Stop Waiting for Life to Happen | Peter Sage | TEDxKlagenfurt

What is the ultimate App you ever downloaded? Facebook, Twitter, Shazam? According to Peter Sage it is and has always been Love. Love is they key to unleash our potential and reach for true connections between one another. In his talk Peter reflects on why separation is an illusion and illustrates how we can transform our lifes into a smashing experience.
Peter Sage is a well-known international serial entrepreneur with twenty-five years of experience in growing fast-paced enterprises.
During that time he launched, operated and brought to success over a dozen companies, several of which were large enough to qualify for the global Entrepreneurs Organisation membership. He served as the Chairman of the London YES Group (the largest personal development organization in Europe) and currently serves on the Entrepreneurship Advisory Board for INSEAD - a global top-five business school and one of the world leaders in the field of entrepreneurship education. Peter is also an advisor to the Hungarian Government on their creative think tank policies. Virtually all of the businesses Peter created have been in different industries.
His current passion is to focus more on sharing his insights, wisdom, lessons and mistakes with others, and showing them the way of “Enlightened Entrepreneurship.”
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@michiaelliot6544]

Life’s like a mirror, the mirror can’t do anything but reflect back what i give it! Yes 👏

[@zarakkhan138]

So true .

[@aaronderickson]

4 agreemnts, Toltec wisdom.

[@jukka5648]

I can't dissagree more. That is just wolrd fallasy

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[@thinkgudethoughts2345]

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[@naratiang6220]

“You cannot dance through life with a ball and chain of your past wrapped around your leg” This man is spittin gold

[@edwardtamas6067]

3 videos watched and i am totally obsessed with this guy

[@mgminitiatives9927]

i agree

[@china5746]

I love him, he walks the talk

[@winnieodinde1652]

Same here caught up

[@rhischaassabetshilla1119]

i agree and now i am following him on his youtube channel

[@nony7765]

This guy is one of the most powerful speakers I’ve ever had the pleasure of listening to

[@beltusnkwawir2908]

Listening to this 7 days after the devasting earthquake in Turkey that has now claimed over 34 thousand lives and counting makes me appreciate every moment I am alive. I live in Istanbul and it's heartbreaking to see the country bleed. Life is precious. Life is fragile. Live every moment as if it is your last, because it might just be.

[@ainnurmawaddah4891]

May Allah Protects you and your family always. Aaminn

[@givergiver8640]

God bless you and everyone

[@cloaksandghosts]

My heart broke at that story. Poor lady! I hope she's happy now

[@todydn]

Imagine a world where we put as mutch time into being good people as we do being smart people if we worked toward compassion instead of the next iPhone

[@connorcmedia]

Broooo

[@cherylmbaye959]

You are so right! ❤️

[@PowellTracey9]

Technology manufacturers are experts in drawing our attention away from what matters the most. I used to be shy and withdrawn in a society that liked to interact constantly with one another. I worked hard in bringing out the social butterfly within me as my shyness was seen as weakness. I succeeded to wake in a World where I now walk with my head up, look, smile and want to interact with people to find them distracted by a phone with ear plugs in, unable to hear as I say "Good morning".

[@shelleysanders9666]

Agree: we are in a very selfish, status-driven in Western Society: people are wrongly judged by what they have rather than what they are

[@Panacea9]

I think it starts by teaching through arguments. Where all sides are open to different possibilities and routes to get to perfect or a somewhere in between if we don't have all the information.

[@davidndawa3550]

Always a pleasure to learn from Peter. He always overflows with wisdom Everytime I listen to his talks.

[@SheilaKaye]

Oh my, such Truth! I could listen to Peter all day long. Well, not really. I need time to Process the gold nuggets and they are all gold!!

[@pagusmusic6254]

Powerful speech, Katy’s story is heartbreaking but her responses are inspiring

[@catherinenakanwagi1500]

I have been hinding behind bad health. No turning back I have to live to my fullest desires every minute.

