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Story of Fear | Pratish R Nair | TEDxYouth@HGS


[Music]

[Music] namaste good evening how are you all

namaste good evening how are you all

namaste good evening how are you all okay now I have been told that I have to

okay now I have been told that I have to

okay now I have been told that I have to speak here for a couple of minutes and I

speak here for a couple of minutes and I

speak here for a couple of minutes and I like it to be two-way okay I’m gonna

like it to be two-way okay I’m gonna

like it to be two-way okay I’m gonna speak about something we all have and we

speak about something we all have and we

speak about something we all have and we don’t talk about it and it is high time

don’t talk about it and it is high time

don’t talk about it and it is high time that we speak about it if I had to walk

that we speak about it if I had to walk

that we speak about it if I had to walk to you and ask you this one question if

to you and ask you this one question if

to you and ask you this one question if you’re not with your friends can you

you’re not with your friends can you

you’re not with your friends can you identify and name the person who is

identify and name the person who is

identify and name the person who is sitting besides you there are very high

sitting besides you there are very high

sitting besides you there are very high chances you have no idea Amerigo girl I

chances you have no idea Amerigo girl I

chances you have no idea Amerigo girl I I have come to the talk there are three

I have come to the talk there are three

I have come to the talk there are three kinds of scared people inside this room

kinds of scared people inside this room

kinds of scared people inside this room I like to show you the first kind

superior the second category even more

superior the second category even more scared start kur let me see what you do

scared start kur let me see what you do

scared start kur let me see what you do and the third one hello my name is

and the third one hello my name is

and the third one hello my name is petitioner I’m very very scared today

petitioner I’m very very scared today

petitioner I’m very very scared today can you stick besides me we all are

can you stick besides me we all are

can you stick besides me we all are scared and we are not talking about it

scared and we are not talking about it

scared and we are not talking about it my dear friends fear was given to you

my dear friends fear was given to you

my dear friends fear was given to you humankind so that we can be careful not

humankind so that we can be careful not

humankind so that we can be careful not to paralyze ourselves we are paralyzed

to paralyze ourselves we are paralyzed

to paralyze ourselves we are paralyzed hats off the two ladies who came before

hats off the two ladies who came before

hats off the two ladies who came before me hats off to you fantastic you stood

me hats off to you fantastic you stood

me hats off to you fantastic you stood here in spoke I’m so proud of you

now you know one thing I’m gonna do

now you know one thing I’m gonna do something here and let me see this this

something here and let me see this this

something here and let me see this this is Ruby for the very first time TEDx is

is Ruby for the very first time TEDx is

is Ruby for the very first time TEDx is doing something like this okay

doing something like this okay

doing something like this okay I’m gonna play some kind of music here

I’m gonna play some kind of music here

I’m gonna play some kind of music here some genre of music and I would like

some genre of music and I would like

some genre of music and I would like people to come here one at a time and

people to come here one at a time and

people to come here one at a time and dance till the time the music is on how

dance till the time the music is on how

dance till the time the music is on how many people would like to do it and what

many people would like to do it and what

many people would like to do it and what is happening right now the very moment

is happening right now the very moment

is happening right now the very moment few people came to know that they have

few people came to know that they have

few people came to know that they have bought a stahma now you will give me a

bought a stahma now you will give me a

bought a stahma now you will give me a million maybe a billion reason not to

million maybe a billion reason not to

million maybe a billion reason not to come here you might say usually I don’t

come here you might say usually I don’t

come here you might say usually I don’t dance on Saturdays or you might go ahead

dance on Saturdays or you might go ahead

dance on Saturdays or you might go ahead and tell me are you giving money or you

and tell me are you giving money or you

and tell me are you giving money or you might go ahead and see but you would

might go ahead and see but you would

might go ahead and see but you would never do it by yourself it’s very easy

never do it by yourself it’s very easy

never do it by yourself it’s very easy to go ahead and tell other people to do

to go ahead and tell other people to do

to go ahead and tell other people to do it and not do yourself because somewhere

it and not do yourself because somewhere

it and not do yourself because somewhere we are scared and I would like to blame

we are scared and I would like to blame

we are scared and I would like to blame someone from the beginning of your life

someone from the beginning of your life

someone from the beginning of your life someone very close to you your parents

someone very close to you your parents

someone very close to you your parents your parents scared you because they

your parents scared you because they

your parents scared you because they wanted to control you they’re gonna kill

wanted to control you they’re gonna kill

wanted to control you they’re gonna kill me after this talk I know okay they want

