I absolutely LOVED this talk. At first I thought it was pointless and unorganized ... and I'm not sure why I even kept watching but I'm so grateful I did! I've listened to it at least 8x now! It has this powerful secret message! Lol seriously I love this! Thank you Rachel!!
I thought it was informative, and for someone to disrespect her is rude. Her talk gives hope and it showed that you dont need alot, just focus, an idea, and will power to move forward in a world where your expected to need and rely on the people around you when that is anything but true. your talk was great and the only people that can complain about it are those who have not chosen to do better for themselves or are still waiting for someone else to do it for them. Thank you for your ted yalk Ms. koay
Despite her bad grammar this lady has a good message! Follow your passions even if you don't feel 100% ready! **You don't need as much as you think you need.** I myself often find myself obsessing over details in preparation... lets just get MOSTLY ready and then do it! Other experts say: Just get 70% ready and go for it!
Hi Rachel, thank you for taking time out to give your talk, which I enjoyed and really made me think. You have the heart of Jesus Christ to reach those who are in need, may God bless you continually. Many Blessings
I enjoyed her business experience and attitude "Do not wait for resources and start doing and planning" and for others who can't get the idea of her speech: do not focus on the details, focus on the point ! if it means nothing to you it is really not her problem ~_~
As TED Talks go, this is one of the most unremarkable ones I have listened to (and I have listened to quite a few). It needs focus and polish and needs to be to the point. Having said that, it is impressive that she is out there doing something - making something of herself. And it is great that she is turning her good fortune into something to help those in need. I wish her the best and am sure with more practice she will give much better talks in the future.
Your right waiting for things to be perfect may not happen. So you need to use what you have and pursue what you want. That's what I got out of this which is true.
I enjoyed this video, it was informative and the important message was seen, I do need less to pursue my dream, thank you very much Rachel Koay, you've inspired me
Hey Apvatar3000 thanks for your comment. Sorry for not meeting the expectation or the "standard". I have to admit that I overlooked my schedule and prepared the talk in less than 24 hours (or rather unprepared). Anyway I'm glad that the content was aligned with the goal or the theme of TEDxKLWomen 2013; to inspire more women to start their business with my entrepreneurship experience, and I did receive message from some of the audiences that they're starting to pursue their dreams. I can't deny that the talk was terrible and indeed it's the worst I've ever done. Still, I wanna thank TEDx for inviting me and I'm happy that I've got my message across, making a difference in people's lives.
Hi Rachel. I think it is unfair to have been given such a short time to give a talk,. particularly if the subject matter is not quite close to your heart or experiences. I blame the TED organiser who gave you the topic :).
Rachel Koay I think you talk is perfect! I do not see any problem with it. I am sure that there are mad people who are addicted to being victims who don't like the message. Don't worry about them. You are wonderful with your message of truth and inspiration.
What a wonderful talk Rachel. I agree that most people over think or over plan their dreams and end up doing nothing at all. Some people like to refer this as analysis paralysis. There are others who keep waiting for the perfect time or perfect idea because they are so afraid of failing. What you have shown here is courage to move out of your comfort zone and do something that is meaningful to you. I'm happy to know about your story Rachel and I am sure your hostel guests enjoy your genuine character. If I do drop by Penang I hope to check out Queen's Hostel too! - Lu Wee
+michael benzur Not everyone is stupid, Some are wise. Some fish avoid climbing a tree. “A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.” ~ Einstein
***** hahahahah my school printed a poster that competely misquoted einstein then. i should've known, they also got "imagination is more important then knowledge." a butchery of "logic will get you from a to b, but imagination will take you anywhere" that is sad. i'm one of those people now. but the resulting butchery is still a good point
+michael benzur Last one's my fave! (And coming from a developer). The school will hate you for this one - "I never commit to memory anything that can easily be looked up in a book."
It might take awhile to make the whole world vegan, but you can definitely make at least a couple thousand vegan pretty quickly by just starting your own vegan YT channel, blog, book, class, etc. get a degree in nutrition or study things pertaining to your dream and you will find ways to lead people to your way of thinking, thus making their health better, thus making their lives better, thus changing the world, one person at a time. :)
I recommend skipping to 5:05 The talk morphs into how to turn dreams into reality through goal setting and planning. She started and runs / owns a luxury type hostel for female backpackers in Malaysia. Potisioning? English is not their first language. ;-)
+MegF It's embarrassing that Malaysians still couldn't speak English properly, more so when the more urbane population of Malaysia seems to be bragging about stuff in English as if they are born white.