[@courageousartoflove]

We have been conditioned that love is earned because of parenting. You have to do something to be loved. You have to be something to be loved. Illusion of separateness. We think we are separate. We too focused on ourselves. We cannot do it when we are in the brain than in the heart (feeling). Level of certainty. Humanity wants human of certainty, reason. Life is a mirror. You get what you put into it. You cannot drive looking at the rearview mirror. Live life every single drop. Live with passion. Live communicating. What matters is what we do with our story. Let go of our excuses. Use technology to bring our potential. Be grateful at life without checking your phone or email. Be present. Step forward. Live a legacy. Love. Thank you 💌

[@parbennstrom9187]

“Be careful where you shine your flashlight.” Love it!

[@Daniel_jackson22]

Thank you so much peter. I Scrolled through comments to find a summary,but after listening I can say, Nothing will be equal to Listening yourself. My fave quote:" LIFE IS A MIRROR." " IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT HAPPENS TO US,RATHER WHAT MEANING WE CHOOSE TO GIVE TO IT!'

[@shreyasmore8469]

What an excellent TED Talk! I'm surprised as to why this talk doesn't have atleast a million views! Literally a gem that I found. Honestly I had judged the video based on the title and how the speaker looked and the number of views it had, but man was I wrong. I was completely into the talk halfway in, having forgotten everything around me being completely immersed in what he was saying. I've seen so many talks with views twice as that of this one yet being not even half as good. Well what they say is true after all - All that glitters is not gold! This surely was gold, and thank you Peter for this wonderful talk! Cheers :)

[@Thortchello]

I hate reading comments while I watch the video because it influences me a lot

[@sg3109]

magdelima facts but I still do it lol

[@HussainProVlogs]

You are afraid that your motivation doesn't lose by reading comments which means that your motivation is temporary and you require self-belief.

[@shawarmageddonit]

OK.

[@Jacqueline0420]

Lol. I can relate

[@annette731]

don't read them. .lol. .until finishing .I know why i do it. Want to see if it gets good comments ,then i watch the video

[@bhumikagupta5075]

why is this talk so underrated? It is perfect and extremely inspiring! Kudos :)

[@j_j8758]

Very powerful message. Thank you for this positivity and hope.

[@emmcatherine1460]

Thank You Peter. Yes LOVE is the Answer. Light and Love Along Your Path.

[@siddhipatel2499]

Criticism is only appreciated when you have better ideas. People are being haters here and it is upsetting. He clearly has a message for us in the end and his delivery is very nice. I needed this right now!

[@topo161]

You don’t have to be a chef to know if a food is too salty.

[@siddhanttelang]

Analogy of 'White Blood Cell' and 'Red Blood Cell' and linking it to ALL HUMAN BEINGS on earth was just PERFECT .

[@TheBFitzy]

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[@ascia158]

this man is a really good speaker and wise too. i think i saw another ted talk for him yesterday.

[@adriennesmith200]

Ok I could listen to this man talk all day, so inspiring 🙌

[@GianetanSekhon]

Peter Sage- the guy with a wonderful thinking sensor and an extraordinary feeling sensor.

[@corrinamatus3865]

This is a once in a lifetime talk Beautiful, I'm glad I was lucky to listen to every word totally insipered from a higher realm for us to have more life and Happyness now ,what a wonderful gift this man is to all of us . Beautiful.

[@averyblaze8285]

Peter Sage is very skilled and wise motivational speaker. Very inspiring, thank you for proving this great material that give us food for thought.

[@callmekhaleesi]

World is awakening; Change yourself in order to change yourself and spread this valuable lesson instead of worrying about our future.. ❤️

[@wanhawkins3513]

Listening to this motivates me to start living again. Thank you.

[@narmmbadd]

I really cried. Thank you really. This Ted talk touched my soul

[@Blossom-ne4bk]

This guy really knows how to strike a creative and interesting conversation that so many of us haven't had with others in such a long time.

[@dushimejohnroderick7020]

Peter is great, this may not be one of the greatest ted talks but he brings the message home well.

