in his life who stop stop ooh all right for food I was asking
ooh all right for food I was asking
ooh all right for food I was asking local restaurants for leftovers and for
local restaurants for leftovers and for
local restaurants for leftovers and for accommodation I was basically asking
accommodation I was basically asking
accommodation I was basically asking random people in the streets hey can I
random people in the streets hey can I
random people in the streets hey can I sleep at your place tonight all right
sleep at your place tonight all right
sleep at your place tonight all right I’m not gonna ask you as expected I
I’m not gonna ask you as expected I
I’m not gonna ask you as expected I experienced a lot of rejection a lot but
experienced a lot of rejection a lot but
experienced a lot of rejection a lot but I learned something from that I learned
I learned something from that I learned
I learned something from that I learned to redefine my view about rejection and
to redefine my view about rejection and
to redefine my view about rejection and there are two things I’ve learned that I
there are two things I’ve learned that I
there are two things I’ve learned that I would like to share with you about being
would like to share with you about being
would like to share with you about being rejected the first thing is people are
rejected the first thing is people are
rejected the first thing is people are never rejecting you people are rejecting
never rejecting you people are rejecting
never rejecting you people are rejecting the idea you represent when you are
the idea you represent when you are
the idea you represent when you are rejecting for example the vast majority
rejecting for example the vast majority
rejecting for example the vast majority of people won’t stake you each I King
of people won’t stake you each I King
of people won’t stake you each I King don’t do that simply because that’s who
don’t do that simply because that’s who
don’t do that simply because that’s who they are it’s in the identity they don’t
they are it’s in the identity they don’t
they are it’s in the identity they don’t take each hikers you are in each Iker
take each hikers you are in each Iker
take each hikers you are in each Iker they don’t take you end of the story
they don’t take you end of the story
they don’t take you end of the story don’t take it personally and the second
don’t take it personally and the second
don’t take it personally and the second thing is rejection does not mean you
thing is rejection does not mean you
thing is rejection does not mean you won’t have anything at all rejection
won’t have anything at all rejection
won’t have anything at all rejection just means that you’ll have something a
just means that you’ll have something a
just means that you’ll have something a little bit different when I was asking
little bit different when I was asking
little bit different when I was asking random people in the street hey can I
random people in the street hey can I
random people in the street hey can I sleep at your place tonight and people
sleep at your place tonight and people
sleep at your place tonight and people would tell me no
would tell me no
would tell me no I wasn’t telling my server that means
I wasn’t telling my server that means
I wasn’t telling my server that means I’m going to have to sleep outside the
I’m going to have to sleep outside the
I’m going to have to sleep outside the night no I was just telling myself all
night no I was just telling myself all
night no I was just telling myself all right that means I’m going to find
right that means I’m going to find
right that means I’m going to find someone else live another experience
someone else live another experience
someone else live another experience that might be even better that the one I
that might be even better that the one I
that might be even better that the one I just missed in the end I didn’t sleep a
just missed in the end I didn’t sleep a
just missed in the end I didn’t sleep a single night outside it did happened
single night outside it did happened
single night outside it did happened that at 4:00 a.m. I was still looking
that at 4:00 a.m. I was still looking
that at 4:00 a.m. I was still looking for someone in the streets but I always
for someone in the streets but I always
for someone in the streets but I always found a roof above my head now coming
found a roof above my head now coming
found a roof above my head now coming back to my question from the beginning
back to my question from the beginning
back to my question from the beginning what happens when you take money out of
what happens when you take money out of
what happens when you take money out of your life did I find the answer yes I
your life did I find the answer yes I
your life did I find the answer yes I did and the answer is you simply become
did and the answer is you simply become
did and the answer is you simply become dependent on people and I have found
dependent on people and I have found
dependent on people and I have found that when you travel being dependent on
that when you travel being dependent on
that when you travel being dependent on people is actually quite fun and can
people is actually quite fun and can
people is actually quite fun and can give a deeper meaning to your journey
when you are traveling with money you
when you are traveling with money you can just pick anything you want you can
can just pick anything you want you can
can just pick anything you want you can choose the restaurant where you’re going
