How To Defeat Failures (For Dummies) | Priya Jayakumar | TEDxYouth@HamberSchool

hello everyone I am here to talk about

hello everyone I am here to talk about the f-word

the f-word

the f-word you probably heard it earlier today from

you probably heard it earlier today from

you probably heard it earlier today from your friends your teachers your family

your friends your teachers your family

your friends your teachers your family you yourself have probably used it once

you yourself have probably used it once

you yourself have probably used it once or twice two or three hundred times yes

or twice two or three hundred times yes

or twice two or three hundred times yes failure actually my friend had asked me

failure actually my friend had asked me

failure actually my friend had asked me to compile a list of all the failures

to compile a list of all the failures

to compile a list of all the failures that I’ve endured in life and here it is

I’m just kidding

I’m just kidding now put your hand up if you have

now put your hand up if you have

now put your hand up if you have experienced failure yeah mom your hand

experienced failure yeah mom your hand

experienced failure yeah mom your hand up now I have a step-by-step guide on

up now I have a step-by-step guide on

up now I have a step-by-step guide on how to stand up brush that failure off

how to stand up brush that failure off

how to stand up brush that failure off and keep on going

and keep on going

and keep on going step one fail failure is absolutely

step one fail failure is absolutely

step one fail failure is absolutely inevitable

inevitable

inevitable at least once in your lifetime you will

at least once in your lifetime you will

at least once in your lifetime you will fail at something in fact the most

fail at something in fact the most

fail at something in fact the most successful people of our time have

successful people of our time have

successful people of our time have failed like JK Rowling Steve Jobs Walt

failed like JK Rowling Steve Jobs Walt

failed like JK Rowling Steve Jobs Walt Disney and so on it separates the weak

Disney and so on it separates the weak

Disney and so on it separates the weak from the strong the scared from the

from the strong the scared from the

from the strong the scared from the brave some encounter one fault and give

brave some encounter one fault and give

brave some encounter one fault and give up on all their goals while others fall

up on all their goals while others fall

up on all their goals while others fall over and over but every time they get

over and over but every time they get

over and over but every time they get back up they gain incredible strenght

back up they gain incredible strenght

back up they gain incredible strenght failure shouldn’t break or stop you it

failure shouldn’t break or stop you it

failure shouldn’t break or stop you it should only push you to keep moving

should only push you to keep moving

should only push you to keep moving forward you might realize that the path

forward you might realize that the path

forward you might realize that the path you’re on right now is not the right one

you’re on right now is not the right one

you’re on right now is not the right one and that’s okay you can then expand and

and that’s okay you can then expand and

and that’s okay you can then expand and find out new paths that are right for

find out new paths that are right for

find out new paths that are right for you but if you never fail you might

you but if you never fail you might

you but if you never fail you might never even consider pursuing different

never even consider pursuing different

never even consider pursuing different avenues you would just continue down the

avenues you would just continue down the

avenues you would just continue down the wrong path like my dad always said make

wrong path like my dad always said make

wrong path like my dad always said make sure your path is in the direction you

sure your path is in the direction you

sure your path is in the direction you want to go unless you want to go to the

want to go unless you want to go to the

want to go unless you want to go to the washroom the washrooms to the left

step to accept and overcome every single

step to accept and overcome every single time I listen to an inspirational speech

