Have the balls to follow your dreams: Dianna David at TEDxRenfrewCollingwood

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  • After four years of working behind a desk, she started to get that uncomfortable feeling in the pit of her stomach, the kind you get when you know you're not supposed to be where you are. She wondered, "Is this what I'm going to do for the rest of my life?" On her journey to answer one of life's biggest questions, she comes across a red ball, and from then on her life was never the same.
    Predisposed with a set of cultural, religious and societal expectations, having the 'balls' to challenge these expectations has been Dianna David's triumph over the past decade. Being inspired by the art of play opened up the doors to seeing infinite possibilities of a life she has always desired to live. As a Transformational Entertainer, Motivational Speaker, facilitator for empowerment workshops, kid whisper, humanitarian, freestyle dancer, and human being, she travels the world inspiring people of all ages to live a life of passion and purpose.
    via www.tedxrenfrewcollingwood.com
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  • @DogAlpha
    @DogAlpha 9 ปีที่แล้ว +601

    I worked in the Information Technology industry for over 30 years. I managed people traveled to other countries and made good money. One day I walked into work and said out of the blue "this is my last day." They pleaded for me to stay or at least give 2 weeks notice but I knew that morning I was driving to work that it was my last day. So now I have a small farm and raise some crops and lots of chickens. I wake up when I wake up and do the work I want. It took lots of years and balls to just one day say this isn't what makes me tick. I am not sure this farm is what it is either but I sure am happier.

    • @BunBunMuzic
      @BunBunMuzic 9 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Roger Leo I hope your chickens and crops are happy too, show them that you are the person who quit the job to give those animals a nice life.
      My grandmother had a farm too, she loved every second of it, every morning she looked for eggs and her animals, she don't even needed a alarm ;), i was happy everytime i spend time at her farm, everything looked so peaceful, working with nature is beautiful. We need more people like u. Thanks for having the guts quiting your job and do the thing you like to do.
      (I apologize for my english not my native language)

    • @tapiwakay
      @tapiwakay 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I wish I could do that, quit my current job that is.
      How is the farming thing going? Do you have a gardening background or something?

    • @xeno126
      @xeno126 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Roger Leo This is a great lesson! "I am not sure this farm is what it (makes me tick) is either but I sure am happier." I've always had the fear of not doing what I originally was supposed to do and thus stayed where I am, unhappy. Doing something better is way better than staying where we are, even if we are not sure!

    • @xeno126
      @xeno126 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Roger Leo I'm so happy to read your story Roger :) Good luck!

    • @WalterLiddy
      @WalterLiddy 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Roger Leo That's laudable. But would you have been able to have bought the farm (literally, not figuratively) and quit if you hadn't put that time in? I'm assuming you had savings - some kind of financial means to get to where you are, even if modest. It's great to retire from work to do something you prefer, but for people starting out, who have nothing - or who have debts - it's not possible to just decide to leave a job and live off the land. That's homelessness.

  • @actsrv9
    @actsrv9 7 ปีที่แล้ว +325

    This is amazing. She's doing 3 complicated performances together. Most people are worried about just telling their story properly on stage. She's juggling, dancing, telling a complex story, and it all works like the inside of a Swiss watch - precise and perfect.

  • @ChrisGirard
    @ChrisGirard 8 ปีที่แล้ว +586

    I do poetry. Everyone hates my poems but I post them everywhere everyday.

    • @olivier7865
      @olivier7865 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Chris Girard Lol where

    • @BlackHalo87
      @BlackHalo87 8 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      This is a great poem.

    • @aabreu87
      @aabreu87 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Fuck yeah

    • @alonamartens2081
      @alonamartens2081 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Chris Girard

    • @TONYSESLCAFE
      @TONYSESLCAFE 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Keep posting them, or whatever you decide. Get offline too. Back to the basics. Real life, real people.
      Lots of paid Trolls on the internet. They hate themselves not your poems. Offline, you're in control. "World"

  • @Thecarleffect
    @Thecarleffect 9 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    She's so expressive and vulnerable that I can't help but trust her!

    • @youmanifestedthat
      @youmanifestedthat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hello @TheCarlEffect I thought to do a check up since your last comment, it's been 5 years now! I am currently working with Dianna and she has helped me a lot. Have you been able to make your dreams come true, following her advices and spirit? How do you feel? How is life?

