[Music] hello Sala come everyone my name is
hello Sala come everyone my name is
hello Sala come everyone my name is Mohammad Acosta introduction has already
Mohammad Acosta introduction has already
Mohammad Acosta introduction has already been given and since the theme of TEDx
been given and since the theme of TEDx
been given and since the theme of TEDx fast is starting up the right way and
fast is starting up the right way and
fast is starting up the right way and being an entrepreneur myself and having
being an entrepreneur myself and having
being an entrepreneur myself and having started not one venture but multiple
started not one venture but multiple
started not one venture but multiple ventures I thought that the suitable
ventures I thought that the suitable
ventures I thought that the suitable topic for this would be to share my own
topic for this would be to share my own
topic for this would be to share my own past experiences so the topic that I am
past experiences so the topic that I am
past experiences so the topic that I am going to be talking about is how failure
going to be talking about is how failure
going to be talking about is how failure feeling in my life was the best thing
feeling in my life was the best thing
feeling in my life was the best thing that ever happened to me so before I
that ever happened to me so before I
that ever happened to me so before I begin I would like to ask all of you all
begin I would like to ask all of you all
begin I would like to ask all of you all of all of you sitting over here how many
of all of you sitting over here how many
of all of you sitting over here how many of you have failed in life it could be
of you have failed in life it could be
of you have failed in life it could be tests it could be relationship it could
tests it could be relationship it could
tests it could be relationship it could be failing at a competition failing at a
be failing at a competition failing at a
be failing at a competition failing at a sports event so by the raise of hands
sports event so by the raise of hands
sports event so by the raise of hands can I see how many of you have failed
can I see how many of you have failed
can I see how many of you have failed hmm so I can I can say that about 40% of
hmm so I can I can say that about 40% of
hmm so I can I can say that about 40% of you have raised your hands fact of life
you have raised your hands fact of life
you have raised your hands fact of life life is not simple it’s messy you always
life is not simple it’s messy you always
life is not simple it’s messy you always fail so 40% of the people have actually
fail so 40% of the people have actually
fail so 40% of the people have actually acknowledged that they have failed rest
acknowledged that they have failed rest
acknowledged that they have failed rest of the 60% have not acknowledged that
of the 60% have not acknowledged that
of the 60% have not acknowledged that they have failed and this is this is
they have failed and this is this is
they have failed and this is this is exactly what I’m here to talk about
exactly what I’m here to talk about
exactly what I’m here to talk about that’s it’s okay to fail in fact some of
that’s it’s okay to fail in fact some of
that’s it’s okay to fail in fact some of the greatest inventions some of the
the greatest inventions some of the
the greatest inventions some of the greatest people started off their career
greatest people started off their career
greatest people started off their career started of their inventions started off
started of their inventions started off
started of their inventions started off whatever they did with failure and this
whatever they did with failure and this
whatever they did with failure and this is exactly what I’m here to talk about
is exactly what I’m here to talk about
is exactly what I’m here to talk about and I’m going to start by giving my own
and I’m going to start by giving my own
and I’m going to start by giving my own example so let’s talk about vikas when
example so let’s talk about vikas when
example so let’s talk about vikas when he was little which is me in school I
he was little which is me in school I
he was little which is me in school I will wait you know when as they say
will wait you know when as they say
will wait you know when as they say about people their serial entrepreneurs
about people their serial entrepreneurs
about people their serial entrepreneurs their serial inventors their serial
their serial inventors their serial
their serial inventors their serial researchers I was a senior failure in my
researchers I was a senior failure in my
researchers I was a senior failure in my class and in in my school and I was very
class and in in my school and I was very
class and in in my school and I was very famous but not from top in
famous but not from top in
famous but not from top in from bottom and I wasn’t called by my
from bottom and I wasn’t called by my
from bottom and I wasn’t called by my name in fact people didn’t know my name
name in fact people didn’t know my name
name in fact people didn’t know my name and when you would say Kay do you know
and when you would say Kay do you know
and when you would say Kay do you know what Kassadin people would say Vikas who
what Kassadin people would say Vikas who
what Kassadin people would say Vikas who so my name was so Ste in Berea College
