Begone, Embarrassment: Banishing Humiliation in 3 Steps | Grace Hu | TEDxYouth@GranvilleIsland

“Comfort kills more dreams than failure.” One common manifestation of this situation is when we avoid taking risks that could be beneficial in the long term due to the short-term fear of embarrassment.
This mindset often leads to deep regrets in the future, with a culmination of what-ifs that makes us think, “if only I hadn’t cared so much about the perception of others and just risked it.”
This speech outlines three sayings we can remember when faced with the barrier of potential embarrassment. I hope these sayings can help people step outside their comfort zones to live more fulfilling lives. Grace Hu is a 17-year-old from Vancouver. She believes that taking personal risks is required to push us forward-whether to pursue our dreams, or to forge meaningful relationships. Meanwhile, you can probably find her writing, debating, playing music, and indulging her insatiable interest in a billion unrelated things. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx