You Are What You Think | Milton Gonzalez | TEDxMcAllen
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- Опубліковано 1 лис 2015
- How do some people succeed where others fail? Your thoughts, turned into words, and ultimately actions can be what defines you.
Milton Gonzalez is a licensed leadership coach, motivational teacher, and part of the John Maxwell Team. He possesses a strong background in clinical psychology and education and helps corporate leaders become more effective in leading their organizations. He is also the Headmaster at Covenant Christian Academy, a local private Christian school. Milton is an ordained pastor and performs pastoral counseling. He is committed to developing leaders of excellence and integrity by providing the finest resources and training for personal and professional growth.
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
I noted down many things in my diary from this video. Below mentioned are my most favorite :
1. " Live life in such a way that the preacher doesn't have to lie about you"
2. " Words are like seeds, they have the potential to bear fruits of the same kind"
3. "Self-image is made by self and not by people"
4. "We are not the product of our circumstances, we are the product of our decisions"
Thank you Sir Milton for one of the best Tedx talks i have head. God bless your lovely family
Pallavi thank you for your comment! blessings :)
I'm a full grown man and that story brought tears to my eyes....
King Titan thanks for your comment my friend and for taking the time watch my TED talk. blessings!
Milton L. Gonzalez, M.A. great talk..I'm currently dealing with a fear panic disorder that tends to hit me as I am driving or in a car riding passenger,thoughts of losing control of myself..I know it's me doing this to myself so it's extra difficult for me to stop this fear of feeling afraid cycle..I feel like I've tried it all and nothing helps me get through this, any tips?
IM HIS STUDENT!
Not a day goes by without me making sure that I allow only empowering words to be planted in my mind, and to weed out any impeding ones.
For this awareness I truly feel blessed. Not a day goes by without me thanking Satan.
Satan?
Beautiful and heartfelt...looking for solutions for a population who do not feel hope nor expect a future. I am a Pastor working on my DMin. I'm seeking to engage a population that do not know God and often are hurt by the church. Your story is insightful and though provoking. Thank you and keep sharing. What a bless your wife was given to be able to close her affairs and sleep knowing that her race was finished.
Debra thank you for your words. You are very kind. I wish you the best as you pursue your DMin and as you share the Truth. Blessings!
You made me cry Father,May you have the best.. God bless you...
Thank you for your kind words!
Can't agree more! The teaching of my beloved Guru talks about the same. Watch your thoughts, do ajapa ajapa, mediate, master your mind.
Thanks for your comments
"The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes." - American Philosopher William James.
POWERFUL!!! "We are not the product of our circumstances. We are the product of our decisions.
Live intentionally.
Subrena yes! God bless :)
english isnt my mother tongue , so i am not sure how to say it , u r soooo kind n warm- hearted , ur eyes n voice r full of love .u made me cry .
Tamara thank you! That's very kind of you. What is your mother tongue?
Milton L. Gonzalez Arabic, i am from jordan , half arabic half russian .u know , ur wife's story still make me sad .
Your wife is such an inspiration. Thank you for sharing. It's crazy but I really needed to hear this. I agree with everything you said 100% but it's so good to hear it from other people.
Grace thank you for your feedback. You are very kind :)
One of the best if not the best TED talk I ever heard!
Thank you pastor
You made impact on many lives
God Bless Milton. My heart goes out to you. Lost my wife in 2012. Love to you bro!!
God bless you my brother!
So so true ! Great talk. Thank you, bless you. All your dreams come true, Spirit never dies go on...
Wow. What an fantastic talk. I was totally inspired.
+catherinee123456 thank you for your comment! I am happy that you liked it. many blessings to you and please feel free to share it :)
Thank you, Milton! Your wife left you a most beautiful gift in your life and now you pass it to me. I will pass it to the others with great gratitude. Thank you for being so beautiful and strong.
Yang thats very kind of you!
