The Secret to Getting Anything You Want in Life given by Jennifer Cohen | Jen Cohen | TEDxBuckhead

Jennifer Cohen, notable healthy lifestyle writer, entrepreneur, podcaster, and spokesperson shares her ‘10% Target Mindset’ which encourages people to be BOLD by asking for what they want, versus taking what is given to them. The challenge is to practice asking for what you really want and getting comfortable with “no’s” (roadblocks) along the way. Her talk is filled with fun personal anecdotes and some practical steps for getting anything you want in life. Listen in. This event was curated by Jercori Freeman. Jennifer has not only dominated the fitness industry, but she continues to change the game by helping others level up physically and mentally. Jennifer is a 3x best selling author , Health and Wellness entrepreneur, and leadership columnist for Forbes.
She also co founded the fitness app Hot 5 which was acquired by Weight Watchers in 2015.

[angelaymlau]

1) Be bold (practice and harness this skill)
2) Ask for what you want (make 10 attempts)!
3) Just act
4) Get comfortable at failing 90% of the time
5) 10% target (see 4))
6) Practice (training your brain to be bold)
7) Write down anything you want in life and make 10 attempts with it (chasing what you want and not just taking what you can get)

[Foster.Unfiltered]

2 things I learnt from this TED Talk:
- Be bold, fail and fail again. Don’t settle
- Keanu Reeves is the best

[tangie_]

Her first step in the right direction is knowing what she wanted. A lot of people really don't know what they want.

[OukhtiStudio]

I am bold.I am smart. I am talented. I can do it. All of it. I'll be fulfilled!

[EugeniaPortobello]

"When you are comfortable with asking for the small things in life, it gives you the skills, the habit and the confidence to ask for the big things in life" 🙌

[RomainDiaz]

"Boldness is a better indicator of success than intelligence", I am a huge believer in this, yes

[enchantedforest]

Main Points:
Be *bold*
Don't take what you get
Don't have self doubt
Chase what you want
Ask for what you want

[userdemi]

Reminds me of my favorite quote.
“If you’re not direct about what you want, you’ll probably be dissatisfied with what you get” -Sonya Teclai

[TheGoodfella]

Keanu Reeves is a real class act man! God bless him.

[pijushmoni]

"..Stop deliberating, stop planning, stop flowcharts, and just act.." ..LOVE IT..!!

[JP-nexj]

Keanu is seriously the nicest guy in the world. He says he’ll do something, he actually does it.

[AGKB]

This is the best advice talk ever.
Simple to remember, simple to do, and definitely going to put you in a better place than you started.
1) Make sure you're asking for what you want
2) Commit to 10 attempts for each of your goals
Amazing!

[agrfulson]

another important truth comes to mind watching this talk: very often, the person who has the most important thing to say doesn't necessarily have the experience or confidence or polish or the right slide on the screen. when THIS imperfect, maybe shy speaker speaks, i will always listen carefully. i've found in life that SO many polished, overly confident, authoritative people have nothing at all to say. thank you Jen!

[broccolihighkicks]

She’s right. My philosophy since I was a teenager has been “You don’t ask, you don’t get”, it works

[nycz]

What she says is true! I attribute all of my past successes to my "boldness". I always believed, "If you don't ask, you don't get.", and "If you always do what you did, you'll always get what you got." Those were my fave mantras. Go for it!

[Martin]

Shes right. I had an old boss that made me an offer to work for him and i turned him down because i didn't want to work for the pay he offered. He then called me back and offered me a $5 an hour raise for the same job, and i took it. However, i ended up quitting several months down the line because i didn't like the way he treated me. A few weeks later he called me back to apologize and said i was one of the best at what i do that He's ever had. I still turned him down. Today i am attempting to start my own business in my field, and i already have several potential customers lined up. I'll let you know how it goes in a couple years! I'm either going to become successful, or i will learn a lesson.

[rokpodlogar]

People used to laugh at me when I said I wanted to be a comedian. Well they're not laughing now.

[AdemirAlijagic]

"Smart people think of all the negative things that will happen when things go wrong, but bold people think of all the good things that will happen when things go right"!

[tusharsharma]

The kid howling in the background is very bold for sure.

[soyfefo]

She lists all my fears in the first 30 seconds, that hooked me up listening to this talk. I found it amazing, truly inspiring. I feel determined now...
Now I have to find what is what I desire most in life because I have no idea.