The skill of self confidence | Dr. Ivan Joseph | TEDxRyersonU

As the Athletic Director and head coach of the Varsity Soccer team at Ryerson University, Dr. Joseph is often asked what skills he is searching for as a recruiter: is it speed? Strength? Agility? In Dr. Joseph's TEDx Talk, he explores self confidence and how it is not just the most important skill in athletics, but in our lives.

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[kushbhalerao]

Easiest and fastest way to gain confidence is to do exactly what you are afraid of.

[Ana-rbws]

“No one will believe in you unless you do.” - This has been true in every big and crucial moments of life.

[saravalinemati]

I learned more in 13 minutes than I have over all those years back in high school . The counselor humiliated me in front of the whole class saying that I was not smart enough to go to college. It stayed with me for many years. By the way, I have 1 bachelor and 2 master degrees today.

[ShadhaOmer]

"There's enough people telling us we can't do it. Why do we want to tell that to ourselves?". Just WOW.

[varunkirti]

Confidence is the mindset of knowing that "no matter what happens, I am gonna be alright!"

[purplepanda]

To anyone reading this, you are an amazing person
The fact that you’re here watching this video means that you are already taking the first steps in building your confidence
Keep going, you are amazing. You deserve the world. Believe in yourself. Everything improves with confidence and I believe that you can increase your confidence. Good luck

[ChristieTE]

Ted should be a school, I swear they will create a whole new sort of generation.

[thewandrr]

Amazing how im learning more about life from Ted talks than public education

[kokobrwn]

I've always had low self-confidence, anxiety, I couldn't even look people in their eyes. I watched this video for the first time two or three years ago before starting my university journey and it literally changed my perception and the way I behave. I often watch this video to remind myself to believe in myself and honestly I've made great progress since then. To anyone who needs to hear this, don’t let other people made you believe that you can’t do something, yes you can. Tomorrow I have an interview with Google and I'll have my dream job.

Update : I got an offer 🥳 when you have enough confidence in yourself I guess you can only succeed

[thamad]

Life breaks you down so you could rebuild better. Most times it amaze me greatly the way I moved from an average lifestyle to earning over $63k per month, utter shock is the word. I have understood a lot in the past few years to doubt that opportunities are bound in the financial markets, The only thing is to know where to focus.

[bloxZ]

The fact that this video got so much views reminds us that self confidence is a big issue

[scorpion]

man ... why they don't teach us this kind of things in schools

[WalkinChristum]

Amazing talk, I remember watching this video while I was in high-school, didn't understood much back then, but now that I look back at it I implemented a lot of things that were talked in this video without even knowing.

[FeliciaStepanpodcast]

_I used to treat other people the best I could, and I still am; the only difference is I started to treat myself the same. I treat myself the same way I treat the people I love, and I feel more confident and more happy since then. This video is a real treasure! Thank you so much!_

[shawnhollahan]

What a great man…. Sending him a digital hug...

[JonnyKahann]

I watched this last year and it motivated me to run a marathon. Now I've done 2 marathons in total and a bunch of other races. Got 3 marathons planned for next year. Believing in yourself is very important!!

[milachyc]

Honestly, my advice is this: be yourself and you will never run out of confidence! don't try just be, because when you are being yourself you the best version and most unique!

[Paulo-lrlf]

10 years later I'm still going back to this video which really changed my life and made me who I am today. At that time, me as a Brazillian still did not understand english, but I watched it many times, translating every word and it inspired me. 2 Years later, I became fluent in english and went to US to study Manufacturing Engineering there and then I came back to my home country. Today I'm a polyglot, I have a good job and the life I wished to have 10 years ago, which I was able to construct with the self confidence, motivation and a lot of effort videos and books like this tought me. I know Dr. Ivan will never read my comment, but I just want to say: THANK YOU !!! Regards from Brazil!! It's awesome how a video posted can change lives many many miles away and for years!

[nesrinemakhfi]

He's amazing, his body language, his voice, his charisma...I loved him !

[amreenshaju]

This is the Ted Talk that changed my life. I remember listening to this Ted talk in school in 8th grade, now I'm 20 years old and i carry every single value that he talks about to this day.