me after this talk I know okay they want

me after this talk I know okay they want you to control you when you’re a kid you

you to control you when you’re a kid you

you to control you when you’re a kid you are a very highly creative person

are a very highly creative person

are a very highly creative person Humongousaur maybe never ending amount

Humongousaur maybe never ending amount

Humongousaur maybe never ending amount of energy you have so you don’t want to

of energy you have so you don’t want to

of energy you have so you don’t want to do two things in your life and you’re a

do two things in your life and you’re a

do two things in your life and you’re a child never sleep never eat okay so your

child never sleep never eat okay so your

child never sleep never eat okay so your mother tells better please eat eat no no

mother tells better please eat eat no no

mother tells better please eat eat no no and you keep on doing that and finally

and you keep on doing that and finally

and you keep on doing that and finally say been asleep no and what does she

say been asleep no and what does she

say been asleep no and what does she tell you sleep baba Yaga Baba is kind of

tell you sleep baba Yaga Baba is kind of

tell you sleep baba Yaga Baba is kind of a demon I don’t know and children are so

a demon I don’t know and children are so

a demon I don’t know and children are so creative they think and they come out

creative they think and they come out

creative they think and they come out with some this beautiful picture that

with some this beautiful picture that

with some this beautiful picture that this person has to be really dangerous

this person has to be really dangerous

this person has to be really dangerous and I can guarantee you in this room

and I can guarantee you in this room

and I can guarantee you in this room there are seventy percent of people who

there are seventy percent of people who

there are seventy percent of people who even today when they are alone in a

even today when they are alone in a

even today when they are alone in a single room in a hotel room or in their

single room in a hotel room or in their

single room in a hotel room or in their room they never sleep without their

room they never sleep without their

room they never sleep without their light switched off

because they’re scared because Buddha

because they’re scared because Buddha Baba can come from anywhere him that’s

Baba can come from anywhere him that’s

Baba can come from anywhere him that’s one mother told us why I’m a I’m a

one mother told us why I’m a I’m a

one mother told us why I’m a I’m a behavioral coach I’ve been doing it for

behavioral coach I’ve been doing it for

behavioral coach I’ve been doing it for quite a lot of years I train people on

quite a lot of years I train people on

quite a lot of years I train people on leadership team building decision-making

leadership team building decision-making

leadership team building decision-making negotiation and I make good money and

negotiation and I make good money and

negotiation and I make good money and and and there was a moment when I was

and and there was a moment when I was

and and there was a moment when I was sitting with my seven-year-old kid and I

sitting with my seven-year-old kid and I

sitting with my seven-year-old kid and I was we were having a discussion and I

was we were having a discussion and I

was we were having a discussion and I always find young kids very intelligent

always find young kids very intelligent

always find young kids very intelligent and we were talking about fear and she

and we were talking about fear and she

and we were talking about fear and she told me something very very beautiful

told me something very very beautiful

told me something very very beautiful she told me that dad you’re not teaching

she told me that dad you’re not teaching

she told me that dad you’re not teaching anyone leadership she understands

anyone leadership she understands

anyone leadership she understands leadership okay

leadership okay

leadership okay she understand the one who is the boss

she understand the one who is the boss

she understand the one who is the boss is a leader okay she understand

is a leader okay she understand

is a leader okay she understand decision-making I telling her no that’s

decision-making I telling her no that’s

decision-making I telling her no that’s decision-making so she said dad I think

decision-making so she said dad I think

decision-making so she said dad I think so you’re not training people on

so you’re not training people on

so you’re not training people on leadership team building decision-making

leadership team building decision-making

leadership team building decision-making negotiation skills I’m doing something

negotiation skills I’m doing something

negotiation skills I’m doing something else and she left it made me think and

else and she left it made me think and

else and she left it made me think and this is what I thought yes I’m

this is what I thought yes I’m

this is what I thought yes I’m addressing something else I’m addressing

addressing something else I’m addressing

addressing something else I’m addressing fear of people I’m addressing a person

fear of people I’m addressing a person

fear of people I’m addressing a person who cannot lead to lead I’m addressing a

who cannot lead to lead I’m addressing a

who cannot lead to lead I’m addressing a person who cannot negotiate negotiate I

person who cannot negotiate negotiate I

person who cannot negotiate negotiate I am addressing a person or training a