so my name was so Ste in Berea College
so my name was so Ste in Berea College and that’s that’s the name I was given
and that’s that’s the name I was given
and that’s that’s the name I was given because I was slow and I would graph
because I was slow and I would graph
because I was slow and I would graph things later on and students and
things later on and students and
things later on and students and teachers alike used to make a lot of fun
teachers alike used to make a lot of fun
teachers alike used to make a lot of fun of me and I was told by my peers by my
of me and I was told by my peers by my
of me and I was told by my peers by my by my family and friends and teachers
by my family and friends and teachers
by my family and friends and teachers that I was good for nothing and I would
that I was good for nothing and I would
that I was good for nothing and I would not be able to accomplish anything in
not be able to accomplish anything in
not be able to accomplish anything in life I persevered I said okay fine that
life I persevered I said okay fine that
life I persevered I said okay fine that might be true but I am a failure but yet
might be true but I am a failure but yet
might be true but I am a failure but yet I might be able to prove improve on it
I might be able to prove improve on it
I might be able to prove improve on it might be able to improve on it school
might be able to improve on it school
might be able to improve on it school passed I I’m a lousy llama shall I say I
passed I I’m a lousy llama shall I say I
passed I I’m a lousy llama shall I say I got 45 percentage in my board
got 45 percentage in my board
got 45 percentage in my board examination 45 if I had sorry 46 if I
examination 45 if I had sorry 46 if I
examination 45 if I had sorry 46 if I had 44 then I would have failed and I
had 44 then I would have failed and I
had 44 then I would have failed and I applied to a lot of universities fast
applied to a lot of universities fast
applied to a lot of universities fast Enedina some wanted to be an engineer
Enedina some wanted to be an engineer
Enedina some wanted to be an engineer but that never happened I clearly
but that never happened I clearly
but that never happened I clearly remembered that I went to which universe
remembered that I went to which universe
remembered that I went to which universe associate University and over there I
associate University and over there I
associate University and over there I said that yes I have this presentation
said that yes I have this presentation
said that yes I have this presentation can I get admission and the lady at the
can I get admission and the lady at the
can I get admission and the lady at the counter circus of Allah he by the author
counter circus of Allah he by the author
counter circus of Allah he by the author okay fine I moved on I started doing
okay fine I moved on I started doing
okay fine I moved on I started doing chartered accountancy to fail again yet
chartered accountancy to fail again yet
chartered accountancy to fail again yet twice not twice but thrice and then my
twice not twice but thrice and then my
twice not twice but thrice and then my parents had committed some sin Imani
parents had committed some sin Imani
parents had committed some sin Imani Allah chor though let’s go and then I’ve
Allah chor though let’s go and then I’ve
Allah chor though let’s go and then I’ve moved on to be doing BB and I did my BBA
moved on to be doing BB and I did my BBA
moved on to be doing BB and I did my BBA from a university that is now not known
from a university that is now not known
from a university that is now not known it’s a date might be be from DHS sorry
it’s a date might be be from DHS sorry
it’s a date might be be from DHS sorry DAC biet the offense at her authority
DAC biet the offense at her authority
DAC biet the offense at her authority College of Business which has now been
College of Business which has now been
College of Business which has now been transformed into DHS of our University
transformed into DHS of our University
transformed into DHS of our University so what happened was while I was failing
so what happened was while I was failing
so what happened was while I was failing again and again and again and while I
again and again and again and while I
again and again and again and while I was being ridiculed by the entire crowd
was being ridiculed by the entire crowd
was being ridiculed by the entire crowd by friends family peer and everyone I
by friends family peer and everyone I
by friends family peer and everyone I realized one thing that no matter what
realized one thing that no matter what
realized one thing that no matter what they say you know it’s me who decides
they say you know it’s me who decides
they say you know it’s me who decides whether or not I can make it or not and
whether or not I can make it or not and
whether or not I can make it or not and because I had faced all the ridicule and
because I had faced all the ridicule and
because I had faced all the ridicule and all the downs no ups but downs of the
all the downs no ups but downs of the
all the downs no ups but downs of the society and myself as well I
society and myself as well I
society and myself as well I failing anymore didn’t matter to me I
failing anymore didn’t matter to me I