TheWarscoming Thanks to you as a good English husband, your family speak good English. So what you say? Looking at other comments received, some even claimed that they can't understand the point the girl was trying to deliver. I guess it is Communication 101 that poor delivery of communication is a failure, in this case, of Malaysian education system. So yes, I do care about the ability to speak good English, as it reflects our state of education system. Simplistic maybe but I am just a layman, I can't be devising a more complex indicator (I could but I wouldn't).
I've lived in Malaysia and my opinion is that a huge percentage of Malaysians are absolutely amazing in terms of languages. It's pretty common to see them speaking English Mandarin and Malay plus one or more other Chinese languages (Cantonese/Hokkien - especilly in Penang/Hakka) or perhaps Tamil. Think about it, completely different languages - not like speaking say Italian French and Portuguese.. different writing etc.. You should be proud of your fellow Malaysians!
Hey Rachel you're really nice and your admission you had less than 24 hours is maybe an incentive to rethink the subject and go for a better argument and presentation. You can start with a short 2-3 paragraph statement just here to re-state what you have to say on the subject. Indeed, the title is VERY ambitious and leads one to expect A LOT! It is a subject worth a thorough preparation and a lot of serious thinking and experience. Waiting for your reply. Good luck!
Hey Adrian I know it was very ambitious and there were a lot I wanted to tell but well, I failed. To make it less abstract, here are some of my experiences happened in different stages of my life that I wanna share; 1. It's sad when I see people make a decision based on what they cannot do or they choose certain path just because they "think" they have no better option. For example, back in my high school, most of my friends who choose to study in local universities not because they like the local universities but because they think they cannot afford to study abroad. I'm living in a family of 4 with an average malaysian monthly household income of 4,000 MYR. It's just impossible for my dad to pay for my college but I didn't give up my childhood dream to study abroad just because I cannot afford it. I loaned 20,000 MYR which was just enough for my first semester's tuition fees, flight tickets and 3 weeks of living expenses. I managed to graduate with distinction, make enough money for living, traveled every 2 months, paid off my debts, and paid for my whole family to travel to australia to attend my graduation. I'm an average person and I'm sure everyone too can do it if they make decision based on what they want instead of what they can't. 2. It's even more sad when I see people finally decide to do something but they end up planning forever and having tons of excuses for not to start. At work, I meet many smart people with great minds and brilliant ideas. It's exciting to hear them sharing their dreams or plans but they always end it with a "but"; but I don't have that yet, but I don't have this yet. No one is perfect; at times, people just need a push. That happens to me too and I wish my talk can somehow inspire these people. 3. Most importantly, I hope to see people to give more and pursue less cause we seriously don't need so much. Many people living in poverty or even extreme poverty while many are living in good wealth and chasing for more. I think in life we should gain what we can't lose and give what we can't keep. I think it's too long and I shall stop. Cheers.
Rachel Koay Hello Rachel! Great talk, I am a bit sad for the fact that this was a TEDxWomen because anyone could have taken a teaching from you. And I totally agree with what you are saying people just have to do things to actually be able to pursue their dreams. But, in all reality, it was possible because Australia provided you with the opportunities to do it (this is my opinion, I am also an international in Australia) And thank you for your talk it was great to hear. :) Cheers. Would be great to hear more from you. And I unfortunately when I go to Malaysia I cannot be hosted at your hotel :(. Maybe one day you'll open one that is not women only. Congratulations
Presenter's attempt to explain " How to live your dream" was honest and sincere. But as "random critics", noting that she ran a "PR firm and studied communications"-her presentation should have been -in par with " PR communications firms in general." In short-this was a terrible presentation. And if she watch's " her own self in this video"-she'll realize that. Future though is always promising. :)
Alfred lim and apvatar... Do you have a better ted talk to present then do so. Dont try to discredit a speaker because she didnt give you the answers to your personal life problems. My problem is most of you people watch ted talks and expect answers to help your life. Well I hate to inform you but ted talks were not made to make your life better, they are designed as an information outlet to give people hope, a better outlook at something that concerns them or aspects of life that can be bettered by simple things and understanding. I think if you watch ted talks and have something negative to say maybe you need to rethink your lifes ambitions and realize that your only being negative because your unhappy with other peoples success. Your truly Dislikes cry babies
Daniel Taylor I think he is unhappy because he is scared. He expects a TED tall to remove his obstacles of fear like a Valium so he can progress without fear instead of progressing despite the fear.