am addressing a person or training a

am addressing a person or training a person who cannot make a decision make a

person who cannot make a decision make a

person who cannot make a decision make a decision I’m making a person who cannot

decision I’m making a person who cannot

decision I’m making a person who cannot speak before people speak before people

speak before people speak before people

speak before people speak before people I am taking them out of their comfort

I am taking them out of their comfort

I am taking them out of their comfort zone that’s what I am doing and that is

zone that’s what I am doing and that is

zone that’s what I am doing and that is why I’m here my dear friends you have to

why I’m here my dear friends you have to

why I’m here my dear friends you have to know a little bit my story I don’t have

know a little bit my story I don’t have

know a little bit my story I don’t have a inspirational great story my story is

a inspirational great story my story is

a inspirational great story my story is very much like your story at the age of

very much like your story at the age of

very much like your story at the age of six

six

six someone put a hand inside my bed sheet

someone put a hand inside my bed sheet

someone put a hand inside my bed sheet and touched me inappropriately well I

and touched me inappropriately well I

and touched me inappropriately well I never said it to anyone because I was

never said it to anyone because I was

never said it to anyone because I was scared

scared

scared and again like I told you as statistics

and again like I told you as statistics

and again like I told you as statistics of 70 percent just three minutes before

of 70 percent just three minutes before

of 70 percent just three minutes before let me tell it right now 90 percent of

let me tell it right now 90 percent of

let me tell it right now 90 percent of the girls in our country and 99 percent

the girls in our country and 99 percent

the girls in our country and 99 percent of the boys in our country have been

of the boys in our country have been

of the boys in our country have been touched in appropriately and they never

touched in appropriately and they never

touched in appropriately and they never said a word to you because you were told

said a word to you because you were told

said a word to you because you were told to be quite and you were

to be quite and you were

to be quite and you were scared it’s high time we talk but don’t

scared it’s high time we talk but don’t

scared it’s high time we talk but don’t get into sad zone nothing happened to me

get into sad zone nothing happened to me

get into sad zone nothing happened to me I’m chilled out I was very very very

I’m chilled out I was very very very

I’m chilled out I was very very very scared after that I couldn’t face people

scared after that I couldn’t face people

scared after that I couldn’t face people if someone came to my home I used to go

if someone came to my home I used to go

if someone came to my home I used to go below the bed and never get out of the

below the bed and never get out of the

below the bed and never get out of the time they’re gone

time they’re gone

time they’re gone and finally when I was in my fifth grade

and finally when I was in my fifth grade

and finally when I was in my fifth grade my mother did something beautiful to me

my mother did something beautiful to me

my mother did something beautiful to me she told me tomorrow there is a fancy

she told me tomorrow there is a fancy

she told me tomorrow there is a fancy dress competition and you’re going to

dress competition and you’re going to

dress competition and you’re going to participate in it and me being myself I

participate in it and me being myself I

participate in it and me being myself I was like mama what Pease I said so many

was like mama what Pease I said so many

was like mama what Pease I said so many things to her so that I should not go to

things to her so that I should not go to

things to her so that I should not go to school she was smarter than me she sent

school she was smarter than me she sent

school she was smarter than me she sent me I come to the school and I stand

me I come to the school and I stand

me I come to the school and I stand there and I perform for the very first

there and I perform for the very first

there and I perform for the very first time in my life and we had more than

time in my life and we had more than

time in my life and we had more than thousand students in our school and I

thousand students in our school and I

thousand students in our school and I stood there when I watched that I was a

stood there when I watched that I was a

stood there when I watched that I was a performer and people clapped for me for

performer and people clapped for me for

performer and people clapped for me for a very very long time and that is the

a very very long time and that is the

a very very long time and that is the moment I realized that this is what I

moment I realized that this is what I

moment I realized that this is what I was to do in my entire life but thanks

was to do in my entire life but thanks

was to do in my entire life but thanks to my mom because she took me out of my

to my mom because she took me out of my

to my mom because she took me out of my comfort zone I was less scared I grew up

comfort zone I was less scared I grew up

comfort zone I was less scared I grew up a little bit more and I’m no more afraid

a little bit more and I’m no more afraid

a little bit more and I’m no more afraid of things I speak my mind but there is a

