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The power of self-motivation | Nakia Gelin | TEDxYouth@GrandBahama


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[Music] today I will be talking to you about

today I will be talking to you about

today I will be talking to you about self motivation you may ask what is self

self motivation you may ask what is self

self motivation you may ask what is self motivation simply put it is to motivate

motivation simply put it is to motivate

motivation simply put it is to motivate yourself ok yes there are some really

yourself ok yes there are some really

yourself ok yes there are some really fancy definitions for self motivation

fancy definitions for self motivation

fancy definitions for self motivation however I simply defined self motivation

however I simply defined self motivation

however I simply defined self motivation as how hard you and I push or inspire

as how hard you and I push or inspire

as how hard you and I push or inspire ourselves to do anything sell motivation

ourselves to do anything sell motivation

ourselves to do anything sell motivation is an important attribute to have in

is an important attribute to have in

is an important attribute to have in order to achieve or accomplish goals and

order to achieve or accomplish goals and

order to achieve or accomplish goals and dreams many of us in this room are

dreams many of us in this room are

dreams many of us in this room are students to the parents and faculty

students to the parents and faculty

students to the parents and faculty members who are here also I can tell you

members who are here also I can tell you

members who are here also I can tell you it is not easy being a student we are

it is not easy being a student we are

it is not easy being a student we are Facebook Twitter whatsapp snapchat and

Facebook Twitter whatsapp snapchat and

Facebook Twitter whatsapp snapchat and Instagram that can take up a lot of our

Instagram that can take up a lot of our

Instagram that can take up a lot of our time on this when we have a whole lot of

time on this when we have a whole lot of

time on this when we have a whole lot of homework assignments projects and exams

homework assignments projects and exams

homework assignments projects and exams we will need to motivate ourselves to

we will need to motivate ourselves to

we will need to motivate ourselves to stay off of social media and to dive

stay off of social media and to dive

stay off of social media and to dive deep into our responsibilities to trade

deep into our responsibilities to trade

deep into our responsibilities to trade marks of a self-motivated person or one

marks of a self-motivated person or one

marks of a self-motivated person or one there they take initiative and – they

there they take initiative and – they

there they take initiative and – they have optimism initiative assembly doing

have optimism initiative assembly doing

have optimism initiative assembly doing something without anyone telling you to

something without anyone telling you to

something without anyone telling you to do it

do it

do it whereas optimism is having a positive

whereas optimism is having a positive

whereas optimism is having a positive outlook from the start to a

outlook from the start to a

outlook from the start to a self-motivated person optimism is of the

self-motivated person optimism is of the

self-motivated person optimism is of the utmost importance

utmost importance

utmost importance why pessimism is the enemy of optimism

why pessimism is the enemy of optimism

why pessimism is the enemy of optimism in order to achieve your goals

in order to achieve your goals

in order to achieve your goals you must think and believe that you can

you must think and believe that you can

you must think and believe that you can you must say to yourself I think I can

you must say to yourself I think I can

you must say to yourself I think I can therefore I can on the journey to self

therefore I can on the journey to self

therefore I can on the journey to self motivate you must be highly optimistic

motivate you must be highly optimistic

motivate you must be highly optimistic when I think about self motivation for

when I think about self motivation for

when I think about self motivation for words come to mind I call these my ABCs

words come to mind I call these my ABCs

words come to mind I call these my ABCs of self motivation a attitude B belief C

of self motivation a attitude B belief C

of self motivation a attitude B belief C commitment D Drive this is how I define

commitment D Drive this is how I define

commitment D Drive this is how I define each of them attitude is how you

each of them attitude is how you

each of them attitude is how you aggressively achieve your goals belief

aggressively achieve your goals belief

aggressively achieve your goals belief is accepting the dreams in your mind are

is accepting the dreams in your mind are

is accepting the dreams in your mind are not given into the fares in your heart

not given into the fares in your heart

not given into the fares in your heart commitment is consistently working on

commitment is consistently working on

commitment is consistently working on your dreams and goals allowing

your dreams and goals allowing

your dreams and goals allowing absolutely nothing to stop you from

absolutely nothing to stop you from

absolutely nothing to stop you from accomplishing there

accomplishing there

accomplishing there drive is a passion you possess to

drive is a passion you possess to

drive is a passion you possess to fulfill your goals and dreams now

fulfill your goals and dreams now

fulfill your goals and dreams now self-motivated people have four

self-motivated people have four

self-motivated people have four qualities that makes them stand out

qualities that makes them stand out

qualities that makes them stand out several of eight people are more

several of eight people are more

several of eight people are more organized

organized

organized they have good time management skills

they have good time management skills

they have good time management skills display more self esteem and self

display more self esteem and self

display more self esteem and self motivated people have a great deal of

motivated people have a great deal of

motivated people have a great deal of confidence think about this every one of

confidence think about this every one of

confidence think about this every one of us have everything we need someone to

us have everything we need someone to

us have everything we need someone to feed ourselves it is deep inside us all

feed ourselves it is deep inside us all

feed ourselves it is deep inside us all but we have one thing in common that

but we have one thing in common that

but we have one thing in common that stops us you know what it is it’s the

stops us you know what it is it’s the

stops us you know what it is it’s the big effort yes f.e.a.r fair fair can

big effort yes f.e.a.r fair fair can

big effort yes f.e.a.r fair fair can cripple even the most self-motivated

cripple even the most self-motivated

cripple even the most self-motivated person we all feel what others will

person we all feel what others will

person we all feel what others will think and say yes people especially our

think and say yes people especially our

think and say yes people especially our parents can be very cool at times in

parents can be very cool at times in

parents can be very cool at times in order to overcome fear we must look

order to overcome fear we must look

order to overcome fear we must look beyond the negative remarks and thoughts

beyond the negative remarks and thoughts

beyond the negative remarks and thoughts and focus on the positive impact we can

and focus on the positive impact we can

and focus on the positive impact we can leave on others it was some months ago I

leave on others it was some months ago I

leave on others it was some months ago I had to motivate myself hear me up a very

had to motivate myself hear me up a very

had to motivate myself hear me up a very good friend of mine asked me to consider