time I listen to an inspirational speech

time I listen to an inspirational speech I never cease to hear overcome your

I never cease to hear overcome your

I never cease to hear overcome your failures overcome your fears overcome

failures overcome your fears overcome

failures overcome your fears overcome your weaknesses but rarely do they tell

your weaknesses but rarely do they tell

your weaknesses but rarely do they tell us how to that speech wasn’t helpful and

us how to that speech wasn’t helpful and

us how to that speech wasn’t helpful and it definitely wasn’t inspirational

it definitely wasn’t inspirational

it definitely wasn’t inspirational overcoming your weakness begins with you

overcoming your weakness begins with you

overcoming your weakness begins with you it begins with you accepting it

it begins with you accepting it

it begins with you accepting it don’t hide cover or deny the fact that

don’t hide cover or deny the fact that

don’t hide cover or deny the fact that you’re weak if you want to overcome your

you’re weak if you want to overcome your

you’re weak if you want to overcome your weakness you need to admit it for

weakness you need to admit it for

weakness you need to admit it for example when I was in elementary school

example when I was in elementary school

example when I was in elementary school I was very quiet and very timid I

I was very quiet and very timid I

I was very quiet and very timid I wouldn’t talk to my teachers let alone

wouldn’t talk to my teachers let alone

wouldn’t talk to my teachers let alone make friends so one day I thought to

make friends so one day I thought to

make friends so one day I thought to myself hmmm why don’t I have that many

myself hmmm why don’t I have that many

myself hmmm why don’t I have that many friends I mean look at me so I thought

friends I mean look at me so I thought

friends I mean look at me so I thought to myself why don’t I have that many

to myself why don’t I have that many

to myself why don’t I have that many friends and it was because I was scared

friends and it was because I was scared

friends and it was because I was scared and that was my weakness so when I went

and that was my weakness so when I went

and that was my weakness so when I went to entered high school I was a

to entered high school I was a

to entered high school I was a completely different person if you went

completely different person if you went

completely different person if you went back to my elementary school and told

back to my elementary school and told

back to my elementary school and told them that I participated in a TED talk

them that I participated in a TED talk

them that I participated in a TED talk in front of almost 100 people they’d be

in front of almost 100 people they’d be

in front of almost 100 people they’d be like oh my god that’s amazing

like oh my god that’s amazing

like oh my god that’s amazing pretty I can talk now hold up one finger

pretty I can talk now hold up one finger

pretty I can talk now hold up one finger preferably this one thank you and now

preferably this one thank you and now

preferably this one thank you and now hold pressure ear I saw a lot of you

hold pressure ear I saw a lot of you

hold pressure ear I saw a lot of you guys fail now clap your hands once clap

guys fail now clap your hands once clap

guys fail now clap your hands once clap your hands twice now every time I cross

your hands twice now every time I cross

your hands twice now every time I cross my hands clap your hand cup her hands

my hands clap your hand cup her hands

my hands clap your hand cup her hands you all failed ok let’s try it one more

you all failed ok let’s try it one more

you all failed ok let’s try it one more time ok just one more time ready 1 2 3

see you all failed but you accepted it

see you all failed but you accepted it don’t hide accepted it so all you do is

don’t hide accepted it so all you do is

don’t hide accepted it so all you do is take the same concept and apply it to

take the same concept and apply it to

take the same concept and apply it to your own situation or problem

your own situation or problem

your own situation or problem step 3 create a plan pain is temporary

step 3 create a plan pain is temporary

step 3 create a plan pain is temporary at times it can last for only a minute

at times it can last for only a minute

at times it can last for only a minute but sometimes it can last for an entire

but sometimes it can last for an entire

but sometimes it can last for an entire year but eventually this pain will

year but eventually this pain will

year but eventually this pain will subside and be replaced with something

subside and be replaced with something

subside and be replaced with something much better and much stronger let’s face

much better and much stronger let’s face

much better and much stronger let’s face it if you want something done right you

it if you want something done right you

it if you want something done right you need a plan once you have a plan you

need a plan once you have a plan you

need a plan once you have a plan you need to put hard work into it and make

need to put hard work into it and make

need to put hard work into it and make sure you believe that you can accomplish

sure you believe that you can accomplish

sure you believe that you can accomplish anything for example let’s say you would

anything for example let’s say you would

anything for example let’s say you would like to get an A in your physics class

like to get an A in your physics class

like to get an A in your physics class first you think of a goal I’d like to

first you think of a goal I’d like to

first you think of a goal I’d like to raise my grade by 10 percent a whopping

raise my grade by 10 percent a whopping

raise my grade by 10 percent a whopping 10 by the end of this month then with

10 by the end of this month then with

10 by the end of this month then with that goal in mind every day you can

that goal in mind every day you can

that goal in mind every day you can slightly improve to reach that goal like

slightly improve to reach that goal like

slightly improve to reach that goal like how often you study how you can change

how often you study how you can change

how often you study how you can change your studying habits when to take breaks

your studying habits when to take breaks

your studying habits when to take breaks when to take breaks during breaks

when to take breaks during breaks

when to take breaks during breaks because let’s be honest who doesn’t and

because let’s be honest who doesn’t and

because let’s be honest who doesn’t and so on step 4 be confident have

so on step 4 be confident have

so on step 4 be confident have confidence in your friends and your

confidence in your friends and your

confidence in your friends and your family and your teachers and in your

family and your teachers and in your

family and your teachers and in your co-workers but most importantly have

co-workers but most importantly have

co-workers but most importantly have confidence in yourself self-confidence

confidence in yourself self-confidence

confidence in yourself self-confidence what is self confidence self confidence

what is self confidence self confidence

what is self confidence self confidence is the ability or belief to believe

is the ability or belief to believe

is the ability or belief to believe yourself no matter the no matter the

yourself no matter the no matter the

yourself no matter the no matter the odds difficulty or adversity don’t be

odds difficulty or adversity don’t be

odds difficulty or adversity don’t be scared to speak your mind and be brave

scared to speak your mind and be brave

scared to speak your mind and be brave now let’s go back in time okay December

now let’s go back in time okay December

now let’s go back in time okay December 21st 1967 the infamous Apollo one rocket

21st 1967 the infamous Apollo one rocket

21st 1967 the infamous Apollo one rocket ship took off from Cape Canaveral and

ship took off from Cape Canaveral and

ship took off from Cape Canaveral and landed in Cape Canaveral the NASA

landed in Cape Canaveral the NASA

landed in Cape Canaveral the NASA Corporation was devastated but they

Corporation was devastated but they

Corporation was devastated but they didn’t lose their faith or their

didn’t lose their faith or their

didn’t lose their faith or their confidence

confidence

confidence two years later Apollo 11 had landed on

two years later Apollo 11 had landed on

two years later Apollo 11 had landed on the moon and they had reached success

the moon and they had reached success

the moon and they had reached success confidence is what kept them moving

confidence is what kept them moving

confidence is what kept them moving forward confidence is what test your

forward confidence is what test your

forward confidence is what test your limits and teaches you to exceed them

limits and teaches you to exceed them

limits and teaches you to exceed them confidence is what gives you the ability

confidence is what gives you the ability

confidence is what gives you the ability to succeed remember

to succeed remember

to succeed remember step one is fail failure

step one is fail failure

step one is fail failure step two is accepted and overcome step

step two is accepted and overcome step

step two is accepted and overcome step three is create a plan and step four is

three is create a plan and step four is

three is create a plan and step four is to be confident keep going till your

to be confident keep going till your

to be confident keep going till your last breath till you achieve what you

last breath till you achieve what you

last breath till you achieve what you want and will receive anyone who has

want and will receive anyone who has

want and will receive anyone who has accomplished anything in life has fallen

accomplished anything in life has fallen

accomplished anything in life has fallen and it doesn’t mean that person isn’t

and it doesn’t mean that person isn’t

and it doesn’t mean that person isn’t you thank you

you thank you

you thank you [Applause]