How pursuing your goals reveals your personality | Alessandra Roberts | TEDxSaintAndrewsSchool

When sharing her college essay with friends and family, Alessandra Roberts was surprised to hear them say, "It's not just you." In this talk, Alessandra reflects on why those closest to us may have different perceptions of our identity compared to our own and explores who might actually be the best judges of our character. Ali is a senior at Saint Andrew’s School. No matter what, she is always involved in some kind of production or creative process. She could be hammering away at a new script, sketching the storyboard for a film, or working both onstage and behind the scenes of a theater performance. Over the summer, she taught stop motion animation to middle schoolers to share her passion for getting together and creating something memorable. Serendipitous knowledge is her favorite kind of knowledge; she loves walking into bookstores blind and leaving with a random novel she never would have considered choosing. That’s exactly what draws her to TED-it encourages you to think about something you may not expect. 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