of things I speak my mind but there is a

of things I speak my mind but there is a problem in a country when you speak your

problem in a country when you speak your

problem in a country when you speak your mind you’re an arrogant person because

mind you’re an arrogant person because

mind you’re an arrogant person because assertiveness in our country is

assertiveness in our country is

assertiveness in our country is understood as aggressiveness my dear

understood as aggressiveness my dear

understood as aggressiveness my dear friends it is time to go ahead and speak

friends it is time to go ahead and speak

friends it is time to go ahead and speak your mind anything that you feel like

your mind anything that you feel like

your mind anything that you feel like you can express this life is to enjoy

you can express this life is to enjoy

you can express this life is to enjoy people feel scared to even enjoy I know

people feel scared to even enjoy I know

people feel scared to even enjoy I know of a lot many people like your I have

of a lot many people like your I have

of a lot many people like your I have enjoyed for last weekend to mature now

enjoyed for last weekend to mature now

enjoyed for last weekend to mature now two years I cannot enjoy or when Mama

two years I cannot enjoy or when Mama

two years I cannot enjoy or when Mama data tells you or sends you a party on

data tells you or sends you a party on

data tells you or sends you a party on Friday night two hours enjoy and then

Friday night two hours enjoy and then

Friday night two hours enjoy and then come back okay I never understood this

come back okay I never understood this

come back okay I never understood this quantification of enjoyment like two

quantification of enjoyment like two

quantification of enjoyment like two words and then come back yeah I’ve

words and then come back yeah I’ve

words and then come back yeah I’ve enjoyed enough

enjoyed enough

enjoyed enough so it doesn’t happen that way so today I

so it doesn’t happen that way so today I

so it doesn’t happen that way so today I run a college with India’s finest at

run a college with India’s finest at

run a college with India’s finest at FileMaker a college called as the pellet

FileMaker a college called as the pellet

FileMaker a college called as the pellet cooker school of branding and

cooker school of branding and

cooker school of branding and entrepreneurship and we train people on

entrepreneurship and we train people on

entrepreneurship and we train people on making ad films and becoming

making ad films and becoming

making ad films and becoming entrepreneurs and because of this one

entrepreneurs and because of this one

entrepreneurs and because of this one man who came here before me dr. velu

man who came here before me dr. velu

man who came here before me dr. velu money we are able to do that thank you

money we are able to do that thank you

money we are able to do that thank you sir

and we thought how could we be a

and we thought how could we be a different kind of an entrepreneurship

different kind of an entrepreneurship

different kind of an entrepreneurship College

College

College what could we teach them differently it

what could we teach them differently it

what could we teach them differently it was very clear we wanted to create

was very clear we wanted to create

was very clear we wanted to create fearless entrepreneurs a person who can

fearless entrepreneurs a person who can

fearless entrepreneurs a person who can make decisions take decisions and stay

make decisions take decisions and stay

make decisions take decisions and stay with it so today what we do with these

with it so today what we do with these

with it so today what we do with these students I will tell you the very first

students I will tell you the very first

students I will tell you the very first day you walk inside our College we don’t

day you walk inside our College we don’t

day you walk inside our College we don’t come to our College you go to Napa

come to our College you go to Napa

come to our College you go to Napa Valley’s house and spend an entire days

Valley’s house and spend an entire days

Valley’s house and spend an entire days with standing hard work the next day you

with standing hard work the next day you

with standing hard work the next day you come you spend the next six days with

come you spend the next six days with

come you spend the next six days with the India’s most loved raghu Raja from

the India’s most loved raghu Raja from

the India’s most loved raghu Raja from Rudi’s Fame who does a boot camp with

Rudi’s Fame who does a boot camp with

Rudi’s Fame who does a boot camp with you so he pretty much breaks you

you so he pretty much breaks you

you so he pretty much breaks you mentally or physically by that time half

mentally or physically by that time half

mentally or physically by that time half of the students are like I don’t want to