This is by far one of the greatest Ted talkshows that I have ever seen. I really agree eventhough that I feel sorry for the lost of his wife, that life is what you look into mirror to be of yourself, and what you allow people to create for you. I mean this is so true we always try to have people become pleased by the level of expectations that they have about us, while sometimes we negelect the very fact of looking ourselves in the mirror and say, '' Why do I want in life for myself and not what people want me in life to be''. How briliant of him to give the example of the diagram that show how words, thoughts, feelings, habits,actions, and the destination whether good or bad we want to reach are all interconnected. Thank you very much for this very inspiring lecture!
Thank you for your comment my friend!
Mr. Milton , please produce more videos like these were you encourage people to live a more confident life !
Absolutely! You're welcome to go to my Facebook fan page as well :)
Thank you VERY much!!!
Thank you for watching!
Powerful message. I can't stop crying about your first wife and that she knew it was her time and was so happy about it....but it makes me so sad
Nicki God bless you my friend!
touching story,
Your talk was very inspiring. I drew a lot of strength from it. I listened to it 3 times. I wrote down your maxims to see them daily & stay accountable to living according to my best vision possible. Thank you very much!
Laura that just makes me want to keep doing what I do. I value your words and the hit the heart. God bless you my friend.
inspiring words!
Thank you for your words
Thank you Aisha!
You made me CRY ...
I am a 67 years old male...
Blessings Ray!
Man this is so inspiring
Thanks a lot
Thank you for your kind words!
really inspirational talk🙌...and your line 'Decide to live if you live,live intentionally' touch my inner soul and inspire me to choose intension in my life...thnx 🙌
Thank you, I am glad you were inspired!
Wow this is so outstanding, I am so much inspired 🤗
The foundation of my counseling is Romans 12:2, and Phil. 4:8. I'm going to recommend that my clients view your talk!
Thank you! I am honored by that. God bless you :)
Very inspiring. What an amazing life/love story.
+Ivette Contreras Thank you! That's very nice of you to say. Many blessings and please feel free to share :)
Wow! That's amazing!
Thanks Marissa!
good inspiration..
Thank you!
I love your story, so inspiring . Thank you so much for sharing.
Bless you for this message, I've studied the greats, Tony Robbins, Jim Rohn, and others, and you remind of the oft repeated "You are what you think about all day long", your story had such meaning and emotion, it definitely strikes straight to the heart. So inspiring to see you go such tremendous grief and come out with still such a joyous spirit. Thank you for this message, that I just came across today. I will follow you and your messages.
Cliff you words blessed me my brother. I have been inspired by the greats that you have studied and of course my mentor John Maxwell. Be blessed my friend.
Thanks for taking the time to respond! Carry on your great work!!
Cliff Yates !z!z!zxxzzpzzzxxx!x!!!!z!!!z!z!z
this man is my therapist and he is actually a saint
I cried a little after I heard about your wife Milton :( I pressed pause on the video so I could fully focus on putting my emotions into this comment before I return to watch the rest of what I think will be an inspiring talk :).
I was imagining life without my boyfriend whether he be the one to die or me...and that made me sad because I imagine you and your wife must have had a wonderful and loving relationship as so we. I love him so much and I don't want to live a day without him or him without me. Apologies for the kind of irrelavent comment, I just wanted to note down how the first 5 minutes of your talk affected me and how I think the next 5 minutes will be inspiring :')
Emily thank you for taking the time to share your heart. Blessings!
God bless you man!!!
Brilliant talk, beautiful and powerful, insightful and inspiring. Milton brings it home so that anyone can connect with his message, a true life story - wonderful. Thank you.
Yes! I just really made the depth of this connection today! Let us look at the proverbs:
*1)* A bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree bears good fruit.
*2)* As a man thinks in his heart so is he.
*3)* Your life is shaped by your thoughts.
*The type of fruit the tree bears is rooted in what the man has sown.*
*The type of seed a man sows is the rooted in who he is.*
*The type of person a man becomes is rooted in his thoughts.*
*The type of life a man wants to live is shaped by what he thinks.*
In conclusion the end result is rooted in the type of life a man wants to live which he shapes by his thoughts.
Words reveal what you're feeling
Actions reveal your thoughts
Thoughts reveal who you are
Interesting and inspiring. Good job . Keep it up.