good friend of mine asked me to consider

good friend of mine asked me to consider jogging with her and two other friends

jogging with her and two other friends

jogging with her and two other friends before the crack of dawn yes and the way

before the crack of dawn yes and the way

before the crack of dawn yes and the way we early hours of the morning when she

we early hours of the morning when she

we early hours of the morning when she asked me I did not want to thank know

asked me I did not want to thank know

asked me I did not want to thank know right away

right away

right away so I pretended to be interested I told

so I pretended to be interested I told

so I pretended to be interested I told her okay what time do we start she

her okay what time do we start she

her okay what time do we start she responded 4:30 tomorrow morning we were

responded 4:30 tomorrow morning we were

responded 4:30 tomorrow morning we were sad from Midwest Church of God which is

sad from Midwest Church of God which is

sad from Midwest Church of God which is located in Hannah Hill grandmama to the

located in Hannah Hill grandmama to the

located in Hannah Hill grandmama to the roundabout in front of Freeport Cantina

roundabout in front of Freeport Cantina

roundabout in front of Freeport Cantina port and they in return this is two

port and they in return this is two

port and they in return this is two miles each week a total of four miles

miles each week a total of four miles

miles each week a total of four miles I told nah I don’t think so

I told nah I don’t think so

I told nah I don’t think so first and foremost 4:30 in the morning

first and foremost 4:30 in the morning

first and foremost 4:30 in the morning it’s too early secondly you’re trying to

it’s too early secondly you’re trying to

it’s too early secondly you’re trying to kill me with all that jogging thirdly I

kill me with all that jogging thirdly I

kill me with all that jogging thirdly I have to go school after you have killed

have to go school after you have killed

have to go school after you have killed me oh no I replied they should applied

me oh no I replied they should applied

me oh no I replied they should applied but Kevin’s coming also it was laying on

but Kevin’s coming also it was laying on

but Kevin’s coming also it was laying on my face lit up so why don’t tell me

my face lit up so why don’t tell me

my face lit up so why don’t tell me careful was coming over that time though

careful was coming over that time though

careful was coming over that time though you know that’s my girl we gonna beat

you know that’s my girl we gonna beat

you know that’s my girl we gonna beat them streets

them streets

them streets so 4:30 the next one and I had to peel

so 4:30 the next one and I had to peel

so 4:30 the next one and I had to peel myself from under my warm bed and out of

myself from under my warm bed and out of

myself from under my warm bed and out of my warm blanket it was very cool we all

my warm blanket it was very cool we all

my warm blanket it was very cool we all met us disgust me and my friends are all

met us disgust me and my friends are all

met us disgust me and my friends are all off to a great start until 25 minutes

off to a great start until 25 minutes

off to a great start until 25 minutes into our Jorgen I said to my friends

into our Jorgen I said to my friends

into our Jorgen I said to my friends y’all y’all go

y’all y’all go

y’all y’all go go ahead I can wait on your right on

go ahead I can wait on your right on

go ahead I can wait on your right on this bus stop they all will return

this bus stop they all will return

this bus stop they all will return together because I can finish I mean I

together because I can finish I mean I

together because I can finish I mean I was really kidding about them leaving me

was really kidding about them leaving me

was really kidding about them leaving me I’d was stopped I thought they would

I’d was stopped I thought they would

I’d was stopped I thought they would have cut the exercise short to

have cut the exercise short to

have cut the exercise short to accommodate me unfortunately

accommodate me unfortunately

accommodate me unfortunately they left not nothing i sat on a bus