of the students are like I don’t want to

of the students are like I don’t want to do this course what blue shirts goes is

do this course what blue shirts goes is

do this course what blue shirts goes is let me go back so we are clear there

let me go back so we are clear there

let me go back so we are clear there what we are doing we take you to

what we are doing we take you to

what we are doing we take you to Himalayas doing trekking with gambling

Himalayas doing trekking with gambling

Himalayas doing trekking with gambling Tenzing Norgay son of Tenzing Norgay

Tenzing Norgay son of Tenzing Norgay

Tenzing Norgay son of Tenzing Norgay we take you to South Africa with Gary

we take you to South Africa with Gary

we take you to South Africa with Gary Kirsten and push you out of plane the

Kirsten and push you out of plane the

Kirsten and push you out of plane the flying one so many a times people have

flying one so many a times people have

flying one so many a times people have asset why do you some do something like

asset why do you some do something like

asset why do you some do something like that because my dear friend if you are a

that because my dear friend if you are a

that because my dear friend if you are a person out of fear you are more you are

person out of fear you are more you are

person out of fear you are more you are vey more you understand your true

vey more you understand your true

vey more you understand your true potential which we today are not

potential which we today are not

potential which we today are not understanding because everyone wants to

understanding because everyone wants to

understanding because everyone wants to control you all the ladies here all the

control you all the ladies here all the

control you all the ladies here all the girls here understand this one thing you

girls here understand this one thing you

girls here understand this one thing you are way more powerful than any men on

are way more powerful than any men on

are way more powerful than any men on this planet and the problem is and the

this planet and the problem is and the

this planet and the problem is and the problem is the menu this men knows about

problem is the menu this men knows about

problem is the menu this men knows about it so they will control you don’t do

it so they will control you don’t do

it so they will control you don’t do this don’t do that

this don’t do that

this don’t do that we control you you know you

we control you you know you

we control you you know you are the only being on this planet who

are the only being on this planet who

are the only being on this planet who goes around transformational changes

goes around transformational changes

goes around transformational changes every 10 to 15 years you never live in

every 10 to 15 years you never live in

every 10 to 15 years you never live in the house that you were born your body

the house that you were born your body

the house that you were born your body goes through so many changes you have

goes through so many changes you have

goes through so many changes you have got so many more roles to do and you

got so many more roles to do and you

got so many more roles to do and you don’t complain and man has to do nothing

don’t complain and man has to do nothing

don’t complain and man has to do nothing just tell you behave yourself so what I

just tell you behave yourself so what I

just tell you behave yourself so what I would like to say here or my point of

would like to say here or my point of

would like to say here or my point of coming here and telling you this is my

coming here and telling you this is my

coming here and telling you this is my dear friends there are three things that

dear friends there are three things that

dear friends there are three things that you should do in your life these are not

you should do in your life these are not

you should do in your life these are not a B or C grade this is e your human kind

a B or C grade this is e your human kind

a B or C grade this is e your human kind you have limitless possibility so the

you have limitless possibility so the

you have limitless possibility so the very first e explore explore the world

very first e explore explore the world

very first e explore explore the world don’t be born in one place and die five

don’t be born in one place and die five

don’t be born in one place and die five kilometers away explore the world second

kilometers away explore the world second

kilometers away explore the world second express yourself let no one tell you

express yourself let no one tell you

express yourself let no one tell you that you can’t say something why can’t

that you can’t say something why can’t

that you can’t say something why can’t you say anything you can express and

you say anything you can express and

you say anything you can express and that starts with parents let your kids

that starts with parents let your kids

that starts with parents let your kids express you’ll have more confident kids

express you’ll have more confident kids

express you’ll have more confident kids amongst you you don’t need any MBA to do

amongst you you don’t need any MBA to do

amongst you you don’t need any MBA to do that like sir always says if your family

that like sir always says if your family

that like sir always says if your family tells you but I express whatever you

tells you but I express whatever you

tells you but I express whatever you like be who you are a kid will never

like be who you are a kid will never

like be who you are a kid will never ever lie to you a kid lies to you only

ever lie to you a kid lies to you only

ever lie to you a kid lies to you only because yeah and third most important

because yeah and third most important

because yeah and third most important thing never ever be shy to enjoy this

thing never ever be shy to enjoy this

thing never ever be shy to enjoy this there is only one life here enjoy

there is only one life here enjoy

there is only one life here enjoy yourself this is the only life you have

yourself this is the only life you have

yourself this is the only life you have meet the maximum number of people enjoy

meet the maximum number of people enjoy

meet the maximum number of people enjoy yourself find your true passion and you

yourself find your true passion and you

yourself find your true passion and you live this life happily and make a

live this life happily and make a

live this life happily and make a difference thank you so very much this

difference thank you so very much this

difference thank you so very much this is petition

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