  • @licksnkicks
    @licksnkicks 8 ปีที่แล้ว +375

    I totally get this! I picked up my guitar 6 years ago and listened to all those naysayers. It's too hard to learn, you will quit after a couple of weeks, you will never be a star! etc. I didn't listen to any of this bullshit. I took lessons and persevered my passion of music and guitar with a vengeance. I am in my very first rock n' roll band at the ripe young age of 50. I am living MY dream and having so much fun playing with others and learning along the way. Never say never. Never give up on your dream. I will be playing until I can't anymore. I just have to look at my guitar and feel the pure bliss that it gives me.

    • @MegaLBreezy
      @MegaLBreezy 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      You don't have to be a star. You just have to be yourself. Gl

    • @zochbuppet448
      @zochbuppet448 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +licksnkicks
      Thank you for your info ...there is still hope for me

    • @licksnkicks1166
      @licksnkicks1166 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +Zoch Buppet Don't give up! Go after your dreams. It's so worth it!

    • @licksnkicks1166
      @licksnkicks1166 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +MrSpongejoe My secret weapon is my passion! It keeps me motivated and loving every minute that I play! I am, I would obsessed!

    • @herrapan95
      @herrapan95 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      When it comes to guitar, there sadly is ALOT of naysayers and haters, that is so sad, music is so beautiful, specially guitar music, so yeah, keep at it! Screw those musical killers! Thank you for not quiting!

  • @DhrubaBandopadhyay
    @DhrubaBandopadhyay 9 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    This brought tears to my eyes as I'm at the same phase of my life - feeling like I need to find and follow my dreams but terrified of doing so. Thank you Dianna for inspiring me so beautifully. I will never forget this story.

  • @thedreamweaver6514
    @thedreamweaver6514 9 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Woah! She looks like an awesome person to hang out with!
    Great personality
    Great performer and an amazing talent!
    One of a kind! ☺😉😉😉😉

  • @gizmogurlie41786
    @gizmogurlie41786 10 ปีที่แล้ว +245

    My mother has pictures of me when I was 5, dressing up and performing skits that I wrote. I grew up wanting to be an actor and a writer. 3 years of college to get my theatre degree, I was plagued with the idea of conformity. All my friends were getting married having babies and working different kinds of 9 to 5 jobs. I began to feel very worthless and soon depression kicked in. I thought that this is what I need to do to be successful. This shows me that all I need to do is believe in myself and keep going no matter what anybody tells me. I graduate next semester and I plan on going to a professional voice over workshop. I don't plan on stopping.

    • @diannadavidmoves
      @diannadavidmoves 10 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Please do not ever stop! If you've watched some of my videos...You'll see there are ups and down.
      facebook.com/photo.php?v=10154486062445293&l=570656936918680942
      I spent the last 30 days seeing a dream so close...but the dream keeps being written.
      keep writing your story my love!!! I'm sure you're amazing!
      dd

    • @kern120511
      @kern120511 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes! Get it girl! I dream of being a professional voice actor and no one in my family takes me seriously.

    • @BunBunMuzic
      @BunBunMuzic 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      NEVER STOP! Even my friends are laughin at me cause they think i can't get a art-job as concept-artist/illustrator, i practice/study drawing everyday 4-8 hours by myself (they don't even know, and ask me why i don't want to party everytime with them). I go trough this just to complete my dream. People who think you don't have a job and doing nothing expect your "Hobby", those people will never find theyr own passion. It's hard WORK for yourself cause you need to navigate, expirienced yourself and find yourself as a person, that's the hard work for a human to not let yourself down, never stop with you passion, in the future you will reach your goal. I apologize for my bad english, it's not my native language

    • @diannadavidmoves
      @diannadavidmoves 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      IZanagi Iza: Yes! It is HARD work to stick to what you believe in. The rest of the world is the biggest distraction away from getting to Know YOU! I am proud of your determination to stick to what you love and what you believe in...It is the work-effort that you invest in yourself that will leave you with an elevated Self-Esteem that will result in the feelings you will call HAPPINESS at the end of the day. Some people 'work' in jobs that will NEVER give them that feeling of HAPPINESS...well...simply because they have never committed themselves to finding out what they truly want and desire....STICK TO IT!!!

    • @diannadavidmoves
      @diannadavidmoves 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Creating your own paradigm takes a lot of detaching from the societal matrix of expectations. It's an intricate web, but its your attitude in how you weave it....
      I appreciate the dialogue going on here....