failing anymore didn’t matter to me I was like okay fine I’ll fail again no
was like okay fine I’ll fail again no
was like okay fine I’ll fail again no big deal and that’s what I actually
big deal and that’s what I actually
big deal and that’s what I actually started to not give a heed what anybody
started to not give a heed what anybody
started to not give a heed what anybody everybody was talking about meet my
everybody was talking about meet my
everybody was talking about meet my family friends peers anyone and that’s
family friends peers anyone and that’s
family friends peers anyone and that’s when I started to take risks to think
when I started to take risks to think
when I started to take risks to think outside the box and I used to say to
outside the box and I used to say to
outside the box and I used to say to myself what’s the worst that can happen
myself what’s the worst that can happen
myself what’s the worst that can happen people will laugh at me so be it what’s
people will laugh at me so be it what’s
people will laugh at me so be it what’s the worst that can happen I’ll fail
the worst that can happen I’ll fail
the worst that can happen I’ll fail I have already failed so many times I
I have already failed so many times I
I have already failed so many times I don’t care so I started compare taking
don’t care so I started compare taking
don’t care so I started compare taking parts in debating competition I started
parts in debating competition I started
parts in debating competition I started event organizing and it wasn’t easy I’m
event organizing and it wasn’t easy I’m
event organizing and it wasn’t easy I’m gonna cut to the chase it wasn’t easy
gonna cut to the chase it wasn’t easy
gonna cut to the chase it wasn’t easy but somehow you know because I had that
but somehow you know because I had that
but somehow you know because I had that attitude that feeling doesn’t matter to
attitude that feeling doesn’t matter to
attitude that feeling doesn’t matter to me and I really want to learn and I
me and I really want to learn and I
me and I really want to learn and I really want to grow things started
really want to grow things started
really want to grow things started working in my favor and I had a very
working in my favor and I had a very
working in my favor and I had a very good university time I in school I was
good university time I in school I was
good university time I in school I was you know the famous from the bottom and
you know the famous from the bottom and
you know the famous from the bottom and in university and Hum Dil I was famous
in university and Hum Dil I was famous
in university and Hum Dil I was famous from the top and it started gradually
from the top and it started gradually
from the top and it started gradually because I was ridiculous I used to take
because I was ridiculous I used to take
because I was ridiculous I used to take risk I used to take chances and I used
risk I used to take chances and I used
risk I used to take chances and I used to tell people that you know failing is
to tell people that you know failing is
to tell people that you know failing is okay even in university when job started
okay even in university when job started
okay even in university when job started the same thing happened in my job when
the same thing happened in my job when
the same thing happened in my job when when you go for a job what happens is
when you go for a job what happens is
when you go for a job what happens is that you have a lot of pressure on you
that you have a lot of pressure on you
that you have a lot of pressure on you from friends and family and they say
from friends and family and they say
from friends and family and they say where are you working
where are you working
where are you working how much are you earning and that
how much are you earning and that
how much are you earning and that started with me as well but what I
started with me as well but what I
started with me as well but what I realized in my job that I wasn’t
realized in my job that I wasn’t
realized in my job that I wasn’t satisfied with my job that I was doing I
satisfied with my job that I was doing I
satisfied with my job that I was doing I switch quickly without even thinking
switch quickly without even thinking
switch quickly without even thinking about peer pressure or anything and that
about peer pressure or anything and that
about peer pressure or anything and that that worked in my favor
that worked in my favor
that worked in my favor I didn’t just switch one jobs but in a
I didn’t just switch one jobs but in a
I didn’t just switch one jobs but in a span of four months I switch for jobs
span of four months I switch for jobs
span of four months I switch for jobs and I was lucky enough to get those jobs
and I was lucky enough to get those jobs
and I was lucky enough to get those jobs by the way and then that then the moment
by the way and then that then the moment
by the way and then that then the moment happened that I wanted to start my own
happened that I wanted to start my own
happened that I wanted to start my own startup the entrepreneurial journey so I
startup the entrepreneurial journey so I
startup the entrepreneurial journey so I set up my own because I was working by
set up my own because I was working by
set up my own because I was working by previous in my previous job I was