[@osirusj275]

Which one is the greatest

[@Senad023]

What are you talking about? This is definitely one of the best ted talks. Did you even get the message?

[@luislute]

That lady's story is heart wrenching. I hope she found peace and happiness.

[@amber8349]

staying chained to your past is the worst thing you can do to yourself. It robs you of the present and kills your future as a result, and in a few years you’ll be looking back on that time where you took now for granted continuing to regret your past again. Eventually, when your life is coming to an end you’ll be regretting the past for the very last time realizing you have never truly lived.

[@wayofthinkin]

Great talk , Peter, you will be back , stronger than ever.

[@ozlemdogan9687]

Last night i had a dream. Hypnotherapy has allowed my old subconscious to be seen consciously and i have subconsciously and courageously written my dream programming, at the subconscious level. Now i dream, remembering more...Last nights dream was so clear, and with so much feeling.. i wrote it down to become aware of it happening in reality. I was fixated in the pages of a large book, the images were alive, glistening.. i was watching, a live participant at a fashion show, right there with the models strutting, beautiful, confident.. it was so intense, every little detail.. pimped europhoria. This morning i jumped on youtube and we connected. I am fixated. I am tuned in and turned on, receiving and sponging up. You are strutting and i, feel you have come to deliver me what i need right now, to shift to a higher level. Grateful and a new admirer. 🦋💫🤸‍♀️🎯🌊🌱🙏

[@papamarfo9369]

Adding this idea to my subjective philosophy. I’ve always know it all comes down to love and I got that through my faith. Yet the mind is a whole other arena that isn’t so cut and paste for me. Hence the move to develop my subjective philosophy for my mind. This idea is perfect for it. Many thanks.🖤🙏🏿

[@marthareddy9554]

Great speach and speakers. We need more such inspiring personalities to uplift the next generations.

[@alexandramoussa8847]

Watching this in 2021 , after 5 years and knowing that technology are making us worst every year , it’s so sad .

[@edj3911]

What is sad is the woman having another man she loved snatched away in a fleeting moment. Technology doesn't make us, WE decide to make Technology what it is.

[@AhmedSaleh-sd1xk]

@@edj3911 I totally agree, a great point.

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[@bertgh]

Amazing talk Peter. You really give us some deep insights that make me reconsider the way I see myself and my relationship with others. Thanks for sharing your wisdoms and experience with us.

[@murnimunirabintiamran2557]

i dont really get what this all about. what is the connection between this speech and the title? Sorry

[@MichaelRobinson-xm1zu]

I also awakened to the news on 9-11 in Honolulu Hawaii. It was a tragic pivotal day.

[@elizabetbaltadjieva7813]

To be dramatic or FREE, It is your choise!

[@jndj23]

What a profound and inspiring message. Truth in its simplicity.

[@piglo318]

Idk you peter but you're my friend. This was a powerful message. Your outer world reflects your inner world

[@Theultimatepokemonma]

So for all those people that are highly cynical with this video, go ahead and keep that mindset - couldn't really care less. correct, its not got so much 'content' as you might expect from a highly analytical and scientific ted talk. but personally that doesn't make a difference - how often of all the different ted talks that you've viewed have you decided to go do something? this video, if you get the message is simple. be grateful, love life, love your relationships, and cherish each moment and go make the most of it, not many other ted videos can give that kind of message, and this does just that dont want you to rant at me, happy for criticism though cause id love a different perspective thats not just cynical emotions lol

[@TheNewLifeOfFienie]

I loved this talk!!!

[@DisreeShaw]

One thing I realised as a CBT Therapist a coach and motivational thinker and doer is. Us BRITISH don't fall for any kind of enthused empathic love driven motivation. USA yes but us no. I enjoyed your speech but these kinds of concepts in UK are often rejected because we are so cynical. You are my kinda person please keep spilling your words and flowing with your energy.

[@meetali2820]

Is that u in the video??? Amazing speech!!!

