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Faceplant Forward Falling On Purpose | Barrett Hopper | TEDxMallard Creek
TEDx Talks· 2025-11-17 17:08
[Music] [Applause] Sorry about that. I'm giving you guys a talk today about falling on purpose. As you can see, this reminds me of when I was three years old.I was running around the coffee table and my grandmother said, "Boy, if you don't stop running, you're going to bust your head." Well, I didn't stop running and I busted my head. And uh but it wasn't bad. It was just a couple stitches.But I learned that it didn't hurt. I don't even remember it. They just told me stories about it.But on this particular ...
Why Not! | Sarah El Bardan | TEDxInternationalCollegeBeirut
TEDx Talks· 2025-06-30 16:56
[Music] Let me start by telling you all a funny story. Actually, even now it still isn't funny and I'm still recovering. So laughing isn't allowed.We had the class representative elections and to my complete shock, I lost. And guys, I didn't lose by one or two votes. No, no, no.The winner got 17 votes and I got four. Can you imagine. It was probably one of the biggest blows I got to my ego and it hurt so bad that I couldn't help but cry all the way back home.All I could ask myself was why. Why. Why.Why did ...