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What if you were a better version of yourself? | Uršulė Vilytė | TEDxJBG


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[Applause] when I first heard that this year’s

when I first heard that this year’s

when I first heard that this year’s statics topic is what if I was a little

statics topic is what if I was a little

statics topic is what if I was a little bit confused because in my opinion this

bit confused because in my opinion this

bit confused because in my opinion this question could have an infinite amount

question could have an infinite amount

question could have an infinite amount of answers an infinite amount of

of answers an infinite amount of

of answers an infinite amount of possibilities to end it and it would

possibilities to end it and it would

possibilities to end it and it would still make sense yet I chose the one

still make sense yet I chose the one

still make sense yet I chose the one topic that I think I have a lot of my

topic that I think I have a lot of my

topic that I think I have a lot of my own experience and so I could share it

own experience and so I could share it

own experience and so I could share it all I could share it with all of you and

all I could share it with all of you and

all I could share it with all of you and maybe we you would learn something from

maybe we you would learn something from

maybe we you would learn something from it so my topic today is what if we

it so my topic today is what if we

it so my topic today is what if we became the better versions of ourselves

became the better versions of ourselves

became the better versions of ourselves it might sound you topic this perfect

it might sound you topic this perfect

it might sound you topic this perfect world filled with perfect people who are

world filled with perfect people who are

world filled with perfect people who are always nice to each other but is it

always nice to each other but is it

always nice to each other but is it actually the best we can be in my

actually the best we can be in my

actually the best we can be in my opinion it is not the only thing that we

opinion it is not the only thing that we

opinion it is not the only thing that we need to do in order to become better

need to do in order to become better

need to do in order to become better well there are not one thing there are a

well there are not one thing there are a

well there are not one thing there are a couple of things but they all can be

couple of things but they all can be

couple of things but they all can be concluded into this one let’s say thing

concluded into this one let’s say thing

concluded into this one let’s say thing moving forward and let me tell you three

moving forward and let me tell you three

moving forward and let me tell you three things that go into this sentence so

things that go into this sentence so

things that go into this sentence so firstly we need to change whether it is

firstly we need to change whether it is

firstly we need to change whether it is a small tweak in our personality or is

a small tweak in our personality or is

a small tweak in our personality or is it a drastic change in our appearance it

it a drastic change in our appearance it

it a drastic change in our appearance it doesn’t matter as long as we are moving

doesn’t matter as long as we are moving

doesn’t matter as long as we are moving forward as long as we’re changing that’s

forward as long as we’re changing that’s

forward as long as we’re changing that’s good

good

good people change in many different ways I

people change in many different ways I

people change in many different ways I for example as you can see well I have

for example as you can see well I have

for example as you can see well I have dyed my hair bright red and there is a

dyed my hair bright red and there is a

dyed my hair bright red and there is a very well common reason why I did that

very well common reason why I did that

very well common reason why I did that although my friends are joking that I

although my friends are joking that I

although my friends are joking that I did that because of TEDx so I would fit

did that because of TEDx so I would fit

did that because of TEDx so I would fit into the theme as

into the theme as

into the theme as it is white and red however I did it for

it is white and red however I did it for

it is white and red however I did it for to fight with my seasonal depression in

to fight with my seasonal depression in

to fight with my seasonal depression in well to those who don’t know what that

well to those who don’t know what that

well to those who don’t know what that is it is a well a form of depression

is it is a well a form of depression

is it is a well a form of depression which occurs in some seasons let’s say

which occurs in some seasons let’s say

which occurs in some seasons let’s say for me it was fall and winter and well

for me it was fall and winter and well

for me it was fall and winter and well as you know winter is really hard time

as you know winter is really hard time

as you know winter is really hard time there is not much color and not much

there is not much color and not much

there is not much color and not much life outside so I decided to change that

life outside so I decided to change that

life outside so I decided to change that I decided to bring some color into my

I decided to bring some color into my

I decided to bring some color into my life so I would feel more alive and it

life so I would feel more alive and it

life so I would feel more alive and it worked every time I woke up and saw

worked every time I woke up and saw

worked every time I woke up and saw myself in the mirror I would I would say

myself in the mirror I would I would say

myself in the mirror I would I would say wow there is actually something worth

wow there is actually something worth

wow there is actually something worth going for and well that changed me so I

going for and well that changed me so I

going for and well that changed me so I think that it is good to change another

think that it is good to change another

think that it is good to change another thing that we need to know that we need

