TEDxToronto - Neil Pasricha "The 3 A's of Awesome"

TEDxToronto is the official TEDx conference for Toronto, Canada.
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, it brings together the city's foremost thought leaders, change makers and everyday people from each discipline and challenges them to deliver powerful, unforgettable and unique TEDxTalks.
The theme of the second annual conference was A Call to Action. A total of 300 spots were reserved for audience members, while thousands more across the country joined via satellite locations and live video stream.
About TEDx, x = independently organized event
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)

[@defined46]

This was by far the best speech I ever heard. Neil you are amazingly awesome and thank you for your blog. This gave me chills and just made me happy so thank you.

[@hansolzy]

Just met this guy at a book signing in Calgary for his new book "The Happiness Equation". Really nice dude. Gonna read the book now.

[@maxmorimoto6481]

When I’m feeling down watching this guy, hearing his voice and his good advice always brings up my mood

[@lolabuttons]

I went threw a year of pain and terrible losses one after another, and because of you and your website, I was able to see the light at the end of the tunnel and see the little things that my inner three year old could see and cherish which in turn made me love life again. So I thank you for your website, your book, and now your speech.. it was AWESOME!

[@DanShores]

you and your blog are a huge inspiration to me, Neil. Thank you for being awesome!

[@womenaloudindia]

Brilliant, I think we can all be reminded of the little joys of life and it bears repeating in our era of gloomy news and difficult lives...

[@cauthoncrazy]

What an excellent speaker! Neil has been incredibly inspirational to me & this is a great speech, what a wonderful person.

[@frankwolftown]

When asked his parents to stand up and say thank you to them, I almost cried.

[@jimmyp1]

watching him gain confidence as the audience warms up. AWESOME

[@daffodilsfield]

I loved the speech! The only thing that made me go 'aww, noo' was when he said: "all the teachers you've had, everyone that has ever woken up beside you, everyone you love, everyone in this room..." *expecting a nice comment about love* "will be dead in a 100 years" :(

[@cherryberry360]

FABULOUS TALK! I'm definitely guilty of letting that little negative voice inside get too loud sometimes, and thinking about this talk will definitely help me to push it back down and smile even when things are tough. :)

[@risky101]

Wow. I had tears and laughs while watching this. Time to think over what I have let myself go through all these years.....

[@xyzxyzxyz19]

I was told its not about saying your awesome. it is about doing awesome things until one day you are awesome them. at that point your life will be full of truely kick ass awesome moments and only then you have lived a fucking awesome life.

[@aditithakur2791]

I really this right now. :) Thanks for existing.

[@joshalum732]

Definitely one of the best TED talks that I have seen, I needed this.

[@gobeyondtheclinic]

There is no other word for this. AWESOME.

[@vinko]

Very inspiring talk. Definitely a must watch especially those who are currently down on their luck.

[@christopherawesome]

this is the best ted talk i've seen in a long, long time.

[@cozzybob]

Beautiful.

[@jaumesalatantinya]

Thank you, thank you!!!!!

[@Bojl95]

favorite ted talk. EVER!

[@Ontrackmac]

My inner 3 yr old perspective views this as "Awesome" Thank you Orla.... for turning me on to this. ☮ ☯ ♫ ❥

[@sineddable]

he changed my life

[@OoJishin]

Very awesome! Thank you for your words!

[@liah9339]

I loved it!

[@SkylineExports]

Hes a great guy. Very inspiring.

[@Rockthezeppelin]

Neil, you are so cool.

[@michaelcastaneda9058]

I love to hear motivational speaker with out mentioning God and religion. That is the true meaning of life being human.

[@andy4an]

All worthwhile for the needlepoint book. But some excellent principles beyond that. Attitude and Awareness are pretty clear, but I wasn't aware of how big a deal authenticity was. But it makes great sense when you hear it.

[@InnaBeilina]

He is awesome!!!

[@cjbscotland]

This is a great talk!

[@beansman95]

Great video.

[@gracejessica93]

Well done Neil!! When you looked like you were going to cry, I wanted to hug ya : ) You've made the world a better place XD

[@GraceoftheWind]

i read his book. it's so good and inspiring (:

[@solidkundi]

I am awesome. This just proves it :D

[@dontcarewatchasay]

This is my speech piece :)

[@pinkcherryblossom15]

Amazing video

[@kariukinjiru]

AWESOME

[@amazingwomenrock]

Amazingly awesome :)

[@oldnewbieraver]

great talk man!

[@shellysarkar]

Love :)

[@abd4620]

Love it

[@trailofinklings]

if i was a man i would give this speech in a heartbeat.

[@DavidRoyall_shibumi]

Awesome

[@yosoypatrick]

thankyouthankyouthankyou

[@MaxXximilian1]

Epic.

[@monalisa233]

great

[@beltzner]

This man testified against me in criminal court: awesome.

[@lashhhhh]

how to follow heart?? i mean i dnt have many frnds..always confused.

[@94XJ]

Let me save you all 18 minutes and give you all you need to know about living an awesome life. Carpe diem. Now go do something you want to do. Enjoy all the little things and find the joy each moment brings no matter what situation you're in. Life can be hard but you can choose whether the difficulties are bad or good. Now...go do something worth doing because you may never get another chance.

[@mateinTec]

ted, is the bear of the film!!

[@petravanessa]

@cherryberry360 I actually saw him here first, than took it to his blog and now I'm here as a remembrance.......

[@DharavSolanki]

Could ask the question on Quora. You'll get a lot of good replies.

[@cherryberry360]

Ahhhh now I know what he looks like!

[@indipop420]

He forgot to mention "youtube"..........n facebook

[@AfroNinja0077]

I thought his name was TED

[@jobhawkanxi5285]

I am from morocco and i love dates.

[@lashhhhh]

but i dont know what i am :( i dont know where my life is going...

[@Abigoodyer]

this opened my eyes to do everything i can and never be sad cause it just stops your life and the little thing and the big things though they hurt are just the speed bumps i am fine with who i am what am i kidding i am down right awesome and sexxy :)

[@hollywoodvogue0177]

I wish A&P was still A&P! Silly Metro.

[@Aaronnoraator]

@lukethmgnficent Thanks, but no thanks. I appreciate your loyalty, though.

[@lukethmgnficent]

He's saying you only have 100 years to experience the goodness of life. But what if you could experience it through Christ for eternity? Everything he's saying here is true, but instead of letting YOUR heart lead you, why not let HIS heart lead you. Instead of just being awesome for yourself why dont you experience true joy by being awesome for Jesus. If you think I'm nuts, I'm just the messenger, I'm just giving you an opportunity to really invest in something that matters beyond your 100 years

[@DudemanJBR]

two people hate life

[@VivLaQueen]

I count myself lucky I don't understand the negative reations posted here.

[@OverwhelmingQuestion]

"they had their first kids" As opposed to their second kids ;)

[@AliehRouhi]

awesome , but unfortunately there is a majority who cheer him and just a minority who act as he said and the contrast is here : that guys don need this kind of speech cause they r happy by themselves... these beautiful speech is a kinda paregoric ...

[@MelixFelix]

Illegal naps? lol :P

[@Eeba3215]

he's like the brown version of Jack Johnson haha

[@cfwwalther]

This is like watching paint dry! Made it 4 minutes :(