Yes, living w/ goal is great, but reduce expenses to minimum isn't right way. Renting price in city increases by 20% per yr, but ur salary isn't. Not all of us should open business, if we all do, who is going to be teachers? Pianists? Writers? Philosophers? ....
There is a stat, that were everyone on Earth to try to get the lifestyle of 1st world America, it would take 4 Earths of resources to do it. Perhaps more. What if though, we all shot (as in all 7.4 billion) for this level instead? Could we do it with 1 earth, or would we still blow the budget?
More and more of these ted talks is about how good the speakers lifestyle is. I'm here for information, give me information.... I couldn't care less where you have been on holiday, what places you have traveled, or how wonderful your life is, etc...
Her happy personality and bubbly positive attitude doesn't really translate well through an impersonal medium such as this video. I bet in real life this talk was much more enlightening and better. She reminds me of a really nice cute girl I used to know. She was nice and helped me get through part of college.
This Ted talk forgets something. Our society doesn't create equal opportunities for people to bump up and get above one another. Even if u do spend less, u will not make it to minimum needs. Teachers are paid ab 40k a year. That's not enough to live a basic life, don't even talk ab dream.
Self fullfilling prophecy... if you believe you will die at 60 you will.... 60 is not old ... please cancel that thought as wouldn't you rather enjoy your fruits of your labour. Some negativity in your talk. Imagine what you could do with a more positive mindset. Love and peace to you x
its not having what you want , but wanting what you have .. and it helps if you share and help eachother just for the fun of it .. about this video .. sorry maybe its me but i didnt got an inch of it , maybe its cause it was to much bla bla bla she lost my atention or it was just random words without a story .. who knows ? not me.. realy iwached it 2 times , for all i know she was talking chinese .. i realy dont know what this video is about.. its like when realy young kids start talking for the first time .. they make sound but i dont know for the love of god what they say ..
Its great that shes enjoying her life but shes making the audiences lives a little worse by her poor decision of rushing to speak before shes matured as a speaker.
What the hell is this woman even talking about? I've listened for 11 -1/2 minutes, and have STILL not heard her say one thing about "needing less". Don't waste your time.
Did you really listen? She started up a women-only hostel (a niche market with premium pricing) at around 25 years old without experience, without massive planning, without a serious business plan and without bank financing. She and her partner just threw themselves into it. For me that is serious "needing less". Try to be more positive! "Don't spend your life waiting for resources.. just do it" as she says at the end.
How is this a talk about one needing lesser that one thinks? Presentation is nervous and uncomfortable. Good thing she is lucky enough to pursue her dreams to be a bartender because this is one of the worst TED talks I have ever heard!
What a rude comment. Didn't someone teach you that if you don't have something nice to say don't say it at all? It's easy to be outwardly opinionated on the internet and I doubt you would say something like that to her face.
It is an honest comment. There is nothing said about how we can do with less or how her life experiences are relevant to the topic. Has she lived in a box, been minimalist or boondock in an RV full time to qualify speaking on this topic? Maybe the topic should be how I made millions without having to do much and had other people do the work for me?
"you start your day with dreaming" I like that!!!
I absolutely LOVED this talk. At first I thought it was pointless and unorganized ... and I'm not sure why I even kept watching but I'm so grateful I did! I've listened to it at least 8x now! It has this powerful secret message! Lol seriously I love this! Thank you Rachel!!
I thought it was informative, and for someone to disrespect her is rude. Her talk gives hope and it showed that you dont need alot, just focus, an idea, and will power to move forward in a world where your expected to need and rely on the people around you when that is anything but true. your talk was great and the only people that can complain about it are those who have not chosen to do better for themselves or are still waiting for someone else to do it for them. Thank you for your ted yalk Ms. koay
I really appreciated this talk. She is so honest, real, and childlike in her candidness. Awesome :) !
Despite her bad grammar this lady has a good message!
Follow your passions even if you don't feel 100% ready!
