TED TALK 2 THE SAGA CONTINUES

My mind is a raging torrent flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives. I’ve given this a lot of thought but, I still can’t decide on a singular topic. I’m currently reading a book by Malcolm Gladwell that is composed of various stories from his time with the New Yorker magazine. These stories have seemingly sent me into another direction with my TED talk.
As in my original TED talk proposal, I want to encompass what we seen from the TED talk in class and other that I’ve personally viewed to come up with a truly original idea. I’ve looked over the other TED talk blogs and I see some great ideas but, few that seem unique. I want to challenge myself to talk about something that not only interests me but, will be thought provoking to the class. I think about the life of Johnny Cash and the scene from the movie “Walk the Line” where he is asked by the music producer, if you were hit by a truck and laying dying in the gutter and you could only play one song to let people know what you felt. What song would you play? Would you play that song or would you play something different? I don’t want to play the same tune that everybody else is playing. I want to play something truly original because that is what inspires people.
My original proposal was missing one factor that bonds all the TED talks and that is relevance. Relevance to the speaker and to the audience. So let tie these four factors all together now. Passion, Humor, Absolute Conviction, and Relevance are the four binding factors in all our TED talks. The manner in which the speaker arrives at these factors is different but, these four factors are the constants in a river of variables. Is that deep enough or are you hungry for more?
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”The above quote is often credited to Nelson Mandela from his 1994 inauguration speech but, it is actually the work of Marianne Williamson. I find inspiration in things every single day and I want to pass this feeling on to the world. I’m still working on my moment. Please stay tuned!