  • @sunnybaloch6036
    @sunnybaloch6036 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    fuck.... i didnt want her to stop... loved every second of her talking... really really inspiring

  • @system2thinker659
    @system2thinker659 9 ปีที่แล้ว +408

    My co-worker and I had a running bet. We both hated our jobs and each put up $500 to the first one to quit.
    I still text him every now and then and ask how the old job is treating him, same as always he would reply.
    I think every year that you don't follow your passion, the thicker the career skin grows. Every year this skin grows thicker and thicker, encapsulating all your hopes, dreams and ambitions. Until one year, you just give in. You accept your position in the world and throw in the towel, you are an (_____) and that is what you will be until you retire. "Well, at least I'll have my retirement years, that will be fun."
    I hate to tell people to quit their job to follow their passions, but quit your jobs and follow your passions! The more people who do, the more people will get the needed encouragement to do the same. It's not about luck, it's about breaking through the fear. I have fear everyday, I don't know if my new business venture will work out, but at least I'm going to give it a shot. I'd be more disappointed if I didn't try at all vs failing.
    I listened to an audiobook "30 Lessons for Living" a few weeks before I quit. You need to read it. This guy interviewed 100s of elderly people and asked them what they would do differently. One of the questions was about a career change. "Spending 2000 hours a year at a job you hate is a waste of life," is how one of them replied. The consensus of most was to just find something else, anything else. Don't live in misery.

    • @diannadavidmoves
      @diannadavidmoves 9 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Jason Ray AMEN Jason....We are kept in our FEAR that success looks only 1 way. We are the definition of our own success...Do you feel successful? Is success a milestone or is a forever attitude that we must remind ourselves every day. Life is about LIVING it...not waiting until you retire to be old enough to hopefully remember what you did.....Don't Wait any Longer to BE YOU!

    • @NickSeawright
      @NickSeawright 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jason Ray yuppp

    • @ZosiaSamosiaOo
      @ZosiaSamosiaOo 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Everything cool, but first follow your passion and then quit your job! Money doesn't grow on trees... Just a broke ass student point of view. Lol, good luck!

    • @MyOkman
      @MyOkman 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ZosiaSamosiaOo That is why you are still where you are

    • @leatherDarkhorse
      @leatherDarkhorse 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jason Ray thanks, now im in dilemma of failing my new biz and quitting my current job. hope your recommendation help me :). i work in japan largest cg company but i feel not happy at all. hope this turn what i wanted to.

  • @Goddessglow888
    @Goddessglow888 8 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    What an amazing woman.

  • @SageIceDragonX
    @SageIceDragonX 9 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    I know this sounds weird, but its nice to hear from an Asian in entertainment. You don't get to hear enough advice from others in the same field that understand the monumental cultural expectations that go behind living to the moment your parents approve of your life.

    • @diannadavidmoves
      @diannadavidmoves 9 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Ice Dragon Thank you Ice Dragon. It's true...our nationality has been seen as the typical Engineers, Doctors and Scientist who fail to be recognized for speaking from the heart. But when we let the Clown inside of us free...we're in fact Frickin' Multi-Talented, Caring, Reliable, Innovative, Loveable, Creative and so much FUN to Be with.....OH YOU WAIT....This is just the beginning of all those Left Brained 'Asian' who are freeing themselves to the RIGHT side to deliver F.U.N = Freedom Unleashed NOW - in this world...........We're coming....

    • @AhmetMurati
      @AhmetMurati 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dianna David I am from Europe, I have studied Computer Science and Engineering and I write poetry too.

    • @diannadavidmoves
      @diannadavidmoves 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      So cool to see you expand both sides of your brain...Logic + Creativity is a Great Package!!!
      Care to share some Poetry?

    • @AhmetMurati
      @AhmetMurati 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dianna David Here it is one of my work
      www.occupypoetry.net/i_broke

    • @diannadavidmoves
      @diannadavidmoves 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      thank you for sharing

  • @stinom5958
    @stinom5958 10 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    This was absolutely stunning AND inspirational. Also loved how genuine she sounded and how fluent her movements were.

  • @imogenn3641
    @imogenn3641 8 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    So... she was a talented child with supportive parents, mental stability, a good education, a respectable job and great attention to detail. That's *all you need* to start following your dreams.

    • @amigosaurio
      @amigosaurio 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So simple...

    • @justice2016
      @justice2016 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      We all have different circumstances. Just because it may look like someone has it easier than someone else, they may not. We don't know all the struggles that others have to face because sometimes they're hidden.

    • @imogenn3641
      @imogenn3641 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You already understand everyone has different circumstances. It shouldn't be difficult to recognise that her circumstances are privileged ones.

    • @justice2016
      @justice2016 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Imogen n Okay, yes she is privileged, but I feel like your are discrediting her work because she had better circumstances.

    • @imogenn3641
      @imogenn3641 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      justice2016 No, it's wonderful she can work doing what she's passionate about, and she's good at it.
      I dislike how she overlooks her own privileges and insists that dreams are solely what brought her success. In reality success is largely dependent on circumstances & social status.

