You. Are. Enough. | Shantae Edwards | TEDxHerndon

“I am enough”. This affirmation creates a feeling of pride, a feeling of hope, a feeling that releases imperfections. This is a shift in the conversation of standing in your truth, and owning that regardless of the odds against you, your past or your failures, you matter, you are enough and the world needs you, because the fact will always remain that no one can do or be you.

Shantae J. Edwards, is a native of Chicago, first of seven children, and first-generation college graduate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is passionate about exposure, education, college access and media awareness for youth. She is the Digital Outreach and Engagement Director with The Future Project, Inc. where she works with the team who believes in all people living a life full of passion and purpose.

Shantae’s the founder of I AM D.O.P.E., Inc. (Dreaming Of Possibilities Everyday), a self-empowerment and story-sharing enterprise. A platform designed to create narratives to save humanity, one story at a time through workshops, speaking engagements, blog writing and transformative programing. She is a "Certified Passion Pusher" and inspirational speaker, using self-expression and empowerment to change the world one high-five at a time.

[shaneladd]

I am enough I am enough I am ENOUGH I am deserving of LOVE I am constantly attracting love I am always hopeful I am AMAZING because I am me and that is ENOUGH much love everyone we are ENOUGH

[en]

I love the way she delivers her speech. I really believe her.

[symmitch]

The way she puts emphasis on 'you' hits me. It's like a big reminder that you are something special, you are worth it. We forget these things

[thusterm]

I had many options to choose from for analyzing a speech and i chose your video because just the title alone resonated with me. Then I watched and this is one of the most beautiful speeches I have heard. Thank you because i may be doing this for some homework but your speech did more for me then just a homework assignment. MUCH LOVE!

[koloosprite]

I literally cried when she said you are enough but felt more powerful afterwards

[Nevarek_]

1:14 look how happy these people are, if even just for a moment...

[MissMillennial]

Love you Shantae! You have such a beautiful speaking voice + powerful words. You are an inspiration to me. Congrats girlie. Wicked proud of you.

[michaelthehuman]

What trips me out is 1) how I'm 23 and just now watching this and 2) how I've subconsciously associated myself with friends who, although are fun to be around, make me realize how not "enough" I was or am for them because of how much I have to reach out to them in order to feel like I am "enough".

I'm starting another delivery job after loosing my job last year and one of the first feelings I have going into it is how desire for money in order to get this psychological closure feels like such a mental prison even though I feel the need to make up for the loss of money. I'm just thinking about 1) how will I feel once I get that check, will this job be all that I am enough for? And 2) how can this really be enough when I can get more?

Idk why this video has me reevaluating my life, smh.

[rahkingsungod]

I didn’t know.... my mentor, my sister, my heart!!! I love her so much!!! This was

[fatimamohammad]

At age of eighteen, after a mistake, someone sent a text "you think doing this made you cool? It showed you have no personality" I still remember it

[vika]

It’s like i had the best hug ever. 😍😍😍

[qumayy]

i have read somewhere that "dont compare your inside with other peoples outside"

[livingholistically]

If we just accept enough is an adjective and not a noun we would never say we are not enough. We would just get more skills and that feeling goes away. Also knowing God completes the shortfall. He can give us the confidence we lack to continue our development.

[JanicePantilagan]

It is not unloved or no one cares for you...
When this madness comes to your mind, thinking you are not enough - that is when you will take whatever is given to you. And often you would be confused between abuse for love. And you try to justify abuse for love.

I've been beaten, taken advantage of, lied to verbally abused and my mind thinks it is okay. I deserved it.

Soon in time, I would rise from all of these but now I'm still stuck in the sea of sorrow and despair. I know I would be fine.

[nicktsardoulias]

Had to watch this for a speech class in College and it was rather enjoyable and powerful. She did a good job!

[mentim]

very powerfull thank you! This video works. Because i realeaze i dont give MYSELF enough. Its always the critics of the other. It even make me scared. Now things will not be this anymore!!

[GulnaraOmar]

Awesome motivation, Shantae! I loved how you suggest to soften the phrase " I am not good enough", by "I am not good enough yet." .. You are a passionate and inspiring story-teller. Thank you so much!

[tamishajohnson]

So so much given in those words..it was more than enough. So grateful. Thank you.

[lilianoliveira]

Why a beautiful speech👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 thank you!

[emmqmora]

This video appears in perfect timing❤️