TEDxHuntsville - Daniel Crosby - You're Not That Great: A Motivational Speech

[@davidbyrd5890]

Dr. Crosby has incredible insight on the human condition, I recommend this talk to everyone.

[@drdanielcrosby]

Thanks so much to everyone who has shared the video and commented. It was an honor to be a part of this event and I'm hopeful that the video has some small positive impact on those that watch it. Thanks, Daniel (@incblot)

[@anohcnanreh2173]

hi Dr. Crosby, hope you still remember a friend from Alfonso Cavite,

[@anirudhkumar4507]

WOW, this talk actually brought me back to reality. I ocassionally get lost in my optimism and forget about the world we live. I was flying high as a delusional idiot and this talk brought me back where i belong, down on the ground.

[@AliyahScott1621]

This is what the world needs. But the masses are so focused on getting rid of negative energy and staying positive all the time as if that's realistic. It's so fake. We need to embrace all of our emotions. Pretending to be happy all the time ... What sort of growth does that lead to?

[@throttlebuff]

It's a tough pill to swallow but it's good medicine.

[@pblanks5]

Thanks Mr. Crosby, I really appreciated that part about your not that great because just about everyone today are so hype on themselves which gives them that sense of entitlement. I believe this generation feel so entitled because of media and their parents felt the need to praise them for every little thing they do. So like a father/mother being praised for babysitting their own child. Why is that, when he/she is doing something a good parents suppose to do without any.accolades,

[@NathanAllen]

Very thought provoking. This has caused me to reexamine how I interact with my children and grandchildren.

[@drdanielcrosby]

Thanks so much Charan - glad you enjoyed it!

[@deepakbellur9676]

In kindergarten, I was made to feel special since my sister (7 years older) & popular in school would encourage me to sing Bill Haley's and Elvis Presley's songs. I'd have just been 'cute' and definitely not 'talented'. The applause I got made me feel 'special'. Then the crucial thing happened - a family financial crunch made me to change schools and jump from kindergarten to 5th Grade. The new class teacher of course found me quite backward & never concealed her contempt.I never recovered!

[@katrinabodilcrosby]

Excellent insights! I loved the part where you talk about fear and worrying about the wrong things (starting around 11:57). You are a great presenter!

[@drdanielcrosby]

Toyo - thank you so much! Taking these "rules" and applying them to your everyday is what it's all about. Thanks for watching and sharing.

[@majorgeneralmalaise]

Thought provoking, eye opening, surprisingly uplifting and motivational. I very much enjoyed this presentation. Thank you.

[@drdanielcrosby]

You're so welcome! It's great feedback like yours that makes it worthwhile.

[@EightyzBaby]

Love this! However, the notion that our ideas are not that great is a tough one to grasp because it is counterintuitive to what we've been taught.

[@gokhansarpkaya]

This is absolutely great!

[@KaneyoshiSouji]

This was so great. You are awesome. Thank you so much.

[@drdanielcrosby]

Thanks Kaneyoshi - I really appreciate it!

[@KHO0OL]

Daniel Crosby which software do you use ? The speech was brilliant. thank you !

[@drdanielcrosby]

KHO0OL It's a web-based platform called Prezi that can be found at Prezi dot com.

[@KHO0OL]

Daniel Crosby Thank you and good luck !

[@DrRajeshSharma1963]

Thanks a lot. Very apt for understanding life.

[@MargoRoseHR]

This is awesome, eye opening, and is inspiration. I love your spirit and your message (and it's really funny).

[@benji3001]

Great conference.

[@MrCharansodhi]

This is just awesome !

[@hifarnsworth]

fabulous!

[@Sweet_Southern_Pecan]

I truly enjoyed this!

[@saintdeuce]

...What constitutes "rocking the world?" .....he speaks in generalizations throughout this entire talk.

[@chucksirron6346]

We all know troll

[@FattyJoel]

You would figure that the people who put these Ted x Talks together would find a sound man that was capable of getting all the hum and feedback out of the PA. It takes away from the talk. Should Ted x Talks ever come to the Pacific Northwest, I'm offering up my skills as a soundman.

[@songstrel]

Thank you for this, and Sex, Funds & R&R, I especially like the way you manage to be both inspirational and down to earth at the same time, makes it feel like advice I can act on :-)

[@GraeHall]

You'll find the true meaning of gifted one day, when you look it up :P Then you may be on the path to finding out if you are gifted at anything. But, you gotta get off your ass to find out. And it all starts with understanding what gifted means - and how your feelings toward the term, and finding it insulting are unfortunate, but a non-sequitor and not logically connected. The stuff that you worked hard to do well feels better than the stuff you do freaky well by genetics without trying, tho.

[@KHO0OL]

The name of is software please !!!!!!!

[@drdanielcrosby]

If you really enjoyed (or really hated) this video please consider writing TED and letting them know - [e-mail]. Thank you!

[@LSalvadoreL]

His first name is Mohandas Mahatma is Sir in India, Sir Ghandi -.-

[@nautica00]

This talk: your not special.. but you crazy people are.

[@BBLotusSec]

The idea of being "gifted" is an insult to those who had to give years of their life to improve and master a craft. The idea that it was just dropped into their lap by a higher power instead of hard work and sacrifice. There are no gifts. No super powers. We aren't the X-men. Just humans wanting more than partying and watching reality tv shows.

[@1gridly]

But I AM the Weird Aunt!

[@drdanielcrosby]

If you enjoyed this video, I hope you'll check out my newest TEDx talk, "Sex, Funds, and Rock N' Roll" which discusses cognitive errors common to both being in love and managing money.

[@DrPekulier]

"Mohandas Ghandi" *Mahatma

[@crazyfoizl]

I found it odd that you gave us reasons why not to feel special. Then you told us you feel were all crazy, and compared crazy to Martin Luther King Jr. Who I think most people would consider "special". I think you kind of took point 1 and point 2. Not special, tied them with us all crazy, Then compared crazy to MLK Jr. So icwhutudidthar.

[@southbankmockney]

What is the aim of your talk? It's scary that someone so qualified can give such an ordinary motivational talk. I cannot believe that anything in here would help an olympic athlete or anyone aspiring to improve. Completely random, negative and nothing what your parents and friends should have told you long ago. But I come from another country with different ideas and better comedians.