  • @BLYTHExHC
    @BLYTHExHC 9 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Im a mechanical engineer too and i hate my job. Since i was a kid i always saw myself being in a band. Thank you very much for this inspiring talk. I may still be working as an engineer but this makes me want to strive to someday live my dream. As of this moment I am in a metal band and we are doing well locally but i do it in my spare time. Thank you very much

  • @ArchWayE
    @ArchWayE 10 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I could only smile and cry. Thank you Dianna. This is very profound.

    • @diannadavidmoves
      @diannadavidmoves 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      miss your magic hands Archie...next time....on my back!!

  • @caramellevi8683
    @caramellevi8683 8 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    I'm an artist and my parents (just like every other spazzed out person) would spout things like, "Art will never give you money." or, "No, be a doctor... at least that will support your family." In the end, all of that changes when you dream. Keep dreaming... because in your dreams, it reaches to the impossible without the impossible.

    • @HoomanHype
      @HoomanHype 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Experienced the same. Sadly 'art' has a poor image financially.

    • @infamoussydney1697
      @infamoussydney1697 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I am a Gamer. I do nothing :D expect playing Video games

    • @garrysohi4389
      @garrysohi4389 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +warlod cw Can we make money playing video games?

    • @angiereyes7856
      @angiereyes7856 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ⁠​⁠​⁠@@HoomanHypeI hate it when financial crushes people dreams.

  • @milliejeanvgc
    @milliejeanvgc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "Mistakes are magical ~ and just roll with it." Damn, that's beautiful.

  • @dolphinwj
    @dolphinwj 7 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Bravo!! Have been thinking changing my career, but at age of 35, with a steady income, these thoughts seem to be unrealistic and naive... Until I saw this video. Really inspiring! If she could quit a job in medical industry and enter a clown school, even did street performance for 2 years, my dream is not ridiculous at all!
    "I used to think to chase my dream is selfish. But I realized, when you pursue your happiness, you inspire other people to do the same" well said!

    • @nicoleraheem1195
      @nicoleraheem1195 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      How do you feel now ?
      I'm 33 and feel like how you did at age 35.

  • @ginalipkin4849
    @ginalipkin4849 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    So nice to find someone who is truly celebrating being herself, being who she loves, thank you for performing your story

  • @anitaaustralia
    @anitaaustralia 10 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This made me cry. Thank you Dianna!

  • @amandahamm3712
    @amandahamm3712 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    One of the best Ted Talks I have seen!!! I LOVE her message and individuality!

  • @queenartly3323
    @queenartly3323 8 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    I really needed this. Thank you dian you are an inspiration. I decided to transfer schools after 2 years of being alone and unhappy there and people are telling me to stay. I currently am a student at montclair state university. it's one of the top schools in the country and I'm leaving to go closer to home to Philadelphia University. My major is fashion design with a contraction in entrepreneurship and international business. I want to have my own fashion company for celebrating real diverse beauty and a couple boutiques. I don't care how crazy it seems to leave to a top school for a degree in something risky. I am designer and an artist. Watching this helped me know I'm right and everyone else is wrong.

    • @siljabogensberger2738
      @siljabogensberger2738 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nya Bobien You Can do it!

    • @Fumnanya
      @Fumnanya 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      i want to also leave nursing school to follow my passion for fashion

    • @diannadavid4248
      @diannadavid4248 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      After you leave any institute...it's about the Institutions and Intentions you constitute in the Character and Consistency you contribute to the world thereafter. Plus, if you go about it with utmost respect, appreciation, joy and inspired building, you'll be getting to wherever you have to go with your BEST SELF...not some victim preaching, in debt, ego bragging, ivy league elbow rubbing individual entitle for the position they hold because of the $$ they put in front of the work and character it takes to build that value within....My LIFE IS MY SCHOOL and I AM THE BEST STUDENT IN IT! So ARE YOU!!!!

  • @beautyalchemy584
    @beautyalchemy584 9 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    This is wonderful. I am graduating from law school and have decided that I am not going to pursue a legal career. My next step? Figuring out exactly WHAT my dreams are haha. Time to talk to my 5 year old self!

    • @gitanggita
      @gitanggita 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Rusha hi, mind sharing how's your life now? i am currently on the same stage as you 2 years ago, just graduated, provided with 2 choices, doing the life what makes my parent proud or just do what ive been desperately wanted to do since elementary.

    • @mentaldiets9526
      @mentaldiets9526 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good for you for realizing this early! I’ve been an attorney for 14 years, and while I’m grateful for my education, skills and experience, I know my career limits my self expression and freedom. Be bold and brave and listen to that inner voice before “should-haves” consume you.