previous in my previous job I was
previous in my previous job I was working in a digital marketing agency
working in a digital marketing agency
working in a digital marketing agency one of the top ones in Pakistan so I
one of the top ones in Pakistan so I
one of the top ones in Pakistan so I said why can’t I do this and I started
said why can’t I do this and I started
said why can’t I do this and I started that and from being broke to about
that and from being broke to about
that and from being broke to about earning in five digits in about 4 months
earning in five digits in about 4 months
earning in five digits in about 4 months we were doing really good we had
we were doing really good we had
we were doing really good we had international collaborations we were
international collaborations we were
international collaborations we were working on international projects we had
working on international projects we had
working on international projects we had international trying so everything was
international trying so everything was
international trying so everything was going smooth but then it hit me that I
going smooth but then it hit me that I
going smooth but then it hit me that I didn’t want it to do this and so the
didn’t want it to do this and so the
didn’t want it to do this and so the pressure was very strong on me whether I
pressure was very strong on me whether I
pressure was very strong on me whether I quit and I fail again
quit and I fail again
quit and I fail again and face the ridicule of the society
and face the ridicule of the society
and face the ridicule of the society again or I keep doing this keep moving
again or I keep doing this keep moving
again or I keep doing this keep moving forward so I took the harder decision
forward so I took the harder decision
forward so I took the harder decision and I failed again and I only failed
and I failed again and I only failed
and I failed again and I only failed again because I had the courage to
again because I had the courage to
again because I had the courage to because I had been so used to failure so
because I had been so used to failure so
because I had been so used to failure so I failed again and I started another
I failed again and I started another
I failed again and I started another venture by the name of wonder tree which
venture by the name of wonder tree which
venture by the name of wonder tree which was just mentioned over here so before
was just mentioned over here so before
was just mentioned over here so before this time everybody thought that I was
this time everybody thought that I was
this time everybody thought that I was nothing I was no one I was just a
nothing I was no one I was just a
nothing I was no one I was just a failure but after wonderful things
failure but after wonderful things
failure but after wonderful things started changing
started changing
started changing we like mentioned we won GIS Lee in 2016
we like mentioned we won GIS Lee in 2016
we like mentioned we won GIS Lee in 2016 GIC stands for global entrepreneurs
GIC stands for global entrepreneurs
GIC stands for global entrepreneurs global innovation through science and
global innovation through science and
global innovation through science and technology
technology
technology it happened in Stanford University out
it happened in Stanford University out
it happened in Stanford University out of one thousand and seventy two teams
of one thousand and seventy two teams
of one thousand and seventy two teams which were selected through worldwide
which were selected through worldwide
which were selected through worldwide worldwide we placed third and then we
worldwide we placed third and then we
worldwide we placed third and then we have been covered by Forbes magazine I
have been covered by Forbes magazine I
have been covered by Forbes magazine I have been published in Aurora
have been published in Aurora
have been published in Aurora so Aurora as a magazine that I used to
so Aurora as a magazine that I used to
so Aurora as a magazine that I used to read and I used to aspire that one day
read and I used to aspire that one day
read and I used to aspire that one day I’ll write for it so alhamdulillah I you
I’ll write for it so alhamdulillah I you
I’ll write for it so alhamdulillah I you know face got published in a row
and I was at a conference and there were
and I was at a conference and there were all these senior IT entrepreneurs and
all these senior IT entrepreneurs and
all these senior IT entrepreneurs and corporate professionals and one of them
corporate professionals and one of them
corporate professionals and one of them said that work asks Wow you know it
said that work asks Wow you know it
said that work asks Wow you know it normally takes people 25 years to get
normally takes people 25 years to get
normally takes people 25 years to get published in force and you have just
published in force and you have just
published in force and you have just done it in any year span so I didn’t
done it in any year span so I didn’t
done it in any year span so I didn’t answer him that at that very moment but
answer him that at that very moment but
answer him that at that very moment but what I thought was K this is not an air
what I thought was K this is not an air
what I thought was K this is not an air long journey this journey started from