they left not nothing i sat on a bus

they left not nothing i sat on a bus stop afraid from my life I began to

stop afraid from my life I began to

stop afraid from my life I began to think

think

think Nakia this exercise would be good for

Nakia this exercise would be good for

Nakia this exercise would be good for you know no friends but you could use it

you know no friends but you could use it

you know no friends but you could use it okay so I set up and began jogging again

okay so I set up and began jogging again

okay so I set up and began jogging again eventually I caught up my friend with my

eventually I caught up my friend with my

eventually I caught up my friend with my friends who were now on day we back I

friends who were now on day we back I

friends who were now on day we back I tried right I shared my little story

tried right I shared my little story

tried right I shared my little story with you to show that sometimes we must

with you to show that sometimes we must

with you to show that sometimes we must be hard on ourselves to not be a quitter

be hard on ourselves to not be a quitter

be hard on ourselves to not be a quitter to accomplish a task and to see a dream

to accomplish a task and to see a dream

to accomplish a task and to see a dream come to fruition every time I felt like

come to fruition every time I felt like

come to fruition every time I felt like I wanted to stop job self talk let me

I wanted to stop job self talk let me

I wanted to stop job self talk let me tell you what every step I took I wanted

tell you what every step I took I wanted

tell you what every step I took I wanted to stop yes a self talk held me in my

to stop yes a self talk held me in my

to stop yes a self talk held me in my most challenge in time time we must

most challenge in time time we must

most challenge in time time we must practice self-talk switch assembly

practice self-talk switch assembly

practice self-talk switch assembly talking to ourselves talk to yourselves

talking to ourselves talk to yourselves

talking to ourselves talk to yourselves to remind yourself of your goals your

to remind yourself of your goals your

to remind yourself of your goals your dreams your vision for your life and

dreams your vision for your life and

dreams your vision for your life and about your desire to improve or improve

about your desire to improve or improve

about your desire to improve or improve your grades in school constantly remind

your grades in school constantly remind

your grades in school constantly remind yourself as many times as you need some

yourself as many times as you need some

yourself as many times as you need some of us have parents and friends who are

of us have parents and friends who are

of us have parents and friends who are great supporters what about others of us

great supporters what about others of us

great supporters what about others of us who may not have anyone who believes in

who may not have anyone who believes in

who may not have anyone who believes in our goals and dreams and those who have

our goals and dreams and those who have

our goals and dreams and those who have no one to push them self motivation is a

no one to push them self motivation is a

no one to push them self motivation is a must for us all remember the ABCs of a

must for us all remember the ABCs of a

must for us all remember the ABCs of a self-motivated person a attitude B

self-motivated person a attitude B

self-motivated person a attitude B belief C commitment D Drive I trust that

belief C commitment D Drive I trust that

belief C commitment D Drive I trust that from today on all of us will become self

from today on all of us will become self

from today on all of us will become self motivated and begin to live our lives

motivated and begin to live our lives

motivated and begin to live our lives all full potential creating new

all full potential creating new

all full potential creating new milestones overcoming setbacks and

milestones overcoming setbacks and

milestones overcoming setbacks and achieving our goals thank you

achieving our goals thank you

achieving our goals thank you [Applause]

[Applause]

[Applause] you

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