    • @metza4261
      @metza4261 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Im a lawyer.. and yes i hope that someday i could just quit my job and open my own hobby-shop selling die-cast. FML

    • @Rampaigee
      @Rampaigee 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I just graduated law school and am having similar thoughts. Could just be bar prep stress, but I feel painfully unfulfilled.

  • @TinyCricket89
    @TinyCricket89 7 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    It's like she's doing one of those "Draw My Life" things but in action, not drawings.

    • @youmanifestedthat
      @youmanifestedthat 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello @Tiny_Cricket I thought to do a check up since your last comment, it's been 4 years now. I am currently working with Dianna and she has helped me a lot. Have you been able to make your dreams come true? How do you feel? How is your life?

  • @melissajhaynes
    @melissajhaynes 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I had the pleasure of meeting Diana recently, she is the real deal! So talented and passionate and lovely. She is a Change Maker and thank you Dianna for this beautiful talk.

  • @yolkycheeks
    @yolkycheeks ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much Dianna for sharing your story with the world. You are truly talented and so inspirational!

  • @hannahmerchant6305
    @hannahmerchant6305 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Love her sense of playfulness! Amazing and inspiring! You kick ass girl!

  • @perfectsplit5515
    @perfectsplit5515 9 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    How shockingly prophetic. I studied mechanical engineering! (And I would rather be a martial arts instructor) I also failed in my mechanical engineering career in Texas. And I have Oriental parents!

    • @danpt2000
      @danpt2000 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      No Asian American ever calls his/ her parents Oriental.

    • @perfectsplit5515
      @perfectsplit5515 9 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      danpt2000 I do not subscribe to that politically correct lingual convention that people are "Asian" and things are "Oriental". Eastern Russians and Indians (from India) are geographically Asian, but they are not genetically Oriental. Referring to the ethnicity as "Oriental" is far more descriptive and accurate.

    • @belindaartis3142
      @belindaartis3142 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      perfectsplit I think my sons would like to see this:)

    • @danpt2000
      @danpt2000 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** Thats the White peoples definition. Asians do not refer to their parents as Oriental.

    • @danpt2000
      @danpt2000 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      perfectsplit You subscribe to the White people's definition of Easterners. Never have I heard a White person regard themselves as Yang Gui, aka "Pale Ghost" which is how Chinese used to Call people of Europeeeon Decent.

  • @cherylsibson8457
    @cherylsibson8457 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Nobody is born a mistake, we make mistakes, but we're never born one! Congratulations on following your dreams!

  • @MOTH101
    @MOTH101 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Dianna David, after watching your TEDx talk, you have truly changed my life. After so many years doing what everyone else wanted or expected of me (also as a son of immigrant parents with high expectations), to finally follow my dreams and passion of becoming a graphic designer and writer. Thank you.

  • @Agentstickyfingers
    @Agentstickyfingers 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Dianna! Your as inspiring as always! Thank you for touching my soul and impacting my life direction. Your one of the few who started me on my own journey towards exceptional. Seeing & hearing your story always gives me the snap to keep on snapping. Your amazing so keep on being amazing!

  • @diegofotuche
    @diegofotuche 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Thank you this is one of my Favorite videos I ever seen. I just bought a Piano After watched this video, and Start my dreams. I noticed I have ears to make covers and create notes. Thank you because people like you makes the world better.

  • @jamien.5528
    @jamien.5528 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    First 3 minutes in, and this made me weirdly emotional. I love the message she’s spreading. Cheers to all the dreamers and go getters out there!

  • @KoreanwithMissVicky
    @KoreanwithMissVicky 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is the best Ted talk I've ever seen!

  • @loversarelunatics
    @loversarelunatics 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    wow i am so moved by this Dianna David! Thank you for sharing yourself so generously. this reminded me of a young person who has inspired me over these past few months i have known them

  • @tezamysticangel
    @tezamysticangel 10 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    so proud of you my lovely mystic daughter

  • @MegaLBreezy
    @MegaLBreezy 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This girl is SO cool! Authenticity goes a long way. Ty

  • @kevinp8108
    @kevinp8108 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Diana David is one of the BEST motivational speaker I've seen so far. Not only inspiring but also entertaining. It helps that she's nice looking too.

  • @08453300222
    @08453300222 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thank you, I love you. You are inspiring.

  • @michaelmantenuto4075
    @michaelmantenuto4075 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Dianna David--you are a beautiful soul

  • @andrechristianto7131
    @andrechristianto7131 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    she is unique and her performance is amaze me

  • @lemon1peach2mango3
    @lemon1peach2mango3 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    you are amazing! thank you for sharing with all of us and most of all for being true to yourself!!!!