**You don't need as much as you think you need.**
I myself often find myself obsessing over details in preparation... lets just get MOSTLY ready and then do it!
Other experts say: Just get 70% ready and go for it!
Wow ! I’m already 61 years old. I’ve already exceeded her dream.
Hi Rachel, thank you for taking time out to give your talk, which I enjoyed and really made me think. You have the heart of Jesus Christ to reach those who are in need, may God bless you continually. Many Blessings
I enjoyed her business experience and attitude
"Do not wait for resources and start doing and planning"
and for others who can't get the idea of her speech:
do not focus on the details, focus on the point !
if it means nothing to you it is really not her problem ~_~
As TED Talks go, this is one of the most unremarkable ones I have listened to (and I have listened to quite a few). It needs focus and polish and needs to be to the point. Having said that, it is impressive that she is out there doing something - making something of herself. And it is great that she is turning her good fortune into something to help those in need. I wish her the best and am sure with more practice she will give much better talks in the future.
Wow. Simple yet very powerful. Even though she is nervous I m still inspire from her speech.
I sensed tons of confidence and comfort no nervousness!
Great to hear from someone who sounds like they know who they are and took the risk to live it out! :)
Your right waiting for things to be perfect may not happen. So you need to use what you have and pursue what you want. That's what I got out of this which is true.
she talks from hearth , she is awsome ..
HEART
I help others help themselves, as long as they do not try to scam or beg me. You are correct.💕
cute, young and smart...driven is bonus.. whats not to like... inspired me. thank u for sharing
I enjoyed this video, it was informative and the important message was seen, I do need less to pursue my dream, thank you very much Rachel Koay, you've inspired me
I wanna pursue mine. Thank you for inspiring us Rachel Koay! :)
Hey Apvatar3000 thanks for your comment. Sorry for not meeting the expectation or the "standard". I have to admit that I overlooked my schedule and prepared the talk in less than 24 hours (or rather unprepared). Anyway I'm glad that the content was aligned with the goal or the theme of TEDxKLWomen 2013; to inspire more women to start their business with my entrepreneurship experience, and I did receive message from some of the audiences that they're starting to pursue their dreams. I can't deny that the talk was terrible and indeed it's the worst I've ever done. Still, I wanna thank TEDx for inviting me and I'm happy that I've got my message across, making a difference in people's lives.
Hi Rachel. I think it is unfair to have been given such a short time to give a talk,. particularly if the subject matter is not quite close to your heart or experiences. I blame the TED organiser who gave you the topic :).
Rachel Koay >>>>Don´t mind that. You were at least honest and understandable. Unlike many superficial acter/actress-monsters in Tedtalks....
Rachel Koay I think you talk is perfect! I do not see any problem with it. I am sure that there are mad people who are addicted to being victims who don't like the message. Don't worry about them. You are wonderful with your message of truth and inspiration.
My dream is to spend my free time watching TEDx videos ..
Same
lol
my dream is for me and my friends and family to be healthy and happy and materials that we need and maybe a mountain bike
.. basically then, the same as everybody else.
Tony07UK iguess so you want that too?
What a wonderful talk Rachel. I agree that most people over think or over plan their dreams and end up doing nothing at all. Some people like to refer this as analysis paralysis. There are others who keep waiting for the perfect time or perfect idea because they are so afraid of failing.
What you have shown here is courage to move out of your comfort zone and do something that is meaningful to you. I'm happy to know about your story Rachel and I am sure your hostel guests enjoy your genuine character.
If I do drop by Penang I hope to check out Queen's Hostel too!
- Lu Wee
How good is good enough? A very good point!
I admire you! Thanks for the inspiration. ❤️😊
Agreed. Role model material.
Thank you, Rachel
I enjoyed listening to the talk, sharing experience can spark inspiration.
Thank you
"if you're gonna judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree.. then, everyone is stupid." ~ Einstein
+michael benzur Not everyone is stupid, Some are wise. Some fish avoid climbing a tree.
“A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.” ~ Einstein
*****
hahahahah my school printed a poster that competely misquoted einstein then.
i should've known, they also got "imagination is more important then knowledge." a butchery of "logic will get you from a to b, but imagination will take you anywhere"
that is sad. i'm one of those people now. but the resulting butchery is still a good point
+michael benzur Last one's my fave! (And coming from a developer). The school will hate you for this one - "I never commit to memory anything that can easily be looked up in a book."
