Hold Yourself Accountable And Never Be Held Back | Janyssa Berrios | TEDxYouth@Lancaster

Janyssa, 17, is an accomplished athlete and has received a scholarship to wrestle in college, a non-traditional sport for a female. Throughout Janyssa’s life, her parents let her fail so that she could see the consequences of her actions, which made a big impact on her. In her talk, Janyssa explains that all of her successes and failures were the result of intentional actions. While many are quick to blame others or make excuses, Janyssa explains that actions (and inactions) have consequences and by holding ourselves accountable and having a defined plan, we can overcome adversity and become stronger. Janyssa Berrios, 17, is a senior at JP McCaskey High School. She is involved in her high school as a certified peer mediator, a teacher’s assistant for a 2nd and 4th grade class at a local elementary school, a junior captain on the High School Varsity soccer team where she started as a freshman, a member of the wrestling team, and a member of the National Honors Society. During her junior and senior year of high school, she converted sports and became a female wrestler after playing soccer for 10 years. She enjoys poetry, music, yoga, heavy lifting, reading, spending time with her little brother, eating chocolate, and expanding her very interesting collection of panda collectibles as she is a big fan of pandas. Janyssa will be continuing her education at Gannon University as a member of the female wrestling team, member of the Honors program, majoring in Criminology, and getting certified for her personal training and nutritional license. 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

[@Vanessa_TK]

“Our actions have consequences but so do our inactions”. Great video ✨

[@PinkYellowGreen2023]

Accountability is the ultimate grown up move that many never make. To acknowledge the role you played in a situation good or bad is to show empathy for yourself and others. It means to realize that the facade of always being right is just that - a facade. To so many Americans,being accountable for the way their actions effect others is a lesson never learned.

[@gregwondra4863]

Wonderful video and message. I'm a teacher and I'll be sharing this with my juniors and seniors every year. Thank you.

[@SaidurRahmanTV]

You can hold yourself accountable with the help of an accountability partner.

[@kelmohror6960]

"Face the music," "smell the coffee" and "look in the mirror" all tell us to be accountable. A sometimes harsh discipline to consistently live by.

[@blueberryspam6557]

This is so true

[@Deej78898]

What happened to the girl that made it okay to bully another? I don’t understand

[@chrisgill5777]

Very helpful

[@lilozine]

“actions have consequences”

[@Bunchofluv123]

I had to learn this from a relationship. sadly

[@ashleynadal8007]

❤️

[@ravishingtwinkle3811]

My boyfriend is my accountability partner.

[@balajimahenderker5326]

Nice video Eye opening 😳

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[@noahstephens7380]

Meat is tasty

[@OubaYT]

True Hi Noah it's someone from ur class...

[@OubaYT]

Proof mr wade is ur teacher

[@OubaYT]

@Noah Stephens hehe

[@warcrimesgamer8581]

indeed

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I like meat

[@vanthomas8450]

It's hard for some women to hold themselves accountable.

[@beautifulgorgeousman]

as it is for men,, i mean … think about all the wars

[@ronnishawhite6166]

hush.. its hard for both sexs to hold themselves accountable