  • @5utoob
    @5utoob 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I appreciate your sweet spirit and your talent.... I wish you well....!

  • @jasonrouleau5647
    @jasonrouleau5647 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    It such a dichotomy as to how in essence we insult anybody who has a 9-5 job. "I hated the job , is this all Im going to do with my life", they say. As a motivational speaker there must be a better way than to put down way more than half of the world. I am "following my dreams" so to speak, so I don't have a conventional job, but try to stay away from such forms of contempt to that type of work.

    • @Tinamar65
      @Tinamar65 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      +Jason Rouleau I agree. I always dreamt of being in an office from 9-5 and I managed to do so!

    • @JordanTelezino
      @JordanTelezino 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      +Jason Rouleau the point is she was talking from her own experience. She never talked down on the option saying it wasnt cool, she just said it wasnt for her nor what she really wanted to do.

  • @liliand4
    @liliand4 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It made me cry when I realized I'm the dream of my parents' come true too. It was very inspiring!

  • @DianeMillerArtist
    @DianeMillerArtist 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love your message Diana. Your message to follow your dreams is told with originality and spontaneity...I'm in the process of "finding my red ball"

  • @KiKiCarr
    @KiKiCarr 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This brought tears to my eyes ..

  • @YouNicIceYNI
    @YouNicIceYNI 8 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I am stuck at my job as a real estate agents for 5 years now.. Started to hate it on my 4th year.. Money pays when it does but i no longer have a passion for it.. I did it for the money (big mistake).. So i put it aside (not quit) n started uploading game trailer on youtube.. Happiest i been in a long time. I took jim carrey speech bout doing we love for a chance and never regret it.. Though im not earning enough yet to quit my job i hoped one day i can.. Life's too short to be cartering other people.. Time to carter myself for a change

    • @khouloudayari5241
      @khouloudayari5241 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +YouNicIce thanks to you I discovered the jim carrey speech and I needed it so much now. Thank you!

    • @YouNicIceYNI
      @YouNicIceYNI 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rouroud ayari hope you find whatever it is you're looking for..

    • @khouloudayari5241
      @khouloudayari5241 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** merci :)

    • @qwerty-eu2yn
      @qwerty-eu2yn 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sometimes your passion will not give you a better future...

    • @rkalla
      @rkalla 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      How are you doing now - 3 years later?

  • @speakevermore
    @speakevermore 10 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    This is inspiring for me because I also have a dream that my dad doesn't approve of.

    • @diannadavidmoves
      @diannadavidmoves 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      what dream do you approve of? who's choice is it any ways?

    • @MuffinEdwards
      @MuffinEdwards 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      same :(

    • @denroylawrence3338
      @denroylawrence3338 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dianna David In the video you mentioned you received a grant and I am interested as to how you acquired it.

    • @tianawatts4604
      @tianawatts4604 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      She looked up the types of Grants that can be applied for in her area. I think she said Vancouver and she applied. I'm sure she double checked if she qualified and figured out for which ones. But just google it for your area and see if you qualify for anything. From what I have seen grants tend to work with businesses better than individuals but I think it's possible to create a business around a single individual. Hope that helps at least a bit Mr. Lawrence.

    • @denroylawrence3338
      @denroylawrence3338 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      tiana watts Thank you Ms. Watts. You seem electric.

  • @mphomathabathe8558
    @mphomathabathe8558 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    powerful Dianna, what a joy to watch. Bravo!

  • @vickyj9643
    @vickyj9643 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You are definitely one of the most UNIQUE and entertaining TEDx participants....love your vibrant 'JUST YOURS" Style...Thank you Dianna David :)

  • @BoraFalarEspanhol
    @BoraFalarEspanhol 8 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    The 21st-century Charlie Chaplin

    • @curiosity19
      @curiosity19 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I know! Right? She's pretty too =)

  • @FreshSalad645
    @FreshSalad645 9 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    This video came at the right moment for me. It was a great speech and it made me tear up ^^' Thanks !

  • @kellyburton1933
    @kellyburton1933 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That...was...wonderful. Keep doing your thing, Dianna. You're amazing.

  • @tiffanyparks7914
    @tiffanyparks7914 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I absolutely love her personality!!!

  • @rivalz229
    @rivalz229 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "i grew up in a tradition filipino family" MY LIFE RIGHT THERE

  • @cjallison8362
    @cjallison8362 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Fantastic... Inspirational... Brilliant...