+michael benzur Also your Sharbat Gula pp - we had a big poster of the National Geographic cover in our Religious Ed classroom :)
I will be 60 in March. I dream my life will start over, not be over.
What a sweet woman. More energy to you !
Thank you Rachel Koay to inspire me, and wake me from my dream. :D
I dream of making the world vegan and changing how people think about mother nature,,,,,,,, this is gonna take a while
+Beauty is from the heart .. don't rush - you've got plenty of time!
+Beauty is from the heart
look up Gerson Miracle... Inspirational!!!
+Beauty is from the heart HA, good luke with that.
+Beauty is from the heart Mmmmm....bacon....
It might take awhile to make the whole world vegan, but you can definitely make at least a couple thousand vegan pretty quickly by just starting your own vegan YT channel, blog, book, class, etc. get a degree in nutrition or study things pertaining to your dream and you will find ways to lead people to your way of thinking, thus making their health better, thus making their lives better, thus changing the world, one person at a time. :)
I recommend skipping to 5:05 The talk morphs into how to turn dreams into reality through goal setting and planning. She started and runs / owns a luxury type hostel for female backpackers in Malaysia.
Potisioning? English is not their first language. ;-)
+MegF It's embarrassing that Malaysians still couldn't speak English properly, more so when the more urbane population of Malaysia seems to be bragging about stuff in English as if they are born white.
TheWarscoming Thanks to you as a good English husband, your family speak good English. So what you say? Looking at other comments received, some even claimed that they can't understand the point the girl was trying to deliver. I guess it is Communication 101 that poor delivery of communication is a failure, in this case, of Malaysian education system. So yes, I do care about the ability to speak good English, as it reflects our state of education system. Simplistic maybe but I am just a layman, I can't be devising a more complex indicator (I could but I wouldn't).
+Isaac Rizard at least they speak a second language. most native english speakers can't speak anything apart from english
I've lived in Malaysia and my opinion is that a huge percentage of Malaysians are absolutely amazing in terms of languages. It's pretty common to see them speaking English Mandarin and Malay plus one or more other Chinese languages (Cantonese/Hokkien - especilly in Penang/Hakka) or perhaps Tamil. Think about it, completely different languages - not like speaking say Italian French and Portuguese.. different writing etc..
You should be proud of your fellow Malaysians!
My dream is to change the world, at least a globally noticeably bit, for the better. Chances are I will.
just DWIT! (Do Whatever It TAKES!)
Brilliant talk
Excellent well done (both the talk and the business success)!
Didn't really learn anything new from this but still a good talk, she seems so sweet haha.
My dream is to live on!!
Had a hard time understanding her. I put on my headphones and listened. She's great.
6:08 was so funny xP "some people dont wake up they keep dreaming" ahaha :) i agree
Great program she's awesome.
I dream of climbing to the summit of all of the 14 mountains above 8000m altitude within 10 years!
Yes, you definitely need less words to explain your stuff.
GOOD TALK.
wow such a wonderful concept. Beautiful.
My dream is to cycling around the world.
YNWA
live your dream ) so true
I am living my dream.
Well done, enjoyed this. I'm proud to be a minimalist. I'll also add that she's adorable:)
Wow. She's awesome.
The message was great!
i think her accent and personality is very cute
Toan Star, let me guess, you must be a Chinese person!!!
nope, but ur pretty close...there's a "ese" at the end :)
Toan Star, Vietnamese?
HI Rachael. If you ever visit Arizona, look me up!
Hey Rachel you're really nice and your admission you had less than 24 hours is maybe an incentive to rethink the subject and go for a better argument and presentation. You can start with a short 2-3 paragraph statement just here to re-state what you have to say on the subject. Indeed, the title is VERY ambitious and leads one to expect A LOT!
It is a subject worth a thorough preparation and a lot of serious thinking and experience.
Waiting for your reply.
Good luck!