[@Tjen2024]

Such a simple but profound message.

[@aftoncrain2042]

I’m from the U.S and it seldom occurs to me just how much 9-11 affected people in other countries as well, who rely on alliance with us. We stay focused on ourselves so often that we don’t realize the support we have.

[@samforbes9055]

How the story concluded felt like a punch in the stomach. It took awhile to recover. Great lecture though.

[@NickMcClung]

So grateful for this speech! ❤️🙏🏽✨

[@mrmanq9517]

This man is AMAZING!!!!

[@mdumar3002]

He gave such an inspiration and good talks to us. He always gives us a very good emotional and life lessons lessons to us. Wow what a wonderful talk it is Thanks for gave us a lovely talk 🙏🙏👍👍💖

[@infinitybless7132]

I have no problem getting close to someone if they are a good hearted person. It’s cold hearted people that I stay clear from. A lot of humans are cold hearted, sad truth …

[@jamesdecarli4266]

LET GO OF THE PAST AND LIVE IN THE MOMENT. Its not I have to but I want to. Its not I cannot, but I can and will. As a cognitive neuroscientist and public health specialist, upon looking at case reviews on the effects of exposure to traumatic experiences, people live their lives stuck in the past not living in the present. As Peter Sage describes in his Ted Talk, when you drive if you look in the rear-view mirror, you will crash. But mostly you will only see where you have been in the past, not forward, the future. You get stuck in the past. Further he suggests, it never matters what happens to you in life. Because that is a story that is kept in your head, instead your heart (feelings of passion for what you desire). What matters about these stories and experiences in life, is what we do with the story. For some divorce is tragic for some its freedom. Its how we write the story. Let go of the chains and the past excuses. Once that happens, life opens up. One needs to learn to accept. If not they blame their behavior, actions and life onto others.

[@betulsancakl6009]

how ironic there are so many hate comments under a talk about "love"

[@murnimunirabintiamran2557]

i dont really get what this all about. what is the connection between this speech and the title? Sorry

[@TracyAllenVideos]

Murny Munira ... The title says to stop waiting for life to happen. This story about the lady that lost 2 loves of her life should be an inspiration for everyone to realize how short life is. We find reasons to not do something versus living full out and moving forward. Maybe if she had married that man, who’s to say that something different would’ve happened that day for them🤷🏽‍♀️ You never know🤷🏽‍♀️

[@dendenvds]

my favorite ted speaker

[@matsheposeletswane7495]

So beautiful said! This has touched me so much.

[@ThanhNguyen-pq4ky]

Thanks Peter for such an inspiring speech

[@yoursubconscious]

Alan Watts, "You chose to be here, like it or not." edit: wow! his msg. of that lady was powerful!

[@GoCanucks2011]

Everything you do - Everything you encounter - Everything you experience - ------- is changing your brain --------

[@gamingsfinest1]

I always have to list to his ted talks twice in a row.

[@dimitrapanopoulou4400]

Amazing talk!! I feel so inspired listening to Peter.

[@farahnaji3932]

Drowning in technology but wanting something more. Wow yes very true

[@chrisogonas]

We should use technology to further the human interest, NOT hide behind it. Rich! 👌👌👌

[@jeanettekuhn789]

This talk is incredible and inspiring.I was so engaged.Thank you Peter

[@linhhoangnguyenphuong7088]

Brilliant!!! Thank you very much.

[@kishoresonam]

Dear Peter your message is profound and your talk is very inspiring, please talk slowly with awareness, with gentle love, you will enjoy it all the more, love n regards, kishore

[@JPatelLive]

Wow, OMG Cathy's story at Tony Robbins, re 9-11: @11:00 "and WE think [that] WE Have problems!" from 11mins are the gems for me!! 💪🏽

[@pardeep.11]

yes you are right ,everyone follow to someone in different way, life is a story to enjoy it .

[@dijanacane6952]

Thank you Clear perception that translates into a clear discussion.