choose the restaurant where you’re going
choose the restaurant where you’re going to stay when you were you going to eat
to stay when you were you going to eat
to stay when you were you going to eat the your sauce tell where you’re going
the your sauce tell where you’re going
the your sauce tell where you’re going to stay at the transportation you’re
to stay at the transportation you’re
to stay at the transportation you’re going to take but when you decide to
going to take but when you decide to
going to take but when you decide to travel with no money you just don’t have
travel with no money you just don’t have
travel with no money you just don’t have that luxury anymore so when someone
that luxury anymore so when someone
that luxury anymore so when someone gives you something you have to accept
gives you something you have to accept
gives you something you have to accept it you have no choice but I have found
it you have no choice but I have found
it you have no choice but I have found that sometimes when you travel not
that sometimes when you travel not
that sometimes when you travel not having the choice is actually the best
having the choice is actually the best
having the choice is actually the best option you can have when you are
option you can have when you are
option you can have when you are checking for example someone stops his
checking for example someone stops his
checking for example someone stops his car and the car looks a bit dirty the
car and the car looks a bit dirty the
car and the car looks a bit dirty the person doesn’t seem to speak the
person doesn’t seem to speak the
person doesn’t seem to speak the language you’re speaking you can’t just
language you’re speaking you can’t just
language you’re speaking you can’t just say yeah sorry I’ll just wait for
say yeah sorry I’ll just wait for
say yeah sorry I’ll just wait for another car
another car
another car you count because the person gives you a
you count because the person gives you a
you count because the person gives you a chance so you have to give them a chance
chance so you have to give them a chance
chance so you have to give them a chance and this is how I ended up spending two
and this is how I ended up spending two
and this is how I ended up spending two hours in the track of a Ukrainian truck
hours in the track of a Ukrainian truck
hours in the track of a Ukrainian truck driver that didn’t speak any languages I
driver that didn’t speak any languages I
driver that didn’t speak any languages I was speaking during two hours he kept
was speaking during two hours he kept
was speaking during two hours he kept telling me stories in Ukrainian
telling me stories in Ukrainian
telling me stories in Ukrainian I don’t speak Ukrainian and every ten
I don’t speak Ukrainian and every ten
I don’t speak Ukrainian and every ten minutes I asked to reply him with the
minutes I asked to reply him with the
minutes I asked to reply him with the broad smile on my face you get that I
broad smile on my face you get that I
broad smile on my face you get that I don’t understand a single word of what
don’t understand a single word of what
don’t understand a single word of what you are saying don’t you but you know
you are saying don’t you but you know
you are saying don’t you but you know what that was one of the most
what that was one of the most
what that was one of the most interesting and funniest experience of
interesting and funniest experience of
interesting and funniest experience of my journey because you see I am not so
my journey because you see I am not so
my journey because you see I am not so sure that if I would have met this guy
sure that if I would have met this guy
sure that if I would have met this guy in a bar in my own town I would’ve spent
in a bar in my own town I would’ve spent
in a bar in my own town I would’ve spent two hours talking with him especially
two hours talking with him especially
two hours talking with him especially not in Ukrainian but here 1000
not in Ukrainian but here 1000
not in Ukrainian but here 1000 kilometers away from home with no money
kilometers away from home with no money
kilometers away from home with no money I had no choice and sometimes not even
I had no choice and sometimes not even
I had no choice and sometimes not even the choice is the best option you can
the choice is the best option you can
the choice is the best option you can have as you can imagine traveling that
have as you can imagine traveling that
have as you can imagine traveling that way made me meet people I wouldn’t have
way made me meet people I wouldn’t have
way made me meet people I wouldn’t have met in my daily life when I was in
met in my daily life when I was in
met in my daily life when I was in Vienna I spent one night at the place of
Vienna I spent one night at the place of
Vienna I spent one night at the place of a woman of 28 years old
a woman of 28 years old
a woman of 28 years old that was actually an Afghan refugee she
that was actually an Afghan refugee she
that was actually an Afghan refugee she and her family flew Afghanistan when she
and her family flew Afghanistan when she
and her family flew Afghanistan when she was only four years old she accepted to
was only four years old she accepted to
was only four years old she accepted to host me and during the conversation she
host me and during the conversation she
host me and during the conversation she explained to me that hospitality as an
explained to me that hospitality as an
explained to me that hospitality as an ocean was something very important in
