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The Mask of Confidence : What Lies Beneath | Gayatri . | TEDxSeasonsStreet
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-08 15:03
[Music] Every time I'm asked to give a speech, lead a training, or be a part of an event filled with strangers, I get into a panic planning mode. I start bargaining with the universe. Possibly it will rain.Maybe I'll wake up voiceless. How to fake food poisoning politely. And that is just the beginning.In every family gathering, team meeting or a event or a dinner with friends, I'm the smiling one. The one who's cracking jokes all the time, making sure everyone is comfortable. And on the outside, it seems a ...
What happens when you stop masking your differences | Jesse Sanchez | TEDxWIS Youth
TEDx Talks· 2025-06-30 16:40
Good morning everyone. My name is Jesse Sanchez and I'm the co-founder and president of the Neurodiversity Alliance. I'm also a husband, uh, a father of three beautiful kiddos and I'm someone for whom my whole life I've been searching for and I'm now building authentic communities. But see, I probably shouldn't actually be standing here today. My tale is one, statistically speaking, that's supposed to be a cautionary tale. See, my story begins with my mother who fled the grip of the drug cartel where my fat ...
The Unsung Self | Jyotsna Radhakrishnan | TEDxMITS
TEDx Talks· 2025-06-12 14:51
Let me start by asking you all something. Have you at least once in your life, I know you're all very young, but at any point in your life, have you asked yourself this question? And the question is, who am I? Who am I? Sounds like a simple question, right? You see, the moment you're born, you're welcomed into a world that pretty much tells you who you are. You are enrolled into school by the time you're just 3 or 4 years old. And there are these milestones that are set on your path. And you're expected to ...