  • @HappyThinker01
    @HappyThinker01 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Diana, your talk is so great! You deliver a message of happiness and hope. It's a joy for me to hear you speaking and to see you moving as you do. I wish you stay forever young.
    I'm know fighting to fully live my dreams, and you message fill me with courage. Thanks you

  • @KatrinaRinke
    @KatrinaRinke 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The most truthful discoveries actually happen at age 5, also for me. I was fascinated by the music teacher in kindergarten(age 5, before primary school). I clearly remember how she played the piano and I wanted to play it too, I wanted to create sound - music just by doing such a simple, but hard movement by touching the keys of the piano. After 3 years I joined the music school, after 4 years of playing the piano I realised that guitar is much more interesting and portable. Now I'm still learning the guitar and enjoying every moment of discovering the world of music.

  • @kanitareed06
    @kanitareed06 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I loved it! I know this message oh so very well. It does take courage, commitment and authenticity for one to not be ashamed of WHO THEY ARE! Thanks for the powerful message!

  • @TheZsolttt
    @TheZsolttt 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    She is cute and smart, combined with passion, its a powerful tool!

  • @arlinegeorge6967
    @arlinegeorge6967 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dianna you are beautiful impressive amazing graceful courageous soul. Very inspiring. Thank you, bless you. All your dreams come true.

  • @annakatarinalupis1044
    @annakatarinalupis1044 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    She is absolutely amazing! This is one of the most inspiring videos I have ever seen. What an artist she is! Chapeau, Ms David.

  • @richoka
    @richoka 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I needed this so much! Thanks! AND YES I'VE GOT THE BALLS BABY!

  • @mickeyduke1910
    @mickeyduke1910 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    She is so beautiful!!.. and she looks really pretty as well

  • @dianechong7046
    @dianechong7046 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow! So Inspiring. Unique & different from others. Thank you for your sharing👏👏👏

  • @Eroll_Fingal_Groote
    @Eroll_Fingal_Groote ปีที่แล้ว

    I am enthralled by her art of story telling. The year is 2022 and you have inspired me.

  • @Alex-ll4xm
    @Alex-ll4xm 8 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    I have a good idea. Get rid of the comment section on all of youtube. You wouldn't get this negative feedback on a great person who's following their dream. What are you doing to move closer to yours?

    • @unisis3210
      @unisis3210 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Who fallows their dream i agree with u

    • @christinas.4342
      @christinas.4342 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You're not supposed to follow your dreams, you're supposed to do the right thing. Nobody dreams of cleaning toilets, harvesting potatoes or caring for a family member with terminal cancer. The people who hid Jews in their basements during WW2 didn't do it because they had always dreamed of emptying poop buckets and living in constant fear of being sent to a concentration camp. If everyone followed their dreams we'd be starving and sitting in our own feces within a week.

    • @diannadavid4248
      @diannadavid4248 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      everyone's dreams look different and cleaning potatoes is actually quite meditative in comparison to shooting bodies. it's all relative. It's all about how you perceive it, appreciate it, and go for something you don't have and make it happen. That's what it means to be alive and follow your dream...or you'd rather be alive and dying inside....its your choice.

  • @Cypresssnowshredder
    @Cypresssnowshredder 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I don't normally comment, but DAMN this was inspiring. She's so energetic and self actualized, it's really moving!!

  • @Kayotesden
    @Kayotesden 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Loved her confidence, her energy & her story. Well done Dianna.

  • @greedfox7842
    @greedfox7842 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    for me, its an orange ball. I was in tears at the end of your speech, thank you.

  • @434Saibot
    @434Saibot 10 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That was awesome. I plan on following my dreams and become a hollywood voice actor. And taking her advice. That speech was very encouraging!!

    • @Cebb1221
      @Cebb1221 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey! May I ask for an update of how you’ve been doing?

  • @lindaaaaaa6465
    @lindaaaaaa6465 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This speech really touched my heart ❤

  • @eac22
    @eac22 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I could relate and put myself into her shoes with everything she said. This was so inspiring and it makes you want to work harder for your dream and I wanna remember that.

  • @Raphaelo325
    @Raphaelo325 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Who thumbs down this amazing video?! Her amazing and uplifting story?!

  • @BLDalton85
    @BLDalton85 10 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Moving and very well said. Makes me think harder than I already am...
    On a side note, anyone else pickup on the intentional accident mastery demonstration towards the end.

    • @diannadavidmoves
      @diannadavidmoves 10 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      great eye!
      you are a thinker...I can see. Making mistakes is not easy...it can actually make you cry. I know first hand.