long journey this journey started from
long journey this journey started from the very beginning you know is during my
the very beginning you know is during my
the very beginning you know is during my school life when I started this path of
school life when I started this path of
school life when I started this path of feeling and learning again and failing
feeling and learning again and failing
feeling and learning again and failing again and learning again and again and
again and learning again and again and
again and learning again and again and again so this was my short story but
again so this was my short story but
again so this was my short story but what do I want to convey to you guys
what do I want to convey to you guys
what do I want to convey to you guys what do you what do I want to take I
what do you what do I want to take I
what do you what do I want to take I want you to take out of it and go home
want you to take out of it and go home
want you to take out of it and go home with it is that failure is okay and I’m
with it is that failure is okay and I’m
with it is that failure is okay and I’m sure sitting in the audience some of you
sure sitting in the audience some of you
sure sitting in the audience some of you might want to might would might have
might want to might would might have
might want to might would might have vision to become or passion of becoming
vision to become or passion of becoming
vision to become or passion of becoming artists or musicians or sports player
artists or musicians or sports player
artists or musicians or sports player but yet you are in fast which is not a
but yet you are in fast which is not a
but yet you are in fast which is not a bad thing but you are in fast right and
bad thing but you are in fast right and
bad thing but you are in fast right and you’re doing CS and engineering why did
you’re doing CS and engineering why did
you’re doing CS and engineering why did you do this because of fear of failure
you do this because of fear of failure
you do this because of fear of failure because that you you thought that you
because that you you thought that you
because that you you thought that you know you’ll be disappointing your
know you’ll be disappointing your
know you’ll be disappointing your parents or your peers or your families
parents or your peers or your families
parents or your peers or your families or if you have if you had chosen arts
or if you have if you had chosen arts
or if you have if you had chosen arts what would your family say so that’s how
what would your family say so that’s how
what would your family say so that’s how you did it but and when you graduate and
you did it but and when you graduate and
you did it but and when you graduate and you go for jobs you’re going to
you go for jobs you’re going to
you go for jobs you’re going to inshallah you’re going to land a good
inshallah you’re going to land a good
inshallah you’re going to land a good job but you’re not going to switch it
job but you’re not going to switch it
job but you’re not going to switch it even when you’re unhappy why would that
even when you’re unhappy why would that
even when you’re unhappy why would that be fear of failure so this is what I
be fear of failure so this is what I
be fear of failure so this is what I want to convey to you that failing is OK
want to convey to you that failing is OK
want to convey to you that failing is OK and you can always switch because if you
and you can always switch because if you
and you can always switch because if you want to do something extraordinary in
want to do something extraordinary in
want to do something extraordinary in life you have to take the road that has
life you have to take the road that has
life you have to take the road that has been less traveled that means more risk
been less traveled that means more risk
been less traveled that means more risk that means failing and failing is OK as
that means failing and failing is OK as
that means failing and failing is OK as Weston Churchill said that success is
Weston Churchill said that success is
Weston Churchill said that success is failing from one point through the other
failing from one point through the other
failing from one point through the other point without losing enthusiasm and this
point without losing enthusiasm and this
point without losing enthusiasm and this is how the greatest inventions have been
is how the greatest inventions have been
is how the greatest inventions have been made this is how the world has moved
made this is how the world has moved
made this is how the world has moved forward
forward
forward you have very excellent and brilliant
you have very excellent and brilliant
you have very excellent and brilliant examples of people failing and then
examples of people failing and then
examples of people failing and then becoming something amazing steve job of
becoming something amazing steve job of
becoming something amazing steve job of one of them one of them he was a hippie
one of them one of them he was a hippie
one of them one of them he was a hippie he was a dropout
he was a dropout
he was a dropout he started Apple he got kicked out of
he started Apple he got kicked out of
he started Apple he got kicked out of Apple he started next he failed at next
Apple he started next he failed at next