Hey Adrian I know it was very ambitious and there were a lot I wanted to tell but well, I failed. To make it less abstract, here are some of my experiences happened in different stages of my life that I wanna share;
1. It's sad when I see people make a decision based on what they cannot do or they choose certain path just because they "think" they have no better option. For example, back in my high school, most of my friends who choose to study in local universities not because they like the local universities but because they think they cannot afford to study abroad. I'm living in a family of 4 with an average malaysian monthly household income of 4,000 MYR. It's just impossible for my dad to pay for my college but I didn't give up my childhood dream to study abroad just because I cannot afford it. I loaned 20,000 MYR which was just enough for my first semester's tuition fees, flight tickets and 3 weeks of living expenses. I managed to graduate with distinction, make enough money for living, traveled every 2 months, paid off my debts, and paid for my whole family to travel to australia to attend my graduation. I'm an average person and I'm sure everyone too can do it if they make decision based on what they want instead of what they can't.
2. It's even more sad when I see people finally decide to do something but they end up planning forever and having tons of excuses for not to start. At work, I meet many smart people with great minds and brilliant ideas. It's exciting to hear them sharing their dreams or plans but they always end it with a "but"; but I don't have that yet, but I don't have this yet. No one is perfect; at times, people just need a push. That happens to me too and I wish my talk can somehow inspire these people.
3. Most importantly, I hope to see people to give more and pursue less cause we seriously don't need so much. Many people living in poverty or even extreme poverty while many are living in good wealth and chasing for more. I think in life we should gain what we can't lose and give what we can't keep.
I think it's too long and I shall stop. Cheers.
Rachel Koay Hello Rachel! Great talk, I am a bit sad for the fact that this was a TEDxWomen because anyone could have taken a teaching from you.
And I totally agree with what you are saying people just have to do things to actually be able to pursue their dreams. But, in all reality, it was possible because Australia provided you with the opportunities to do it (this is my opinion, I am also an international in Australia)
And thank you for your talk it was great to hear. :) Cheers.
Would be great to hear more from you. And I unfortunately when I go to Malaysia I cannot be hosted at your hotel :(. Maybe one day you'll open one that is not women only.
Congratulations
Great talk.
JUST LIVE
I dream of people being kind to each other and dropping war and stupid rules and excuses.
Also, she misspelled "POSITIONING" in her slides.
Someone needs to open a hostel for people with ginger hair. Here's a great business idea if any wants to use it.
gavloft I'm quite revolted by the idea being a ginger, we kinda hate ourselves... like jews.
Presenter's attempt to explain " How to live your dream" was honest and sincere.
But as "random critics", noting that she ran a "PR firm and studied communications"-her presentation should have been -in par with " PR communications firms in general." In short-this was a terrible presentation. And if she watch's " her own self in this video"-she'll realize that. Future though is always promising. :)
Alfred lim and apvatar... Do you have a better ted talk to present then do so. Dont try to discredit a speaker because she didnt give you the answers to your personal life problems. My problem is most of you people watch ted talks and expect answers to help your life. Well I hate to inform you but ted talks were not made to make your life better, they are designed as an information outlet to give people hope, a better outlook at something that concerns them or aspects of life that can be bettered by simple things and understanding. I think if you watch ted talks and have something negative to say maybe you need to rethink your lifes ambitions and realize that your only being negative because your unhappy with other peoples success.
Your truly
Dislikes cry babies
Daniel Taylor I think he is unhappy because he is scared. He expects a TED tall to remove his obstacles of fear like a Valium so he can progress without fear instead of progressing despite the fear.
Yes, living w/ goal is great, but reduce expenses to minimum isn't right way. Renting price in city increases by 20% per yr, but ur salary isn't. Not all of us should open business, if we all do, who is going to be teachers? Pianists? Writers? Philosophers? ....
Smart gal with the most beautiful hair.
There is a stat, that were everyone on Earth to try to get the lifestyle of 1st world America, it would take 4 Earths of resources to do it. Perhaps more.
What if though, we all shot (as in all 7.4 billion) for this level instead? Could we do it with 1 earth, or would we still blow the budget?
She's so sweet
Sixty years old is very young my dear.
Interesting.
is this talk held in Indonesia ..... cheers
view number 4662, i love your advice really inspirational.
More and more of these ted talks is about how good the speakers lifestyle is.
I'm here for information, give me information.... I couldn't care less where you have been on holiday, what places you have traveled, or how wonderful your life is, etc...
I dream of people not hurting animals or children
Her happy personality and bubbly positive attitude doesn't really translate well through an impersonal medium such as this video.
I bet in real life this talk was much more enlightening and better.