    • @BLDalton85
      @BLDalton85 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dianna David Thanks! Tends to be one of my strong points. I also can vouch for the mistakes comment...its a very difficult but necessary part of life. It can illicit many emotions but if you can learn from each of them then you'll be better suited to handle tomorrow. Also...thanks for the personal reply! Cheers!

  • @JourneyXProductions
    @JourneyXProductions 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Don't live your life in misery.
    Follow your heart. Wherever you choose. Don't let other people except you, of what not your are, but to tell you, who you are. You are Who You Choose To Be
    It's not cringy. She tells a story of her life, and explain it.
    Some people explain things differently.

  • @adfafla1523
    @adfafla1523 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Diana I really loved your play called take a closer look. You are extremely talented.

  • @LinhPham-te8bm
    @LinhPham-te8bm 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    She is so amazing :) thanks for sharing.

  • @JepStarTala
    @JepStarTala 10 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    You're my inspiration! :D thank you very much!

  • @alanknuth1671
    @alanknuth1671 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This girl is really charming.

  • @Ayoflw
    @Ayoflw 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are really brave . I admire your bravery .

  • @UKissBreezy
    @UKissBreezy 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I thought this was one of the better inspirational speeches of TEDx and she was entertaining, so why are there so many negative comments? The negative folks should learn from her because she kept positive throughout her journey and was finally able to make it.

  • @darkpearl88
    @darkpearl88 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    she's so inspiring. love her energy!

  • @karent2261
    @karent2261 10 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Loved it! Congratulations on following your heart! So happy for you! I just realized a passion of mine as well. I graduated from Massage therapy school at 52!!! You are never too old to learn something new :-))

    • @ream102
      @ream102 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Love it

  • @carolinethompson8261
    @carolinethompson8261 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is my favorite ted talk

  • @hydrangeaism
    @hydrangeaism 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have never before been so moved by a TedTalk. My 5- year young self is going to a piano just about now. Thank you, Dianna David for your resonance and wisdom. It got to me in that suspended moment kind of way!

  • @wattheshet
    @wattheshet 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That very true on Filipino definition of success. @ 2:03

  • @davevslife
    @davevslife 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love unique ways of storytelling like this!!! Awesome message :)

  • @kazukisaita8111
    @kazukisaita8111 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I found myself having the ball in Canada that would be surrounded by the English environment which I love as a Japanese English learner. Be myself and have a persistence what I wanna do would be the key to be happier this is what I learned from her.

  • @CJLinOHIO
    @CJLinOHIO 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    by the time this was finished I cannot tell you how much I love this woman. God bless her.

  • @umeshthemaster
    @umeshthemaster 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    my red ball is music(guitar),Yoga learning...thank you Dianna you are not only Ball juggler but also good dancer and very beautiful...

  • @JulianLearns
    @JulianLearns 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    For the last couple of years now i've wanted to create music, but I've been discouraging myself and slacking on it. After I watched this, I asked my mom what I wanted to be when I was 5. She told me that ever since I was little that I told her that wanted to become a singer. I remember singing ALL the time when I was young but never telling my parents that I wanted to sing. Now thinking about it, I guess this is my destiny so I have to work for it.

    • @evacookie913
      @evacookie913 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Julian Costa Or just sing part time...

    • @maureenwilando
      @maureenwilando 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      I feel the same thing! Keep going man

  • @Rampaigee
    @Rampaigee 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    She's so cute and lively. I couldn't stop smiling. Thank u.

  • @ruthlinstroud182
    @ruthlinstroud182 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really inspiring, I laughed & cried. Great that you are helping young people. As someone who changed career after 30 yrs pen pushing behind a desk to work as support worker & train to be a cousellor. I now love working with real people in the voluntary-charity sector. Wish you every success in yr life. Thank youx

  • @cindymariesilva
    @cindymariesilva 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Let's see you haters roll a ball with such skill and precision. Thank you for contributing your soul's intent. What a romantic story.

  • @tristangramentz5248
    @tristangramentz5248 8 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    guess i should listen to my 5 year old self and become a super saiyan x)

    • @andykimin1569
      @andykimin1569 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      +Non Existent super saiyan is not what you choose to become. It's an inheritable trait

    • @artmania5441
      @artmania5441 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol that's what I was thinking. My 4 year old self always wanted to be the first female super saiyan

    • @diannadavid4248
      @diannadavid4248 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes you can!

  • @OsceolaLongBeard
    @OsceolaLongBeard 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Omg i love this every time i watch it. I hope you are doing well Dianna and following your dreams.

  • @anneschrader2787
    @anneschrader2787 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Diana- you are an Angel! Thank you for your inspiring story