ocean was something very important in
ocean was something very important in Afghanistan then in Budapest Hungary
Afghanistan then in Budapest Hungary
Afghanistan then in Budapest Hungary I spent two nights at the place of a guy
I spent two nights at the place of a guy
I spent two nights at the place of a guy of 27 years old who used to be homeless
of 27 years old who used to be homeless
of 27 years old who used to be homeless during one year he just left he was just
during one year he just left he was just
during one year he just left he was just living in the streets and he was now
living in the streets and he was now
living in the streets and he was now living in a lovely apartment he accepted
living in a lovely apartment he accepted
living in a lovely apartment he accepted to host me and again during the
to host me and again during the
to host me and again during the conversation he explained me that he
conversation he explained me that he
conversation he explained me that he knew better than anyone what it meant
knew better than anyone what it meant
knew better than anyone what it meant someone opened the door to you traveling
someone opened the door to you traveling
someone opened the door to you traveling that way made me learn something I’ll
that way made me learn something I’ll
that way made me learn something I’ll never forget it is that this is not
never forget it is that this is not
never forget it is that this is not about what you get this is about what
about what you get this is about what
about what you get this is about what you give I began this journey wandering
you give I began this journey wandering
you give I began this journey wandering each time I was meeting someone you what
each time I was meeting someone you what
each time I was meeting someone you what can I get from this person can I get a
can I get from this person can I get a
can I get from this person can I get a food can I get a ride
food can I get a ride
food can I get a ride can I get accommodation and I was so
can I get accommodation and I was so
can I get accommodation and I was so wrong I ended up this journey asking
wrong I ended up this journey asking
wrong I ended up this journey asking myself completely different questions
myself completely different questions
myself completely different questions questions like what can I give to this
questions like what can I give to this
questions like what can I give to this person can I give a smile my enthusiasm
person can I give a smile my enthusiasm
person can I give a smile my enthusiasm an inspiring story to share an ear to
an inspiring story to share an ear to
an inspiring story to share an ear to listen to problems sing a song dance
listen to problems sing a song dance
listen to problems sing a song dance with them anything and switching these
with them anything and switching these
with them anything and switching these questions from the getting to the giving
questions from the getting to the giving
questions from the getting to the giving completely changed my journey and I have
completely changed my journey and I have
completely changed my journey and I have to say that I lived the best moments of
to say that I lived the best moments of
to say that I lived the best moments of my journey when I was in the giving
my journey when I was in the giving
my journey when I was in the giving mindset and not in the gating mindset as
mindset and not in the gating mindset as
mindset and not in the gating mindset as a closing am I trying to sell you
a closing am I trying to sell you
a closing am I trying to sell you something am I suggesting that you
something am I suggesting that you
something am I suggesting that you should just leave your wallets and all
should just leave your wallets and all
should just leave your wallets and all your money at home and start travelling
your money at home and start travelling
your money at home and start travelling the way I did of course not if it’s not
the way I did of course not if it’s not
the way I did of course not if it’s not your thing don’t do it all I want to say
your thing don’t do it all I want to say
your thing don’t do it all I want to say is that traveling that way
is that traveling that way
is that traveling that way give me fewer options and therefore made
give me fewer options and therefore made
give me fewer options and therefore made me meet people I wouldn’t have met in my
me meet people I wouldn’t have met in my
me meet people I wouldn’t have met in my daily life it’s taught me to drop my
daily life it’s taught me to drop my
daily life it’s taught me to drop my fear of approaching people and overcome
fear of approaching people and overcome
fear of approaching people and overcome my fear of getting rejected and to
my fear of getting rejected and to
my fear of getting rejected and to always remind myself to give more than
always remind myself to give more than
always remind myself to give more than what I received and I truly understood
what I received and I truly understood
what I received and I truly understood during this travel the meaning of the
during this travel the meaning of the
during this travel the meaning of the quotes of Alan Keller that once said
quotes of Alan Keller that once said
quotes of Alan Keller that once said life is either a daring adventure or
life is either a daring adventure or
life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all
nothing at all
nothing at all thank you very much
thank you very much
thank you very much [Applause]
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