Fail But Never Give Up | Alina Timofeeva | TEDxBedford

How many times have you failed in something? What would you do if you come from a humble background, you want to work in another country and you don’t know anyone there to help you? What if you applied for 500 jobs in that country and got 497 rejections? Would you give up?

This TEDx talk will inspire you to let every failure be your catalyst and motivate you to adapt. It will help you to change your mindset and remember that failure is an opportunity to grow.

Alina Timofeeva is a multi-award-winning professional in digital topics, having won 7 awards just in 2021. Though working in a male dominated technology industry, she was promoted 4 times in 4 years – something only few women manage to succeed. Today she is an Associate Partner at Oliver Wyman, consulting top Financial Services firms globally as an expert in Digital, Cloud & Data.

#motivation #success #hope

This talk was given at TEDxBedford with the theme ‘Behind The Mask’ using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.

Credits:
Editors: Rio Penn-Grice & Julian Hundy
Production Crew: Julian Hundy, Nick Parker & the TEDxBedford team

About TEDx: In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized

Alina is a first-generation immigrant from Russia who went through the eye of a needle to move to the UK and fulfil her dreams. She was born and raised in one of the most dangerous areas in Russia, growing up at a time when women were seen as future housewives, not as someone to have education and career. Today, Alina is a multi-award-winning specialist in Data, Technology & Innovation. She works with
Oliver Wyman and previously with KPMG and Accenture, consulting the top Financial Services firms like HSBC, J.P. Morgan & Aviva, and helping them make this world safe, customer centric and fair, which is particularly important in the new reality.

[alinatimofeeva]

Hi all, this is my first big talk in person and on stage. I have never done this before and it’s really important for me this goes well. Thanks to all for watching, liking, commenting and sharing. This means a lot to me

[olanik]

"Instead of letting the failure transform us, we self-sabotage our dreams." This is really stirring some things up for me right now.

[careytmoore]

We learn so much when we "fail" - nothing wrong with falling as long as we always get up and learn from what we can.

[orangestrategy]

This is an inspirational story told through the life of an immigrant who has risen through personal challenges and by not giving up. A good reminder of the power of human determination to achieve something worthwhile

[mylittlesoulishappy]

I've always thought that fear is just anxiety about not knowing, and teaching ourselves to be excited about what might happen instead of fearing it can be really empowering.

[averisalon]

I have never had the experience of moving to another country, and I never really considered how hard it would be starting on the back foot and having to not only qualify for a job, but also learn all the social expectations and nuances too. What a strong woman.

[nikolaihlazarev]

I think it's safe to say she's fulfilled that promise to herself! Amazing.

[nmk]

Awesome talk Alina👌🏻…
‘Failure is an opportunity to grow’ you are real inspiration to others.

[ellieking-lifeadvice]

"Failure is an opportunity to grow"
Alina you are a true inspiration, thank you for sharing your story. Let your failure fuel your motivation to do better, stay resilient & take action!

[marisolroman-]

This feeling that failure as an opportunity to grow is maybe a learnt experience. You can understand it in theory, but experiencing it is such a different thing.

[samirahussein]

That first memory of her mum must have been such a hectic experience for it to have had that strong of an impact on her.

[begrace]

Alina, thank you! Thank you for being courageous enough to be this vulnerable and unpack just how important it is to persevere despite our obstacles and mistakes, because that's when we learn and grow the most! You are a FORCE! So glad I found this!

[angel_rai]

She's absolutely right and more people need to embrace their failures with a healthy attitude!

[brittaniecrum]

Comfort leads to compliance. There was some real motivation in her life, I don’t know if many people can understand what it means to come from so little and what it does to you.

[maureenbrown]

There is so much merit in failing, firstly it really makes us reflect on how badly we want to achieve something!

[therealmr.unicorn]

I love this Alina! Such an amazingly strong mindset and such a valuable message, there will always be setbacks but you can't let those disappointments break you!

[josuelepiere]

This talk really made me appreciate all the comforts I have in my life and how little I had to fight for. These opportunities she had to desperately struggle for were given to me to take or leave as I liked. I admire her so much.

[lauralegault]

Added to my favourites, one of the best talks I've heard in a while!

[randubrown]

Alina, your journey has been filled with such hardship but you are clearly such a light in this world! Thank you for sharing!

[shirleytross]

Captivating from start to finish, well done Alina I was enthralled.