Apple he started next he failed at next and then he comes back again into Apple
and then he comes back again into Apple
and then he comes back again into Apple and revolutionizes the entire industry
and revolutionizes the entire industry
and revolutionizes the entire industry and now Apple is one of the biggest
and now Apple is one of the biggest
and now Apple is one of the biggest American companies making the largest
American companies making the largest
American companies making the largest profit and changing the lives of
profit and changing the lives of
profit and changing the lives of millions same is the case with Einstein
millions same is the case with Einstein
millions same is the case with Einstein same is the case with Michael Jordan who
same is the case with Michael Jordan who
same is the case with Michael Jordan who was a famous basketball player all these
was a famous basketball player all these
was a famous basketball player all these they all these people had one thing in
they all these people had one thing in
they all these people had one thing in common they stood aside from the crowd
common they stood aside from the crowd
common they stood aside from the crowd they said then we want to take the high
they said then we want to take the high
they said then we want to take the high road and they failed but that didn’t let
road and they failed but that didn’t let
road and they failed but that didn’t let them stop in their tracks they want went
them stop in their tracks they want went
them stop in their tracks they want went on again and again and again did it and
on again and again and again did it and
on again and again and again did it and that succeeded and this is what I want
that succeeded and this is what I want
that succeeded and this is what I want to convey to you failing is OK if you
to convey to you failing is OK if you
to convey to you failing is OK if you have something else rod never mind go
have something else rod never mind go
have something else rod never mind go for it
for it
for it you will fail but that is only a
you will fail but that is only a
you will fail but that is only a learning curve once you are once you
learning curve once you are once you
learning curve once you are once you once you cross that learning curve
once you cross that learning curve
once you cross that learning curve you’re on your way to success and
you’re on your way to success and
you’re on your way to success and Pakistan needs this for too long we have
Pakistan needs this for too long we have
Pakistan needs this for too long we have been we have been stigma but stigmatize
been we have been stigma but stigmatize
been we have been stigma but stigmatize this notion of failing has been
this notion of failing has been
this notion of failing has been stigmatized even in your friends even
stigmatized even in your friends even
stigmatized even in your friends even your family and even in your peers when
your family and even in your peers when
your family and even in your peers when you fail a subject or you don’t learn a
you fail a subject or you don’t learn a
you fail a subject or you don’t learn a job or you get fired from a job the
job or you get fired from a job the
job or you get fired from a job the first thing that occurs in your mind is
first thing that occurs in your mind is
first thing that occurs in your mind is that what will the people think
that what will the people think
that what will the people think look your gang gear that is to be broken
look your gang gear that is to be broken
look your gang gear that is to be broken down and as the audience as friends or
down and as the audience as friends or
down and as the audience as friends or peers or family members of the people
peers or family members of the people
peers or family members of the people failing I would urge you not to
failing I would urge you not to
failing I would urge you not to criticize a person when they are failing
criticize a person when they are failing
criticize a person when they are failing in fact encourage them failure should be
in fact encourage them failure should be
in fact encourage them failure should be celebrated because after failure you get
celebrated because after failure you get
celebrated because after failure you get success fear is the first steps of
success fear is the first steps of
success fear is the first steps of success that will be all thank you
now before I leave this stage because I
now before I leave this stage because I really love this stage it’s really
really love this stage it’s really
really love this stage it’s really awesome really a nice design I want to
awesome really a nice design I want to
awesome really a nice design I want to take a selfie with all of you can I
take a selfie with all of you can I
take a selfie with all of you can I request the lights to be open
awesome ready can you close that light
awesome ready can you close that light okay awesome ready 1 2 3 you’re gonna
okay awesome ready 1 2 3 you’re gonna
okay awesome ready 1 2 3 you’re gonna scream 1 2 3
scream 1 2 3
scream 1 2 3 Wow now on the count of three we’re
Wow now on the count of three we’re
Wow now on the count of three we’re gonna shout failure 1 2 3
gonna shout failure 1 2 3
gonna shout failure 1 2 3 failure thank you
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