She reminds me of a really nice cute girl I used to know.
She was nice and helped me get through part of college.
She´s so cute ..i need her
wallasmoura "i need her", sounds so fucking creepy...
She's a cutey even her behavior is cute :-)
Or annoying. Subjective.
Lol, I guess I'm blinded by attraction :-)
Yay to fellow penangnite :)
She so cute!!!
This Ted talk forgets something. Our society doesn't create equal opportunities for people to bump up and get above one another. Even if u do spend less, u will not make it to minimum needs. Teachers are paid ab 40k a year. That's not enough to live a basic life, don't even talk ab dream.
+Neo H A basic life > 40k/yr? Very situational. Single/married, family/none, location, etc.
She says: “this month I don’t have to work... I’m spending it in Langkawi bartending”? Isn’t bartending work?
If income - expenses > 0, one doesn't necessarily have financial freedom. I think she is confused.
This really could have been a 5 minute talk...maybe less.
The Fool you missed a lot!
Self fullfilling prophecy... if you believe you will die at 60 you will.... 60 is not old ... please cancel that thought as wouldn't you rather enjoy your fruits of your labour. Some negativity in your talk. Imagine what you could do with a more positive mindset. Love and peace to you x
She's cute! and she's right, you have to know what your ff number is.
10:50 The talk wasn't important enough for her to check spelling of words in her presentation?
שלומוב אפרים
humanyoda hey spelling nerd, give us all a break!!!!!!!!!!
I want a bus!
كيف
its not having what you want , but wanting what you have ..
and it helps if you share and help eachother just for the fun of it ..
about this video .. sorry maybe its me but i didnt got an inch of it , maybe its cause it was to much bla bla bla she lost my atention or it was just random words without a story .. who knows ? not me..
realy iwached it 2 times , for all i know she was talking chinese .. i realy dont know what this video is about.. its like when realy young kids start talking for the first time .. they make sound but i dont know for the love of god what they say ..
Its great that shes enjoying her life but shes making the audiences lives a little worse by her poor decision of rushing to speak before shes matured as a speaker.
The bit about deciding she'll die in her 60s seems sort of ignorant----
Some good points made, though--- :)
+Ruthann Amarteifio Or she is (surprise surprise) applying Parkinson's law.
Physiological, not psychological...
"You need less than you think" is not a correct English sentence.
Oooph. This is torture... Next!!
ted women, why do they still use the ted brand?
Wasted 16.50 minutes of my life
At least that 1 second counts
Bocelli
Pavarotti
LOL! "fill in the blank", "Potisioning" care to do a spell check in a public presentation??
Potisioning? :\
What the hell is this woman even talking about? I've listened for 11 -1/2 minutes, and have STILL not heard her say one thing about "needing less". Don't waste your time.
Did you really listen? She started up a women-only hostel (a niche market with premium pricing) at around 25 years old without experience, without massive planning, without a serious business plan and without bank financing. She and her partner just threw themselves into it. For me that is serious "needing less".
Try to be more positive!
"Don't spend your life waiting for resources.. just do it" as she says at the end.
She is confusing dreaming with thinking!
The world is unfair to women......Ok lady, this video is not for me.
:-)
A girl from Indonesia is called "Rachel" , What is wrong just being Indonesian? What is her point? Just confusing and all over. Waste of time.
Matt Tad she's from Malaysia.
Lol, financial freedom isn't that difficult? Tell that to the 80% of the world population living in poverty.
How is this a talk about one needing lesser that one thinks? Presentation is nervous and uncomfortable. Good thing she is lucky enough to pursue her dreams to be a bartender because this is one of the worst TED talks I have ever heard!
I'm sorry Alfred.
I am sorry that you are sorry. You are v nice. Perhaps this topic is a bit over your head? You make a cute bartender though :)
What a rude comment. Didn't someone teach you that if you don't have something nice to say don't say it at all? It's easy to be outwardly opinionated on the internet and I doubt you would say something like that to her face.
It is an honest comment. There is nothing said about how we can do with less or how her life experiences are relevant to the topic. Has she lived in a box, been minimalist or boondock in an RV full time to qualify speaking on this topic? Maybe the topic should be how I made millions without having to do much and had other people do the work for me?
Alfred Lim Yes, but it's not what you are saying but how you are saying it.