Thank you!
Wow!!!! Thank You!!!!
Travess thanks my friend!
This is amazing!! I fell so enlightened now 🙏
" ... we are today the result of yesterday's decisions and tomorrow we become whatsoever we diligently think about today ..." .
I get it!!!! And I do live by my words and I am a very happy person.....most of the time! LOL Loved your speech and it very inspiring.
+Josie Earl thank you for taking the time to watch video and leave a comment. Many blessings!
In some aspect you are such a lucky guy. But God gave you a test which took you 15 years!!! You deserve a happy ending.
Right on man, thank you.
That was really really good
Truely inspiring
I learned never think negative, walk with my head held high
Excellent!!
Thanks Danielle!
Meditation is a great tool for thinking positively
Somos el producto de nuestras decisiones,,,mis decisiones me llevarán lejos..
I'm an atheist but this video was very inspiring.
Thank you for your comment!
Where in McAllen is this? I recently moved to the RGV and I need to be at a place like this
Hi Mark! You can follow me at facebook.com/milton.lifecoach
ur wife must have been very good woman :) inspiring words
the greatest gift of god to human is the gift of believing and thinking and that determines how everyone life will be !
thanks
Thank you for your words!
wow
You become what you believe, for you can think of anything you want, but if you don’t believe it will happen, you would take the action to make it happen. Although you must think before you believe, you must have the will to believe before you can think of it. I think that one day I will become one of the world’s best mathematicians, because I believe I can. But what is important is that I believe it, and so I will do whatever it takes to achieve that, for it is my dream. Nonetheless, that is how I think :)
I mean, if you don’t believe it would happen, you would NOT take the action to make it happen
poor guy what a sad story
So bloody elaborated talk that lost its porpoise!!...
I wonder why he said "my 3 foster kids" and not just "I came home to my 4 kids"? Surely the point of fostering kids is so not to label them? Maybe he was just looking for accolade!
I'm at a 1:23 right now...let me guess his wife just saw The Secret?
nevermind
Not really. Thanks for taking the time to watch the talk!
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He met someone new and said "thank you Jesus" only months later after a 15 year marriage?
milton its ok if you use my name in your talks ok its all good
I don't understand... so his first wife knew she was going to die that night? Shouldn't that be the topic of conversation...
Sounds like a sermon.
And I won't tell you how you sound ;-)
Doesn't mean it is.
Sounds much like the Buddha.
Scot thanks for your feedback! The foundation for most of my talks when it comes to mindshifting is Romans 12:2 "to be transformed by the renewing of your mind".
While I don't disagree with the main point of the talk, the wife acted exactly like a suicidal manic depressive and should've been taken to a hospital to make sure she hadn't taken something to kill herself. Her response to death was manic and vain, and his response to her was lack of concern. That's heartbreaking to me. Even if she was terminal, she could've done something that didn't show up in an autopsy, but I doubt they even checked, and similar mania can be a side-effect of morphine.
Anyway, the concept of your life being shaped by what you think and whom you spend your time with is valid. I just don't view a highly medicated, manically suicidal woman--no matter how sweet and wonderful a person--as an ideal to emulate based on that one story. I've lost people through suicide, and I wish those closest to them would've paid more attention to warning signs.
I'm floored that he thought nothing of her such strong surety of death that she primped for meeting her maker. Such an act showed just how manic and delusional she was. Even the most devout Christians don't think one's freshly manicured nails are part of the soul, and her body would be quite primped by the morticians, and wouldn't she want those last few minutes telling her husband she loved him?
AccordingToLorna exactly the same what I was thinking. That sentence "this is the day" sounds more dramatic to me. And the feeling of "this is my wife" seeing other woman just sounded odd to me. Though I appreciate what he is trying to convey.
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wtf words that suggest suicide as an optimistic journey leaving your kids to pain sorrow and loss
SILLY PREACHERS AND IDEOLOGIES PFF ..THAT 1st WOMAN WAS TO SMART (for him)
this guy doesn't have a clue
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