thing that we need to know that we need

thing that we need to know that we need to do in order to become a better

to do in order to become a better

to do in order to become a better version of years of ourselves is to

version of years of ourselves is to

version of years of ourselves is to learn to make mistakes but also to learn

learn to make mistakes but also to learn

learn to make mistakes but also to learn from our experiences it doesn’t matter

from our experiences it doesn’t matter

from our experiences it doesn’t matter whether it is our mistakes or something

whether it is our mistakes or something

whether it is our mistakes or something that another person shared with us and

that another person shared with us and

that another person shared with us and we took time to think about it and took

we took time to think about it and took

we took time to think about it and took something from their speech I have an

something from their speech I have an

something from their speech I have an example from my own experience last

example from my own experience last

example from my own experience last summer was a really funny time for me I

summer was a really funny time for me I

summer was a really funny time for me I was fighting with one of my closest

was fighting with one of my closest

was fighting with one of my closest friends and well as I don’t have many of

friends and well as I don’t have many of

friends and well as I don’t have many of them it was really well I felt really

them it was really well I felt really

them it was really well I felt really bad and I have one friend who lives in

bad and I have one friend who lives in

bad and I have one friend who lives in Italy his name is Jay and he helped me

Italy his name is Jay and he helped me

Italy his name is Jay and he helped me with this how well it was really simple

with this how well it was really simple

with this how well it was really simple he shared how he dealt with it how he

he shared how he dealt with it how he

he shared how he dealt with it how he dealt fighting with his friend and he

dealt fighting with his friend and he

dealt fighting with his friend and he told me that I have two options either

told me that I have two options either

told me that I have two options either to move on to cut everything off or to

to move on to cut everything off or to

to move on to cut everything off or to make the make

make the make

make the make up and to talk with her and well make it

up and to talk with her and well make it

up and to talk with her and well make it maybe better and as of now I’m really

maybe better and as of now I’m really

maybe better and as of now I’m really happy I took the second option and I

happy I took the second option and I

happy I took the second option and I talked with that person who I was

talked with that person who I was

talked with that person who I was fighting with and now we’re really good

fighting with and now we’re really good

fighting with and now we’re really good friends and I think that that experience

friends and I think that that experience

friends and I think that that experience it changed me and I learned something

it changed me and I learned something

it changed me and I learned something from it hover to all good things there

from it hover to all good things there

from it hover to all good things there are bad things we cannot talk about only

are bad things we cannot talk about only

are bad things we cannot talk about only positive things because I can assure you

positive things because I can assure you

positive things because I can assure you that even in this hall there are people

that even in this hall there are people

that even in this hall there are people who want to change they want to become

who want to change they want to become

who want to change they want to become better but yet they’re struggling with

better but yet they’re struggling with

better but yet they’re struggling with mental issues let’s say it is depression

mental issues let’s say it is depression

mental issues let’s say it is depression anxiety or any other some similar things

anxiety or any other some similar things

anxiety or any other some similar things it is harder for those people to become

it is harder for those people to become

it is harder for those people to become better because it’s their own head is

better because it’s their own head is

better because it’s their own head is telling them that they cannot do it but

telling them that they cannot do it but

telling them that they cannot do it but to all of you that are sitting here and

to all of you that are sitting here and

to all of you that are sitting here and listening to me right now

listening to me right now

listening to me right now I want to say that you can’t do it you

I want to say that you can’t do it you

I want to say that you can’t do it you just need to make smaller steps baby

just need to make smaller steps baby

just need to make smaller steps baby steps

steps

steps so you still can achieve the goal it

so you still can achieve the goal it

so you still can achieve the goal it just will take more time and I’m saying

just will take more time and I’m saying

just will take more time and I’m saying this not as a person who has not

this not as a person who has not

this not as a person who has not experienced it in fact as I have

experienced it in fact as I have

experienced it in fact as I have mentioned that I also struggle with

mentioned that I also struggle with

mentioned that I also struggle with these seizures too so I hope that all of

these seizures too so I hope that all of

these seizures too so I hope that all of you can take my words into your account

you can take my words into your account

you can take my words into your account to think about them to think about what

to think about them to think about what

to think about them to think about what I said and become better every one of

I said and become better every one of

I said and become better every one of you can do that thank you

you can do that thank you

you can do that thank you [Applause]

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