[@kebj5257]

One of the best TEDTalks I’ve heard. Thank you!

[@properpsychology1276]

“If you have nothing at all to create, then perhaps you create yourself" - Carl Jung

[@g-raffasaurus2350]

Such a good talk Peter! :) Thank you SO much! I love your humour and heart.

[@rajinbin]

This guy speaks like an early form of the Borg that we are all connected and all must be one.

[@_pudu661]

Some peoples egos are so big to think our ancestors did not have an imagination... They literally are the ones we built off of. They charted the stars and navigated the seas. They are the ones folklores come from of great monsters and God's and mythical creatures and so much more. They had imagination dude and creative skills to figure out shid and build pyramids, cities, underground tunnels. So much. Without their dreams and imagination we wouldn't be here. Just cuz they couldn't achieve everything doesn't mean they couldn't imagine. I can dream of stuff that I can't build and probably won't see built in my lifetime.

[@wellbodisalone]

Make each second of your life count! 💯

[@astridbagnall9227]

One of the best TED talks ever LOVE THIS ONE!!!

[@panashesketches]

This was quite powerful, that background triggering some mild OCD for me 😢😢😢

[@AS-xi6lp]

Argh, the one thing he says that I hate: introversion is not a pathology!!! It is not a handicap. About 50% of the population is introverted. It only means one feels more energized by being alone, by having a meaningful conversation with one person, vs small Talk with a group of people.

[@Deropaaufkoka]

He knows That, he just said That in an unlucky context. Didnt Really say its pathological. But extroverted people are happier btw.. so

[@BadWolfSilence]

It also almost sounded like he was blaming depression and adhd on technology. Maybe I misunderstood, I hope that’s not what he meant.

[@ladymondegreen]

@@BadWolfSilence well, it’s true to some extent. That is not to say that technology is the sole reason for depression and ADHD as they can exist without; however, the way such platforms have been designed do have negative effects on humans, some of which lead to an uptick in depressive tendencies and decreased attention span.

[@damonbervoets1435]

Excellent Ted Talk. Very insightful with lots of wisdom.

[@KeithProctorArtist]

He would make a good comedian , his timing is perfect :) :)

[@rustyb.1301]

I must be one of those strange outlying statistics. I am 25 years old and my earliest memory is from when I was 1 year old.

[@lovesimpleton8177]

what did you remember?

[@mardanananak]

I'm even more unusual. I remember family from the first moment I opened my eyes. And I remember how they were so dishonest with each other, in denial. People do the same all over the globe. Now I run a school to assist people to get real & be real, to go past this plague of global social programming.

[@TheNewLifeOfFienie]

AMAZING!! Will share it to spread the beautiful message ✨✨

[@rohitkohok6631]

VERY VERY THOUGHT PROVOKING

[@FaulknerLeanne]

You're a GREAT man

[@infinitybless7132]

Technology can a blessing if used appropriately 🥰😇

[@dawnnj3235]

The post it wall is amazing wow

[@jadzeitouni4058]

Amazing person, thank you for this

[@jillrobinson6854]

Yes, I've been there!

[@Thabang_G]

This is pure gold!!!

[@chloetaylor6789]

This talk is so under-rated! Love it so much, it has helped me make sense of so much.. thank you!😁🙌

[@joeoluwa6532]

powerful and profound

[@mrandthetruthis]

Amazing Sobering Message !!!!

[@quasimkhan7262]

When he said"everything is connected" I got the thoughts of Dark Netflix 😂

[@ashmitapatel9844]

Thank you

[@marius964]

(yet) another one spreading the seed of love and gaining followers in the process

[@univenko]

Everything its connected, include us watching this vid

[@brianhicks2657]

Wisdom at its best!

[@mrspenrod100]

This made me cry

[@agentaadam1069]

great speech peter

[@lidiagrot-baran4812]

Beautiful Thank You

[@jwh0122]

The stage background is made of post-it, brilliant idea!

[@Move_with_time]

the best video on the internet